New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-10

have resulted I'm the fling OF claims III such numbers
/ that the latter may be more readily aScerttheu pS
weight than by the tedious process OF counulg'
To the Pension Office clerk. however must still be
| avrrled the palm. above all others, not only Tor
industry but also for ingenuity 1t appears that thoNe
| attorneys who have fled many claims III aHVahcc
of the date June ~ 1850, upon which the PHI De
| came n law. limiting their energies to ma SOME
spccous method by which they can in the near inue
| work around the first paragraphs Of the once
rucs and regulations formulated under the law to the
effect that All pensions under this act Will begin
from the date of filing tho application (eXecuted aier
the passage Of the act in the Pension Bureau No
appIcaton or declaration will be good If executed
before June 81 1890 date Of the acu, or II MOI III the
| form substantially prescribed by the secretary
II is a fact however which VII hardly be ccdltcn bY
the general public that the enthusiastic patriots who
although employed at large salaries in the InIicd states
bureau Of Pensions, have pleasantly tranpcu e''"
other under foot in their unscemy haste to ne cfilS
undor this awwhich, properly Construed ahord' tcn
no locus sand whatcverhavc already looked Tor hcd
beyond the pension he drawn hereunder ana arc al
ready Specializing upon the increase Of pensions wm'h
they will eventually obtain, result when was never
contemplated by the trainers Of the law An indueeht
public could possibly afford to smile contemporary OF
nducentlv As the case may be- at these golden dreams
and this official dealing futures were it not ior mo
fact that the records Of the Pension Bureau contain
volr n,inous and painful evidence Of the guo laciiy
with which statutory provisions may hc cNaden anu INC
purvicw Of the law conveniently enlarged whenever "'
cason NAV demand. Hence. the existence decrc'
and continuance Of the mental or PLY seal disability
Of a permanent character not the result OF tler OWN
vicous hnlts which incapacatcs them from me per
fornance Of manual labor IN such degree a. I" Icu''
them unable Ia earn a support, must IL l1' ID NV
making of proof Of the fact Is concerned uepc'l
largely upon the opinion, Of certain pension fcIh' u
the higher grades IL wou1 seem advisable. there
fore that such employee should be able honest far
aud lie of restrained
and bv their official supcrior>. ~cction 4J' hcNN''
statutes Of the United states. provides IhcIe S1'
he at the Of government an executive "'P"'"''V
to be known rs the Department Of the Interior ana
secretary 4 the Interior. who shall b. me hc'd thereof
And section al, Il. - provides further mat TIE Gre
fairy Of the Interior j. charged With the SUPERVISION 81
pubNc bushes, relating to the iollo"la- SUBJECTS
Fonrth. Pensions and Bounty Ltnd,-And -
careful and precise has been the gradual d"lmh''"
Of the adjudicatory power, OF the Commissioner OF
Pen, ions aud the supervisory authority "i the Nc'c
tary Of tie Interior that the power. Of the latter even
over matter, made ad!udicAta by hi, predecessors
have been most carefully dcEucd and published in the
q" Digest Of Pension Laws. Decisions, Rulings. orders
&c which i, placed In the hand, Of al pension
examiners for their guidance. Tie following VIII be
found upon page, l3i and 435 OF that volume:
: Reconsideration of decision Of The DrlHf mrnt
Will not be- refused vhcic manifest error hd' nrNh ON
mitted, even though new ,'.I,h', j, un r''1c' 81 -
and no appeal taken within nv Year lF""i "'c at"
Tcc0n,idcli,.on Of decision Of former admins,
traiIOn Of Department l> IL" !i'd ia CO. "h'fi
title 4, pension b, affected and WH"ic. ii the Original
>nttl.mcit all the facts were presented. thcrr ht,
been 40 change In the iigt> or Law. the decision noun
not h, reversed. even tlDu-h the incumbent believe
he P'e1 r ,,,,"g y, i,d IN - f"r heart d.,
case Al tn rate - per month from dI-'hrr "'j
In H.. from the rating. clamiu- ulat - per mona
should have ben aii'"cd i'r ,ir r.,i' 'ail
non 90 t' r'rt 81 w. r , "' ,,, U.s., T..
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