The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-12-08

present dates and the time Of actually granting
the certificates, although the law Of ls0J per-
mits pensions for disability not related to mill
tary service, vet as requisite to Its benefits Q
disability must exist incapacitating applicants
"from the performance Of manual labor to such
q degree as to render them unable to earn q
support
Execution Of this law in its early stages does
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 is had the
effect Of limiting the operation OF the law to its
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 a complete
examination, giving notice to tho pensioners,
in order that they might have an opportunity
to establish. II pos sible, the justice OF their
claims notwiths landing apparent invalidity.
This, understand is the practice which has
for a long me prevailed in the pension bureau,
but after entering upon these recent tnvestiga-
tfons the commissioner modified this rule so as
not to allow, until after q complete examina-
ton, interference with the payment of
pension not aitog ether void but which merely
had been fixed at a rate higher than that au-
thoriZed BY law. I am unable to understand
why frauds IN the pension ONCE should not be
vigor. very name fraudulently put upon
these rolls is wicked imposition upon
the kindly sentiment in which PEN
sions have their origin. Every fraudu-
lent pensioner has become bad citizen
af1davits to support of q pension have made
perjury more ommon 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 tee p eserva-
tion of the union ought to inspire Thousands
lent pensioners, and recent developments by
the bureau establish appalling conspiracies to
establish pension frauds. By no means the
least wrong done is to brave and deserving
pensioners. who 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 or indifference to the claims Of honest
veterans The sum expended On account of
pensions, for the year ending June 81, 1893 was
1885, TAO, 46Z IL The commission estimates that
$l65.OO10N will be reqaired to pay pensions
during the year ending June 80. 1894
o Indians lumber about 24s, 900. Most Of
them are located on l6l reser ations containing
s6,l16,521 acres ( and About 10000 OF these
Indians have to !arge degree adopted civilized
customs Lands in severalty hav been all tied
to many Il them. Such allotments have been
made to 10000 individuals during the .ast fiscal
year, embracing about 100000 acres The
number Of Indian government schools open
during the year was l95. an inc ease of l2 over
the preceding year. OF this total 40 were on
reservations, of which 73 were boarding schools
and 81 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 attendants
Of all schools was 81, 1873 an increase Of 1881
over the enrolment for the previous year.
am sure that secular education and moral
and religious teaching must be important fac
tors in any effort to save the Indian and lead
him 20 civilization believe. too. that the re-
linQuishment of tribal relations and the holding
OF land in severalty may, in favorable condi-
tions, aid this consummation It seems to me-
however, that allotmentS Of land in severalty
ought to be made with great care and circum-
spection.
The appropriations on account of the Indian
bureau Tor the year ending June 81. 1894
amount to $795, 1882 80 a decrease as compared
with the year preceding it of 1887. 131.9i
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 benefcent intention Of the
government to supply from its domain homes
to the industrious and worthy home see kers is
often frustrated Though the speculator who
stands with extortionate purpose between the
land office and those who, with their families,
are invited by the government to settle on the
public lands is a despicabe character who
thwart his scheme
The recent opening to setuemen of the lands
in the Cherokee outlet embracing area of
9, 900 acres, Notwithstanding the utmost care
In framing the regulations governing the selec-
t1On OF locations and notwiths tandtnG the pres
ence Of United states troops. furnished an ex-
hibition, though. perhaps in a modified degree,
OF the mad scramble, the violence and the
fraudulent occupation which have accompanied
previous openings of public lands. concur
f1o u, holt fI,ot fH.aa
rageous incidents cannot be entirely prevented
without change in the laws on the subject,
and hope the recommendations in that direc.
tion will be favorably considered
Department of Agriculture.
The report Of the secretary OF agriculture
will be found exceedingly interesting. especial
ly to that large part of Of our citizens init
mately concerned in agricultural occupations
On the 9th day of March 1893, there were upon its
pay rolls 2, ,4S0 employees. This number has been
reduced to I, $50 persons. In view of a depleted
public treasury and the imperative demand
Of the people for the economy in the admins
tration Of their government the secretary has
entered upon the task ofrationally red ucing ex
penditures BY eliminating from the pay rolls
all personsn not needed for an efficient con-
duct Of the affairs OF the department During
the first quarter Of the present year the ex
penses Of the department aggregated s3i5, ,s7a 7(
against Si02, e12 42for the corresponding period
VI tne Usual year enoeu June o. 1870 Inc sec
retary makes apparent his intention of continu
Ing TINS rale oi reuucuon oy SUBMITTING estl
nates ior Tue next nscai year less oy t'Sf''o>
'nan tnose 10, ths present year.
Among tne neaos Oh DIVISIONS IN luis depart
men. nnent tne changes nave Deeh e1ceeoingiy Ie~
inree vacancies occurring from oeatn ano
designations have been filled By the promotion
OF asslstants IN me same oIvlslons, 1hese pro
notlons Oh experiences anu ial,niui assistants
nave not only oeen In the interest," OF emcien
WORK, out nave suggested 70 tnose In the oe
parment VINO LOOK ior retenuoa ana promoror
mat merit ana CevotfOn 70 duty are their beS