Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-03
NEW SERIES NO. 1851.

and experience may demonstrate as neees-
sary. With the encroachment Of eiviliza-
ton upon Indian reservations and hunting
grounds, disturbances have taken place be
tween the Indians and whites during the
past year, ard probably will continue to do
SO until each race appreciates that the other
has rights which must be respected. The
policy has been to collect the Indians as
RAPIDLY as possible on reservations, and, as
far as possible, within what is known as
the Indian Territory, and to teach them the
arts Of civization and self support. When
found off their reservations, and endanger-
ing the peace and safety of the whites, they
have been punished, and will continue to
be for like offences. i'i' ~ l'i
-H.1 GA OkIahanf1 aI a..ut
The Indian Territory south of Kansas
and west OF Arkansas is sufficient in area
and agricultural resources to support all
the Indians of the Rocky Mountains. In
time no doubt all Of them except a few who
may select. to make their home among
white people, win be collected there. As
a prepatory step for this consumati0n, ann
not Gnow?1 satisfied that territorial form
of Government should be given them which
will secure the treaty rights Of the original
settlers, and protect their homesteads from
alienation for period of twenty years. s.r
Patent Rubbish.
The operations of the Patent Office are
growing to such a magnitude and the ae-
edmulation Of material is becoming so
great that the necessity for more room is
becoming obvious day by day. l respect
fully invite your attention to the reports of
the Secretary of the Interior and Cornnis-
siOner of Patents on this subject.
The Public Domain.
The business of the General Land Office
exhibits material increase in all OF its
branches during the last fiscal year. Du-
ring that time there were disposed OF
the public lands 13,039, 6O6 acres, being an
amount greater by 1,l66,651 acres than was
disposed the preceding year.
E%Of the amount disposed OF, t,626,266
acres were sold for cash; 214 $40 acres were
located With military land warrants;
3,793, ,612 acres were taken for hOmesteads;
65}, ,446 acres were located with agricultural
college scrip; 6,0S3, $50 acres were certified
by railroads; 765, 756 acres were granted to
wagon roads; 23S,54S acres were apprOprl-
ated to States as swamp lands; 13S,6Sl
acres were certified for agricultural colleges,
common schools, universities and semIna-
ries; 19O,775 acres were approved to states
for internal improvements, and 14,222
acres were located with Indian scrip. The
cash receipts during the same time were
s.. .4OS,51j.j0 being S1g0,415.50 in excess
of the receipts for the previous year.
During the year &c, Ass, ,132 acres OF pub
lie land were surveyed, an increase OF the
amount surveyed the previous year OF
1.O37, 1913 acres, and added to the area pre-
viously surveyed aggregates .616,554, ,o93
acres which have been surveyed, leaving
1.21S.4 1856 acres of the public land still
unsurveyed.
The increased and steadily increasing
facilities for reaching our unoccupied "PuD-
lie Domain" and for the transportation OF
surplus products enlarges the area ayaIla-
BILE fer desirable homestead locations, thus
stimulating It's settlement, and extending
wear by year in gradually increasing ratio
of occupation and cultivation.
The MenmOnites. --.-
The expressed desire of the representa-
tives of a large colony of citizens OF Kussia
| to emigrate to this country, as IS under
stood with the consent Oftheir government,
| if certain concessions can be made to ena-
| Bile them to settle in compact colony, IS
| of great interest as going to show the light
| in which our institutions are regarded Dy
AN industrious, intelligent and wealthy
| people, desirous of enjoying civil and reii-
| gious liberty; and the acquisition oil so
| large an immigration of citizens OF supe
| rior class would without doubt be OF sub
stantial benefit to the country. Invite at
tention to the suggestions of the Secretary
| of the Interior in this behalf.
| Pensioners.
| There was paid during the last fiscal yea
| for pensions. including the expense OF DIS
| bursement, $40, Us, ,2S9.G2, beinganamoun
| less bv S9S4,O50.98 than was expended tol
the same purpose the preceding year. Al
tbOughthis statement of expenditures woul(
/ indicate a moderate reduction in amount
compared with the preceding year, 1t IS
| believed that the changes in the pension
laws at the last session of Congress vii
absorb that amount the present year.
| At the close of the last fiscal year ther'
were on the pension rolls 99,S04 mvah'
military pensioners and 1l2,OSS WIDOWS
orphans and dependent relatives ofdecease'
soldiers. making a total of that class
21l,S92. Eighteen thousand two hundre'
and twenty-six survivors OF the war OF Iol
and :. 5.O53 widows of soldiers OF that wa
were pensiOned under the act OF Congres
of Feb. II, 1871, making total OF Una
class of 23;3f9. One thousand fOIr nun
dred and thirty invalid navy pensioners an
l,170 widows and orphans and dependeI
relatives of deceased officers, sailors an
marines make the navy pensioners 3,ZOl
and the grand total of pensioners OF a
! classes 23S.411, showing net increase dlI
ing the last fiscal year of 6,21S. During tn
last wear the names of 16,4O5 penslonel
were added to the rolls and 1O,223 name
, were drOpped therefrom for various causes
The system adopted for the detection
fauds against the government in the mai
ter OF pensions has been productive OF sal
: isfactory results. Legislation is needed
provide if possible against the perpetratlo
: of such frauds in future.
: Educational
: The evidently increasing interest III IL
5 cause of education is a most encouraSl
feature in the general progress and prospe
ity of the country, and the Bureau OF IL
ucation is earnest in its efforts to -glN
$ Droper direction to new appliances and tn
4 increased facilities which are being oifer(
: to aid the education Of the country.
QuinquennIal.
The ninth census has been complete
and the report thereof published and dI
| tributed and the marking force Of u
= | Bureau diSbanded. f.g--. ....s.
The Secretary of the Interior reviews
recommendation for a census to be taken
1875. to which subject the attention
| Congress is invited. The original suGSe
tion in that behalf has met with the ge
eraI approval of the country and even II
o be not deemed advisable at present to pr
I vide for a regular quinquennial census,
. census taken in 1875, the report OF VIM
: could be completed and published beio
+. the one hundredth anniversary OF our 1
! dependence would be especially intere5tll
:, and valuable as showing the progress OF Z
@ country during the first century OF our u
# tional existence.
It is believed however that a regular ce
G | sus every five years would be OF suDstahti
: benefit to the country inasmueh as 0
n | growth hitherto has been sO-rapld that |
: resnlts OF the decennial census are neces
i | riIy unreliable as a basis OF estimates
Q tbe latter wears of decennial period.
o - The Distrief-MOre Jobs.
: Under the very efficient management
! | the Governor and the Board OF fub
Y | Works of this district, the City OF Waslnl
: ton is rapidly assuming the appearance o
if capital ofwhich the natiOnmay wen Deprot
n From being an almost unslghtiy phi
IS three years ago, disagreeable to pass tllrou