The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-11

ncccssay fcr additional accommodations There is how.
ever, present no means BY which the views Of the
these matters, nor, indeed fos raising by taxation the
amount required Coz the improvements suggested should
seneress dret them 70 ~ made at their expense Under
these circumstances, therefore, the improvements, IL
made, should be made nj tn expense ~ the general GO
sernmrnt a~ should he lSAssei, creating
,axcs on the .sale B~,rIs, 10 NEE, the erpsass,
a. y would be msnfrs'y unjust 70 require the
cd q objects equally uses b. and assia 10 the people
eeoFgeo~n and those Fug outside the limits Of either
me third annual r~,or, 81 the Rard 81 Visitors Of the
Hospital cr the Insane and the report OF the
Superintendent ~ that nsstuon who also acts Arch
tecfars SUPER nfendent sna dshursng agent the
strue "a n the eaihce are here~nh communicated Al
the beginning ~ the Last hcai year July 4, 1851 there
remained a the hasrial one hundred and tea patients
Duf that torty three admitted and thrtysx
dxhsrgea having the is ~ Iaiy 1855 hundred
and sey.uteO inmates. ~ the whole number remaining
aud admitted tn institution during that year namely
one hundred snd any three twenty seven were from the
army. thirteen from the navy hundred and eleven
from csl lie and tao frcm the Soldiers Home On these
hundred snr thirty two whie and twenty one
colorca Twelve lndependeui pay patients.
Tits ins,itton established by act u Congress in
1855 and objects Ayowed h. BE- 1.-The most humane
and enlightened curative ues,mcni Of the insane OF
b. army and navy u The United states and Of the Dis
rc of Columbia Plans Cor the buildings had previous
been approved By The Executive, and Congress has re
cogrises and sanctioned them first by Appropriation
OF hundred snd tn thousand seven hundred and
twenty dollars for the erection OF the hr four Soc
ous a the building ani Afterwards by nm Appropriation
I, oue hundred and thirty esh thousand hundred Aad
seventy hrS dlars fer the erection Of the centre and
hesn compucS furnished and occupied for nearly four
years The appropriation for the cenire viii be Sufficient
~ complete thai porian ~ the buiug and estimate
submitted for Furnishing ~ The completion OF the
whee building, according va the design originally
sioIted and approved vii require a further appro
priaton ~ seventy thousand hundred and
eleven dollars. To arrcs, hc work Al this time would
D. followed by some sacrifices. The plan u ever 10
be carried out and cor ihe present prevent the necessary
faFU H. ffFtite
estabi.shmsnt Privacy and freca"m from Intrusion are
important cfm9ts IN the caratvc trea,meui of the I'm
fortunate Yaens and these he attained 10
satisfactory whr the ~ the building 10
pfeercs AM ~ scafe ths ebrt a te Institution, ss u
ready completed the workman saoula b. excluded
ko0n possible TIE sVperntpiiicni has sSosn In the
l@l such cncrgy, economt and ehcency N presng Vie
dutts IL his poston cn,ile him 10 your confidence.
Tie cihce v,en computed, With al a. eenvenicnees AMI
appliance. wii ~ r,iel 81 A. knt and VII rcacc ths
highest UPON the humane ami liberal policy o the
II = gratifying 10 and. from the annual report
OF the President 81 the Columbia instsstou fsr the
instruction IL the deaf and dunno and the blind, here
with transmitted, that ~ rreseu' condition = mach
prosperous than u one year ago With the
additional AID three thousand dollars granted by Con.
gress Is last session. the debts Which Thea burGened
have been pad and the msniensnce ant tuition c ~ pu
pills fully secured. During the year cnsng the Soth q
June last there IN the institution eighteen papls,
twelve 81 whom were mute ant sx hlui. TIE receipts
for the same period amounted Ia o. Ai3 -. ~ whrh
g. 1913 IS contributed BY the government % us IS
under the act o February To- 1851 for mautenancr and
tuition therein being NJ the rate ~ one hundred and
my dollars per annum Tor each pupil admitted upou the
order this department and 81 oo under the act n NAY
90 1855. "ior the payment q salaries and pdca'a "a
pcnses o said institution. The disbursements amounted
to &C 1888 SIS leaving balance hand al the
ment Of the present fiscal year.
