The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-09-06
A GRATEFUL REPuRLlo.

A GRATEFUL REPUBLIC.
What Uncle Sam Is Doing for Those who
Came TO His Aid In the Time Of Need
Report OF Pension Commissioner Black.
WASHINGTON, Aug 90.-The annual re-
port Of Pension Commissioner Black shows
that during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1888, there were added TO the pension rolls
&C, 1875 new names Cthe largest annual In
crease In the history OF the bureau), max
ing total OF 459557 pensioners on the
rolls at the close Of tho year, classified As
follows:
Invalids, SO, ss5i widows, minor children and
dependent relatives, n, rs; revolutionary wild
owB. 81; survivors Of the wEr of 1919 SO; wid-
ows of those who served in thar war, 10 7sI;
survivors OF the war with Mexico, i60d0i wild
ows OF those who served In that war, Ai0L
Tho names of 202S previously dropped,
were restored to the rolls, making an ag-
gregate Of 81, $50 pensioners added during
the year. During the same period, Is, 80
were dropped from the rolls on account Of
death and various other causes, leaving a
net increase 20 the rolls of Al, $50 names,
One million, one hundred and sixty-siA
Thousand, nine hundred and TWEEN
ty-six pension claims have been
filod since 1851, and 200 claims
of all classes have been allowed since
that date The amount paid for pensions
since 1861 has been S96S, 0S6, ~ Increase
of pension was granted in 1916 cases.
The average annual value Of pension at
the close Of the year was sl2530, a de
crease of a. so The decrease in average
annual value is due TO the
Mexican war ponsiorors a, tho
rate on eight dollars Nor month which a.
hollow the a,ora,ra az. 80 aSSo1 - ~
rolls during tho year mi fnr,hermoro
that tho dcath rate among tba hirh
grade nonsionors was creator thar
among pensioners NJ Iovcr rate Tho no.
gregate annual value Of pensions is SD.
701, 220, an increase of sass. so.
The amount of pensions paid
during the year was S5s77a SOL, an
increase over the previous year Of Is. sos.
$50. The total amount disbursed by pen
sion agents for all purposes was t79, 6I6,
l4d Tho cost attending such disburse-
ments were in the aggregate g., 2,js, 5S5, II
being n fraction less than 4 per cent of the
total expenditures Of the bnreau The 10
TAI amonnt ON ncnded for ali nurnoses ,ya.
90 ms qsg 20 49,, Oh, -, ~ ,,,n
~ 49,, y ~, 1873 - - =, 80.
: tiiiaVeu sfoss inSvhio VI tho Sni.eu
States government LOT the PERIOD Inc
total expenditures OF tho government for
the fiscal year lSSs were S2b' SOL, so
that the amount expended for and on 40
count oil pensions was nearly 81 per cent |
of the entire outlay OF the government
There were filed during tho vear Al $40
for original ncns,ons,l n Ysu |
yidou,s M ,,,irors . ia 5onor',a,,,
,,a,I "a $50 49,, ,NII,
tio'Het ., s"" 100 ue penucht iAtnerS MAX
10 Vo.ai VI w, 'Vh iho hishcst NUMBER
u Chains on account OF tho late war was
,ecelvcd from ONO; Indiana followed next, |
hen New York and Pennsylvania; and /
rom Montana, Utah and South Carolina
lone were received.
The average duration OF the lives Of pen. |
'ioners Is ca years; the average length OF |
line served in the army by those who are
.eceiying pensions ON account OF the late
var Is moro than t,yo veara
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49, Son
Up 70 June ~ last so5Sl claims were filed |
ihucr inc Mexican pension act lS'ss being
urtNors' ana elS widows All completed
ases OF ms class, 1852 survivors and ), ieo
eluow cases nave been allowed The reflections
we're Ns2l SURVIVORS and COL widows claims
mainly because tho applicants had not arrived
u the required age OF O. years; ~ OF these APP
-. as, 800 oou,oilua.eu WIN VIsis ~
~ ciairs ~, /, sos -, s.,,as 80
nan -, I,,,o .,.,.,'. az -. ~ a 'ns
80, - 500 eS''e '1'Nr
Inc law DIVISION has submitted lao cases TO
nc department OF Justice Tor prosecution
LOT onehsts oy attorneys and ITO Tor onenses
y other persons OF this number six have
cen acquitted and four ignored BY grand
a'es' leaving loo awaiting trial The spirit OF
ne bureau mo compromise with those who
fhiully violate the Pension law, and no prose
uton OF those VINO sinned through ignorance
no VINO arc wiling TO make restitution when
nc same IS demanded OF them
Fifteen thousand three hundred and thirty
ollars ofillcgal fees have been recovered and
efunded 10 tho pensioners interested.
" BY the operations Of the medical division
be number OF rates has been decreased from
81 10 lDa. The highest rate paid under the
eneral law was s5g per month; the lowest WAS
per month. Allowances By special acts OF
onRress range from $40 10 t4i6 Os nor month |
ver 81 per cent OF all pensioners are D aid by
ne pension agents within ten DAYS after the |
uarterly payment Is due, and payments can |
OF be made more rapidly without multiplying
ne ugenclcs, ono hundred thousand cases Of |
Icrease OF pension under recent legislation
ave been settled without expense or doiay 10
nc pensloners
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COPIES OF the annual report for 1885, were
nv senar,roen,s 90 ~. I9at,aS va saf,ous nun
80, ~, 90. ~ o'ases WIN
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Ia INC Is,ys ,.htoh aasi.s ,.,.l s.., -
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