Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-04
sEoREEARF TELLER,s REPORT.
The Past Years Operations in the
Interior Department.

The annua' report Of the Secretary OF
the Interior shows gratifying progrers in
the work In Indian eduostion, new
schools having been organized At Chilocoo,
Indian Territory; Lawrence, Kansas, and
| Genoa, Nebraska. Under the provisions
for tie placing OF Indian children In In
| dustrial schools in states at an expense
not to exceed $167 per capita, 565 chill
dren have been placed in schools in
the following states Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
North Carolins, Tennessee, Wisconsin
and Minnesota. Quite q number Of
Indian children, who have had some
training In manual labor schools, have
been placed In private families, mainly
from Carlisle and Hampton. The score
tary repeats his former recommendations
upon the subject Of dissrming the
indians on the government reservationa,
and calls attention to the necessity for
the legislation for the punishment Of
crime among the Indians.
Mr.. Teller quotes from the report OF the
commissioner Of the general land office
urging the repeal Of the presumption law,
and says If they are not repesled more
liberal appropriations should bS made for
the detection and punishment OF fraud on
the government through the agency OF
said laws. Regarding the Illegal fencing
u the public lands the secretary ssys
"a numbcr of spiis have besn instiluted
By tho department OF justice at the re-
q1eBt Of tais O. psr'msn., TO compel the
parties 10 v1 euoh ienceH, but ruoh
TOoesdinRs Involve mroh time and delay,
i Il the psI;iss defendants desire 10
ausipus IL possession OF suoh fenced
tpds, appeals will he taken TO the
Supreme Court Of the United States, and
the goveruHlent put to great expense and
the land withheld from occupation under
the settlement Avs. trust that some
legislation may bs had that will enable
the department In summary way TO de-
stroy these fences where the builders re-
| fuse to take them down."
Secretary Teller urges legislation TO
compel railroad companies having earned
the land granted TO them to take patent
therefore. With respect to pensions, of
which the aggregate amount last year
was &66, ,908, $3.50, the report says
Since 1861 there have been filed 927, ,922
olsims for pensions; Of this number
645, 1870 have been allowed. About SO
per cent Of the whole number now pend
ing are awaiting the action OF the ola'm.
ants or their witnesses on n answered
calls from the pension office. Since 1861
the total amount disbursed from pensions
has been $678, 346, ,s34 a. Two hundred
and forty special examiners were en-
ployed in the field. Congress at it's la.
session authorized the employment Of an
additional force OF 160. The system
~ anaofaI av amin atinn annaaPa to
have given great satisfaction to the
claimants and the Office. The govern
nent hiss the means OF detecting frand If
attempted, and injustice should not be
done to the deserving and needy soldier
for fear tho government may in sons few
instances be imposed upon aud oompslled
TO pay a pension to which tho soldier is
mot Justly entitled. 1t Ia impossible for
soldier to secure pension for disabilities
not existing; II Ia often, however, q
question whether such disability is or is
not the result Of service in the line Of
duty. The rules oi the pension office for
the determination OF this question are
sufficiently strict, and with proper
administration Of the affairs Of that ofilos
very few pensions will bs allowed parties
not entitled to receive the same II is to
be hoped that the limitations imposed by
the act Of March Sd, 1879, will be
repealed,
The total indebtedness OF the several
subsidized Pacific railroads TO the United
States on June Both, 1884. is $127. $685.
0l6 18 the credits amount to ga, 1885,
222 10, leaving balance in favor Of the
United States, but not due, Of $l02, 1884,
794 08 The piuking funds Of the Uaion
and Central Pacific companies, held by
the Treasurer Of the UDltsd StStes under
the aot OF May TIL, 1873, amounted to
sc, ,084 099 SO on June Both, 1884, the
Union Pacific having to lite credit $3, 1885,
576 "a and the Central Pacific 81. 648,-
523 4S. The total liabilities and stock Of
the Union Pacific ere 1926 COS 649 81
the assets sys $246, oil 1863 AZ. The
Central PAoif,'s liabilities and stock
smount to $3.50, ,3l2 1855 "a, the assets,
S177 9S7, ,O79.S7 bslance defai., s2. 1885,
275.47.
The commissioner again invites atteu-
tiop to the subject Of the funding Of the
debts Of the several Pacific railroads and
rsnews his suggestion that the present
uncertain mode Of payment be oOmmuted
to one Of fixed obligations having the
same lien.
The concluding portions Of the report
are devotsd to general review Of the
census, the geological survey, the buresu
OF education, the Yellowstone Park end
other matters Of detail in the operations
4 AZ 1..a.