Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-07

by Nicaragua should be re-opened, and its un-
disturbed use for the transportation of mails,
passengers, troops and munitions of war, Sc
cured by the solemn guarantee of public
treaty. Without this, in view of the unstable
condition of the local governments of Central
America, the safety and security of transporta-
ton can hardly be relied on As calculated
to furnish the requisite facilities of communi-
cation between Europe and the Southern and
South Western States, the projected lines be-
tween Norfolk and England, and between New
Orleans and Bordeaux, are among the most I'M
portant ones to be established.
The Post Master General regards as highly
important that the line of mails to Vera Cruz
should be continued.
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary fthe Interior submits wheth-
CT it would not be wise policy to pass a gem
eral law reserving all aurferous, silver, and Gin
abar mines from sale for the use and occupan-
cy of the people of the United States, under
such regulations as Congress may prescribe,
and leaving those lands containing copper, iron,
and coal subject to the ordinary laws of settle
ment and sale for their development He re-
commends legislation with regard to the public
lands in Utah, to put the lands surveyed in
market and thus enable the present occupants
" llllGS " ny lllt tSldblteli-
ment of land office, and the extension of the
pre-emption laws to that Territory
The Report of the Secretary of the Interior
indicates satisfactory state of affairs in his De-
partment The income of the ensuing year
from the sales of public land is estimated at
S5,00O,O0O
The Secretary is opposed to the removal Of
the Indian tribes, and advocates the policy OF
assigning land to individuals among them with
out the power of alienation, and of expending
the money annuities for the public good in
stead of dividing it per capita as now.
The income of the Patent Office for the
! three quarters ending in September, was nearly
S75l 900, exceeding the expenditures upwards
of S6,5OO
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Secretary of War in speaking of the war with
the Indians on the Pacific, says, that a perml-
| nent peace has been established by treaties en-
tered into with them.
The war in Texas may be looked upon as
just begun, and probabilities are it will be one
of herceness and may be of considerable dura-
| ton
The operations of the Utah army have been
important and fraught with momentous results
The people of that territory, however, still
evince spirit of INSTRUMENTATION, and a strong
force needs still to be kept there.
The disbursements amount to nearly ten mil
lions in the Quarter Masters Department.
The Secretary calls attention to the necessity
of providing for the payment of claims against
Government by the different States for services
of volunteers. The Secretary says he has at
tempted, as far as possible, to meet the wishes
of Congress in reducing the expenses. The es.
Inmates of the next fiscal year are less than the
appropriations of last by S9,I60,4ss. They
amount in aggregate to Sls,0l0O90 and he
hopes the expenditures may be still further re-
duced Unless there shall be further and larger
demands for expenditures in suppressing other
Indian hostilities, there will be necessity for
deficiency bill.