The National tribune., 1882-12-28
as it is rare that a new pension is now allowed
for amputation.
EQUIVALENT DISABILITIES.

The following statement shows the number
who are in receipt Of pension on account of
disabilities equivalent to the amputatiOns men
! Toned and such others may be affected by
the bill in question; also the annual value of
| the increase provided this class should be al
! lowed $40 per month:
: S,8i7 now receiving SlS per month, and
the net increase will be......-.......-... 50 sos
l,5o2 now receiving S2I per month, and
the net increase will be......-............ 9s4
232 now receiving S3l p per month, and
the net increase will be................... 2I576
Ii now receiving $50 per month, and the
net increase Will be.-.......--............. 672
80 are officers above the rank OF first
lieutenant, and the estimated net in
crease Will 604S0
In all 1O935. and net annual increase of s. 7I6-
80 for equivalent disabilities.
This estimate is to the close of the last fiscal
year, and us the resolution calls for an estimate
for the future we'll l separate those purely
estimated from those compiled from the records.
An examination of 10000 original cases re-
Gently allowed shows that 2.7 per cent of the
same received a pension wherein the current
rate was at and above SIS per month aud less
than $40 per month. This does not refer to
amputatiOns, as it is rare that pension is now
claimed for the same. Assuming that 10000
claims Of this class should be allowed during
the current year, together with the increase
allowed bringing others within the same de-
scrlptlOn, the annual increase during the pres
ent year would be augmented by this class
make total increase for equivalent disabilities
of S3, l66,520.
Another proposition presented by the resOlu-
ton is the probable number of pending cases
which would be affected and added to the roll.
There were, July L, 1852, 207 ,634 invalid
claims on file Allowing twenty per cent. for
rejection, there would remain 1856 I47 as likely
to be admitted; deduct from this the 10000
estimated for this year, which has entered into
the former calculation, and there would remain
l3G,147. The same ratio of 2.7 per cent for
rates at and above SIS per month and less than
$40 would give an estimated net increase in
value under the provisions OF this bill of SS92-
OOO
The increase from lower rates up to those
which would bring them within the same de-
Scrlptlon would not vary very materially from
the losses to the roll by death.
ANNUAL VALUE OF THE PENSIONS.
Sixth The number of pensioners on the roll
June 80, 1852, who were receiving s. per
month and the fractional rating of SIS per
month, with the present annual value, is as
follows:
6,2i9 at SO per month 1850
9,2O9 at SD per 1326096
2,S6l at SI4 per month. 4SO6fS
l,IOi at Sl6 per month.......-........... 2ll,965
A, ,4g7 s555g6g6
To increase these proportionately with the
30 anu SSt class WOulu Drlng Jne rates up TO
SIS, $50, $25, $50, and SO per month, as near
as they could be equiJably estimated. The net
annual increase for these rates would be as
follows:
% 074, now receiving SS per month, to SIS
per So 442 216
6,2i9, now receiving SO per month, to
SO per month ........... ................ 749ssO
9,209, now receiving Sl2 per month to
S25 per month............ ,4866O4
1851, now receiving SIi per month, to
o E'o per Llo'!ti GiJroL1
S85 per month 49, -. .,.... ...o...-, 25l,712
This would increase the annual value