The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-07

securing 10 them the amount of hand 10 which they are
entitled and the remainder of the apart should
be thrown open 20 settlement The Secretary further
suggests the proprety of amending the graduation Of
August A. 1884, and the acts securing presumption rights
ln certain cases TO mail contractors
The recent battles with the Indians west Of the Rocky
mountains alluded to- and the hope is expressed that
conquest has paved the way for the introduction of
peace policy on which rests the only hope of the friend
Of the red man that there any good in store for him
and his postery Some changes In the past policy of
the government are recommended. Removals of tribes
should be avoided separate lands should be assigned TO
individuals without the power to aenato or cucumber
them and money annutes should be expended for the
common good instead Of being divided per capita II is
also proposed that Congress shall authorize tho subsu
don OF mechanical and agricultural Implements seeds
clothing, &c, in lieu of payments of money
The Information in regard to the working of the sys-
tom III California rs dscouragng The product of the
several farms Is altogether inadequate to the support of
the Indians and the expense of the system heretofore
managed Is enormous This is owing in great measure
to the unnecessarily large number of white persons en-
poyed and a change is to be made in this respect
The estimates for the Indian service ia California for tina
next fiscal year have been reduced to the Of $50 900
IL VIII soon be necessary to assign reservations of proper
extent to the Pmos and Macopas of Arizona and also
to the Apaches, Camanches, Kowas and other rowing
tribes of the interior, definite understanding
can be had with them revision and codcation of the
intercourse law is also recommended.
The current business of the Pension Office in all It's
branches has been brought up to date, and the large
clerical force which required for the execution of the
bounty land act of 1855 be dispensed with at an ear
ly day During the year 1885 bounty land warrants
have been issued covering 2o acres of land The
whole number of army pensioners is 10 1928 recurring
for their payment the annual of 1902 700 80 The
whole number OF navy pensioners 892 annual payment
Sl3O5Ol TO- The total amount disbursed for pensions
up to this date is about ninety millions of dollars and
If to that be added the bounties in land e. T39
acres at 81 rs per ace the whole amount for bounes
and pensions will be than lGS millions of dollars
The report proceeds to give of the reasons why
these amounts much larger than was anticipated
when the several acts passed. and also audcs the
frequent frauds which have been practised upon the
Pension Bureau.
In relation to the District of Columbia, mention is
made of the progress of the work The building occu
pied by the Department of the Interior and recon-
mendation is made that the squares and open spaces
which belong to the United States should be enclosed
and handsomely improved by the government while the
opening of streets and avenues, grading, paving and
lighting the same the construction of and drains
the erection of markets. the support of police and
whatever may be necessary for the health and cleanliness
of the city, should be paid for by taxation. Whether
the government property holder, should contribute
to these ends in proportion to its interest in the city, is
question which addresses itself exclusively to the discrc
ton of the national legislature.
The addition to the City Hall for the accommodation
of the criminal court and the erection of JAIL are
subjects that commend themselves the attention of
Congress On the LIST of July 1885, there were III in
in the government hospital for the insane twelve
of whom were paying patients The completion of the
building according to the design originally adopted and
approved, will require further appropriation of S76-
Ill The Columbia Institution for the instruction of
the deaf and dumb and the blind is in a much more
prosperous condition than it year ago It's debts
have been paid Off and there balance on hand at
the commencement of the present fiscal year. The in
specto of the penentay have at length succeeded in
eectng arrangement by which the labor of the con-
vcts will be made to pay the cost of their maintenance
The wagon roads under the direction of this depart
ment have all been located and for the most part con-
structed.
recommendation is made that steps shall be taken at
this session to provide for the taking of the eighth CEN
The plan which adopted for the last census is
approved, and the Secretary recommends that this be
taken in the manner, believing that such course
will afford the greatest amount of accurate information
and prove most satisfactory to the country The census
of Minnesota not returned to the department until
the 23d of July last That Territory then contained an
aggregate population of oO92 with &C. 1871 native and
% 1913 natralzed voters From the digest of the sta
tstcs of manufactures according to the returns of the
seventh it appears that the capital invested in
manufactures in 1850 $500 900 O0O the cost of labor
and raw material S773 900 OO0 and the value of pro
ducts, 1000, 100000.
The report recommends an amendment of the laws
regulating the compensation of the United States district
attorneys arshals, and clerks of courts in order to
render the important branch of the service with which
they connected more harmonious and efficient Not
wthstanding the steady growth Of the country and the
expenses of the judiciary for the past year somewhat
less than they had previously been and balance of the
appropriation remained unexpended the 3Oth Of June
last The lease of Burtons Theatre in New York and
the purchase of the Masonic Temple in Boston, have
nsed ample accommodations for the United States courts
in those districts.
The operations of the Patent Office furnish the most
gratifying proofs of our progress people in all the
useful arts of civilized life The income of the Office
during the three quarters ending September 80, 1885,
$780, 1888 81 while The expenditures were Sl44-
43s A. During that time 409l applications for patents
received, and 696 filed 2,Sl6 patents were
issued l5 extensions Of old patents granted and 256
applications rejected. The establishment of board of
appeal is recommended in addition to the present force
of the Office This would restore to their respective classes
the three examiners who almost exclusively
gagged in hearing appeals At present the overwhelming
pressure of the business Of the Office compes the exam