Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-02-09

t0T States, NV itO % uClSS.
Selected on donations
for railroads, &c. II $500 acres.
Making total of "a 557 .409 50 acres,
Exhibiting all increase CT 1888 1888 81
dcits over The previous year, OF lands sod
lor cash, and a decrease Of 2 .071. 222 26
acre, located with scrip and wai,ants -
The quaint. that viii b. catered during
tue present fiscal year, VITA land warrants,
vii De nurh larger, the humber being
greatly nuliplied ny til, requirements al
the II cent bounty land law.
TIE aa,ount OF lands sold during the ST.
sond and third qraFiers Of the present
taieht # ,sal IL aaoat 264. 163 aetcs be-
ing az inrreazt OF about S26, 625 acres On
cash STA AZ 06) on tia, ii the cottes-
pending qaaf,ets Of lie preceding year.
The quantity Of lands covered by was-
talis issued 10 soldiers OF al the wats in
winch HE United States has been engaged
j, 81, 9jS 4i2 ACRES. which enormous
amount. taken in connection with oar hb
eral system oil pensions, evin rs, in all em-
Inent gree, that the gratitude OF ctr
'oantry Tor the patriotism of is citizens is
not impaired by thu lapse OF time, nor It's
al Acknowledgement extended with an iiib-
rral hand.
The }sus,on laws are so crude, undi.
ge,ted and conflicting. tina. il is morally
impossible TO execute them satisfactorily
They posses. neither uniformity, equality,
or business. Their defects are so obvious
and giaciug, that cur>ory examination
viii satisfy the most skep!ical OF the ne
ces>;ty of a revision. Ii would be a hard
task TO devise a more inconeruouS OF per
pie King system than the present complica
ted one.
I he number Of pensioners on the roofs
OF the several agencies for paying pensions
was on the 3oth June last, 14,ioS; and
the amount Discussed during the last fs
cal year was ST. sos l12 81.
The sums in the hands of pension agents
have at length been reduced TO what is re-
quired Tor the semi-anpual payments, al
lowing a small msrgin-having been re-
dueed, in the aggregate, from s94S Ats 30
Oh the 3lst March, 1853, to S230 $50, So,
Oh the 30th oil june las,
Attention is again called earnestly 10 the
Importance OF an tarly survey and drmarka.
ton of Il. boundary line between the Uni
ted States an1 the Bfiti>k provinces in the
northwest. In order to prevent iutnye
dfiitulirS and embarrasSmtnts, it is de-
sirable that the whole al the unsrrveye d
bouudaty between the tive countries should
be aulhor,a,vrly established uros the
ground, but more eSpt eia!iy that portion
of il which forms the northern boundary
of the IieWl, organized territory of Wash.
'irgton. la the channel which yeparate
' anconver', Island from the nam cont.
uent, and through the middle of which,
according 10 the 'oitventIon of 1876, tie
line OF boundary passes, there is a large
aud interesting group Of I'lands which art
much desired by our citizens, but the set
if not entirely prevented until the boun,
dairy line shall have been definitely deter
mined.
The government has adopted the plan
OF constructing its own buildings for eoull
purposes, in different states but nothing
has yet been done in Baltimore. Ne,
York, or Boslor. With this view, acts
were passed by Congress. giving YOU lin
| tied power, which, however, was no, eX"
ereised The proposals which have been
received for sites IN Nav York aud Bos.
ION were sent in as clet iron in making
the proper appropriations. Nothing was
effected, and the subject remains tor the
Ifutl.er action of Congress have no
ldoubt the tue course would Or, to make
ample provision Tor she purchase of sites
aud The erection of buildings in these cit
lies. expressly limiting the expenditure tC
tae specific sums appropriated, leaving TN
,eiVctlon of the sites, aad the plans for tht
buildings, To tac sound discretion of tn,
President, Knowing the necessity thai
exists Tor such buildings in these cit,ts. il
consideyasion canno, be too strongly ut
ged.
The tea:h section of the act of SIS, Au
gust, 1892 Making appropriations for tt,
fiscal year ending the 3O,h OF June 1853
requires all banancrs Of ap preparations 0
more than two years standing, to be ear
lied 10 the plus iund, except in certais
specified cases.
Ga the 30th o! June last minute ex
famination vas instituted 10 Ascertain wha