Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-07


contested casss were examined and ac;et dur
ing the fiscal year. The number or prs-empsien
cases undecided June 20. 1883, was Y, pa, az
increase OF the number in arrears of 10 ", ana
IL 70 new caves re received tor actloD. Con
siderable timber land Was sold: but no land Vaiu-
able for agricultural purposes mas Deeh oAs1o0 ~
public sale. e.
mo diticnty is found where the parties MAKING
such fraudulent entries still hold the ite Dut Id
case there las been transfer for valuable COZ
siderasou without notiee%af the franc, great ~
justice is done The purchaser by dlstaro'ng .as
title which he had oreason to suppose was irauu
uent. If It is clearly established that the
in the patent had existence, the title is
in the government, and the purchaser has no rem
edy except against the vendor. VINO IS nsuaiiy int
pecunous and not infreauen1ly has iel. me eour
try, 1t would appear TO be right that aIter cel
/ tain time the presumption should be eoncihsisss
that the patent issued in strict accordance WIN
law. aid there SHOULD be no inquiry INTO Tue p1o-
ceedings anterior TO the sine OF issile.
In the matter of fencing public lands. gtleVoas
a1tiict1on to small Texas cattle men, government II
urged to take decisive steps to prevent Elch caDi
talists from taking up the public DOMAIN, 20 lne
preiudce OF poor men who want lana.
RAILROAD EXEMPTIONS.
The subject OF railroad taxation IN the cases
where raiiroa ds lease their lands without taxing
patent for them, and so escape taxation Tor loca'
purposes and for the expenses of surveying is coy
cred by the following suggsston:, .
TT is earn silly TO be desired that some means OF
esha Which sa uusr
legislative autht ri y not only remedy the eV sue-
gesed, but enaoie this department. to reach maj
y as to the titles to be conveyed to these corpora
| tons at the earliest practicable moment, and thus
relieve an anxious aud excited public feeling.
already sufficiently aroused unon the various dan'
cult and complicated Questior injected with the
administration of this MON ut JUS and important
branch or public affairs To this end most ur-
gently recommend that the prompt and serious
attention of congress be invited to the foregoing
suggestions.
PENsl oNs.
At the close of the last fiscal year there were
3O3, 65S pensioners. as follows:
Army widows, minor children, aail depend
Navy invals .............. ..... 2,4Cs
Navy widows minor children. AMI DEPEND
Survivors Of the war Of isi2. .:........:. A,s3i
Widows Of those who served IN the war
Th5re were added during the year 3s,l new
pensioners and FOG previously dronnAd We're re
stored, making the total aided, 800 an excess
over the number added of io.S4o. During the
year 20, 997 pensioners We're dropped for various:
causes. leaving net increase over the rolls OF
1861.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There were 35,734 applications for patents and
trade marks. and 22.6S6 were granted.
In the matter of educate n tns Recommendation
made is as follows: In many OF the States the
school system is only lacking in efficiency on &C
count of the lack OF funds 10 support the schools
provided for. Ia such Gases it is believed that
liberal approximation b, the general government
would SO stimulate me Stale system that the States
could be ultimately left to cary GA the work with
out government aid
The commissioner of railroads gives d detailed
statement showing the condition OF the sinking
funds of the Union and Central Pacific auies.
held by the Of United St under the
act of congress approved May7, 1879, from which
1t will be that on June 80, 1888 these funds
amounted TO S4,O36 7l3i5: the Central Pacific
having to its crediG :,.4O4 ol5 &c. and the ion
Pacific Sl,G32.697 80 There are uunvested
Se5S .532 to the credit Of the Union Pacific, and
SS44.6o2 to the CT, dit Of the Central Pacific The
fund, says Secretary Teller, is failure and works
hardship to the companies because so large
an amount lies idle. On the Utah question, notil-
ing cw is announced. 1t is recommended that
any laws proposed by the Utah legislature, be
submitted TO congress tor approval Game pro-
teclun and strict police regulations, are urged for
the Yellowstone National para. The speedy COM
Dietivn Of the census is promised. Ere escapes
are asked for tie government printing Office aud
Insane hospital The whole number OF patients il
the Freedmen's hosptal, .ast year was l,ol7.