Washington telegraph., 1854-11-29

49, NNS "a 'AN DobNs, iIiu IL 10 OGtHitd Sutc
policy to let them remain undi>turbed until
the large amount of assets placed in the
hands OF the trustees under the deed Of as
sigument, shall have been accounted for and
every dollar which can be realized from the
assets sacredly applied towards paying the
debts of the bank. After the assets shall
have been accounted for and so applied the
balance of the debt could be asccrtained
and the proper measures adopted to secure
the honest payment of every dollar Of it
without resorting TO taxation for that pur-
pose.
Upon the subject of Swamp Lands, he says:
Under the povisions Of the set of Con-
gress, approved September 2S;h 1850, it
appears that the Surveyor General has re-
commended for confirmation, to this State,
S,464 943 l5 acres as swamp and overflow
ed lands; and that in addition TO this
amount 577,975,60 acres, reported to him
by the commissioners. as swamp and over
flowed londs were rejected by him. and ad-
ditional proof required to establish TO his
satisfaction that the lands should be confirm
ed TO the State. AS the Surveyor General
has 10 account in his cfiice of the lands sold
or otherwise disposed of by the United
States, before the passage Of the swamp land
act, many lands Of this character are en-
braced in the S,4G4, 943,15 acres recom-
mended by him for confirmation to the
State, and must be deducted, and only the
remainder confirmed TO the State by the
Secretary of the Interior
Before the lst of October, 1854, the
Secretary Of the Interior confirmed TO the
State Of Arkansas, and caused to be certi-
fed to the Governor, 5,j67 .05l,SI acres Of
swamp and oyerilowed lands, which had been
selected in nine hundred and eighty six
townships, as will be seen by statement No
l. OF the Auditors report.
From statements numbered ,. Z. ard 5.
in the Auditors report it appears that The
total number OF acres Of swamp and over
flowed lands reported to his ciice as sold
by the old and new Boards Of Swamp Land
Commissioners, and by the land agents
amounts to 1904 225 81 acres. By the re-
port of the State Treasurer, it appears that
the whole amount of swamp land scrip IS
sued by him, heGnre the lst of CctoJor
1854, was S9I3l91 TO-
From the best information the Executive
has been able 10 obtain, although it is not yet
officially authenticated, the whole amount Of
swamp land scrip issued by the Board Of
Swamp lard Commissioners, was $3.50, ,760.
This amount, added to that issued by the
Treasurer, shows the entire amount Of swamp
land scrip issued before the lst of October,
1854, to be 1885 ,95l 10.
BY the Treasurer's report, it appears that
the whole amount of swamp land scrip paid
into the State Treasury before the lst day
of October. 1891. and SO redeemed was
3420,350 50. By statement No. 2, in the
Auditors report, it will be seen that the
old Board Of Swamp Land Commissioners
reported tina. they had received swamp land
scrip, Tor land sold by them. amounting to
Sl86,S92 40 and also S25 % in cash. bot
10 part OF which scrip or cash has been
paid into the State Treasury
It is said that this scrip and moner. re-
ceivcd by the old beard cf swamp land COM
miss;oners, still remain where the commits
sinners left the same. in the swamp land Of
fee, at Helena but the Executive has no
official Information of the fact 4 law
ought to he enacted as was recommended in
the message OF the 27th November, 1852,
that would cause the payment of this scrip
and money INTO the State Treasury.
The amount of swamp land scrip receiv-
cd by the old Board Of Commissioners.
added to that paid into the State Treasury.
shows that the entire amount redeemed be-
fore the Isl of October, 1854, was S607,-
243 33. This amount subtracted from the
Sl.2S3,95l 10 Issued, would leave swamp
land scrip unredeemcd, on the 1st of Oc;o-
ber, 1854, amounting to S6I6,707 II.
To satisfy the amount of scrip would re-
quire | ,353, 3,4l5,54 acres of swamp lands
Of the second class. Cat the established price
OF fifty cents an acre,) which number of
acres added TO the 1904 225, 81 acres sold,
would show the aggregate of the sold. and
what may be termed appropriated swamp
lands to be 2,S57 GLOSS acres: which.
deducted from the 5567 7051,Sl acres
confirmed tto the State by the Secretary
of the Interior, and certified to the Gov
ernor, before the 1st Of October, will leave
2,T09, ,4G093 acres of land more than will
be required TO satisfy all of the unredeemed
swamp land scrip issued before the 1st of
October 1854.
The Executive deems it safe to estimate
that the State is entitled to. and will obtain
in all, at least eight millions Of acres of
land under this act of Congress
1t appears that for $3.50. 0.327,26 cubic
yards OF levee, reccived5 by the Swamp
Land Commissioners during the last two
years. they granted certificates upon the
Auditor for payment, amounting in all, TO
S7S3 156 IS; and for 123,013,26 cubic
yards Of ditching and draining received by
them, granted certificates in payment for the
work upon the Auditor amounting to S29,-