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Show iiAun'K in i'oiit. The loiuiitUtloiier liilillileiuls Ilia lil.nMlllr Art. WABIII.NaTtl.V, I). C. Nov. 8J. CoiuiuissionerKaum aJmltsthat since the parsni-u uf thu law there has been a great deal of unfavorable comment up 011 tha pension syslt m In guuerat and that It hat bi en said that the country It In danger ol bilng baukruptitl by.tx Iruvag-inl and undeserving petition legislation. "Hut," he comments, "a cniual con elderatlon of thu gnat change lu thu modeufllvus of tnese men and tho conditions tn which military life In time or 'war subjected them must auggitt that thu alraln upon llfo-rapweia of the soldier wat su gnat ns to maku ivrmanent Inroads un his vital foruea which .would nucussarlly risiilt In tho development uf amultlluduofnlhueuta and disabilities btoud the nuch ul medicine "It la this clstaof cilia lis who now iniiilltute tho great Indy who ure on the 1 melon rolls. Hood health and ability to Perform 1st or weru their est, Hal. Whon them werogune thuy wire lu a grtut measure ilef rived of Iho means ot tut port, ns a largn proportion propor-tion of the men who curried muskets have been unable to ktepupwlth Ihelr uclghboia who remained at homo during the great struggle uf life, aud the ilslmsuf these persons for ussist ance from the govermui nt rust uiion thu broailtit foundation nf Jutllce," T hu oommlssloner says tlm i-ollcy uf Ihuofllce for tlirrti years lint boon to ue"j larger art or thu fonu uihjii ol.-.'uill clslmt, litdlevlng It Junt uud pronrthat thotu who never ruielvri u peuslou thuuU havn tbelr cases considered con-sidered In'advauie of thosu ttiklng un liicrcatu of tension. Doting tbo putt liacrd year 21(1,017 cvrtiricutis liavo been issued in original cases and 70,7111 In Inireaaud ilalms. Thu couinns. slouer Is uf tho opinion that If this I'lllcy In nti'iilnl until Ihu clotuof Hie lucal yesr 1S0I the lilgliett number or itntloccro evir In Ik. on the rolls will li'vo l,i on Ui-ii-I there. Thrle are 4II),S78 urlgliml clulms now it til I nir. The ravolutluuary rtud Mi war mils u'o rjpldly dwlndllntr, imly tuenlynl lows and two duugbt irauliutolullonary velt runs being on Hiss former rolls, fhoruiv vorsol the war otllil!: mi tlm rolls number only Un again! -Si the year tutor.'. Hiumiioiisullhii camparutivr title n.ent or tho work ilmiu under Clivr land's nud iiDdei Harrison's nlmlnls tratloLB. Hu sail: " rim total r.uinUrcforlu'Hiul ci tllll-(Alts tllll-(Alts Issue I In in March I. ltt'U. to Octobir.0, 1SIC, was;9,,'i(W and Ilia ttlal i.miiUt uf intli 11 uillllliales of, all ilttsra tuned dining said pilled waaMVHU, while during theperlol or Match 4, IS--,, 10 October II, Its?, thu 11u111t.tr of nrlglual ctirtlflcalt't Itiued wis lSt,7U3aud tho total num. ber of I'sitilhuus ImuuJ iluilng that prrlud was 4i. ay, Tho nverngn cost lo the government ul vauh curlltlcslu grautetl during T vilatid'it admlnls trstluu was S.I...J und during the ireuiitnJmlnlstiatloii JI0.4I. |