, 1872-12-03
liberal shipments hare been made to distant

liberal shipments hare been made to distant
points.
PATENTS.
During the year ending Sept. 80, 1877, there |
were issued from the Patent Office H. GU patents,
233 extensions, and $50 certificates and resst@ers @
Of trademarks. During the same tlme 1s:2a5
applications for patents, in :'dn5 reissues a1iu
designs, have been received, and 3,l0o cayeaes
fled. Tue fees received during the same perloa
amounted to S700. .959.s6, and the total expenua.
lures to $G23, ,553 so, making the net 1ecelpta
over the expenditures 81. .400.56
Since 1886, 100000 applications Tor patents
have been fled, and about 134 ,00o pateents ~
sued the Offices being conducted under the sans
laws and general organization as were auoP.-Ino -no
1t the original Inauguration, when only IRON foo
10 500 applications were made per annum. ,..
The Commissioner shows that the ONCE nus
outgrown the original plan, and that q nem @
ject was presented to Congress in special com;
aud tie approval Of the Secretary Of the In
terror, and the suggestions commit h;1i
naeated were mo Tonso b1 Tho Commit
tee on Patents at the last session. The snbjectof
the reorganization Of tho Patent Office, us con-
temp1ated by the bill referred to, is OF such I'M
portance to the industrial interests OF the coun-
sry that commend it to the attention Of Con-
The Commissioner also treats the subject Of
Ehe separation Of the Patent Office from the De-
partmeot Of the Interior. This subject 1s also
embraced in the bill heretofore referred to:
The Commissioner complains Of the want Of
room for the model gallery, and for the working
force and necessary files Of the Office: It is i'm
possible to transact the bustness Of
roo 1as 2'e II WHICH RF'Pfe e nnss xss'uf 4Sss ss
and drawings. that must be consulted hourly, in
thetransaction of business. The whole ofthe Pat
ent Office Building will soon be needed, if it IS
not already, for the accommodation Of the busi-
ness Of the Patent Office.
PENSIONS.
The amount paid for pensions in the last fiscal
year was $50, ,169,3 $40, an amount larger by
ss7 ha lhn Tas PAID darng Rs Pre- Rssssang a
under the act Of Congress Of Feb. II, 1871, to
survivors Of the war Of 1872. The annual in
crease Of pensions by the1egislati' ->of Congress
has more than kept pace with the nat
of Congress of June 8, 1s72 has added an esti-
mated amount Of $3.50 900 per annum to the
rolls without Increasing the number Of pension
ers- We cannot therefore look for any substan-
ment for some time to come, or 80 long as
Congress continues to change the dates Of PEN
sion The whole number OF soldiers enlisted in
the Rebellion was 2,688,523. The total number
6per cent Of the whole number Of enlisted men:
The total number OF claims on hand
at the beginning CT the year
was sle69; the number received during Il the
year, 26:57A The number disposed Of was IS, :.
17s, making net gain. of ], 264. The number Of
claims now On file is 79,0s5. On the 30th OF
June, 1872. there were On the rolls tho names Of
9,545 invalid military pensioners; n3, ,5ls W1d-
ows, orphans, and dependent relahres, making
total of205, e23 army pensioners. st the same ne
time there were on the rolls the ca1ues OF l Az
navy pensioners and 1,730 Widows orphans,
and dependent relatives, making theMhoie num-
Der Of naval pensioners 9,179. There have
ee the act to provide pensions for the survivors Of
the war Of 1872 96, ,55l applications prior to June
80, 1872. OF these there were allowed, during
the last fiscal year, 20 126 claims. -Four Thousand
eight hundred and forty-1see 6se n, we're re1estea
ut that date. The number OF pensions OF al
classes granted during the last fiscal year Eas
93,83s. During that period there dropped from
the rolls, for VARIOUS causes, s14 names LEAVING
the s0h June, 1872.
It is thought that the claims forpensions on ae-
count Of the war Of 1872 will be disposed OF BY the
1st Of May, 1878. It is estimated that $50 00e
will be required for tho pension service during
the next fiscal year.
The ninth census is about completed. lte
completion is sub ject Of co1gratu1atlon, mae
much as the use to be made Of the statistics
therein contained depends very greatly On the
promptitude of publication. The Secretary OF
The Interior recommends that census be taker
in 1875, which recommendation should receive
the ready attention Of Congress. The 1nterra
atpreEent established between the Federal census
is 20 long that the information obtained at the
deciual periods as to the material condition
wants, and resources Of the nation, is OF LITTLE
practical value after the expiration Of the tre
half Of that period. It would probably obylatt
the Constitutional provision regarding the decl
NAL census, if census taken II 1873 ehouid bt
diyested of it's political character and no appor
tionment of Congressional representation bt
made under it. Such q census, COMING, as Il
would. in the last year OF the first century O.
our national existence, would furnish nob!'
monument OF the progress Of the United sta!el
during that century
EDUCATION.
The rapidly increasing interest in educa
ton is q most encouraging 1e?t9re u w "
current history Of the country. and 1t Is no donb
true that this Is due, in great measure to the
efforts Of the Bureau Of Education. That Office
is continually receiving evidences which abund'
antly prove its efficiency from the VARIOUS ln6tl.
throughout the country. The report OF the Com.
missioner contains vast amount Of educational
details Of great interest. The bill now pend
ing before Congress, providing for aootaz the
81 tbe sales Of public lands for educational pur
moses to aid the States in the general education
Fl their rising generation, is measure Of such
Great importance to our real progress, and IS SC
unanimously aPR1ossn d ~ ~ - ~ ~ faenr.h1e
Intention Of Congress.
TIE TERRITORIES.
Affairs in the Territories are generally eatia
factory. The energy and m business capacity o.
the pioneers. who are settling up the vast do
MAINS not vet incorporated into States, art
Keeping il Int iRsrps Psa aaaE Snt
In but one OF them,
UTAH,
is the condition Of affairs unsatisfactory, e1cep
50 far IS the quiet of: the citizen may 6e d dis
tnrbed bv real or imaginary danger OF lndlal
hostilities. It las seemed to be the policy q
e The aG masos Of a The sosts 9atsd to t.
ssacaTornend llu a careful ryiBion Of the presen
laws % Of he Territory BY Congress- and y th ,
enacment Of such la as the one Rro{p9asa
ssss. It :a it is' ssss ssa
eoms.af e7:e g I'll Citizens before the law, and th
17tiTafe 177if determination If poygamy.