The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-16

evidence for which has been practically COM
plete for some time. IL will also, it is believed,
greatly help toward the prompt completion of
the evidence in another great mass, where but
little is lacking to perfect the proof required
by tho Pension Bureau:
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Dec. %, 1899.
Order No. 149.
The files OF pending claims in each division shall
at once be examined, counted and proper account
taken of the same.
Where a claim upon inspection of the jacket and
testimony strapped TO the case seems to be COM
plcte. proper record shall 10 made of the claim
on card prepared for that purpose, and the case
shall be kept upon list known rs the Completed
Flies" and these shall DO considered in the
order of the filing of the last piece of evidence
Upon examination of these cases If II IL found that
another call for evidence il required. such call
shall be made and the case returned Co the files OF
pending eases 10 await the reply to the call. When
the evidence in response to that call is furnished
the claim shall ut once be restored to the list OF
Com pleted Files" and the claimant notified
Placing n claim on the list of completed Files :"
shall not be considered Hs favorable adjudication
of the claim. This arrangement is intended simply
TO secure the consideration of the claims which
apparently completed, ut the earliest possible date
The Completed Files shall also be arranged so IA to
separate the original cases from the increase cases
Hereafter oil calls for evidence shall lie made
upon blanks which shall indicate by number the
nature of the call, and record of such call shall
he made upon card, opposite the number on the
the blank.
Claimants and their attorneys are urgently re-
quested to prepare their evidence in response To
these calls according to the number and To indorse
on the back of the evidence Reply to call No. ...
......, 49,"
These "calls for evdence" cards shall be strap
ped to the case and the evidence in reply to the
call Is received, the File Clerk shall Immediately
record the date of receipt Of the evidence at the
proper number of the call, and this now evidence
shall be strapped 10 tho case.
When the last evidence called for Is received and
record thereof made on the card the case shall at
once be entered on the list of Completed Files "
in its proper order, and the claimant notified.
All answers to applications for status of cases
the list of Completed Files" shall be upon blank
informing the applicant that the case il pending In
the Completed Files"
Hereafter the order Of procedure in original
shall be as follows:
/. The Mail Division shall deliver all applications
ceived.
2. Tho Record Division shall promptly make n
record of the case, give IL u number and acknowi-
edge the receipt Of it, and refor it to tho proper
division.
3. a call shall be made upon the Secretary Of
War Tor report OF tho military service and hos
pltni record of the claimant.
4. An order for the medical examination Of the
claimant shall bc made. and "A call shall be made
upon the claimant for such evidence seems neo-
cssRry to- complete the case upon blanks which
shall habitually use the same number for the same
call. proper record card shall be made for the
case and the case put upon the fles of pending
claims When the last piece 81 evidence called for
Inns been received and record made of the same
upon tho enrd. the case shall be placed upon the
list Of Completed Files" to be considered in It's
order.
Chiefs of Divisions shall require Examiners 10
devote their entire time during fvc days Of the
week TO the consideration OF cases borne upon the
list Of " Completed Files"
On Saturday Of each week. the entire force oi
Examiners shall devote themselves TO the exRmi-
nation Of cascs borne upon tho pending files and Ia
The preparation of the necessary calls for evidence
Ia tbosc cases. On Friday afternoon OF each week
the die clerks shall withdraw from tho pending
flies Is Cnses for each Examiner and have them
placed upon tho desks of the Examiners before
o'clock on Friday afternoon.
GREEN H. RAuM Commissioner