Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-06-07

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quarters than the Treasury That
eminent bull. dozsr of government
clerk and laborers would abandon
at once opposition to civil service
reform. Hamlin would repent
and even advocate competitive ex>
animation. Morton would then
indeed believe. as he once said that
ours was the best civil service on
the planet. Blaine-but Blaine
seems to be getting all he wants,
anyway. Fit were proposed that
Hayes should step down to the
Vice Presidency on the ground
that he had not suited any party
or the people and that Wheeler be
advanced to the Presidency 1t
would be an innovation upon TIME
honored custom, but not any more
an innovation than many acts oil
the Administration are upon party
usage. Submitted to the Republi'
can party the change would DC
carried by more than eight to
seven.
The proposed consolidation oil
Pension Agencies is causing more
excitement and receives less sup
port than was anticipated. The
truth is that the old arrangement
worked to the satisfaction of most
pensioners and provided comforta-
Bile berths for a large number Of
politicians, and not Only these poll
ticans and their hackers oppose
the change, but the pensioners
themselves anticipating delay and
trouble and expense from any
change, oppose it. On the part Of
this latter class / think it certain
the opposition is not we'll grounded
Beyond a very small expense,
which can be incurred quarterly,
seni>annually, or annually, as the
pensioner desires, and a few days
delay. on pensioner can possibly
suffer. To most OF them there
will be- an added expense or IN,
convenience. The only danger ]
can see, land I have a knowledge
of the subject) is that the Admin
istration, after once having made
the changes, may 60 on continuing
to make them and in that way
throw the service into confusion.
In this connecting a few facts
as to Pensioners may be inter
estins. Their whole number i;
232, 900, Of whom $4,000 are
soldiers who we're disabled in ser
vice, and 1O7, 900 are the widows
or INDECENT relatives of soldiers
who lost their lives by reason oil
service in Army or Navy. The
amount paid out annually is about
$50, 900, 900. Payments are made
quarterly, but those who chose
may draw only ouce in three years
after three years their names are
dropped from the rolls and must
be restored BY application in
due form to the Commissioner o!
Pensions. The number of new
claims filed last year was l7,O3O:
the number disposed of either by
allowance or rejection was 7,ooo'
It will be seen that about 45 per
cent of those fled were acted on
There are now in the Pension Of
fee AZ, 900 unsettled claims, some
10, 1000 more than there were
year ago. Here, it seems to me
is the place where censure is de
served and not as to the paymen'
of pensions when once allowed.
You will have seen that MoSb.
visited the President q few day.
ago and secured a promise of ap'
pointment for his friends to tw'
Of the principal officers in Virgins
Mostly has more influence undo
this administration than he undel
Grant. A few days since a Vlr
GINA loyalist, a clerk in the Treas
ury received notice thathis servlce'
were no longer required. No caus'
was assigned, there was on person
al objection to him and there wa
plenty of work. 1t was simply
case Of making a vacancy for some
body else. The man had neve
seen Mosby, but secured an intro
duction and received from him
letter to Secretary Sherman. AM
no receipt of that letter the Sec
rotary Immediately reinstated TIT
man. Probably there are not tel
Republican members OF Congress
who could have done what Mosb.
did. In justice to him it must b
said that he doesn't let the pas
in,erferewith his Recommendations
He has forgotten the war. H.