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change, and it certainly will not 60 below
that. New appropriations required for the
service Of the year named are estimated as
follows
Civil list, foreign intercourse, and miscellaneous
| including expenses of collecting the revenues
from sales of public lands and expenses of
Courts, Sll $780, ,535
| To supply dsfciencic. in the revenue.
of the general post-office, 6,3s2, 900
Pensions, S52, 900
Indian Department, l,s66, ,4l9
Army proper, de-, including mi,cel-
laneous objects, l5,sjs 1856
Military Academy, 1898
Fortifcations, ordnance, &c, 2,l65, 1G6
Naval establishment l3,500,3
Total, S52,2i1 ,3l5
Added to the above are the following items
already appropriated or required by existing
acts of Congress:
Miscellaneous, including ex-
penses Of collecting reve-
nue. from customs, $5624,4l0
Compensation to the genI
post-ofice for mail services 700, 900
Arming and equipping the
militia, 100000
Civilization of Indians, 10000
Interest on the public debt, l,963,3l4
Still further are the following sums appro-
priated for this years service which will not
be paid out till after the next fiscal year be-
gins, and must therefore be counted in that
years expenditures
Civil list. foreign intercourse
and miscellaneous, S4,270,957
Interior department, open.
sions and Indian), 1903 Cos
War department, 3,36l,09l
Navy department, 3,243,25S
-sl2,57 ,9o7
Making the grand total Of expenditure --
for the the year ls59'60, S73,3l7,947
The report of the Secretary Of the Treasury
contains no recommendation tending to dis
turb materially the existing tariff law. The
inference of the report seems to be that he
would, rather than that the tariff should be
changed in Its prominent features, prefer
resort to loans.
THE NAVY. The Secretary Of the navy
argues the necessity for It's increase by ad-
ditional vessels and men He proposes that
government should purchase for a specific
sum the several vessels recently cleared for
the Paraguay expedition, and also suggests
the building Of ten heavy armed vessels of
light draft and the increase of the personnel
of the navy by the appointment of twenty
additional surgeons, the same number of as
sistant surgeons, fifteen or twenty additional
pursers and the increase of the marine corps
of privates to two thousand, with the usual
number of officers. The expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June, 1858, were near
ly fourteen millions, being little under the
appropriations. The estimates for the current
fiscal year were $l4 4,6l6, 900. and appropri-
ations S IA, sos 900. The estimates for the
year ending June, 1860, are S l3 500 900 in
Guiding 1854 900 for completing the eight
light draft steamers, but not including the
$685. 900 for steamship and mail service.
The INTERIOR. The secretary of the in
terror reports the estimated income of the
ensuing year from the sales of public lands
at $5,000,000. He suggests whether it
would not be sound policy to pass general
law reserving all auriferous, silver and cinna-
bar mines from sale for the use and occupan-
cy of the people of the United States under
regulations provided by law and leaving
those of tho baser metals and Goals subject to
the ordinary laws of sale for their develope-
ment. He also suggests the establishment of
land Office in Utah, and the extension of
the pre-emption laws over that territory so
as to embrace all the inhabitants residing
within its limits. lie is opposed to tho re-
moval of the Indian tribes and advocates the
policy of assigning land to individuals among
them without the power Of alternating, and Of
expendng the money annuities for the pub
SIC good, instead of dividing it. per capita,
as now The income of the patent Office for
the three quarters ending in September was
nearly Isl 900, exceeding the expenditures
upward Sc, 900. The report of the commits
sioner of the land Office covers period of five
quarters, ending September, 1858. at which
time there were surveyed and ready for
market nearly 62,000,000 acres of land
which had never been offered at public sale.
During the five quarters, there had been
| sold 4 ,SO5 900 acres for cash, from which
upward of $1,000, 900 were realized. The
whole amount of land sold and located under
military warrants and swamp grants is 49,,
084 900 acres. The commissioner recon-
lnends amendments to the pre-emption laws,
with view to uniformity in the system and
a reduction in the number of litigated cases.
The report of the Indian Commissioner
estimates the number of Indians within our
limits at about 100000. The whole number
of tribes and bands is IFS. with Al only of
which we have treaty engagements. The
quantity of land acquired by these treaties is
upward of 58l 900 900 acres, and the cost to
Government of fulfilling these treaties has
been nearly $50 900 900. The whole amount
of trust funds held on Indian account, is
upward of $l0,590 900. He recommends
that the various trihos should be permanently
located on reservations not larger than is
is necessary for actual occupation, and that
they should be required to live upon and
cultivate these reservations. He also recon-
mends the ratification of the treaties made
with the Indians of Washington and Oregon
! Territories as a means of preventing further
hostilities.
TIE WAR DEPARTMENr.-The report Of the
Secretary of War states the actual strength Of
the army on July LIST, as IT 500. The dis
bursements in the Quartermaster' depart,
ment have been nearly ten millions. The
estimates for the next fiscal year are about
eighteen millions, being upward of mint
millions less than the appr priations for last
year. The Secretary entertans a strong hop,
thot the expenditures of his department may
be still further reduced IN the course o
another year, so that there will be no necessity
of asking for appropriations in the shape of
deficiency bill.
WEIGHT OF MILLION DOLLARS IN COLI
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