Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-17
PENSION REPORT.

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wasmrxarox oct. The unnuai rspart q
Cemmissiunsr Grseu n nauu. Of ths 2 n
.iun bureau. shows tnat there serc 81 tns
end a. the lest n.cai year 49, tpenslonera
borne upon ths rolls. classified ~ foiisysi
Army Invalid ~psnsioncrs. ENa arty
wiaoss. minor children ans dependent ri.
atives. iott6. navy invalid peusieners.
tgTt. navy wtdous minor children and de-
prndent relatives tD. survivors q the
~ar 81 isl, as widows of soldiers 81 the
wx 20 isi4. s.aio. survivors 81 the Mexican
wur. Il sls, widous Of soldiers % the As1i-
can war. GsGl Total. lisa
Their wsre olsr original claims allowed
during the year. beinE ialis more than we're
ailowtd curing the fiscal isss and ese more
than werv allowed during the nseal year
fs.s The nrst payment In these 6es7 orig
inal eases amounted 60 fH2 fTsoii. being tn.-
an mCru than an. fret payments on the
original claims allowed during the nseal
year in issa. aud $40 nan more than the
nrst payments ON the original claims al
loved during the fiscal year i-N The
average value OF the nrst payments on
the original claims tor isN was SSH
The average aanual value Of each pension
az the eloso Of the fiscal year was tiatsL SO
the close Of the hscal year there were Nes
pensioners unpaid who were entitled 60 re.
ceive fi.E57.ag7. which has since been paid
from the appropriations Tor pensions tor the
fiscal year 1891
Of the system OF "complcted ales" orEan-
lied by him the Commissioner says: THE
comptrtcd dies or trial docket .. OF vreat
Importance In securing the prompt ac1udi-
cation OF complete eases upon the motion
of the claimant or his attorney. Prior to
the establishment OF this system the com
plaint was aimot universe that thousands
% claims were pending In the once. the COZ.
sid ration Of which had been neglected for
years. and that the were power
less 10 secure their consideration. A soldier
had a right 90 file an application for n pen.
sion Hnd 60 present all the evidence neces-
sary 60 prove his claim. but he had no power
20 bring that claim before an adtndieatipg
division by an action on his part,
the Withdrawing OF his claim trom
the files for that purpose being
In the discretion Of a ne clerk. Under tho
systems Of the completed nlos the claimant
has a right upon a proper certincation thar
his claim i complete TO have Il Immediately
placed upon the completed files and taken
up In us order for adjud cation. Claims
pace I upon the completed nles are taken
up within a week for action, and II found
complete are Immediately allowed. IL
proofs are lacking "A call Ia Immediately
made upon the claimant to supply the de.
nclency, and upon the receipt OF
the required evidence tho claim Is
again taken up for consideration.
m"The completed flies system Is an entirely
Just method OF procedure. II gives the
i tAhAIlAhN " ANkhAf hIVA RkhAlfNNhAhN hR
case. 20 give notice anu have Il adiudlcated.
To June 80. 1883. 76i claims we're placed upon
the comp cted files upon requests made
upon bona't Of Claimants. This system has
he1 tho cftoot OF enabling many thousand
clnimants whose claims have been pending
from I'VE to twenty years 20 bring their
claims 10 the attention OF tho bureau for ad-
judlcatlon and allowance, and the delay has
betn reduced TO n minimum. This system
has proved 60 be more sat than the
old system of leaving the selection OF claims
FOR adjudication to the discretion OF the nle
clerks. A. u result OF these changes In the
business methods OF the Office, moro work
has been accomplished In u given time than
was ever performed before. on October n,
1859, whom ! took charge Of the office. the
work OF adjudlcating claims and Issuing
certificates had during tho period from
July !, 1883, fallen far behind the sama
period for the previous nscal year,
while from October 20. 1859, to June 80
1891. there was an increase In the adjudica.
ticn Of claiIps aud tho Issuing Of certificates
greatly in excess Of the stms period OF the
preceding fiscal year. This Is shown by tho
following statement Of work done: Total
numb.r of certificates issued year ended
June 30, 1890 ISL C5s: total number OF certi1.
Gates issued year ended June 80, 1889, lii.2g2;
increase In 1897 over 1889, g. 3G5; total Of orig
innl certifieHtts issued year ended June 80,
1880, 6i,GI7; total of original certificates is
sued year ended June 30, 1883, 6l,s9j; increase
In isgJ tver 1881, ll,7il. This great amount
of work was accomplished by distributing
the clerks who composed tho board OF re-
view among other divisions and calling In
forty special examiners from the field, thus
adding eighty persons to the force engaged
In the adjudication OF claims, aud purtlcu.
larry by concentrating the work of the
Office for Ave days In the week upon the
adjudication OF claims us provided for in
order No. 1i9. creating the system OF COM
pleted files.
Il respectfully invite your attention TO the
great diff renee In amount between the rats
OF $50 per month granted by the act OF March
3, i.s3. to pensioners who are 30 disabled as
To be incapacitated for performing any man.
ual labor and the rate OF 81 pr month
granted by the act of March (, 1880, to pen
sioners who require the regular aid
and attendance OF another person.
There are many claimants who are
! entirely lncapacitatcd for perform
> ing manual labor, and who period ical-
! ly require the aid and attendance OF other
persons, but who are unable to establish
the fact of the requirement. OF constant aid
; and attendance. Ii occurs to ne that 1t
would be a Just provision to create "A higher
! rate than $50 per month for cases of this de-
!; scrlptlon, and l respectfully recommend
that II rate OF $50 per month DO created for
y them.
There have been received In tho Pensfbn
Ofice 400. 2s2 claims to September 30, 1890, un-
n der the Disability Pension net of June "a.
1890. 1t will be readily understood that the
care OF such an enormous number of claims
proved In so short a time necessarily taxed
the resources Of the office to its fullest
extent. The work OF tho mall
division ran up to more than a.
600 pieces OF mail per day to be
5 opened, classified and properly dis
n posed Of. At this writing October y the
o division IL h handling 10000 claims u day. I
have arranged the work OF the Office so that
! claims under the old laws shall be adiudl-