New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-01
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rnInryE.


TINS country out the world over. The
minimum total assumed to be-
The loss of an arm, which was adopted rs the unit
of measurement. II man by disease was a. much
ucapacIfated H. he would he by tine loss OF an arm
he Was rated at - If half "a much. ut II. In
ISG6 The pension Tor the loss of an arm was III
creased 10 81, then 10 I'D, ana hnally 10 TI-,
If below the elbow and to 81 IL above Ibe stand
ard sl total disability was thus taken away Dy law,
and another standard was adopted, when was me
ancholosed elbow. II the loss oil ah arm j. 10 be
III sod from what n formerly was - 10 Sio Ii Is
diilicult to see upon what ground the
fractional equivalents all coulu De kept
down To where they now are. Indeed, from the eA-
prr,euce we have had IN tine Increase of PENSIONS IL
Il falr TO assume tnat II the Dill should De passed
Inv I'M. senate II would be only snort time before
All other pensioners would secure corresponding
increase As the effect OF the bill
il 10 nearly double the pensions OF those whom
n affects II Is Qulte probable that IN the near IN urc
all pensions would have 10 be doubled !" put mem
upou an equally with the bcnehclares 81 the Dill.
IL Is estimated Dy the Comm 'sioher OF eAaIoH'
that The annual pension roll, which now calls Tor
about thirty millions, Will be Increased 10 slAlS
millions when All the arrears Shall nave DecA SCI
'ei If the passage of this bill should finally result
in doubling all pensOns-and III Is dlIncuit 10 see
why in would Motive should have tOlal pension
roll of IL 10 100000 annually congress has peen
very much pressed also 10 PENSION al the rae Oi
~ a month. all soldiers who suffered
for three months n sou hrru pilsolls'
Uhetber tiey can prove specific disabilities OF not
II beiug claimed that their suuelns' ana LaFdships
were such A. IN all To break dO"h ihtlf hrath
a "a "iAtiA'tA'N
insecure and not susceptible OF PROOF OF discovery ny
.rrrr,l examination. Persons OF ls Class are also
or,,.uiZed through the country 10 secure thc pas
go, at hin Tor their relief, ana are a. emphatic
ana uer,-ttnt ia urging the Justice OF such A,
,,r. a. f,e manned soldiers ana thcy iuslsl ulat
the liI increasing the pensions OF ohe-iIIhed
aud e-cgs,d soldiers should not De passed.
uu,es- thctr measure b. added 10 H. 10 pension tus
L. a. - "A month you'd add N-,JOo,OOO ID the
ANIMAL ey ueuaiture Ia audluOn 10 All These nave
m.utoued a very strong pressure Is oIousnI
"a hear unou Congress- 10 pension lhe huINiN-
ors Oh the Mexican war ana inc WIDOWS
of those VINO have died. When the arrears
bIil wa. under consideration an amendment 10 IL,
directing such "a bul to be- reported, came VeIJ near
s. curing ANATOMY III the senate. lie aihoul'
w.ncu n woulQ call for Is uncertain Dut INC SstI
ma es OF former Commissioners OF fehsoHs sno"
that many M lions would be demanded ANNUALLY
In view OF all this pressure, tne ColilI'Vqo lao 80
been souieg uat stag gerrd ana ud5 Dcch u"aDie "
reach any definite conclusion upon clthrl Vi 'H'oo
measures proposed. III better judgment Soo,ns ~
be- that the pending cases IN inc IehsoH Oloo
should be nrsl settled, and then An ihte h=ous I'm
mission or a JOINT committee shouu w
appointed 10 cOnsIder the question OF neither ','i
should be "A rcrItIng of pensions an Il 80 ud. ~
should De upon a consideration OF Tue OiA4'Ii'
Of all classes OF pensioners, anu, Do ~
adJu equality anu II'uoI
T. All. IL Is we'll remember mat me Ch' .OA
STATES to-day Is paying more soldiers pehsIyn''
not including arrears, han the whole WOLld Deni0'
There has been IN the Committee on fensiou'
feeling that perhaps there should be some lhceis"
Of pcnSlon ~ those 10 Aye lost AL arIa or Aes'