The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-05

Congress, the ArapAhoes ana Chfesnns we're notinea
10 ksscmbls ~ hort Bent (n0~ Fost W1e) sso
me Osnmissioner Of Indian AnAip was iassrucs-
cd 10 meet them there. rhe Arapanoes met the
Ccnmsensr but only tive or three ehies Of INC
able be present al the sppoiuted lime me
propositions OF the eovennens were subn ea " tnen
in cousci and the Indians satisfied 70 accept them
But Me repre- OF the neyenpss old not eei
authorized 70 sign treaty, the Commissions ws CON
PEELED 70 return without completing nh Work. ms
neeoliaton was len In such condition ~ 10 noid ous
the expectation that treaty Wan Be concluded AZ ~
carly day.
The superintendent Of Indian affairs for the Northern
rrperirteHdency and experienced cicer Of this de
pariment we're appointed Commissioners negotiate
with lhe Oppswss Of Rd Lake and Red river. Here,
sgan the nefo.istons were mpeaea By She absence OF
one Of The bands, whose assent was deemed essential
by TIE Indians themselves. The delegates rom the
Red lake bard demanded . most extravagant
price for their land, and maintained their demand
with much persstAnce, that the Commsse ners deem
ed IL Impossible 70 conclude treaty, ~ that time, upon
terms acceptable 70 tho department and 80 broke up the
conference The department Influenced IN the term.
offered by the fact that the senate had rejected treaty
negotiated In 1881 by the Hon. Alexander Ramsay, thea
Governor OF Minnesota and oficio superintendent by
which the Indians agreed 10 sell the most valuable por.
ton Of their country including the valley OF the Red
river Of the North, for the sun Of $3.50 600 .as,
therefore, deemed necessary 10 demand larger cession
Tor that sum- while the ampleet reservations were con
tempAted for Indian occupancy Tho Indians have since
expressed regret for their nduct and asked 70 be per-
united 10 vish Washington conclude treaty Perrais
sion has been given thero ana Il expected that treaty
In the adm mlssration our Indian AFFAIRS the aid Il
the military arm OF the government Is often ndrpensa
BILE, and At all times cordial co operation and friendly
between the Indian agents the ocers
Of the army required for tho Of ih service
Of the cpipioa therefore, that the supervision
she Indian Bureau might Do reGassierred 70 me S ne
officers Of the government who were brought IN contAc
with the Indians and inusted with their business
under the immediate order and control Of de-
partnept they would necessarily feel . direct
sponsibty which would certainly secure greater ef.
ncercy.
refer you 20 the report OF the Commissioner OF Fen
sons for in respect TO tho operations OF the
The whole number Of PES sioners OF al clauses new re
naming the rolls Ia IL ss4. and the sum required 70
pay their pensions Is 81 oo1 els % Daring the pAss
year the amount thus expended was u 1903 662 %
Although there spptNs TO have been but slight
dimin uton In tho work Of the ONCE yet such Is
siderable Icsucos OF the clerical force during the
year, and consequently, the estimates now submitted
FOR hs branch Of he service have been reduced BY the
The energetic measures which have been adopted for
the prevention OF pension and bounty land frauds upon
the have been attended with very favorable
resis ~ 10 clearly Indicated by the AecrSase In the
number Of prosecutions Tor offences Of this character
ne increase q business IN ,he ps.es, Once, and the
magnitude Of is operations give additional force 70 The
heretofore made for organization OF
this bureau The amount OF work devoved upon tho
amirers is enormous, ard Il 10 difficult 70 believe
that the reeI ate1 apIeab In bbis benah would have
been 10 entirely dnegnded had Cor gress realized the
actual condition OF the buan OF the ONCE and ~ the
once 10 self sustaining only reasonable that this do
parnent should empowered graduate the force
Inc expenditures shan be kept within he receipts
take occasion 70 renew tho recommen daiion or pre-
yious reports In regard TO the anomaly Of allowing ap
peas nom the Commissioner Of Patents 10 Of the
thrse district Judges In scdt 10 the reasons urged In
my Sst annual report for alteration Of the law Ia tns
particular II 10 be observed that, AZ each Judge acts
sparatey upon me appeal taken il becomes very DIN.
