St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-04
WEED OUT FRAUDS.
System OF Pension Revision Pro-
posed by Gotham Veterans.

poSeQ Dy Gotham veterans.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The submits
sion to the Lafayette post, &. A. r., of
a series of resolutions passed by Noah
l.. Farnham post touching the subject
of pensions led to the appointment on
on March II of a committee Of fifteen
comrades to consider the subject of pen
Sions. On April %. at final meeting of
a subcommittee appointed to prepare
resolutions, the following, which are
now for the first time made public, were
adopted:
"Resolved, That this post deprecates
and resents wholesale charges against
the G. A. R., against prisoners and
against those who are engaged in the
prosecution or allowance of such claims
as rejecting unjustly UPON many
worthy. honorable and patriotic men,
and insist that every charge should be
promptly and thoroughly investigated
Ito the end that any unworthy person
may be speedily exposed and punished,
and that the worthy may be publicly
eXonerated and indicated, and
Resolved, That it Is the opinion of
this post that the members of our order
could render useful and active service
in exposing frauds upon the pension
theeXisting list, or as much thereof as
would show the pensioners name, resi-
dence and service. giving regiment in
which the service is alleged aud basis
of pension, together with a reference to
the law under which pension is granted,
should be sent to the assistant adjutant
generals of the Il. A. r., furnishing the
assistant adjutant general of each de-
partment number of Such lists, bear
ing the name only Of pensioners resid-
ing in that department or state, equal to
the number of posts in such depart
ment, lists to be distributed, one 70 each
post in such department, with inStruc-
lions to report 10 the said assistant adj
jutant general Immediately upon aScer-
tainment of the facts, any and every
instance where, upon investigation by
the post or its members, a fraudulent
case may be found, such reports to be
forthwith transmitted by the said assist
ant adjutant general to the commission
er of pensions. or other designated Off
Ger of the government, whose duty is to
Adjudicate Pension Claims.
"Resolved, That it is the belief of
this post that, as to all pensions not yet
granted, just conclusion upon the
claims therefor could be best arrived at
if printed copies of such claims, OF so
much thereof as would show the claim
ants name, residence, service and rea-
son for application, together with a ref
erence to the law under which the
claim is made, should be sent to the
assistant adjutant general of the q. A.
r., furnishing 70 the assistant adjutant
general of each department number
OF such lists. bearing the names only of
applicants residing in that department
or state equal to the number of posts
in such Department., such lists to be
distributed one to each post in such
department with Instructions to report
within thirty days any facts bearing
upon the said application that can be
ascertained by such post as to any appli-
cants who may appear to be unworthy
under said laws; such reports to be
forthwith transmitted by the said as
sistant adjutant general to the commits
Sioner of pensions or other designated
officer Of the government whose duty
1t is to adjudicate pension claims"
The resolutions were submitted to
Department Commander Joseph p.
warded them to COMMUNICATIVE Chief
WelSsert. Commander-in-Ch Weis-
sert, i'll his Endorsement, says the reso-
buttons are respectfully returned with
his entire approval so far as resolutions
one and two are concerned, they being
in conformity with the principles and
practices of the order.
LAS to the methods suggested, while
they seem to me to be excellent. yet to
the question as to how the Grand Army
can best cooperate with the government
in these important measures should be
decided by the national eneampment,
and while approve of tie publishing
of the resolutions, 1t should be under
stood that the national eneampment will
determine whether these or other
methods are best calculated to attain
the desired objects"