Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-12-11
NO. 5.

NO. D.
the cost of building and operating ocean
steamers IN the United States is not SO nucb
greater than in Europe, and | believe the
time has arrived for Congress to lake this sub-
ject into serious consideration
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Detailed statements of the disbursements
through the Department of Justice will he
furnished by the report of the ATTORNEY Con
eral, and though these have been someWbat
increased by the recent acts of CONGRESS- tn
enforce the rights of citizens of the TTnited
States to vote in the several states of fba
Union, and to enforce the provisions of tbe
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, and the amendments there
to, cannot question the necessity and saIn-
tary effect of these enactments. ReclI
less ana laWless men, regret to
say, have associated themselves to-
8ether IN some localities to deprive other
citizens OF the night guaranteed them bv the
Constitution Of the United States ana to tbaf
end have committed deeds of violence. Bnt
the apprehension and punishment of MANY of
these persons have tended greatly to the re-
preston OF such disorder. [ do not doubt
that great majority of the Deonln in all narts
of the country favor full endowment hP ". an II
classes OF persons, of these rights. to which
they are emitted under the Constitution and
the laws, and to invoke the aid and infirence
OF all good citizens, to prevent organizations
whose ooJects are by unlawful means to inter-
f7re with these rights. look with confidence
to the time not far distant. when tbc ohvions
advantages OF good order and peace will in
duce an abandonment of all Combinations
proh!blted by the acts referred to. and when
1t VIII be unnecessary to carry on prose-
cailons ctina OF ln1ilet punishment to protect
citizens from the lawless doinps of
such combinations Applications have
Deen made to me for the pardon of nersons
convicted OF violation OF said acts unon tbo
ground that clemencY in such cases would
tend to tranquilize the public mind :.and to
tese the virtue OF that policy, | am disposed,
as far as my sense OF justice will permit. to
give 10 these applications favorable consid-
Grafton, but any action thereon is not to be
construed as indicating any change in nv de-
termination to enforce with vigor such acts Sc
long as the consplracies and combinations
therein named disturb the peace of the conn
try. 1t is much to be regretted and is re-
grehed by no one more than myself that a
necessity has ever exist ted to execute the en-
forcement act. No one can desire more than
L, 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 in ex-
celent condition. The work, which in some of
them for years has been in arrears. has been
brought down to a recent date, and in all the
current business has been promptly dis
patched.
THE INDIANS.
The policy which was adopted al 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-
pated. Within SO short a time
it has reduced the expense of
their II anagement, decreased their forages
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 besnecessary to render it more eff
cient.
The subject Of converting the so-called In |
dian Territory, south of Kansas unite home
for the Indian, and erecting thereon terri
torlal form of government, is one of great i'm
portance as q complement of the existing In
dian policy. The question of removal to the
territory has within the past year been pre-
sented 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 d SUep 10 LIE OTSdulZdIlOn
such territory it will be necessary to confine
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 in the immediate future to induce
the removal OF as many peaclbly disposed In
dians only to the Indian territory as can be
settled properly, without disturbing the har-
mony of those already there. There is no
other location now available where a people,
who are endeavoring to acquire 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 inroad of whites
for term of Years, until they have become suf-
ficiently 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
riod.
TEE PUBLIC LANDS.
During the last fiscal year there we're dis
posed of out Of public lands II ,S64,9 ,975 acres,
a quantity greater by 1,099,270 acres than
wasdisposed of the pvevious year Of this
amount ] ,370,320 acres were sold for cash;
$50 .160 acres located with military warrants;
| 4,67l ,332 acres taken for homesteads 693.613
acres Iocatsd with college scrip; 3.554,8S
acres granted to railroads; 465.347 acres
granted to wagon roads TIA, ,255 acres given
/ to states as swamp land and 5,670 acres
located by Indian scrip. The cash receipts
from all sources in in the land once Once
period, 22,016,608 acres of the public lands
were surveyed which, added to the quantity
before surveyed, amounts to 3S3, 1854, ,78O acres,
! leaving / ,257 ,633 629 acres of the public lands
| still uusurveyed.
The reports from the subordinates OF the
! land Office contain an inter resting information
regard of their respective districts. They uni
/ formly mention the fruitfuness OF the soil dur
ing the past season, and the increased yield OF
all kinds of produce. Even in those states and
territories where mining is the principal busl-
ness, agricultural products have exceeded the
! local demand, and liberal shipments nave
been made to distant points.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
During the year ending Sept. 3Oth, loiZ, ,
/ there were issued from the Patent Once, l,361
patents, 233 extensions, 556 certhcates ana
registers of trade marks. during the same
time 19, ,5S7 applications for patents, including
reissues and designs, have been received, and
3,100 caveats fled and the fees received @ our a
| ing the same period amount to SIU ,o9o,9oo,
and total expenditures to S62, ,355, $50, MAKING
the net receipts over the expenditures, s1,f4o,
056.
Since 1886 200, 900 applications for patents
| have been filed, and about 1874, 600 patents Is
sued-the offices being conducted under the
same laws and general organization as were
adopted at the original Inauguration, WheI
only from 100 to 500 applications were made
per annum. The Commissioner shows thai
the Office has OutgroWn the original plah, ano
that new organization has become necessary
This subject was presented to Congress il
a special communication, in February last ts,
with my approval and the approval OF tn'
Secretary of the interior, and the sugges
tons contained in said communication were yer
embraced in the bin that was reported TO ilt m
House bv the Committee on Patents at the
last session. The subject Of the reorga1aiza an "a,