The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-02
partment and the satisfactory results at.
taincd. The suggestions made by him

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partmcnt and the satisfactory results a
taincd. The suggestions made by hil
arc mostly commended to the considers
ton OF Congress, though they cannot n
be given particular mention here. TIL
several acts Of Congress- looking to tn
reduction Of the larger Indian reserva
ttons to the more rapid settlement OF tn
Indians upon individual allotments, an,
the restoration to the public domain O
lands in excess OF their needs, have beer
largely carried into effect, so far as til,
work was contlded to tho executive
Agreements have been concluded sine,
March ]. 1889, involving tho cession to tb,
United Suites OF about l4,726000 acres
Of land. These contracts have, rs re-
CURED by law, been submitted 10 Con
gress Tor ratification aud for the appro
priation necessary 10 carry them into
effect. Those with the Lisseton and
Wnhpeton, Sac and Fox, Iowa, Potta.
watomies and Absentee Shawnees and
Coenr Dalere tribes haxe not yet 70.
ceived tho sanction Of Congress. Attcn.
ton is also called TO the fact that the ap.
preparations made In tho case OF the
Sioux Indians have not covered NIL the
stipulated payments. This should be
promptly corrected. II an agreement is
confirmed all Of Its terms should be com.
piled with without delay, and full APP
preparations should be made.
SETTLERS on THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
The policy outlined in my last annual
message in relation to the patentiag OF
lands to settlers upon tho public domains
has been carried out In tho administra.
ton OF the land Office. No general sus.
piCion or imputation OF fraud has been
allowed to delay the hearing and adjudi.
cation OF individual cases upon their
merits, The purpose has been to perfect
the title OF honest settlers with such
promptness that the value OF the entire
might not be swallowed up BY the ex.
pense and cxtortions to which DELAY sub.
jected tho claimant. The average month.
ly issue OF agriculture patents has been
increased about G,000.
PENSIONS.
The disability pension act, which was
approved on the eth Of June last, has
been put into operation as rapidly as was
practicable. The increased clerical force
provided was selected and assigned to
work, and a considerable part Of the
force engaged in examinations in the field
was recalled and added to the working
force Of tho Office: The examination
and adjudication Of claims have, by rea.
son Of improved methods, been more
rapid than ever before. There is no
economy to the government in delay,
while there is much hardship and in.
justice to the soldier. The Anticipated
expenditure, while very large, will not !,
1t is believed, be in excess OF the esti.
mates made before the enactment of the
law. This liberal enlargement Of the
general law should suggest more care.
lul scrutiny OF bills for special relief,
both as 10 the cases where relief is
granted and as to the amount allowed.
'rosuM.rLAYiSG MoRMoSs.
The increasing numbers and influence
Of the non-Mormon population in Utah
arc observed with qualification.
The recent letter Of Willtord Wood.
ruff, PRECEDENT OF the Mormon church.
in which he advised his people ito re.
irain from contracting any marriage for.
hidden by the laws OF the land" has
attracted wide attention, and it is hoped
that its influence will be highly beneli.
cial in restraining iniractions Of the
laws of the United Suites. But the fact
should not be overlooked that the doc
trine OF. belief OF the church that poly
gamous marriages are rightful and sup.
ported by divine revelation remains un.
changed. President Woodruff does not
renounce the doctrine, but reirains
from teaching it, and advises against
the practice OF it because the law is
against it. Now, it is quite true that
the law should not attempt 10 deal With
the faith or belief OF any one, but it is
quite another thing aud the only safe
thing 80 to deal with the Territory OF
Utah as that those who believe poly.
eamy to be rightful shall not have the
TIE YOUNG sIsTERs.
The admission Of the States OF WON.
ing and Idaho to the Union are events
full of interest and con graduation, not
only 10 the people of those States now
happily endowed with full participa-
ton in our privileges and responsible.
ties, but to all our people. Another belt
Of States stretches from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
The work OF the Patent Office has won
from all sources very high COM
msndation, the amount accomplished
has been very largely increased,
and all the results have been
such as 10 secure confidence and consid.
Grafton for the suggestions OF the Com.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT.
The enumeration Of the people Of the
United States under the provisions OF
the ACT OF March l, 1883, has been COM
pieted and the result will be at once off.
cially communicated to CONGRESS. The
completion OF s::sS,st:5ass.s5 & Ia. =
ton devolves upon Congress the duty OF
making a new apportionment OF repre-.
sentatives "among the several States &C.
cording to their respective numbers"
THE PUBLIC BUILDING SCRAMBLE.
At the last session had occasion to
return with my objections several bills
making provisions for the erection oil
public buildings, for The reason that the
expenditures contemplated were in my
opinion greatly in excess OF any public
need. No class OF legislation is more liza.
BILE to abuee, or to degenerate into an
unoeemly scramble about the public
treasury, than this. There should be
exercised in this matter wise economy
based upon some responsible and impair.
tial examination and report as to each
case, under general law.
The report OF the Secretary OF Agricul.
ture deserves especial attention in view
OF the fact that the year has been mark.
ed in very unusual degree by agitation
and organization among the farmers
looking to an Increase in the profits OF
their business. twill be found that the
efforts Of the Department have been in.
teliigently and zealously devoted to the
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