The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-08

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armor is being delivered with satisfactory
promptness. -e~
While am distinctly in favor Of consist
emily pursuing the policy we have inaugur.
| ated of building up thorough and e1icient
navy, cannot refrain from the suggestion
that the congfess should carefully take into
/ account the number Of unfinished vessels on
our hands and the depleted condition Of our
treasury in considering the propriety Of an
appropriation at this time to begin new work.
| Pensions.
The secretary of the interior has the super
vision OF so ma ny important subjects that his
report is of especial value and interest. On
June 30, 1893, there were on the pens on rolls
p56Ol2 names, an increase of 1924 over the
number on the rolls June 30, 1892.
! OF these there were II widows and daugh-
! tiers Of revolutionary soldiers, SO survivors If
! the war Of 1912, 5425 widows of soldiers Of the
! war q ,5l5 survivors and widows of the Next
can war, 1881 survivors and widows of Indian
wars, pa army nurses, and 475,645 survivors
and widows and children Of deceased soldiers
| and sailors of tho war Of the rebellion. The
latter number represents those pensioned on
acCO ant of disabilities or death resulting from
army and navy service. The number of per-
SONS remaining on the rolls June 80 1888 who
| were pen stoned under the act of June u, 1880,
| .IiCu allows pensions on account of dea,l
| "A stability not chargeable to army service
Vas 4jJ,l55.
The number added to the rolls during the
year was l2},634 and the number dropped was
| 33,69J The first payments on pensions al
lowed during the year amounted to S3S, 1885,
| 640,g3. This includes arrears or the accumu-
lation between the time from which the al
lowance of pension dates and the time of ac-
tually granting the certificate.
Although the law Of 1891 permits pensions
for disabilities not related to military service,
| a IL a N ia
must exist incapacitating applicants from
the performance of manual labor to such
degree as to render them unable to earn a sup
| port"
The execHtion Of this law in its early stages
| does not seem 10 have been in accord with its
true intention; but toward the close of the
last administration an authoritative construc-
ton was given to the statute, and since that
time this construction has been followed. This
has had the effect of limiting the operation Of
the law TO its intended purpose.
| l am unable to understand why frauds in
the pension rolls should not be exposed and
corrected with thoroughness and igor.
Every name iraudulently put upon these
rolls is a wicked imp IS ton upon the kindly
sentiment in which pensions have their origin
The sum xpended on account of pensions
for the year ending June 3d. 1888, was $l56,74O,-
467.l4 The commissioner esti nat 8 that Sl5.-
| 0J0,O0 will be required to pay pensions during
the year ending June 30. 1884,
Our Red Brethren.
Our Indians number about $1,000. Most Of
them are located on l6l reservations, contain
ing 66ll6,53l acres of land About 10000 Of
these Indians have, to large degree adopted
| civilized customs. Lands in severalty have
been allotted to many of them. Such allot-
ments have been made to 1000 Indians during
the last fiscal year, embracing about l,OO,0Jl
acres.
The number Of Indian government schools
open during the year was 1876, an increase of
| IL over the preceding year. OF this total 10
were on reservations, of which 70 were board
ing schools and 81 were day schools.
The law providing that, except in especial
cases, army officers shall be detailed as In
dian agents, it is hoped, will prove a success
full experiment. There is danger of great
abuses creeping into the protecuton Of claiyNs
for Indian depredations, and l recommend
that every possible safeguard be provided
against the enforcement of unjust and ticti-
tious claims of this description. The APP
preparations on account of the Indian bureau
for the year ending June 30, 1894, amount to
S7,954, 30, a decrease as compared with the
year preceding it of 1887, l3l.95.
Agriculture.
The report OF the secretary Of agriculture
! shows that on March Z, 1893, there were upon
upon its pay rolls 243 employees. This num-
Der has been reduced to 1850 persons In view
VI ~ I",-,pS 80 a. ,oo,,io g. oooDora,
~ g. Observation-Disclosures of thair ,,ovornn,ont
the secretary has entered upon the task of
RATIONALE reducing expenditures by the ellmi-
nation from the nav rolls Of all nersons NOT
eSnd 9 So assoiay, oondno, =, tho a,yairs
n nc 80 J t", VI ''''''S
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S of''o'J IT, % os 20 -. ,sX va"
@ oo ,UeJ M Sao S pn.as
oo' aot;,'o ~; 80 - 1870,
hIe N, " I'.o.;,ao 90 a. 80 a.
ny I ~, eooI 900 80, e. e. ~ 49,, 80
'eT, ioso W 20 ZOO 1870, no.
les h,s $500 5,r;, ~ Is.
lo'S. 80, ID ~ .ha 49,
anu 'no 80 49,, iotoo.;a nua.ait'aI
peeI Aopv 49, H., Ill. o1'oh "a,
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couiu nav oeen sSau,S, a.I
oy Ilie o"hels VI 'Lie in.l l.
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tle mas peen , "n'.i s-. o'o'
Aasease anu ,a,,,i ..iIi
human tiie I tlian $780, 80 har 80 81, o.si-
PreVarent' IN, a. @ as ~.
uurlhs the pao' y9et 40 - .Io 80. VI 70
conllhuiil'a'ion anu '"o Hi0'"oA Vi i''
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me eAp9rss VI LUZ a I'm
Ihe O az co. S'a'eS lui .io
June oo' lou, a..i,u1u .ne 1loI noi 20 , %
SoNVu,'OoV IN rVu i nuiiI ge IONS 90, po
cent OF our .o.ai - .o oj'd fI't
year tnio asef So, I ear nen ,no 49, *