Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-11

present mode Of fixing the salary in =. vs,,esh ne
special returns; and especially de urge fayorabi.
alton of the Postmaster General for III. sssshs.a
ment Of United States postal savings deposs,oaAa.
Your attention r. also again called to cons,ass
arguments adduced in support thereof In the NC we
that you may take such action in competition thsIp
with az In your Judgment win mos. eontribnts !.
the best interests Of the country.
Affairs in Utah require your early and speci., =,
tention. The Supreme Court Of the United Sts,a.
in the case OF Clinton We. Engelbrecht, decided
could not lawfully summon jurors for the Dis.Sc.
Courts, and those Courts held that the Terrtnr;ss
Marshal illegally performed that duty because hs
il elected by. the Legislative Assembly. ard
not appointed, as provided for In tie At
organizing the Territory. All proceeding.
at law are practically abolished BY these
decisions, and there have been but few or no jurv
trial, In the District Courts Of that Territory since
without protection by the courts and crimes o.
unpunshed. To prevent anarchy there it IL abso
lutely necessary that Congress thould provide he
recommend legislation TO that end and also. that
the Probate Courts Of the Territory now assume
TO issue wrts Of Injunction and habeas corpus and
titles be denied all jurisdiction not possessed ors
narily by courts Of that description
BANKRUPTCY.
have become impressed with the belief that
a
to Establish Uniform System Of Bankruptcv
throughout the United States" is productive al
more evil than good. At this time many consid
this is not considered advisable, think II viii not
be seriously questioned that those portions Of
said act providing for what Is called "nvoluntary
bankruptcy" operate to increase the imam
dent men, who very often become involved in
debt In the transaction Of their business and
though they may possess ample property, II il
all their liabilities, yet account OF the extraor
binary scarcity OF money they may be unable 10
meet all their pecuniary obligations as they be.
come due, in consequence OF which they are liable
in bankruptcy at the instance OF unrelenting
creditors. People are now easily alarmed
as to monetary matters that the mere filing OF
petition in bankruptcy by an unfrienoly creditor
compish the financial ruin of respons IDLE bust.
ness man. Those who otherwise might make
lawful and just arrangements to relieve them.
selves from difficulties produced by the present
stringency ia money are prevented by their con-
slant exposure TO attack and disappointment by
proceedings against them In bankruptcy; and
besides, the law 10 made use Of in many cases, BY
into compliance with their wishes and into acts
Of injustice TO other creditors and to themselves.
recommend that so much Of said act as provides
for involuntary bankruptcy on account Of the sus-
pension of payment be repealed,
CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
Your careful attention Is invited to the subject
Of claims against the Government, and the fscii-
ties afforded by existing laws for their prosecution
in each OF the Departments. The Departments Of
State, Treasury and War have demands for many
millions Of dollars upon their files, and they are
rapidly accommodating. To these may be added
those now pending before Congress- the Court Of
Claims, and the Southern Claims Commission,
masing In the aggregate an immense sum- Most
Of these grew out VI the rebellion and are intend
ed to indemnify persons OF both sides for their
losses during the war, and not few of them
are fabricated and supported by false testimony.
Projects are on foot 1t Is believed, TO induce Con-
gress to provide for classes OF claims, and to
review old ones, through the repeal or modiica-
ton OF the statute OF limitation, by which they
now barred. presume these schemes, II pro-
posed, will be received with little favor by Con-
claims against the United States, cog
nizable by any tribunal or department
thereof, be required to present them
at an early day and that legslatios be directed
and unjust demands upon the Government; and
would suggest, as a means Of preventing fraud,
that witnesses be called upon to appear In person
to testify before these tribunals having said claims
before them for adjudication.
Probably the largest saving to the National
Treasury can be secured by timely Legislation on
these subjects. Of any Of the economic measures
that will be proposed.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
You will be advised Of the operations OF the De-
partment OF Justice by the report Of the Attorney
inents Of existing laws suggested by him, with
the view Of red ucng the expenses OF that depart
DEPARTMENT. or THE INTERIOR.
The policy inaugurated toward the Indians Of the
beginning Of the last Administration has been
steadily pushed, and. believe, with beneficial re-
suits II will be continued with only such modii-
cation as time and experience may demonstrate az
necessary. With the encroachments of civilization
upon the Indian reservations and hunting grounds,
disturbances have taken place between the Indians
and whites during the past year, and probably VIII
continue to do 80 until each race appreciate that
the other has rights which must be respected. The
policy has been TO collect the indians rapidly as
possible on reservations, and, a. far az practicable
within what is known the Indian Territory, and
to teach them the arts Of civilization and selfsup
port. Whenever found off their reservations and
endangering the peace and safety OF the whites
they have been punished, and will , son,
Territory, south of Kansas and west OF
Arkansas, lie sufficient in area and agricultural re-
sources to support all the Indisns OF the ROCKY
Mountains. In time, no doubt all of them except
q few who may select to make their homes among
white people, viii be collected there. AS a pre-
paratory step for this contamination, l am now
satisfied that territorial form of government
should be given them, which will secure the treaty
rights OF the original settlers and protect thc!r
homesteads from alienation for period OF twenty
years.
PATENT OFFICE.
Tho operations of the Patent Office are growing
to such magnitude, and the accumulation Of ma.
terial is becoming great that the necessity for
more rom Is becoming obvious day by day l
respectfully invite your attention to the reports Of
the Secretary Of the Interior and Commissioner Of
Patents ON this subject.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The business Of the General Land Office exhibits
material incyease In all lite branches during the
last fiscal year. During that time there were dis
posed of out OF the public lands 13 039 $50 acres
being an amount greater by 1,1g5,631 acres than
was disposed of during the preceding year.
"a AtGnn Af
were sold for cash 2l4,940 acres were
located with military land warrants 3733,'
612 acres were taken for homesteads $685.
s46 acres were located with agricultural cor
lege scrip; 6,S03, $50 acres certified by rai-
roads; 765 1855 acres were granted 10 wagon roads;
23s 54S acres were approved to States as swamp
lands 13S 6Sl acres were certified for agricultural
colleges, common schools, universities and SEMI
naries; feS, 775 acres were approved 70 States for
internal improvements, and 14,2s2 acres were
located with Indian scrip. The ca-h receipts
during the came time were laos, 5i5 80, pc
ing $3.50, 1880 in excess OF the receipts for
the previous year During the year 30, 49, 1S2
acres OF public land were surveyed an increase OF
the amount surveyed the previous year OF 1057 lyS
acres. and added to the area previously surveyed,
aggregating 6i6 sos acres which have been sur
veyed, leaving 1,218,443 SIS acres of the puplic
lands still unsurveyed. The increased and eteadily
increasing facilities for reaching our unoccupied
public domain and for the transportation OF sur
plus products, enlarges the available 6ed for desl-
rable homestead locations, thus stimulating settie
ment, and extending year by year. In gradually
increasing ratio, the area Of occupation and cuti-
vation.
The expressed desire OF the representatives OF
tfpy ~ cit nf In