The New York herald., 1870-11-24

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syn--lo prcpasNt TINS resort 1 have compressed
w,thina nlroy eompass u history OF the opera
iions Or ane dec@rsnens, s1ring ,ne past yesr and
rieucc mas induced me to Deh2ve viii, II carreed into
SifecE pr0lDoe tae interests OF those branches Of
Inc vtcc wiIcn are cliiued to the supcrvlsonOf
sne Secretary %, me iDreflcr.
PuBsdo GLANDS.
During the ast fiscal scaS pubic lands were dis
.0asb sa,es 2s5pli5sl
Located w,ih military warruhs. .......-. kf2 $4,000
rakcn fore, pmeate ads. 696, ,910.05
Located ~lth coieeescrip-.- Iu. S4s2I
Grants ~ wagon reeds. lS..-............. 80, 628O1
Approved 10 Staie-a swamp. 4sl, ,63s.31
ind,anacrip looatieiis.. ..-.........-.. l0S27.1
To,Sas Observation-Disclosures. s.0q5,4l3.co
"A quantity greater 1y go 2ol,oS acres taan that
che Office during ua same period amounted TO
eeipea The previous yeaE
1he aeaalsiy OF lana taken under en- e homestead
act gcsrr by S6l S45 acres tAan that OF the pre-
Thc area of public lands andisposed OF Is
1881 T32 zoe "a acres, OF which 3o7. Ii54as acres
Dnriag NE last year is, l65, ,2ss acres were sur
veyel. Sounaaty lines nave been surveyed ana es-
saDIsnedsetTeen California and Oregon. between
Nebraska aild Colorado aud between Nebraska aud
Wyoming. one million, seven hundred anu eighty
seven no1sand, tnfee hunred, ana eighty-eight
acres iR New -dcXiCo and Colorado were offered at
public AUCTION.
The ,granls for educational purposes since the
acres; Tor military services 3,463ydl acres; Tor
ternai improvements, exclusive OF railroads and
wagJa reads, l5, S5d, ,Oos.93. swamp lands approved
10 GJe states anlonn 10 60,45p 6ije.oJ acres; ana
there have Deen selected py Was si indemnity for
swamp lanns oJ .Ni.ol acies- ihefc nds peen paio
S7@6,-.i i6 rs indemnity Tor swamp lands SOLD by
the govern pent Ior cash.
fATESrs.
During the year cn6ing september 30 1870, there
were lied IA the Patent ONCE 10, All Applications for
patents mcsnciGg reissues and designs; 3,o7i ca
yea.s, ana 1a0 applications for tAe extension of
TWENTY-FIVE patents, Including reissues ana de-
sgna, were issued, I0l extended and l,U59 allowed,
but aot issued hy reason oI the hon-payment OF the
On the lst day 0: October, 1869. the unexpended
Daatee oi appropriations was Sild,eU4 55. rne ap-
preparations l0r le fiscal year ending June 3D. 1871,
anicutted 90 SjSYi making an aggregate OF
SeJay04 0S. The expenditures since that date have
been SOIL T9o o. leaving an Cnexpenaed balance OF
Sl4 ioo ~ ayaiiable for The remainder OF The pres
ent fiscal year. TAe lees received during said year
amount 10 S3c 304 % III excess oil the expenditures
Tue appropriation asked ior the next fiscal year IL
(a71,alo.
Tie number of patents during the past is less
than tnat ISSUED ourlng the preceding year. This
iscL - no lrool lhat tne ebtefprise OF Our couh,
rymen has dl.nlnishej, or that they have abated
In The Application OF tncir inventive genius and
scientific attsinments TO industrial pursuits and
the mechanic arts The result IS due 10 she III
creased care and labor Which nave been bestowed
by the Office upon applications, whereby frivolous
ana worthless contiIyancss have been rejected. |
recommended last year the abolition or the right TO
Gil appeal from the decision OF the Commissioners
to one OF the Judges of the supreme Court OF This
district This appeal IRON an executive to
JUDICIAL oincsr-s strange anomaly, unknown IN
only evil, and that continually. Il no longer
exists IN interference cases. and can now only be
saken Ia &c Do,te cases to the court Even this
limited change In Tho prc-exIsting laws has been
attended with the pest practical results The Com
missioner has published volume OF decisions IN
cases determined by him on appeal. The circuia-
ton o IT among the examiners and solicitors has
dliluscd much valuable Information and tended to
promote uniformity IN the administration OF the
patent system.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Nm .tI,e
ally pursued that policy In Indian Affairs which
inangurated by your direction. The results have
That, even under circumstances OF more than ordi.
nary irrtatlon peaceful policy appeals with great
power even TO Tho Widest savage.
