Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05


out the country. The report of the Commits
sioner contains vast amount of educational
details of great interest. The bill now pending
before Congress providing for the appropria-.
tlon oil the net proceeds OF the sale of public
lands for educational purposes, to aid the states
in the general education of their rising gener-
alton, Is measure of such great Importance
TO our real progress, and is so unanimously
approved by the leading friends of education
that commend it to the favorable attention OF
Congress.
The affairs in the territories are generally
satisfactory. The energy and business capacity
OF the pioneers whe are settling up the vast do
mains not yet incorporated into States, are
keeping pace in the internal improvement and
civil government with the older communities.
In but one OF them, Utah, is the condition of
affairs unsatisfactory, except so far as the
quiet of the citizens may be disturbed by real
or imaginary danger of Indian hostilities. 1t
has seemed to be the policy of the Legislature
of Utah to evade all responsibility to the gov
ernment of the United States and even to hold
position in hostility to it. | recommend
careful revision of the present laws OF the ter
ritory by Congress and the enactment of such
law AS the one proposed in Congress ut its last
session, for instance, or something similar to
1t, rs Will secure peace, the equality of all citi
zens before the law, and the extinguishment of
polygamy. Since the establishment of u terri
torial government for the District of Columbia
the improvement of the condition of the city of
Washington and surroundings and the in
creased prosperity of the citizens, is observa-
ing large owner Of property in this city,
should bear with the citizens of the district
just share of the expense of these improve
ments. l recommend. therefore, an appropri-
alton to reimburse the citizens for the work
done by them along and in front of the public
grounds during the past year, and Il liberal
in order that the improvement
and establishment ofthe public buildings and
grounds may keep pace with the improvement
made by the territorial authorities,
The report Of the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture gives very full and interesting account
of the several divisions of that department.
the Horticul tural, Agricultural, Statistical,
and Chcmical-and the benefits
by each upon the agricultural inter-
ests of the country. The whole report is a
complete history in detail of the workings of
the department in all its branches, showing the
manner in which the farmer, merchant and
miner is informed and the extent to which he
Is aided in his pursuits. The Commissioner
makes one Recommendation, that measures be
taken by Congress to protect and induce the
OF forests, and suggests that no part
Of the public lands should be disposed of with
out the condition that one-tenth of 1t be re-
served in timber, where it exists, and where it
does not exist inducements should be offered
for planting it.
In accordance with the terms of the act of
Congress approved March 3, 1871, providing
for the celebration of the hundredth anniver-
'ary of American Independence, commission