The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-04

ieuSe NAV suoW " oS uSS<ssSiy w ious
der it more effic ent Tie sutject o.
! converting the 20 called lndiaa terri,oey'
south OF Kansas into Q home Tor the
Indians, and erecting thereon terri-
torial .erm Of government. % one
Of great importance. % Q COM
plement Of the existing Indian pol.
icv. The question of removal 10
that territory has. within the past year.
beer presented 10 many Of the tribes
resident upon other and Less desirable
portions OF the public domain. and he's
generally been received BY them With
favor. As q preliminary sep 70 the
orssuixstion OF such terrisory b will
be necessary to oon6ns The lndiaasi
resident trereupon to farms OF ,pso-i
per Size, which should be secured 10 I
them iu fee simple, the residue TO Vbsi
used tor the se,tlemeat Of othes, iriss1.a
" Indians. Efforts will be made iaIhsI
immediate future TO induce be rsaovalI
OF - many pescsably dispos-d' Indiaas'
to the Ind sn Territory a. Can be settled
properly without disturbance OF the har,A
mony OF those already there. There isI
no other loo alton now available where
q people who are en- ieavor,pg 10 acquire
a knowledge Of Pastoral and asricullu>y
raj pursuits can b. a. we'll aoconmo-
dated ss upon the unoccupied lands
| within the Indisn Territory. A Terri,
torial government should, however,
protect the ldisns from The inrosd Of
, whites tor = term OF years. until they
become sutfic emily advanced 10 the arts
and civil Lion 10 guard their owo
rights, aud from the disposal Of the,
lands held By them Tor the same period.
] rHs PUBLIC LANDS. ..r,r 2,
Daring the last 6.csl year there were
disposed o. the public lands 1864 9i5t
acres, q qnsnliv greater by .OSy 40
acres than WAS disposed OF the previous
wear. On this amount, l.307,SsO scres
", re sold TOR cash $50 40 cores locsted
with military wsrrsn,s. 46Il, 1882 so-es4
were taken for honrst-ads; 69i6lS
were located with college ,oip; 3 say
$50 arres were granted to r.iIroads;
465. 347 acres granted to wsgm roads
IA rs acres were gwen TO > at~s ~
swamp land; 500 acres were located BY
InGlsn scrip. Tue cash receipts rom
all sources in the Land Office amounted
10 50 2lS l0t dutiog the same period
~ Ole I0S acres of the public lsnds
wrre surveyed, which, added TO the
quantity surveyed amount 10 5S3 ,36f.-
$50 acres, leaving 1857 ,633 62S acres
OF the public lands srili uasuryryed.
The reports from the subord nate Land
Office contain interesting 10 Ior NATION 10
regard to their respective d'stricta.
Icy uniformly mention the tru tulne-s
OF the soil during the past ses,n, aud,
The rn,r s,ed yield o. all kinds Of pra.
duce, even in rno-e States aud Ter to-
ries where IN ming ia The Or cipal busi-
ness AR Gu lursl prod cls have IL,
e. sd.i The loo i demsnd. and lItersl
hipments have ben made " distAut
points. 80.
THe PirENr OFFICE.
There were us,.d rom the Patent
Oric duriu III" wear ending September
81 1872 1886 rsten's 20 excursions,
n, d $50 cerliicatts ami rig stera OF
trade max. During the saurr leigh
OF time, l9, 1871 spp cations Tor patents,
including re.is-u,s and designs. have,
been received. aud 300 cssssls hled. 4.
The fees received during the came
PERIOD amounre,! TO 500 $50 SO AMI
the total rxpendi ur to 1923 j539
making the net r.c"'pls over tbr rS'
pendirures STA 016 Since 1886.
1909 Applications Tor patents have,
been file !, aud about 1873 100 PATENT,
Issued The off ia beng conducted
undrr the ZANE laws and general Or
gsniZ,tion ss were adopted at IT'S in.
augur ltiop. WHEN only 100 70 500 ap-,
picsrions we're male per Annum The,
Com missioner shows that the Office has
ouigrvwn the oriNnsl plan, and that .
new nreaniz,tion has become beces-
ssry. Thus subject Was presented,
TO Congress in special Gun,
municarion 10 February last, Nth
my approval and the o. provsl OF the.
Secretary Of the Interior; aud the sug-,
& astion- contained in said CON nunica-
I,on were embraced 10 the bill that vas
reported 10 the uouse by the Count
tee on Patents at the last session. The
subject OF the reorgtniZ uion OF tbs,
Patent Office a. cpniemp sied by tbs,
till referred 70, is one Of such imppr
lance to the industrial interests OF the
country that | commend II 10 ue at
rention Of Congress Tas Com niss )ner,
al o treat. the subject OF the separation,
of the Patent Office from the DIP ,rt-,
ment Of the Interior. This subject v
aIso embraced 10 the bill htretoi IRE re,
irrreito The Com missioner cImpla'ns
OF the want 81 room Tor the model gal.
Isry aud Tor the working iorce aud pec-
e-.sry fes o. the otR &c. IL 10 ImpOs-
-ihle 10 Irans act thu Lu-ioes. Of the ui.
lie properly without more RON 70
vii c. to arrange hes And draSng,
that must be consul,ed 10 Irlv IL the
transaction ~ bunns... The whoe OF
be P ,t-nt ON e buill ng sill q 'oa b.
o.eird, II IL 10 not airesdI tor the sc@
c,mmods'ioo Of the business Of the
Pateut Otfi:e
PENSIONS. p
The amount paid tor pensions in the
lat & cl wear "a 81 80 80 40
amount larger by $3.7OS 49, tnsn VA,
pad du-n the p,-c>i linz year U
this am u1r, ~ 3i3.4D ~.- pail u1det,
Ire act OF Cprgre-s Of F-brus'y ~,
1871, to survivors Of the war of 1919,
rh- annual increase o. p.n.i)ns 81 the
L. i-lstion o. Congress ha. more than
KEEP, p,ce With the natural yearly los.es,
from the rolls. The set Of Coasre.. OF
Jup. s, 1872. h,- adIed An @sd,nstel
amount OF $50 900 pr anhnnn 70 TIE
r.lls " thout Increasing the ounby.r OF
pensioners We Cannot, therefore. iocS
4 ALL. ri ,ntiai dscrxase In the sI.