The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-15
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The annual report OF Secretary Schurz is
largely devoted to Indian affairs. He says that
although at first accepting the reservation
policy as he found it, observation and study
gradually convinced him that it was mis-
taken policy; that it would be vastly better for
the Indians to respeottheir home attachments;
TO leave them upon the lands they occupied
and TO introduce among them the habits and
occupations OF civilized lifei to dissolve grad
ually their tribal cohesion and merge them in
the body polite as independent and seli-rely-
ing men, invested with all the rights which
other inhabitants OF the country possess. The
civilized and uncivilized tribes together Guilt
waited last year 1852 1888 acres Of land, or about
one and three-fourths acres to each man, wo-
man and child, estimating the total Indian
population at $50, COO. Nearly two thousand
freight wagons have been in use by the In
dams this year, with the result of saving con-
siderable money to the government. The
number OF Indian youth learning trades at the
agencies has increased from 1856 last autumn to
1858 this year. The aptitude shown for mechan-
ical work has in many cases been surprising.
The secretary speaks highly OF the progress oil
education and notes as an important civilizing
factor the organization OF an Indian police
force at forty agencies, consisting now of 1872
officers and 653 privates. Secretary Schurz
says that in his opinion the management OF
Indian affairs should continue to be intrusted
TO the civil and not to the military branch OF
the service.
Secretary Thompson says in his annual
report that the amount available for the sup
port of the navy for the last fiscal year was
$l4,704, GA %. The expenditures we're $l2,-
GIG, $50 40. The number OF navy pensions on
tie rolls June 80, 1880, was $3.50, and the
amount paid during the year on account OF
pensions was 1852 III 81. The total amount
available for the operations OF the navy for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1881, is Sl6,095,-
06l As, and the total estimates for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1882, are SIS, 953. 76l 81.
The secretary iavors the policy of govern
mental aid to steamship lines, and suggests
that vessels built for carrying the United
States mails should be SO constructed as to be
easily changed into war vessels, and says that
the number of vessels should be increased.
The following is statement OF the COMA ge
executed at the United States mints during
November; n~-NiO Oaslos-plecesj oL,UOJi
--,lso, $640 900. Eagles pieces, l9S,8S0;
value, 81, 9SS, 800 Half eagles--pieces, $751;
$50; value, $l,936, 400. Quarter eagl~s,
1880; 81, 400. Dollars, 1900; 81 600 Total
gold - pieces, 622,720; value $4,574 200.
Silver dollars-pieces, 1900 900; value, 49,
100000. Five oents-pieces, 200; value, $40,
Three eents-pieces, 200; value, &c. Cents
pieces, 6, 200 200; value, SoEvvs. I"ai pas
pieces, $500, 600; value, $620l8.
Superintendent Kimball, OF the life saving
service, has received a report OF the British
Royal Lie Saving institution. 1t was organ
lied in 1924, and 26, 9t6 lives have been saved
by it. Ours was organized in 1872, and
10000 lives have been saved. Last year there
were saved in Great Britain 637 lives; in the
United States, 1900. So excellent is our
service compared with theirs that they are
copying ours largely in methods and ma
chinery.
The report OF the commissioner OF internal
'S'SAANS SAO"S ""he tAO iOSOiPto IVA bho JOhi
ending June 80, 1880. in the face of the reduc-
tion of the tax on tobacco were $l2S 9Sl ,9l6 10,
showing an increase OF $lO,532, 294 u over
1879. The receipts for the first four months
OF the present fiscal year are $43, 789, Sl8 80
an increase over the corresponding period Of
last year OF 1886 soc, 213 4s. If this increase
should be maintained during the year, the
total collections from internal revenue taxes
at the present rate would be $l35, 900, 900.
During the last four years and four months
4 06l illicit distilleries have been seized, 1889
persons arrested, twenty-sx officers and en-
ployees killed and fifty-seven wounded in the
enforcement OF the laws. The total cost OF
collecting the revenue during the past fiscal
year was $4,5O5, 842 or 1853 per cent. OF the
total amount collected. The estimates for
expenses for next year are $4,895, $50. The
total amount OF collections from tobacco was
| $38S70, l40, decrease of 1894, 1852. There
were 90,355, 270 gallons OF spirits produced
during the year, which exceeded the produc-
ton of the previous year by lS,462, GAS
| gallons.