The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-12-12

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public lands WE'RE surveyed, nm increase
u TIM amount surveyed In the previous
rear ri 1,oa;, taa astr., md aid 10 The
ARIA previously surveyed aggregate 0ia,.
81, ap5 acres which have been snrycycl,
leaving i,ciS,i41,so5 acrcs Of public
lands rtill unsuryeycl. The increased
nnl steadily increasing facilities for
reaching our unocenpied public domain
and for the transportation Of surplus
products, cnlargcs. The available field for
desirable homestead locations. thus slim.
ulAiing settlement. and extending year
~ year In 4 gradually increasing ratio
the ratio ~ occupation and cultlvatt on.
Tho expressed dctirr of fhr representa-.
tIycs ofa largo colon, ofcisiscns OF 1ensais
10 einlgrate to this country. ~ In under.
stood with the consent OF their Go,crn.
mcnt, II certain concessions can 10 made
10 enable them IL settle In 4 compact
uolony N of great interest ~ going ID
show lh' light In which our institution.
are regarded by an industrious. intaili.
gfnt md worthy people DESTROYS of en-.
joytng civil and religions liberty, md
ths acquisition of - largo an immigra.
ton of citisens u superior class would
without doubt hc II much substantial
benefit n the country that I Invite Ntten-
ton 10 thu hMggcstlon Of Tho Secretary ri
The Interior Nv Til hel,n!f,
riNsioss.
There we're paid during tho last hscal
year Tor pensions, including the rxpcns.
~ Of disbursement, t3piH,b:D, Od2, bclne
M amount less Ny eOf, l0b, 0Ds, than wai
expended for tlr pamc purpose the pre-,
ecdlng year. Although thls statement al
expenditures would indicate n material
reduction IN thu amount compared With
Tie preceding !, nr, II Ia believed TIM,
The bHngus In tho pension lnMA, n,
tho lAst session ri Congress-, Will absoFl
that amount ~ tho current year. At Tho
eiosa VI tho lnst nsrsl ycsr there were on
the pension rolla DO,HDa invalid military
psnstonerr, and iie.Dss widows, orphan,
and dependent. widows 4. doce ned rol,
oilers, making ii ioiai r '',at class III
eii,Ana, lag0U survivors Il. lhe
war IT islc, and 5,05a, widows
IT soldiers that tho war pensIonel under
IN net of Congress If February 18th,
1871, making \ iotal 0f,hnt class 1T 23a,.
ivi $50. insall'! nssy pensioners, and | !.
10 widows md orphans and irpentlan,
relations ~ deceased officers, nnlor~ md
marines ~ TIE navy pensioners IT 4, e00,
and grand total IT pensioners " all
classes Of 2gs, III, showing net increase
during tho last fiscal yeaf of 6.ia. Tho
names Of i,6l5 pensioners we're added 10
,hr rolls, and IN, e.j nnn.cs wcro drop.
lFd thcrcfrnA for various causes. Thc
.yAitm Tor detection ~ frauds against
the Government In tho matter ii pcnsIons
lAs l,ccn mAdc productive ~ satisfactory
fes.lt~, but Legislation Ii needed 10 pro.
vii. II possible aenin1i tho perrelrnilpn
~ snfll frauds In the future.
rM'fAriu&.
Tie evidently increasing interest In
NE course ~ education II tho most on.
couiaeing feature In tho genera! progress
Of the country, tho b,l.enu NJ education
N cArnett In ~ efforts ~ glvc proper Ill.
rectinn ~ tho increased facilities Whit !,
afs Icing offered IL nd Tho educators III
ihs country IN their great work. 'fhr
ninth census has leen completed and TN
report thereof published and distributed
sud the working fpree ofihe bvfesu Ill.
handed,
fENAls.
Thu Secretary Ut thu Interior renew,
hta accommodation tlAt c~nsns b. a.
kcn III 1879, 10 which subject TIM attrn.
sion II Congress II invited. The orIgi
nal suggestion Ia that behalf has moi
With the general approval of the country
md sven IL II ba not doomed advisable II
present u provide Tor 4 regular qninquen.
iial census IL M taken In 1873, iho report
" Which could Dc completed and publish,