The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-09
CAPITAL BUDGET.

l
synop~is al the Annual Report 81 the s""
missioner of Pensions New i"' '"''
.re.n Goods Ia the hats>-~p"i"S
Huilding at the worlds fair' NC
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.-The annual re-
mort az Commissioner Raum oi tue PEN
Sion office was Yesterday made punlc.
II shows that on June 80, is9-. there
were SIC 06S pensioners ON the rolls OF
The eighteen agencies. an increase "i
40. In the last fiscal year lhcso
pensioners were classified as folioWs'
/ Widows and daughters Of revolutionary |
soldiers. %: army invalid PENSIONERS
asg..4s: army widows. minor chilareh'
etc. los. 6ss: navy invalid pensioners
5.o46; navy widows. minor ch'ldreh'
| e,e 900: survivors OF the war OF lsl.,
lea. widows Of soldiers Of the war OF
1872. 1851; survivors Of the Mexican
war I, al5: widows OF soldiers OF the
Mexican war, 7.ls2. 49,,
Act Of June ~. 1890: Army invnhd
pensioners PSI, 1884: army widows. MINOR
children. etc. 44,G96: navy Invalid pen
sioncrs 1884: navy widows. minor emil
dren. etc, 3.22l.
The total amount expended for pen
sion during the fiscal year was si3''-
O3,GlS The annual value Of the pen
sion roll of GIG, 100 pensioners on June
20 1901. was $50 2i1 200. From this
amount is deducted 81 .67q.22i. the aver
age value of pensions of 81 ,ds1 on the
J roll June 30. 1891. and dropped from
the rolls during the fiscal year. leaving
balance of ss1 ,561.oT5 To this
amount. however. is added the sum OF
= s4 $50 a4o due on account OF 3s,5'i per-
: sons on the rolls who had not been paid
i during the fiscal year 1891, and VINO
: were paid out of the funds OF the hscal
q year 1892.
!. The total amount paid on the above
: stated account was So. 45l,2is. and tn,
!; amount paid upon allowances made
y during the fiscal year. sij, 45s. 3'i; max
. ing an aggregate total payment Tor 'h'
= fiscal year is9s Of $3.50. o35,6la
4 The amount due coats pensioners OF
:. the rolls on June so, 1899. who were n"
Is paid for want Of time. but who wiIi %
% paid out Of the funds appropriated 10
- the fiscal year 1913. Is s,2223
A. The appropriation for the fiscal yea
~ ~ 1898 \ Sl4- $50 900. but. taking IN
"a cost Of the allowances made during tn
~ first four months OF this fiscal year as
AZ basis for computation. the eo;nnls
~ sioncr estimates that there VIII pc
IL deficiency Of sio.5os.6ai-
- in making his estimate for an arpr'
- priation Of Sl6s 000 600 for tie hsc'
io wear isos. Gen. Raum says there
iSS 4, much difficulty in forecaStng the pro
I.6 able cost for period SO far IN advanc
~ Y, II rs many allowances 81 pension
IS shall he made during 1894 rs WEI
A,,e made during 1892, the estimate
~ amount will not be sufficient. but
~ does not believe that this Will be q
80 case.
n The commissioner SAYS that u n
~ bcan the policv Of the office during Y
.3 mas, three wears 10 detail larger pm
~ of the ,fical force upon origin
30 claims than upon increase cla inns and
~. 4 result OF this a24. or Ger tsicate> we
~ issued in original eases. and '''Sl g
tifica.cs issued in increase claims nno
and various laws During the fiscal yei
aar 1893 and 1894. he believes the adlndi
ton Of original claims will he snbs';
tally complete and made current. 2
ac- Tint AT the close of the fiscal year y
the highest number Of pensioners e
nm 70 bc on the rolls will have been rla'
there.