New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-31
| cotions from tho State Department strongly urging
! The necessity for an immediate survey
THE RUSH FOR PENSIONS.
URGENT NEED OF MORE CLERKS FOR THE
pUEEAU-AN ATTORNEYS THRIFTY
LIBERALITY.

w,sbin rton July 30 (SpeclaD.-Whlc tho rush OF
annIications for pensions under tho act OF CONGRESS
annroved June %, 1s0O-commonly known as inc DC
and,,t Pensions act-stu continues the TRANSACTION
- ,bo vastly increased business of the Bureau OF rem
sions is already being seriously impedcd by inc iai
Of Congress TO pass the bill. repOr'eo "e 'fo0'"I
for the employment OF some $50 addltoha ''oiA''
timated for by Commissioner Raum as hc'e'ea'' "
arct IN. various operations incident TO the an,
tudication OF claims under the new law" "ho" wv
was passed. accumulatons Of cases awaiting sP 'i'
.oroIpation in the field had made necessary INC u0
81 81 = large number OF skilled clerks rom IHc
voious divisions TO supplement- in the various 'V'o
throughout the Union, the regular force oi Sp''a'
aminers regularly employed wltinh thci o -
The current work caused by the enormous No. A.
,irs Under the new act cannot. OF course await inc
action of Congress regarding increase ol '''o go
force: and details of employees from the V"r'ou'
tons already sorcly depleted have already begun lo
,ho nurpose Of dealing with the new ciaIuis' III
irtcrferes materially with the regular Duslncs9 VI Wv
Office which, during the month OF june hau Io'.'eN
Mo, water mark as regards the number OIL AuIuu''
tons made within any given thirty days
Tho clements of commercial enterprise ana spec"
lation have been stirred 10 all UNUSUAL Poi"' ' :.
competition Of rival claimants and at'oHieSs IL ~
Tort IN 6Ie claims as rapidly as possible uiiucr '"'
oeyr law Some OF these patriotic wor'dhos' VIM
although already employed at large sai"'O " -
Pension office fled claims under the acu 'oie'0 "
wore much exercised not only to get thciT cian' -
ahead of their less fortunate competitors ou''u0 "
Washington but also 10 save the small ice io' "'"
ing TO the necessary "iurat' Dy eoi"s
some ono who. from sympathy lo' "'
soldier would make charge for the oPera'oi ""
il was left to an entcrprisng attorney VINO uoe"
large and profitable business here W thc''' "o
in this ingenious effort thrift THIS gentleman ~
averred recently iourneyed down TO tile Ho"'o''
Hama At Uampton Va. and announced his intention
n. carvassing the inmates Of the Home Tor cHinAhu'
under the recent act. He then sought out PoPulA
official authorized to administer oaths. ana ashei ili
sLonT how many soldiers, ON an average, Ilc lol'
nrnbsb contained who COuld become Dlhe "a d. y,
uudrr inc new legislation. lie tlol Ieil"hcui ~
'encrottS and op.Tlhandcd menner that ne '"hb ny
,hiuk "A single moment OF having tH''c pun "''
S"iGrrs nav the fee for executing their papers "a,
The news of this unvOnted generosity NPl'a" t'P'is
thr,ugh the Home. and the cntrrpr!eAk htWIn'A ~
r.IicdI a goodlv number of clients Oh the Sp" I'M
sGr,os AID Ingenious mcthod. il Il said. was suhs'
ourrtlV uut I'm practice by tho same attorney a. u'
Sstionot Homes I'm Milwaukee and AZ oirI pNh' -
and his thoughtfu care for the pocket "l III" on
disabled soldiers will. doubtless, IN the near Iu.'"
nr,yr eouallv lucrative. This noble, dsln'sr-, 80
gerton for the old soldier on the part OF this pul
Mar attorney provokcs smile among inc thp',c'
NJ The United states Pension once, as, Whe ne 30
cnuicd a prominent place within mica Statts VA,
he was by no means noted for his AbeFaI'J ID "'
adiudcatOr Of claims.