The Globe-republican., 1893-12-08

. SSoSJ Inc OrSt pay mentS on pensions allowed
during the year amounted to s32:o6. 5la %
This includes arrears on the accumulation be.
/ tween the time from which the allowance of
present dates and the time OF actually granting
| the certificates, although the Law Of 1872 per
mtts pensions for disability not related to mill
tAry service. vet as q requisite to its benefits q
disability must exist incapacitaiing applicants
from the performance of manual labor TO such
degree as TO render them unable TO earn a
/ support"
J Execution Of this Law in its early stages does
I not seem to have been IN accord with its true
inten ion but toward the close Of the last ad-
! ministration an authoritative construction was
given to the statute and since that time this
construction has been followed T is had the
intended purposes The discovery having been
made that many names had been put upon the
pension roll By means Of wholesale and gigantic
frauds, the commissioner suspended payments
/ upon a number Of pensions which seemed to be
! fraudulent or unauthorized pending complete
examination, giving notice 10 the pensioners,
in order that they might have an opportunity
to es ablish- IL pos sible. the justice OF their
claims Notwithstanding apparent invalidity.
This. understand, is the practice which has
for long me preva led in The pension bureau,
but after entering upon these recent investiga-
tons the commissioner modified this rule so as
not TO allow. until after complete examina-
pension not aitog Their void but which merely
had been fixed al a rate higher than that au-
thorized b: law. I am unable to understand
why fraCdS n the pension ONCE should not be
exposed and corrected with thoroughneSS and
, vigor. very name traudulently put upon
these rolls is a wicked imposition upon
the kindly sentiment in which PEN
sions have their origin. Every fraudu-
lent pensioCer has become bad citizen
afidavits 10 support OF a pension have made
perjury more omm n and false and undeserv-
ing pensions rob the people not only Of their
money but Of the patriotic sentiment which
the survivors OF a war fought for eServa-
ton of the union ought 10 inspire Thousa nds
OF neighborhoods have their wei known fraudu-
lent pensioners, and recent developments by
the bureau establish appalling cons piracies to
establish pens on frauds. B: no means the
least wrong done is TO brave and deserving
pensioners. VIII ought not to be condemned TO
such associations
Those who attempt, in The line of duty. to
rectify these misdoings should not be accused Of
enmity OF indifference to the claims OK honest
veterans The sum expended on account Of
pensions, for the year ending June 3, l-9;, was
si56, 40. a5s H. The commission estimates that
sii5.cOl0O will be req iret 10 gay pensions
turing the year ending June 81 1924
Or Indians number about 2is.Ool Mos, OF
them are located on i6l reser atoms containing
80. Il652l acres ( and About 10. DO OF these
Indians have to u arge degree adopted civil Zed
customs Lands in Severalty hav been all tied
TO many 4 ih,u Such alloimenis have been
made TO IU.tOJ individuals during the asst fiscal
year, embracing about l. 'i0.0D acres, The
number OF Indian government schools open
he preceding year. OF this to:al 10 were on
reservations. OF which % were boarding schools
and g. were day schools.
Twenty boarding schools and five day schools
supported by the government were no located
on reservations The total number of Indian
children enrolled during the year as ate ndants
Of all schools was Ellis an increase Of I.23l
over the enrolment for the previous year
am sure that secular educa ton and moral
and religious teaching must DC lmDortan, FAC
tors in any effort to save the dian and lead
him o civilization believe. too that the re-
liuquishment Of tribal relations and the holding
OF land in severalty may. in favorable cCudi-
lions, aid this consummation 1t seems 10 me.
however. that allo ments OF land N Severalty
ought - be made with gre - care and circun-
spectiol
The appropriations on account OF the Indian
bureau !or the year ending June g., I>9i
amount TO s795, i9s. 81 decrease as compared
with the year preceding il Of ss7i}l o.
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 belefcent intention of the
government TO supply from its domain homes
TO the industrious and worthy home see kers is
often frustrated. Though the Spectator who
stands with eX;ortiona.e purpose between the
land Office and those who. with their families.
are invited by the government TO settle on the
public lands. is despicab.e character who
ought not to be tolerated. yet il is diff ult 10
thwa-t his scheme
The recent opening 10 settlement Of the lands
in the Cherokee outlet embracing al area of
n n
N framing the regulations governing the selec-
ton OF locations and notxiths tan ring tie pres
ence of United states troops. furnished an ex
hibiion. though. perhaps in modified degree.
OF the mad scramble the violence and the
fraudulent occupation which have accompanied
previous openings Of public lands. l concur
with the secretary in the belief that these out
rageous incidents cannot be entirely prevented
without "A change in the laws on the subject,
and hope the recommendations in that direc-
ton will be favorably considered
Department of Agriculture.
The report Of the seccetarT Of agriculture
will be found exceedingly interesting especial
" to that large part of OF or citizen, init
;nately concerned in agricultural occu patfons
Ga the 9th day of March 1873 there were UPON its
p.v rolls 2,4U emplo.eS- This number has been
reduced TO $50 persons In view Of i depleted
public treasury and the imperative demand
iration Of their government. the secretary has
entered upon The task OF nationally ducing ex-
penti ureS b. eliminating from the pa rolls
all perSonsa not needed for an efficient con-
due. Of the affairs Of the department During
the first quarter of the present year n ex-
penses OF the department aggregated "a 81 &c
against sD2, 9l2 ~ for the correspond. ne period
OF the fiscal year ended June 81. '93 The Sec
Rotary makes apparent his intention OK contiuu-
ing this rate OF reduction b. submitting es,i-
N ties for the next fiscal year less by ;99i, $50
than those for the present year
Among the heads of divisions in this depart
nent The changes have been exceedingly few.
Three vacancies occurring from death and
designations have been filed b. the promotion
of assistants in the same divisions These pro-
motions Of experienced and faithful assistants
have not only been in tie interest OF efficient
work, but have suggested 10 those in the de-
parmens who lock for retention and promotion
that meri: and devotion to duty are their best
reliance The amount Appropriated FOR the bu-
reau Of animal iuius;r. for the curren, f seal
year is 3e5o.op. the estimate for the ensuing
year is $1,000
The regulations of ls9, concerning Texas
fever have been enforced during the last year,
and the large stock yards Of the countrv nave
been kept free from intection Occasional
cal outbreaks have been largely such could
have en- efectually guarded against By the
owners Of the affected cattle
While CONTAGIOUS n erro- "