New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-09

). 30 sren ar SPIT leBee ~bsfe greater research
and sytsa. q legal s-udhon have esen eisp:sJeI
or jaoi o. trcu sss .h.r n the dsieinlnach 81 toe
Etrcs's quss'iC1s which hsve e-seo oee' dscuses1'
osd jL,,s.slY deie.miseo in coLasohon VIZ tns
fispsa ofthe service These foreign eAs ae OF eVs'y
div nifty Ct shsp7 and eyeIyHhere scs,Sf5q over .ne
yaOIie dousn in:eTrup.iug the regularity OF ouI sur
we've with VIII b hey sre necessary n|r!ocKso, ana
xk Ut in striking contrast the irrsguiennes OF tue
81 sr o~ r,car guar s;em hO.rs tho dfreoce 10 the
modes o esrbotns s'tae. enc o. ncn 70 'ne ~
-, es.r pba,s: he pubic territory deal with every
sl,iz,n in spirit Of enlarged hesIany ,,.,,.r,
AstIcs lines Of the public surveys have sreadJ ben
tssn foerA Of the Whole surface Of 'n
Srsac domain That sarfscs, ss heretofore M 40. .,..
@. a. there i:v. BEEN surveyed and pre-.
s.S f5 %sss 81 Il Sss pso. ssa % go c
o. rhieh quantity b. 1880 scfos
ssY. r.ss BEEN offered and are, ccn's
9o.nty nov lise. &c public sale 10 sd % ono nao ARE,
d.n t. which, there were upward OF, s''e'
shy 4 gs 81. on he been disposed Of BY private
sp sspti ,se, &c. embracing surveyed and gn,nrveyed
sSs s:l::::a from IL: @i:i: :aiisc:
stated leave. ardspO.sd Of On ares Of 80 sors'
.Sn. ss s BEES So 49, public and
sspored % the extent o. I ,s ss1 ~ sc, .s.
asss t ss disposed Of Is follows:
kss ssA vii HILLARY acre:
R<sOrDed under sw amp Lend Grant s8a f5.s ssres
sS.I u none; received on cash Z % sis
period Il the precedirs ye.r s5s22 IS 60 wns-ver
ss.s ose before The credit tAs
the snans P@os. the ID ws s s1ss Gsa
Of land ofce in the Territory OF New Mexico He
.sss.s % %l. S so and
tme. Reempons unsurvyed lands are now limited 70
ptions upon lands Of this character ,upeedns repeal
s special statutes on the subject would oondace 70 the hs
.. doubt in the construction Of existing law
Vrempon privileges should also be extended to alternate
made after the final allotment The enhanced value Of saeb
sivsn e settlers over ali others '''''.'
Ne maximum SOmpen,aop Of the Registers and asceiyer
e e ret the payment for any one quarter or fraction o.
e.l .@.y ,hs Territory 81 Ns;Ms1cs With 5.s,rd to
which alone BY the statute
sssn received and T. toe destb Of the portion
IN unpaid Up June 80 is57 s4Si $50 bad been paid to
widows Of ksvolutonaIy soldiers making an ssses.e in
:. g: SS. ss' Ss. sS sSSp1 sRS Of tR SvS S
onery services lie recommends reorganization Of the sys
s.a both Of the adequso the lower rate.
- rehe the wants Of those TO be benefited aud be-
Who ay seoene a.ssed while in the f.tSfa di.chss Of
the Pcs. warrants fs e. eSgny land have aye
public domain and the number issued under all the b'un y
land acts Congress from Revolutionary the present
tne 172N, requiring to satisfy them eo7O4s acres of
II. frauds pcticed upon the Pension Office in attempts to
1rocuie and In procurement Of ,nd warrants
owing the short statutory limit Of two years
Az the nsds By H. f the
s@s ss 81 'ns that Bs District Columbia
b allowed send Delegate the House of Representatives
psTs.ve- ofthe salaries the
sS9s % pozOn sSS apon the
n faithfully performing a. such services in the line Of theiI
tie interests Of the are any way involved
deins that the receipt Of such salary shall operate as full
NALL
zion for al services not enumerated In such fee blu as may at
B, an act Of the sst Congress. the Department charged
With the construction OF three roads, from Fort
suHay Honey sHs Fl
,s .ns Ss @ To P River via the
and Dscot.h City to the Running Water River Work has
s q. % @ road and n ss
md the Cgn the g9.S s;S
ssI and s.gD me- G Oct Tse 5 Of the
s So %
r:s. tine M ,s to the Ss
Sss. patent: and sp
SsS Of s;rssmbe 1857 weie AIS g. The expenditures
we're e6S e42 o. Excess Of expenditures over receipts
Patent oaic. i. tdst should be ssfsu'snins This
policy Secretary considers sound and he recommends
ana reform 10 Of its be
S s0 s Of ss the to- the
Of the Circuit Court for the District Of Columbia aud
a position Of independence executive action and at the
all the rights OF inventors feasible plan
would be the creation of permanent Board OF Review con-
sisting Of three members. .
The agricultural division Of this office growing in popularity
vh the country and increasing in usefulness may he well
questioned whether any other expenditure Of the pablo
proved largely renunerae and beneent In Ats
The crop Chinese and African alone
the present will thar compensate for the money
heretofore appended in this behalf -
Messures have been taken estsbsh ent of
satisfactory the distribution OF seeds the intro
usion plant the collection Of the seed and cuttings
II the n.ve with the Wow Of testing their value
oS the manufacture Of wines the investigation Of the nature
and habits Of the insects that nfe the cotton plant with the
view Of asceanns whether plan be devised for the
protection OF the cotton planter and for the sbe analysis
OF various pants and soils.
REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL
At the outset the Postmaster states that the
Aota number Of Post Offices In the United States is
7,l4s Of which 36S of the Presidential class
During the last fiscal year there have been ,725 Of
fees ests 6ished and 704 discontinued being net in
crease of GEL The number of Post Masters appointed
durLg the year was $3.50.
TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.
On the 30th Of June last there were in operation
1888 mail routes. phe number OF contractors was
6,376 The length of these routes is estimated at
PAP 60l miles, divided as follows, viz:
2S,53D mnes.
lo2to miles
1899
inferior ertdet io1, 4sI miles.
The total annual transportation of mails was a.
O67 miles, cOsting $6,622,Oi6 and divided as FOL-
lows:
Railroad. 24,267 ,9l4 miles, at g., SIS, sl7--about
u cents and FIVE mills mile.
Steamboat, $,5lS,ll9 miles, at 1891 ,995-about
tventy.tWo cents mile.
Coach, 10 $50 $3.50 mics, at il0 S26-about seven
cents and four mills mile.
Infer ~ l.lO