Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-16

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pears % me highly advisable.
The past year has been unusually free
tribes. An ssreemens has Ssen made vim a ,ns
Utes BY which they surrender their large res
ervation in colorado s in sons!der.tion OF an
tie I'm sevcralty on certain lands desiEnsted
for that purpose ss fsrmers. holding inaiyid-
-hble Tor n certain period. In this way . costly
Indian war has been avoided, which at one
in the history of the country, An Indian
nation has given up its tribal existence 90 be
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the country. The conduct of the Indians
throughout the country during the past year.
orderly and peaceful Tho guerills warfare
carried on for two years by Victoria and his
to an end, by the death of that chief and most
of his followers, on Mexican soil. The dis
turbances caused on our northern frontier by
sitting Bull and his men, who had taken ref
uge in the British dominfons, are also likely 10
cease. A large majority OF hi. followers have
remainder are apparently In progress OF dis
int cSratfon.
IN expressing the earnest hope that Congress
will at this session take favorable action on
the bill providing for the allotment OF lands
tho Indians. with patents comforting fee sim.
pie title inalenable for certain period, and
reservations, for general settlement, with the
consent and tor the benefit of the Indians,
placing the litter ,h under the eaaal pro,ec',on
gcther with avigorous prosecution of our cdu.
cational efforts, will work the most important
the Indian problem, in preparing for the
gradual merging of our Indian population I'm
the great body of American citizenship.
rCBLIC LANDS.
large increase Is reported In the disposal
of public lands tor settlement during tie past
year, which marks tue prosperous growth OF
ment of population toward our unoccupied
lands. As this movement proceeds. the codi-
iegislntion TO regulate the disposition Of pub
lie lands, become OF more pressing necessity,
and ] therefore invite the consideration OF
Congress TO the report and the accompanying
draft of n bin. made by the Public Lands Com.
mission, which were communicated by me to
Congress at the last session. Early action
upon this important subject 10 highly dcsir-
The attention OF Congress IL again asked TO
the wasteful deprcdations committed on onr
public timber. lands, and the rnpid and indis
criminate destruction of our forests. The
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now general recognized. In view OF tho
lawlcss character Of the depredaiions com
which will inevitably follow thcir continu-
ance, legislation has again ana again been
serve for the people of our Western states and
Territories the timber needed for domestic
and other essential uses. D.
The report of the Director OF the Geological
Survey Is a document of unusual Interest.
The consolidation OF the various geological
and geographical surveys and exploring EN-.
terprfscS each of which has heretofore uper.
sted upon AN independent plan. without con.
cert. can not fail 10 be of great benefit TO all
those industries of the country which depend
upon the development of our mineral re.
sources. The labor- Of the scientific men. of
the Geological Survey. during the first season
OF their held operations and inquiries. APP
and will soon be Communicated to
congress In number ct volumes.
mcnds thnt the Investigations. carried on
by his bureau, which. 50 far, have been con.
fined to the so called public land states and
Territories, be extended over the entire coun.
try, and that the necessary appropriation be
made for this purpose. This would be par.
ticularly beneficial To the iron. coal and other
mining interests Of the Mississippi Valley and
Of the Eastern and Southern stntcs. The sub
ject is commended TO the careful considers
BGREHu OF AGRICULTURE.
The Commissioner of AgricultuY fresscs
the confident belief that his eforS f>bchah
Of the production of our own sus "a tea
have been flcouragingly rewardeS The I'm.
ed marked attention mt home, and have re-
ceiv-d the special consideration OF foreiRn
nations. The successful cultivation ID our
own tea, and the mnnufacture oil our own sugar
would make n difference of many millions OF
dollars annually I'm the wealth of the Nation.
ton me pafaicuaay to the Continued prevsisncs
of an infectious and contagious cattle disease,
known and dreaded in Europe and Asia az
Spe 81 thus disease in certain ssstions OF cur
country. is the occasion of great poss TO our
trade with Great Britain. which furnishes
market for most Of our ive-stock and dressed
from the United states for the eight months
ended August 81, 1850, was moro than twelve
million dollars, and nearly double the value
ton is solicited to this important matter.
EDUCATION.
The Commissioner of Education reports q
continued increase of public interest In cdu-
cntional affairs. and that the public schools
generally throughout the country are well
sustained. Industrial training Is attracting
deserved attention. and colleges for instrnc-
ton, theoretical and practical. I'm agriculture
and the mechanic arts. including tho Govern.
ment schools recently established for the In
struction of Indian youth, are gaining steadily
In public estimation The Commissioner asks
special attention to the depredations com
rnitted on the lands reserved for the future
support Of public instruction. and TO the very
great need Of help from the Nation fer schools
In the Territories and I'm the southern States.
The recommendation heretofore made, IN ne
peated and urged, that an educational fund
be set apart from che net proceeds Of the sales
of public lands annually, the income Of which.
and the remainder of the net annual proceeds,
to be distributed on some satisfactory plan 70
the states and Territories and the District Of
Columbia
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
y j again commend the general interests of
the District of Columbia 20 the favorable con-
alteration Of Congrese. The Affairs of the
District, as shown by the report of the Com
nissioners, are I'm very satisfactory condf-
ton. f...
RUTHERFORD n. HAYES.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. December Q. 1850.
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