The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-12-11
WHOLE NO. 1886.

6l2 acres were taken for homesteads;
653, AS acres were located with Agricul-
tural College scrip; 6,O83. .536 acres were
certified by railroads; 100, 100 acres were
granted to wagon roads; 238 548 acres
were appropriated to States as swamp
lands; 13S6Sl acres were certified for
agricultural colleges common schools,
universities. and seminaries; l9OT75
acres were approved to States for inter-
nal improvements, and Il, 90 acres were
located with Indian scrip. The cash re-
ceipts during the same time were $3, ,4Oo-
SIS so, being $190,4l5 so in excess OF the
receipts for the previous year During
the year 30,4SS, 132 acres of public land
were surveyed, an increase over the
amount surveyed the previous year OF
1887, 1913 acres, and added the area
previously surveyed aggregates 6l6,554
895 acres which have been surveyed,
leaving I,218, ,443, sos acres of the public
land still unsurveyed. The increased
and steadily increasing facilities for
reaching our unoccupied public domain,
and for the transportation of surplus pro-
ducts enlarges the available field for de-
sirable homestead locations, thus stlmu-
lating settlement and extending year by
year, in gradually increasing ratio, the
ratio of occupation and cultivation
THE RUSSIAN lMM1dhAN1o'
The expressed desire of the representa-
tives of large colony OF citizens OF Rus
sia to emigrate to this country, as IS un-
dersuood, with the consent OF their gov
ernment if certain concession can pc
made to enable them to settle in COM
pact colony, is of great interest, as gelng
to show the light in which our instltu-
tions are regarded by an industrious,
intelligent, and wealthy peo-
pie, desirous of enjoying civil and rellg-
ious liberty; and the acquisition OF so
large an immigration of citizens OF suc
perior class would without doubt be OF
substantial benefit to the country IN
vite attention to the suggestions OF the
Secretary of the Interior in this behalf.
PENSION OFFICE.
There was paid during the last fiscal
year for pensions, including the expense
of disbursement, $29, lS5, ,2S9 62, being an
amount less by 1884, ,050 SO than was ex-
pended for the same purpose the preced-
ing year. Although this statement OF
expenditures would indicate a material
reduction in the amount compared with
the preceding year. 1t is believed that
the changes in the pension laws at the
last session of Congress will absorb that
amount the present year. At the close
of the last fiscal year, there were on the
pension rolls JS,CU4 1nVallu PCh
sioners, and 112, ,0SS widows, orphans, and
dependent widows of the deceased sol
diers, making a total of that class OF 2ll,-
1872, 1926 of the survivors of the war OF
1872, and 5,033 widows of the soldiers OF
that war pensioned under the act of Con-
gress of February IA, 1871, making to-
tai of that class of 23,3l9; ,43O Invalid
navy pensioners and 1,77O widows and
orphans and dependent relatives OF de-
ceased officers, sailors and marines OF the
navy; and grand total of pensioners OF
all classes of 23S,411. showing net IN
crease during the last fiscal year of 6,2lS
During the last year the names of lo,40o
pensioners were added to the rolls, and
1928 names were dropped therefrom
for various causes. The system adopted
for the detection of frauds against the
government in the matter of pensions
has been productive of satisfactory re-
suits, but legislation is needed to provide
if possible, against the perpetrating OF
such frauds in the future.
EDUCATION.
The evidently increasing interest IN
the cause of education is most encour-
aging feature in the general
progress and prosperity of the country,
and the Bureau of Education is earnest
in its efforts to give proper direction 10
the new appliances and the increased ia
cilities which are being offered to aid the
educators of the country in their great
work.
/ ADMISSION OF COLORADO ADVISED.
l would recommend for your favorable
consideration the passage of an enabling
act for the admittance of Colorado as a
State in the Union. 1t possesses all the
elements of prosperous State, agricultu-
raj and mineral, and l believe has posi-
tion to Justify such an admission.
AN 1RR1GATING CANAL RECOMMENDED.
In that connection l would also rec
ommend the encouragement OF a canal
for the purpose of irrigating from the
eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains to
the Missouri river. As a rule am op-
posed to the donation of public lands
for internal improvements, owned or
controlled by private corporations; but
in this instance would make an excep-
ton. Between the Missouri River ana
the Rocky Mountains there is "a belt OF
public lands from 800 to 5oO miles IN
width probably useless for the occupa-
ton of man for want of sufficient ram TO
secure the growth of any products An
irrigating canal would make productive
a belt as wide as the supply OF water
could be made to spread over across TINS
entire country, and would secure cor
don of settlements connecting the pres
ent population of the mountain and min
ing regions with that of the older States.
All the land reclaimed would be clear
gain. If alternate sections were reclaim
ed by the government, l would suggest
that the retained sections be thrown
open to entry under the homestead laws,
or sold to actual settlers for very low
price.
GRNERAL AMNESTY AND CIVIL RIGHTS
l renew my previous Recommendation
to Congress for general amnesty. The
number engaged in the late rebellion yet
laboring under disabilities is very small
but enough to keep up constant lrrita-
ton. No possible danger can accrue to
the government by restoring them to eli
gibiiity to hold office suggest for your
Consideration the enactment of law to
better secure the civil rights which free
dom should secure, but has not effectual-
ly secured to the enfranchised slave.
CSigned] U. s. GRANT.
Executive MANSION, Dec. l, 1873.
The custodian of what had been Carl
baldi's straw-stuffed bed in Ischia was
heard to mutter, on seeing a lady carry
ing away few straws as relic, They
will do it; I've stuffed it six times since