The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-06
Pension Money.

4 Washington correspondent Of the st
Lonis Republic has this to say about pen
siolis: The surprising statement Is made BY
the Pension Department that on July lst, the
beginning Of the next fscal year, there
will he returned to the Treasury Of the
United STATES the enormous sum Of nearly
20 600, 90. Ihis represenss tie saving
in the conduit Of tie bareau durine Com
missioner Lochren's s incumbeney. Instead
oi granting every application for pension
he So to work TO purge the pension list
and TO stop the wholesale and indiscrimi-
na'e issuance Of pensions. How well be
has succeeded is sbown not only by his
avoidance Of deficiency Of $1,000. 60,
which bis predecessor practically predicted,
but By his saving and returning 10 tlla
Treasury the enormous sum Of nearly s25,-
000, 600. And he did not ask for $780,
oo0, ,oC0 from Congress for next yea- either.
He has reduced the estimate to $40. CO.,
900.
n This work Of economy Mr Lochren
has lad The active cooperation ard assist
anoe Of his DEPUTIES, Mezsers Murphy and
Bell, as well as the ether leading offciais
Of the bureau, a msiorify Of whom are
veterans ofihe late war. 1t il believed BY
Pension Bureau officials tia. the time Is
MT far distant when The issuance Of pen
sions will be brought 10 business basis
and that the general priEeip'e that thcse
deserving pensions should have them vii
be recognized by 10th pzities; thai ihe
pension roll viii be an honor roll and that
the ertire conduct Of pensions will be reg
ala.ed 10 the Pension Department with
out reference 10 politics in any shape.
Commissioner Lochren expects a gradu-
aied decrease each yezr in the number ei
applicants for pensions. The number gran.
tad ard the eIPendituTes- 1t Is stated
that BY The close Of Mr Cleyelsnd's admin
istration. IN 1897 the expenditures vii
have been reduced from sl4O. .0o0, 600 PEI
annum to a, least sI5l. 900. Geo. and that
the dscreaae will continue al an even mors
rapid rate from ye1r TO year. 1t Is stated
that tie death rate Of veterans Is inereas-
ing very rsPidiy and that their ehiiireu
are attaining tie age Ct I6 years, by which
pensions are greatly reduced
0ne sourae Of increase will be 81 90. .0o(
for rensions for Mexican veterans, should 1
bill. uoE beFore Congress pass proyiling fol
an Increase in pensions far all Mexican
veterans from g TO sI2 PER month. Tb:
House Committee On Pensions has agrees
10 the proposed Increase. Commissions
Lochren states that 1865 survivors Of the
Mexican War are borne On the raIiz. n ad-
dition 10 7,6Il widows, making in all 2i.-
%.
Tie IoJiizn war pensioners ars evenly dl-
vided between the WIDOWS and survisors
the total number beirg CLIO. InzsuacE
as 5, ,42I Of the Mexican War pensioners
have hzd tbeir pensions increased TO Sl1
per Eaonth, there remain I0.Sl4 survivors
who are still receiving the minimum ra,:
Of 8 per month. The additional amour
required per anuun viii be S4s IN eacI
case, or total for the pensioners now upo.
the rolls Ct $Ss5. .lao.
As it has bssa sS,inatsi that si,he claim
or Mexican War pensions now Pea1iug Il
lh- bureau 1879 will b. al'o<el, the adds
sioual Cos, for Mexscan War pensions
by reasons of tie proposed Ie.i la,ion. Q
| S95.oItc. Toshis sum must be AIDED SS6o..
go in round uumbers for ,ae Indian va
pensioners.
| For over a raouth the Peasioa BAreau ha
oeen engaged in cleaning out tue acouru!st
81 flies. The examination thus far show
that the nambe' OF pending cases will .
reduced from 7iI,ooo year ago TO abou
$4,000. In the files have tesn foand &c
900 abandoned cases. There were oser ?;
900 rejected c'ses. o,her cases have bee
disposed Of 10 sach large quantities as
reduce the total number TO $4,000. 1t /
fully expected that all of these cases vi
have beea disposed Of by the expiration {
Mr. Clsyelani's term. Then the time w:l
arrive for lcugexpee,sd discharge of III
employees of the bureau. At presea, ID
bureau has oni;s rolls ..ooo employees,
whom 5lS are constantly en- the read |
special examiners, II is stated that ;her
msy De reorganization of the silbiivisol
, within the next few moaths.