Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-08

"@SAlhs lon, February THE Pres
luent has signed, on the reeommenda-
uon OF Secretary Of the Interior
Francis. an important order reducing
the number of pension agencies in the
United States from eighteen 10 nine.
The object Of the order is to effect a
very large saving to the government
without mountaineering the pension
ers. The Secretary demonstrates that
by this reduction of the pension agen-
cies the cost CT disbursing pensions can
De reduced by at least $4,000 per an
mum. The change was made possible
0y an amendment TO the law governing
the discussing of pensions, which
amendment was approved March %.
1870. IL required that all pensioners
should, after that date be paid bv
SheeAs, RENTED by mail Reports
from tue pension agencies in reply to
inquiries as TO the operation of the
new law were 10 the effect that under
II the pensioners are
PAID MUCH MORE PROMPTLY;
that the possibility of error is mini
iAl1eQ, and that upon the whole it is
much more satisfactory 10 the pension
ers than the former law. The agents
also advise that the pensioners receive
their pensions when RENTED by mail
AZ thelr homes, where, being surround
ed By family influences the pensioner
Is much more likely to make a judic-
l0us disposition Of his pension money.
Under the previous law many pension
ers collected their quarterly payments
IN person, under the influence Of bad
associations, were often induced TO ap-
ply those payments unwisely and de-
priye their families Of the benefits
thereof.
This executive order Will go into ef-
feet September LIST next. it's execution
having been postponed until that date
IN order that no pensionsr should suf-
Ter Inconvenience in consequence of de-
lay in receiving his pension, and to give
ample time for the removal of the rolls
and records from the agencies discOn-
tinucd.
The consolidation was made by
UNITING EXISTING AGENCIES
and the entire jurisdiction thereof in
order that no expense should be ir-
Cured by the making of new rolls.
The agencies at Concord. y. H., and
Augusta, Maine are discontinued and
payments hitherto made there are or
dered made from the agency at Bos-
ton, Mass; the pensioners heretofore
paid at Buffalo. y. Y, are to be paid
from the New York City Agency; those
at Pittsburg from the Philadelphia
Agency; those at Louisville and Knox
vile from Washington; those at De-
trOit from Indianapolis; those at Mill
waukee from Chicago; those az Des
MOines and Topeka. from ST. Louis
-V,-iT--f-- ? : -----2geECy is established.
A new agency is established at ST.
Louis because Of the better mail facih-
ties there than ar Des MOines or To-
r.ka. and for the further reasons that
there is a government building az ST..
Louis which can be occupied without
cost TO the government: and there is
also q sub-t-easury there. A pension
agency was removed from st. Louis 10
Topeka i'm 1882. There are more peI-
sioners now in Missouri than In Kan
sas or in any State formerly paid by
the Topeka or the Des Moines Agency.
There are in Missouri % SIP pensioners
in Kansas AZ. 433; i'm Iowa SGI9s.
The following is the preamble OF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.
.eWhereas. BY the act OF Congress 0p-
proved March %. 1895. the law gov
erning the payment of pensions was
amended SO as 20 require al pensioners
70 ne Maid by checks RENTED py ral
instead of permitting those TO collect
,,ersopallv who elected so 20 do, ard,
"Vbereas The method OF paying by
ror,ittarce las greatly lessened the la
49,, 90 Densi0n agencies through which
,,o,sioD aDDropriatiOns are disbursed,
and facilitated the payment or pensions
as evidenced by reports nom agents
and, .,,.,,oo os ~or-
sions bv mail has proven emlnenuy SAT
iefactorv to pensioners VINO, oy Ihls
rootbod received their quarterly allow
ans more promptly. with unVarylhs
-eoniaritv and with less likehhood OF
.' Wv, Under its prov ions and
.. o,Dssouence thereof. the number Oh
- AGENCIES can be materially re-
- without any inconvenience
49, IN the pensioners, and a great
l'.,,-- ~ the government be eHecJeo
9,. therefore from and after the
-, A.. Of September. eighteen nun
ms ms U I'd ninety-seyen, it is ordered,
etc
This is followed by
THE BODY OF THE ORDER
.,oh defines the jurisdiction Of each
eeencv. The Secretary OF Ine 'utel .SI
= charged with the execution VI .lle
- and directed 70 cause 'he dseu-
oiee ~ be grouped in the manner , P,o-
10 nv the act Of March o, Io'I,
- eieS reouires that each pensloner
VII 10 Maid quarterly and distributes
- - dement's at the different agencies
s5cb a manner as TO be mCSC con
III So ~ The treasury officials az
NenlS S.,...to, ord the sub-treaSuries.
.rle f9Ilowirg are the nine agencies
end the number OF pe"Si0l~'9 t'''N
tbereat under the oroer' ..--
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1,,fs .. ..... .-''''' % ms
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.,,no,sioners Of the United States re
Al ~ foreign countries. and now
siuII .,s,oriDg S7Sl. will continue 10 oe
uunucli-i9 v.-,~binotOn Agency ana