The Portland daily press., 1884-11-29

-o. GRAFTON during the last year: One at Chicago,
indian territory, with capacity of $50 children;
one at Lawrence, Kan, with a capacity for 300
children; and one at Genoa, Neb, with capacity
lor 100. The pupils Of all these schools have sue
cessIully cultivated large tracts of land and raised
+ and stock.
Under the provisions for the placing of Indian
cni lren in industrial schools in states expense
/ not to exceed $i67 per CAPITA 500 children have
oeen placed in schools in the following states Kan.
sas, NeDrska, Iowa. Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
/ North Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Mime
| sofa. Quite number of Indian children who have
mad some training in manual labor schools have
been placed in private families mainly from Car
llsie and Hampton. 1t is believed that hereafter
| lune number may be placed in private families
! from Genoa and Lawrence. The Osages have TAX
on an advanced position in educational matters,
having enacted law through their council requir-
ing eight mouths attendance at school of each child
OF scheo age, the forfeiture of years annuity
amounting to about 500 per capita! Besides the
osieren IA the agency schools they have about 100
children at other schools away from the agency.
These Indians quite wiling to pay for the
schooling of their children out OF their tribal funds
BESIDES the schools of the five civilized tribes and
the missionary schools, there are now six training
scnsols with l, l92 pupils, and over 200 boarding
| and day schools with IL 900 Ind an puuis The
commissioner of indian affairs reports amentable
lack of suitable school buildings Secretary Teller
makes forcibe remarks in regard to the manual
| the government.
In regard to the lands occupied by the Indians
the report takes strong ground In of reducing
reservations which are too large and opening up
Tor settlement all that is not needed by the Indians
Inc leasing OF reservation land outside of Indian
Ierrltory for grazing purposes il condemned.
| Among other recommendations in the report are
the parmanency of the law enabling Indians to avail
hemseives of the Homestead law, annuities cash,
the better definition of reservation boundaries and
the reduction, by purchase, of the great Sioux and
the Grow reservations, and the establishments of
court OF Indian Offences" for trial and punish
ment of capital cases.
The secretary recommends the repeal of the pre-
empiop law as before He also asks for an appro-
priation to enable him to destroy the fencing of The
pnblic lanes Of which there is constant complaint
he urges that land graut railroads be compelled TO
pay for the costs of survey of their lands and apply
for patents, so as to bring them within the reach
! Of local taxation: Mr.. Teller also speaks of the
| lapsed grants and of the supreme court decision
that mere failure to complete a railroad within
the time liked does not forfeit the grant. The
port gives the pension statistics already published
| and r sornmends that the limitation on the time
for presenting claims for arrearages, July l. 1880,
be berepeaed, and says
1850 are entitled to pensions from the time of dis
charge or the death of the persons on whose ac-
count the claim is made, unless the disability oc-
CURED atter discharge. In all claims made sub
| sequent to that date the pension must commence
from the time of the filing of the application. No
| good reasons can be given why the claimants who
Tile their claims after July l, $780, ought not to
receive their pensions from the time discharge If
such disability then existed, or if not then ex-
istng, from the time such disability originated 1t
but Just that all persons who able to establish
the right to receive a pension should be treated
alike with reference to time of the commencement
thereof 1t has been urged in favor of this limita-
ton that the large amount of is an induce
1Aonb W dppucdubS 10 apply ana secure pension.
and that the large amount to be realized is a
temptation to commit fraud on tho government
by means Of false witnesses. The government has
the means of detecting fraud if attempted and in
justice should not be done to the poor and needy
soldiers for fear the government may in some in
stances be imposed upon and compelled to pay a
pension to which the soldier is not Justly entitled
Il is impossible for soldier to secure pension for
disabilities not existing it is often, however,
question whether such disability is is not the re-
suit of service n the line of duty. The rules of the
pension office are sufficiently strict, and with a
proper administration of the affairs of that office
very lew pensions will be allowed parties not
titled 10 receive the same.
