The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-12-18

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,I,., III; i,,,,,r,.,,t snrvi,o will ho ,,or. nr
less Il burden upon the Treasury for
many years but there is no branch of the pub
lie service which interests the whole people
more than that of cheap and rapid transmission
| of the mails to every inhabited part of our
territory. Next To the free schools the post
| Office is the great educator of the people, and
| il may well receiv. the support of the general
government. The subsidy of sl500Oo per
annum, given to vessels of the United States
| for carving the mails between New York and
Rio De Jancro having ceased on the 10Th of
| September last we are without direct mail
facilities with South America. This is greatly
to be regretted, aud | do not hesitate to re-
commend the authorization of Il renewal of
| that cont ract and also that the service NAV he
| increased from monthly tn semi monthly trips
ine oo',inieic,' au'an'ases ~ We Gs.n'a y! d
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. w. i,u:uI's . n'"'. ,'" ' " ~ ,.
nrm. any o,s'a',te .iroueh .iie l''','s III
,To .,,', ~ 20 a',,, 'o", p,u.3 e. H.
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wn,iI .,',.. " , MOI , ,,'i 80, a..
law be SO amended as To- exclude from the
mails merchandise OF all descriptions, and
limit this means OF transportation to an arti-
cles enumerated and when may DE ciasseu as
mail matter proper
THE BLACK HILLS.
rho discovery of GOLD in the Dlack Hills. n
| ,o,;o,, ,c S;n,,, p,.ory,t;on b,. had the object
| to induce 4 large emigration of miners to that
point Thus far the effort to protect the treaty
rights OF the Indians OF that section has oeeh
successful but the next year VIII certainly
witness large increase OF such enigration.
The treaties Tor the rei'mqui,hmeht Oh .he
gold neidS having tailed, u Will nc necessary
tor Congress to adopt some measures to reiieNe
the embarrassment growing ou' oi inc CAUSES
named The secretary Oh the interior sus-
gcsts that the supplies now appropriated Tor
the subsistence ot that peope' neihy no longer
obligatory by the treaty OF fonru"ry > o",
SIMPLY "A gratulty, may DE Issued or Wlthhed
at his discretion.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Tho o,,,;,;nus ,r H.. Indian Torr;tory Z,
,';t ,.,. 49, INCL -, ,,..rI az ,,,,, f,r,,,.r
,,., ,,,s...,,as r,,,.;n ',r..,;c,iIv mn.
a ,, T,s' Sr,t.n'' -, ,l,'. in,..ry;,r h".
,,'n, ,,ar,s 30 nhta;, ,,,ll ro,'ort nf ,h.
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| The subject of a .,.c,I r,.nnrt At An early duv
1t may then he necessary to makca further
recommendation in regard To legislation for
the government of that territory.
THE PATENT orrtcr.
Tho ,,,,, il, ,,rov,, and ;,,.r..v, of IN. h,.i.
i"e " . g." nm az. ;'.,;'... -: ''.,,,,
MS ", VI. 81. ';''n, -, ,,r.
;,. r ., sw" $500, T,'n r,,''',., * H.,
f,;S W. y; 'e 80, q. nxo,,l;,,,r,. ,nj
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THE PUBLIC LANDS
The report of the General Land Office shows
that there we're 49,, GOl acre. less disposed of
during this than last year. More than half OF
this decrease was in land disposed of under
th. homestead and tmber-c,itling laws. The
! 4 "a
! in gras>hoppers and the drou;hs which pre-
vailed So extensively in some of til. frontier
| states and Territories in that time AS to dis
courage and deter entries by actual settlers.
rhc cash receipts were less by 500 OBJ 223 than
during the preceding year The entire sur
viewed area of the public domain is $50. 253 .o,5
acres Of which 26,o75. 53l acres were surveyed
during the past year, leaving 55l AZ ,6l2 acres
still unsurveyed. The report of the commits
>ioner presents many interesting suggestions
in regard to the disposition of the pubic do
main and the modification OF existing laws,
the apparent Importance of which should in
sur the careful consideration OF Congress.
THE PENSION BUREAU.
Tho ,umhor If ncns;oners till c,ntinues to
decrease. the highest number having been
reached during the year ending June 80. 1877.
During last year $1,000 names were added to
the rolls, and l2,.11 were dropped, showing
net decrease OF |, 42O. But while the number
Of pensioners dec reascd, the annual amount
due on the pension rolls has increased S4,413-
BIB. This sca'lsed by thegr a'ly increased av,
tra3c late Oh pensions Wh''h u! '''e i'o'ra'
legislation OF Congress has increased from
$50 70 IN lSI2, 10 Sloi VI III 1872 10 cach iiNal'u
pensloner an increase on III, average rate Oh
one. hundred per cent. IN the three years.
During the year ending June o. lo,o mere
was paid on account pensions inciunihS inc
expenses OF disbursements S2'oo' 'll", oeipg
so1o632 less than was Paid the preceding
| year. This reduction IN amount Oh eHPenu-
""'es ""c f' y -, u, ~:
a a,, y. 10 rato "f which was IN