New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-18
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior.

The annual report Of tine Hon A. IT, H. Stuart, 6ecre-
tary the Interior fills six and half columns Of the
tiona Jnellgencer and abounds In various interesting
statistics and many important suggestions. ],
The sum required for the department 1854 is less by
$74S02 1858 and the amount estimated fer
shows decrease OF $S5Ol93 while the public build
item OF s6DOOO for the Capitol extension which
estimate made this year and for other new objects in
Washington Tho estimate for agricultural statistics has
The report gives various statscs Of the public lands
embraced the report Of the Commissioners Of the Land
Office already published at length in the Sun.
From the report Of the Commissioners Of the Pension
Oace to which the Secretary refers learn that the
pensioners on the rolls of the Pension Office have been
duced to 1885, and are 743 less than last year.
Under the Of 18th March, 1875 for the relief Of off,
and soldiers in INDECENT circumstances 2O4s5 were
pensoned. of whom 1O46 the rolls only 3S9
have in the first and second quarters OF
1852 6S persons penoned under the act q 18th
Nav 1928 the benefit of officers and soldiers OF
the continental army who served to the end Of
the rolls but AZ only were paid In the first six
months OF the year sJs4{, -ts5 4 2 ils,sS
Pensioners under the act of June 1882 oe6 the
ros 1928 received ayment; in six months, 1895
Pensioners under the act OF July for revolution
widows orphans Of certain volunteers and militia
troops died in service since 1875 number 5l63 OF
whom 97S remain on the rolls. llgS& a.$5t4a e ia
The Of Tth July, 1885, gave five years. pension to
revolutionary widows who married before the 1st Of Jan
uary, 1894 400 enroed 1872 only have been paid
| in six months -tss 7, !.
Under the act Of ID February 1s4s tor life widow
hood GOO were enrolled; and under the act Of 2sth
July 1s4S which extended the period of marriage to the
$3.50 pensioners of whom 42o9 were paid during tho
| first and second quarters of the year.
The of Dist July lSiS for the widows and orphans
of those killed in batt who persisted by disease In the
Mexican war, enrolled 1872 while the number pensioned
/ was 1890. filu ~ teisesl lll5t ssas5t ~ al
The whole number the rolls under invalid acts
$685. Of 62 compared with the last annual
port 4232 paid in the first six months Of the
There the rolls 726 nvads entitled to Navy
PENSIONS who receive annually S450 049 96. There ART
also 514 widows who annually receive $l01 e0 and Al
4 orphans, who receive S6l3S. .s.--s f,s
dtnra ms of
report about 81 embracing many claims alowet
before the close Of the last but paid within the
i year.
stringent ore called fer to prevent frsu
in procuring pensions In come parts Of the county IN
business been reduced to system and bodies Of
conf.derated for the purpose of carrying into ec
their nearious schemes by arttu to rende
/. detection almost impossible "A ~ IL
n The cost of printing the sixth census was $17S,s0i
Lippincott Co. propose to publish 10000 copies
the statistics Of the seventh census in two folio VOLUME
Of 1000 pages each, fine type and paper. we'll boun
With backs for the aggregate of $40 500 heir
less than onethrd Of the the pubcatie
Z of the sixth census ~ tss . ~ ~ eii4A
The progress Of the extension Of the Patent Once,
the great Importance OF the Bureau referred
that in 1886 Il whole uumbero Of models in the Office
II 1869 in the beginning of 1851 they had Increased
t725f aud reach nearly 2S0u0 Various saRyestiu
IS tor the hcueft uf the business Jnade. -
~ Much space Is devoted to the Mexican boundary
= vsy and the causes which onthe ago, led to
The progress of tho Of the capi
also detailed aud the propriety Of appropristoD
Cangress OF sum snfspt 10 erect and furnish suita
d. hou-es for the accommodation Of the Vice President
tell the United States aud the members Of the CAbuet
H 1y urged upon Congress- II estimated that is ves
require the expenditure of about ineaao'1s