The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-10

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REPORT OF the SECRETARY or THg INTERIOR
From the organic eharaetr Of the Interior Department
the annual report from lis head is looked for with un
versa interest To the language Of Secretary MeCe
land this department Is zone Of the largest in the govern
ment its branches and extensive and in
respect Homogeneous hence the labor i The per-
picking and intense The report this year has many
lures Of peculiar interest In brief but comprehensive
il gives history Of the operations Of its various
branches or bureaus for the past year.
The careful udeous aad successful manner in which the
important aud intricate affairs Of the General Land Office
have been administered spoken Off Of
msnda,on Thequaniy Of land sold graduated prices
daring the fiscal year s72O454 amount re-
oeiyed therefor $2s5s9ls During The year l53l52s3
acres have been surveyed The total ausny sold, oea-
ted selected and donated 70 2455I4o9 acres
The quantity Of land covered by warrants issued 70 SOL
dier Of all the in which the United States have been
engaged is 37,oSs,4I2 acres which amount,
taken In connexion with liberal system OF pensions
eyinees ia eminent degree that the gratitude Of our
country patriotism Of Its citizens sno impaired by
the lapse Of time nor its acknowledgment extended with
an liherei hand.
Granting lands for railroad purposes in States is
accompanied by restrictions and guards prevent auds
and protect the public Interests The recommendation is
again repeated prohibit officers connected with the
vey and sale Of the public lands from becoming pur-
caasers.
The report states that the affairs OF the Pension Office
have been conducted with great efficiency and signal
ability its business has largely increased and rendered
the abors Of the Commissioner and his subordnaes ardu
ID 4 l.I ~ r. ~. r.
siones labors that the bounty Of March 1855
with all its immense preparatory work being carried
into efficient effect Than any Of like character
before. The whole work will be completed IL less
time than anticipated. The number Of applications TO
the twentieth ultimo 225944 those examined number
$4,000 Of which 59s92 have been allowed, 24sOs sus-
pended rejected and the number Of warrants Issued
55,9l7, covering 6.5Tsa2o acres.
revision Of the pension laws is warmly urged, and a
liberal discretionary power rested in the department or
the relief Of applicants who shut out by law is
commended. change in the settlement of the
of the pension agents is also recommended
The reorganization OF The Patent Office has been perfect
ed and good effect already sensiby experienced Since
the first Of January there been issued upward
eighteen hundred patents, and within the year the
Der viii probably reach thousand This is the result
and which enables the Office promptly examine and dis.
pose ofevery application that Is presented
1t will require farther appropriation TO complete the
west wing Of the Patent Office building The wing
7o0 The Secretary Of opinion that the north
part of the building should be commenced once The
estimated cost is s45oooo without a portico
Changes recommended in the Judicial department OF
the The number OF Of the United States
courts held the different States much greater 10 GER
tain designated localities than the interests of the public
require.
The liberal and ghtened views of Secretary NcCieand
IN regard the public buildings and the public improve
in the District Of Columbia win not only be read
with peculiar interest BY the city readers Of the Union
they viii with the general approval Of the whole
country.
The report closes with IN able review Of the opera
tons Of the Indian Bureau for the past year.
panied with some judiciogs suggestions lts opera
tions, says DE Secretary, haye been large and inn
rortsnt embracing very great extent Of country
aud nearly all the Indians within the boundaries Of
the United States, With the exception Of few tribes
the Indians have been well disposed and anxious culi-
and preserve friendly relations With u Several i'm
portant treaties have been made and Others equally
viii soon be ready for Submission to the Senate Those
already in force and of varied character
As the reports Of the Commissioner Of the Land PEN
sion and Patent Offices win shortly appear in our columns
in full further alusion the business Of these bureaus s
unnecessary for The present