Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-08
CAPITAL BUDGET.

missioner of PenSions-Nee Post Omces
Green Goods In the sIails-Spafn's
Huiiding ut the Worlds Fair. Etc.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The annual re-
port of Commissioner Raum of the PEN
sion office was yesterday made public.
1t shows that on June 30, 1892, there
were sac, 06s pensioners on the rolls of
the eighteen agencies, an increase of
100. 9OS in the last fiscal year. These
pensioners were classified as follows:
Widows and daughters of revolutionary
soldiers. %; army invalid pensioners,
ss9, 74s: army widows, minor children,
etc. los, 65s; navy invalid pensioners,
5,O46; navy widows. minor children,
etc. 1000; survivors of the war of 1912,
165; widows of soldiers of the war of
1912, 6,651; survivors of the Mexican
war, 15.2l5; widows of soldiers of the
Mexican war, 1882.
Act of June 81, 1890: Army invalid
pensioners 2sS, 734; army widows, minor
children. ETC.. 1906; navy invalid PEN
sioners 1884; navy widows. minor chill
dren, etc, 1921.
The total amount expended for PEN
sion during the fiscal year was $780,
035,613. The annual value of the pen
sion roll of 676. 100 pensioners on June
80, 1891, was sss. a47, 300 From this
amount is deducted s1,619. 224, the aver
age value of pensions of 81 ,6s7 on the
roll June 30, 1891, and dropped from
the rolls during the fiscal year. leaving
a balance of &S7 ,567.975. To this
amount, however. is added the sum of
a, SS3, 243 due on account of IS, 574 per-
sons on the rolls who had not been paid
during the fiscal year 1891, and who
were paid out of the funds of the fiscal
year 1892.
The total amount paid on the above
stated account was s"o. 451 ,21S. and the
amount paid upon allowances made
during the fiscal year, SD. ass, 1914; maxi
ing an aggregate total payment for the
fiscal year 1892 of s139, O35.6 12.
The amount due 90, 49, pensioners on
the rolls on June so, 1892. who were not
paid for want of time, but who will be
paid out of the funds appropriated for
the fiscal year 1898, is ssa22, a3t.
The appropriation for the fiscal year
1898 IS s145. 956. 900, but, taking the
cost of the allowances made during the
first four months of this fiscal year rs
basis for computation, the commits
sioner estimates that there will be a
deficiency of s1O,50S.62
In making his estimate FOR an appro-
priation of s165, 900. 900 for the fiscal
year 1909, Gen. Raum says there is
much difficulty in forecasting the prob
able cost for a period so far in advance.
If as many allowances of pensions
shall be made during 1894 as were
made during 1892, the estimated
amount will not be sufficient. but he
does not believe that this will be the
case.
The commissioner says that it has
been the policy of the Office during the
past three years to detail larger part
of the official force upon original
claims than upon increase ella inns and as
a result ot this 224,O4 Ger tificates Were
issued in original cases. and 20, Isl GER
tifcates issued in increase claims under
various laws During the fiscal years
1893 and 1894, he believes the adjudica-
ton of 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
to be on the rolls will have been placed
there.
New Post Ofces-Green Goods In the
Mails.
WASHINGTON, Dec Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster-General Rathbone
reports the number of new post offices
established during the past fiscal year
as 4, 1O5 greater than during any pre-
vious year, except 1890. Over one
fourth of the new offices went to Ar
kansas. Texas. Mississippi. Alabama,
Georgia and North Carolina. The
greatest increase in any stgte was in
Georgia
He comments upon the inefficiency
of legislation relating to the use of
mails by the ''green goods" swindlers
and says this business is assuming the
of the Louisiana lottery
before operations were commenced
against that institution. He suggests
that the revised statutes be so amended
as to make the mailings of ''green
goods circulars and literature a con-
tinuous offense from the point of mail
ing to the place of destination so that a
will lie at either point.
spain's Building at the Columbian Ex-
position.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The depart
ment of state has received news from
Spain that the Spanish government
will appropriate 500, 900 for the cree
ton of a building for their exhibit in
stead of Sl50.000 rs heretofore stated.
The building will be reproduction of
the Iowa ad Valencia, which is con-
sidered the finest piece OF pure Spanish
architecture in existence. This build
ing was erected in 1852 on the site of
the Alcazar. the residence of the Cid.
The dimentiOns of the building will be
1870 feet long and S. feet wide. divided
into three nares by elegant nutcd pill
lars. The plans are now on the way to
this country.
Senator Gibson Better.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA telegram
was received here, yesterday. saying that
Randall Lee Gibson. of Louisiana, re-
ported lying dangerously sick at Hot
Springs, Ark, was better, though still
quite weak.
Senator Gibson has always been more
Kentucky in 1882, and is consequently
60 years OF age.
An Investigaiio, Ordered.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Secretary Fos-
ter has directed Supervising Architect
Edgebrook to investigate the charges
preferred against NJ. Bell, a special
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