Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-12-12

ground that clemencv in such cases would
tend to tranquilize 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 10 these applications n favorable eonsd-
Grafton, but any action thereon Is not to be
construed as indicating any change in my de-
termination to enforce With vigor such acts SO
1 long as the conspiracies and combinations
therein named disturb the peace Of the coun-
try. 1t is much to be regretted, and i. re-
gretied by no one more than myself, that 4
! necessity has ever existed to execute the en-
/ forcement act. No one can desire more than
|, that the necessity OF applying ii may never
! again be demanded.
DEPAETMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary OF the Interior report. salts
factory improvement and progression in each
/ of the several bur aus under the control OF
/ the Interior Department They are all in ex-
cellent condition. The work, which in some OF
/ them for years has been IN arrears, has been
! brought down to u recent date, and i'll all the
current business has been promptly dis
! patched.
THE INDIANS.
The policy which was adopted at the begin
ming of the administration with regard to the
management Of the Indians, has been as sue
cesstul as its most ardent friends antici-
pated. Within so short time
! It has reduced the expense of
their management, decreased their forages
on the white settlements, tended to give the
largest opportunity 10 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 be necessary to render 1t more etti-
cient
no a,,l,i 4nf 40
dian Territory, south of Kansas unite a home
for the Indian, and erecting thereon terri
| tOrlal form of government, Is one of great I'M
portance as a complement of the existing In
dian policy The question of removal to the
territory has within the past year been pre-
scented TO many of the tribes resident upon
othor and less desirable portions of the public
domain, and has generally been received by
them with favor.
As preliminary step to the organization of
such n 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 peacibly disposed lu-
dams 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 people,
who are endeavoring to acquire knowledge
! Of pastoral and agricultural pursuits, can be
as we'll accommodated as upon the unoccu-
pied lands in the Indian territory.
A territorial government should, however,
protect the Indians from the inroad Of whites
for term of years. until they have become suf-
fcently 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
Rod.
TIE PUBLIC LANDS.
During the last fiscal year there were dis
posed of out of public lands 1l,S64, 975 acres,
quantity greater by 1899 7O acres than
was disposed Of the previous year. or this
amount 1,370,320 acres We're sold for cash;
$50 100 acres located with military warrants;
4,67l 1872 acres AIKEN tor homesteads 693,Gl3
acres loca'sd VIII college scrip 3554, SS7
acres granted to railroads; 465,3T acres
granted to wagon roads Tl4255 acres given
to states as swamp land, and 500 acres
located by Indian scrip. The cash receipts
from all sources i'll the land Office
amounted to s3,21S, 100, During tn. same
period, % 01G,60S acres OF the public lands
were surveyed which, added to the quantity
before surveyed, amounts to $685. 1854, $50 acres,
leaving ] 1857, 633 628 acres OF the public lands
still uu.nryeyed.
The reports from the subordinatcs OF the
land Office contain an inter esting information
regard of their respective districts. They uni
formy mention the iruitfulness OF the soil dur
all kinds of produce. Even in those states and
territories where mining is the principal BUSH
ness, agricultural products have exceeded the
local demand, and liberal shipments have
been made to distant points.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
During the year ending Sept. 30th, 1872
there were issued from the Patent Office, 1862
patents, 233 extensions, $50 certificates and
registers Of trade marks. During the same
time 80, 5S7 applications for patents, including
reissues and designs, have been received, and
! 800 caveats filed; and the fees received dur
ing the same period amount to $40 ,095, 9Sb,
and total expenditures to S62, 1855, 800, makiog
4 the net receipts over the expenditures, SI740,
! 05S.
Since 1886 100000 applications for patents
have been filed, and about ia 900 patents is
| sued-the offices being conducted under the
! same laws and general organization as were
adopted al the original Inauguration, when
only from 100 to 500 applications were made
per snnum. The Commissioner shows that
the Office has outgrown the original plan, and
that a new organization has become necessary.
This subject was presented to Congress IN
a special communication In February last.
with my approval and the approval Of the
Secretary of the Interior, and the sugges-
lions contained in said communication were
embraced in the bill that was reported to the
House by the Committee on Patents at the
lart session. The subject of the reorGanza-
ton of the Patent Office as contemplated by
the bill referred to is OF such importance to
the industrial interests Of the country, that
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 il
also embraced in the bill heretofore refer
red to.
The Commissioner complains of the want of
room for the model gallery, and for the work
ing force ana necessary files OF the Office. 1t
is impossible to transact the business OF the
office properly without more room IN which to
arrange hles and drawings, that must be con
suited hourly IN the transaction OF the busl-
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