New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-07
WORK OF THE PENSION OFFICE
COMMISSIONER RAUM DEFENDS THE COM,
PLETED FILES PLAN
ALMOST HALF MILLION CLAIMS UNDER THE
INSTABILITY PENSION ACT RECEIVED
At THE BUREAU.


WASHINGTON. oct 0.-rhe annual report Of Commits
.iorer Green y. Raum OF the Pension Bureau. SHOWS
, ,,.r were at the end OF the last fiscal year 537.
Oh ro,s,oncrs borne upon the rolls. and classified as
.uon.. Army Invalid pensioners. 3o,.SOo: Army
u.d,ws minor children and dependent relatives, loi-
go. N,vc invalid pensioners. BRA Navy widows.
mimi. children and d pendent relatives. 24D. sur
y,vor nj the War Of 1872. 40. widows OF soldiers OF
IN. War Of lsI: $50: Survivors Of tn" Mexican War
ira. widows OF soldiers OF the Mexican Va.
6.704 total. j21,oA4'
rhcr. wore GG637 original claims allowed during
the wear. Ii7lG more than wcrr allowed during IT,"
fiscal yrar l-r3. and G.:'rJ more than we're allowed
dur,u In, n,c,l year 1i-s. The amount Of III" FIRST
u.,vuc1t in tlc;c $685. original cases amounted -
s3n47s o4I -Sl1 .Ui6io2 % more than tie first
,,,,n.nts Oh the Oriyn1! claims allowed during IN
nr,l year 1;,o. and slo.i70."oi - more than He
,rst p,ym.nts on the o" rinll rhns allowed during
t,,. fecu, year l-aa The average vauc Of the first
paymcn,s Oh these original claims for 1850 was
.,a5,l The average annual value % each pension
Al III. Close OF the fiscal year was Sl33 OA.
\, -, close ui the fiscal year there remained in the
hands Of the pension agents the sun Of S1,O-o3 c. Oh
the pen. ion fund.- which had not b~cn dIsburscd for
u,ut Of time and winch has been returned to the
Trtasury aud there @O,63o pensioners unpaid
AT the close Of the fiscal year who were entitled TO
rcccy. 1885, 3A7 80, which has since been paid from
tn, AUTHORIZATION for penons for the fiscal year loDl
rt tn. y stem Of completed hcs organized by him.
the Commissioner says:
Tn. "complctcd niles" or trial dochct. | regnri rs
OF ccat Ia, poi lance III occurring the prompt tJud'd
ton ui pi"cd eases upon the m"Lon "a the nam
OF hi. attorney trior 10 tlr est.o"shu,cut 81
ms ~ stem the complaint was almost hll'crou
mat thousands of calIN> were prnds In tho ONCE
tno Consideration OF Which mad been neglected 100
y.r, ami that the claimants We're powercss to secure
their consideration. solder had rght TO hic AL
Application FOR penson ana t. present. an t t eva
power 10 bruG that clam before a adludicatnf dlVi
sion 10y sotion Oh ms part In" drawing OF nS claim
the hles for that purpose being IN the d Trt"
Of q ME clork nd"r the system Of the completed
Ich" tnc claimant ma, rgh;. upon prop" 'rrth-
atty placed upon Inc com pet.d files and up
IN ITS order for ad!ldlcn,oi claim. pacn ni2a tn"
ton and II found complete sir' llii"ilntcy allowed
II proof, arc lacDIne cad l. immediately mode upon
rcc.p, of tho required evidence tho claim 1, again
tahen up for con,,deT.'!o T.. ,.,,.,x ,,.,,,,
Of plr"ciu!r 1t siv"S th' 'a:na"t the rtht' up -
c"arl"iin- IN as, t" "Irr notice AID have IT al
ludlcA;rd. !" Junr 80. "o,7" Gains w"r" place" nr"i
tar competed ill., upon requests made upon tciai
o, clainHaiS. his >,>t"m has hat me effect 81
Ell In. many thousand a mAnt'. uh1'e claim nave
l".i pcuGlhS rI iv" to taeuy year,. 10 bring W II
clanr IN" attention Of N" l!nram for ahndIr1'n
s,d alowauc". I'D IN" complaint Of d"av ha' been
,pon,i.hlv upon tiH claimant aud his aior'cy :"
'", ti"fa:Hry ~. The oi ,yste- ri c,viuc -"
.clcc,.o 81 caa, for id. Indication "a n" ds'reto" ="
\, result Of tlsse changes IA "a" hn'.nr@' metz 1'
of i!.c SC" IN. =, vora AI- h''n a'ohp'.,:d ~, a
s,en ta' "a" va" ",I, r. ,.,c %, y, ' n-. IT,
g1rh e ii.rd.cn'inr Claims i,i i'-ui- g..
