The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-12-06

.hargeaDle TO army beIVco, Was toss.- ,ras
,Y3 6s4 and the number dropped was sS,oso Inc
Erst payments on pensions allowed uuILnk suo
rear amounted TO .SS,1oo, bA9s This ineiuues .
,rrcars or the accumulation between the time
rom which the allowance OF pension astes nnu
he time OF actually granting the certineaIe
Although the law OF 1890 permits pensions Ior
disabilities not related 70 military ssrss,SeS,
As q requisite TO Its benefits disabiiity muss
lxist incapacitating applicants IRON tne por
.ormance OF manual labor TO sucn ueEre9 1s ~
10 render them unable 70 earn support
execution Of this law In It's early stages uoes NV
.eem 10 have been in accord with It's true lnten-
ton; but toward the close OF the last hulios @ %
lion an authoritative construction was sInent se.te W
the statute and since that time tns @ esct 81
aas been followed This has had the enecs ., |
limiting the operation OF the law 10 its lntenueu
purpose. The discovery having been maae tnSy s,y
many names had been put upon the pens.Sn M ,S
Dy means OF wholesale and gigantic irauus, tno
commissioner suspended payment upon mum, mum
Der OF pensions which seemed 10 % HuuuuiiSS
or unauthorized pending complete enaliids andnr
tion, giving notice 10 the pensioners ~ 1,ah. o,
that they might have On opportunity W esteee
hsh II possible the justice OF their clairns noV
withstanding apparent invalidhtions'
This, understand, Is tho practice when mas
TOR long time prevailed in the pension oursau,
but alter entering upon these recent lnvesusa.
tions the commissioner modihed thls RUE 30 W
not to allow, until Gfter compete eAaInllhuon'
interference with the payment OF u pension ~
parsntly not altogether Voia pHt wn,Th NM ,hnt e,;-
thorized by law l am unable 10 un9ersEuhha
why fraud in the pension rolls should hot o9
exposed and corrected with thoroughness Sur r.
vigor. Ever name fauue.cin3 I'm.
position upon the kindly senunens
In watch pensions have their origin; every
fraudulent ptnstOnor has become 4 oaa ei.iSe 49,,
every false oath in support " pension n"s @
made perjury more common, ana ialse anu uii,
deserving pensionC rs rob tho people hot ohlh y,
their money, but Of the patrIouc sentnheshs s
which the SURVIVORS OF the war VINO lought lor
! the preservation OF the Union osgnt 10 inspFe'
/ Thousand Of ncighborhoods have their Woli- i-
known fraudulent p nslohtrs ana ,1r. reevn. u1av,
! opm2nts by the bureau eslaDhsh 1ppt4'''ii :, no
| splracies 10 accomplish pension itduis pJ ny, w
I means the 10 lst wrong done IL 10 brave ahd uo-
! serving pensioners who certainly odgnt nv "
/ be con .elnnel TO such association lhoso hno
/ attempt in the line OF duly 10 recuIy lnVso
: WRONGS sn ,Lld not be accused OF enmlly or IN
di1oreucc to the claims Of honest veterans.
/ The sum apcnued on account VI pt ns.ons LOT
the year enui"g June ~, lsSS was ,Ss, Si;V GsS.
: 4Oa ii. The commissioner estimates lnat sIDS,
I UDO,UOJ wiil eqdired ~ pay pensions during
the year ClIlng j dn1 y, leJi. ,,,.t
I Tie condition OF the Indians end their ulu-
( mate falo are subjects which are related 70
sacred duty OF the government ana whlcn
strongly appeal ~ the sense OF Justice anu 70
the Sylnp.Nny OF our people. Our ln1lahs mum m
bdr aDouI .,s,JOl Most OF them are ioca.ca S ~
i6l reservations, containing 80 llut'3l acres OF
! land a oat lIU,JyU OF these Indians have 10
!. large degree, adopted civilized customs
l.anGs in seycrLlty have been allotted 70 many
! OF them Such allo ments nave oeen mnue to
luvJ, ludiyiddals during the last iscal year,
Z ,,ubraclns ABOUT 10 O,UJ0 acres. 1he numDer
of Indiaa government schools open during .ne
year WAS ~, an increase oil WE'VE over tno
precclia; year. or this total HO were
On reservations OF which seventy-three
were boarding schools and ninety-seven
were day schools Twenty Twenty sn%Sdr1sS UUs5r,ns
oy the government were not located
on reservations The total number OF Indian
children enrolled during"the year Us attend,
ance OF oil schools was sl,lSs, an increase oi
I.2U over the enrolment for the previous year
AM sure that secular education ana morni
and religious teaching must DO important iae,
tors in any effort 10 save The Indian anu lcau
him to civilization. / believe, TOO, tnat the re-
| linonishmeut OF tribal relations and the holding
} OF land in seyeralty, may, in favorable eonut
tions aid this consummation. IL seems 70 me
J however, that allotments OF lanu IN seNeraly
ought 10 be made with great care ana circumspeo-
tion. II hastily DONE before the Indian knows us
, meaning while yet he has little or no iaea Of
, Filling d farm and no conception OF theft there
IA great danger that a reservation LIE IN VlDal
rotations may be exchanged for the pauperism
of ciyilization. instead Of its Independence and
r elevation The solution OF the Indian problem
depends very largely upon good EXPERIMENTATION
a The personal fitness OF agents ana their aoapta'
: | bilItv 10 the peculiar duty OF caring Ter tnelr
| wards Is Of the utmost importance
Z The law providing that except In espeonl
: cases, army officers shall De detained US IN Lnulnn M
These Is danger OF great abuses creeping INTO
the prosecution Of claims for Indian depreee
l. tions, and l recommend that every possible
I safeguard be provided against the enforcement
: OF unjust and fictitious claims OF this descrip
II ton.
