Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-04
rHEPENsION PAYMENTS.
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The secretaryof the interior has received
the annual report OF Gen. John c. Black,
commissioners OF pensions for the year
ended June 80, 1885. It shows: :; ,i1s
There were ut the close Of the year 345,.
125 pensioners. During the year there
were added 35,7 new naraes and
l.535 reinstatements, and the names
ot 233 pensioners were dropped
from the roll for various causes
leaving y net increase 90, 369. The pv-,
erage annual value Of each pension at the
close OF the year was $1l0.36, and the ag-
yregate annual value Of all pensions was
/ S3S.O9O,9 S5; an increase over the value for
the previous year OF So, GA, 1884. The
amount paid Tor PENSIONS during the year
was ,$64, 97S, 435, an increase in am cunt
over the previous year OF 5000 $50.
The amount paid to 81, 500 new pension
ers during the year upon first payment
WAS S27, 115, 912, and there remains in the
hands OF the several pension agents 8, 667
| OF his class. unpaid on which there was
due S2,243.567 It is shown that $685.
OBS claims have been filed on account OF
disability and S35, 289 on account OF
death alleged to be due to causes original
| ing in the service, claims for this later
! class having been fled by the widow, minor
children or iepen,laat relatives of
800. 204 and OF the widows and
] dependant relatives 22O. a. total
OF 521 ,O20 claims on account Of dis
! ability and death, have been allowed. The
acts OF 1871 and 1873 provided for pen
I sion on account OF service during the war
! OF 1912. Since 1871 70, SOC claims OF this
! class have bean filed, "a. 673 by the SUR
| viving soldiers aud sailors and 43 1893 by
the widows OF those who served in that
war OF this number 1868 have been
| allowed; %, 97B to the survivors and a.
1872 to- the widows.
IN THE AGGREG ATE SINCE 1861, e..
| 968, $40 claims have been filed and $780,
S97 have been allowed. The amount paid
Out Of all army invalid claims fled prior
to July l, 1880, a little more than IS per
cent have been allowed y and at the d.se OF
the present year5th remained pending OF
| this class u, 415 claims. The commission
.r suggests that an Increased pension should
be'given in case OF otaldeafness and in those
cases which in lesser degrees approximate
total deafness, and recommends a rat
ing Of $40 for total = deafness AND
grees OF this trouble. He also sugsesAk
that the benefits Of the ACT oidarch 3, 1885,!
be extended to soldiers and sailora who
while in the line OF duty4ost an arm above:
the elbow Joint, ORD leg above the knee
Joint, and who. in consequence thereof,
have been substantially disabled in the
same degSee as though amputation had
been; performed at the shoulder joint or
| hip joint. Gen. Black calls attention to the
widespread feeling that the litigation i'm.
posed by section 2 OF the act of
March 80, 1879, is unjust in its
| operation. II a soldier was entitled
| to, pension at any time prior to
July 1, / $50, no good reason is known to
| exist why he should not be allowed to make
proof thereof. Extended inquiries are be-.
ing prosecuted with a view to purging the
pension rolls of the various agencies of the
names. OF those fraudulently and Illegally
borne thereon, and great success is attend
| ing the work. At the same time the great
est care il exercised not to disturb the
rights OF any worthy pensioner.