Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-08

thorOughneSS ana VigOr. Every name
frauduiently put upon these rolls IS
wicked imposition upon the kindly senti-
ment in which pensions have their or
| tgin; every fraudulent pensioner has be-
/ come a bad citizeni every false oath in
support of pension has made perjury
more common, and false and undeserVing
pensioners rob the people, not only OF
their money, but the patriotic sentiment
which the survivors OF a war, fought
for the preservation OF the union, ought
to inspire. Thousands OF neighborhoods
have their well-known fraudulent pen
sioners, and recent developments by the
bureau establish appalling conspiracies
to accomplish pension frauds. BY no
means the least wrong done Is to brave
and deserving pensioners, who certainly
! ought not to be condemned TO such as
ISOLATION. Those who attempt in the
line OF duty to rectfy these wrongs SHOULD
not be accused of enmity or Indifferent
to the claims OF honest veterans.
indian Question aud Land Grabbers.
The condition Of the Indians and their
ultimate fate are subjects which are re-
lated TO a sacred duty OF the govern
ment, and which strongly appeal 10 the
sense Of justice and the sympathy Of our
people Our Indians number about 2lS,-
600. Most Of them are located on lGl
reservations. About 10000 of these Indi-
ans have, 20 a large degree. adopted civ
ilized customs Lands in seVeralty have
been allotted to many of them. Such al
lotmentS have been made TO 10000 In
dividuals during the last fiscal year. en-
bracinS about l,OJO,OJO acres. The num-
Der OF Indian government schools open
during the year was 1876. Tho total num-
Der OF Indian chudren enrolled during
the year as attendants OF all schools
was q 1913, an increase Of ,23l over the
enrolment for the previous year. The
appropriations on account OF the Indian
for the year ending June 90, 1894, amount
70 $h92l,g62 80, decrease as compared
with the year preceding IL of 1897 13l %.
/ am sure that secular education and
moral ana religious teaching must be
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the Indian and lead him To civilization.
! believe, too, that the relinquishment
of tribal relauons and the holding OF
land in scvcralty may In favorable con-
ditiOns, aid this contamination. 1t seems
to me. however, that allotments of land
In severalty ought 10 be made with
great care and circumspeCtiOn. If hastily
done, before the Indian knows the mean
ing, while Yet he has little or no idea
Of filling a farm and no conception Of
thrift, IN ere Is great danger that n res
erVatlOn life in tribal relations may be
exchanged for the pauperiSm Of CiViliza-
ton. The solution Of the indian prob
lem depends very largely upon good ad-
ministration. The personal fitness OF
agents and their adaptabuity To the pc
cular duty of caring for their wards
Is OF the utmost importance.
The vast area Of land, which, but
short time ago, constituted the public
domain, is rapidly falling into private
hands. II Is certain that in the transfer
the benencient intention Of the govern
ment 10 supply from its domain homes to
the Industrial and worthy h0mc-seekCrs
is often frustrated. Though the speCu-
latOr is a respectable character, who
ought not 70 be tolerated, Yet IL is DIFF
iicuit 20 thwart his schemes. The open
ms TO settlement of the Cherokee outlet
Notwithstanding the utmost care in fran
ing the regula lions governing tho selHc-
ton Of locations, and notwithstandiHg
the presence Of United states troops,
furnished an exhibition. though perhaps
I'm q modified degree, OF the mad scram-
BILE, the violent and the fraudulent Oc-
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Gus openings Of public land.
I especially commend TO the attention
Of the congress- the statements con-
tanned in the secretary's report concern
ing forestry. ne umc has come when
efficient measures should be taken Tor
tho preservation OF our forests from
indiscriminate and remedilcss destruction.
Agricultural Department.
The report Of the secretary OF agrl-
culture will be found exceedingly inter
csting, especially to that large part Of
our citizens intimately concerned in ag-
ricuItural occupations. ON the 9TH OF
March, 1888 there was upon It's pay-rOlls
p i3O employees. This number has been
reduced 10 $50 persons. In Wow Of
depleted public treasury and the impcra-
tive demand of the people for economy
in the administration OF their govern
mont, the secretary has entered upon the
task of nationally reducing expenditures
by the elimination from the pay-rolls o.
all persons not needed for an efficient
conduct OF the auairs of the depart
ment. During the first quarter of the
present year the expenses of the depart
Inent aggregated S3ilS16 rs. as against
slO2Ol2 - for the corresponding period
Of the fiscal year ending June -, 1873.
The secretary makes apparent his intel-
ton 10 continue this rate of reduction by
submitting estimates for the next fiscal
year less by $y9i,2sO than those for the
present year.
The amount appropriated for the bureau
of animal industry for the current fiscal
year IL $4,000; the amount for the en-
suing year Is SOC 600. The regulations OF
1892 concerning Texas fever have been
enforced during the last year and the
large StoCkyards OF the country have
been kept free from infection. while
contagious pleuro- pneumonia in cattle
has been eradicated, animal tuberculosis,
n disease widespread and more dangerous
to human life than pleuro-paeumonia, ts
still prevalent The number OF animals
arriving from Canada during the year
and inspected by bureau officers was
1000 and the number from Transact
lantic countries was ,237. No contagious
diseases We're found among the imported
animals. The total number Of inspections
OF cattle for export during the past fiscal
year was Gil 542. Ine exports show q
falling of o. about % per cent from the
preceding year. the decrease occurring
entirely I'm the last half Of the year. This
suggests that the falling Off may have
been largely due to an increase in the
price Of American export cattle. During
the year ending June 30, 1893 exports OF
Inspected pork aggregated - MI 10
pounds as against 0o,lJz,oIf pOuhCS LOT
! the preceding year
l join the secretary in recommending
that hereafter each applicant for the
position of inspector or assistant in
spector in the bureau of animal industry
be required, as a condition precedent 20
his appointment, to exhibit to the United
States civil service commission his d.
ploma from an established regular and
reputable veterinary college, and that
this be supplemented by such an eNami-
nation in veterinary science as the com
mission may prescribe.
The exports of agricultural products
from the United States for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1892, attained the enor-
nous figure OF $500 000, 000 in round num-
bers. IN the last fiscal year this aggrc-
gate was greatly reduced, but neverthe-
less reached S5l5, 600 900. a review of our
agricultural exports with special refer
ence 10 their destination will show that
| i'm almost every line the United Kingdom
of Great Hrtain and Ireland absOrbs
by far the largest production.
The work Of the statistical division OF
| the department Of agriculture deals with
all that relates to the economics of farm
| ing. The main purpose of its monthly
reports is TO keep the. farmers informed
| as fully as possible of all matters hav-
| ing any influence upon the worlds mar
| kets, in which their products find sale
| It's publication relates especially to the
| commercial side of farming. IT. ~. there.
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