Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1869 — The Pension Report. [ARTICLE]

The Pension Report.

. . i - 7 • • i ** • 1 The forthcoming ftiitirt Of th*-Gemmis-sloncror Pensions wifi show a vitst amount • «f work done by that office. During the past year there were allowed new fclalhiH for pontitms aa follows : CU*v Olaime. Amount. < IntatldH.. ' #108,144 10 InvalldtvTof IncrcnAe :...-4,1108 104,7UH40 Widow*. orphan* and dependant relatione.... v ........13,1p3 4,677,481 53 Widow*, orphan* and dependant relation* (tor ihereaeo... .11,one THt.atti 70 37,741 #4,003,773 83 The foUqwing table shows tlje pension roll on tlfcdOth of June, 1889: Aggteigati Clan*. I I’eulouur*.. Amount. Invalid ulHlaar.., 81.570 #7,304,804 48 Widow*, orphan? and dependent relations 103,640 13,607,070 10 qo/I c*. <> 1 1 The amount paid during the year, for military pensions who: < Invalid military i>cn*iona #0,383,714-18 Wldoyrq, orphan- anddopenclent relaTotal... v ,. 14141 ....u.,.. ,:f0t7,16)4,808 04 NAVY PB.WONB. ! ■ ' , i During the year tlio new claims allowed were aa follows: Claad. I’enfloner*. Amount. Invalid navy 174 #10,480 0# Increased navy 57 2,600 50 Widow*, orphan*, and dependent raialionß 47,510 00 Increased widow*, orphans and dependent rolatlotia.' 101 ! * 4,748.00 T0ta1..., 1... 1. ..6'10 #31,083 50 The Naval roll stood, on the 30th of Juae: l'la*s. Feneioner*. An. Aggregate. Invalid* 1,480 #118,17110 Widow*, orphan*, .and dependent relation* ...1,558 450,83000 T0ta1..,..; ..,4,8« <376,00110 The amount paid during the last year was: To naval Invalid?.,,. <145,010,31 Widows, orphan*, and dependent relative* 301,37553 .1 ’ * 1 ? '. 1 ! (* | '-ia. a. J T»ua :v . .#130,010 04 During -the year there were added to the number or pensjoners of all classes, 23,196; dropped fhr vafirnis cahsCT, 4,870; on the rtffis June 30„1869,187,903. The yearly amount of pensions added to the rolls wrtsfesfollrtw** Army Invalids, $632,942.60; army widows, orphans and dependent relatives, $2,301,831.23; navy invalids, $18,845.50; navy widows,, orphans and dependent relatives, $32,238. The total amount paid tor pensions of all classes, including expense of disbursements, was $28,428,884.08. An excess us compared with the preceding year of $4,411,902.09, which will during the current year probably be increased to $5,000,000. The re'were Teceivcd d tiring flic year 41,03U.apnligatidnn for pensions under the’ act’ of July 14,1862, ana acts supplemental thereto, as follows: Invalids, 22,720; widows, orphans and dependent relatives, 16,318. The cases disposed of were : Invalid*. Admitted. Rejected Total. Originals 0,745 4.175 fi,M4O Increase.. 1t,743 l.« 58 11,078 16,470 4,148 40,508 Widow*, orphans, and dopeudent relative*. Originals 15.001 1.750 17,76» Increase... 4,741 844 3,643 Arrears 1,048 307 4.3*0 20,638 4,47? 4,3,143 The average monthly receipts were $3,419, and the average monthly disposals were $3,642. There are 62,101 cases remaining to be disposed of. There were 950 claims for pensions under acts prior to July 14, 1862, lndldding ten claims of widows of soldiers of the revolution. Four original claims, and 295 for increased pay to widows of soldiers who had served m the revolution, were admitted. Daniel F. Bakeman, the only revolutionary soldier Who was on the pension rolls at the date of the last annual report, pensioned SMRBff Nantyßercna, wilow ofJoaepH of Pennsylvania, the only representative on the pensionjrollsof the w’idowsofthorevolutionary war who were married prior to the close of the War (1783), drew her pension to March 4,1869, at] the Pittsburgh agency. ** Of The widowfe of (he revolutionary wan married after 1783 and before 1794, there are 54 surviving. Of thosejmarried prior $x 1800 a»d subsequent* to 1794, 38, and since 1800,795; mating a, total of 887 revolutionary widows who*: names are now on tjic rolls—one less than last year. OF the 93 married prior to 1800, six are from the District of Columbia. In the bounty land division there were issued, during the year ending September 30, 18*50, 1,650 land warrants, covering 260,040 acres.pl the public domain.,, . Commissioner Van Aernam submits a full and comprehensive statement of the affairs of his office, but will make no recommendations to (Jdngreis.'r- JltprAlic.