Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-02

2 priations necessary to carry them int
effect. Those. with the Sisseton anc
Wahpeton, Sac and Fox, Iowa, Potta
wauamies, and absentee Shawnees an(
Cnur 'Aieue tribes, have not received
the sanction of congress. Attention i
d also called to the fact that the appropri'
atious made in the case of the Sioux In
dians have not covered all the stipulated
payments. This should be promptly .or-
rected. II an agreement is confirmed
all OF its terms should bs complied witt
without delay, aud appropriation
should be made.
PATENTISG OF LANDS.
The policy outlined IN my las,
annual message in relation to the
patenting of lands TO settlers upon
the public domain has been
carried out in the administration OF the
land Offices. No general suspicion no,
i'm putation of fraud has been allowed 10
delay the hearing and adjudication OF
individual cases upon their merits. The
purpose hes been TO perfect the title OF
honest settlers with such promptness that
| the value of the entry might not be
swallowed up by the expense and extor-
| tons 10 which delay subjected the claim
! ant.
tural patents has been increased about
5000. The disability pension act which
was approved on the 2Tth of June last
| has been put into operation as rapidly as
was practicable. The increased clerical
! force Us provided pas selected and as
signed to work and considerable part OF
! the force engaged in examinations in the
| field was recalled and added TO the work.
| ing force OF the 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 inius-
tice to the soldier. The anticipated ex-
pendlture, while very large, will not, il
Is believed, be in excess Of the estimates
! made before the enactment of the law.
TINS liberal enlargement of the general
law should suggest Il more careful scru-
tiny of bills for special relief, both a. to
the cRses where relief is granted and rs
TO the amount allowed.
MORMoSIsM.
The increasing numbers and influence
of nom Mormon population in Utah are
observed with satisfaction. The recent
letter OF MILFORD Woodruff, president of
the Mormon church, in which he ad-
5iscu HIS IetIle 10 EtIruIu from tCU-
tracing any marriage forbidden oy the
laws of the land - has attracted wide
attention and is Is hoped that Its IN
tiuence will be highly beneficial in re-
strnining infractious OF the law of the
United States. But the doctrine or be-
lief of the church that polygamous mar
riages are rightful, supported by divine
revelation, remains unchanged. Presi-
dent Woodruff does not renounce The
doctrine, but retruns from teaching it
and advises against the practice of II be-
cause the law is against il. Now il is
quite true the Law should not attempt TO
deal with the faith or belief OF any sect,
but Nor mOuism is quite another thing
and the only safety is so to deal with the
territory Of Utah rs that those BIO be-
lieve pol"gamy TO be rightful shall not
have the power to make IL lawful.
NEW STATES.
The admission OF the states of Wv
omng aud Iduho 10 the Union nre events
full of interest and congratulution, not
only 10 the people of those states now
happily endowed with full participation
in our privileges and responsibilities, but
TO all our people. Another belt of states
stretches from the Atlantic TO the Pa
ctic.
The work OF the patent office has won
from all sources Il very high comnenda-
ton. The good accomplished has been
very largely increased, and all results
have been such as to secure confidence
and consideration for the suggestions of
the commissioner.
CENSUS.
The enumeration OF people of the |
United States under the provisions of act |
and the result will be at once officially |
com municsted to congress. The COM
pletiou of this decenuial enumeration de- |
wolves upon congress the duty Of making |
n new superintendent OF representatives |
among the several states according to !
their respective numbers.
At the last Session l had occasion to |
return with my objections several bills |
making provisions for the erection of |
public buildings for the reason that the !
expenditures contemplated were, in nv /
opinion, greatly III excess of any public |
need. No class OF legislation Is more |
liable to abuse or 10 degenerate into an
unSeemly scramble about the public
treasury than this. There should be ex-
ercised in this matter wise economy
based upon some responsible and Impair
tial examination. and the report as to
each case under general law.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The report of the secretary of agricul-
ture deserves especial attention in view
of the fact the year has been marked in
q very unusual degree by agitation aud
organization among the farmers looking
to an Increase iE the profits of their
business. 1t will be found that the
efforts of the department have been in
and zealously devoted to the
promotion of the interests intrusted 10 its
care. A very substantial improvement
in the market prices of the leading farm
products during the year Is noticed. The
price OF wheat advanced from 81 cents in
October, 1889, TO 81 O024 in October,
1890; corn from 81 cents TO 50lI cents:
pats from 1914 cents to 43 cents, and
hurley from 63 cents 10 IS cents. Meats
showed substantial but not so large an
increase. fhe export of live animals
and fowls shows q very large increase.
The total value of such exports
for the year ending June 30, 1890, was
1913, 600, 900, and the increase over the
preceding year was over SIS, 900 900.
Nearly 1000 ZOO more cattle and over
Is 900 more hogs were exported than in
the preceding year. The expor; trade
hoe nd nj in,