Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-03


the current year on account of special
service for the protection of the public
lands and the timber thereon is much less
than those for previous years and in
adequate for an efficient performance of
the work. A larger sum of money than
has been appropriated during number
of years past on this account
has been returned to'the government as
result of the labors of those employed in
the particular service mentioned and l
hope 1t will not be crippled BY insufficient
appropriations. 1 fully endorse the re-
commentator of the secretary that
adequate protection be provided for our
forest reserves and that comprehensive
forestry system be inaugurated. l am
convinced that the proper
SOLUTION OF THE INDIAN PROBLEM
and the success of every step taken in
that direction depends to very large
extent upon the intelligence and honesty
of the reservation agents and the inter-
eat they have in their work. An agent
fitted for his place can do much toward
preparing the Indians under his charge
for citizenship and allotment of their
lands, and his advice az to any matter
concerning their welfare will not mislead.
An unfit agent will make no effort to ad-
vance the Indians on his reservation to-
ward civilization or preparation for al.
lotment of lands in severaltY, and his
opinion as to their condition IN this and
other regards is needless and valucless.
The Indications are that the detail OF
army officers as Indian agents will result
in improved management of the reserva,
ton. Whenever allotments are made and
an Indian on the reservation has pre-
viously settled upon lot and cultivated
it, or shown disposition to improve it
in any way, euch lot should certainly be
allotted to him, ard this should be made
plainly obligatory by statute. In the
light of experience and considering the
uncertainty of tho Indian situation and
its exigencies III the future, am not only
disposed to be very cautious in mention.
ing allotments, but am inclined to agree
with the secretary of the interior in the
opinion that when allotments are made
the balance of reservation land remaining
after allotments, Instead of being bought
by the government from the Indians, and
opened for
SETTLEMENT WITH MUCH SCANDALS
and unfair practices, as seem unavoidable
should remain for time at least as com.
mon land, or be sold by the government
in behalf of the Indians in an orderly way
and at fixed prices to be determined by
its location and desirability, and that the
proceeds, less expenses, should he held in
trust for the benefit of tho Indian pro.
prietors.
The intelligent Indian school manage
ment of the past year has been followed
by gratifying results. Efforts have been
made to advance the work in sound ano
practicable manner. Five institutes OIL
Indian teachers have been held during
the year and have proved very beneficial
Through the views exchanged eno
methods discussed, particularly appli-
cable to Indian education, efforts are be
ing made in the direction of agradua
reduction of the number of Indian con
tract schools, 30 that in a comparatively
short time they may give way altogethe
to government schools and it is hoped
that the change may be SO gradual as tt
be perfected without too great expense
to the government or undue disregard O
investments made by those who have es
tablished and who are maintaining sucl
contract schools. The appropriation fo
the current year ending June 30, 1895, ap
plicable to the ordinary expenses of tn,
Indian service, amounts to $6,7S3003.l 6
being less by $663,240.64 than the sun
appropriated on the same account for tn
previous year. =,
At the close of the last fiscal year, OF
the Goth day of juno, 1894, there wer
9G9,544 persons
"+az ON OUR PENSION ROLLS,
being net increase of 312 over the mum
Der reported at the end of the previou
year. Tho pensions may be classified q
follows: Soldiers and sailors, survivors @
all wars, 753,56S; widows and relatives @
deceased soldiers, 215, 1856; army nurses i
the war of the REBELLION, 4l4. OF thes
pensioners, about $1,000 are surviving col
diers of Indian and other wars prior t.
the late civil war, and the widows or rels
tives of such soldiers.
The remainder, numbering 937,5O5, ar
receiving pensions on account of tn
war Of the rebellion; and of the 469, "a
are on the rolls under the authority q
the act of JUNE ~, 1890, some time
called the dependent pension law. Tn
total au,onnt expended for pensions dul
ing tho year was $139, 804, 461.05, leavln
an ,unexp pended balance. from the sui
appropriated of $25, 205, 1895. Th
sum necessary to meet pension expend
lures for the year ending June, 80, 1891
is estimated at $l4O,000,O00. There was
FALLING OFF IN AMERICAN WHEAT
exports of 13,500,00O bushels and tn
secretary is inclined to believe this
wheat may not in the future 10 the stapl
export cereal product of our countr,
but that corn will continue to advance i
Importance as an export on account q
the new uses to which it is constantly be
ing appropriated.
The amount appropriated for tn
weather bureau was $951,l00. Of tina
sum $l38,50O, or Il per cent, has bee
saved and is returned to the treasury. A
an illustration of the usefulness of thi
service, it might here be stated that til
warnings which we're very general
given of two tropical storms occurring i
September of the present year resulted j
OBTAINING safely ii port 2,035 vessel
valued at $36,283,913, laden with oargoe
Of probably still greater value. :.
The sanitary inspection of cattl
shipped to Europe has cost an average d
| 1917 cents for zach animal, and the COS
of inspecting southern cattle and disin
lection of cars and stock yards average
az cents per animal. The advantages
the public service of an adherence to th
PRINCIPLES OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
are constantly moro apparent and nothing
is more encouraging to those in oficia
life, who honestly desire good govern
ment, as the increasing appreciation b.
our people of these advantages. A vas
majority of the voters of the land ar
ready to insist that the time and atten
ton of those they select to perform tn
m ost i'm portant public duties should no