National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

u ALIENATION Tor period VI tWtHlS ytnir
l. Tho operations OF the Patent once al
10 growing to such magnitude, ana the aocuml
O. alton OF material Ia becoming so great TN
II the necessity for more room II becoming NOR
obvious day by day.
. THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
' ] respectfully invite your attention To ~
4 reports OF the secretary OF the Interior an
y Commissioner OF Patents on TINS subject, In
business OF the general land Offices exhibits
material Increase In all IT. branches during IN
a last fiscal year. During that time there wer
, disposed OF ont Of the publlc lahus IL $50 W
acres being an amount greater by 1858
, acres than wns disposed OF the preceding year
or the amount disposed ~ d2d,?06 acres wel,
sold for cash, 1880 acres were located VIII
military land warrants 3.7g3,6l2 acres wer,
taken for homcstrnd- Gi3,ii6 are were located
with agricultural college scrip, 6'Osj 800 acres
were certified by railroads ~ oIo hcrrs Were
granted to wagon roads, 49,, 5is acres were ap.
proved TO states as swamp lands, l3s6sl acres
were certified for agricultural colleges com
MOI, schools, universities ana se',l.nil os
100 775 acres were approved To states Tor 'hlcr'
nul improvements. ana H,222 acres were To-
cLled with Indian scrip,
Inc cash receipts during me same Time
we're s3,40s 1880 being >l9O,4l65p Ia excess
or the receipts of the previous year DURING
the wear O+ss,l32 acres OF pubic lana were
surveyed. an increase over me amount sur
! ycyed the previous year of lO37,19J acres, and
added 10 The area previously surveyed, nggro-
gates Gl6,564 1875 acres Mhcb have been sur
veyed. leaving l,2lSii3, 500 acres OF the publc
land sun unsuryeyed.
The Increased aud steadily Increasing faclli-
ties for rear hing our unoccuplei public do
main, and for the transportation OF surplus
! products, enargcs the available Held for de
srable homestead locations, thus stimulating
settlement AID extending, year nv year, IN
gradually increasing iAtlo, the area OF occu
patton and cultivation,
The expressed desire OF the representatives,
| Of large colony of cltizrns of Russia TO emf
crate to this country. as II is understood, with
| the consent OF their government. II certain
L h a.. Al
settle In II compact colony, Is OF great interest,
as going to show the light III which our instllu.
| Mons are regarded by an industrious, Intelli-
gent ana wealthy beople DESTROYS of enjoying
| clyil and religious liberty. and the acquisition
OF so large an immigration OF citizens OF Il SUI
perior class would without doubt be Of sub
stan,ial benefit to the country. Invite atten-
ton TO the suggestion OF the Secretary Of the
Interior in this behalf
There was paid during the last fiscal year
for pensions, Including the expenses of dls'
bursement. 80 lS6. 2S9.62, beng an amount less
by $gSi 05O.9S than was expended for the same
pul pose the preceding year. Although tins
statement OF expenditures would Indicate
material reduction in the amount compared
with the preceding year. II ls believed that
the changes IN 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
99,S04 invalid military pensioners and ll20Ss
WIDOWS orphans, ana dependent parnnts OF
deceased soldiers, making total of that class
OF ali 1922 Is 266 survivors OF the War OF 1872,
and 5,053 WIDOWS of soldiers of that war pen
stoned under the Act of Congress OF February
lith, 1871, making total of that class of 30 $40
l33O lhVald navy pensioners ana l,11O widows, |
orphans ana dependent relatives of DECEASED
officers sailors. and marines OF the navy, |
making total of navy pensioners OF 5000
of 0as Ill-showIng :, uei Incrense dnri,lr thr |
last fiscal year OF 6,lS2.
snners were sGden ,o RI" roIl nd 40 ~ 40 ga
names were dropped therefrom FOR various
The system adopted for the detection of
frauds against the government in the matter
of pensions has been productive of saflsfac.
tory results, but legislation IA needed TO pro
vide. II possible. against he perpetratinI of
suCh frauds m the future
The eyldegtly 1ucreaslnp interest in ;he |
cause OF education Is a most encouraging fea.
ture In the general progress ana prosperIfy of |
the country and the Bureau of E,lucatlon IL |
earnest in It's efforts to give a proper dIrrcff ID |
to the new applicants and the lncielsed frcIll- |
tes winch are being offered to and the pduca- |
tors OF the country in their great work
The nlutu census has been complcfcd and |
the report thereof published and distributed |
and the working force OF the bureau dtsband-
ed. The Secretary of the Interior reuevs ms |
rec conmeu dation for a census to be taken m |
1875, TO which subject the attention of Congress
Is invited The Original suggestion in that
behalf has met with the general approval of
the country; and even if il be moi deemed
advisable at present to provide for a rcgu.
lar qunqueunlal census, n census taken III
1876, the report of when could be COMPLETED
ana published before the one huudrefn ami. |
versary of our mdepe ndence, would be espc-
cIalIy interesting and valuable as showing the
progress of the country during the trst cen. |
fury OF our national existence 1t IA believed
however, that IA census every five years would |
be OF substantial benefit to the country mas.
much as our growth hitherto has been 50 rapid
that the results of the decennial ceusus are
necessarily unreliable as u basis OF estimates |
w '"o i"''oi } GUS VI "eVonni"' Pe'lo" ,
HE islhlol VI COLI hblA'
Irnner the very eficIeut tnauaoeuent ,f m.
,oypruor and me Rnard of puhIIc Wnrk. NJ
ms distr,ct. the clty Of Washington il ranidiy {
,s.uminn the nppparance of "A clnttal of " hicn
ne nation NAV well h, proud From betI,on :
most nnsightIy place three wears ago dis
'greeahIe 70 mass throuVh IN simmer m CON :
e0uenoe OF ths dust rising from unnov eo Il
treats ana almost innosaIhln in thn "a,
rom the mud If Ia now oue Of rho uInst sI,ht |
+, cItIes in tne country and can bnust Of 7hc
np the hest paved The work mas been done |
me mans grades location nt A
eWers water and gas mains being deter. | c.
n,nnd unnn nefore the work Uas commenced | Ii
ms secnrlI,r nermanemcv when cntmnIntod
ouestiOn nu.ther so much mas ever ne n az |
ON nj shed before in any American civ Tor
he same expeudItures 81
The government having large reservations b
, the city. and the uatlon m large bavtnF nm b
,tarest IN their IauItaI / recnnnand ~ liz .,
raj notcv towards me DIAtrIct If CnIu",h'o
nd that The government sbnuId bear tts im"i =
hn ra of the expenscs nj these Innrovofn, liz z
Every cltiz II visiting the Capital feels
mart owner in tne invrst1enls MADE nara 49,
I wouId snooest IN Cnnf,tn.s the nrntueiN Of 2
rnn ot,ng ne shuTnnt In ms d,st,,c, ~, r.
n institui, IN of lenrntng ar uuivcr.,tv 81 ,,o f,
ie hesr CLASS nv thp 0nn1tlon m Innd. 1baro =
10 mace better sulted for snch anInstttutirn
IAN fha Sarion.l CaniIaI ,Thnra "a ,,, nt,,oI II
lace in winch every citlz u Is SO directly III ~
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CIVIL eEE'lCE khfoRM' :,
In three successive messages TO Cuupre=s | ca
, ya caIled nttnntiou IN mo suhiaot ~ I,,,I ID
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