Mr. Teller gives the status of the Pacific Railroad
arrearages due the government and concl udes that
the best way to deal with this indebtedness would
be to fund the debt on an extension of time and re-
quire its payments by fixed installments He IA
yors national aid to education and says of the civil
service laws:
At the time of the passage of the act entitled San
act TO regulate and improve the civil service of the
United States it was urged objection to it
that the examinations would ibe of such technical
character as to exclude from the public service all
except those who have had the advantages of lib
eral education. The experience of nearly one year
and half has demonstrated that these fears were
groundless, and that the examinations have been
conducted on sound and business like basis cacu-
lated to secure efficient clerks for the various
grades OF the public service. y OF the
number appointed believe the most have proved
themselves efficient and valuable clerks, but the
length Of their service has been too short to speak
with confidence as to their general fitness for the
work assigned to them. The law has in great
measure relieved the department of the importu-
~Au AlA0huS AON poslbIOub,
anu Wui thlnK when II is rally understood, save
iost =; @ -. 20 a. s ny eIs ~ iuSn eliao eIetolofo
~ eSr,o ~ WIN WIN s1cn reg uerls mink
the hearty support Of btb exscntiye and
departments of the Government.
Secretary T,fmcoIu,s EseDoyt.
Tba renort cf +1,a caora+,r,, os W. =. ,,
!h9 report OF me secretary OF war is clearly
written business-like document of thirty pamphlet
pages. The financial statistics ara comnactiv set
go 80 e,u -
Aotn 90 Aoiio"s,
Ihe expenditures by requisition under the direc-
ending June 80, 1884, were as follows
oa,otee, uo,teas oon'i"soH' oApenses anu
NiiJifarv estabIshment.Armva aud sN'A'@''*A'oo
M;iit55rU scadana,' any anu ar ~ gro n,
pnhiin ,Sso- ~, Ao,o4o'o1z4z
bo,bor ~ @ ~ sus s liFer anu oo,
niis00ii@Aeous o"l0ces''.''.'''.-.... o,eoo,oooo4
Total $40 $40 87G 81
which included the sum of 1856. .O35. ~ not
drawn from the Ireasury. but credited, under the
sdized Pacific railroads for ~ ic sar
rendered the War Department during the dscal
year 1854 ana prior years. The amount carried to
548.1 f-N7 -"-" 0""0 oo' LOOT was sA'oio'-
The appropriations for the fiscal year ending Tuna
30, 1889, are as follows:
Salaries, contingent expenses and
MiI;ssrg z,ooo,oz4oo
Military Academy ...' 80 "a 742 133 go
fuoHc Works, lhcluolpg river ana
l569d aS5oo
o~,oo-,ooo.-. ~
Total. Observation-Disclosures. sac, $40, ,o51 53
The estimates for the fiscal year ending June 80,
AooO' as ie'lseu ny me- are as follows;
Salaries; contingent expenses and
MRiI;tsrg estah:hn,.r, 2'llS5iooo
Military ACADEMY. ..'....-' - oe 400 577 Ak
Public works. including river and
Iaaana. narpor lmpiioevements faIaie and new
Miscellaueous obiects - 9'e05 es
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1otal '''.'-'''''....,........ 1850 S5O, ,5oo5S
The estimates for the fiscal year 1886 are below
those Tor 1888, with few exceptions, the principal
defsnss &c 99 noo h ana otner Woras OF
S350,o00 artificial limbs, S45O 600; and support
Si sne % a no dome Tor Disabled Volunteers Sol
M. s,.s... III
=, '..io'S 'onpi0se les' from
dn+;as 1,o. -. 'ns yeai ai'nousn i's
'aI' anu iaDo'i IN .no
rosorr.t;o-a '-,r pfo'ec'lhg thoan
- - 's..-' - - nas oeen uupreceoeh'eu
rtos -l-oi'' Anere having oesn re-
S10 o'i Nv disturbance 10 cause tne
rs -. y i" ains,o AusAe''
oi tne ohiahona country