New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-03

tho Dcnnxtmont Of Justice by the report Q
the AttOroey General, and invite your 81
tention to the amendments OF existing law
suggested By him, with the view Of II
ducing tho expenses Of that department.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
The policy inaugurated toward the In
dams at the beginning of the last admin
istration has been steadily pursued, and,
believe, with beneficial results. 1t will b
continued with only such notifications q
time end expediency may demonstrate
necessary.
: With the encroaehment of civilization
upon the Indian reservations and huntin,
grounds disturbances have taken place De
tween the Indians and whites during tn
past year, and probably will continue to d
so until each race appreciates that the othe
has rights which must be respected.
The policy has been to collect the Indian
as rapidly as possible on reservations, and
as far as practicable, within what is known
as tho Indian Territory, and to teach then
the arts of civilization and self support
Where found off their reservations and en-
dangering the peace and the safety OF thu
whites they have been punished, and viii
continue to be for like ohenses.
The Indian Territory, south of Kansas AMI
west of Arkansas, is sufficient in area ant
agricultural resources to support all the In
GIans east Of the Rocky mountains. IL
time no doubt all of them, except thos'
who may select to make their homes amOnt
white people, will be collected there. AS ;
preparatory step for this contamination,
an now satisfied that a
TERRITORIAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Should be given them, which will secure
tho treaty rights of the original settlers ant
protect their homesteads from alienation
for period Of twenty years.
The operations of the
PATENT OFFICE
Are growing to such magnitude and the
accumulation of material is becoming sc
great that the necessity for more room is
becoming more obvious Q ay by day. l re.
spectfnlly invite your attention to the re.
ports Of the Secretary of the Interior and
Commissioner Of Patents on this subject.
The business of the
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Exhibits Q material increase in all its
branches during the last fiscal year. Dur
ing that time there were disposed of out of
the public lands 5000. COG acres, being an
amount greater by 1,l65, 63l acres than was
disposed of during the preceding year. OF
the amount DISPOSED of, l, 626, 266 acres were
sold for cash. ia, $40 acres were located with
military land warrants, 3, 793, 6l2 acres were
taken for hOmesteads; 653, 446 acres were
located with agricultural college scrip;
COS, $50 acres were certified by railroads;
1876 acres were granted to wagon roads;
23B, 548 acres were approved to States as
swamp lands; lbs, 68l acres were certified
for agricultural colleges, common schools,
universities and seminaries; 190,775 acres
were approved to States for internal i'm
provements, and IA, 222 acres were located
with Indian scrip.
The cash receipts during the same time
weree43, 408, 573 SO being $50, AIS so in ex-
cess Of the receipts of the previous year.
During the year 80, 488, l32 acres Of public
land were surveyed, an increase over the
amount surveyed the previous year of ,037,
1873 rcres, and added to the area previously
surveyed aggregates 6l6,5H, 1895 acres,
which have been surveyed leaving 1913
443, sos acres Of the public land still unsur-
veyed.
The increased and steadily increasing IA
eilities for reaching our unoccupied public
domain and for the transportation of sur
plus products enlarges the available field
for desirable homestead locations, thus
stimulating settlement and extending year
by year in gradually increasing ratio the
area of occupation and cultivation.
tives of large colony of citizens of Russia
to emigrate to this country, as is understood,
with the consent of their government, if
certain concessions can be made to enable
them to settle in compact colony, is of
great interest as going to show the light in
which our institutions are regarded
by an industrious, intelligent and
wealthy people, DESTROYS of enjoying
civil and religious liberty, and the acquisi-
sition of SO large an immigration of citizens
Of Q superior class would without doubt be
AZ pho<n rn1 havr %<.%
yite attention to the suggestions of the Sec
rotary of the Interior to this behalf.
There was paid during the last fiscal
PEAR, for
PENSIONS,
Including the expense of disbursement,
b29, l85, 289 62, being an amount less BY
(984, $50 SO than was expended for the
|ame purpose the preceding year. Although !
his statement of expenditures would in |
licate material reduction in amount CON- |
JARED with the preceding year, it is be- |
ieved that the changes in the pension laws
q the last session Of Congress will absorb
hat amount the current year. At the close
# the last fiscal year there were on the
'ensi0n rolls 1864 invalid military PEN
toner's and ll2,0S8 widows, orphans end
cpendent relatives of deceased soldiers,
making total Of that class of oil 1892;
i
O53 widows of soldiers of that war, PEN
Oned under the act of Congress of Feb
nary Ia, 1871. making total Of that class
23,3l9; 1880 invalid navy pensioners and
70 widows, orphans and dependent rela-
rs of deceased officers, sailors and ma
rs of the navy, making a total of navy |
PIONEERS off 5000, and grand total of |
Petoners of all classes of 23S,4ll, show
- t"g pet increase during the last fiscal year
Dei the last year the names of l6,4O5
1 q as,S re- were added to the rolls, and
~ we dropped therefrom for various
The Sym adopted for the detection of
Irauds agast the government in the mat [
l ss VI Pohs1s has been productive Of sat !
siac.ory Its, but legislation is needed I
y Pfoelue, POSSIBLE, against the perpetra-
ION 9 OF snch buds in future
Inc EVIDENT increasing interest in the
ause of
EDUCATION
most encolaging feature in the gen.
raj progress ano,rOsperity of the country, I
no tae bureau oleducatiOn is earnest in
. enor.s 10 glveproper direction to the :
. NV apphances anahe increased facilities !
.n .s are pehg onead to and the educators .
'ne country IN tne' great work.
THE MINT CENSUS
as been completed an the report thereof
lblished and Distribute, and the working
rec of the bureau disbSded.
The Secretary of the Inerior reuews his :,
commentator for censs to be taken in =
70, to which subject the stention of Cen
'ess is invited. The eriginl Suggestion in
.at behalf has met with IT, general ap- {
oval OF the country, and evn if it be not >
'e e,., advisable at present, t provide for
te o;ar I1inquennial censut census
Ken IN 1919, the report OF Which could p
completed and published befoe the one Il
lndredth anniversary OF our national in =
pendence, would be es oecially Interest," y
and valuable as showing the Ir"gress Il
the country during the first centurv of e,
r national existence. 1t is believed. how- {,
er, that regular census every five wears y