The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-12-21

| ground that clemencv in such cases would
| tend to tranquilize the public mind ;and to
! test the virtue of that policy, L am disposed,
as far as my sense OF justice Will permit, TO
| gi e TO these applications favorable consld-
| Grafton. but anv action thereon ls not to be
construed as indicating any change in my de-
termination TO enforce with vigor such acts sc
| long as the conspiracies and combinations
therein med disturb the peace of the coun-
| try 1t is much to be regretted, and is re-
gretied by no one more than myself, that a
! necessity has ever existed to execute the en-
! forcement act. No one can desire more than
| ], that the necessity of applying it may never
again be demanded
! DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary of the Interior reports salts
| factory improvement and progression in each
of the several bur aus under the control OF
the Interior Department They are all III eX-
| cellcnt condi ton. The work, which in some OF
them for years has been in arrears, has been
! brought down to a recent date, and i'll all the
current business has been promptly dis
patched.
THE INDIANS.
| The policy which was adopted at the begin
! ming of the administration with regard to the
management of the Indians, has been as sue
cessful as its most ardent friends antici-
| it has reduced the expense of
their management, decreased their foragcs
| on the white settlements, tended to give the
| largest opportunity to the extension of the
great railways through the public domain,
! and pushing of settlements into more remote
districts of the country and at the same time
| improve the condition of the Indians. The
policy viii be maintained without any change,
excepting such as further experience may
| show to be necessary to render 1t more etti-
| cient.
The subject of converting the so-called In
dian Territory, south Of Kansas unite home
| tor the Indian, and erecting thereon a terri
| toral form of government, is one OF great I'M
portance as a complement of the existing H.
! dian policy. The question of removal to the
| territory has within the past year been pre-
| scented 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 preliminary step to the organization Of
| such territory 1t Will be necessary to cOntlne
| the Indians now resident therein to farms of
| proper size, which should be secured to them
in fee. the residue TO be used for the settle
| ment OF other friendly Indians. Efforts will
| be made III the immediate future to induce
| the removal of as many peaciby disposed lu-
| dams only to the Indian territory as can be
| sett ed properly, without disturbing the har-
| mony of those already there. There Is 10
| other location now available where people,
who are Cndcayoring to acquire a knowledge
| Of pastoral and agricultural pursuits, can be
| as well accommodated as upon the unoccu-
pied lands in the Indian territory.
| territorial government should, however,
| protect the indians from the IDrOad of whites
| for term of years, until they have become suf-
fciently advanced in the arts OF civilization to
guard their own rights, and from the disposal
Of the lands held by them for the same pc
Rod.
| THE PUBLIC LANDS.
During the last fiscal year there were dis
posed of out of public lands 1l,864,975 acres,
| omit 1 +l1ar
was disposed of the previous year. Of this
amount ] ,370, 800 acres were sold for cash;
$50 100 acres located with military warrants:
1911 1872 acres taken for homesteads COS G13
acres locatsd with college scrip 3 55i, 8S7
acres granted to railroads; As. 3I7 acres
granted to wagon roads ia 255 acres given
to states swamp land, and 500 acres
| located by Indian scrip. The cash receipts
| from all sources in the land Office
amounted to s3,216, 100 During the same
period, q olG,6O8 acres OF the public lands
| were surveyed, which, added to the quantity
before surveyed, amounts to 303, 1854, 780 acres,
| leaving ,257, 633 628 acres Of the public lands
| still uusuryeyed.
The reports from the subordinates Of the
| land office contain an inter estno information
| regard of their respective districts. They uni
formly mention the truitfulness Of the soil dur
ing the past season, and the increased yield of
all kinds Of produce. Even III those states and
, territories where mining Is the principal bust
ness, agricultural products have exceeded the
| local demand aud liberal shipments have
been made to distant points.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
During the year ending Sept. 9Oth, 1872
| there were issue from the Patent Office. 1 362
patenfs 233 extensions, 556 cartifcatoa and
| registers OF tcade marks. During the same
| time 19, 5ST applications for patents including
reissues and designs, have been received, and
800 caveats filed and the fees received dur
ing the same period amount to so ,095. 1856.
and total expenditures TO So, 355, 800, makir g
the net receipts over the expenditures, 81 740, :
esq
Since 1886 200, 600 applications for patent
have been filed, and about 134, 900 patents is
,sued-the offices being conducted under the
same Jaws and general organization as were
adopted at the original Inauguration. when
only from 100 to 800 applications were made
per annum. The Commissioner shows that
the Office has outgrown the original plan, and
that new organization has become necessary.
This subject was presented to Congress in
! special communication in February last,
with my approval and the approval of the
| Secretary Of the interior, and the sugges-
tons contained in said communication were
embraced in the bill that was reported to the
House by the Committee on Patents at the
last session. The subject Of the rcorganiza-
ton of the Patent Office as contemplated hv
! the bill referred to is of such Importance to
| the industrial interests Of the country. that
| commend 1t to the attention of Congress
| The Commissioner also treats the subject of
| the separation OF the Patent Office from the
| Department of the Interior. This subject is
| also embraced in the bill heretofore refer
| red to.
| The Commissioner complains Of the want Of
room for the model gallery, ana for the work
| ing force and necessary files OF the Office. 1t
| is impossible to transact the business of the
| office properly without mpIs room IN which to
! arrange tiles and drawings, that must be con-
| suited hourly III the transaction of the bust
ness of the whole patent office. building
| will soon be needed If it is not already. for he
| accommodation OF the business of the pattnf
office.
| PENSIONS.
! TIE amount paid for pensions in the last fis-
cal year was $50, 169, $40, an amount larger by
| Sd, 7Oo, 43o than was paid daring the preceding
year. OF this amount 81 313, 400 were paid
under the act of Congress Of February 18th.
| 1871, to the survivors OF the war of 1912. The
annual increase OF pensions by the legislation
| OF Congress has more than kept pace with the
natural yearly losses from the rolls The act
OF Congress of June 9Th, 1872, has added an
estimated amount OF $3.50, 000 per annum to
| the rolls, without Increasing the numbers of
| penson6lS We cannot. therefore. look tor any
substantial decrease III the expenditures of this
department for some time to come or so
long as Congress continues to change the
dates of pensions, The whole number Of
soldiers enlisted in the war of the rebellion
was 2.6S8, 523. The total number of claims for
Invalid pensions IS 176, 500 being but six ppr
cent, OF the whole number of enlisted men.
The total number of claims on hand at the be-
ginning of the year was 81 500; the number re-
celved during the year 26,574; the number dis
posed OF 10. rs making a net gain Of ! ,2Gi
The number OfclaIms now on file i 10 OSJ