The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-06

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THE number of claims adjudicated dur
ing the year was 229, 40, of which 12i. 129
were reflections and 105,5 91 allowances, the
latter divided as follows: Original pension
reissues and additionals, 1864; accrued and
duplicates, 1888.
1.-The report of the commissioner shows
that the total number of claims of all
classes pending on June 80, 1900, was Az, 104,
being a reduction of Obs claims for the
fiscal year and a reduction of 1871 ,955 claims
since June so, 1898. OF the total number of
pending claims only 155, $50 are for original
pension. and about 10000 of these are dupli-
Gates, leaving about 10000 claimants who
have never received any pension.
1.-The act of Feb. 4. 1899, appropriated
$f44, 600, coo for the payment of army and
navy pensions. Including repayments to
the appropriation &4.s9S. 800. the sum avail
able for pensions for the fiscal year 1890
was $144, 004, $685. go.
THE amount disbursed for army pen
sions during the year was $l34, 700,59724 and
tor navy pensions So, 761 1858. Al, a total of
$13S, 1852. 130. 60. leaving an u~nexpended bal
ance of $5,5i2. 76S.25 60 be covered into the
treasury, and showing an increase over
the previous years expenditure of $1O7. on 10.
1.-The salaries and other expenses of the
Pension Bureau amounted to $2,571, 1886. rs;
the cost of disbursements, fees of exam
lining surgeons, ETC., was 81 ,21O, 300 .96-mak-
ing the gross expenditure on account of
pensions, disbursements, office expenses,
clerk hire, etc, $142, 302, S37. 39.
ANNUAL VALUE OF THE ROLL.
'The annual value of the pension roll az
it stood on June 30. 1900, was sl31, 534,544, a
decrease of sSs,417 in the annual value of
the roll from the year preceding. The de-
crease was brought about mainly by the
death of pensioners receiving high rates Of
pension, and for the same reason the
average annual value of all pensions for
the fiscal year decreased from 1927 on
June 30, 1893, to sl32.3 80 on June so, 1900. The
annual average value of general-law PEN
sions has increased from S165. 20 to $l67.53,
while the average rate under the act of
June q, 1890, has decreased from $10s.99 to
Sl0S.2S; and the average rate of pensions
granted on account of service in the war
with Spain has also decreased from Sl96.5s
to sl69.10.
up to the close of the fiscal year there
had been filed 27,047 invalid claims and 1884
widows claims, based upon service in the
war with Spain, and of these. 96 invalid
claims and SIS widows claims had been al
lowed.
9Th total number of original applica-
lions for pensions filed during the year was
1864, which number includes 1921 on ac-
count of service in the war with Spain.
9Th number of pensioners living in for
eign countries at the close of the year was
4.526. TO whom was paid in pensions the
sum of $685.. 1923.
1.-The number of special acts granting
pensions passed at the first session of the
E1fty-sfxth Congress was 6S4.
six of the eighteen pension agencies still
occupy leased quarters, at a total annual
rental of S12, 4S0. The names of all PEN
sioners residing out OF the territory IN
which they were paid have been trans
ferred TO the rolls OF the agency district
in which they reside. in compliance with
the terms of executive order of May Z.
1877, which directed that all pensioners re-
siding within each separate district shall
be paid by the agency located in said dis
trict. The work of the agencies Is per-
formed with pr0mptness, and work con-
nected with the paymen of pensioners is
kept well in hand.
1.-The COMMISSIONS reports that the work
of the Pension Bureau. with respect to
original claims for .pension, is practically
current, and states that the adjudication Of
claims can be greatly facilitated by prompt
ness on the part of claimants and attor-
neys In furnishing the requisite evidence.
sSubstantial progress In the adjudlca-
ton of claims has been made during the
past year. and further progress in this d.
| rection Is expected during the present year.
! Attention is again directed TO the act
Of June Z. 1SSS, which repealed all limita-