Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-30
lures amountingto $i57,29l 80 was turned
in TO the Treasury to the credit Of the patent

The Secretary invites particular aGtenIioi ,i
cal Survey. To this bureaus fnvestlgatlons
and to the aid it has given in ascertalnln9
and mapping the distribution OF rocks, m1n-
erals and Ores fruitless LABOR IN prospIiEi pIir,in'
is avoided, the cost of production dlmlh-
ished and prices propOrtionately reduceo.
The Secretary gives un abstract OF tne
earnings of the several aided railroad conn
them to the Governments, December 81, 1880.
It appears therefrom that the total deD.,
principal and interest. to the United osates
of each company was as follows:
Union Pacific. vi I61 aS @ ~ 1,
Sioux City and Pacific c.............. 3,6o46 62l 80
Central Branch Union Pacific. 3.4A.Ho 70
Total. w
He refers to the discussion, in his previous
reports, Of the bonded Indebtedness OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. ana again
urges that some policy should De aoopteu
and declared by Congress, whether it be to
extend the loan, which will mature Wi.nin IN
the next six years, or to sell the road, tor IL
seems to be conceded on all sides that the
company will not be able to pay the Dohos
at maturity.
Work of the Bureau OF Education.
The work of the Bureau of Education dur
ing the year was directed, in pursuance OF
the policy heretofore followed, to the collec-
t1on and distribution of accurate and peril
nent statistical Information regarding the
condition Of education and tine operations
of educational institutions at home ana
abroad
The report presents a summary OF the IN
formation contained in the annual reports
OF the Governors of the Territories. Refer
ring to the declaration of the Mormon
Church, through its President, in Septem-
Der, 1890, that plural marriages are not en-
couraged nor solemnized by the Church,
n n
from contracting such marriages. the Gov
ernor inclines to the belief that this action
is sincere, and should be so regarded until
there is reason for thinking otherwise. The
majority of the Utah Commission in their
report do not concur in the views OF the
Governor on this subject. They doubt the
sincerity of the Mormon Church in its dec
fact that the Mormon Church has de-
nounced the commission through all the
years it has been administering the laws of
Congress directed against polygamy, and
has strenuously opposed every effort made.
whether through these laws, the action OF
the courts, or OF the commission, to put
down polygamy, and express the opinion
that while the declaration OF the church
may be accepted as q progressive step, 1t
will do no harm to Utah or to the nation to
wait awhile and see what this sudden con-
version will bring about. Commissioner
McClernand's minority report is also cited
and the proceedings of the late council OF
Latter Day Saints set forth. The Secretary
finds in these reports no such claim ior
statehood for Utah rs would seem to require
favorable consideration by Congress. The
Territory is progressing most favorabiy IN
material wealth and social elevation under
will come when it may be admitted into the
Union with pride and safety, but it IS De-
ieved that that time is not at hand.
Much interesting information, gathered
from the first annual report OF the Governor
of Oklahoma, is presented.
Alaska and Its Necessities.
The Secretary concurs in recommenda-
tions submitted by the Governor of Alaska
in his report, for legislation by Congress
providing for revision and amendment Of
the laws relating to the Territory, for the
incorporation of municipalities and for the
holding of elections, for Government hospi-
tails for treatment OF natives afflicted with
chronic and hereditary diseases and for in
sane persons and paupers; for the establish
ment of agricultural experiment stations;
for more efficient system OF trial and pun
ishment Of offenders, against the liquor
traffic in particular, the enforcement OF the
laws as they now exist being almost 1mpos-
sible: and for the definition of the legal ana
political status Of the native population.
The report, referring to the NICARAGUA
propriate that this great highway for the
products and manufactures from and i'm
ports to the United States should be con-
1t is being built at the same time that the
great waste places Of the country are being
opened to settlement, the factories 1ncreas-
ing, the railroads extending, and the popu-
merce must reach, not only the States OF
South America and Mexico. but China and
the East by this Western route. 1t is gra IT,
flying to note that this short passage to some
world will be ready by the time demand
for it becomes imperative.