Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-12-05

beginning of the Administration with
regard to the management OF the
Indians has been as successful as Its most
ardent friends anticipated within so short
time. 1t has reduced the expense of their
management, decreased their forages upon
the white settlements, tended to give the
largest opportunity to the extension of the
great railways through the public domain,
and the pushing of settlements into more
remote districts of the country, and atthe
same time improve the condition Of the In-
dans. The policy will be maintained with
out any change, excepting such as further
experience may show to be necessary to rem
der il more efficient
The subject of converting the so-called In
dian Territory south of Kansas into a home
for the Indians, and erecting thereon Ter
ritorial form Of government, Is one of great
Importance as q complement Of the existing
Indian policy. 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 preliminary step
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 settlement OF
other friendly Indians: Efforts Will be made
in the immediate future to induce the re-
moyal Of as many peaceably disposed In
dams only to the Indian Territory as can
settled properly without disturbing
tna o ha-rnuy of those already there.
Ther. Is no otn.,- location now available
where a people who are e.- ,-icnI ~ nI
quire knowledge of pastoral an>- ~
tural pursuits can be as well aFcommodas~~
as upon the unoccupied lands in the Indian
Territory. A Territorial government should,
however, protect the Indians from the In
roads of the whites for a term of years, un-
til they become sufficiently advanced in the
arts and civilization to guard their own
rights, and from the disposal Of lands held
by them tor the same period.
During the last fiscal year there were dis
posed of, out of the public lands, IL ,S64 ,e75
acres, a quantity greater by LOGS, 20 acres
than was disposed of the previous year. or
this amount SIC, SEQ acres were sold for
cash, $50, AGO acres located with military war
rants, 4,671 ,S32 acres were taken for home
steads, 693,613 acres located with college
scrip, 3,554, ,Ss7 acres granted to railroads,
465, ,347 acres granted to wagon roads, 7l4,-
255 acres given to States as swamp land,
5,76O acres located by Indian scrip. The
Office amounted to s., ,21S, 100. During the
same period 22,016, COS acres of the
public lands were surveyed, which,
added to the quantity before surveyed,
amounts to SIS, ,364, $50 acres, leaving ,257,
633, CPS acres of the public lands still unsur-
veyed. The reports from the subordinates
OF the land Office contain interesting Informa-
tion in regard to their respective districts.
They uniformly 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 min
ing is the principal business, the agricul-
tural products have exceeded the local de-
mand, and liberal shipments have been
made to distant points.
During the year ending September so, 1872,
AIs-o t., "a,
626 patents, 23S extensions, and $50 certid-
Gates and registers of trademarks During
the same time, 1857 applications for pat
ents, including reissues and designs, have
been received, and 8, 100 caveats fled. The
fees received during the same period
penditures to s623, ,55S 90; making the net
receipts over the expenditures S77.400.56.
Since 1886, 100000 applications for patents
have been filed, and about 13i, 600 pat
ents issued, the offices being conducted
under the same laws and general organiza-
ton as were adopted at the original inau.
guration, when emily from 100 to 500 applica.
| tions were made periannuIn. The Commits
sioner shows that the Office has outgrown
the original plan, and that a new organiza-
was presented to Congress in a special COM
munication in February last with my appro-
val and the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior, and the suggestions contained in
| said communication were embraced il 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 referred to, is of such impor-
tance to the industrial interests OF
the country that l 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 referred to. The Com
missioner complains of the want of room for
the model gallery, and for the working force
and necessary files of the office. 1t is i'm
possible to transact the business of the Office
properly without more room in which to ar
range files and drawings that must be con-
suited hourly in the transaction of business.
The whole of the patent office building will
| soon be needed, if it is not already, for the
accommodation of the business of the Patent
| Office.
The amount paid for pensions in the last
fiscal year was $50, 169, $40, an amount larger
by 3, 70S, ,43S than was paid during the pre-
| ceding year. OF this amount S23, l3 Loo were
paid under the act of Congress of February
IL, 1871, to survivors of the war of 1872
The annual increase of pensions by the legis-
lation of Congress has more than kept pace
with the natural yearly losses from the rolls.
The act of Congress of June 8, 1872, has
| added an estimated amount of S150,000 per
annum to the rolls without increasing the
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 Congress con-
tinues to change the dates of pensions. The
whole number of soldiers enlisted in the
| war of the rebellion was 2,6SS, ,5s3. The to.
| tai number of claims for invalid pensions is
176, 500, being but six per cent. of the whole
number of enlisted men. The total number
| of claims on hand at the beginning of the
year was 81 $50 J; the number received dur.
ing the year, &c, ,574 the number disposed
| of, 35,11S, making net gain of 1,264,
The number of claims now on file il
79,OS5. On the 30th of June, 1872, there
military pensioners, 113,51S widows, or
phans, and dependent relatives, making an
| aggregate of 20S, ,923 army pensioners. AT
| the same time there were on the rolls the
names of 1, ,449 navy pensioners, and $50
widows, orphans, and dependent relatives,
making the whole number of naval pension
ers 3,179. There have been received since
the passage of the act to provide
pensions. for the survivors of the
prior to June 80, is72. OF these there were
allowed during the last fiscal year %, ,126
claims, and 4, S45 were rejected during the
| year, leaving Il, $50 claims pending at that
date. The number of pensions of all classes
granted during the last fiscal year was s.,
o3S. During that period there dropped frem
| the rolls for various causes 914 names, leav-
ing a grand total of 232, ,229 pensions on the
rolls on the Both of June, 1872. 1t is thought
that the claims for pensions on account of
the war of 1872 will all be disposed of by the
1st of May, 1873. 1t is estimated that $780,
4So, 900 will be required for the pension SER
vice during the next fiscal year.
| The ninth censusi about completed. Its
| completion is a subject of congratulation,
| inasmuch as the use to be made of the sta
tistics therein contained depends very greatly
on the promptitude OF publication. The
| Secretary of the Interior recommends that a
census be taken in 1915, which recommenda-
tion should receive the ready attention of
Congress. The interval at present estab-
lished between the federal census is so long
| that the information obtained at the decimal
periods to the material condition, wants,
| and resources of the nation is OF little prac-
tical value after the expiration of the
first half of that period. 1t would
probably obviate the constitutional
provision regarding the decimal census If a
census taken in 1875 should be divested of
all political character, and no apportionment
ofT TnpnrAesi0DaI ntati ha Ia