Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-01-14

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Legislation by Congress, on the new rights and du-
ties thus created, and would lead too similar difficult
ties and endorsements.
No law of the general government provided for a
general reservation of lands containing minerals from
sale and no sale of lands, it is believed, has been
made, reserving the minerals thereon any part Of
them to the government. On the contrary lands
containing iron, coal, lead, and probably other mine
rails have been disposed of by sale and patents given
conveying to the purchaser absolute tite and no
reason can be conceived why this portion of the pub
lie domain should not be disposed of In like manner.
The system of leasing the lead mines OF the Uni
ted States has been forni both unwse and unproft-
able. For the four last years. the amount of receipts
from this is reported at S6,354 "a, while the
expenses incidental to it have been S26,Il H.
The lead mines in Missouri at one time leased,
but remonstrance was maize BY the state, and by an
act of Congress of March Sd, 1929, the lands were
subjected to sale like ether parts of the public do
main.
1t has been the intention of the Site authorities
to locate the balance OF the lands already granted by
Congress, and not selected, the more valuable
portions of the northern Peninsula. The system of
leasing, in many instances before the surveys
pleted, the tendency to preclude tue full benefit of
choice selections in that region.
The territory contained in the mining region was
coded to the United States by treaty concluded with
the Chippewa and Ottawa Indians October 4th 1912.
Indians shall retan the tight OF hunting the coded
territory with the other usual privileges of occupancy
until required to be removed by the President of the
United States und that the laws shall be continued
in force in respect to the trade and intercourse with
the wings until otherwise ordered by Congress-
The act of Congress regulating trade and intercourse
with the Indian TRIBES passed June 80, 1884, under
the construction which has been given, and the reg
ulation made by the War Department, if valid, ma
terially interfere with full exercise of state juris
diction within the coded territory, although within
our acknowledged limits. The attention OF the
Legislature called to this extraordinary provis-
ion of the treaty, before its ratification by the United
States Senate, and resolution passed January
"a, lS43, instructing Senators to their
tons to have their Objectionable clause expunged.-
And again, after Its ratification, by resolution of
March "a 1845 the desire of the state that all such
jurisdiction might be terminated Justice to the State
undoubtedly requires removal by Congress of an OBJ
stacles to the perfect enjoyment of full exercise of
sovereignty over our entire limits
respectfully commend these matters to your at
tention, in the belief that proper representation of
the views and interests of Michigan these subjects
before any practical difficulty has arisen in regard to
TENN, will secure such action by Congress, shall
fully preserve every right andinterest of the State
and prevent any question which may threaten to dig
turb harmony Of feeling between the parties.
Legislation by Congress, of the character here in
dicated relative to the mineral lands, need not, and
should not be permitted to njure the interests of
those who have already taken leaces. Their rights
may not only be protected by government, but in
terests may be secured to them without detriment
to the public, which shall be more valuable than the
brief and renttaxed tenures secured by their leases.
Report Of the auditor and State Treasure.
The reports of the Auditor General and State
Treasurer exhibits the finances of the State its ex-
penditures and resources. The whole amount of
receipts into the Treasury during the year is $780,
62S TO- and the amount OF expenditures, is 1896, 100
rs. The balance remaining in the Treasury at the
end of the fiscal year was @ls,S62 81, which conss-
ted of $l7,640 in Treasury notes, and 1859 81 in
coin, and current funds. The and liabili
eso the State arranged under four general heads
viz: The General Fund, the Internal Improvement
fund.- and the Trust fund, and the contingent abila
ties of the State. The last two do not require pres
ent notice.
The total amount due from the General fund is.
$272,7SS 81