People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08
effect OF limiting ne operation OF the law 70

effect Of limiting me operation OF the law 70
its intended purposes
The discovery having been made that many
names had been put upon the pension roll by
means OF Wholesale and gigantic frauds. the
commissioner suspended payments upon nun
Der OF pensions which seemed TO be fraudulent
or unauthorized pe2ding q complete examina-
tion giving notice 10 the pensioners in order
that they might have an opportunity 10
establish. il possible. the justice OF their
claims Notwithstanding apparent invalidty
This, understand. Is the practice which has
for long time prevailed In the pension
bureau. but after entering upon these recent
investigations the commiss oner modified this
rule so as not 10 allow until after q complete
examination interference with the payment OF
pension apparently not altogether void bus
which merely had been fixed at rate higher
than that authorized by law am unable 10
understand why frauds in the pension rolls
should not be exposed and corrected With
thoreughness and vi,Or Every name frludu-
lently put upon these rolls is a wicked i'm
position upon the kindly sentiment N which
pensions have their origin. Every
fraudulent pensioner has become bad citizen
very false with support Of q pension has been
perluy more common ana false and unieserv-
In pensioners rob the people not only Of their
money but Of the patriotic sentiment which
the survivors Of war fought for the preServ-
alton OF the union ought 10 inspire Thous-
ands Of mel hborhoods have their well known
fraudulent pensioners and recent develop
ments By the bureau establish appallin con-
spircies TO establish pension fraud. BY no
means the least wrong done is 10 brave and
deserving pensioners, who surely on ht not TO
| be condemned TO such associations.
| Those who attempt in the line OF duty TO rec
| tity these wr1n Is should not be accu ied OF
enmlty or indifference to the. claims OF honest
veterans
The sum expended on account Of pensions
| for the year ending June 30 1884, was sl567iO,-
| 49, H. The commissioner estimates that
sltS.OOOOO will be required TO pay pensions
| during the year ending June -. 1884,
The vast area Of land which but short time
ago constituted the public domain is rapidly
fallinl into private hands 1t is certain that
( in the transfer the benehcient Intention OF the
| government 10 supply from its domain homes
| 10 the industrious and worthy home-seeAer is
often frustrated Thou h the Spectator
who stands with extOrtionate purpose between
| the land Office and those who, with their fam
lilies are invited by the government TO settle
on the public lands, is a despicahle character
| who ought not 10 be tolerated. yet II is diff
cult 10 thwart his schemes. The recent
| openin TO settlement OF the lands in the
Cherokee outlet embracing an area OF
6,OO0OO acres, notwithstanding the utmost
| care in framing the regulations governing the
selection OF locations and Notwithstanding
the presence Of United States troops furn-
ished an exhibition though, perhaps. in a
modified degree OF the mad scramble, the
violence and the fraudulent occupation which
have accompanied previous openings Of public
land. l concur with the secretary in the belief
that these outrag eOus incidents cannot be en-
| tirely prevented without q chan in the
laws on the subject and l hope his recon-
mendations in that direction will be fayorably
|