Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-12-08
CAPITAL BUDGET.



-tsre~a Gsssfs In the Msn.-~p.ts's
naaissinx st tho wsrii-s Fair. Et~.
NAsHfSaroS. Dee THE annual re-
port Of Commissioner Raum Of the PEN
sion Office was yesterday made public.
IL shows that ON June 80. ;sos. there
were so. .osss pensioners on the rolls Of
the eighteen agencies, an increase Of
100. Dos in the last fscal year These
pensioners were classified a. follows:
Widows and daughters Of revolutionary
soldiers. -; army invalid pensioners.
$50. sss; army widows. minor children.
etc. losses. navy invalid pensioners.
5.o+6; navy widows. minor children.
etc. 1000; survivors Of the war Of 1873.
fsia. 1851; survivors of the Mexican
war. i5..i5; widows of soldiers of tho
Mexican war. T.ise.
Act of June -. 1890. Army invalid
pensioners ss3. -. army widows. minor
children. etc, ss.6g5; navy invalid pen
sioners p.sSs; navy widows. minor chill
drvn. etc. s.esf.
The total amount expended for PEN
sion during the fiscal year was siso.-
o3s.si5. The annual value Of the pen
sion roll Of s-s. 100 pensioners on June
80. 1897, was sso. ss7. 900 From this
amount Is deducted q. .c.o. eas. the aver
age value Of pensions Of 81 as. on the
roll June 10. tsei. and dropped from
the rolls during the fiscal year. leaving
balance OF ss- .sJT. .g.a To this
amount however. Is added the sum of
~. Ss3, 2f3 due on account Of -. 574 per-
sons on the rolls who had not been paid
during the fiscal year 1901. and who
were paid cut of the funds of the fiscal
year isoa
The total amount paid on the above
stated account was ss2. ssi. .si-. and the
amount paid upon allowances made
during the fiscal year. So. a.. sos: maxi
ing an aggregate total payment for tho
fiscal year is9s ~ slg9. .0z5. ala
The amount due -. s,Es pensioners on
the rolls on June 50. fsos. who were not
paid for want Of time. bu, who will he
paid out of the funds appropriated for
the fiscal year isii3. IL sssa 27a
TIL. appropriation for the fiscal year
is93 n sft4. s5S. coo. but. taking the
cost ~ the allowances made during IN.
uf~t tonr bobttS~ et TINS u~tA& year i%
basis for computation. the commits
siouer estimates that there will be .
deficiency ~ ti0. SOS SCI
In making his estimate for a1 appro-
priatiou ot siss, oo0. 600 for the fiscal
year is9s. Gen. Rsum says there is
much difficulty in forrcastiny the prob
asle cost for period - far in advance
IL a. many allowances Of pensions
shall t-s made during isof as were
made during Is9s. the estimated
amount viii not he sufficient. but he
does no: believe that this will be the
case.
The commissioner SAYS that II has
been the policy Of the Office during the
past three years to detail q larger part
OF the Cfieial force upon original
claims than upon increase ella inns and AZ
n result Of this e..s. .047 Ger tifieates were
issued in original eases, and Ta.7sl cer-
tifieates issued in increase claims under
various laws. During the fiscal years
1898 and 1894. he believes the al judica-
tion % original claims will be substan-
tally complete and made current. and
that at the close Of the fiscal year 1894.
the highest number Of pensioners ever
tn be on the rolls viii have been placed
there.