lac! darn. w." p.r"i from Jun !. $50. in.'n IA
hc.:,a -. period t'r IL" pf"v'ons a"rs. ,rh
WI. t'4 u'f"hs: -. 80. -. Ji'" 80 80. t.''"
w. A. l.-ci.. q. - a! cation 4 ",at"~ ana T."
,.. - cr:;.:.a.o~ g:raiy - ~ - 81 ." sane
r.o. + 40 rr.,~t,at n.r'l y"'r I"- !. rh"%a ,.
- -. t.,,,r j.. ,' ,ra: "ui"i iu," ~ l-'"'
I,;. r,l ni".'.r = .,rfi" ,fc- l.-i.i i"iT cii''
Jun" 50. $50. lij.-::. in''""' ~ l-'"' "Se.
. A. 4
ri,.. 10 100 .i,.7 GOAL oi original cert -
Il. ned .,,r ..d-d r..e -. l-i'. Jl.-". tn'rr+" IN
i-,p .,,.: l--:. li.,il ,
II .t:.l.u;u- -" "l"sh' vi" 'r'p >,H 80" J. %"
r.. rc,.Y tnlo.; d.v~,'i., I'D calm ~ ~
i, .al -a,tn.:~.s 'T'n a." :.".'. t'H' 49, -.
T. r~.r. I, TO roo -r,'" :" -" a!I ~ a. ~ e."
!, ~ p,:t,.u!i,iS hs c.,'. c,r tra IA" TX ~
~ y =, for ~. dn,> -" VII up'i M r'}'"'"
u,n Il claims pr.>t~! iO; IN unicl ~ -, rt -
,,i r., r.-so,.- g. ~ 1..,N'"r,l tore" f'r ti''
~ n,'+,r' IN all 1:J du'y ~ thc N'id. an
lid :, p" -" &, rcp''' ~ 'c'ui u th"t" "i"7'
~ ,,~ 'rru ~ 4 ri."' now IN u" In ~ - ~
,,r -, .,,, 4, oi Il has f"'n r''u ID 20 %
:. -. -, 80, # 'h..,. ,'ilv a' at B." " a" . c
i,i-i. - ii .>aun"~-. {" tees h"''r in VA T."
Tic-' inv. ,o., r~ccv"d IN n" r"n'i"' -, -
A." -. CLAIMS L" >.p;"rii"r ~ l-,"' ui.... =,
H.. ~ -, - w.. 81 f.; ia, ~ " r., nr, N
,,t ~. ~. ,,,rr~, = 49," 500 :" Il, "a ~ '>t"'
lie W.T. o.. tac vel pvi-"n 49, "l =" mo-" Al
49, 49,, .r,, dt,p . i e. ~ t1.N wig '"rl"r J
~. 4 !, -. ..u i ,,;il ~ io""' ~ r'N = az. - -
'n- - ,r"la', % - -' IT. =, a. G .n1re ~.
~, -, in -. n .. -~pt"'nt"I |.
Il I.rn ,cc .I.:Jcncs tirt y rat" II d" per roni'
,c ,.d f~ pensioners aa'c t" ~ IN a NJ "a ~
.'or - r"'nr.o; III" ad sd .'i-i.!'''e ~ ~"
l"r-Nrs