Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-12-04

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volved in debt on transactions Of
their business and thus they may
possess ample property if it could be
made available for this purpose TO
meet sl their liabilities YET on ac.
count of the scarcity Of n oney they
may be- unable 10 meet all of their
pecuniary obligations as they become
due, in consequence they are liable
TO be Frustrated in business by pre-
ceedings IN bankruptcy. st The in
stance 81 unrelenting credilous
people, ere alarmed that the mere
filing ~ a petition in bankruptcy By
an unttiend,y creditor will ecessali-
~ en- hsrrsss and often times accom-
plish The financial ruin Of RESPONSE
BILE man. Those who 9th, rwise
make lawful and just arrangements
to relieve themselves from the diff
Guilty produced bv the present strin-
gen } the M ney prevented y
their constant exposure To attacks
and diss appointment by proceedings
against them in bankruptcy. and be-
sides law is made of many cases by
oodnrate creditors TO irighten or
lorce debtors into compliance with
their wishes and into acts of Injustice
to other creditors and themselves. |
| recommend that 20 much of said act
as provides for involuntary bank
ruptcy on account Of Suspensions of
pay ments be repealed
CLAIMS AGAINST THE GovERNMLNr
Your careful attention is invited TO the sub
ect of claims against the Government and the
facilities afforded by existing laws for the pros
ecution in each Of the departments OF the
| State Treasury and War have demands for
many millions of dollars upon their files, and
| they are rapidly accommodating. To these NAV
be added those now pending in Congress. the
| Court Of Claims and the Southern Claims Com
| mittee, making in the aggregate an immense
| sum. Most OF these grew out Of the rebellion,
| and are intended TO indemnify persons on both
sides for losses during the war, and not a few
of them are fabricated and supported by false
testimony. Projects are on foot 10 induce
Congress to provide for new classes of claims
and revive ola ones through the repeal OF mod
| ihcaton of the statute of Limitation. pre-
sumo the schemes, II passed, will be received
| with little favor by Congress, aud recommend
persons having claims against the United
| States, or commissioned by any department
thereof, be required to present them at an
early day, and that legislation be directed as
far as practicable to the defeat of unfounded
and urgent demands upon the Government, and
| would suggest, as means of preventing
fraud, that witnesses be called upon to appear
in person to testify before those tribunals hay-
ing claims before them for adjudication Prob.
ably the largest saving to the national treasury
can be secured by timely legislation on these
subjects of any of the economic measures that
may be proposed
You will be advised of the operations of the
Department OF Justice by the report of the AT.
torney General, and invite your attention
to the amendments of existing laws suggested
by him, with the view of reducing the expens
es of the department
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The policy inaugurated to. ards the Indians
at the beginning of the last Administration
has been steadily pushed and with beneficial
results IL will be continued with such modi-
| hcations as time and experience NAV demon.
strate necessary. With the encroachaent
of civilization upon the Indian reserves and
hunting grounds, disturbances have taken place
between the Indians and whites during the past
year. and probably will continue TO do so until
such race appreciates that the other has rights
which must be respected. The policy has been
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reserves, and AS far as practicable within
what is known as the Indian Territory. and
teach them the arts OF civilization and support
When found oil reserves and endangering tho
peace and safety OF settlers, they have been
punished and will continue To be tor like of
lenses. The Indian Territories south Of Kan
sas and west of Arkansas is sufficient in area
and agricultural resources 10 support all the
Indians OF the Rocky mountains, In time, no
doubt, all OF them except few who NAV elect
to make their homes among the white people
VIII be located there as a preparatory step for
this consumation. | am now satisfied that a
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 wears
The operation of the Patent Office was one
growing to such magnitude, and the accumu-
lation of material is becoming so great that the
necessity for more room Is becoming more OH
vious day by day respectfully invite your
attention to the reports Of the Secretary of the
lnreri0r and Commissioner Of Patents on this
subject,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The business OF the General Land Office ex
hibits material increase in all its branches
during The last fiscal year; during which time
there were disposed out ofthe public lands 8.
/
l66, 63 acres than was disposed Of in the pre.
ceeding year. Of The amount disposed of l.
62l 63-lO0 acres was sold for cash: PA $40
acres were located with military land warrants.
S,793,6l3 were taken for home steads; G59 446
acres were located with agricultural collepe
scrip 60S3, $50 acres were certified by rail
| roads; 7657b6 acres were granted to wagon
roads; 238, 54S acres were appropriated States
as swamp lands; 38,6Sl acres were certified
for agricultural colleges, common schools, uni
yersites and seminaries, 1870, 775 acres were
approved to states for internal improvements.
ond IA ,222 acres were located with Indian
scrip. The cash receipts during the same time
were S340, SOL 800, being sl90,4l5, 80 in ex-
cess OF the receipts for the previous year Dur.
| ing the year 80 4SS.l32 acres of public land
were surveyed. an increase Of the amount sur
vcyed the previous year Of l,037, l93 acres:
and added to the area previously surveyed ag-
! gregates Gle, 554 559 acres which have been
surveyed, leaving l,2l8,443, sos acres Of the
! public land still unsurveyed The increased
and steadily increasing facilities for reaching
our unoccupied public domain, and Tor the
transportation of surplus products, enlarpes
the available field for desirable homestead loca
tons, thus stimulating settlement aud extend
ing, year by year, in gradually increasing ra-
ito the occupation OF cultivation The ex
pressed desire al he representatives. ola large
colony OF citizens OF Russia, TO emigra:e to
this country, as il understood with consent of
their government, If certain that concession
can be made to enable them to settle in com
pact colony, is Of great interest as going to
show the light in which our institutions are re-.
garded by an industrious, intelligent and wealthy
people, GesirOus Of enjoying civil and religious
liberty and the acquisition Of so large an emf.
grafton Of citizens Of superior class would
without doubt be Of much substantial benefit
to the country. invite attention 70 the sug
gestion Of the Secretary Of the Interior in this
behalf
PENSIONS
There paid during he last fiscal year for
pension S, including the expenses Of dsbur.e-
ment So 9ls ,52s, g62, being an amount less by
sos, 405, 09S than was expended for the same
purpose the preceding year. Although this
statement ofexpenditures would indicate ana