The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-11
INCREASE OF PENSIONERS.
Commissioners Reports Larger Mum
ber on Rolls Than Last Year.
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Commissioners Reports Larger Num-
ber on Rolls Than Last Year.
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Washington, D. C.. June little
commissioner Of pensions states re-
suits OF the efforts Of the bureau for
the eleven months Of the fiscal year
ended May 81 as follows
Original pensions have been grant.
ed-For account of war OF 1912. wild.
ows .; for account Of Indian wars
widows 1l2, survivors z; fof account
tof Mexican war, widows 825, surviv-
ors IA; for account Of service prior
to 1861 widows G. This makes a.
total OF i66 pensioned for account Of
service prior 10 the ciyil war
For account OF the civil war there
have been pensioned--F disabilities
incurred in service, lnvalids 1,O51 for
disabilities as provided by act OF 1890
inyalids 1852; for widows under old
law. 1901; for widows under act Of
1880 and amendments. 1i.479; nurses.
25. This makes total original is
sues account Of the civil war Of 25,-
30s.
m addition to this number there
have been restored to the rolls 400
names that were previously dropped
or suspended for various causes.
There are now about 100000 Of
those drawing under the act Of 1890
and amendments that receive the
maximum rate Of S12 per month.
There have been 619 pensioned that
carried a total Of s9273t4 Tan average
OF s1.514 each) as first payment;
large per cent. of these cases are
known as ~oid minors" and only APP
pear on the rolls for the one pay
ment
For account of service in the war
with Spain there have been granted
1859 pensions to invalids and 1856
pensions to widows aud dependents.
The total number OF claims fled for
account of this war to date has been
1855.
Under the act of March 3, 1901, pro
yidlng for the repensioning Of widows
who remarked and again became
wiG0ws. there have been 1850 claims
filed.
There will be an increase in the
number of pensioners on the rolls at
the close of the present fiscal year,
June 80, 1901, over the previous year.
The appropriations made by con
gress for the fiscal year viii be suffi-
cieny with one exception, viz, that
for medical examinations. In this
item there viii be a deficiency. Con
gress appropriated 100000, but the
demand for medical examinations
during the fiscal year has been so
great that the appropriation will not
be sufficient to meet the requirements
OF the law under the established
practice.
In addition TO the number OF origi-
nal pensions granted, as set forth, for
the eleven months, there have been
issued for increases. rerating, and ac-
crued pensions 5O,6SO certificates, or
the bureau has written for all classes
94077 certificates. There have been
1887 names added to the rolls since
July /, 1900.
July 1, 1897, the adjudication Of
original invalid pensions was from
twenty to thirty months in arrears in
the respective divisions The com
missioner predicts that by the close
of the present fiscal year June 30,
1901, the adjudication Of all original
claims Onvalids, widows aud depend
ents) viii be current, to the end that
just so soon as the evidence III a
claim Is complete that claim win 90
from the pending files for adindica-
tion.