New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-03

Mnpesoa sss6i0s Total ........s,G o5 1929
The final entries made during the year number
:o4ss sgGseng % br g aereS
Earoad and State selections were fled covering
77SO.s5191. Thus. IN addition TO the final entries,
specific claims have been newly asserted to lo'''o
62l 90 acres during the year
The receipts from the disposal OF public lands were
s12.7O1 or from sales Of Indian lands se2lll5 20
a total OF S13.522.l05 -. NO other year since le9o
has furnished large receipts from the pubic lands
June last, o.jo 1876: and the number OF such enres
made S during Rc the ia year rs va encs dspod Of by
patent during the last year that instead Of dimn-
Increased The Commissioner expresses the hope that
will be possible 10 dispose Of 1000 OF these cases
during the current year: number which wiz hol
diminish senSibly the mass IL as may De rsas9maDH
expected. many final entries shall be made during
expectation is therefore. he'd out TO the settler who
has met all The reQuicMcnis OF the law thai he can
after his proof shal have been submitted When It
also considered ra in many Instances detects OF
followed by further delays Ia securing final DISPOSE
ton, the default OF the Government to It's citizens
becomes glazing and painful
REFORMS NEEDED ~ THE LAND OFFICE.
Some eficacous changes OF method ought to be
and put operation at the earliest practicable
day, afford TO the public the relief TO which they
entitled from their Government The Commits
sioner recommends an increase OF the force OF MS
Office, natural suggestion But, although venture
II with diidence, because OF inc .hite4 opporrunlS
afforded me Tor study OF ne suoJtct ~ j, ny oPGn
that thorough and radical reorganization OF me
Land ONCE ought 10 De Inc MS slcp tahth acC"Hh
panied by provision OF quarters sui able TO the per
Torrance OF the work Neither increase OF force
nor a reorganization OF the Bureau can be made with
much increase Of efficiency who clerks, tract books;
records and vOluminous papers are huddled ana
crowded I'm the msatis factory apartments now occu-
pied By the Land Office.
NV attention has been drawn to no branch Of Gov
ernmcntal administration which appeals 50 cogsnty,
in every aspect of wisdom and justice FOR intelligent
thorough and effective Congressional aclOn
tor its ielicf a. the Land once ain, Ihe
ued in any Just measure 10 the ofccIs ana clcrks OF
tha; bureau II ought 20 be made She subject OF
single and special examination by spi9
officers of the Bureau and the Department. by which,
perhaps. scheme OF relief may be devised adequate
10 the circumstances and possible OF ADOPTION
LANDS RESTORED TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
The Commissioner Of the General Land Office pre-
sents In HIS report a statement Of the quantities OF
lands which have been restored to the public domain
since the incoming OF your Administration. by reclaim
Inc Them under forfeiture of r loaa grants by Of
the benefits of railroads for private land claims. Dy
the discovery Of frauds aud IL! gaeN IN entries by
position of public lands whereby such entries have
been cancelled well "a 10y cancellation for other
and 10y the rejection of selections by states Tor
Internal Improvements ana sWanp-iauCs lnNaIQlF
made, which he states 10 be CORRECT exhibit OF THIS
work; a summary rccapitulatiOn OF which IS as fol
lows:
LANDS ACTUALLY RESTORED TO THE PUBLIC
DOMAIN.
lands granted railroad limits restored 2lOe47 30
TorfeituIes OF railroad grants under acts OF Con % 49, M
Railroad ind ennity lands restored 2ls2$6e9 90
Entries under precmpuon. Homestead. timber
culture. desert mineral. and timber lard laws
cancelled IN regular course o. examination ana
GoHmenJ iIeeay and other causes - 20 100 7Gl AZ
"a and S swamp, 'oi' 4slO