The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-30

to decrease. The number of pending claims
in the bureau has decreased over 10000 dur
ing the year. A large number of the new
claims are for increase by pensioners now
on the rolls. The number of certificates
issued was SO,213. The aggregate of persons
added to the rolls during the year is IS, Os5,
and the total number dropped for all causes
1881. The first payments during the past
year amounted to ST., 81, 359.5S. The report
OF the Commissioner discusses the proviso
OF Dec. p, 1898, to show that the bureau
has conformed strictly TO that proviso. and
which have been perpetrated upon the gov
eminent by reason of it.
nolds. from April IS, 1898, to Nov. 1, 1894,
presents the following statements: Number
Of undisposed appeals. motions. ETC., pend
April is, 1893, 1865: number Of appeals, mo-
tons, ETC., filed from April. 10. 1885,. to Nov.
], 1884, 5.sf7; making a total Of 1882. Num-,
Der OF appeals, motions, etc, considered and
finally adjucated and disposed OF by the
Assistant Secretary from April Is. 1898, to
Nov. !, 1894, $3.50; number of appeals, mo
appeals ana returned BY Assistant secre-
from April Is. 1898. to Nov. /, 1894, rs: total
number of appeals, motions, ETC., that have
been acted upon by board of pension ap,
10, 1888. to Nov. /, 1894, 0,714.
The foregoing volume of work accom-,
plished in eighteen and one-half months e
believed to be unprecedented in the history
or the department., being more tnan lwnt
the number OF cases disposed of in a lfk
period under my predecessor. That the
rights of claimants have not been neglected
in this mass of work is shown by the fac
that the reversals of the Pension Office
average only one and one-half cases less tc
the hundred than under the previous ad-
ministration. That 1t has been carefully
done is shown by the fact that the de-
cisions rendered have given general salts
faction to claimants and attorneys. and but
few errors and no serious mistakes have
been discovered. 1t has resulted in bringing
the business practically up to date, the cur
rent appeals now being decided as rapidly
as reported on by the Pension Bureau, for
the first time since the close OF the ad
ministration Of Secretary Villas. Just an0
eQitable rules of practice have been laid
down governing the recognition and fees OF
attorneys in pension cases, which have
proven most beneficial TO attorneys and
claimants alike, and have. to a great ex-
tent. resulted in preventing disputes and APP
peals relating to fees.
AND AND OTHER OFFICES.
Regarding public lands the report says:
The public lands disposed Of during the
year, by cash sales, miscellaneous entries.
and selections of all kinds, amounted to TO-
S77,224.72 acres. In addition to this, IS, 1866
acres of Indian lands were disposed of,
making an aggregate of 10, 40S, 100. IL acres.
The Commissioned approximates the vacant
public lands remaining at COS. 04O, 313. II acres.
This does not include Alaska (Which con-
tains over 360,000,000 acres), military and
other reservations, or railroad and other
selections yet unadjudicated, parts of which
may in the future, by sale or restoration, be
added to the public domain. The total cash
receipts from the disposal OF public lands
amounted to $2.6;4, 80; $91, 9S1.03 were. re-
celved for Indian lands. over 5000 agri-
cultural patents were issued, granting, APP
proximately, 5,64o.Soo acres. Mineral, mill
number % 1,429. About 800 patents were
issued to Indians for aliotments or selec-
tons In severalty. covering 1ol, 1864 acres.
Patents of all classes issued during the year
covered about 100000 acres, a decrease
from the preceding year of over 2,0O0,OtO
acrg 1sss;
entS upon the business of the Patent
Office for the fiscal year ended June 30.
applications for patents, 1850 applications
for designs, los applications for reissues.
2,193 caveats. 1,72 applications for trade
marks and 3S applications for labels.
There were 2, $40 patents granted. including
reissues and designs, and 1856 trademarks
registered The number of patents which
expired was lS,167. The total expenditures
were $1.053. 1928: the receipts over the ex-
penitures were $i29, $50. 50, and the total re-
ceipts over expenditures to the credit of
the Patent Office in the Treasury of the
United States amounted to 81, 409, 366. IA.
The Commissioner of Labor in charge of
the eleventh census for the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1894. states that the total dis
bursements on account OF the eleventh CEN
suS to that date amounted TO SO. 365. GIG. 81.
AT the close OF the fiscal year the total num-
Der of persons employed in the Census Office
was 6l9. There are at the present writing
about 400. The whole number of volumes
necessary to comprehend all the facts
gathered at the eleventh census is twenty
five, the m and actual printed pages
of these volumes being 22.2 go. NJ the close
of the fiscal year there remained to be COM
pleted copy sufficient to make about ESQ
printed pages. All the reports. wholly or
in part, were in the printers hands at
that time, thus meeting the statement made
in my last annual report. There remain to
be finished parts Of the reports on popu-
lation. farms. homes and mortgages and
The most interesting features Of the re-
mainder OF the Secretary's report have
been printed heretofore. One table fur
nished by the Bureau of Education is worth
noticing. The report says: TN compare
tive statistics of the public schools of
the United State showing the number of
pupils. teachers and the amounts of ex-
penditures for the four years including 1880.
1891, 1892 and 1898 will convey some idea of
the magnitude OF this interest and OF it's
Pupils Teachers Expend-
Year. enrolled. Maie-Female. lures.
1890 IL, z, 5a 25,525 1897 $40. $50. 7l5
1S9o-9l ....lS,ols,2S3 lz,2S7 2E.09s IA, 7ss, 251
1925 ....1S.4i2.o0S i21.77 25S.sSi LESSOR
The report deals with the different Terri
ton regarding their progress during the
past year. The Secretary closes with an
earnest recommendation for an additional
building for the Interior Department. He
calls attention TO the fact that the buildings
have TO be rented from private parties for
the Indian office. bureau of education,
geological survey. the census office, the
United States pension agency, the civil serv-
ice commission and for the patent Office
model exhibit: that few, If any, of these
buildings are fire proof, and in case of fire
there would be great loss OF life and de-
struction of valuable and irreplaceab,e
records. During the past ten years $Ss2, 6Ss
have been expended for rent of buildings
for this department and Ii would be econ
omy from a monetary standpoint TO bring
together in one building. owned by the
government, all the bureaus now in rented
buildings. The Secretary recommends in
the interest of economy and efficiency the
erection or a large fire proof building for
this purpose.
The report deals with the subjects OF
Indian affairs. public lands, pensions.
patents. eleventh census, geological sur
vey. bureau of education. superintendent
OF public m commissioner of rail-
roads, directors OF the Union Pacific rail-
way. the Territories OF Alaska, Arizona.
New Mexico. Oklahoma and Utah; inspect
tors of coal mines. national marks forest