Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-07

pi0ueaE ei1zaMa 81 tha aonatry. Il waa
soon. houaRe1. f1lnd that - o1iec3 81 /
ne las w8a paeVexA1, undx thh sys-
an 81 cab salss, ffoEn 6n1rio11zGu
q land a1eaR ths psaSie - 81 acoz-
mniMtl0n ~ eapifai bT waaifhy And
speculative persons To eaeeE thiz
teadsnsy . PEsfeEsaos night e par
chase vas eivaa 10 saftisrs on tie land.
plan uhich saiminatsa II las
geDeral Pre- eupti1n So q ISL
las f0andatian Of thia syHesm
go aetual Fesidenea and ollsiSAtiou-
kwaalg years later tas homestead laws
wsrs deTiaed 20 more suruiy P,aee ASTRAL
ooUes - tie poaaa1zioa Of TIE eetaai
ellkivators 81 ne SSH Ika land rs
gwen wIsh0Ht prioe, ths aoiG eQn0iten I
bsins residanee. improVsm<n1 sd aalfi- /
W2Ginn. OtheK laws have I'd ed saeh /
dssiRned % sns0araRs the a1qasremen1
aud uRe Of land IN limited ina1ridaAl !
Quantities. bat Ia iaseF years these laws.
thF11eh WILSON'S adminiE1Ea1lGn uG11oea
Rnd under ehaaRed eandIztans q eom-
manle2tlon and transportation. haH1
bean - esadsa aaa xieisted that tbalr
benAnoent puFpeea Is shFeaieaed VIA
cnsire defeat. 4a1 ma1hoda Of saeA
eEasiols and vieIalIsns aEe So foEth -
detail IN tbs FeDoEaH Of tha deaE1lAEY q
tue interior ard fha Commissinner e
tie Gensral Land OGles. Iha Earld
aNngupEfation ~ sur p1hfie innda, vita
O1x beaa 69e s81tlemonta oE oulaivatiam,
and net only without inle1tion e reai-
deBcs, but Wien tbs puFpass u aaareRat
tion n large holdinR8 ii many saase ID
the hands OF feraiQn11a, inEiloa TIE -
ricas and immediasa aissnii0n Of Gen,
grssa.
Ths energies q the Land Depart
ment have been devoted during she
present administration to rsmedT the
defects and correct TIE abassa ii the
public land seEvioa The rRsuits Of
these efforts are solaFRsly % ths nature
Of TsfoFma in the process ana tho
methods Of our land system as 20 psa-
vent adequate estimates. bat Il appsafs
By . compilation from the reports of
the Commissioners OF the General Land
Of3ae that the immedi4te efest IN lad
ma casas which have come 10 9 final
termipati0n has been the restoration b
The mass Of public lands Of 2,750,00o
acrea, that z,S70, 900 acres are eEnbraaed
IN investigations nov peading for the
department. 10 the courts or N which
the action Of Congress has bean asked.
The eheei is she resteratian Of f190000
acres additional. besides which A.c10,00O
acres have been withheld from reservn-
ton and the rights Of entgy thereon
maintained.
recommend Iths repeal Of the pre-
emptioa and timber culture acts. and
the homestead Law Do 20 amended a. TO
secure better compliance With them and
eultivatiop for she period OF i've year,
from the data Of entry without comm
i fak1rna - aswNr41n4rr.. g..
linqnishment. also Feoommand the
repaal Of tha desert land laws, unIsss Il
shall be the pleasure Of the Congress 20
50 amend these laws as 90 render than
less liable 10 abuse.
Az the chief motive fer the evasion
Of these laws and she principal cause OF
their result Ia land distribution IL the
faoiiiy With vhich transfers are made
Of the giaht intended 10 Be secured 10
settlers, ID may Be deemed advisahle b
| provide By leRialati0n some guards an 4
checks upon the alienation of vested
rights and the lands covered thereby,
uDtn patents issue.
Last year an executive proclamation
vas issued directing the removal Of
fences which inolOsed the pablo domain.
Many OF these have been removed In
obedienoe TO such order, but much OF
the public land still remains within the
ltnea OF unlawful fences. The ingenious
methods resoFted 90 In order 70 continue
thee trespasses, and the hardihood OF
the pretenses by which in some cases
eaeh enclosures are justified, are fally
detailed Ia she report Of the Secretary
u the Interior. The removal OF the
fences still remaining which enclose
the public lands, will be enforced With
ell the power and means With which the
executive branch Of the 00veFnment IL
or shall be Invested BY Congress for
thai PurpOse.
PENSIONS.
The report OF the Commissioner OF
| Pensions ia detailed and most satisfac-
tory exhibit Of the operations Of she
Pension Bureau durina tbs last fiscal
wear. Tue aml unit Of work done vas the
largest In any year since the orRanlza-
ton of the BuFeau. and it has been done
Il less COST than during the Previous
year in every division. On the 3Oth day
OF June. 1886, there were 365. 1853 pen
sioners on the rolls of the Bnreau Since
1861. there have been l.0l6,735 applioN.
tions for pensions hled. Of which 1884
we're based upon servics In the war OF
1912 There were Cpl .T5t Of these appli.
cations allowed, including 6l72 20 the
soldiers OF 1919 aud their widows. The
total amount paid for poRaiona since the
war Of 1872 Is sS0S, 624 Sll 81. The nam
Der Of new pensions allowed during the
year eud d June 80, 1886, is k0.S57, a
larger number than has been allowed
IN any year, save one since 1861. The
names OF 2229 pensioners, which had
/ previously been dropped from tn rolls,
were restored during the year, aud after
dednoting those dropped within the
same time for various causes, az inoFease
remains for the year OF 20,6s5 names.
From January I, 1851, 10 December 1,
1885, 1888 private pension acts have been
passed. Since the last mentioned date
and during the last session Of Congress,
Ga such acts became laws. II seems 10
me that ne one can examine our pension
establishment aud is operations With
out being convinced that through lie
instEumentality justice can be very
nearly done 20 all Whs are entitled under
the presant laws 20 the bounty OF che
government. but 10 u undeniabls that
cases exist we'll entitled to relief |
which the Pension Buresn ia p0verless |
% relieve. Toe really worthy cases OF |
this class are such a. emily lack by mis- |
AVfNNN0 AAN AA1N VI uNAuNltY OF hfuOI Il
which the iag and the regulations Of |
the Barean require, o. which. though /
their merit IL apparent, for some other |
reason cannot be justly dealt Wits |
through the general laws. These CON
ditions' fully justify Epplicatioa 10
Congress and special ensctmsuta, but
resort 10 Congress for q special pension
act % override the deliberAie and care
fnl determination Of the Pension Bn
reau on the merits OF the case, or 60
secure favorable aotiOn when Il could i
Bot be expected under the most liberal
execution OF she general laws, Il mus.
b admitted, opens the door TO ths Al.
loWAnoe Of Questionable claims, and
presents 10 the Legislative and executive
branches OF the governments appiioa-
tons eonosdedly NOS within the Law and
plainly davsid OF msrit, bat 20 SAT-
rounded By sentiment and patriotic
feeling that they aFe hard 10 reaiss.
! suI pose il vii net Be denied that
n4uy claims fof pensions are made
without merit nd that many have hNn
allowed on fraudulent representation.
THIS has bsen declared fFsm The Pen
aion BuFsan. not only ia this bnt In
prior Administrations The usefulness
and the justice Of any system for the