cult, not impossible W maintain uniformity and GER
tsiDty in the execution OF the pstent laws
The Of the Office hT mo three quarters ending
September So 1850, was sls7c4s co. and ite expendi
ture slts ,o7s %, showing surplus fs7,s7er7
thirty rni applications pateu have beer roocived
ahd eight hundred and forty one caveats alled Three
housand ak hundred and twelve applications have been
rejected, and three thousand eight hundred and ninety
SIX patents hsued including reissues, additional I'm
provements and desgns In addition " this there have
eight psisnts have bsen extended for period Of sevcn
years from the expiration Of their nrst Term.
mi, !, o.e Of N. nam pilisrs OF the prosperity and
power any oouovy, and assumes additional import
anes ours, because Of the extent Of territory
ses o. sss sns sh ~ssa is
be transported 70 market. The liberal appropriations
Eads Congress Al ls last session OF
Ills useful art received the cheerful sanction Of the
people, and ths depa ent has abored faithfully 70
carry out the bencncent Instructions Of CopUev. Dn
gent iIgury hA. been .sds los me ecss o. ssea
and Satisfactory arrangements have BEEN made iof pro
curing them On TIE oss, tsrms, and Transporting
have received adequate supply Of the dnsren. plant.
aud seeds adapted 70 various coil and climate and
have developed agricultural resources By the Judi
cous application Of Inc results OF scisntinc inve.tgs
iiors he pGisd States musi become Tho graayof The
world.
The general interest felt in this work, and the impor
sance Of the nearest possbls approach 70 accuracy al
and hoped s. the snsrs: and care with
which 10 has been conducted viii insure results In &C.
coraaIoe With The public e1pecsasion. .,.
distributed 10 lime TO enable The United States nArshals
70 the enureration on tho day appointed by
law. The time within which All the returns saould have
been made 10 now past, and the has been compile
ed all the statss and Territories with the ercept.on
Of e. - = .n,: ss1s
ms failure, however, creates no svprne, when IL Ia
known thai the number Of necessary sub divisions re-
CURED the employment Of four thousand four hundred
dirsent sgenc,es.
The returns have been placed In the hands Il
an able ana Efficient corps o. clerks ana have me e.
his present force, he win enable me, during tbe sp
preaching ssson ocogress 70 present N elhibis Of
PROD rc.oss ana 70 make The appor,onment Of reprsen
tatiyes In accordance With the twenty ann secession o
The iAs approved Nay q. lsso
justify As clusou that our population has kept poo
with its ordinary natural prc and ihA the incssAse
mines, wnl show N accelerated advance IN material
., :. os.p,..,e. Of me eighth ssases N. 81. :
| $50 900 FOR the AsoAl year ending June 30, 1881
WHICH, with the Appropriated heretofore made for tnt
ssvHe viii made NE entire cost Of shs prsseat snusrs
,os about u e42 0oo u which about 81 5o3 900 wi
be paid The nArshas aad their assistanu, accord
ascs win The rates establhed BY Ne law q 1857 70
ihsiY ssrvtses n NJ cossscstoa-
ne Gun Demanded bs he execution Of M sShtA on
exoosss shs onss oS ~ u $50 oeo
sses rssasrsd sccssary ~ ths ncrsass Of pepu
Aton sn< s dusiea over the vast piass Of ths ntoS
II u my lass asns report, fcsi - - ny dusy 4
susgss tAs p!olrtssy aad isprsAaes Of ssaslshins Z
bureau Of Statistics
rhs internal usae bssvees the dinsrest sssss
thA Unioa greater than oar foreign
kade, asd tvesty nssrests . much Creator
number Of our people yea We possos no aescy By
Which 10 ascsgtAin and definitely present. 70 Ne
world value and eIeas Of his erchanes Of The pro-
ducts Of labor We have no central POINT Of Statistical
ksovIedgs ~ Which We I'm show tbs sonnectoa and
depsndenos Of hs states upou esc otber r their
material Advaseemeni and prosperity true that
sucs esch period Of Ten years the country supplied
with certain isscrmaion regarding our agricultural,
manufacturing and mining interests yes octnipg 10
p of The iDportAnoe dirvcsior ant charnss o. our
b. ne rEneros Congress, The departments sad The
community without any genera reliable for
the ssceytsr az irt~rnsI rsoe and th~ snnssl
pudsc,lops Of ayr ounure, man ufscturer aud s0 rs
you'd be wis@ eoosoUy W rsts,lsn an ~ ~ucy vho5
.oud SECURE desired Information 10 the met sutsen