American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-12-14
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ly without disturbing the harmony o.
| those already there. There is no Other
| location now available where people
who are endeavoring to acquire kncwl-
| edge of pastoral and agricultural pursuits.
can be as well accommodated as upon the
unOccupied land in the Indian Territory.
A territorial government should how
| ever protect the Indians from the inroad
oil whites Tor a term of years until they
become sufficiently advanced in the art
and civilization to guard their own rights
and the disposal of lands beld
b3 them During the last rs
out of the public lands, ] y 4 .975 acres.
quantity greater by l.O99, 40 acres than
was disposed of the previous year. Oh this
amount $40, 800 acres We're sold for cash;
3S9. 400 acres located with military war
rants; 4.67l .332 acres taken for nome
steads; 654.613 acres located with college
scrip; 3,a54, SSJ acres granted TO railroads;
4Gs.3H acres granted to wagon roafis:
IA, 255 acre sgiven o states "a s.=amp Ian =;
81 0 acres, located by Indian scrip. The
cash receipts ftc:n all sources in the Land
office amounted to s.. 2Is. 100. During
t,ie same period 22.O1G.GGS acres of the
public land Were surveyed. which aS:sieCi
to the quantity before surveyed amounts
to $50. 364 $50 acres. leaving LAZY .6SS3. CPS
acres OF the public lands still unsufSeyed.
The reports from the subordinates OF the
| Land Office, contain interesting intorn4a-
ton in regard TO their respective depart
m6nts. they uniformly mention the
frliitfulueSS OF the soil during the past sea-
son, and the Increased yield of all inds
of produce evinced.
La those States and Territories where
mining i. the principal business. agficul-
tural products have exceeded the io"a!
demand. and liberal shipments have been
made to distant countries.
During the gear ending September 30.
1872, there were fSstie1 from the Patent
Office 1896 patents, 2j3 extensions and
556 certificates and registers OF trade
marks. Drir::e the same time 1898! APP
pIications for patents, Including reissues
and designs. have been recei.c3. and ), lcO
caveats filed.
The fees received during the same peri
cd amounted to 1923. 553 80. and the total
expenditures TO 1916. 1873 16, maxim" the
net receipts over the expenditures ST.
400.J6. Since 1885, 200 800 applications
for patents have heen filed and about 1884,
600 patents Issued, lie offices being con-
Quoted under the same laws and neral
Organization as Were adopted at tne "tiSi-
nal Inauguration when only 100 to 800 APP
piicatiOnS were made per annum. The
commissioner shows that the Office HIS
sew organizations have become necessary.
This subject was presented 10 C0nYr IS
in special communication in F. bruary
last. with my approval and The approvai "f
the Secretary OF the Interior, and tue su9-
~cstions contained in said c"mmunicafl J,
were embraced in q bill! that was reported
to the House by the committee on pal
ents at the lat session. The subject II
recraanisa ion of the patent Office a. CON
te.nplated by The bill referred to OF Such
importance to the industrial interests of
the country. that [ commend il 10 he at
tentio Of Congress.
The commissioner aiso trea the Stlb-
ject of the separation OF the pat NJ offi e
from the Department of ine Interior. Tins
subject Is also embraced in the bill her"-
to- REFER q 10. The commissioner spit-
plains oil the want of room for the Inut /
z. llery and for the working force atid
necessary files of the OtIics. 1t * imD1S
sihle to transact the business OF the nIii e
properly without more room in which 10
arran@. files and drawings that ultist be
consulted hourly i the transaction OF
business. The whole OF the patent Office
building will soon be needed, if not al
ready. tor the accommodation of the pat
eht office.
The amount paid for pensions IN the
last fiscal year was. 1901 .G33.l0. an
amount larger by S37 oSi34 than was
paid curing the p -eceding year. OF this
amount. S23. l34.6l were paid under the
act of Congress of February Il. 1871, TO
survivors f the war OF 1912. The an
nuai increase of pensions by the legisla-
ton of Congress has more than kept pace
with the natural yearly losses from the
rolls. The act Of June s. 1872. has added
an estimated amount of s750,0O0 per an
mum TO the rolls without increasing TIE
number of pensioners; we cannot there
fore look for any substantial decrease in
the expenditures of this department for
some time to come, or so long as Con-
gress continues to change the dates of
pensions. The whole number of soldiers
enlisted in the war of the rebellion was
2,6SS ,553.
The total number of claims Tor invalid
pensions is 10000. being but six per cent.
of the whole number of enlisted raen.
The total number of claims on hand 1T
the beginning of the year, 81 .669; The
number received during the year. was 30
574; number disposed of was 35. us. ma sing
"a net gain OF l.264. The number OF clails
now on file is 79.0SI. On the Both OF June.
1872. there were on the rolls the names at
81. 405 invalid military pensioners. ll3.5lS
widows, orphans and dependent relations.
making an aggregate of 2OS.923 army pen
sioners. AT the same time there wer,, on
the rolls the nam of .449 navy pension
ers and l,730 widows. orphans and de-
pendent relatives, maxim he who., num-
Der of naval pensions 3.l19.
There have been received since the pas
sage of the act to provide pensions tor the
survivors of the war Of 1912. 3G. 55I APP
pli.antS prior to June 80. 1872. OF these
there were allow ii. during the hast fiscal
year, 20.126 claims; 4.S45 were rejected
during the year. leaving 11-5S0 .iaims
pending at that date: the number of peli-
sions granted during the last fiscal year
was 33 $50. Daring that period there
we're dropped from the rolls. for various
causes. 9.l40 NAMES. leaving Il grand ter !
OF 232. 222l9 pensioners on the rolls on the
30th ay Of u e. 1872
1t is thought that the claims for pen
sions on account of he war OF 1872 will
all be disposed OF the first OF Mssy. 1873.
1t is estimated thar $50. $50 900 will be re-
quired for the pension service during the
next fiscal year.
The ninth census is about completed.
It's completion is a subject OF con@ratulia-
ton. inasmuch as the use to be made of
the statistics therein contained depend
very greatly on the prOnptitude OF puD-
iicatiOp. The Secretary of the Interior
that a census be TAX n in
1873. which recommendation shouii r.
ccive the ready attention OF Congress.
rhe relations at present established be-
tween the federal census is so long that
the information obtained lit the decim i
periods as to the material conditions
wants and resources OF the nation is OF
little practical value after the expiration
of the first half of that period. III would
Obviatc the Constitutional pro- |
vision regarding the decimal census. if Il
census taken in 1875 should be Invested If
all political character. and no rsappor-
tiOnment of congressional representation
i.