The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-06
Pensions Are Vast.

The report proceeds as follows:
The report of the commissioner of pen
Stons shows that on June 80. 1899. there
were y3l,9l9 pensioners borne upon me
roll During he fiscal year ended June 20,
1863, there were allowed 4o.6+5 pensions on
original applications, and the number re-
stored TO the rolls was 4 69s. making d to-
= or new names added to the rolls Of
49,344- Inc pensioners dropped from the
rolls during the year by reason of death
and all 0tner causes aggregated 1888,
leaving the number remaining on the rolls
June 81, 1850, 9S3, 90, a net increase OF &Ui0
as compared with the previous fiscal year,
1899 The pensioners borne upon the rolls
on June 81, 1900, are classified as follows,
tO-Wit:
Widows and daughters of revoIu-
ticnary soldiers ...--- ...- .----... II
Survivors and widows OF soldiers
of the war of 1872 .-...--....----..- 1.tf3
Survivors and widows Of soldiers
OF Indian wars --------------.-.--- 5-to5
Survivors and widows of soldiers
OF Mexican war ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4e7'3S
General Laws
Army invalid pensioners ....----..---- 595,'ts4
Army widows. minor children, etc -, 49J
Navy invalid pensioners ---..-..-----. s,62Z
Navy widows minor children etc 1.S 5,4
Act OF June 2, 1890
Army invalid pensioners ....-.....- -4l9--a2
Army widows, minor children, cts 10 ~
Navy invalid pensioners ------------ l5,553
Navy widows, minor children, etc 0,oIA
War With Spain
Army invalid pensioners .-----..-.--.- -
Army widows, minor children, etc $40
Navy invalid pensioners ....-.-..... 50
Navy widows, minor children, etc =
Total. ..-.......-. 1856 SD
The number OF claims adjudicated
during the year was -. 40, Of which ia
l29 We're reJectlons ana Ig2,ogl ailoN.iLlGssi
/ the latter divided as follows: Orislnil
pension claims, fJ.6f5, RESERVATIONS, t,t.t-
increase, reissues and additionats. 4f,6if,
accrued and duplicates, l5,os5.
'-T5e amount d-Sbursed for army pen
si0ns during the year was Sl53. 4t}. 5fi--t,
! and for navy pensions sc. 76l 433 a. a total
/ Of pa s. "a q &
I balance OF S5.542. s6o % TO be covered INTO
the treasury. and showing an increase
! over the previous year 5 expenditure o.
.'i'he salaries and other expenses Of The
: pension bureau amounted TO @2,5!lo5o 80
! the cost of disbursements, fees OF eNanl,l-
/ ing the gross expenditure on account OF
/ pensions, disbursements, office expenses
/ clerk hire. etc. Sl42.5JS, S5t-aJ
Report on Education.
J '''g'T.a commissioner of education in his
} report presents some interesting data on
! the progress of education in the United
! States and its dependencies Tn grand to-
/ tai in all schOols-elementaTy. secondary
/ and higher, public and prlvate-for Ine
1 year ended July ]. 1893. was is. 1882, of
I which the number enrolled in the common
I school, elementary ana seconaaryr WI
! i5,l3S,ll5 Twenty ana one-naI psf CEN
I OF the entire population was enrolieQ lh
the Public elementary SCHOOLS ana n-s-
( schools. The number of students ~ cot-
/ less and universities is given as 1851,
/ schools Of medicine law and THEOLOGY.
So I3s. normal schools. 6S,3S0, the value oi
! public school property is estimated N
] k524 6S9. $50, amount of current receipss
Z raised from state taxes. SS5.l5i, ,s'si from
! local taxes 1881 $50; income from per
/ manent funds. S9,0I9.3l5; other source,
s15. 80 749: total receipts being S23t Co.,
The amount expended for sites, building
furniture etc. is reported TO BE- S53.Z
Q49: teachers salaries, $3.50 oJueI
expenditures. S35.36S.1l4; total excluding
navment of bonds, SI91 .2Sl da5.
The report declares laudable progress
has been made in education in the island
possessions.
The territories are reported prosperous
and the pleas of the governors OF Arizona
New Mexico and Oklahoma TOT duihlsalul
10 statehood are transmitted