Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-05

Postmaster General and Attorney General to Issue
all commissions to officials appointed through their
si' Ms where appointments are Presidential, are is
sns 81 ,ee GeEerp@ exert the
Pest ONCE and OF Justice, authorizes each to Issue
Always favoring practical reforms, 1 respectfully
call your attention 10 one abuse Of long standing,
1t is reform in the civil service of the country
would have it go beyond the mere fang OF the
require In sd9 vi snd eonse1f p S 10
make their appointments comp ee. would have il
al sppoiD tn epts There IS no duty heS 50 much
en- harnesses the xtcstye and heads of departments
Guous duties and ihansiess labor i@pesed on seaa
consiiuents. The present system does not secure
the best men, and often not even Mt men for public
service, Of the government vii be hailed with ap'
prevail By the whole people of the United states.
recelveo the special attention of the Administration,
from its inauguration to the present day. TheeN
shh a, few agencies, given to the denominstos Of
Friends aud has been found to work advantageous
posed Of, were given to cficers Of the army The
act - CONGRESS reducing the renders army Ell
being civ Offices determined to give eli the sgen:
Ssr, e sueh rei,fiops denomination. as bad
aPo prhsap' sS ether thu work n
The societies Selected are alowed to make their
them. as miss onaries Chrstianize and ciyilize
The covernm ent watches over the Official acts Of
these agents and r. quires Of them as strict &C
manner. i entertain the Confident hope that the
Edsus ~ssre Ssy Srls 1--we 'h n
houses, have s,hoolhOuses and churches. and will
and whore they n ay be visited nv the law abiding
white man with the same impunity that he now Wis
cial attention the report OF the Commits soner Of
INDIAN Ahairs for full INFO M atisn on this subject
land we're disposed Of " mis- quantity 5y5sssioI5
acres were taken under the homestead law, and 2,
scrip spplied in Satisfaction Of railroad.
.tsaa law: dS5ins q last ear. Covered ssi acres
exterI Of the applicable to the purpose The
Tn vi" fSSps isPp sudeT
,ss h9msstssa oL TIE laws is not how
Amy .ufve ss public aaG.
may to . limited amount, be acquired, under
nader them, " i'll comply with the eauremens they
prescribe. in regard to the residence snd cultiva
chase Is even broader and extends TO lands wRich
were nDsur,eyed at the time Of his settlement His
right formerly conir ed within much narrower
limits and at one Period OF our history was conferred
only By special statutes They were enacted, from
time 20 time TO l. gaiize what was then regarded
m unsuthoriled intrusion upon the naiisnal don ain
The opinion thai toe public lands should be regarded
g. The rapid setlement and successful Of
to our Icing than IS liz iund which the sale Of
them would proauce The remarkable growth and
.isdsm Of the legislation witch invite. the tier Il
the soil TO secure Permanent home on terms with
gers and priv si,ons OF frontier life, and thus aids
10 LAYING the foundation of new coz monweslths,
tied 10 MS special favor and protection These laws
secure tina, BIZ and Lar gsly promote the general
permanent feature Of our land system
Good aih require. as TO give fall effect to exist
M hRn ft.H md an mol
~ OF setting apart certain sections OF public land
'npe .h sTe be
made Tor these o. ects sui init question worthy
rational domain should not be wholly disposed IL
under the pr visions Of the homestead aud pre- emp
In addition to the swamp and 9veIfowed lands
granted TO the states in which they arc situated.
he Lands taken under the Agricultural College
Acts AMI for Internal improvement purposes. under
Tie act 81 sepi mr bal aud the acts sua elemental
thereto there had bee convey Ell NJ to the close of
the last iisI al wear by patent OF other equivalent
'Ni nee 81 TILE 60 States end corporations, twenty
seven million eight hundred and thirty six thousand
;wO hundred and tffy-seven and sixty three hun
II is estimated that additional quantity of I1415
% acres i still due under grants Ton like Tn.
BUILDING works q Internal .mrrovenlent was inauga
% i'i iin l15! SGdS i me grants :"
canals To ciInes- ID" waters ui the Wabash with
With those 81 Lake Michigan it Was followed With
soine notifications IA the grant 10 Illinois Of alter
tie Illinois Central railway Fourteen States ami
-undry corporations have received similar subsidies IN
connection with railways, completed. IN process OF
coins ton A. the reserved sections rated AZ
lie donhle minimum. the sale ii them, at the en-
han.ed price has thu, in MANY instances, ind-Rnfed
q" Treasury for the granted land. The construction
Of 81 me ofthese thoroughfares has undoubtedly Civ
eu visor US impulse TO the development of our
sour e. and the settlement OF the more distant pr
S stsJ o. b a9 9ogn II i may M be well in
been charaeterized by indiscriminate aud profuse
credit IN aid of enterprise undertaken by States
oI corporations, nor grant lands in any instance,
Al imp rtance strongly ia cined 10 the opinion
that = le ineHpedient and unnecessary to bestOw
determn ne otherwise earnestly recommend that the
rls hts OF settlers and of the public he eectus
b1rns ia Seer eHi1a ~ sbPgI S &
were flied in the Patent UfBCe l9fn applications for
tension Of patents 1882 patents Including re issue
aud designs we're issued. no extended. and I0>J al
d The final fees The receipts OF The fce during The
fiscal year were $50 ~ in excess OF it, expendi-
The work OF the Census Bureau has been energeti-
ing y special Value snd i3tere
Will he ready fer delivery during the present session
the d'srach consistent with perfect economy in ar
ransiI 6 and classifying the returns. We shall thus
record Of our condition and resources. 1t will,
doubt not. attest the growing prosperity Of the
closed it was SO severely tried by the great war
SSssd 70 maintain its integTity and to secure and
During the last fiscal wear the sum paid To pension
tfe luCltulng the cost OF disbursement. So
ISt-sll H. and LIS bounty lend warrscts issued
Al It's close, les -63g names the pension rolls
The lsbors Of the Pension Office have been directed
to the severe scrutiny Of the evidence submitted ia
favor Of lew claims and to the discovery Of fcti-
tious claims which have been heretofore allowed
The appropriation for the employment Of special
agents for the investigation OF frauds has been ja
dlcfously used and the results obtained have been
OF nnquesfionable benefit to the service.
The subjects Of education and agriculture are of
great interest to the success 81 republic inst
tntions happiness and grandeur as nsrop. In
the interest OF bur. has been established in
the Interior Depsrtmept-the Bureau of Education
ard In the interest Of the other separate depart
ment-that Of griculure. 1 believe great general
good is to flow from the Operations
Of bstn these bureaus, ii properly
fostered. i Cannot commend 10 your careful con
siderston too highly the re ports of the Commits
sioners OF Education and Of Agriculture, nor urge
TOO .trSpgly such liberal legislation to secure
In conclusion, would sum up the policy of the
ADMINISTRATION to be a thorough enforcement of
every law, faithful collection of every tsx proyi
ded for economy in the disburssmei, OF the same:
prompt pay ment Of every debt of the nation areduc-
Ton OF taxes, as rapidly as the requirements Of
the country will admit. reduction of rexat,op and
e De % arranged as to afford the greatest re.
un ~! .ther people, TO the end that war, with al
ita bhghting CONSCIOUSNESS may be avoided
DIT Without gurrenderiu1 rio