The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-11-13

Interesting Extracts from Commits
sioner Evans Report.


Washington. Nov. 6.-The first an
nual report of Commissioner OF PEN
sions III. Clay Evans 10 the secretary OF
the interior. was made public Friday.
A summary follows;
There were added to the rolls during the
wear the names OF 50.i0i new pensioners and
| there were restored TO the rolls S.s1l PEN
sloners who had been previously dropped.
n TOTAL OF HO72 During the same period
the losses 10 the rolls were $1,000 by death'
1.O74 by remarriage OF widows and mothers.
1875 by legal limitation (minors), 2.6SS Tor
failure 10 claim pension for three years ana
4. SEQ for other causes, an aggregate or
A,l22
irhe whole number OF pensioners on the
rolls June 80. 1887, was 1904. The net gain
over the previous year was b,asb. IL VIII
thus be seen that the pension roll has not
vet begun 10 show any diminution, though
il has been anticipated by predecessors I'm
office that such would be the fact. Seven
widows OF revolutionary soldiers and nine
daughters OF revolutionary soldiers are
still on the rolls.
During the year 94.4A pension certificates
were issued. or which number 0,l0l were
original allowances and the balance were
reissues increases, reservations. etc. Dur
ing the same period 76, 23i claims OF various
classes were disallowed. This NUMBER
however. does not include claims whieh
!
The amount disbursed for pensions by
the pension agents during the year was
Sf3g. Tgq. 2i2 ~ and the amount dlsDufseu Dy
treasury settlement was $50 4Io.-S' totaI
or si39, 9f9 7iT.25. This exceeds the amount
disburstd during the fiscal year 1896 by
| the sum OF 81 5S4. 4s01S II li.Gn certificates,
which were held In this bureau until July
1877 had been mailed to the pension
agents during the fiscal year. they would
! have required first payments amounting 10
I q az tu4 hes
value, which would also have been charge
upon the appropriation This amount,
added 10 that actually disburscd, makes an
aggregate OF Siil, ,916. The appropria-
ton for the payment OF pensions Tor the
I fiscal year 1891 was only Sii0.000Oo0. The
average annual value OF each pension at
the close OF the year was Sl33.lA The av-
4 crage annual value OF each pension under
Y the general law was SiGa o.; each under the
act OF June Il, 1890, was SO9.25. The aggre-
\ gate annual value OF all pensions at the
\ close OF the year was Sl29,fg1.AZS.
Referring to the consolidation OF agencies,
! Commissioner Evans recommends that the
/ executive order OF July last suspending
I the operation OF the order Of February b,
4 1897 the latter OF which provided for the
/ consolidation, be continued indefinitely,
/ and adds. II am stlll OF the opinion that
! the reduction and consolidation OF the
pension agencies at this time Is not only
\ unnecessary but lneXpedient; that the dis
rupton OF business In the agencies, the
/ business for the ipterior department. and
\ the general inconvenience OF the service
| would more than Offset the anticipated saw
/ ing 10 the government" Attention Is
\ called 10 a slgnihcant saving In rentals or
/ agencies. policy still being continued.
I In conclusion the report recommends the
/ publication OF a complete list Of pensioners
! and the passage Of a law 10 the end that
no pension be granted 20 the widow OF
any soldier that shall marry hereafter.