The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-05
Interlor ncnartment.


Interior Department.
The secretary Of the Interior has the
supervislon OF 50 many Important sub
Jects that his report is Of ospecinl value
and interest. on The Both day OF June.
1888, there were on the pension rolls plis-
OH names an increase OF S9,948 over TIE
number Oh the rolls June 30, 1902 OF
OF revolutionary soldiers. the survivors OF
the war OF 1872; 5425 widows Of soldiers
Of that war; 2l,5lS SURVIVOR and widows
of the Mexican war; 3sS2 survivors and
widows Of Indian wars. ~; army nurses
and fi5.Si5 survivors aud widows and chill
dren Of deceased soldiers and sailors Of
the war of tine rebeliion The latter mum
her represents those pensioned on account
Of Disabilities or death resulting from the
persona remaining on the rolls June 30
lS93 who We're pensioned under the net
Of June "a, 1890, which allows pensions
on account Of death and disability not
chnrreable 20 army service was dknfs5
The nunnrr added to the rolls during the
year was 123.eh and the number Dropped
was S3,e90 The FIRST payments on pa,
sions allowed during the year amounted
10 Ss8.T5G54Das This includes arrears, or
Che accumulation between the time from
which the allowance Of pension dates aud
Gates. Although the iaw Of $3.50 permits
PENSIONS Tor disability NOT related to mill.
efitg disability must exist incapactatng
applicants from the performance OF nan
uui labor to such degree as TO render
them unable 10 earn q support
4ne execution OF this law In its
early stages does non seem to have
been IN accord with its true inten-
1i sss a n Gt an eS anthoTitative
construction was given to the STATUTE, and
since that time this construction has been
followed This has had the effect Of m-
fling the operation Of the law TO It's in-
tended purposes. The discovery having
been made that many names had been put
upon the pension roll BY means OF whole
sale and gigantic frauds, the comInipsion-
er suspended payments upon q number Of
pensions which seemed 10 be fraudulent
or unauthorized, pending complete ex-
In order that they might have an oppnr-
tunity TO establish, if possible. the Justice
Of their claims, Notwithstanding their mp
This, Understand, is the practice which
fof q s3ng time has prevailed IN the pen
sion bureau, but after entering upon these
recent Investigations the comrissinner
modified this rule 20 as g not aiip~,
unfit after q complete examination. inter-
ference with the payment q pension
apparentiy not altogether void, but Wtuch
merely had been fixed at q rate hlvher
than that authorized by law. am una
bic to understand why frauds IN t;le pen
sion rolls should not be exposed and cor
recfed with thoroughness and vlgor. Every
name frauduently put upon these rpiis
is a wicked imposition upon the kinuly
sentiment y ~nien p ,e. nns st ms
become n bad citizen and very lalss. y
has made perjury more common Ann un-
der the gliise serving III y 'ss
robbed The people not only q their none,
hui Of the patriotic sentiment wnicn .ne
I surveyors Or tire wal LpuEht ior tne
nresefyatlon q ths s. ~ a''r Her
ryefI tltown fraudulent pensioners Nlpeu
.o,gi ind recent developments nT ine pu
rehu esfapfrn apphlilnH IS y, ~
/ accomplish pension frauds ~ 70 nFa e..
/ a.. isll,.s svsenr done - 10 brave and De-
4 servjng pensioners VINO pufnt npf " "
condemned tor such esse oia ~ dc.
ribasa srfso attempt IN the the OF unV
/ y ,,55if,y fhoaa Wrongs eiloald not ~ Sc
/ a,,ged "a enmity % lnaiherfneA 70 tNY
4 claims &c honest vefefails, .....4 * ,s,.
The knm expended on aerYnnt =, Nv w
/ aers ~ me year ending June ~,
4 tuee1 si5f 7iath1.ls. The rqmr9lhnipn.st ~. IA
inmates that sle9 9VN VIZ rs Is,nl s,s,s,, y
| pay pensions nnti'As
\ Z sfs.s rs,,..ltt lon NJ s-iA If1clapg Ann 1Arf
Intimate stn-n are objects which ase ts
4 lated 70 sacred qnAs .','ss'f Is Inc sense
1 of Justice and the eynpainy q 0si p1s'
pie, -. nam sssooo. Mont
onr .n'i ~ icrayrd Ia ltii reservailoitss
D,latafIre s...l lOla3 acres OF iapps Any IVY
lIlli5d0 u these Indians lh ,st,,,r !" I,ss,Is
4 1890 alouted CIVILIZED entsp.vos, t $3.50
/ ntb. .,, INV have been alloftte tns tnl
49,, siiatns..nis have heeu mace tq,1YnAy
| indivlduaia during tae w 49, Sgfs
AffNNfTf""|
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cfinil durlng the ynar Mns w ~ ~
cr,esee * ~ over the preecplpk - - " X
1 f;,ss Total no were on resfrf ~. y, ~
- hict, AZ we're boarding sfhe9's r,s ~. -
"A ~e.ete' dtr aehools twenty n1rt'-.ll.'1
f.i,sa,,a and npe day SCHOOLS ~ III q,
fff3'H .<9Verntnens were MOI ioptf ss.,, ~
~ ~. 49, 4 ',,'a. me total number q lnanh
cbtlafe,I enrolled during me u.s. ~ 81.
ttf1SufA IN AL SCHOOLS MAS -a' 3,p g, *.
4 ffe5sa ~ f2,ji over TIE fn'vlnY XIV t,,t
ehe 2revIous ynaf an fpte r ra91. s'.,,s
sS,,,lr fdueallon ind fpora nv ~ n,
f14t,islne fnnst be inpeItant nv ioa
nv ..sinrf d Save ti.a ippAtn Ma ~ ~.
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e2 lard ii tBFeFaiix la.y " lax
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n se,,r ID ne tlat aisoi FRS a etaaf
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Willie \ 81 he hat ilifle pf n9 .rsrf thrift
ne 4 fdf1n a11 no roncef',eg, ~. ~. 5stirri
tizr4 N nfeat danger thkl Z, anoe5
iffa IN {rial reaflcrs may vs. . N, iinsf.,sd
Tor the pAppeftfnl o. s.. at', ,tIeesvsfidn. The
III H. Iidfueudenrt anu tittr, 80. aeasnQB
sainiian ~ the Indian ss..syion' ne
,,erv areely on good aum ihirIi IN. ledaili-
nersdusl fitness 81 agents. ana 49, .,t,,,Y for
aniitv 81 their peculiar dutf el sartarce
tber WI niis is on the UTMOST Nhi'tar ss,seiaI
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