Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-15

may De deemed best. The apportiou-
ment OF representation ON the basis of the
new census. has been made by the Sec
retary OF the Interior in conformity with
the provisions Of law relating to that sub
lcet, and the recent elections have been
made in accordance with il.
commend toCyour fayorablereeard the
suggestion contained in the report Of the
secretary OF the Interior, that provision
oe made by law for the publication and
distribution periodically Of an analytical
digestof all the patents which have been.
or may hereafter be granted for useful "a
ventions and discoveries. with sucn de-
seriPtions and illustrations as .liay be me-
eesssry to present an intelligent view of
their nature aud operation The cost of
such publication could easily be betrayed
out OF the patent fund. and i am persua-
ded that i could not be applied to an OBJ
ject more acceptable to the inventor and
beneficial tothe public atlsrge. Tao Grfa
An appropriation of one hundred thou
sand dollars having been made at the
last session for che purchase of suitable
site, and for the erection, furnishing and
httng up an asylum for the insane OF the
District OF Columbia. and of the army
and navy OF the United States, the pro-
per measures have been adopted to carry
this benihcent purpose into effect.
BY the latest advices from the Mexi-
can Boundary Commission. it appears that
the survey Of the river Gila, from its con-
huence with the Colorado, to its suppo-
sed intersection with the western line of
New Mexico, has been completed. The
af,ryav Of FL. P;o Gropda hoe alec haan
finished from the point agreed to by the
Commissioner as 1.-The point where it
strikes the southern boundary of New
Mexico. to point one hundred and thir-
ty-tive miles below Eagle Pass. which is
about two thirds of the distance along the
coast of the river to its mouth.
The appropriation which was made at
She last session of Congress for the cou-
tinuatou of the survey is subject to the
following proviso:
Provided. That no part of this sppro-
propriatioa shall be used or expended I'M
I'll it shali he made satisfactorily to ap
pear to the President Of the United States
that the southern boundary of New Mex
leo is not established by the commission
or and surveyor of the United States far
ther north of the toHn called 'Paso, than
the same laid down in Disturneil's map,
which is added to the treaty"
NV attention was drawn to this sub
iect by a report from the Department of
the Interior; which reviewed all the facts
of the case, and submitted for my decision
the question whether. under existing cir
.cunstances, any part of the appropriation
could be lawfully used or expended for
the further prosecution of the work. AT
ter careful consideration of the subject,
] came to the conclusion that itcould not,
and SO informed the head of shat Depart
ment Orders were immediately issued
by@him to the commissioner and survey
or to make NO further acquisitions on tns
Department, as they could not be paid
and to discontinue all operations on the
southern line of New Mexico. But as
the Department had no exact informa-
SION IA to the amount of provisions and
money which remained unexpended in
the hands of she commissioner and sur
yeyor, it was left discretionary with them
to continue the survey down the Rio
Grande, as far as the means at their dis
posal would enable them, or at once to
diSband the commission. A special mes
senger has since arrived from the officer
in charge Of the survey on the river, with
information that the funds subject to his
control were exhausted, aud that the Off
GERS and others employed in the service
were destitute alike Of the means of pro-
scouting the work and ofreturning to their
homes. sf'-. ,s
The object of the proviso was doubtless
to arrest the survey Of the southern and
western lines Of New Mexico, in regard
to which different opinions have been ex-
pressed: for it is hardly to be supposed
that there could be any objection to that
part of the line which extends along the
channel of the Rio Grande. But the
terms of the law are so broad as to for
bid the use Of any part Of the money for
the prosecution Of the work. or even for
the payment. to the officers and agents
Of the arrearages Of pay which are justly
due to them.
earnestly invite your prompt atten-
tion to this subject. and recommend a
modification of the terms of the proviso so
as to enable the Department to use as
much of the appropriation as will be ne
eessary to discharge the existing obliga-
lions of the Government. aud to COM
plete the survey of the Rio Grande to it's
mouth. 80 t-r=H
It win also be proper to make further
provision by law for the fulhlment of our
treaty with Mexico for running and mar
king the residue Of the boundary line be-
tween the two countries.
Permit me to invite your particular at
tentio4 70 the interests oS the District of
Columbia. which are confed by the Con-
stitution to your peculiar care.
Among the measures which seem to
me Of the greatest importanceto its pros
perity are the Introduction of copious
supply of Eater into the city Of washing