Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-07

SStion. Efforts are being made IN the direction
Of gradual reduction of the number of In
lively short time they may give way altogether
change may be gradual to be perfected
without too great expense to the government
or undue disregard Of Investments ns made By
tanning such contract schools.
The appropriation for the current year ending
penses o. of the Indian service. amounts to
$6.733 OG31s. being less by s6d3 o. than the
sum appropriated on Ehe came account Tor The
previous year.
On the Pension Rolls.
Az sse close Of the last fiscal yeaT on the 3oth
day OF June; 1854 there were 9os'9t4 PERSONS az
e,532 over the number reported at the enc OF tho
previous year. These pensioners may be- classed
as follows: Soldiers and sailors. survivors OF al
wars 1853 9Gs: widows and relatives of de
ceased soldiers. 20, l6o army nurses in tie war
of the rebellion. i14 or these pensioners. 81
o39 surviving soldiers of Indian and other
prior TO the late civil war. aud the widows
and relatives at sGeh soldiers The remainder,
numbering 49, 50j. receiving pensions on
count OF the of the rebellion. and OF these
469.344 are now upon the rolls under the au-
tbority of the OF June -. 1920. sometimes
called the Dependent Pension law. The total
was S129 s0i 4GI o. leaving an unex pended bal
ance from the appropriated nj So. ao:',-
1925 The sum necessary 10 meet pension ex-
penditures for the year ending June 80. 1896. Is
estimated a; $l4o.oOo:ooo.
The commissioner of pensions is Of the opinion
Shat the year 1898. being the thirticth after
the close OF the war Of the rebellion. must, &c
the highest limit of the pension roll and after
that year. il must begin To decline. The claims
pending in the bureau have decreased more
than 10000 during the year. A large proper
ton of the claims filed for increase OF
pension by those now or the rolls. The mum
Der of certificates isaIel So.2l3. The
names drorTed from the rolls for all causes
pensioners are nine widows anl three daughters
of soldiers of The revolution and forty-ive sur
The barcfaced ana extensive pension frauds
exposed under the direction of the courageous
and generous veteran soldier now ut the head OF
the bureau leave room for the claim that no
purgation of our pension rolls was needed or
that continued vigilance and prompt action are
not necessary To the same end. The accusation
that an effort 10 detect pension frauds is evil
sence OF unfrienGlineSs toward worthy vet
and denial Of their claims TO the gcner
osity of the government suggests IN unfortunate
Indifference the commission of any ofense
which has for motive the securing Of n pension.
and indicates Willingness 10 be blind 10 the
existence Of mean and treacherouS crimes which
play upon demagagc fears aud make sport OF
tie patriotic impulse of " grateful people
The Eleventh Census.
The completion OF the eleventh census is now
IN charge Of the conniissisn%r Of labor TIE
the fiscal year enGcd June -. 1921. amounted
$i0.365. 6I6.Si ~ the close or the year the
number of persons employed III tie census Office
Gao. Al present there about 400. The
whole number If volumes Necessary to compre
and they viii contain a2.2I0 printed pages. The
assurance is confidently made that before the
still incomplete will be- practically in hand and
the census can certainly he closed by the 4th
proof reading necessary 20 bring out the volumes
will still lac required The text Of the volumes
analysis of the statistics presented. This method.
which is in accordance with law. has caused
dividua disappointment for when the coInmi~-
sioner of labor took charge OF the work. he
found much matter on hand which. according Ia
this rule. he compelled to discard The
census is being prepared according 10 the theory
that il is designed IL collect facts and certify
them To the public not elaborate arguments
or to present personal views.
Exports of the United states.
The secretary of agriculture. in his report,
reviews the operations of his department for
tie last fiscal year. ami makes Recommendations
Tor the further extensions of its usefulness. lie
reports a saving in expenditures during the year
Of 100000. winch is covered back into the treas
preparation, special study has been made OF
the demand for American farm products in all
foreign markets especially Great Britain That
country received from The United states during
beef cattle valued at So. 800 coo as against
1891 cattle valued at S16.632. 900 during the
Of 1s34. the United Kingdom took also liz 600.
0U pounds OF dressed beef from the United
States valued NJ nearly Sl0.0OO.OOO. The report
shows thut during the nine months Immediately
preceding Sept. 80. 1894. the United States ex-
ported TO Great R-itain 2c.616.oOO pounds of
pork: of apples 1.9o0.1W. valued ar s.. 5oo.O 900:
and of horses. ISL at an average value OF Si39
wheat exports Of l3.5oo.ON0 bushels and the
secretary is inclined 10 believe that wheat may
not. in tie future. he IN. staple export cereal
product of country. but that corn will
time TO advance i'll Importance as an export on
account Of tie rev uses 10 which il is con
stanty being appropriated. The export OF agri
cultural products from the United States for the
k62s363 03s. being TBS per cent. of American
exports of every description and the United
kingdom OF Great Britain took more than o.
markets.
The department Of agriculture has undertaken
year new and mort 81 OF
rest arch The first relates To- grasses and forage
plants with the purpose of instructinc and
familicrZing the people To the distinctive
Erasses of the United States and teaching them
how to ntioduc' valuable foreign forage plants ants
second relates to agricultural soils and crop
Of soils from ali sections Of the American
nnion. to demonstrate their adapabilty TO
naysl Of sp fS may a h of e nm
utility that II will he foremost in the new lines
recommends that division having it in charge
be permanently established in the department.
Usefulness of the Weather Bureau.
The amount appropriated for the Weather bu-
reau was 1851 100. OF that sum Sl?S.50O or
IA per cent, has l'ecn saved and returned 10
the treasury. As illustrating the usefulness OF
this service; il may be- here stated that the
two tropical storms occurring in September and
October OF the present year resulted in detain-
s.9I3. laden with carroes of probably still
greater value What is much more important
ard gratifying. many human lives on these SHIPS
were also undoubtedly saved.
The approximation to the Bureau Of Animal
Industry was $3.50. Oc0 and the expenditures for
the year Were only Si?5; 1924. thus leaving
unex pended SGD. $40. &c. The inspection of beef
animals for export and interstate trade has been
continued. and II 944 056 head were inspected
during the year al cost Of la cents a head.
against Az cents for 1898. The amount Of pork
microscopically examined 35.43I .331 pounds,
against 206iI-410 pounds in the preceding year.
The cost of this inspection has been diminished
from S$i cents head in 1893 To 81 I'm
1894. The expense OF inspecting the pork sold
in 1894 la Germany and France by the United
States $SS 92,. To- The quantity inspected
greater by 1J.Oo0.Op0 pounds than during
the preceding year. when the cost of the in
spection $11:.3G7 ,osS The secretary OF
agriculture recommends that the law providing
for the micrcscopical inspection of export and
Interstate Lee amended to compel
of meat inspected to pay the cost of such
inspection. and | call attention Ia the arguments
presented In his report Ia support OF this recon-
mendatiOn- The live beef cattle exported and
tagged during the year numbered :'63. 80. This
Is an increase of 81. $50 head the previous
year. The sanitary inspection of cattle shipped
10 Europe has cost average of 10%4 cents for
each animal. and the cost of inspecting South
err cattle and the dsinfectiOu of ears and
etockyards averages 81 cents per animal.
Bureau of Animal Industry In
quiries.
The scientific inquiries Of the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry have progressed steadily during
been furnished to state authorities for ia
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