New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-26
pnsnbers Of the Senate Appropriations comm'ttee
tcnorrow. Concerning the cost OF the Arrears ae1'
..;a.;oo,c paptloy eayss

mGUDers OIL tne senate AppioPi'""o.s
toDorrow. Concerning the cost OF tue Aiie"is az
Commissioner Bentley says:
Al nearly AZ can be ascertaned before actual setIe
ssS o ahS% an
the acts n Ters to greater or less
ress an17 Of these claims had adjusted the
ss ay.r"ae was set in my annual report 1880 a.
5 .ss sgS0, TBS g. a II
fToe JSnusry 35 1879 % June 80 1880 s2s 60
q june last " there s we're STS5SS
Win ' be more less small
these probably not 70 se under
Ia law as il then existed the claims having been MEG
within five from the discharge or DEAN 81 une
Rsyissd stautes leaving as7597 claims which ar
rears were directly granted by tne proV'S'n' "a '''
me aversg, amount paid to new pensioners ct the
M ss during the M b 5T To BE-
30 $500 less than tine average in all the claims Tor tne
ss.: a sSs and
o. psnH1 y ,as snS total or ali
sess Of "a asssss. from which there should be de
plscs at SO per cent under The present methods which
Win for one another be dsallowed this leaves
70 tie Arrears legislation at siS2. oo0,s4 SO.
TIE total umoer Of original claims Med during one o
1850, was IFS ois deductns from these me mum per
wnS1 would have S saa nS sssn passed.
Csisuiatng this number upon the average number
T. is9s S iesvos new may properly
DO charged ~ the Arrears acts II is believed that the
asn Rs sd
stey before The passage Of the Arrears acts running
no army with wounds and other disabilities from which
shey expected 70 recover or were In such
Ne not to need pension. were restrained by senu-
Of patriotism and pride OF personal independence
ssS s 9S sn aRs Ely Ss q
limitation became operative IN their cases. the pension
Tns Arrears acts offered to all these large accumua-
sn 81 sad ana Of
bnsd bring forward great NUMBER o. really %e G
Of the 1856 ssS viii be admitted the pension rolls
or q ao Se u m
In all OF 12917500, and will remain on the rolls an
O oSarssas to the acts for
annual pensions upon new claims.
Commissioner Bentley then proceeds to recapitu-
late the several amounts which he thinks will be
required to settle pensions in the future, foOwo
Amount o. arrears TO old pensioners. $5 293 1853 SO
First payments previous to July /, 1850 ss2l s2e 90
Arrears iu pending claims. l9gooOo4| oo
Annual pensions 70 125,0OO new PEN ~ 49, ann ~
S0nofs. w
Total. ..SolO'oolo3f 20
Regarding the total annual payments in the future
as the laws now stand, Commissioner Bentley says
This will include the first payments to pensioners
as well as the annual 70 those upon pom 1s s
pensioners requiring $25917oo6 10 for one years pen
eion. ~ - ~, ,,-
with which pc nding claims will be settled and therefore
the estimates placed upon the growth OF the pension
BE- quite out Of The way but have no doubt that the
annual paw together with the first payments &c
new pensioners will gradually increase IRON about
S5O.O0O.OO0 for the current year TO figure above
$60,000Ooo Both the rate and the extent OF the IN
Will entirely depend upon the rapidly with winch
the claims shall be adjusted
As tothe amount annually paid out upon fraudu-
dent pensions and claims he says:
Under the secret ex parte system now IN vogue for
obtaining the evidence In support of claims frauds are
generally brought TO the attention OF the oce by acc-
dent such oversight mistake the part OF the
person attempting to commit Tie fraud, OF voluntary
Information from some neghbor. Under such c0ndi-
cred under these uDfavOrabe circumstances,
during the four ending June 80 1884, l5Sl pen
tensions and 5e7 claims were defeated IN which the
claimants had already established prima facle their rgt
70 pension very small P,reenlase, probably not
will finally be restored 10 the rolls or allowed peB-
sion upon reutng the evidence tending 10 show fraud
The amount saved the Government In accrued pen
pensions for the future calculating the
duration OF the pension al tsen years only after de-
ductng the per cent allowed FOR restoratons etc., was
While not believe 1t possible to eliminate from the
uepsion rolls ali the fraudulent claims by any manner
Of means yet considering the whole II Is ny opn
ION that less thar 10 per cent OF the pension appo
priaons are paid out upon n and es"
the preparation and presentation OF the evidence III sup
port Of the would DO saved TO the Government
the people
His letter closed with an Endorsement of the bin |
providing for the examination and adjudication OF
pension claims which is now pending before the |
Senate. Concerning this measure he says
believe the bill, passed. will greatly advance
the interests Of all merorous Claimants ana at the
same protect the Government 50 far as II can be
protected from fraudulent claims