: bureau for the year ending June 30, 1894, amount
!. TO 1885, p52 o. u decrease as compared with the
/. year preceding II OF ,3s7 1915,
The vast area Of land which, but short time
- al NuA NaNNNaI nVrIl 4
failing into private hands II is certain that In
IS the transfer the benehcent intention OF the
/, government 10 supply from rs domain no. IS @
o To the industrious ana worthy nomeseekeIs ls
n often frustrated Though the speculator, who
s stands with extortionate purpose between th'
IT stand oilice and those who, with their tamlnes
p are invited by the government TO settle on INC
II public lands, Is a despcable character VINO
L ought NOT 10 be tolerated, yet II Is difcult V
II tnWart his schemes Tho recent openinG
% 10 settlement OF the lands in tn,
Cherolees outlet, embracing an area % o
o caro- In framing the regulations governing tht
r. selection OF locations, and Notwithstanding IN,
q presence OF United States troops, furnished al
N exhibition, though perhaps In modified degree
II Of tho mad scramble, the violence, and The
y fraudulent occupation which have accompanies
ID previous openings OF public lana
4 l concur with the secretary IN the oehei Una
1. these outrageous incidents can not be entirely
Il prevented without change In the laws on the
n sebieoL and / hope his recommendations II
<. that direction will be fayorably considered
a. especially commend 10 the attention OF TN
10 congress the statements contained In the sec
" rotary's report concerning forestry inc uln,
VI mas come when efficient measures shoult
e 10 taken for the preservation oi our Ior9sL
from indiscrminate and remedlless OBSTRUCTION
'e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
d: The report Of tho secretary OF agrieultur
'r win be found exceedingly interesting, especiall
20 20 that large part OF our citizens intimately eon
" cerned I'm agricultural occupations On the iu
v dnv OF March, 1893, there we're upon it pay
o. rolls Z, 49, employees. This number has been re
e. duced 10 1850 persons In view OF uepnle
n, public treasury and ths lmPeratye aeInahI ,i,r
le Inc people for economy In the administration Q
ei thoir government, the secretary has entore
s. upon tho task OF nationally reducing expendl
I'd lures by the elimination from the pay rolls Q
V ali persons not needed for an eficient conduc
OF the affairs OF the department
n. During the hrst quarter OF the present yea
ie The oxponses OF the department aggregate
aS as Sain.ts ;t Os tscOi ysaI ros endoS hS SJtr Jun
of 81, ispa fho secretary makos apparent his i
10 tention 10 continue this rate OF reduction .
o. submitting estimates for tho next nscal yea
D. less BY IVA 2eJ than those for the present veal
% Among the heads Of divisions In this depar
's mont tho changes have been orcoedinsly few
ID. Three vacancies occurring from death an
TsssaisUns T IN he @ same divisions FSese pr,
II motions OF experienced and faithful assistant
d have not only been in the interest o. emcier
is work but have suggested 70 those In the dopar
mont who look for retontion and promotion tbs
u. merit and devotion 10 duiy are their best rel
ID anae The amount appropriated for the buren
81 OF animal industry for the current nscal year
n iso0OO the estimate for tho ensuing year
O. s70000O.
9. THO regulations OF 1902 concerning Texas fcv'
ie have been enforced during the last fiscal yea
and the large stock yards OF tho country haN
In been kept from infection Occasional local on
d breaks have been largely such as could hal
q, been efeotually guarded against BY the ownel
ID Of tSe affected csttle while CONTAGIOUS plsur
o. pneumonia IN cattle has boon oradicatod, amin