The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-12-10

ures. By the invitation Of tho commlhalcner oF
[ndid Aifain hevefs Of the principal ohietsro
GENTLY vhited Washington, and Whilat bore qo-
N writing the obligation Of their
tribe 10 remove With the least possible delay
Late ID vicesf from the special sgentof the Govern
snd that council Of their people has been called
10 msks their preliminary arrangements. A gen.
eral emigration may therefore BE- confidently en-
pectad at ca early day.: 80
TIE report from the General Land Office shows
Increased activity In its operations. The survey
Of the northern boundary Of Iowa has been conn
pleted with unexampled despatch. Within the
last years sb29 s6s acres Of public land have been
surveyed and 0S9 1853 acres brought into nlarkrt-
In the last fiscal year there weresold OIL acrea
Located with bounty land warrants s,2ol ,Sl4 y
Located with other certificates, 1889
Making total Of lSFO0s7n
In addition, there were Il
Reported undcrswamp lands grants, 6,0ls,isS
&C., s,OsS,eso
Making en- aggregate Of lS,ll5,s20
Being ar increase in the amount Of lands sold
and located under land warrants Of 569,220 acres
over the previous year.
The whole amount thus sold, located under
land warrants, reported under swamp land grants,
and selected for Internal improvements, exceed
that Of the previous year by 8,342 2T2 acres and
the sales would, without doubt, have been much
larger, but for the extensive reservations for rail-
roads in Missouri, Mississippi and Alabama.
For the quarter ending SOth September, 1882 there
were sold 24S,266 acres.
Located withbounty land warrants ,ssf,1ls "
Located with other certificates l5,649 !
Reported under swamp land grants s,4s523S
Making an aggregate fOrthe quar-
ter of ABB 259
Much the larger portion Of the labor Of arrang-
ing and classifying the returns Of the last census
has been finished, and it will now deyolvea upon
Congress 70 make the necessary provision for the
publicationof the results in such form as shall be
deemed best; The Superintendent Of representa-
by the Secretary ofthe Interior, in conformity with
the provisions Of law relating to that subject and
the recent elections have been made in accordance
with it.
commend to your favorable regard the supees-
ton contained in the report Of the Secretary Of
the Interior, that provisions be made by law for
the publication and distribution, periodically, Of
an analytical digest of all the patents which have
been, OF may hereafter be, granted for useful in
ventions and discoveries, with such descriptions
and illustrations as may be necessary to present
ineligible view of their nature and operation
The cost Of such publication could easily be de-
ffayed out of the patent fund, and am persuaded
that 1t could be applied to no object more accept
able to inventors, and benefcisl'to the public at
large.
An appropriation of sloo, 900 having been made
at the last session for the purchase Of suitable
site, and for the erection, furnishing and fttingu up
an Asylum for the Insane Of the District of Co
lumbia, and Of the Army and Navy Of the United
States, the proper measures have been adopted TO
carry this benefcent purpose into effect
BY the latest advices from the Mexican Bounda-
ry Commission, II appears that the survey Of tho
river ella, from its confluence with the Colorado
TO its supposed intersection with the western line
Of New Mexico, has been completed. The survey
OF the Rio Grande has also been finished from the
point agreed on by the commissioners as "the point
where it strikes the southern boundary Of New
Mexico" to point one hundred and thirty FIVE
miles below Eagle Pass, which is about two thirds
Of the distance along the course of the river to its
mouth. N
The appropriation which was made at the last
session Of Congress for the continuation Of the
survey is subject to tbe following proviso.
,"Provided, That no part Of this appropriation
shall be used or expended until it shah be made
satisfactorily to appear to the President of the
United States that the southern boundary Of New
Mexico is not established by the commissioner and
surveyor Of the United States farther north CT the
town called Paao,' than the same is laid down in
Disturnells map, which Is added to the treaty.
MY attention was drawn to this subject BY re-
port from the Department of the Interior, which
reviewed all the facts Of the case. and submitted
for my decision the question whether, under exist.
ing circumstances. any part Of the appropriation
could be lawfully ed or expended for the furthei
Prosecution Of the work. After careful consd-
Grafton Of the subject came to the conclusion that
1t could not, end SO informed the head Of that De-
partnent Orders were Immediately issued by
him to the commissioner and surveyor TO make no
! further acquisitions on the Department, as they
could not be paid (; and to discontinue oil OPERA
tions on the southern line Of New Mexico. Put
as Gle Department had no exact information as to
the amount Of money and provisions which re-
mained unexpended in the hands Of the commits
icner and surveyor, it was left discretionary wifi
them to continue the survey down the Rio GrandS
as far as the means at their disposal would ena.
bic them, or at once to disband the Commission
A special messenger has since arrived from the
officer In charge Of the survey on the river, with
information that the funds subject to his contro
were exhausted, and that the officers and other.
employed in the service were destitute alike Of Tho
means Of prosecuting tho work and of returning
to their homes
The object of the proviso was doubtless to ar.
rest the survey Of the southern and western linei
Of New Mexico, in regard to which different opin-
ions have been expressed; for it is hardly to bt
supposed that there could be any objection TO thai
part of the line which extends along the channo
Of the Rio Grande. But the terms Of the law or,
so broad as to forbid the use Of any part Of the
ney for the prosecution Of the work or even for thu
payment, to the officers andagents, Of the arrear
ages Of pay which are justly due to them.
i earnestly invite your prompt attention e
this sub ect, and recommend a modification o.
the terms of the proviso so as to enable tn,
Department TO use as much Of the appropria
tion as will be necessary to discharge the e1.
listing obligations Of the Government, aud te
complete the survey of the Rio Grande TO il
mouth.
1t will also be proper to make further pro
vision by law for the fulflmept Of our treaty
with Mexico for running and marking the res
idue Of the boundry line between the two coun
! tries.
4 Permit me TO invite your particular attention
to the interests Of the District OF Columbia
: which are confd.d by the constitution TO you
peculiar care.
Among the measures which seem to me O
the greatest importance to its prosperity ar
the introduction Of copious supply of waite
0 into the cityof Washington, and the construc
tion'of suitable bridges across the Potomac I,
J REPLACE those which were destroyed by higl
J. water in the early part Of the present year.
AT the late session Of Congress an appropri
alton was made to defray the cost of the sur
! veys necessary for determining the best mean,
of afording an unfailing supply Of good and
wholesome water. Some progress has beer
made in the survey, and as soon as II is com
o pleted the result will be laid before you.
: Further appropriations will also be peces
sary for grading and paving the streets anC
: avenues. and enclosing and embellishing thu
0 public grounds within the CITY of Washinpton