The Evansville daily journal., 1858-12-10

The Postmaster General says by the time
the contract for the California lines via PAN
ANA and Tehuantepec expire on Oct l, 1865,
tits probable that the route by Lake Nicar-
augua, will have been re-opened and in sue
cessful operation. This presents the oues-
ton whether one two, or three routes shall
thereafter be employed for mail PURPOSES
Inc Iehuantepec route is the shortest and
most readily protected, but it will be COM
paratlVely new, and the line of staging too
long, while it is destined no doubt, to be-
come transit of the first Importance, and
VIII deserve the highest patronage and en-
couragement, still it cannot suspend the ne
cesslty Tor one or more youtes through Gem
Tal America. Still 1t is of the highest i'm
portance that the rcate by Nicaragua should
oe re-opened, and its undisturbed use for ibe
transportation of mails, passep. eers troons
ana munlsfon OF war, secured o. the solemn
guarantee Of a public treaty y;tho't ;Iu T This
IN view OF the unsuitab' - 80 49,
local Governments os @ condluon OF tne
safatv ord CO.. Central America, the
hardly he raIir .y of transportation can
the reqni." ID ON as calculated 70 iurntsn Isl
tweep lie facilities OF commnnlcatioh oe-
o. Europe and Southern and Southwest
a States. The projected lines between
/ Norfolk and England, and between New Or-
leans and Bordeaux, are among the least i'm
port to be established.
The Postmaster General regards as high
| ly important that the line to Vera Cruz
should be continued.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORS REPORT.
! The Secretary of the Interior submits
whether it would not be wise policy, to
| pass general law, reserving all auriferous
silver and cinnebar mines from sale, for the
use and occupancy Of the people OF the
| United States, under such regulations as
| Congress may prescribe, and leaving those
lands containing copper, iron, lead and coal
subject to the ordinary laws Of settlements
and sale for their development.
He recommends legislation with regard
to the public lands in Utah, to put the lands
surveyed into market, and enable the pre-
sent occupants to obtain title to their homes
by the establishment of Land Office, and
the extension of the pre-emption laws of the
| Territory.
The income of the ensuing year from the
sales of public lands is estimated at Sc, ,000,-
900. The Secretary is opposed to the re-
moval of the Indian tribes, and advocates the
| policy of assigning land to individuals among
them without the power of disposing of the
same, and expending the money annuities
for the public good, instead of dividing it
per capa as now. . Ae
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The Secretary of War; in speaking of
this war with the Indians On the Pacific.
says that permanent peace has been es-
tablished by treaties entered into with them
The war in Texas may be looked upon as
just begun, and the probabilities are that
it will be one of ferceness, and may be OF
considerable duration.
The operations of the Utah army have
been important, and are fraught with mo-
mentous results. The people of that Terri
tory, however, still cvince a spirit Of insub-
ordination, and strong force is needed to
be still kept there.
The disbursements amount to nearly 81 ;
00O,0 in the Quartermaster's Department
The Secretary calls attention to the neces-
sity of providing for the payment of claims
againt the Government by the different
States for the services of volunteers. The
Secretary says that he attempted as far aS
possible to meet the wishes of Congress in
reducing the expenses. The statements O
the next fiscal year are less than the sppro
priations of last by Se,l6O,4ss. They
amount in the aggregate to Sl8,0l0, 900
He hopes the expenditures may be still fur
ther reduced. Unless there shall be further
and larger demands for expenditures in sup.
pressing other Indian hostilities, there viii
be no further necessity for Deficiency Bill
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
The Secretary, after referring in detail t(
the various services performed by our nava
force during the year, proceeds to argne the
necessity for its increase by the addition o
vessels and men. He proposes that the Gov
ernment shall purchase, for a specific sum
the several vessels recently chartered by tht
Paraguay expedition. He also suggests thu
building of ten heavily armed vessels of {
light draft, and the increase of the person
mel of the navy by the appointment Of
twenty additional Surgeons, the same mum.
Der of Assistant Surgeons, fifteen or twenty
pursers, and the increase of the marine
corps to 200, with the usual number of of
ficers.
The expenditures for the fiscal year end
ing June, 1858, were nearly fourteen million
dollars, being little under the appropria
ton. The estimates for the current fsca
year were $14,6l6, 900, and the appropria
ton $l4,5O5, 900. The estimates for tn,
year ending June, 1860, are $l3, 500, 900
including Ss66,000 for completing the eigh
line draught steamers, but not including
1896, 900 for steamship and mail purposes
COMMISSIONER INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The report of the Indian Commissioner
estimates the number of Indians within ouI
limits at 100000. The whole number o
tribes and bands, is 175 with A only o
s which we have treaty engagements. Th,
4 quantity of land acquired by these treatie
is upwards of 5sl 900, ,O00?) acres, and tn
| he of c,,lG Al
treaties, has been nearly S5O,Oo0,oO0
The whole amount of the trust fund hel,
on the Indian account is upwards of $40,
100000. He points out several error
a which have heretofore marked our polio,
: towards the Indians; makes several impor
/ taat suggestions for the future, embracing
among them recommendation that the va
rious tribes should be permanently locates
i'm reservations mt IsrUer than ia pacassar4