The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
PENSION REPORT.
Annual Report of the Commissioner Of
Pensions.

Pensions.
WASHINGTON Aug a.-The annual report Of
the Commissioner OF Pensions shows thai there
we're during the tscA, year eadet June -, ls-s.
added 20 tie pension rolls "a. :: new nane>-
the largest annual increase in the history Of tire
5Greau-uaAirg a total o. ;5s-55. pensioners on
The rolls az the close OF me sc ?. as follows:
-. G5 iavsilcs- 9sSas widows. MINOR Chi drsn
and dependent relatives; 2. revolutionary HIt-
Ola minor children and dependent relatives:
Se1crvivors o. The war o. i . and IH-.o1 w-d-
90 of those who served IL that war; f6'S1
sugy8pors OF the Wy with Mexico ali ~
gt10oU o: those who served n that wax. TIE
nau1es OF t.ES previously dropped were restored
TO the rolls making Al aggregate CT 9. ~ added
during the year. During the same period l&.2'
~ere dropped OF account OF death and various
other causes. leaving : ret increase % The rp-ls
% $3.50 names. Since I-6l. i.i.si E:s pension
cain. have been fled and cs..ao Gains to:
date. The amount paid for pensions
s:ace i~I has been .gg}ost4f.. u
crease ot pension was granted IN EL-tG
cases I'll ac--e-Ite annual value o. pelSI1L-
= S16,.31.2I- al increase % T-S,--2. TIE
amount Of pensions pad during TIL year wa-
$,-.s15.S1- an Increase o-er TIE preFi0u. go
= .5.3aS-A The total amount distu-Sed y
pension agents FOR a. purposes was T.J.f+5--E.
The cost attending such disbursements vas -
Az - - 49, - 49, % .---N-a-A. - =
than / per cent OF Tie total expenditures q TIE
bureau The total amount eZpelGet 10- GI
purposes was s-.U3-3 81. being - per cent. o.
the total estimate gross income % tie United
States Government for the perroG. The tot.-I
expenditures % he Government FOR TIE t,CsI
year i~>s Vere p E.G3t- !. 20 that the amount
expended FOR and cE account Of pensions was
nearly 81 per cent Of the e-tl-e outlay % t.
Government There were filed GUrln- the
year $50 Applications fo- original pens o..
-L.1-3 widows -.++J C@y-ld-ut mothers and
- dependent fathers. making q total OF g.
.0E Tie highest number os CLAIM. or account
OF the late war was received from Ohio. INDIAN.
following 7 X, then New YORK and PeEE>yL-
vaaia- From Montana Utah AID South Caro-
ina none w-re received
Up % June 81 last aS5-1 claims have been
fled under the Mexican Pension -, z. - o.
ing survivors and e.. > widows AL c1Cp. tel
Csc. OF this clas>-Id5>y SURVIVORS and 1IG5
WIDOWS c~ase--hlve been allowed III -eiec-
-I1C> were 22I survivors, ant 81 widows
Clans. Cainiy because The applicants had nCt
arrived - The required s-e o; = years. a. these
Mexican claims bur - we're unsettled J--e
u The evidence fled beng Insufficient
The spirit q the law division o. Ire bureau,
says The report =: coEq-ou,sa with those
who wIitu-iy violate III pe-,-U- Nv. aEG 70
prosecution Of those who -I-2ec through I--C--
alCe and who a-v wiling 10 make rest---c-ua
When Tie same = . handed OF them o-er -
pe- ceL- ct2L pensions ara PAID 81 the pension
agents within ttl days ac-e- ch- quarterly pa--
Eent = de. and payments cal nos D. made
Core rapidly without multiplying he a--rc.es.
One hundred THOUSAND cases o. increase q
reCS,Ua under recent legislation have been
settled without expense @ deny % the pen
sICCt-s-
The Commissioner states HAT ne selt copies
O. is &luu4. report Tor 49, 70 TIE c~on-ant-
ers % tie various ui.Ita-y departments q -as
United STATES VIII a request thst after exam
NATION -hey would submit Suggestions Icokia;
20 improvements n existing laws. which actIV.
MS earnestly approved By Inc Pre>IGel-- \
majority - th--e officers expressed III opinion
that the present Pen ion AVS were amply ,Ct-
cIeu. tor every eI-r-scc and nearly IL wers
OF The opinion that 1 ---d physical ezaE.rlt.on
shoc,d De conducted - discharge. hlch -koG.i
- certified 20 by \ council cc2-7ned .or .ns
purpose and mad a par 81 tn military hi>tor-
Of each soldier. TIE total number o. SPECIAL
pension act, which have become avs rom l-dI
20 ~ = -.rt. and from 49, - ~ during the
present administration / 80. q -,-aL q 81. 90
tie i4tr"- IL -er- vetoed FOR reasons fully So
forth - o President Measures .laG@ pucsio
ron TIM e. tine In Tie .-ca years from = IS
:. 49, % J--- g.. - there were I--I-1 l+---
90 CerI-C--aS % al Glasses. AID dunn tE--e
~fo.-0wlnt 1-c.i y-a-- from July :. I>n5. - JU-e
j. - > 80. -ca~--- a. increase tor L. Is:
three yeas otil>zIj cert aca-es-