New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-09

he provision f9E surveying the pubic lana. and bringing
them into raIse As cur eijzsns vho row reside Il
prvs-ous e-d sacrhees II ihetp e--irs- - h ~,
Improvements hsge >c1Eucsc tAs Tsi1a Of H. prpc
-ieud=d la; sera! srsnts re made 70 .hsr a ,r
eoas Ct thse .=na. 3. ny Ess oceePy asi is nr
enigra;e ihillsr vhir -1-:ei period 10 .. o-ss5..
TIE Report OF the Secretary Of Var er-,,f. ....s
Information claire 70 IL se-era branches OF Ne rr5i.
s=T-ce Connected With that department The ope-aiio-s
o. ne army nave been o; Satisfactory and high- rsfif
recommend 10 v0ar ssr.7 anG fsyorsbl. ,,,s
ths measures proposed 81 lie Secretary Of W Az Tor .
IL filing up tie rark gna s= o. ihe regular arr ~ -
greater eoiscy Z e field, enc tor raising a. ac io-al
:Or-s 70 =eC-e during The IN Mexico
Embarrassment IS likely 10 s-ise :or w4at Of no
Fs.oH Authorizing Compensation 10 Re made he gems
employee. II tie several States an Territories 20 pais
r~ooas-T sud oiheF pensioners Tie amounts yy 81
;hs1 hy law. Your attention invited 10 he recc-r1e
s-eus rLlr hszvv respoa ss..es md pe-rs s---,.-,
cure-, aud reason exists by hey -hoct rot be sec
o. me SANE oot2' a. 10 compensation ViL oher t!s
Our Telat 9Th the ~er:oas Intiaa tribes continue 10
be Of pacific character The unhappy asseusops which
have exisec he Cherokees NAN ves-s as.,
he-e heea healed Since n last annual Mesa
treaties haze been negotiated with some OF he ;r.5e bv
which the Indian lille 10 large tracts OF valuable land viii
II The limits OF lie Sa;es and Territories has been extir
shed and arrangements us6e or removing them 10 the
country es; q me As.;=sPPl Between iEre= ert four
country provided Tor hem ~ really spuisliors ana ar
engagements have been made :or others &c follow.
In intercourse with iEe seve1si 5es particular
iioa The number of SCHOOLS established ,hs has
been increased aEd adtions. PORTED auI ory
Tor teaching ihen The Tudlsrt= Of education. BIZ OF IL
strlcilus them II asrcui-re al1 the rec.a1ic arL-
refer ycu 70 Ire report of Tie Secretary tie
satisfactory 0: he operations OF lie department
der n charge cCr1- ne pas year l; gratifying % Per
ce.~e. tbs: vEiis The wiki Mexico Ia, rendered i
cssssry 70 employ N unusual uE5er OF armed
se.- or a-r CO Sc TIE roe-to7 nc 20 Gu! co eEce 4
other quarters OF h-oc has no. proved insufficient No
means VIII - spared 10 give eci=1cy % the ua7a ser
wee n The ProsecUtou q the ar and an happy 10
that the oscers SD arx:cu.ly desire TO devote
themselves to the service OF their country IN enT e=er
prise. however diflcult o. execution
recommend to your favorable consideration tie propo
siion sdd each OF foreign scsdrous efcisa;
steamer. aHd especially deEaudsF stienI;or lie
establishment al Pensacoia OF The necessary mean. OF
pairing and efttng Inc vessels Of the Navy employed IN
the Gu!i OF Mexico.
There other suggestions IN tue report which dcser-e
and, doubt DOT, wall receive your consideration.
The progress ard condition Of the mail ser-c- for the
past year fuzzy presented in The report OF the ?o,I.
master General The revenue for the wear ending on the
ttir:!.h OF Iune last amounted 10 three, million four b
dred ami -ghiy thousand hundred and ninety
nine dollars, which IS eight hundred thousand
hundred forty do.srs aad orty-ve Than
that Of he preceding year TIE payments for that depart
during tine amounted four million set-
lyiour ihau-and hundred and nineiysev-n dollars
and twenty-five cents Ofthis five hundred and nue
;yseven thousand and nney-sevrn dollars and eighty
gents have been drawn from The treasury The dsbur-
.or The year two hundred and tEr.ys thou
-snd four hurried and th:rtycur do ars and syslte
than those OF the preceding year While jre
disbursements have been -Au- diminished TIE :scii
;te have heen enlarged h- neeS n routes o. f~e thoG
sand hundred aud tlry-nine niles increase OF
transportation Of one million srveu hundred and sXiyJur
thousand ore hundred ard oryhE- mics, and re ss;eb
ljshmen o! our hundred and eighteen post Offices.
Contractors, postna>srs, ard Others, engaged IN this
branch the service performed their duties with
energy and fni-hfulnesa deserving commentator For
many interesting details connected wiki the operations OF
This establishment, you referred 10 the report Of 40
Postmaster General and hs suggestCns Tor improving
ia recommended 10 vOur favorable consider
alton repeat The opinion exercised III annual
message that the business Of h!s depE- should he
regulated that the revenues derived f.pm il shond We
equal the expenditures and it is believed thai
this may be done by proper notifications OF The pres
laws suggested in the report Of the Postmaster
General without changing toe present rates Of postage
With full reliance upon the wisdom and patriots Of
your deliberations VIII be my duty viii be ms
ious desire cooperate with sou every constitutional
effort promote the welfare eHd maintain TIE hoaor OF
our common country. JAMES X. POLK.
WAsHiSGTcs, Uecembsr 5, 1916.