The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-12-15
Report Of al,e Comm issiOncr Of
the ErecdIsen's sSurc.u.

X sport Oh fDrIl tSSiOncr OIL
the ErecdIaen's ssurc..u.
General Hlwsrd'S reDor. wil .ho~ that
ihers IS special change in the orgsuiz
tIou Of the Freodu!eus Bureau, but that the
business has been greatly facilitated by fhe
law OF 1866. Th. district, assigned to A.
s:t,ut CImmi'siIurrs co.'s eide With the
MILITARY d. parim-.uis and district com mnpds.
The now law embraces Ken ucky and Marv>
land, and these States require the aid OF The
Burrau in pr0naoi,ug the Iniere.ts OF justice
and education. In the Northern CITIES cm>
poyu nj Office. f little pense to the Gov
ernmeHt. alif not source OF revenue, have
b..n ssiabi,E~I, with :. view to obtain work
u al homes i"r dependant freed people, and
go relieve crowded iol l,littes. The Imper>
tsnc- Of self support has been urged by
trorer meats epou the lahuring classes.
Wages hsve bxen determined, Not bv orders
of the Burean officers. bu; by the circum>
stauces ordinarily affecting the price 0t labor
III different localities. The education of
fIcedlneI. ;itd rrtugees has been carried on
vigorously. under The Immediate patronage Ut
benevolent societies y Sune-Int.ad, at ut
Educai On, devOtiug his whole tirie TO lis
work, is stationed nj the Buren, hrudquav>
ters in each Stale, aud all Bureau Offices
operate with ham. IL is cstinls:ed that
$50. zoe freedmen and their children uoa
attending ErhCui in the Southern States
Schools for reiuges-s chidc;n-are
also established Their formation is every>
where encouraged br ihe Bureau. There
has been bus iirt'e uniformity of action in
the difs rent States IA re.pect 10 the admins
istrrii. IL ri jus ir,. A-siStsnI Commissions
,.r. have been instructed ~ transfer military
jurisdiction - rapidly Is possible to State
tribunals. This has been done completely
IN some States. while in Virginia, Louisiana
aud Texas Bureau cc,.rts are still in exit.
sncs. 4 china diviSiou, instituted in March
last, au.i zi.., Iy officers aud agents through
~, the Statcs, nas sought to ri.vent the
frauds ufOu cuiored soldiers in their efforts
10 collect gnpaid claims. On. huLdred and
,liuery-Cve claims were paid through the
.jffc cf the commissioner; T23 rejected at
his olIicc; l,j32 arc in process of adj ust.
nen,. The aG4rega:s amount collected and
paid is Sl0,539. Detailed reports are given
1t the oper,.tlons Of the Bureau in each
State, and the District of Columbia. Trans
portatios il reported as furnished to 6.352
destitute Freed people, snd 3S7 refugees
i3al2.2I3 rations were I,sued between J uIe
st, 1852, aui Seb'e:Ibcr ], 1866. The
average humber per month TO refugees and
freedmen was s9i,569; the average number
pe- day, 29.Sl9. The issue to whites IN
creased until June 20, 1866, when issres to
freedmen and refugees were about equal
Frim June 80. 1866, until September I. the
number supported Of both classes has dimin,
isbed. Rigid scrutiny has been exercised to
prevent issues to any hat the absolutely des
titu,e. ana part of the rations not actually
aeeacd we're cut off, Officers rer. direerAt
10 hold each plantation, eoant5, parish ans
town, Responsible for the care Of its owr
poor, = very litils purpose, for with few ex
ceptions. the State authorities have failed t.
contribute 70 the relief Of The class Of persons
sapporie1 by the Government
Owing to the failure of crops the require
nenis OF the circular of the 10Th of Angus
1862, could rot be rigidly eniorced upon -,hi
application OF the State officials. Specia
Iss 1es now being made in certain Stiie
for the support of their pauser population
Eations are sold TO teachers and agents o
feDeyoieot societies, uEder the same. rule
that apply TO such purchases made BY c,m
mis,ioned officers. The Bureau hospital
recei:e the usual freedmen's raiions
The amount of land row in POSSE ssion O
the Bureau Is 272,25I acres, to be increases
by 22S tracts in Tennessee, Of wh,h ;h
number OF acres has not been reported. Tn
aggregate humbsr of parcels of town prop
eriv. not included in the above, which hay