Show PENSION AFFAIRS AEE report of assistant secretary of the interior reynolds washington Washing tan dec 6 the report of oc assistant secretary ot of the I 1 interior riter lor reynolds for the present year show a the policy pursued in ill the administration of pension affairs it states stales the important changes in and practice and the following out of a general plan for securing equity uniformity and justice in the determination di of appeals the assistant secretary says the liberal and generous spirit which prompted the enactment of the pension lava aw a has haa been the guide of the derailment dep depal guient ailment in ili their construction former adjudications have lave not iwen been disturbed savo save v where here fraud error in ill law or mistakes was apparent figures are cited to show the at gniel cance of the reduction of pending caws casts and to demonstrate that tor for the first time jn in eight years tho the work of the office during the pat past year was devoted to considering current appeals the commissioner of pensions was re reversed red in 2066 of the easel cases ruled gratifying result have followed the passage of the act of march 2 1893 1895 which secured the extension of cases v wherein herein payments of accrued pensions could be made as well as tile tho act of 0 march li 6 1856 relating to the conima nce merit of pensions under act of june 27 UK 1890 the suggestion la Is again made as aa to the advisability of a lucli 11 legislation as will locce in the fe oderal d bertil courts the bight of any one on behalf of tile the government to ask aak better protection to the pension fund of 0 those theme laboring labor lne under legal the rights of minor children u tio ho claim under tinder the act of june 27 should be declined alth till moro more certainty tali ity where here the soldier dies leaving no no n widow idova surviving the act of A usual august 3 5 relates to title of those who hi served at an bursen during the war or of the dehol llon ilon title is confined d to eloiie who served in regimental regimen lal post poet c ar P or 91 general n arall hospitals the refusal bof of the lie war department to reco recognize milze those as properly emp employed loed who mho sered nei mil lit in tho the first three classes mentioned tends lends to defeat their litle and renders tit tills Is portion of tile the ait act nugatory attention la Is inet invited t ed to I 1 his order that til it proper legislation may lie be enacted to relieve any di de berving claimant of an unjust and un intentional antt on cill tile hn of 0 Ieli uary 1830 1890 it a new dow divi blon was waa ft in tile onico office of the secretary by bv ills his order art and the board of nii n appeals avam I 1 beret therel jy merged lit in tills new division div islon was waa dool thi lh of pension af calra r r ny this indans all ait battels IQ ic laloni to ri pensions wore were baroug brought I 1 it in into to win one division and under the assistant asal stant supervision the result has hag been to lo hal monize find arid thin tills branah and also led to HD greater expedition tion in the hands of a competent force I 1 |