Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15

z
/ NY OF our institutions SO greatly depend laya
/ Ger been regarded with ndineren IN
/ 81 her Congress or he Executive
! = very large portion Of the puIc
/ domain has been, from time to tine, devoted
/ = ila promotion OF til a4o o. education
I lt.re now speeia, reason WHY, py setting
! apart tbs proceeds ot the aes Of public lauds
/ or by some other mea 0 the Cow rnn. ent
( sholld aid the work ot education. Many
/ who now exercise the right OF suffrage ara
| unable to read the ballot shcb they cast
! Upon many who had just emerged from
ndltIon 0i slavery wero suddenly devolvel
| the responsibilities OF ciAZenship IN that por-
! ton Of the country most Impoverished b.
w1F. [ have been pleased 10 learn TO II the
report OF tie Commissioned OF e tueat4aa that
tIere has been lately comm ulatle Increase
interest and effort for their instruction, bur
all that can be done hy local leaittioa ana
p lyatc generosity should be supplemented py
su Ii aid can be coustit,- tio8aily orded TX
the National Government ] would suggest
that If any FIND be dedicated 10 this purpose
1t may be wisely dlstr .huted in the different
Stltes according 70 tae ratio Of iiineracy. as hv
ths means those locstions which are most il
need Of such assistance Will reap the especial
benefits.
TIC REPORT or THE co,piIssIoSER OF AaR1-
CULTURE
exhibits results OF experiments il which that
department has been ngaged during the past
= ar and makes irapyr ant suggestions in re-
eren e TO the agri utu deSel pneat Of Il
tonn.ry. TIE steady increase oI our popuia-
ton, and the consequent addition To lhe NUM-
Der OF those engaged IN the pursuit Of hu :
handry, are giving TO this department growing
dignity and Importance The Commissioners
suggestions touching Its capacity for gceat or
usefulness deserve attention. as it more and
more commends itself to the interest which ii
was GREAT d TO promote.
1t appears from
TAE REPORT OF THE C0nlMrSSIONyrp on pE,eS~DNc
that since 1860 7S9, 063 original pension claims
have been filed, 400 $40 of these have been ii.
lowed and inscribed on the pension rel, u $50
have been rejected and abandoned, beng -
per cent. Of the whole number Of claims se,-
tied. There are now pending for settlement
z6b,5I5 original pension Claims, %, 704 of which
were filed prior 20 July |, 1880. These, when
allowed, viii Involve the payment OF arrears
from the date Of the discharge in the case of
auinvaid and from the date of death or terminus
ton oi prior right III all other cases. From
all he data o9tainable il is estimated that Is
per cant. Of tho claims now pending will be re-
iec,et or abandoned This would show the
probable ejectiol of 4,040 cases. ard the
probable admission Of about 1893, 900 claims all
OF which involve the payment OF arrears OF
pensions. With the present force employed. |
the number OF adjudcaiions remaining the
same and no new business intervening. this
Lumber of claims (l93, 000) could be acted upon
in
a PERIOD or SIX YEARS,
and, taking Jan. /, 81, as a near period from
which TO estimate ia each case an average
amount of arrears, 1t Is foand that every case
allowed would require for the first payment
upon it the SUM Of $3.50. Multiplying this
amount by the whole number Of probable ad-
missions gives S250,0a0, 900 as the sum re-
qulred for first payments. This represents the
sum which must Ue paid upon claims which
were filed before Juy l, 1882, and are now
pending and entitled to the benefits of Arrears
act. From this amount (S250. coo, 000) may be
deducted from ten TO fifteen millions for
eases when, the claimant dying there is no per-
son who under the law would be entitled to
succeed to the pension, leaving 1926 600 900 as
the probable amount to be paid. In these esti-
mates no account has been taken of the IS, 500
cases filed since June 80, 1880, and now pend
ing, which must receive attention is current
business, but which do not involve payment
of any arrears beyond the date Of filing
the claim. OF this number it is now esti-
mated that SO per cent. viii be allowed as
has been stated With Inc present force
OF the Pension Bureau, 675 clerks il is est
mated that L will take SIX years to dispose
oi the claims now pending Ii il stated bg tile
Commissioner of Pensions that If an addition
OF 23e CLERKS INCREASING the adjudicating force
rather thanthf mecAamcal}, double the amount
oil Work could be accomplished that these
eases could be acted upon within three years.
