The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-09


THE PATENT OFFICE.
The steady growth and increase Of the
business Of the Patent Office indicates In
same measure the progress OF the indus
trial activity of the country. The receipts
of the Office are in excess of its expendi-
tures. and the Office generally Is In a
prosperous and satisfactory condition
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
The report of the General Land Office
shows that there were 2,450,6Ol acres less
disposed of during this than during the
lnst wear. More than one-half this de-
crease was in lands disposed OF under
the Homestead and Timber Culture
laws. The causes of this decrease are
supposed to be found In the grasshoppeT
scourge and the droughts which prevailed
so extensively in SOME OF. the fourteen
States and Territories during that time
as to discourage and deter entries by &C
tual settlers. The cash receipts were less
Inv $500 322 .23 than during the preceding
wear. The entire surveyed area OF the
public domain is 6S0,259,694 acres, OF
which 26,077,52 acres were surveyed
liu ING the past year, leaving l,l5447l,- !
702 acres still unsurveyed. The report
of the Commissioner presents many IN
teresting suggestions In regard 70 the
management and disposition OF the pup
he domain, and the modification OF ex,
istine laws, the apparent Importance OF
which should insure for them the care
full consideration Of Congress. .a.d [.
3 PENSIONS, Huy %
The number of pensioners still contin-
e to decrease, the highest number hay-
NO been reached during the year ending
June 80, 1873. During the last year H.,
5j7. names were added to the rolls, and
1897 were dropped theretrom, showing
a net decrease of ,42O. But WhlIe the
number Of pensioners has decreased, the
annual amount due on the pension rolls
has increased S44, ,733.l9 This is caused
by the greatly increased average rate OF
pensions which, by the liberal iegisla-
ton of Congress, has increased from
500. .2B in 1872, to $l039l in 1S75-to each
invalid pensioner an increase In the aV-
erage rate Of fifteen per cent IN the
three years. 5, an ,o,r
During the year ending June 80, 1870,
there was paid on account OF pensions,
including the expenses of disbursement,
$29 ,683, ll6, being $9lO,6S2 less than w was
paid during the preceding year. ms
reduction in the amount of expenditures
was produced by the decrease IN the
amount of arrearages due on allowed
claims and on pensions, the rate OF which
was increased by the legislationof OF the
preceding session of Congress. oon
AT the close OF the last fiscal year there
were on the pension rolls 234, ,S2l per-
sons of whom 2l0,363 were army PEN
sioners, l05,47S being invalids, lO4 $50
widows and dependent relatives; 3,422UU
were navy pensioners, Of whom $3.50
were invalids and l,7S4 widows and de-
pendent relatives; 81 ,09S were pensioners
of the war of 1912, 1876 of whom were
survivors and 5, 1853 were widows, -,
1t is estimated that $29, ,535 900 Will be
required for the payment of pensions toI
the next fiscal year, an amount $3.50, ,OOU
less than the estimate for the present
year. ~ r,o,,o
The geological explorations have been
prosecuted with energy during the year
covering an area of about 10000 square
miles in the Territories Of Colorado
Utah and New Mexico, developing the
agricultural and mineral resources. and
furnishing interesting scientific and to-
biographical details of that region. ..'
THE INDIAN PEACE POLICY.
The method for the treatment of the
Indians adopted at the beginning OF my
first term, has been steadily pursued and
with satisfactory and encouraging re-
suits. 1t has been productive OF evident
improvement in the condition OF thai
race, and will be continued with only
such notifications as further experience
may indicate to be necessary.
GOVERNMENT DISPLAY AT THE oENTEN'
.'-,'~ NAL EXHIBITION yrr .G
The Board heretofore appointed to take
charge of the articles and materials per-
taing to the War, the Navy, the Treasl-
nv, the Interior and the Postotiice De-
partments, and the Department of Agri.
culture, the Smithsonian Institute and
the Commission of Food Fishes, to be
contributed under the legislation Of last
session to the International Exhibition
to be held at Philadelphia during the
Centennial year 1875, has been dillgent
in the discharge of the duties which have
devolved upon it, 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 commendable
economy in the matter of the erection ol
a building for the governmental EXHIBIT
the exnense ofwhichp psit is estimated,
will not exceeds $4,000. This amount
has been withdrawn under the, law,
from the appropriation for ive Of the
principal departments, which oileaves
some Of those departments without sui
ficient means to render their respective
practical exhibits complete and satisfac-
tory. The exhibition being an, interna'
tional one, and the Government being Q
voluntary contributor, it is my opinion
that its contribution should be ofa charac-
ter in quality and extent to sustain The
dignity and credit of so distinguished q
contributor, The advantages to the
country Of a ereditable display are, from
an international point of view, Of the
first Importance, while Indifferent or un-
creditable participation blythe Govern
ment would be humiliating to the patri.
otic feelings of our people themselves.
commend the estimates Of. the Board fol
the necessary appropriations to the fa'
vorable consideration of Congress. The
powers of Europe, almost without ex,
ception, many of the South American
States, and even the more distant pow
ers, have manifested their friendly sen,
timents toward the United States, and
the interest of the world in our progress
by taking steps to join with us in cele
brating the Centennial Of the nation
and l strongly recommend that more
national Importance be given to this ex
hibition by such legislation and by suct
appropriation as will insure its success
It's value in bringing to our shores innu
merable useful works of arts, and skill