Passaic City record., 1891-09-26
PENSION FIGURES.
The Commissioners Annual Re-
port to Secretary Noble.
About 10000 Names Added to
the Rolls Each Month.

The annual report of Commissioner Raum
Of the Pension Bureau, just submitted to the
Secretary of the Interior shows that ON
june 80, 1891, there were 676. 100 pensioners
borne upon the rolls of the Bureau, being
13s, ,216 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, %; Army invalid
pensioners, 413.597: Army widows, minor
children, ETC., los, ,537; Navy invalid pen
sioners, $40; Navy widows, minor children,
etc, 2568; survivors of the War of 1872.
1880; survivors of the Mexican War, 16. 379;
widows of soldiers Of the MexicanWar, 6976-
aons ss sssr. sas pu%SsF cssss Of espa psaa
under the Act Of June 81, 1890; Army inva-
lid pensioners, 81, 135; Army widows, minor
children, etc, Il, 209; Navy invalid pension
ers 1918, Navy widows minor children,
etc., 1896. During the last fiscal year first
payments were paid upon 13l, 160 original
claims requiring s31. 39l, ,53S for their pay
ment This is an increase in the number Of
original payments over the year 1890 of
"a, 532. The aggregate cost however, was ST.
0e7. 302 less.
There are 222, sci first payments of every
description, requiring s3S, $50. .274 The ag-
gregate annual value of the 676. 160 pensions
on the roll June 81. 1891, was $50, 247, 200, and
the average annual value of each pension was
$139. go and the average annual value OF each
pension under the act of July ~. 1890. was
S121.51. There will be deficiency in the
appropriation for the payment of fees and
expenses of examining surgeons of about
$500. .000
The total amount disbursed on account of
pensions, expenses, ETC.. during the fiscal
year was s11S, ,543, 959.71, as compared with
S1O6, 1913 800. 10 disbursed during the prsced-
ing fiscal year; so that it appears that l3o, 2I6
pensions were added to the rolls during the
fiscal year Just closed. at an increased cost to
the nation of s12, 055, ,069 as compared with
the expenditures for the previous fiscal year
Pensions were granted in each of the last
four wears as follows: 1888. b. 173; 1889,
145 29S; 1890, Isl, 65s: 1891, $50. 565.
1t has been prime object, says the COM
missioner, to put as many cases as possible
in train for completion. With this end in
view, sos, GAL orders were made for medical
examinations and 474 $50 medical certificates
of examinations have actually been received-
The remarkable fact is disclosed that fifty
certificates were issued to men who served
from 161 TO 476 months. 1t also appears that
of the n, 0W persons to whom pensions were
granted under the Act of June q, 1890, 1163
were issued to soldiers who served six months
and under: &c 099 to persons who served
a year or under, and "A, ,905 to persons
who served thirteen months and over, and
and that the largest number OF certificates
served thirty-six months. TIE age of the
greatest number of pensioners under both
the old aud new law was forty-seven years
During the last year 20, 525 pensioners were
dropped from the rolls for various causes,
and Of this number 13, 229 were dropped by
reason of death. 1t is estimated that l, O04,
65S soldiers were killed in battle or died dur
ing and since the war. On June 80 last l24,-
$50 of these dead soldiers were represented on
the pension rolls by their widows or other
dependents There are about 1.20S, 709
soldiers of the Union now living, and OF the
survivors $50, 15S ara now on the pension
rolls. There are, therefore, 6SS, $40 survivors
who are not pensioned and S79 90s dead
soldiers not represented on the pension rolls.
In concluding his report the Commissioner
certificates ara being issued each month, and
that during the current year he expects that
as many as 350, 600 claims will be adJudl-
Gated. for which he believes the present ap-
preparation of s133, 473, 0S5 will be amply
sufficient.