The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-25
Annual Report o!thc Secretary of the In
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Annual Report o! the Secretary of the In
terror.
The annual report of the Hon. A II. II Stuart
Secretary Of the interior, fills six aud half col
umns Of the National Latstiiyeneer. and abounds
in various interesting statistics aud many iupoE
taDt suggestions.
The SUM required for the Depor,nen, flr 1854
Is less, by .774 SOC. than for 1853. and the
amount estimated .nr pensions slow dec l.o Of
| $3.50 1893, while the public buildns will require
an increase Of sGOS 1858, caused by an item Of
100000 for the Capitol extension. for which no
estimate was made This year, and for other new
objects IN Washington The estimate for pgri.
cultural statistics has also ben increased 81
200
The report gives various statistics of the public
lands, EN- braced in the report OF the commission.
er Of the Land Office
From the report Of the Commis.ioncr of tie
Pension Office, to which the Secretary rcfers. We
learn that that the pensioners on the rolls of the
Pension Office have bcea'roduced to l8,6Ce, and
are 743 less Than last year
Under the act OF lSlh # March. 1913, fr tie
relief Of officers aud soldier, in IL iigrnt circum.
stances, 2OiS5 were rensinncd of whom l.OiG
are nov on the rolls only $50 haze received
payment III tbs first and SECOND quarter. Of s52
! loS persons were pcn-luuei u.drr the act oi
18th Of May, ISIS, passed for the b.neft ufuiic.
era and soldiers Of the continental army who
served to tie end Of the war; 1913 are on the roll,
but AZ only were paid III the first six months Of
the year.
Pensioners under the act Of june :. 1892. 49,.
oC6 on the roll, 1925 received payments, in six
months l4g5.
Pensioners unden the act of July 1, 1896 for
revolutionary widows and orphans of cert.u
volunteers and militia troops who dird in service
since lolS.numOer JlG3, of whom g7S remain
on The rul-
The net of 7h July, 1885, gave five rear.
pension to reyolu iunAry widows who married be.
fore the first of January, 1854. ] 400 were
enrolled: lG3 only having beeen paid in Elk
months.
Under the act Of 81 Of February, ls4S, for
life or wiiowbopd. G0o0 were enrolled, aud uu.
der the act Of 2sth Of July. lSiS. which extend
ed the period Of marriage to the wear zoe, g75
were enrolled. On the rolls under both acts
$3.50 pensioners, Of whom s9O9 were paid
during tho fret and second quarters Of tlc
year
The act Of 9lstof July lSlS, for thc widow.
and orphans Of those billed ia battle. or who
per.shed toy disease in the Mrxigan or, ehtolled
! ,l.2, while the lumber poisoned was ! $40
aci-, were $3.50 - iucreas. oi go, cumprred
with the lat annual report 2g2 were pad 10
the first six months uf tie year
There are now on tie Ioii. ,od u7alii-. On.
titled 20 navy pen.ions, who rsc,iycd annually
so u1g96 There srs a,,o PA winsuw-. who
annually receive SIOl,4go, aud IS orphans, who
receive S6l4S.
The expenditure on account VI rcu.iuns since
the last rcrort, i about = 100000 embracing
many claims allowed before the close Of lh. last.
but paid within tie present yosr
More stringent measures are called for TO
prevent Haud IN procuring pensions. In some
parts Of the county the business has been It-
duccl TO q systcm, and bodies Of mrn have con
i'i'Tatei i'r tie purpose Of carryu. INTO effect
their uc!aIious schemes. by means 50 ~. lll a.to
redtr detection almost impossible.
The cost Of printing tie sixth census was
sl7S.S05. Lippucuu t Go. now propose 10
publish 10000 copies oi tie statistics d. tie
seventh Ceu,u',in two folio volumes Of ! Oou
pages each, on fine type and paper w., iuurG
with Russia Ll.cks for ,he rggrr!ato sum or
$4,000, bcirg les. than one. turi Of the amount
paid iog the publication of the Fixlh ccn,u..
The progress Of Ito extension II the Patent
Office, ana tue great importance of the Bureau
arr referred TO- and, 10 show tho nCrVse Of tie
Patent business. it Is stated tiat in 1889 tine
whole number uf models in the office was OCg I;
IN the beginning of 1881 they hal increased
to lt,.Ui, and now reach nearly 9G,OuO Va
rious suggestions for the benefit Of the business
are made
/ Much space ia devoted to the Mexican bound.
ary survey, and the CAUSES which, q few months
ugo led to its suspension. The prosrcs. ur the
extension o!,he Capitol is also detailed, aud the
proplirty of an appropriation by Cougrcs, = sum
sufficient To erect aud Mruish suitable houses Tor
the accommodation OF the Wee President " the
/ Juied States and tie members Of the Cabinet y,
strongly urged upon Congress. It's estimated
That It would require the expenditure of about
/ Sououoa juc,sdug the pur,hp,c ul tie upcr-,s.
~ ground, IN making tins recommendation, the
Secretary SAYS:
"lbr cost oI house rent provisions. fuel md in
deed ul all ihr uruc"a'ig ui lie IN Washington,
has risen TO >u.a degree a, - require thc most
rIgid economy tu ,sth'c the uruirIs uf the
Cabinet and thr Vice President To live within
their incomes, A. rlr as my ob,crvpliun has cx
tended t-w, Il an, OF them have been able To do
so This evil Is increasing ,rcry year, and If
measures are not adopted 10 arrest 1t, the day il
not iar distant when men oimuIeratr mrans. hut
in al respects fitted to serve tho publ, Ia h,- Ia
aud responsible places will Oo deferred from ac.
ceptng them by the heavy preuuihry loss To
which they must lnevltrhic be subjected
/ The Secretary concludes by calling ihc pnr
/ ticularHtcnunn of Cungrcs to the affairs Of the
| District Of Columbia, and hopes the necessary
/ appropriations will ps made without delay to
commence tie wutE ulin'roluciug an ample sup.
I ply of pure water into Georgetown aud Washing.
tom The erection Of one ur more permanent
bridges across the Potomac adapted not only for
ordinary travel but for the passage uf railway