Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-22
PENSIONS PILING UP.
Statement Made by Pensions Com
missioner Evans.
Nams~r for the Past Year Highest On
Record-r~tsl Disbursements on
ren.ion. trconnt.

WASHINGTON. Aug. is.-There were
more pensioners on the rolls on June
30. the end Of the last fiscal year.
than ever before In the history Of the
government.
The total OF ala classes then on the
rolls. according to an advanced synop-
sis of the annual report Of Commission
r Evans. was s35.735. At the begin
ming OF the last fiscal year there we're
seS.529 names on the roll During the
year there were allowed 4t225 claims
for original pension and 3.5s7 claims
were added to the list by renewals and
restorations. making the total number
Of claims on the rolls during the year
l.0gl.32l. There were 1856 names
dropped during the year. so that the
net gain over last year was 4.e0s
During the fiscal year there were drop
ped on account OF death 3S.i53 names:
remarked. $50; minors reaching age
Of is. i.5ss. failure TO claim. i.53S:
other causes i.f60.
Though the survivors CT the civil
war are rapidly dying OF. there was a
gain during the year of .aii pension
ers on account OF that war This wa.
due to the large number OF widows
added 10 the roll. the number being
$3.50. or nearly i.500 more than dur
ing the previous year. the increase re-
sultsng from the action OF congress in
extending the provisions Of the act Of
1890.
There was an increase of 3.s4s on
account Of the Spanish war
There were decreases in these class
es Of pensioners: War Of the RevOlu.
tion. ?: War OF iSI2. Els. War with
Mexico. Se5; indian Wars. 5ii
The pension rolls still contain the
names OF nine widows and daughters
Of soldiers OF the kevOluntiou; one
survivor and 1.aeT widows on account
OF the war OF 1879: Less survivors
aud s.4s9 widows on account Of Indian
wars. 1853 survivors and S.1o9 widows
on account OF the war with Mexico;
s35.sSs survivors and e53.913 widows
and minor children on account Of the
civil war: $50 army nurses and 1855
survtvorg ard 2.cis widows on account
of the war with SPAIN
The appropriation for the payment
% pensions during the fiscal year was
siff 0o9. .oQ0. or this amount there
was expended si3S.3SI. as. 81. leaving
an uneXPendei balance OF s5.4ss.5lsI6.
The total disbursements OF the gov
eminent on account OF pensions since
1870 has been s27s3.350. .0334e. OF
this total there had been expended up
70 June 80. is55. but So. s.s45. .444.23.
making the expenditures from June 80.
1855. TO June 30. 1901, s2.s6s. .s0i.-
sSs-s3-
- -A&sSsi showing TOR Evans
Notwithstanding this great increase
in the number OF claims filed. due to
the spanish war and TO the HberaIiz-
ing of the act Of 1899. Commissioner
Evans made an excellent record dur
INK the year. there being. on June 80.
ios.ss9 claims pending. smaller num-
Der than at any time since 1896.
Iasfer Nsrioa. Presidents
The statement gives the following
amounts Of money paid pensioners un-
der different administrations.
President Grants first term. SIG.
i3s-975: average per year. s2903i. .0s3.
President Grants second term. sIt4.
$685.; average per year. s2S.5aS..
s3s.
President Hayes administration.
sIi5.See.is9. average per year s3s.-
sS9.sea.
President GarheId's administration.
s237.s25.o7e; average per year. .5s.-
i5s. .ess.
President CleveIand's first term.
305.sss.sse; average per year. $40.
i0s. les.
President Harrison's administration.
s5ls.707,726; average per year. 1929.
ses. 1881.
President Cleveland's second term.
s5I.ioI 900; average per year. sl3g.
4s7 .sO2
President McKinley's first term.
s5so. .oo0.5i5: average per year. $40.
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