The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-12

ordnance and ordnance material for ships OF
the navy but also supply for tho auxihary
field. Guns and their appurtonaaces snould
bo provided and kept on hand for both these
purposes. We have not today single gun
that could be put upon the ships Paris or New
York OF the international navigation COM
pany or any other ship OF our reserved navy
Tho manufacturer of guns at the washington
navy yerds Is proceeding satisfactorily, and
none Of our new ships will be required to walt
for their guns or ordnance equipments. An
important order hos been Issued by the score
tary of tho navy, co-ordlnating the duties OF
tho several bureaus concerned IN the con-
structIon OF ships This order 1t is believed
will secure to greater extent than hos here-
tofore been possible the harmonious action OF
these several bureaus and mako the attain
ment Of tho best results moro certain. During
the past fiscal year there has been an unusual
and pressing demand In many quarters OF tho
world for vessels to guard American
interests. In January last during the Brazil
ion insurrection large feet was concentra-
ted In the harbor Of the Rio de Janeiro The
vigorous action Of Rear Admiral Benhnm In
protecting the personal and commercial rights
Of our citizens during the disturbed conditions
afforded results which will, 1t Is believed, haYo
far reaching and wholesome influence when
ever in Like circumstances 1t may become nec-
essary for our naval commanders to Interfere
In behalf Of our people In foreign ports.
The war now in progress between China and
Japan has fdndered 1t necessary or expodient
TO dispatch eight vessels to. those waters.
The report Of the secretary Of the interior
exhibits the situation OF the numerous and In.
teresting branches Of the public service con-
neoted with his department. I commend this
report and the valuable recommendations Of
the secretary TO tho careful attention Of the
congress-
The public land disposed OF during the year
amounted to 10,40l ,009,7 acres. including s8,-
s76.05 Of Indian lands. It Is estimated that tho
public domain still remaining amounts to o
little moro than 6O00O0.OOO acres. including,
however, about 60,000,0 900 acres IN Alaska as
we'll as military reservations and railroad and
other selections Of land as yet unndjudicated.
The total cash receipts from tho sale OF lands
amounted to S2,674 1855, including s9l ,93l.G
received from Indian lands. Thirty-1ve thou
sand patents were issued for agricultural lands
and thirty-one hundred patents wore Issued to
Indians on allotments Of their holdings In
severalty. The land not allotted being inalien-
able by the Indians for period OF twenty-five
years after patent.
There were certified and patented on account
Of railroad and wagon grants during the year
665, ,65846 acres Of land, nnd ut the close OF the
year twenty-nine acres are embraced In the
Lists Of selections made by railroad mon and
wagon road companies and awaited settlement.
The selections OF swamp lands and that taken
as indemnity therefrom since the passage OF
the oct providing for the same In 1s49, amount
to or nearly or quite eighty million acres, OF
which fifty-eight million have been patented
to states. About $4,000 acres wore patented
during the last year. Nearly $4,000 acres Of
od,
during tho year, and at IT. close $780, o36s.sl
acres remained unadjusted.
1t appears that the appropriation for the cur
rent year, on account Of special seryice for the
protection OF the public lands and tho timber
thereon, Is much less than those for previous
years and inadequate for an efficient perform
ance Of the work. A larger sum OF money than
has been appropriated during number Of
years past on this account hos been returned TO
the government as result OF the labors OF
those employed In the particular service men,
toned, and hope 1t will not be crippled By an
insufficient appropriation. Ifully endorse the
recommendation Of the secretary that adequate
protection be provided for our forest reserves
and that comprehensive forestry system be
inaugurated.
At the close OF tho last fiscal year, on the
3Oth day Of June, 1894 there were 900, ,6H persons
on our pension rolls, being net increase Of
S,6Ss over the number reported at the end Of
the previous year.
These pensions may be classified as follows:
Soldiers and sailors, survivors Of all wars,
7b3. .078; widows and relatives Of deceased SOL
diers, 215, 1872; army nurses In the war Of the
rebellion 4l4. OF these pensioners 32,030 are
surviving soldiers Of Indian and other wars
prior to the late OWL war and the widows or
relative Of such soldiers. The remainder, num-
boring 03i ,505 are rocelving pensions on account
OF the war Of tho bebellion and Of these 469, $40
are on the rolls under the authority Of the aot
Of June ~, 1890 sometimes called the depen-
dent pension law.
The total amount expended for pensions dur
ing the year was Sl39 80I ,48l, leaving en- une1-
pended balance from the sum appropriated Of
S25, ,205, ,7l2.
The amount necessary to meet pension e1-
penditures for the year ending Juno 30 1895, Is
estimated at $40 900, ,00o
The commissioner OF pensions Is OF tho opln-
ION that the year 1895, being the thirtieth after
the close Of the war Of the rebellion, must 90
cording to sll sensible human calculation see
the highest limit Of the pension roll and that
after that year It must begin to decline.
The claims pending In the bureau have de-
creased more than $4,000 during the year. A
large proportion OF the new claims nled arc for
increase Of pension by those now on tho rolls
The number Of certificates issued was 8o,213.
The names dropped from tho rolls for oil
causes during the year numbered 37,o51.
Among our pensioners are nine widows nnd
three daughters Of the revolution and forty
FIVE survivors of the wnr Of 1872.
The bare-faced and extensive pension frauds
exposed under the direction Of the courageous
md generous veteran soldier now ut the. head
Of the bureau leave no room for tho claim that
no purgation OF our pension rolls Was needed OF
that continued vigilance and prompt action ore
not necessary to the Same. and the accusation
that an effort to detect pension frauds is eri
dence OF unfriendliness towards our worthy vet.
erans and denial OF their claims to the gener-
esity OF the government, suggests an unfortu.
nnte Indifference to tho commission OF any o.
fence which hos for its motive tho issuing OF
pension, and indication OF o willingness to be
blind to the e1istance Of mean and .reacherous
crimes which play upon demagoic fenrs and
make sport OF the patriotic impulse OF gratc
full people. The completion OF the clofenth
census is now in charge OF tho commissioner oil
labor. The total disbursements on account OF
the work for tho fiscal year ending Juno 30ta
1894, amounted $40 so5, ,o7e.S1 at tho close OF tho
year the number persons employed in the cen.
sus oilice was 679, at present there ars about
4Oo The whole number Of volumes necessary
to comprehend the 11th census will be twenty.
five and they will contain 22,270 printed pages.
Tho assurance Is confidently made that bo.ore