Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-02
SECRETARY MOBILES REPORT.
Important Recommendation
Pension Cases-District Affairs

Secretary Noble in his annual report recon-
mends that 9 territorial government be estAb-
lished in Oklahoma. The present population,
he states, is in round numbers 60, 900. He notes
the attempted interference by citizens with the
negotiations carried on by the government
with the Cherokee Indians for their land, and
thinks that the laws should be broadened 90 40
cover such acts. He thinks that the decennial
census would be more complete IL the census
once was made q permanent bureau Alton
ton is called to
TIN NECESSITY FOR MORE ROOM
Tor the patent Office clerical force and the re-
portstate that the yearly rent paid for outside
accommodations would nav GOOD interest on
the cost OF a building that would be capacious
Tor all the bureaus OF the department not in
Guiding the patent Office. The Secretary rec
ommends that the appropriation for Indian
schools should be doubled. with the view OF
ultimately bringing all the Indian children in
the schools and making education as far 40
possible compulsory. He is in favor Of grant,
ing pension to all soldiers and sailors whose
disability since the war has become 90 great -
to make them dependent In reference 10
THE RERArED PENSION CASES
the Secretary states that il is the intention Of
the department to correct the evils that have
sprung up in regard 10 increasing pensions
increase take effect long anterior TO the apph-
cation and TO making such cases special As
far as the law allows, the Secretary says, II 10
the intention 70 exact a return Of the money
which has been found 20 be illegally paid in the
rerated cases. He adds that this will prove TO
be tedious and somewhat difficult undertake
ing. He says that the pension bureau can be
administered IN accordance with the laws and
he believes that the soldiers OF the late war are
not disposed 10 have il administered
thnRN
to the law which allows q pension to
soldier who has been dishonorably
discharged and suggests that distinct act be
passed prohibiting the granting Of 4 pension TO
such soldier.
In the opinion Of the Secretary il would be
better for Congress TO grant a reasonable ex-
tension of the debt Of the land grant railroads
rather than TO attempt 10 enforce obligations
at maturity which 1t is evident that the debtors
cannot pay.
EDUCATION.
The report says the statistics furnished by
the commissioner OF education show that
about Ga per cent OF the white population Of
school age in the southern states Is enrolled,
while the enrolment Of the colored population
Is only about 81 per cent. In the District OF
Columbia there is a colored enrolment which,
considered in relation 20 the colored popula-
ton of school age, exceeds the enrolment Of
the white population of school age.
DISTRICT INSTITUTIONS.
In regard to the local institutions which come
under the supervision of the Interior depart
ment, such AS .ee insane asylum, the Freed
mans hospital, the deaf and dumb college, &C.,
the Secretary gives abstract of the annual
report of each which have been published in
The STAR. The increase in the number Of the
Inmates OF the insane asylum requires, the Sec
Rotary says, the addition of fifty beds yearly TO
the accommodations. The Secretarythinks that
additional legislation is needed 10 remedy the
existing condition of affairs on the 7th-street
road owing to the establishment there of .
large number of saloons and pool rooms