PENSIONS.
The annual report of the Commissioner of Pensions shows that at the
close of the year ending June 30, 1876, there were on the files of his office
42,809 original Army invalid claims; 19,344 invalid increase; 32,713
Army widows' original; 814 widows' increase; 975 original Navy
invalids; 62 Navy invalid increase; 524 Navy widows' original, and 2
Navy widows' increase claims.
To that number were added during the year 16,532 original Army invalid; 11,214 Army invalid increase; 5,209 original Navy widows'; 780 Army widows' increase; 271 original Navy invalid; 117 Navy invalid increase; 97 original Navy widows', and 16 Navy widows' increase claims.
Seventeen hundred and seventy-one original Army invalid, 132 original Army widows', 4 Army widows' increase, 0 original Navy invalids' and 1 original Navy widow's claims were taken from the rejected files and reopened, making a grand total of 61,112 original Army invalid; 21,558 Army invalid increase; 38,114 original Army widows'; 1,598 Army widows' increase; 1,252 original Navy invalids; 179 Navy invalid increase; 622 original Navy widows', and 18 Navy widows' increase claims, for disposal.
Of claims under the act of February 14, 1871, there were pending at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, 341 survivors' and 389 widows' claims; 108 survivors' and 388 widows' claims were filed during the year, and 9 each of survivors' and widows' rejected claims were reopened, making a total of 548 survivors' and 746 widows' claims.
There were examined and allowed during the year 7,134 original Army invalid; 8,922 Army invalid increase; 3,790 original Army widows'; 678 Army widows' increase; 148 original Navy invalid; 76 Navy invalid increase; 71 original Navy widows', and 7 Navy widows' increase claims.
Of claims under the act of February 14, 1871, there were allowed 57 survivors' and 126 widows' claims, making a total of 21,019 pension claims allowed, against 17,451 the year preceding.
There were rejected during the year 13,284 pension claims, as follows: Army invalid, original, 4,609; Army invalid, increase, 7,026; Army widows', original, 1,355; Army widows', increase, 13; Navy invalid, original, 51; Navy invalid, increase, 38; Navy widows', original, 66; survivors of the war of 1812, 43; and widows of soldiers of the war of 1812, 83; leaving on hand unadjudicated on June 30, 1877, 91,981 pension claims of all classes.
The total addition to original claims for pension is 7,110; total reduction of increase claims, 4,639.
The yearly value of claims allowed during the year is $1,343,534.84 as follows: Army invalid, $472,453.22; increased pension to invalids, $369,996.12; Army widows, &c., $446,292; increased pension to Army widows, $16,504; Navy invalids,$16,528.50; increased pension to Navy
