The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-12-05

original settlers, and protect their homestsads
from alienation for period of twenty years.
Fhe operations Of the Patent Office are
growing to such magnitude, and the accumuIa-
uon OF material Is becoming so great that the
necessity for more room Is becoming obvious
day BY day. respectfully invite your atten-
ton to the reports of the Secretary of the In
terror and Commissioner OF Patents on this
subject
The business of the General Land Ohiee ez-
hiOlts a material increase il all its branches
during the past fiscal year. During thtS time
there were disposed out Of tho public lands
l5,O39, 606 acres, being an amount greater by
l, ,I65,65l acres than was disposed OF during
the preceding year. OF the amount disposed
OF l,626,266 acres were sold for cash; 2i4.940
acres were located with military land war
rants; 3.T936l2 acres were taken for home
steads; 653, ,446 acres were located with agri-
cultural college scrip; OS3 353 acres were
testified by railroads; 1896 acres were
granted TO wagon roads. 23S,54S acres were
approved to Statos as swamp lands; 1861
acres were certified for agricultural colleges.
csmmon schools, universities and seuinarias.
I9O,lIO acres were approved 70 States for in
tsrnai Improvements; and t,222 acres were
located with Indian scrip. The cash rsceipts
during the same time were S3,4O9, $3.50. be-
ing Sl9O,3l56O in excess Of the receipts for
the previous year. During the year 305. 49,
l32 acrss OF puLiic land were surveyed, an in-
crease OF the amount Tor the previous year Of
l,O5i, ,l6S acres, and. added to the arsa previ-
ousiy surveyed, aggregates 6l6. So s95 acres
which have bean surveyed, leaving l,2lS, ,4l3,-
6O5 acres OF the public land still unsu. seysd.
The increased and steadily increasing means
for reaching unOccupied public domsin. and
for the transportation of surplus products, en-
large5 the available field fOr desirable home
| stesd locations, thus stimulating settlement,
aud extending year by year, in a gradually
increasing r@tlo' tne ratio of occupation and
cultivation.
The expressed desire OF the representatives
OF q large colony OF the citizens OF Russis 20
emlgrate to this country, as is understood,
with the consent OF their government, If cer-
/ tam concessions can be made to enable them
to settle IN compact colony. is of great inter-
est, as going to show the hight in which our
institutions are regarded by an industrious,
Intelligent and wealthy people, desirous Of en-
i joying CIVIL and religious liberty: and the ac-
QUESTION Of so large an immigration OF the cit
lzens Of 3 superior class would. without doubt,
be substantial benefit to the country. in
| vlts attention to the suggestions OF the Score
/ tary Of the Interior in this behalf
! There was paid, during the last fiscal year,
for pensions, including the expenses OF dis
bursmert, $40, 5286 62, being an amount
| less by S35i,05O 9S, than was expended for the
same purpose during the proceeding year
/ Although this statement o. ogexoenditurss wouId
| indicate a material reduction in amount com
! pared with the proceeding year, it is believed
| that the change in the pens on laws at the last
session of Congress viii absorbe that amount
the curront year. At the close OF the last year
| there was on the pension rolls 80 804 Invalid
military pensions and IL, ,09S Wido rs orphans.
and dependant widows OF deceased soldiers
making total of thht class of I'll, ,802: Is. .266
I.,rr 1fofk k1,s.rs v.-ET @ f.-~
OF soldiers OF that war, pen ioned under the
Act OF Congress OF February l4th, 1871, max
ing total OF that class OF % lbs; ,430 invalid
naval pensioners, and l,f70 widows and or
phans and dependent relatives of diseased Of
hcers, sailors, and mariners of the navy pen
sioners Of 5000, and grand total Of pension
ers OF al classes OF 23S, Ill, showing a net in
crease during the last fiscal year OF 6,2IS.-
During the last year the names of 1906 pom
sloners were added 10 the rolls, and 10, 223
names were dropped therefrom for various
causes. The system adopted for the detection
OF frauds against the government, in the mat
ter OF pensions, has besu productive Of satis-
factory results; but legislation is needed to
provide, il possible, sgu1ss the perpetrating
OF such frauds IN the future.
