The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-12-11

Gus with those portions of roads still uneompleted;
it is estimated that 600 might be restored
70 the pubic domain by the immediate declaration
OF such forfeiture.
Many illegal attempts are being made to
gobble up coal lands, and timber depredatohs
continue. A commission is suggested 10 de-
wise means for preventing forest tres. a sur
yey OF No Mans Land and its opening TO set
Element is favored.
Last year AZ, O47 applications for patents on
inventions were fled and 22,9il granted; re-
celpts, Sl,lS6.557.22; expenses, S999 697.A. A
revision of patent laws and better pay Tor
patent-offce clerks are urged. The total value
OF mine products last year was S2J6,245, 4O3, OF
which SlO7,OO0,000 was in pig iron. Last year
So,59l bl5.3S was expended for care OF the
Indians OF whom there are $4,000. controlling
1860 LOG acres of land. The public school
system should be extended to them. Indians
claim that under the allotment OF lands IN sew
crafty their wives are deprived OF their Just
portion OF tribal property. The L. ). court Tor
Indian territory is a success.
On the subject OF pensions the secretary
treats at length. He recommends en- appropri-
alton for the next fiscal year OF S97 2lO 252-
SlLO0OO00 greater than for the present year.
He adds:
1t is recommended that a pension be granted 70
every solder and sailor who did substantial service
during the In the army or navy and was honora-
bly, discharged therefrom, and who being dependent
on his labor Tor his support Is now, or may hereafter
be- disabled from procuring his subsistence by such
labor.
Corporal Tanners scheme of reratings is
taken up and Literally berated. The secretary
says:
soon after the commencement OF your administra-
ton there sprung up in the bureau C pensions Pac-
ces IN regard 10 the reraing oil pensioners that r
quired the Intervention oil the secretary. This prac-
uce was suggested by the acts OF the previous com
missioner. 1t was found that numbers OF those who
hau oeen receiving pensions, many Of whom were
employees In the pension bureau, had bad their p,n-
sions not only increased (some upon application
Their for and some without such applcation but the
increase had been ordered 10 take elect long anter-
Tor TO the appl cation; and, on the orders OF the
commissioner, large sums o. money had been paid
TO these persons. Many OF the cases had also been
made special" that i, preferred in time OF hearing
and not lew called "3s-hour cases. had been hur-
RED through an examination and the pension III
creased within two days
The Intention is to correct all of these evils for
the future under the present commissioner OF pen
sions and so .ar as the law will allow to exact
turn OF the money which has been found was ille
gally paid. This will prove a tedious and somewhat
difficult undertaking. But in view Of the enormous
sums OF money that might have been expended had
not this evil been corrected az the time 10 was, the
government may be we'll satisfied, thnk, even If il
should have 70 lose large portion OF that already
paid out.
The report of the commissioner for the last fiscal
year shows that there the rolls on the 3oth
OF June. 1889 IS9, 725 pen ,onecs classified as io-
lows; S5l, 4si army invalis; 1880 army widows,
minor children aid dependent relatives 4,5i3 navy
invalids 200 navy widors, minor children and de-
pendent relatives 6O3 survivors Of the of 1872
1854 widows of those who served in that war; 1700G
survivors of the war with Mexico, and 6236 wild
ows OF those who served ia that war The
names OF 5l,92l pensioners were added 10 the
roll and the names OF l. Isl pensioners dropped from
the roll stored, making aggregate OF $3.50
pensioners add 20 the roll during the year. The
names OF lb,5I pensioners we're dropped Tor various
causes leaving the net increase for the year 81, los
The average annual value oil each pension at the
close OF the S3 Is an increase Tor the year
OF s.. IS in the average amount OF each pension The
aggregate annual value Of all pensions at the close of
the year was s64 ,246,552 56, an increase Tor the
year Of S7539, 33l.44.
The amount paid for pensions during the year
was SsS,275ll32S an increase Of s9499,25l3 &c over
the amount paid in the previous year. The total
amount discussed by the agents for ali purposes was
$50 l3l 6o4L AT the close OF the fiscal year there
was due TO pensi ners as first payments OF pension
| S5565, 27l.3I.
The whole number Of claims presented during the
year 24), Of which Sl,22O were for original
! pension, and l63 02O for in ase of pension. The
numb Of claims or original pension allowed was
| il92l the number rejected was 1914 The num-
Der of claims for increase allowed was l23OOli the
numb rejected was 56619.
The secretary recommends that the pension
| laws be amended so that parents may draw
| pension for the death of a son, though not de-
| pendent upon him at the time OF his death;
| that naval service after previous service for
| the Confederates, shall entite to pension; that
| disability requiring the attention OF body ser
want shall entitle to the full pension, whether
such disability was present June Il, 1873, or
| not; that the amount granted to widow Tor
each child be increased that when a widow
remarries pension shall at once vest in minor
| children; that pension be granted to dis
| hOnorably discharged soldier; that no special
cases be tolerated except where there is utter
| restitution imminent DEATH
On the subject of the Pacific railroads, the
| secretary makes no recommendation, further
than that the differences between the Union
| Pacific and the treasury department be adjust
| ed and an accurate statement of the cOmpany's
Indebtedness made. He strongly hints, how
| ever, at an extension of the time for payment.