The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-03
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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duce Congress to provide for new classe
Of claims and review old oncs, Through Oh,
repeal or mod Hcation Of The statute Of lin
itation by which they arc nov barred out
lpresums these schemes, " proposed, viii
To received with little favor by Congress
and / recommend persons having
claims against the United StateI
reorganization BY any tribuna
department thsrof, DO required TO presen,
them at an carly day, and legislation b.
directed ~ far ~ practicable 10 defeat the
unfounded and unjust demands on th,
government. j would suggest - meani
Of preventing this fraud, that witnesses be
called in to appear In person and testify
before, those tribunals tof having said
claims before them for Adjudication
Probably the largest saving TO She nation.
vi treasury can DO secured by timely
legislation on these subjects Of any. Of the
economic measures that Will be proposed
You will be advised of the operations Of
the courts Of justice by tho report Of the
attorney general, and 1 invite your attsn.
ton 10 the amendmsnts Of existing laws
suggested by him, not with q visw Of re-
ducing the expenses OF tho department..
DEPARTMENT OF rms INTERIOR
The policy inauguratcd towards lndi-
ans a. the beginning Of the last admins
tration has been steadily pushed, and !
believe with beneficial results will be con.
tinued. Much modification - experience
may demonstrate may be necsssary with
the encroaehfnsnt Of civilization upon the
Indian reservations and hunting grounds
Disturbances have taken place bstwesn
tho Indians and whites during the past
year, and probably will continue ~ DO 90
until each race can appreciate that the
other hes rights which must be respected.
The object has becn to call Indians a. rep
idly ~ possible on reservations, and - far
a. practicable within what is known -
tho Indian territory, and teach them
tho arts OF civilization and self-support.
When found of their Psssr vations and
sndangsrinH che peace and safety OF the
whites. They have been punirhed, and
will continue 10 be for like offensss. The
Indian territories south Of Kansas and
west Of 4 rkKnsas.ars efficient In area and
Agricultural resources 70 support all the
Indians of the Rocky mountains. In time,
no ddcbt all Of them, except . few who
may prefer TO make their homes among
white people, viii 10 collected there No .
preparatory step for their consun alton.
Am now satisfied that h territorial form
Of govern tnsbt should be given which will
secure treaty rights Of tho original se,,lers
aud protect their hotnosteads from deprs-
dations for . period Of twenty yoars. The
operations Of the patent o ice are growing
OF such inagnitude,s and the accumulation OF
material is becoming 40 great that the
necessity for moro room 10 becoming obvi-
Gus day BY day.
i respectively invite your attention to
the report Of the secretary Of Abe interior
coNMIssIoH RRs ON PATEsT.
On subjects Of the business Of the general
crease in ell its branches during the last
nsesl year. During that time we're dis
posed out Of tho public lands, l3,o3s, COG
acres, beng an amount greater by l,lcj,-
cJl acres than was disposed Of the pre-
eeeding year. OF tho amount disposed
l,s2C, 2S6 acres were sold for cash 1890
acres were located with military land
warrants; 3,79iCl2 acres were tax en- for
hornsstsAds C5,3iG Aeres were located
with agricultural colleges. 6,os3, $50 acres
were certified by railroads 7Gs,T6s acres
wore granted 20 wagon roads z8S, as acre.
lands; l3s,CSl acres were certified for AZ
r'cultural colleges. common schools, uni
versities and semina ries $780, scfes
were approved TO ststes for internal i'm
provements; l4,222 acres were located
with Indian scrip.
TnK Cash REcBIrrs
during the same time were s., 40s,Il6 90,
being $l7o,4l5 80 In excess Of the re-
esipts for tho prayiots year. Dutiugathe
year 80, ass, 1872 acres Of public land we're
surveyed, an incrsase over tho amount
surveyed the previous year Of l,O3Ll92
acres ADJ sdded TOT the area previously
surveyed, } ssgrdsst tiG,6s4,sJ5i
vsyed leaving l,2Is,4<3,5o5 acre,
of the public land ssiiI unsutveyod. Tho
increased and gradually Increasing fscili-
domain and for the transportation OF sur.
plus products, enlArges the availab bic helds
for desirable homestsads and locations,
tending year by year in . gradual increas-
log ratio. The ratio Of occupation and
Of cultivation. The expressed desire Of
. large colony OF eitizcns OF Russia TO
smigrs.s TO this country, - 10 Understood
with their government, il certain conces-
sions can DO made 10 them, 70 settle in
compact colony. 10 Of great interest, ar
guing 10 show the light in which our
institutions arc regulated by
an industrious, intslligsnt and
wealthy - people, desirable Of
enjoying civil and religious liberty and
tho acquisition Of SO largo an emmigrs-
ton Of citizens Of . superior class would
without doubt DO Of much sub
s,antial benefit to the country.
N' PaSsIoN MATHIS.
! iavits attention 10 tho sug-
yestion Of tho secretary Of the
interior ia the last a.cal year
for pensions including the expenses and
dis burssmsnt WAS $29, 1s5,2s9 81, being an
amount less BY sos, 4Os, O9s than va. ex-
pended for the same purposes the precsd-
ing year. Although this statement Of sI-
psnditures would indicate . msterial ro-
duction Of the amount compared with tho
preceding yoar it 10 believed that the
changes in the pension laws at the last SOS.
sion of Congress will absorb that amount.
Tho recent year, at the close Of tho last
fiscal year, there were on the
pension rolls 90, se4 invalid military
pensioners, and H., OSS widows, orphans and
widows Of deceased soldiers,
making . total OF that class Of 2ll ,s92, and
8,2GG survivors OF the war OF 1872, and
0, O53 widows Of soldiers Of that war, pen
stoned under the act Of Congress OF Feb
ruary 18th, 1871, making . total Of that
class OF 73,3l9,and l430 invalid navy pen
sioners,an ITO widows and orphans and
dependaRtl relatives OF deceased officers, ]
,ailors and maniacs of the navy pension.