Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-19

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stinG lesiaatioa viii more favu.shay s4ssf
4. Thf The inaeaod volume Of currency
thus supplied for de No Of tie people vas
nee1ied and that teoe6ciA results upon txsde
AID pr,ces have followed this Iegislation !
think must be very clear to everyone; nof
should Il be forgotten that for every dollar
of these notes issued q full dollars
worth of silver bullion IS at the time de-
posted In the treasury - . security for tn
IedemDkion. Upon this subject g upon tne
tarih, my rseommendafion IS that The exist
ing laws be given q full trial and that our
business interests be spared the distressing
influence which threats of radical changes
always imparta.
ann still of the opinion that the free coin
ago OF silver under existing conditions would
disestroosIy affect our b0sines Interests st
home and abroad. We could rok hone to
maintain IN equality IN thspufchasing power
of the gold and silver dollar In our own mar
kets, and in foreign tr1de The stamp glves
no added value to the bullion contained IN
epin4- The producers of the country, III
farmers and laborers. have the highest inter
BY the government shall be - good . any
other.
h-metalism 10 the desired end, and the
true friends of silver viii be careful NOS to
ovefrun the goal and bring in silver mono
metaism, with It's necessary attendants. tho
los OF our gold to Europe snd the relief Of
the pressure there for larger currency.
Im suKPLEs.
The presence Of large Gosh surplus IN the
treasury has for many jean been he sublecs
OF much unfavorable criticism and has fur-
nished m arYume1t to those Who have de-
sired to placs the tariff upon Q purely reye-
draval from circulation of % R4o m
amount Of money wss m embarrassmoos 70
the business of the county and made neces.
saTy the intervention of the department. as
frequent intervals to relieve threatened mon
etaIy panics. The surplus on Mach ], lS9,
vas SIS, 81 1908. The policy Of appiym9
tins surplus to the redemption Of the interest
bearing securities of the United States va
thought to be preferable to that OF deposit:
ing it without interest IN selected naaonA
hankA There have been redeemed Rnce tho
date laSs mentioned of interest bearln2 81
curitiss SIS, on. $50, resulting in reduction
of the annual Interest charge OF $u,6eH.6IA
Tho money which bad been deposited IN
banks without interest has been gradually
Withdrawn and used in the redemption OF
bonds.
IHH INTERIOR DKPAKrNKyr.
The relations of the five civilized tribes
nov occupying the Indian territory to the
United States, I believe, il not best calcu-
lated to promote the highest advanoemens OF
these Indians. That there should be within
our borders five independent states. having
NO relations except those growing 09s OF
treaties with the government OF the United
States, no representation IN the the uanon .
its people not citizens, u start
ling anomaly. 1t seems to me 70 De lneuLa-
BILE that there shall be before long some Or
eanic changes in relation to these people to
the United States. Whist form these changes
should take do not think 1t desirable nov
to suggest, even were they veil defined In
my own mind.
The good work of reducing The larger In
dian reservations by allotments IN seyeralfy
naming lands to the United States for dlspo-
sition under the homestead Law has been
prosecuted during the year with energy and
success. In September last / was enabled %
open to settlement In the territory of Okla |
homa 10000 acres of land, all OF which vas
taken up by settlers In single day. Ihe
rush for these lands was accompanied oy
great deal of excitement, but was, happily, |
free from incidents of violence.
It vas a source of great regret that vas |
not able to open at the same tune the sur
plus lands of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservations, amounting to about S,OO0,UU
acres, by reason of the insufhcency OF the |
for making the allosments |
Deserving and inpatient settlers are waiting |
4. ID MT q
mend that special deficiency appropriation |
be promptly made of the small amount |
needed, 50 that the sllotments may Be com |
plesed and the surplus lands opened IN tune
10 permit the settlers to get upon their home |
steads IN the early spring.
During the past summer the cherokee
commission his completed arrangements
tribes Whereby, If the agreements arc ran.
led By congress, over 6O,OO addh0nal
acres viii be opened to setEemens IN Okla |
bona.
The neeosistious for tas release BY the |
Cherokees of their claims to the Cherokee
stnp has made no substantial pfo2rtss, 70
far q the department u officially advised.
but It u still hoped that ths cession OF this
Larpe and VARIABLE traet may be secured.
Tho price winch the commission was author |
ized to o6er-one dollar and . quarter Per
acre-is, IN my judgment, when all the Gr- |
a. to the title and the character
Of the lands are considered, . fair and ade |
1uate one and should have been accepted BY |
Ihe Indians. |
The administration of the pension bureau |
Ia been characterized during the year By |
zreat Diligence. The total number OF PEN
,ionen upon the roll on the 30th day OF |
Juue. 1891, was st, 1n There were allowed |
aurin1 the fiscal year ending at that time, /
20 56 cases. OF this number 102, So we're /
llIoved under the Law of June q, 1880 The /
ssuinR of certificates has been proceedln2 ss |
- rate of g. 600 per month, about IS per
rent Of these being asked under the nov
~. The eommissiouer expresses the opin-
ion thas b viii Be able to carefully sdjodi /
cats and allow $4,000 claims during TIE
Re payment Of psnaoos fog ths fiscal ycR
$50. 81. vas S1N. eeh 9a@ sed he
amouns expanded, Sl1s 1850 1919
IN unexpended surplus Of y ,lA& 1he
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