At the time when Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, two
noted Chiefs or the sionx natio2, were invited to
VISIT tue CAPITAL, very lttle nope was entertained
On the frontier that war could be avoided.
The members or that powerful confederation re-.
senied what was declared to be the lack OF good
ci the treaties OF 1868. the building OF the
Union Pacific Railroad had driven the bufialo from
their former hunting grounds 30 Iar TO the south
ward tDat 1t was mpfacticaple Tor the Indians to
rely upon this natural supply OF food, clothing ana
With age, their people were in rags aud they were
reduced even for iood to the most absolute depen.
dcnce upon the rations issued them by the
ment. Portions OF them complain that they had
been unable to ,understand the provisions OF the
treaties. With the suspicious nature peculiar to
their race they were ready to charge that deceit and
fraud had been piactsed upon Them IN IN
terpreting the treaties, which haa been ne
Of intelligence and ind!sputable integrity SIM
pie, clear, aud perfectly frank statement OF the ait
tude Of your administration Was made to them both
by yourself and the officers OF this department.. No
attempt was made to hide from them the gravity OF
the ua0n na ns e for their
made TO understand The hopclessness OF any con-
tinned conflict with such nation. as that
through whose country they. had passed
from the Upper Missouri 10 tho capital ana
were urged 10 trust Implicitly and peacefully
70 the good will Of The government and people OF the
United States, and 10 accept the necessity OF looking
N the future TO agriculture rather Than ta hunting
= amcerely trust an enduring impression upon their
= mnds An imnendng war, with all Its uni umbered
nVerted; the influence OF the leading Sioux chief.
tans continues TO De on the side or peace and their
example mas been followed by all The prlnclpal war.
hke tribes, Which last spring were threatening our
frontier settlements.
The labofs OF The unpaid commission OF citizens
Who have been cooperating with the Indian agencies
have been very valuable auring the past year. They
personally superlntend the purchase or indian
.soods--a Work requiring mere thau month Of their
TINE In tie carry summer. subcommittee OF tne
bcdy were present at fde payments OF moneys 10
she civilized nations lii the Inrian Territory and
aided in the negotiation which has resulted
IN The iinai settlement OF the osage di
'egity. They attended The conferences in this
teity with the Sioux, and have since visited
chem, as We'll as the wild tribes In Wyoming and
Dakota Their werK OF Inspection has been ex-
hnded 70 Oregon and Washington rerrIrory. They
Gre Shrunk from no self-sacs1ice toll or danger In
sdeayorng ., make the policy you have adopted
WARES iie Indians an entiic success. The health
leIect o. titer influence aad advice Is cheerfully
q Wowlecgeti by t.ic dcpai tment and the Indian
ma eln, ana mas INSPIRED Just confidence tuU
an tsty pf the tiattsacfl0fs Which have been con-
na al Upder their supervision.
III, ,sa agsas, ~ Ws Iie eiicies III uc noTthcrn
,yne0 ,llaye most faithfully and iDdugtriously con.
SneJ Ghef beuefcicnt work, with a success even
eater GnRn could have been reasonably expected.
= no o MINATED expenses OF the indian service for
40 ems, dng fiscal yea, including appropriations
INT may a., no,, ~ go, ~ Viii I my ' 49, SlS VI iio
aying sto xo,,on, .y s 10 nnn a. @ ~
apprOp Suc,,nn ~ = =, 81 non toa 'Ae 9e"i,
howing al et,i,na " -, 800 ya.vo',yoo' ,,o a. o...
refer for ~ ioi a, a @ ~ ,Se W Jul
ndian afail " 'nS Ao'c ano ciaooia.e IepoFsoi
be Commissi, ~ei' o-.
Al tho date OF 1.-THE last annual report there werc
orne upon the pSnsion aoiis oo' M!uoWs ~ SOL.
he 10th day of t.une, 1870, was 727 The reduc-
ION Was caused L death and By the operation Of
ne third section the act OF Congress approved
uly 81 1893. AS result OF inquiries Instituted
" the Pension Bul Gau the approximate ages OF
Iys OF said widows eve been ascertaned to be as