The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-08

public moneye |
njed that these laws should be 80 extended
q to apply accounts for moneys received from
ssp,ributicns and all other sources W'th mont some
many difficulties will attend the adjustment OF these
accounts
Susted without turtle lgisatiou No fund placed
hy special appropriation at the disposal of the Execu
tive the andipg &c nerais. to meet expenses
for secret services for extraordinary objects Dis
burse OF this character only usual but
indispe in the Of war and parti
suIariy a foreign war The collections in Mexico |
reeorted to for these purposes. IL Is not
reasonable TO expect that regular vouchers Of
for secret services should be produced and the ac-
counts embracing such items must remain unsdJust-
ed unless Congress should deem it proper to provide
some mode for settling them The mode whicn seems
most appropriate, so far regards the expenditure
for secret and services that which has
bee provided for settling accounts 1or the dsourse
ment Of the appropriation for contingent expenses OF
Of foreign intercourse.
respectfully refer you to the accompanying reports
from the officers charge of the Several bureaux con
nected with this deps tment 1.-THE examination OF
each have discharged with industry, ability and
fathfulness These duties, so greatly multiplied in all
of them by the war with Mexico, have not yet been
much diminished by the return Of peace. The allow
Of three months extra pay to all who served in
that has rendered 1t indspensably necessary to
retain inservce the temp orary psymssters appointed
under the act of the 9Th Of July 1888 To prevent
delay and to subserve the convenience Of the volun-
tsers have been sent the several sec
tions Of the country where these troops raised
and organized IL is estimated that from eighty to
bundled thousand persons became entitled to three
last the greater of this number had left the
vice before this provision OF Law adopted. Scat
tered they through every section OF the Unite
States, much labor and time will be CURED to adjust
these claims The vast increase in the extent OF
territory, and in the number of military posts has in
euced the General to ask that the addition
al raymasters appointed for the war, and whose
services were continued by act of Congress passed
AZ Ire last sesion until the Attn OF March next, may
be retained peImsDe;ly in the public service THIS
suggestion, we'll that relative to the peculiar
tenure of office in this brsnch Of the army is respect
fully CONNIE nded TO your favorable consideration
The number of military posts will probably exceed
the nursber IF medical officers authorized by law
Should that be the the employ of phi ysicans
in civil life will become necessary Besides diff
Guilty of procuring at the points where
they wanted the expenses often exceed the
pay or emolume MS of army surgeons and assistant
surgeons. With view both to economy and to the
interest Of the service, induced to in the
ndation of the Surgeon General in favor If
the repeal Of the proviso of the third ton of the
Of the 10Th Of July last far 1t relates to the two
surgeons twelve assistant surgeons authorized by
the act Of the llth of February. ls47 By a
peal the above number Of surgeons and assistant
geons would be added TO the permanent medical staff
Of the army.
The report Of the Chief Engineer presents in detail
she operations OF that department during the past
year. The tendency Of the with Mexico, in some
degree Suspended the measures for carrying forward
system of exterior defence In consequence Of the
return OF peace the etim for Notifications
next fiscal year somewhat exceed those for either OF
the two preceding years and will be sufficient to COM
plete some Of the works and considerably advance
others slready in the progress RECONSTRUCTION. tmay
be advisable TO commence new works at some exposed
points on the Atlantic end Gulf coasts particularly
within the limits OF Texas.
An early attention has been given to our Pacific
coast So little accurate knowledge possessed of
that coast that has been deemed advisable
to be carefully and fully examined, with view to
the selection OF proper points for well
as naval establishments. board, composed of off,
GERS of the army and navy has been constituted 20
make such an examination and under
orders for California and Oregon to execute the du
ties asktlH41p them By the instructions pre- pared
submitttd the objects embraced in the examination
are fully disclosed.
The appropriations for the army proper required for
the next fsca year. amount to 81 432 2S6 The esti-
mates for the transporat Of the troops
that Of any other year previous to the The in.
crease in this item is TO meet the of sending
troops to Oregon New Mexico and California.
Should the suggestion of the Quarrermaster Gene
raj, contained in his report ploy the public yes.
sells in the for the transportation by sea
OF army stores and troops be adopted this item of
penses would be greatly reduced our nosses.ions
upon the Pacific seem to render the change in this
spect appropriate, and do not doubt that such
sure will be attended by results favorable pu bile
service.
In of the bra aches of this department has the
business been 20 much augmented rs in the Pension
Bureau The number Of invalid per sioners has in
creased during the last year. six hun bred ninety
one; the whole number the list is three thousand
one dred and 1--WE nty-sx
More than sixty THOUSAND claims have been present.
ed under the act of the 18th of February 1917,
bounty land and treasury scrip About forty thou
rand OF them have bee acted aud allowed twenty
thousand are now pending, and IL is estimated that
there are forty thousDd yet to be presented Great
efforts have been made these applications
and about two hundr,d and fifty daily
and pssted. Fer the details of che business in the
Pension Office respectfully refer you to the report of
The Commissioner
comprehensive and interesting view Of our Indian
relations will be found in the report of the Commits
fioner of Indian Affairs The removal OF the tribes to
the country Get apart for them, the Mississippi
river has separated nearly all those who resided with
In the limits OF the States from the unwholesome in
nuences resulting from contact with the white popu-
laton and afforded opportunity to the Cover
10 enforce the necessary for civizing and
improving them. The wisdom of our policy in regard
to the Indians is INDICATED by the good effects which
1t has produced and particularly by the higher de-
gree OF improvement among those who first renewed
the country assigned to them
During the last year, emigrants have expe.
rienced less annoyance than at any former period
from the Indians on the Missouri frontier and the
difficulties among Themselves and with citizen.
have been less frequent This favorable change in
their conduct to be mainly ascribed to the udicous
control exercised over their annuities, and the
holding Of them lia BILE to be used compen for
damages resulting from their lawess aggresions as
well upon zach other as upon our own citizens
An important treaty has been recently negotiated
by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs In with
the Menomonies by which they have agreed to cede
all their lands in Wi.consn-about four miluons of
acres-snd to remove to the excellent country pro-
cured for them the Upper Mississippi adjoining
Of their old friends the Winnebagoes, recently
moved from Iewa 1t Is table to expect that the
interpreting OF there two tribes between the
Chippewas. and the establishment of a military post
In that region, will check II entirely prevent the
sanguinary hostilities so frequent between the two
latter tribes, arising from lonl cherished and invete
rate feuds The treaty with the Menomopies has, In
effect. extinguifhed the Indian title to the whole
country east If The Mississippi, south Of Lake Supe
ror, whcn Tor along time mas been regarded as OBJ
lect Dot only OF great importance to citizens
but esential to the welfare and prosperity of the
IDdiars the mselves
Within the four last years, eight important treaties
have been negotiated with different Indian tribes by
which highly beneficial changes in their situation and
snairs have been and will be fected and the u States
have acquired at cost of only SlS42 600 eighteen
million i've hundred thousand acres of land; about
Two million one hundred thou.and acres of it have
bee asie 10 other tribes for their resi-
depce snd two million Line hu ndred nd are re.
served for similar purpose; leaving the remainder
thirteen million i've hundred thousa ready for
INN. date settlement and cultivation In the rapidly
growing States OF Visor sin and Iowa There is also
aprospectthat Mississippi we'll other States in
which toDe OF the Chociaws still remain will be
freed from them. Measures for their emigration are
In progress under modified arrsDgeme into
Wit IN the last which promise favora BILE result
The Law Of lS41 giving additional authority to pre-.
vent the Introduction and sale Of sprituous liquor.
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