New-York tribune., 1901-08-19
PENSION PAYMENTS.
NEARLY A MILLION PERSONS ON THE
ROLLS OF THE PENSION BUREAU
AMOUNTS PAID UNDER vARI-
OTIS ADNINJSTR ATIONS
OUS ADMINISTRATIONS.

Washington. Aug 1s.-COmmissioner Evans has
prepared statement showing the operations in the
principal features of the Pension Bureau in the
last fiscal year. compared with former years
Most OF the data win be embodied IN his annual
report and the statement is prepared for the use
of the National Encampment of the Grand ARMY
OF the Republic. which will be held before the
report is ready.
1t shows that the number of pensioners on the
rolls on June 30 last 9S 735. a gain OF 2Os
over last year The total loss to the roll in ;be
year was 3Js6. which includes 3S.15S by DEATH $50
by rer;arriaSe. 15s2 by minors reaching the age OF
sixteen, 1.53s by failure claim pension and 460
from other causes. A comparative table shows that
tn roll for the year just closed is the high water
mark in the history OF the Pension Bureau the
next highest having been reached in 1895. OF the
gains to the rolls in the year S,s49 from the
war with Spain. The losses include two from the
Revolution 215 from the War of 1872, S26 from the
war with Mexico and 544 from the Indian
The gains to the roll since 1898 were 1894 widows
of the Civil War and 560i from the Spanish war;
total 1888. The net gain the rolls IN the four
years was 4,O21 Pensions granted to widows under
the act of June q 1890 in the year numbered 1850
or nearly 400 IN OF those granted the pre-
vIous year
The pensioners the rolls are classified as fol-
lows: Survivors, $3.50; invalids 739 ss4; widows
2is,0S6 These comprise 13.l24 widows and the 1855
survivors account of prior to 1861: 297 675
invalids. and sS,S02 account of general laws
disability of service origin mostly Civil War;
h5Sll4 lnValldS and l5.ln widows account OF
the June, 1890. act. Civil War dsab bity not due to
service; b0 army nurses. and $500 ipvaIids and
20i9 widows on account of the with Spain.
The total amount paid to pensioners $ first pay
ments on the allowance of their claims in 1901 was
s99Si76i, or S1062Ss more than the first payments
In 1900. This amount represents the arrears of
pension. aggregating 675 claims allowed. to an
average of nearly 81 800 each
The fees paid to attorneys amounted TO S59l 245
an Increase of almost 1900. due to the Spanish
war. At least one hundred thousand of the medical
examinations held in the year resulted unfavor-
ably to the claimants The amount paid to pen
soners under the general law in the year was
$50 s6 2S3 decrease of 81 80 253 from the amount
PAID last year II is believed that in the fiscal
year of 1902 the payments under the general law
Will be exceeded by those of pensioners under the
act OF 1880 The Spanish pensioners received
sll75225 increase last year of Ss42 800 and
the pensioners under the act of 1880. amended on
May 1880 received $66,915iSl. an increase last
year of 81. .201. .4O2
In the last thirty years the survivors of the War
OF lSl2 and their widows have received S44 Sal $40
Mexican War. $50 col. lS7 and Indian wars s. 4O2 G54
The total disbursements for pensions from July l.
l 10 June 80 OF this year, aggregate 81 1853 OS3
There were $3.50 claimants for pensions in the
year. The pension rolls Stin contain the names Of
War of 1872; LOSS survivors and 3.49 widows on ac-
count of Indian wars. and 7,56S survivors and S1O9
widows on account of the Mexican War. The
bureau issued l966 certificates of all classes in the
year, A225 being for original pension. The number
of claims pending on July last 403569
money paid pensioners under different administra-
tOnS.