The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-10

home among white people, will be col
lected there as a preparatory step to-
this consummation. | am now salts
fled that a Territorial form of govern
ment should be given them which will
4 secure the treaty rights Of the Origina
settlers, and protect their homestead:
from alienation.
THE PATENT OFFICE
The operations Of the Patent Office
are growing to such magnitude, and
the accumulation of material is heconl.
so great, that the necessity for more
room is becoming more obvious, day
by day, respectfully invite your at,
tentiOn to the reports of the Secretary
of the Interior and the Commissioned
of Patents on this subject. ID.
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The business Of the General Land
Office exhibits material increase in
all its branches during the last fiscal
year. During that time, there were
disposed of. of the public lands, $780,
Cos acres--being an amount greater
by 1,165.63l acres than was disposed
Of the preceding year. Of the amount
disposed Of. 1,626,26 acres were sold
tor cash; 2l4,940 acres were located
with military land-warrAts; 379,3Gl
acres were taken for homesteads; 653,-
44G acres were located with agricul-
tural college scrip; sos, 353 acres were
certified by railroaus; 1876 acres
were granted to wagon roads; 23S,54S
acres were approved to States as
swamp lands; 13S,6Sl acres were Ger
titled foragricnltural colleges, common
schools, universities and seminariesj
l90,775 acres were approved to States
for internal improvements, and l,422
acres were located with Indian scrip.
The cash receipts during the same time,
were $3, LAOS, 5l5 80 being $780, 4l5 50
in excess Of receipts for the previous
year. During the year 3,48S. 1872 acres
OF public land were surveyed-an in
crease over the amount surveyed the
previous year Of 1,037, 193 acres, aud,
added to the area previously surveyed,
aggregates GIG, 554,895 acres which
have been surveyed, leaving l,2l5,-,
443, ,505 acres of public lands still I'M
surveyed. The increased and steadily
increasing facilities for reaching our
unoccupied public domain and for the
transportation of surplus products, en-
larges the available field for desirable
homestead locations, thus stimulating
settlement and extending year BY year,
i'll a gradually increasing ratio, occtl-
patton and cultivation. The expressed
desire of the representatives of large
colony of citizens of Russia to emi-
CRATE 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 coli
ony, is OF great interest as going TO
show the light in which our institu-
tions are regarded BY an industrious,
intelligentand wealthy people desirous
of enjoying civil and religious libe,ty,
and the acquisition Of so large an i'm
migration of citizens of Il superior class
would, without doubt, be OF much sub
stantial benefit to the country, invite
attention to the suggestions Of the Sec
retary of the Interior in this behalf.
PENSIONS.
There was paid during the last fiscal
year for pensions, including the ex-
penses OF disbursement, 500, lS5, $50 62,
being an amount less BY 1884, $50 9S
than was expended for the same pnr-
po@ the preceding year. Although |
this statement of expenditures would
indicate material reduction in
amount compared with the preceding |
year, it is believed that the changes III
the pension laws at the last session Of
Congress will absorb that amount the !
current year. At the close Of the last
fiscal year there were on the pension
rolls SO. 8W invalid military pension
ers, and l32.0SS widows, orphans and
dependent relations of deceased SOL
diers, making a total of that class of
2l1, ,SG2-IS, 266 survivors of the war of
1872, and 5,053 windows Of soldiers Of
that war pensioned under the act of
Congress of February l4th, 1871, max
ing a total Of that class Of 23,3l9; !, ,430
invalid navy pensioners, and l,TO
widows and orphans and dependent
relations of deceased officers, sailors, !
and marines OF the navy pensioners,
making 5000, Grand total of pen
sioners Of all classes, 23S,414-show-
ing net increase during the last fiscal
year of S,2l& The names of l,645
pensioners were added to the rolls
and 10, 223 names were dropped. The
system adopted for the detection Of
frauds against the Government IN the
matter Of pensions has been productive
Of satisfactory results; bit legislation
Is needed 70 provide, ifpossible against
The perpetratlOl OF such frauds ih fti-
tllre. 't'af 'a1se' ltN 8h@sl52 ~ '5
tita EDUcATE0N.
The evidently Increasing interests In
The causerOt edIeatlOn Is the lilOst en-@
cOuragiHg feature inthe general pro-
ryroaa 0f fkaa hr0at,0knry NnN Pho h1NrnoV1 Of