The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-12-10


Indian Territory south of Kansas into
home for the Indians, and erecting there
in aterritorial form of government, is one
of great Importance, as complement of
the existing Indian policy. The question
of removal to the Territory within the
past year has been presented to many Of
the tribes resident upon other and less
desirable portions of the public domain,
and has generally been received by them
with favor. As a preliminary step to the
organization of such Territory, 1t Will
he necessary to confihe the Indians now
resident therein to farms of proper a'Sej
which should be secured to them in fee,
the residue to be used for the settlement
of other friendly Indians Efforts will
be made in the immediate future to in-
duce the removal OF as many pcaceably
disposed Indians to the Indian Territory
as can De settled properly without dis
turbing the harmony Of those already
there There is no other location now
available where people who are endeav,
,oring to acquire knowledge Of pastoral
and agricultural pursuits eau be as well
accommodated as upon the unoccupied
lands in the Indian Territory.
A Territorial Government should,
however, protect the Indians from the inF
roads Of whites for term of years, until
they become sufficiently advanced in the
arts and civilization to guard their own
rights, ,and from the edisposal Of lands held
by them for the same period.
During the last fiscal year there were
disposed of out Of the public lands IL,
S64,975 acres, quantity greater by L.
099 ,270 acres than was disposed of the
previous year Of this amount ,a60,320
acres were sold for cash, 389, 400 acres To-.
Gated with military warrants. 4,67l,332
acres taken for homesteads, 693, ,612acres
located with college scrip, ,554, ,S87 acres
granted to railroads, 465,34 acres gran,
ted to wagon roads, 7l4,255 acres given
to States as swamp land, 5, ,760 acres locaz
ted by Indian scrip. The cash receipts
from all sources in the Land Office
amounted to S3,913,100 During the
same period, 22,Ol6, sos acres of the pub.
lie lands were surveyed, which added to
The quantity before surveyed amounts to
$50, 1854, $50 acres, leaving 1851 .6a3, ,62S
acres of the public lands unsurveyed
The reports from the suhordinates
the Land Office contain interesting infor-
nation in regard to their respective dis
tricts, They uniformly mention the.
fruitfuluess of the soil during the past
season, and the increased yield OF all
kinds of produce. In those States aud
Territories where mining is the principal
business, agricultural products have ex-
ceeded the local demand and liberal ship
ments have been made to distant points.
|. PATENTS AND PENSIONS.
/ During the year ending September 80,
1872, there were issues from the Patent
Office Is, ,626 patents, 2s3 extensions, and
556 certificates and registers Of trade.
marks. During the same time 9,5ST APP
p.ications for patents, including .reissues
and designs, have been received, and 81
100 caveats filed. The fees received du-
ring the same period amounted to S700;-
959 S6, and the total expenditures $685..
553 80, making the net receipts over the
expenditures $77,400 Sc. Since 1886
200,000 applicants for patents have been
filed, and about $4,000 patents issued,
the Office being conducted under the
. same laws and general organization as
were adopted at the original Inauguration
f when only from 100 to 500 applications.
we're made per annum. s
The Commissioner shows that the Of
fee has outgrown the original plan, and
that new organization has beosne ne
cessary. This subject was presented to-
Congress in special communication in
February last, with my approvals and the
approval of the Secretary ofthe Interior,
and the suggestions contained in said
communication were ,ehibfaced in bill
that was reported to the House by the
: Committee on Patents at the last session.
The subject of the reorganization of the
Patent Office as contemplated by thebilf
! referred to, is of such Importance to the
industrial interests of the country that /
: commend it to the attention Of Con-
} gress. e
The Commissioner also treats the SUBJ
ject of the separation of the Patent Office
from the Department of the Interior
This subject is also embraced in the bill
heretofore referred to. The, Commission
er complains of the want of room for the
model gallery, aud for the working force,
and the necessary files of the Office. It
is impossible to transact the business OF
the Office properly, without more room in
D which to arrange files and drawings, that
must be consulted hourly in the transac-
ton of business.
, The whole of the Patent Office build.
ing will soon be needed, IL it Is not al
: ready. for the accommodation of the bu-
9 siness of the Patent Office. a5sa
The amount paid 70. pensions in the
, last fscul year was $50, ,l60, ,340, an
: amount larger by s3,70S,434 than was
e paid during the preceding year. OF this
0 amount S2,3l3,4 ,409 were paid under the
}. act of Congress Of February II, 1871. to
survivors OF. the war Of 1872. The an.
nual increase of pensions by the legisla,
( ton of Congress has more than kept pace
etwith the natural yearly losses from the
!. rolls. The act of June s, 1872, has ad.
d ded an estimated amount Of $3.50, 900 per
o annum to the rolls, without increasing the
: number, of pensioners. We can not,
: therefore, look for any substantial de-
crease in the expenditures of this depart
e ment for some time to come, or so long as
I Congress continues to so change the
q dates of pensions. The whole number
! of soldiers enlisted in the war of the re.
o bellion was 2,6SS,55S. The total number
of claims for invalid pension is 10000,
: being but six per cent of the whole num-
e Der of enlisted men. The total number
e of claims on hand at the beginning of the
n year was 9l.669; the number received
+ during the year was 26,574; the number
i disposed of was 35,17S, making net
e gain.of 1884. The number of claims
t now on file is 1905. On the SOth OF
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