Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-17

mlneIS 10 lual pOlOt. lDuS TAR THO euOIt 10
protect the treaty rights of the Indians of
that section has been successful, but the
next year will certainly witness large in
crease of such emigration. The negotia-
tons for the REIMBURSEMENT of the gold
fields having failed, it will be necessary for
Congress 10 adopt some measures to relieve
the embarrassment growing out of the
causes named. Tho Secretary of the Inte-
rior suggests that the supplies now appro-
priated for the sustenance OF that people
being no longer obligatory under the treaty
Of 1865, but simply q gratuity, may be is
sued or Withheld at his discretion. The
condition OF the Indian Territory to which
1 have referred in several of my former
annual messages remains practically I'M
changed. The Secretary of the Interior
has taken measures TO obtain full report
of the condition of that Territory, aud will
make it the subject of special report at an
early day. 1t may then he necessary 10
make some further recommendation in re-
gard to legislation for the government OF
that Territory.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
The steady growth and increase of the
business of the Patent Office indicate in
some measure the progress of the industri-
al activity of the country. The receipts OF
the Office are in excess of the expenditures,
and the office generally is in prosperous
and satisfactory condition.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The report of tho General Land Office
shows that there were 2,459,60l acres less
disposed of during this than during the
last year. More than one-half of this de-
crease was IN lanus ulSposeu Oh unuer Tue
Homestead ana llmber culture laws 1he
causes OF thls uecrease are suPposeu " ~
droughts which prevailed so extensively
in some of the frontier States and Terrific
RES during tnat iime as 10 discourage
anu uete, entIIes ny actua ao se' noI ne
casn receipls we're Tess py SoSV,2Iiz.zo tnau
curing Ine precealng year; me ent 1d
surveyed area OF Ine pubic g., gvt IN ~ ooo-
zoo,OS4 acres, vi wnicn Zo,Olt,ool Me[e SUI
Veyeu curing tne past year, ie"NIns l,iof,
l,,oz acres sun uhsurNeyeu' lne roPol'
oil tne commissioner Presents many inter
esllng suggesllons III resaru W me manage
nlent anu uisPositlon OF Tue puoilc uo"is an
ana tue moulncalion OF eAistlhg Jaws, tne
| apparent importance Oh which shouiu oe-
| serve Tor Them The careful consideration Oh
congress-
THE PENSIONERS.
.,
Inc NUMBER OF pensioners sun CONTINUES
| 70 decrease, tue hlgnes' NUMBER having
been reached during the year ending June
oo, 100. Durine .ne iast year Loo 81 naliles
dropped therefrom, showing net decrease
Sioners has Jecrease5 'I The annual amdvnt
| dine IN The nension rolls has Increased SII :
| Saa 70 rrhis lie carseJ hy Tho oreatIv in
cpeased overogo rate Of nsrsions Which hv
The liberal laSisio,ion ~ Congress has ~
creased from 900 % in 1879 ~ sioS Of in Is75
| 10 aooh In vaiid ransionor az, incraasa in Tho
oraao rata or Gr,ean no. cent in ,So three
years. curing me year enuihg June ~
including expenses of disbursement, s29, :
683, ll6, being 500 632 less than was paid
the preceding year The reduction in
amount of expenditures was produced by
the decrease in the amount Of arrearages
rate OF which was increased by the legisla-
ton of the preceding session of Congress.
| At the close of the last fiscal year there
| of whom ON 36s yvere army nensions IO5
AIS being invalids, and 10i, $50 widows and
| dependent relatives; S,42O were navy pen
sioners, of whom 1,6S6 were invalids and
LISA widows and dependent relatives u,
O3o were pensioners oil the war OF iolZ, To-
$40 OF whom were survivors and 5,l63 were
widows. 1t is estimated that S29,53o,O wv
| will be required for the payment OF pen
sions for the next fiscal year, an amount
s965, 900 less than the estimate Tor the pres
ent year.
| -
THE INTERIOR SURVEYS
The geological explorations have been
| prosecuted with energy during the
| wear. covering an area of about &C. OOC
square miles in the Territories of Colorado,
| Utah. and New Mexico developing the ag-
| ricultural and mineral resources and furn.
ishing interesting scientific and topograph
zeal details of the region,
| THE INDIAN PEACE POLICY.
Tho method FIR the treatment of tho Tn.
J,ans adontod ~ ,'a Iorin,ina Of M, f;rs,
| .'.-. , 49,, "t w ~ e,,s ~ III
lerm mas Deeh sleaully pursued, anu wiz
sat- Io. anu ~ %S 81, ;unrro,n
nas Deeu PIi.; % ~ 'nn Up ~ M
ia -; 'ne lii snas ,oJiSno,
as 5000 ~, ,no.;nnna' 49,, ;,Jins,o 70 Lf
10 auinet oAPe''e"oe "'"y '"u''"'o " "
neee"iy'
|
The board heretofore appointed 10 take
charge OF the articles and materials per-
tanning TO the war and Navy, the Ireasu'
ry, the Interior ana the POST once Depart
ments, and the department OF Agriculture
the Smithsonian institution, ana the Com
mission OF Food Fishes, 10 be contributed,
under tho legislation OF last session, TO The
International Exhibition to be held at Phil
adelphia during the Centennial year, 1876
has been diligent in the discharge OF The
duties which have devolved upon II, and
the preparations SO far made, with the
means at command give assurance that the
GOVERNMENTAL contribution will be made
one OF the marked characteristics OF The
Exhibition. The board has observed com
mendable economy in the matter of the
erection of buildings for the Governments
exhibit, the expense of which, it is eslimat-
ed, will not exceed, say $4,000. This
amount has been Withdrawn under the law,
from the appropriations of five of the prin-
cipal departments, which leaves some oil
those departments without sufficient means
complete and satisfactory. The Exhibi-
ION peInS az in.ei nat,ouai one, anu 'n'
uoVeIninent oe'ns noiun,aiS e ,,n Iputor
IL IL my opinion lnat us COutTluullOn SuOulu