Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-16

Acres.
Tho total amount Of cash lnnd
sales for the fiscal year ending tho
30th of June, and the quarter
ending tho Goth September.
were go. .493 s5-1OO
Amount received .,..,............ 81 lO7 ,47G IL
Located, same period. in boun-
ty land warrants. s.6l744o
Approved. same period, under
swamp grant acts "f l849-50.. l,1l2,O40
Certified. same period, to GER
tain States for railroad grants. 6,3l8,203
Total quantity disposed of du-
ring i've quarters in cash for tho
satisfaction of bounty land
claims, swamp grants, and the
construction of railroads.....16,G ,GlS. 1873 40-100
The cash receipts were less than last year, but
more acres disposed of. owing to tho opera
ton of tho graduation act of 1854
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The amount applicable during the fiscal year for
fulfilling Indian treaties s........$i, 1852, ,407 "a
Amount drawn from the treasury,
and paid, expended, or remitted 3, ,402,0l4 SO
Amount Of appropriations submit
ted for the present fiscal year
........................... 2.57527I "a
Amount actually approprlated...... 2,484,27l Va
Making applicable tn expenditures
during tho year, including
expended balance of previous
year, $202,002 50, on trust funds
in stock ............................ 4l3G,6G7 G5
Amount estimated for next fiscal
year. including treaties ratified
by last Congress. 2,5p5.908 38
OF these twelve treaties ten are with different
tribes and bands in Washington Territory and
Oregon, embracing about | 900 Indians, by which
their titles extinguished to some $4,000, 900
acres of land at cost of about FIVE md three ffths
cents per acre.
PENSIONS
During the year 1876 pensioners have been added
to the rolls tho stpends of 38 others have been
increased.
Whole number Of invalids on rolls 8Gl
Who receive annual $445, l53 90
Entire number on the rolls, June 30,
80 having died during the year.. 165
Yearly sum required to pay surv-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 202 SO
One Revolutionary soldier was added to the
rolls under the acts of June 1882, at twenty dol
widows Of Revolutionary officers and soldiers, 127
original cases have been admitted, and others
increased.
Whole number rolls ut close of
ycar.......................... 3,7l4
Requiring per annum. .................$2ol,8 ,86o ~
Two hundred and twenty-five original claims
were admitted under the act granting 81 years
halfpay pensions to widows and orphans of de-
ceased officers and soldiers OF the army, requiring
annually $l5,9l8.
Under the act of 1850, renewing and
continuing this class Of pension
ers, 1923 claims were allowed,re-
quring annually. 1917, 1856 90
Whole number halfpay pensioners
on the rolls, 1927, requiring an
nualy y.............. ................. 156,2l3 76
Whole number army pensioners
quiring 9o2, ,43e 55
Twenty navy pensioners were in
scribed during the year, and thir-
ty.two claims were allowed wild
ows and orphans Of others, ,requir-
ing annually. y....................... 1868 so
Number of navy pensioners under
all acts. 9lS,requring annually. 132,477 60
The aggregate paid for army and
navy pensioners during the year
Six thousand eight hundred and one bounty
land warrants were issued requiring l,0o0, sou
acres, which, added to the previous issues, gives
total Of GO, 10 900 granted for military SER
vices.