The MANAGEMENT aud present condtsn Of the penlen
tary viii he understood from the accompany ng reI"r ~
the Board Of Inspectors and iEce ~ the warden, crk
physician, chaplain and matron ~ the nsita'loa. Tue
number IL convicts AZ the Close of the var endng
September 80, 1857. IS On the .0h Of srsembcf,
1858, the number l0s-6S white and a. coofed Toe
Inspectors are Of opinion that They have a. ,nsh suc
ceeded In ecctiBg ny which the labor a
the convcts will be made % pay the cost ~ their mamie
nance, thus relieving the government II All chargcs Cor
should accomplish this much, grca, imrrevcmeu, uoa
the past will have been gained. FAIR ui1 shall a. MI
events be made N order 70 tsst IT. prse,csnIay AMI
under the guidance of intelligent hard 81 Inspectors
have every confidence in lis success.
The wagon roads placed under the direction ~ this Dc
partment have all been located, AMI for the m0st part
constructed. There H. n material Improvement of
the new over the Old routes Complete reports from
some OF the supcrincndcns have already been received
the others OF prcparatlou they
are ali completed aud received they viii
Congress II Is confidently expected tina, these reports
will embody much interesting and useful Information IN
regard 10 the respective routes and the extensive regions
OF country through which they pass
Under the act approved June s. 1883, authorizing
vey Of tho boundary line between the state 81 rxss and
the territories of the United States. elective rcmmS
son organized and directed 10 operate with such
agents might be selected by the authorities a rexas
The Joint commission expected 10 leave San Antonio
carly November, for the initial POINT ~ their opera
tons on tho Rio Grande
PUBLIC po,rxK>r~
Nv n resolution adopted the Goth ~ March, 1855
Congress 20 far amended the JOINT rcsou,on adopted
January IS 1857, Respecting the Distribution ~
certain public documents" az 10 Increase The nun
placed disposal OF this department o. three
hundred and lfy copies Of each document printed by
order OF either branch Of Congress and direct the dis
tbuton thereof be made a. such colleges AMI other
institutions named In the resolution referred TO- should
be designated by "the representative IN Congress from
each Congressional district and by the delegate from each
Territory N the United States.
This PROV SION Of law relieves the department from the
responsibility OF selecting the institutions to whrh the
books TO be sent, and limits s duty 10 The very sim
pic operations Of receiving the documents distributing -
many be equally apportoned u the several ton
gressonal districts and institutions entitled In receive
them and retaining the remainder subject IN sch future
disposition grcss may direct 90 b. made of brm
From the commencement Of tho p-escni Congress
mere VIZ remain, m'dr s"pf.hs . "Ss ohs, nss
lie libraries entitled 10 receive tho books under
spcca acts Of Congress with one sc q document snr
pins 81 hundred and sta. fr the distribution
&c which further leg station will b. required
tndcr the resolution a. originally passed there should
have hccn placed NJ the disposal &c this department
hundred AMI thirty sets e bools, a. fol'ovs'
From tie Department 81 state, ~ Gets.
From tn Library 81 Congress, o. sets
Thosc rorl the state department have nccn srpplo',
aud the librarian has furnished those required from him
10 make m The number 70 which the department = -
titled Cor the 34h Congress with the exception NJ twn'y
COPIES of /" senate miscellaneous docuncn's, ani iwniy
copies of senate documents. vol -. % tho - auf -
Sessions An effort j. being made 10 secure III - volu
from Other sources. with far prospects 81 success
Tho number Of institutions entitled 70 rsccive thne" -
IS nj present two hundred and forty three,
being Fix more than can be slppct by this deartmsnt
under The resolution originally passed The whnc
number therein provided Cor shall be placed ~ a. dsp4
sal These six. however each 10 supplied With f1i
and complete set II the House documents. n1nbsfnr
hfty fur volumes, and including nearly all of tie more
valuable publications made by order n The Thry fourth
Congress.
IN to- the present time two hundred and ten complete
scts each containing Que hundred aud three volumcs N
tho documents If tho Thirty fourth Congress have been
distributed, and perfect sets remain on haul u
addition 10 this have twenty SITE compcte lack NJ twa
volumes each Al tho demands TINS Ear made ufpa ~
department for these books have been mot hwt VII "
impossible with the means IN hand, fully ~ execute
the law far relates 70 the documeuts ~ the las,
Congress, unles tho missing volumes abovs referred u
b. obtained.
The Librarian Of CONGRESS vas directed ny the rcAou
ton II the 2Sth January. 1851 also ~ transfer ~ this
department the hfty aiit oualcopes 81 thc ocum ms
printed by order Of either house for the pufppsa ~
change foreign countries under the resolution ~ July
90 1sl0, and the CITY copies of " the public journals aid
a.. 4 49,