The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-07
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the claim of the Choctaws and Ctickasaws
referred to- The surplus lands TO which |
this claim would attach in the kiowa and |
COmanche reservations are 2.50O, 900 acres, |
and at the same rate the government will |
be called upon to pay to the Choctaws and |
| Chickasaws for these lands So, l20, GOD !
This sum will be further augmented.
especially If the title of the Indians TO the
tract. now known as Greer county"
Texas is established. The duty devolyed |
upon me in this connection simply TO
pass upon the form of the deed, but AS, in
nv opinion, the facts mentioned in nv
special message were not adequately |
brought TO the attention of, congress in |
connection with the legislation,
felt that / could not be justified in acting
without some new expression Of the legls-
tive will.
THE PENSION BUREAU.
The report of the commissioner of pen
sions, to which extended notice is given
by the secretary of the interior in his re-
port, will attract great attention Judged |
by the aggregate amount of work done the
last year has been the greatest i'll the
history of the Office. | believe that the
organization Of the Office is efficient, aud
that the work has been done with fidelity
The passage of what is known as the disa-
biIlty bill has, a. was foresceu, very large
ly increased the disbursements to the dis
abled veterans Of the civil war. The esul-
mate for this fiscal year was sl44, 956 900, !
and that amount WAS appropriated A
deficiency amounting to Sl0,0JS, Cpl must
be provided for at This session. The eSti-
mate for pensions for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1884, is l65, 900 600 The COM
missioner of pensions believes that ii the
present legislation and methods are main
tanned, and further addition TO the pension
laws are not made, the maximum eXDen-
a
30, 1894, aud viii De at the highest point
SlSSOO0, 900 per anuum.
/ adhere to the views expressed In
previous messages. that the care OF the
disabled soldiers of the war of the rebel
lion Is n matter of national concern and
duty. Perhaps no emotion coOls sooner
than that Of gratitude, but | cannot
believe that this process has
yet reached point with our people that
would sustain the policy of RENTING the
care of these disabled veterans TO the in
adequate agencies provided by local laws.
! The parade on the 10Th of September last
upon the streets of this capitol OF 81, 0G0 Of
the surviving union veterans of the war OF
| the rebellion WAS most touching and
thrilling episode, and the rich aud gracious
welcome extended to them by the District
of Columbia and the applause that greeted
their progress from tens of thousands Of
} people upon ali the STA Gets, added much to
the reCOllectiOns of the grand review,
when these men and many thousand
others now in heir graves, were welcomed
with grateful JOY as Yictors in a struggle
in which the national unity, honor and
; wealth were all at issue.
THE PACIFIC ROADS.
In my last annual message | called at
temtiou TO the fact that some legislative
10 action was necessary in order to protect
the interests of the government in its
relations with the Union Pacific railway.
The commissioner of railroads has sub
mitted very fu'l report, giving exact lu-
formation to the debt and liens upon
the company's property and its resources
( We must deal with the question AS
l find 1t and take that course which will,
/ under existing conditions best secure the
interests of the United States. | recon-
mended III my last annual message that IA
commission be appointed &c deal with this
question, and | renew that recommended
tiou, and suggest that the commission
be given full power.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The report of the secretary of agricul-
f ture contains not only most interesting
/ statement of the progressive and valuable
/ work done under the administration of
4 Secretary Rusk. but many suggestions for
= the enlarged usefulness OF this Important
/ department. Ia Tie successful effort to
: break down the restrictions TO the free in
+ countries of Europe the secretary has been
1 untiring from the first. stimulating and
: aiding all other government officers az
home aud abroad, whose official duties
abled them to participate III The work.
EXPORTS OF FARM PRODUCTS.
The total trade in uog products with
Europe IN May. 1892 amounted 10 81 Co.,,
600 pounds, against 10000, 900 pounds IN
the same month OF 1871. In June, 1892,
. the exports aggregated 50 coo 600 pounds,
against 100000 pounds III the same
+ month OF the previous year. In July
. there was an increase of Al per cent and IN
= | August of 30 per cent over the correspond
: iug months of 1891 Over 40 COO, 900 pounds
= ! of inspected pork have been exported since
\ / the law was put into operation, and 4 COM
a parisOn of the four months of May, June,
= July and August, 1892, with the same
a months of 1891 shows an increase in the
! number of pounds of our exports of pork
! products of 81 per cent and an Increase in
: value of 6612 per cent.
The exports OF dressed beef increased
, from 49, 800 600 pounds in 1889 to 220,50O,
a 600 in 1892, or about 60 per cent. During
| the past year there have been exported
4 1914, COZ head of cattle, against POS, 1S6 head
: exported in 1889 This increased eXporta-
= tou has been largely promoted by the in
= | sDection authorized by law and the faith
= ! full efforts of the secretary and his official
| subordinatts to make that inspection thor
Ougn ana TO carefully eAClutle iEOlu Ill Gar
, ! goes diseased or suspected cattle. The re-
- | quirement of the English regulations that
:, 1--we cattle arriving from the United States
must he slaughtered at the docks had its
- ! origin in the claim that pleuro- pneumonia
4 | existed among American cattle, and the
= / existence of the disease could only certainly
be determined 10y post mortem lnspec-
- ton. The department of agriculture has
a | labored with great energy and falthtulness
= To eXurpate this disease, aud on
the 26th day of September last
. a public announcement made bv
= / the secretary that the disease
7 no longer existed within the United States
= He is entirely satisfied, after the most
= searching inquiry, that this statement was
8 justified and that with continuance of
= The inspection ana quarantine now requlr-
y ei of cattle brought into this country, the
. disease can be prevented from again get
: ting any footho.d. The value to the cat
u tie industry of the United states Of this
: achievements can hardly be estimated. We
< cannot perhaps at once insist that the
= evidence sbali be- accepted As satisfactory
= by other countries; hut If the present eX-
. emDtion from the disease Is maintained,
u and the inspection OF our cattle arriving
at foreign ports, in which our own veter-
q mary surgeons participate, cOuhrmS 1t, we
: may Justly expect that the requirement
that our cattle shall be slaughtered At the
. docks will be revoked as the sanitary
7 restrictions on our pork products have
been Ii our cattle can be taken alive to
: the interior the trade will be enormously
:, increased.
: Agricultural products constituted I'll
: npr cent OF our unprecedented exports for
:, the fiscal year which closed June 30, 1892
: the total exports being s.. $50 2S7. $50. and
:, the value OF the agricultural products
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