Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-04

home for the Indians, and erecting
thereon a territorial form of govern
ment, is Oue of great Importance as a
complement of the existing Indian
The question of removal to
the territory has within the past year
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 q territory.
IL will be necessary to continue the
Indians now resident therein to farms
Of proper size, which should be Sc
cured 70 them in fee; the residue to be
used for the settis ment of other
friendly Indians. Efforts will be
made in the immediate future to in
duce the removal of as many peeeably
dispOseded Indians only 10 the Indi
zn territory as can be settled properly
without disturbing the harmony OF
those already there. There j. no 9th
er location now available where n
people who are endeaVOring to ac
quire a knowledge Of pastoral and
agricultural pursuits can be as well
accommodated as upon the unOccu
pied lands in the Indian territory.
y territorial government should
however, protect the Indians from
the inruads Of whites for a {, rnl o.
years, until they become sufficiently
advanc in the arts OF civilization TO
guard their W rights, and from th,
disposal of lands held by them for the
same period.
SALE oE PUBLIC LANDS.
During the lost fiscal year therp
were disposed of out of the public
lands IL s64 975 acres, a quantity
greater by I,O9O, 30 acres than was
disposed OF the previous year. o
this amount 1870, 800 acres were sold
for cash, 3S9, 460 acres located with,
military warrants, 1871 ,332 acres ia
ken for h~Omesteads, 693 0I3 acres l0ca
ted with college scrip, 3.554,ss7 acres
granted to railroad, 465 .347 acre.
granted to wagon roads, Sl4, 255 acre
given TO states as swamp land, and 5,
co acres located by Indian scrip !,
The cash receipts from all sources
- nv Ill oAAANE aLAOuhLCu " - 10
100. During the same period 2,0I360S
acres of the public lands were survey
ed, amounts TO $50, 354, $50 acres, leav
ing 1857, 49, 2S acres of the public
land yet U~nsurveyed. The reports
from the subOrdiuates of the Land
Offices contain Interesting infOrma
tiOn in regard to their respective dis
{ lets. They uniformly mention the
fruitfulness of the soil during the past
season, and the increased yield of all
Kinds of produce evince, in the those
states and territories where mining
is the principal business, the agricui
{ iral product to have exceeded the
/ cal demand, and liberal shipments
have been made to distant points.
PATENTS.
During the year ending septic Der 30.
1872, there were issued from the patent
Office 1888 patents, 233 extensions, and
$50 certificates and registers of trade
marks. During the same time 9,5ST ap
plicatiOus for patents, including reissues
and designs have been received, and
3.lOO caveats filed. The fees received
during the same period amounted to
S70.O95. 1856, and the total expenditures To
S62, 1885, 800, making the net receipts over
the expenditures s., 74O,0 56. Since 1886.
two hundred thousand applications FIR
patents have been filed, and about 1884,
200 patents issued, the offices being con
ducted under the same laws and general
organization as were. adopted at their
original Inauguration, when only from
one hundred TO five hundred applica-
ions were made per annum. The Com
missioner shows that the office has out
grown the original man, and that a new
organization has become necessary
This subject was presented to Congress
in a special communication in February
last, which met my approval and the
approval OF the Secretary Of the Interior,
and the suggestions contaiDed in said
communication were embraced in a bill
that was reported to the House by the
Committee on Patents at the .ast session
TIE subject Of the reorganization of the
Patent Office, as contemplated by the
bill referred to, is one OF such impOr
lance to the Industrial interests of thu
country that I commend it to the stten.
ton OF Congress. The commiss4one
also treats the subject of the separation
OF the Patent Office from the department
of the Interior. This subject is also EN-
hraced in the bill heretofore referred to
The commissioner complains of the wan
of room for the model gallery and for JhI
working force and necessary flies Of thu
Office. Il Is impossible to transact tn
business OF the office properly withOu
more rom I'm which 10 arr range files ant
drawings that must be consulted hOurl,
in the transaction of business. Tn
whole of the Patent Office building viii
soon be needed. il it - not already, 10
the accommodation OF the business o
the Patent Office.
PENSIONS.
The amount paid for pensions in thu
last fiscal year was $50, l69. $40, al
amount larger 10y 50, 70S, 4S4 than WA
! paid during the proceeding year. o
this amount, S2,3l3, 400 wa paid I'M