The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-25
s11S,54S,o59 FOR PENSIONS.
40 1--WE 80. 1891. THERE WERE
Wv esq ,sO WINES on THE ROLLS.
o,a NAIVE. Added During the Year
There re,Stm oes.0iR survivor. VIII"
ar. No, Prnsionrd and s70.SOs Deceased
",.,.r. Not Repre- We pted on the Rolls.

Are Not I.r"-,""r" .s., -. az. No..
soldier" WV
WASHINGTON sept ~ Nv n"nu"' 'up"'. VI
Commissioner hanm "l '"' ''hsrh bureau
submitted t. the secretary W we Interior TO-
dar shows that on jun" ~ ieS,I' 'hHr' were
e76l6o pensioners norne upon ."o ro,'s VI .nn
bureau, being l3S,2l" more IMAM wer" carried
rolls tho %"ss nS last w sr" yc cnG
daughters Of h".n"''rnaT Toz Soa," n, ~ army
invalid pensioners 40 &c., ~ army M,a"ws'
minor 'na ,to n NV" widows minor childrsn
=, o,,s, survivors of tho war Of 1872. 1880:
&c. -Y'os, - ,ha uaxicar war ia 40. vidn,rs
.a ~ 1o,IisT, ' Of the MSvisan war; "n7s
The ioII-"'n ,.s ,,",ntnd rr5ar th, nt ",
the sc s G r" army inv" @' a7
M army MGws' msSs sndsS a;s &c., Nv
s s't minor '" Children &".. 4& During
.ha,sst ascal yenr first payments were paid
the 'a,' 70, r'' ,,sn ,ric,roi ,,,ins ro,uirin saI
upon .',l, ~ ,'nr,',nt ,rhis ~ $500 s",
o. .he number Of original payments over the
u, nas ,, 1890 of. "a. $50. The aggregate cost.
however, was sl.0s7.302 less.
There were 22a:'al first first raym.nts Of every
Spo less than was required for the l3O.514
Arst PAYMENTS made during the last fiscal
year. the average value o, . ,rst Z. payments
. %sss sS value Of first payments on claims AL
lowed under tho act o, June 81. $780, was
l2a The average value Of first payments
ic the nrrMstthtns year was sr s4SM; being
isl6N
The aecregat" annual value q the 673lSO
ksnsSns IN TIE tie rn June M in was 49,
Value q ea'h pension under the act Of June
I t. ~ sss s'a's the asco, year there were
unpaid Tor III. want q time. and who were en-:
out Of the trrropriation for the current fiscal
year; and here remained At the close Of the
hsca yearin III" hS s q 5ne J ssIeraI pension
since beer, covered into the Treasury. This
APPROPRIATION not nnt or drawn VI from the Treasury.
which was not expended. There will be def.
cheney IN the appropriation for the payment Of
fees VA s sSSSnSes OF examining surgeons OF
The total amount .disbursed on account OF
psns9ps sNpsen ls &c. during the fiscal year
1850 H. disb1 ,r.t during the preesssd1ng
PENSIONS were added to the rolls during the
De nation Of S12. 055. Oe9 as compared with
heexpeeIditures for the previous tlsca! year.
Isd urop vouchers remaining unpaid at the
close Of the year.
Of the II 4O2 soldiers to whom certificates
we're issued under the general law from Feb.
served six months and under. while II .O3l
served for seven months and over. and
thelargest number OF certificates issued to
todiers Of a particular length OF service was
Us 70 those who served thirty-four months
md s78 TO those who served thirty-six months.
fhe remarkable fact is disclosed that flfty GER
Isl to 476 months, 1t also appears that Of the
flOo4 persons to whom pensions were
granted under the act OF June ~. 1890.
l.l63, were issued to soldiers who
teved six months and under, 260o9 to
persons who served year or under. and A.
G5 to persons wh2 served thirteen months
tacates issued to any class was 1893 to men
Who served thirty-six months. The age Of the
Featest number OF pensioners under both the
ID and new law was forty. seven years.
submit" says the Commissioner. that
granted under the old as we'll as the new law