The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-09
usc of their claims Notwithstanding apparen.


| invaiiditv.
This, understand. is the practice which has
| for long time prevailed In tho pension bureau;
| but after entering upon these recent investtga-
| tions the commissioners modified this rule 80 ms
| not to allow, uniilnftcr q complete examina
| tion, interference with the payment Of a pen.
sion apparently not altogether void, but which
had merely been hxed at rate higher than that
authorized by law. am unable to understand
| why frauds In the pension rolls should not be
| exposed and corrected with thoroughness and
vlgor. Every name frauducntly put upon these
| rolls Is an imposition upon the kindly sent
mcnt in which pensions have their origin.
The sum expended on account Of pensions for
the year ending June 30 1898, was ti56 $40 467 IL
| Tho commissioner estimate that el65, 900 900 will
be required to pay pensions during the year
ending Juno 30, 1894
| The condition OF the Indians and their uiu.
mate fato are subjects which are related TO
sacred duty Of the government, and which
| strongly appeal to the sense Of Justice and the
| sympathy OF our people
| Our Indians number about 2ls,0O0 Most Of
them are located on ldi reservations contain
ing s6i10,53i aores OF land. About 10000 Of
| these Indians have, to large degree, adopted
| civilized customs, Lands in severalty has been
allotted to them Such allotments have been
| made to i0,0 900 individuals during the last fiscal
| year, embracing about I 00o, 900 acres Tho mum.
Der OF Indian government schools open during
the year was l95, increase OF II over the pre-.
| ccding year. or this total ITO were on reserva.
tions, Of which 70 were boarding schools and 97
were day schools.
am sure that secular education and moral
| and religious teaching must be important
| factors in any effort to save the Indian and
| lead him to civilization. believe, too, that
the REIMBURSEMENT of tribal relations and the
| holding OF land in severaty may, in favorable
conditions, aid this consummation. It seems
to me, however, that allotments Of land in sew
crafty ought to be made with great care and
| circumspection.
The solution OF the Indian problem depends
very largely upon good administration The
personal fitness Of agents and their adaptable
| ity to the peculiar duty OF caring for their
wards, is Of the utmost Importance
The appropriations on account Of the Indian
bureau for the year ending June 30, 1894 amount
to 81, ,95l 500, decrease as compared with tho
year preceding 1t Of $685., l3l.95
The vast area Of land which, but a short time
| ago. constituted the public domain is rapidly
falling into private hands 1t is certain that in
the transfer the beneficent intention OF the gov.
ernment to supply from It's domain homes to
| the Industrious and worthy home seekers is
often frustrated.
Six million five hundred thousand acres,
Notwithstanding the utmost care In fran.
ing tho regulations governing the selec-
| tion OF locations and notwithsta tanding the pres
ence of United States troops, furnished an ex.
hibftion. though, perhaps. in a modified degree,
OF the mad scramble, the violence and the fraud
ulent occupation which have accompanied previ-
ons openings of public land.
| concur with the secretary in the belief that
these outrageous incidents can not be entirely
| prevented without a change in the laws the
| subject, and hope his recommendations in that
direction, will be favorably considered.
The report Of tho secretary OF agriculture
| will be found exceedingly interesting especial.
ly 10 that large part Of our citizens intimately
concerned in agricultural occupations On the:7th
day OF March, 1893, there were upon Its pay rolls
2439 employees. This number has been reduced
| to $50 persons. In view OF depleted public
treasury and the imperative demand OF the pso-
pie Tor economy In the administration Of their
government the secretary has entered upon tho
| task OF nationally reducing expenditures by the
eliminating from the pay rolls Of all persons
not needed for an efficient conduct Of the affairs
OF the department During the first quarter of
| the present year the expenses OF the depart
ment aggregated S3i5, ,s76 76 as against saO2 Ol2.
42 for the corresponding period of the fiscal
year ending June 3O 1893 The secretary makes
apparent his intention 10 continue this rate of
reduction by submitting estimates for the next
fiscal year less by S99i, ,2SO than those for the
present year.
The regulations Of 1892 concerning Texas
fever have been enforced during the last year
and the large stock yards Of the country have
been kept free from infection. Occasional local
outbreaks have been largely such could have
been effectually guarded against by the owners
of the affected cattle.
| While contagious pleuro- pneumonia in cattle
has been eradicated, animal tuberculosis, Q
disease widespread and more dangerous tc
human life than pleuro.pneumonia, Is still
prevalent Investigations have been made
during the past year. as to the means of its
communication and the method OF its correct
diagnosis
Much progress has been made in this di
rection by the studies of the division OF animal
pathology, but work ought to be extended, in
On nra inn yxi 1nCn pt,fh ,1nfi fha
danger to human life arising from this cause is
reduced to minimum
join the secretary in rec ommending tina,
hereafter each applicant for the position OF in
spector or assistant inspector in the bureau OF
animal industry be required az q condition prec.
edent TO his appointment, to exhibit to the
u. S. Civil Service commission his diploma
from On established regular and reputable We
tcrinary college and that this be supplemented
by such an examination in veterinary science
as the commission may prescribe.
The exports of agricultural products from the
United States for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1892, attained the enormous figure OF $780,
O0,C0), in round numbers being 787 per cent. OF
; our total exports.
In the last fiscal year this aggregate was
greatly reduced, but nevertheless reached $685.
geo 0oo, being ISL per cent Of all American com
modlties exported A review of our agricultural
exports with special reference to their destina
ton will show that In almost every limo the
| UnlteQ hlnRQOm OF Great Britain ana lrel2nC
aEgorbs by far the largest proportion. or cat
tie the total exports aggregated in value for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1923, a26,000.0oo, o.
} which Great Britain took considerably over
$25, 100000 OF beef products of oil kinds, oul
: total exports were s2s,000,C00 Of which Grea
Britain took t2i 100000
OF products the total exports were &Si .000, 600
of which Great Britain took t5300O,0O0 II
I bresdstuns, cotton and minor products lik,
proportions sent TO the same destination ar,
shown.
The work Of she statistical division Of the de
/. partment OF agriculture deals with all that re
lates to the economics Of farming. The mai
/. purpose Of its monthly reports is to keep tn
1 farmers informed as fully as possible Of al
: matters having any influence upon the world
: markets, in which their products find sale. II
y | publications relate especially to the CONNER
q cial side Of farming.
1t Is, therefore, of profound Importance an
+ vital concern to the farmers OF the Unite
4 | States, who represent nearly one.half OF ou
! population, and also of direct interest to tn
i whole country, that the work OF this divisio
Q be efficiently performed and that the informs
tion 1t has gathered be promptly diffused
J. During the last fiscal year the cost OF seed
= purchased was e66, ,548 81. The remainder OF q
0 appropriation OF sl35,000 was expended In pu
i ting them up and distributing them II surel
= never could have entered the minds of thos
4 who first sanctioned the appropriation of publ
s improved varieties OF seeds for gratS
l. grow large appropriations for the purchase an