ASIDE from the consideration of justice which
may be urged for q speedy settlement OF the
claims now on the Giles OF tte Pension Office |
\ = ~ 'oa7 ~ Poi tdut IN Tue score q economy
~ ~, % ille oiei cal ioiea
ott.,,.j,, - 49, 20 "a SIstus
claimants whose eases have been Oh the files |
Tor tha past eighteen years. The fact that d
f;ovf, ~ ,t ~ r. 80. ~ ny
'-'0 He'ii'''iN' 'Vi "iie"t7 |
"a pei9lolls Is an aelhohiqoh 10 congress ana |
tHo leu I'VE 70 6lEe cautious CONSIDERATION 70
tEaa ~ he
V3ilp-auVh TO lho presentation OF hctltlous |
claim afforded by the fact that the average sum |
Oh AIMED upon oach application Is $1,000, leads |
me 10 suggest the propnety of making some |
speca' appropriation Tor the prevention Of |
fraud
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ADVISE APPROXIMATIONS Tor such internal |
u AZ ~ "i9iol. ~ 1o'iSltss may
s9,ii 70 ~ ~ VI PuDHc IluPort'Ioe. due neees-
siGni rita istfe i ~ tl'o - tIat
snliret snJg,sf tlie aIio1tton ~ some
mea,lige for r,m5v,,l n oIst,nct;ons When |
nov ip,te1. IN, ,tif,,, Of tlat l.t N,1
pal ~ eonIr,nTre
rEr r1v1, spp,rcp
In my letter ACCEPTING he nomination for
the vice Precedence stated ,bat n nv ma
ment ..no man sbGnid he incumbent n nv ~
ice the duties of which he il for any can.e
unfit To perform or who Il Iacli1, i, ~. sI,l
IN fidelity Or irt4..,t,, ieb . =, o, l1,3
I-iyattop ri sncI, ,,t,ce 5,,,,ond =! Ittia ,,ti
n,ep y,orld tfSs No. ,tl e,,,raI ,,,
escanca I'M (ti,iot H., 49, siIl 7;i5a
-, a. - ~. -, - ~.
-, W.. gu ~ 'ol"'ii's VI tie
s,,'as.e3 mi ~ ert;,, r
r,cv7rni,,,, o,,,,oin},,,e,,ts ~ ,5lEts -.
ibe afieieT,cy ~ .,Ich ,s.55,ia,i,.ns -
hann Js,rsfaa ,nsini, 4, 49, ~. 10
a. med oeva,. r-e.s ad,, if7,aJ o,,5 a. IT,,
fsts a. Az. .,',rsI l,,,si -s,it oged -
cal MA. 81 fe Il ,rae 4; a,,d ~ II
a, NO : - - - re - - -, - =.
~ ,, - ~ IL - 20 -. ~
~ ii.il6 -. - =. ~ ~ 49, lnAs
Tiop'4if ~! ~ 'ile ni'ii, - SUI. - l's
80 ~ - .etS9a1ui Pits@'e vusl
80. e. 80. i 'A'e ~, Ri 4i' - n -.
- V'4's'' ~ GU q oligo
bi,', - ' 1 % 80
be anal H. tb ,.,-,o,ia,, f -,
Ia aa.,ia.. -. .,,-.oe.;s.3.
..iI e.iit III ~ i'ls s'ion VI al
- az u -. nii7coa-
oq ir ahoUi0 ~ prompt ana iu3lo !.
ne 'i9"5 e&'ress5I ~ 1ho foregoing lelter
hLe thpse WHICH VIII govern ia! administration
o. the eAeeutNe niiee. Inc. are doubtless
sh9fed Dy sh ulieliieeAt ana patnotic eltlzt n
however divergent "a theif opinion as 70 ! }e
Dtst methods Of putting them INTO pfact CA
operation.
For example, the assertion that original APP
pointments should be based upon asctr-
tanned fitness us not open to dispute but
the question how, IN practice, Fuch fitness
can DS most eHectua4ty asceftilned u one
when mas LOT .Ti !e9fs eHeited interest ami -
CussiCi' lHe measure Nhieh' WIN et6ht
variations N Ns oetalis' las stely p ca
IBe1 upon lhe ATTENTION 81 longfes- ana
| tle scheme Of competitive examination.
| Save Tor certain exceptions which mead