Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
NOW THE rig unEs INCREASE.
Report of the Pension Operations as
Shown by Commissioner Raum,s Report.

| Report of the Pension Operations as
Shown by Commissioner Raum,s Report.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Commis-
sioner Green g. Raum of the pension
bureau, submitted his annual report to
the Secretary of the Interior to-day. It
shows that on June S0th, 1891, there
were 676, 160 pensioners borne upon the
rolls Of the bureau, being 1926 more
than were carried on the rolls at the
close of the last fiscal year. They are
classified as follows: Widows and
daughters of Revolutionary soldiers, 49,;
army invalid pensioners, 1857; army
widows, minor children, &c, los, 537;
navy invalid pensioners, $40; navy
widows, minor children, &C., 1858; sur
vivors of the war of 1872, 1850; sur
vivors of the Mexican war, 16,S79;
widows of soldiers of the Mexican war,
6,976.
Following are the number of pensions
OF the several classes granted under the
act of June 9th, 1890: Army invalid
pensioners, 81 1876; army widows, minor
children, &c, l2,209; navy invalid pen
sioners, 3,977; navy widows, minor chill
dren, &c, ,436. During the last fiscal
year first payments were made upon
l3l, $50 original claims, requiring $751;
39l ,535 for their payment. This is an
increase in the number Of original pay
ments over the year 1880 of 64,532. The
aggregate cost, however, was $1,057, 1903
less.
There were 222 ,521 first payments of
every description, requiring S3S, 542 ,274,
being $685. 92 less than was required for
the 1904 first payments made during
the last fiscal year. The average value
OF first payments made during the year
was S239.33, and the average value of
first payments ON claims allowed under
the act of June 9th, 1890, was $71.2S.
The average value of first payments for
the preceding year was $4S5.71, being
reduction in the average first payments
of $246.3S.
The aggregate annual value of the
SIG, $50 pensions on the roll June 31st,
1891, was $S9,247 200, and the average
annual value of each pension was
Sl30.0D, and the average annual value
OF each pension under the act of June
9Th, 1890, was $l2l,51. At the close of
the fiscal year there were S,574 pen
sioners on the roll who remained
unpaid for the want of time and
who were entitled to receive $4,-
s63,242 which will be paid out of
the appropriation for the current
fiscal year, and there remained at the
close of the fiscal year in the hands of
the several pension agents the sum of
$5,7l3,S52.94 which has since been COW
cred into the treasury. This amount
added to $3,607, 1922 Of the pension
appropriation not drawn from the treas.
ury aggregates $500, 9S6.06 of the APP
preparation which was not expended.
There will be deficiency in the appro-
priation for the payment of fees and
expenses of examining surgeons of
about 100000.
The total amount discussed on ac-
count of pensions, expenses, &C., during
the fiscal year was $l18,54S, 959.71, as
compared with $106, 493,S90.19 dis
bursed during the preceding fiscal year.
So that it appears that 1885, 16 pensions
were added to the rolls during the fiscal
year just closed, at an increased cost to
the nation of $12,055,069 as compared
with the expenditures for the previous
fiscal year, and said expenditures in
cludes S4,357,347 paid upon vouchers
remaining unpaid at 9he close of the
year.
Pensions were granted each of the
last four years as follows 1888, 113, 173;
1880, 145,20s; 1890, ISL, 65s; 1891,
250,565.