Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-17

400, 900 vETfaAHs Or PENSION



took ths fsoar srd zftAcas<i tks sduis-
isesstson's policy of saspsadieg psastoes
psnd.nx ex&miasfioa for traud xr.
Carnon stated that the oounissioner q
passions and vssioas chisfs e dIvisions
- ths psnsion once hsd hss& SsiIsd -
fors he cpnnifsss on sppropriafions
sEd ssksd many questions IN regard to
ths condoct Of business. The cpnm's-
ssonsr of pensions stated ths scfust ssv-
isz resulting frosn ths Investigation for
frnud sincs May I. when that ruIing a
Con NJ l.sionar Lochren Uent into eIsct
vss something over siooo.ooo. O&cross-
sxaninsfios 10 appeared That suhstzn-i i
TALLY al. % this million was counted a.
q saving. because certain claims which
had never been allowed and never would
have been allowed because they xonld
have been allowed because they would
not have been granted special exami-
nstioa. xere specially examined and dis
allowed
The Actual Ansouns saved
On cros= exzminztion. IL appeared
that the exact amount which vac saved
during this period. was only 81. .0Us
"a f,s-.lsv 80 "a ,wh.fs~~ All. An.
90 ,-.'I,'.,'.d ar ,ss.~.isr- A. w~il a.,
80. s...Ii~~..-,.. fe< s,..5
.-c.--.i.s~ ,...i,.d NJ C.n,ou
s.~....s. 80 sr.t th. cn.,.,.--
s:'.s. - -s.s,s,o,- h.5 ss.,.d 80 hi fhs
-, - ~ ha~snss~ - his cssrs
~A.-s sst.--,s go s,so o0o 40, =,
40 ooe o,o A. arer onsolo n~rxons
49, - ~, nos frs,,d thar h. fhe
ss-'s'..,~ % sers.rt a 6rsine-~ IN the
s..s,-,-
IA, s,,.. ..<.a Ne .Caono. Tho b.d
.h-.-.l -. ~.r-t -,,et;,r "a ovd.r. lfi
~ r..-.. re,,l,sJ fhst Il "a. Acre
~ ,h. .-...s,s snrsr.;.s,oser ~ nens;ons
80 49, r-..-e,, -rrratarx ~ th. ,n tersor-
p- tas u~~ok~a
tne ruyhst 49,. w
appropriations. esftsinsy one. 20 meet
NE REQUIREMENTS ot TINS ias ana sppfc
pnst'o sISoe.o'o,v teE P11s'o1s s..sS
psoPof,on @ wn,sn 80 r ssao.ssse55 5
under mat isw, nsn .ne W. sseonu
eoosfess cAme M WIN its t1o oenoeIss
n1loFI.y ~ e.e no.se - - .'.. -
tnst sPYtoPlsss - ,r
20 meet tnc refuhensn1 - ~. ene
anu ~ etn sse sPpfo - e-x.rr
e.sue nocs o.t ~ w epY.'t.s.
~ a. I'& Se'<
.nonooent ~ I ~ -.
p<p4ni8stsa ocEi1< NC e<s'1,n .s.o5
ol Lre''sns tIarI son, wn'en suoe,.u -
soo.oU Pensione no I x'"oe.ass1
hoese hAa Ieiuseu 70 secepe VIC s"snu m,
nent sne y Wa s,fiessn T y1s,,: y1. .. we ol,'-
but 10 hAN iseh Win nuiian L2sh-
ren. com missioner " HoAs
5miin. secretary o. tne 'n.e1io'' A1o
oroser Sies~iana. prcssoent ZIG
Cntted otates. the pens'on otnee nsoe
hsste 20 rescse thls oluos No. iof. mus
Ss-s s-'ss - - s.s',,.ss - ~, -hseh -
srs, =, : r,,r,e
-" "e's
Ar. tsnnon oossescu sna. so''isf 90
years ot .ss was enu'leo 70 Penaoa
ana snoaio 10 pus on me .s. ~1hous
controversy ne oeiletsd tnat % pc,
cent oi the moa o. tnAt ase fno haa
sc,s 'nsoasn me s "'o ih's'esny
sra I'D 'ai'J u.s.
af- aorse ssio d. han tne sppiicsti'n
ot man - years OF txe. shieh nao psen
ff,ssro - tne pension Once
Mr eAnn2n -a'd ne naa no oooot on
impe pnysiea lncapsrify. anu IN sup
lort at .his s--er''on ne pointeu 10 Af.
ba1..y' repre- n'at''s iro'n ONO. sno
p,.l..,., f-,,, hi. -, s,.,a :, Iilsna;.
~ 49, "a 49, xha rer. .hls =, a.
.-l,.,,,- their s1,,fi.. ard kccp .bre~-.
xi,h the vouny.st
~Ssone one NAV AK said Mr. Can.
non. ID coucluslon' whether I intend TO
.tf.rh the n.os,on ofire. No. I don't
bu. ,ntepd 10 sttark the atmosphers
"A ~. ,.os;on ollI,-e urhirh n nox sbout
y, asvreea beIox nornal~
,,
hf. bss'nes'oa dslsnosa ,he pctey OF
the <aniaissraison " sesh'u 70 psns'oa
mA''sf~ TIC aesrnno' in Psrue"ssf ar sns
secretary % .he insetiof. HeSe omitn.
re SPOKE ot ths nuuiss1us eases oi
tf&nd against tne Fs.s.oh sa~s 400 IN
s'snre.i es,'es N ths sfi<o1s. 'ss hex.
700 anu Ainany districts re saio tost
" soothcrn mao eppoScd the iouis
crtmisete tsrsauoE @ PENSIONS ne Was
accosed of scuns WIN sinister motises.
tat. az a mattev % tart. the soutnerner
nEd No oolection 10 the grannng 81 pen-
s-ons % . nosthern soldier Who rsa'2f
=
49, - -, ..sL1,s-s s., !, e,ss,..,.,. q =
49, -. .;.se.,;.,s
bsc~ys -rc~ch er"'cs-ed
Me-. bnios addressed the conmittee.
He stztei that De asd not witnessed any
more pitiabie speetaeie On this hocr thsn
the hne of defenss q the ex aaion sol.