Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-07
PENSION RECORD.
TIE ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMISSIONER
GREEN B. RAUM.
There are 1884 Pensioners Borne on The Rolls.
66637 Claims Were Allowed Last
Year and 2O36S Had 70 be Paid
Out Of This Years Fund.

WASHINGTON. October 6.-rhe ana
nual report OF Commissioner Green b.
Raum, Of the Pension Bureau. shows
that there were az the end OF the last
fiscal year 537,9if pensioners borne
upon the rolls aud classified as follows:
Army invalid pensioners. 392, 500; army
widows, minor children and depend
ent relatives. lOi, i,f56; navy in-
valid pensioners, 5,25i; navy
widows. minor children and
dependent relatives, .. 400; survivor, of
the war Of 1872, Alb: widows of soldiers
OF the war OF 1872, s,GlO; survivors of
the Mexican war. r., ,lis: widows OF SOLE
diers OF the Mexican war, G.56i-total.
537,94f. There were G6.63s original
claims allowed during the year, being
3i.76l more original claims that were
allowed during the fiscal year 1859. aud
G.3sj more than were allowed during
the fiscal year, lsss.
The amount OF the first payment in
these 66.G35 original eases amounted to
S32, ,Oi, being Sll.O35, i92 more than
the first payment on the original claims
allowed during the fiscal year ls,9. and
lO,l19.225 more than the first payments
ON the original claims allowed during
the fiscal year lsss.
The average value OF the first pay
mcnts on these original claims FOR l,9O
was SiS5.7l.
The average annual value OF each
pension at the close OF the fiscal year
was Sl3.9i.
At the close OF the fiscal year there
remained m the hands of the pension
bureau the sum OF S5S0,2s3 of the pou-
sion fund. which has not been dis
bursed. which has been returned to che
Treasury, and there were 20.3Gs pen
sioners unpaid at the close OF the fiscal
year. who were entitled Oh receive
-, 35T3i7, which has Stree been paid
from the appropriation for pensions Tor
the fiscal year 1891.
The Commissioner says: "A soldier
had a right TO make an application for
pension aud 20 present an the evidence
necessary To prove his claim, but be- had
no power 10 bring that claim before an
adjudiciating division by au action on
his part.
The soldier who is entitled to pcu-
] NlNl hNh HiNNlUNNt AhA NA"NN'" HtN'
quired evidence tO establish his claim,
should have his case disposed OF w.th-
ont delay. The complete files system
is an ordinary method OF procedure.
To June 30, 900, 7Gl claim, were
placed ON the completed files. upon ro-
quests made upon behalf of claimants.
Total number of certificates issued.
year ended June 30. $500. lal.G5s; total
number of certificates issued. year cud-
ed June 30, lssg. 1892; Increase iu
1890 over 1859, G,36G; total of original
certificates issued. year ended June 30.
1890. GG. G37; total of original certificates.
issued year ended Junc 30. lss9. 5l.s9G.
increase in 1890. over lss9. 1874.
The number Of eases in Che hand. 0i
the special examination division has
been reduced from 1925 to 1.s5f OF
these only about 5000 are boo the hands
of special examiners.
At this writing October D. the dIti--
ion Is handling 10000 claims O. day.
IL is believed that there are probably
one hundred thousand claim, boz this
Office. which can be properly allowed
under the provisions of tine regulation,
approved September 2G. is9u.