New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-07


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Among the objects mcritne your attention VIII DO in
rortan recommendations from the Secretaries Of War ana
Navy am fully satisfied that the Navy OF the untei
States II not In a condition Of strength and eiciency com
mcusureio with the magnitude Of our commercial and ON
az Interests and CONNIE nd 10 your especial attention INC
suggestions on this subject made by the Secretary OF the
Navy respectfully submit that tho Army which, under
system must always be regarded with The highesI IA
i.re, ns nucleus around which the volunteer forces OF
the nation gather in the hour OF danger requires augmen
aiion or modification to adapt to The present extended
limits and frontier relations OF the country and the cona
on Of the Indian tribes in the inferior of - continent
the necessity of which will appear in coananications
Of the Secretaries of War and the Interior.
In the administration Of the Post Office Department for
the fiscal wear ending 1881 the gross expenditure
WINS seven million nine hundred and eighty two thousand
seven hundred and fifty six dollars and the gross receipts
during the same period i've million nine hundred and forty
two thousand seven hundred and thirty four dollars show
inc that the failed to meet the current ex
pnses OF the department by the sum OF two million foy
two thousand and thirtytwo dollar The causes which,
under the present postal system and laws led inevitably to
this result are fully explained by the Report OF the Post
master General great cause being the enormous rates
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rendered by Railroad Companies. .
The exhibit in the Report of the Postmaster General Of
the income and expenditures by mail steamers will be
found peculiarly interesting and OF character TO demand
the immediate action of Congress.
Numerous and fragrant frauds upon the Pension Bureau
have been brought TO light within the past year, and IN
some instances mered puDshment- inflicted but unor
unatey others guilty parties have escaped not through
the want Of sufficient evidence to warrant eonvict0n
but in consequence Of the provisions of Limitation in the
existing laws
tribunals to pass upon them and the mode in which the
proof is of necessity furnished temptations to crime have
been greatly stimulated by the obvious difficulties of de
lection he defects in the law upon this subject are so
onparot and so fatal to the ends of justice that your
! carly action relating to il is most desirable
During the last fiscal year. nine million eight hundred
and pneen thousand four hundred and eleven acres OF
! the public lands have been surveyed ana ten mlhon
three hundred and sixty three thousand eight hundred and
ninety one acres brought into market Within the same
rerod the sales by public purchase and private entry
amounted 10 million eighty three thousand four nun
bred and ninety five located under military bounty
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thousand three hundred and sixty acres located under
other certificates nine four hundred and twenty
seven acres ceded to the State swamp lands sixteen
million six hundred and eighty four thousand two hundred
and fifty three selected for railroad ana oher oo
ct under acts of Congress- one million four hundred ana
twenty seven thousand four hundred and fifty seven acres
Total amount of lands disposed of within the fiscal year
twenty five millions three hundred and forty six thousand
nine hundred and ninety two acreswhch an increase
In ouantity sold and located under land warrants and
grants of Twelve million two hundred aud thirty thous
and eight hundred and eighteen acres over the hsca year
Immediately preceding The quantity Of land sold during
the second and third quarters Of 1882 was three hundred
and thirty four thousand four hundred and MY one acres
The received therefor was six hundred and TWEEN
tyhee thousand six hundred and eighty seven dollars
The quantity sold the second and third quarters OF the year
1853 was one million six hundred and nine thousand nine
hundred and nineteen and the amount received
therefor million hundred and twenty SIX thousand
eight hundred and seventy SIX dollars 1870.
The whole number Of land warrants issued under exist
ing laws prior the 30h Of September last was TWO nun
bred and sixty six thousand and forty two of which there
were outstanding that date sixty six thousand nine han
dred and forty The quantity of land required to
satisfy these outstanding is four million seven
hundred and seventy eight thousand one hundred ana
Warrants have been issued to 3Oih September last
der the act of lh February ls47 calling for twelve mil
lion eight hundred and seventy nine thousand two nun
dred and eighty acres under acts Of September 2s 1880
and March % is52 calling twelve million five hundred
and five thousand three hundred and sixty acres-makng
total of twenty five million three hundred ana eishty
four thousand six hundred and forty acres
1t is believed that experience has verified the wisdom
and justice of the present system with regard to the pub
lie domain, in most essential particulars
You will perceive from the Report of the Secretary of
the Interior that opinions which have often been ex
pressed in relation TO the operation OF the land system as
not being source OF revenue 70 the reusrat
were erroneous The net profits from the sale OF the pu0c
lands June 80 1885, amounted to the sum Of y three
million two hundred and eighty nine thousand four hun
dred and sixty five dollars.
Territories of Utah and New Mexico with such modinea
tons as their peculiaIties may require
Regarding our public domain as chiefly valuable to pro
vide homes for the industrious and enterprisng am not
prepared recommend any essential change in the land
system except by notifications in favor Of the actual set
tier and extension of the presumption principle in certain
cases for reasons and grounds which Will be fully de-
velOped in the reports to be laid before you.
Congress representing the propetors of the territorial
domain and charged pcialy with power to dispose of
territory belonging to the United States has for long
years beginning with the Administration of Mr.
Jeerson exercised the power to construct roads within
the Territories and there many and obvious dis
ncons between this exercise OF power and that OF max
ing roads within the States that the former has been
considered subject such objections apply to the lat
ter and such may be considered the settled construc
ton OF the power OF the Eedera Government upon the
subject
Numerous applications have been. ard doubt will
continue be made for grants of land in aid of the con-
strucion Of railways Ii is not believed TO be within the
intent and meaning Of the Constitution that the power 10
dispose the public domain should be used otherwise than
might be expected from prudent proprietor and there
fore ths grants Of land TO aid in the construction OF roads
should be restricted where would be for the in
terest of a proprietor under like circumstances thus to
contribute 10 the construction of these works For the
practical operation Of such grants thus far in advancing
The interests Of the States in which the works located
and the time the substantial interests OF all the
other States, by enhancing the value and promoting the
rad sale of The public domain refer you 10 ine Report OF
the Secretary OF the Interior careful examination nos"
ever will show h this experience Is the result OF just
discrimination and will be lar from aiordng encourage
men to reckless or ndcriInnae extension oil the prin
ciIlc.
commend /. your favorable consideration the OF
genius of country who by their inventions ani dis