The evidently increasing Interest in the
cause Of education Is q most encouraging feat
ure Ia th5 general progress aud prosperity OF
esAI SIAul4lg 1uA LAlH DALE1u OF EfluGatlnn is
eanest IN its Efforts TO give proper direction of
the new appliances and the increased facilities
which Rre being offered 70 aid the educators of
the country lu their great work,
The ninth census has been completed and
the report thereof published aud distributed.
and the working force Of the bursau disbanded
The Secretary Of the Interior renews his re-
commendatlon for census to be taken in 1916
TO which suject the attention Of Congress is in
Vlted. The original suggestion in that be-
half has met with the general approval Of the
country, and even il not dssmed advisable at
present 20 provide for regular quinduennial
census, census taken in 1875, the report Of
| which could be comp peted aud published be-
fore the l00th anniversary Of our Independence
would be especially interesting and valuable
as showing the progress Of our country during
the first century Of our national existence. Il
IS believed, however, that q regular census
every five years world be Of substantial beue-
tit to the country, inasnuch as our growth,
| hitherto, has been so rapid that the results Of
the deGennial census are necessarily unrsliR-
| bic ss a basis of estimates for the latter
years.
Under the very efficient management OF
| the Governor and the Board Of Public Works
of the District of Columbia, the City of Wash
ington is rapidly assuming the appearance of
| u Capital OF which the nation may well be
proud. From being q most unsightly place
/ three years ago, disaEreeable to pass through.
| in summer, In Consequence of the dust arising
| from unpsyed streets, and almost impassable
| in the winter, from the mud, it is now one Of
! most slightly cities Of the country, aud can
boast OF being the being the bast paved
The work has Leen done systematically, the
plans, grades, locations Of savers water and
gas mains being determined Upon before the
work was commenced, thus securing perma-
nency when completed. l question hether
question whether SO much has ever been ac-
complIshed before in any American city for the
same expenditures. The government having
large reservations IN the city, and the Nation
large paving interests IL their Capital, rec
ommend liberal policy toward tho District Of
Columbia, and that the government should
bear its just share Of the expenses of these i'm
provements.
Every citizen visiting the Capital feels =
pride in its growing beauty, and that he, too.
is part owner in the Investment made here
promoting the establishment in this district OF
an institution OF learning OF university cf the
highest class, by the dOna.ion Of lands. There
Is no place better suited for such aninstitution
than the National capital. There is no other
place II which every citizen is 50 directly inter-
es!ed-
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Ia three successive messages to Congress I |
have called attention to the subject of Civil |
Service Reform. Action has been taken so far
as 70 aathorize the appointment of board to 1
devise rCies governing the method Of making /
appointments and promotions: but there never |
has been any action making these rules or anv /
rules binding OF even entitled to Observance. /
where persons desire the appointment Of a 1
friend, or the removal Of an official who NAV
be disagressble to them. To have any rules /
effective they mast have the acl uiescencs of
Congress-, as well as the Executive. recon-
mend, therefore, the subject TO your attention,
and suggest that u special committee Of Con-
gress might oonfe9 with the Civil Board DUR
ing the prnsent session for the purpose of devi
sing such rules as will be maintained and will
secure the services of honest and capable Off
clals, and which will also protect them in q de-
gree OF independence while in office. proper
rules will protect Congress as well as the Exc
cutive from much needless precautiOn, aud
will prove Of great value TO the public at large
would recommend for favorable consider
alton the passage Of Admission Act for the ad- /
Dlttance Of Colorado as State in the Union.
It possesses all the elements of q prosperous
State, agricultural aud mineral, and believe
has population 70 justify such an admission.
IN that connection I would also recommend
he encouragement of saEal for purposes of |
from the Eastern slope Of the Rocky
Mountains to the Missouri river. As a rule, /
in opposed to the donation OF public lands for
Internal improvements owned and controlled
y private corporations, but in this instance I
would make au exception. Between the Mis- |
ouri River and Rocky Mountains there Is an
rea belt Of public land from 800 to 500 miles
n width perfectly valueless for the occupation 5
4 man for want of suEicent rain to secure the Y
rowth of any products. An Irrigsting Ca
.ai would make productive bed as wide as Z
as supply of water could be made to sDread =
YER across the e1tirs country, and would Sc )
ure Gordon OF settlements connecting the
resent population OF the mountain and min
NJ regions with that OF the oldsr States All {