The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-13


vi parts OF the country, favor the full
enjoyment, by all classes Of persons, OF
these rights. to which they are entitled
under the Constitution and laws, and
invoke the aid and influence Of all good
citizens to prevent organizations whose
objects are by unlawful means to inter
fere with those rights. look with
| confidence TO the time not far distant
when the obvious advantage OF good
order and peace will induce an aband.
onment of all combinations prohibited
by the acts referred TO, and when 1t will
be unnecessary to carry on prosecutions
| or inflict punishments to protect citi.
| zens from the lawless doings of such
combinations. Applications have been
made to me to pardon persons convicted
OF violation Of said acts, upon the
ground that clemency In such cases
would tend to tranqulllize the public
mind and to test the virtue Of that
| policy. L am disposed, as far as my
sense of justice will permit, to give to
these applications a favorable consider.
alton; but any action thereon Is not to
be construed as Indicating any change
In my determination to enforce with
vigor such acts, 80 long as the conspira..
cles and combinations therein named
disturb the peace of the conutry. 1t Is
much to be regretted, and regretted by
no one more than myself, that neces.
sity has ever existed to execute the En-
forcement act. No one can desire more
than that the necessity of applying 1t
may never again be demanded.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary of the Interior reports
| satisfactory Improvement and progress
| In each of the several bureaus under
the control Of the Interior Department.
They are all in excellent conditions; the
| work which in some of them for some
years has been In arrears ha, been
brought down to recent date, and in
all the current business has been
promptly despatched.
INDIANS.
The policy which was adopted at the
beginning of this Administration with
regard to the management of the 1ndi-
ans has been as successful as its most
ardent friends anticipated within so
short time. 1t has reduced the ex-
pense of their management, decreased
their forages upon the white SETTLE
ments, tended to give the largest oppor-
tunity to the extension Of the great
railways through the public domain,
aud the pushing of settlements into
more remote districts Of country, and
at the same time improved the condi-
tion of the Indians. The policy will
be maintained without any change, ex-
cepting such as further experience may
show to he necessary to render 1t more
efficient. The subject of converting the
80 called Indian Territory, south Of
Kansas, into home for the Indians,
and erecting therein a Territorial form
of government, is one of great import
ance, as a complement OF the existing
Indian policy. The question Of removal
to the Territory has within the past
week been presented to many of the
tribes resident upon other and less de-
sirable portions of the public domain
and has generally been received by
them with favor as preliminary state
to the organization of such Territory
1t will be necessary to confine the In
dians now resident thereon to farms of
proper size, which should be secured to
them in fee, the residue to be used for
the settlement of other friendly Indi.
ans. Efforts will be made in the i'm
mediate future to induce the removal
of as many pecefully-disposed Indians
only to the Indian Territory as can be
settled properly without disturbing the
harmony of those already there. There
is no other location now available where
people who are endeavOring to acquire
a knowledge of pastoral and agricul-
tural pursuits can be as we'll accommo.
dated as upon the unOccupied lands in
the Indian Territory. A territorial
Government should, however, protect
the Indians from the inroads Of whites
for term of years, until they become
sufficiently advanced in the arts and
civilization to guard their own rights,
and from the disposal of lands held by |
them for the same period. During the |
last fiscal year there were disposed of |
out of the public lands II, 1854 1915 acres, |
a quantity greater by 1'099,270 acres |
than was disposed of the previous year. |
or this amount 1870 800 acres were sold |
for cash, 3S9, ,460 acres located with mill |
itary warrants, 4,671, 1882 acres granted |
for homesteads, 593,613 acres located |
with college scrips, 3,554,8S7 acres |
granted to railroads, 465,3H acres |
granted to wagon roads, ia, ,255 acres |
given to States as bounty land, 5,76O
acres located b. Indian scrip. The cash |
receipts from all sources in the Land
Office amounted to $3.2lS, 100; during
the same period 2, POI ,66S acres OF the
public lands were surveyed, which,
added to the quantity before surveyed,
amounts to $50, 1864, ,7s0 acres, leaving
1,257 ,633, ,628 acres of the public lands
still unsurveyed. The reports from the
subordinates OF the Land Office contain
interesting information in regard to
their respective districts. They uni.
formly mention the fruitfulness of the |
soil during the past season, and the in
creased yield of all kinds of produce.
Even In those States and Territories
where mining Is the principal business
agricultural products have exceeded
the local demand, and liberal shipments
have been made to distant points.
PATENTS.
During the year ending September
80, 1872, there were issued from the |
Patent Office 3,626 patents, 333 exten.
of trade marks. During the same per.
iod 1857 applications for patents, in.
cluding reissues and designs, have been
received, and 3,400 caveats filed. The
fees received during the same period
amounted to s70,095. .486. and the total
expenditures to $62 1856, 800, making the
receipts over the expenditures $7,740,-
096. Since 1886 200, 900 applications for |
patents have been fled, and about 1885,
600 patents issued. The Office is being
conducted under the same laws and |
general organization as were adopted at |
the original Inauguration, when only |
from 100 to 500 applications were made |
per annum. The Commissioner shows |
that the Office has outgrown the original |
plan, and that q new organization has |
become necessary. This subject was
presented to Congress in special CON- |
munication in February last with my
approval and the approval of the Secre- |
tary of the Interi or, and the suggestions
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 reorganization of the Patent
Office, as contemplated by the bill refer
red to, is one Of such Importance to the
indust rial interests Of the country that
/ commend 1t to the attention of Con-
gress. The Commissioner also treats
the subject Of the separation of
THE PATENT OFFICE
from the Department of the Interior.
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