Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-01-04

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The Secretary of War reports thai whilt no
authorized strength Of the armv Il 10, les tho
number IN jnly lsst was only l7,4eei and "A GOO
of that number were alone available for servioe
10 the field Small as il is, the force has been
required 70 man about 100 permanent gardsons,
posts and camps, scattered over an area Of three
millions Of square miles, and consequently IL has
been impossible to give ample securely 10 cit.
zens on our frontiers. In relation to the Indian
depredatOns on our Southern and Mexicanbor
der, the Secretary hopso to make such alteration
in the disposition Of the troops next season as
will prevent any repetition. Measures have al.
re tdy been taken TO subdue the Camsnches and
Kiowap, and give protection 10 the routes from
Missouri and Arkansas TO New Mexico.
He recommends that provision be made fDr
retiring disabled and infirm fFic,rs The neees.
sity for enlsting ieamsters is urged, as Is the
enlistment OF frontier citizens for frontier ser
vice, for six months' terms, the men 10 provide
their own ,rses. lie speaks favorable Of the
condition Of the military academies Of The expert
ments in bretch loading guns, and Of the use
Of camels for service in the interior The whole
cost Of the Army is pot down at sl3 Oos, ,725
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SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
The Report of the Secretary Of the Interio
embodies mass of information relative to the
several Bureaus constituting that Department.
The General Land Office presents this genera
synopsis OF its bnslness:--Durlngt the fiye quar-
ters en9lng sept 5O, 1909, lS,olS, lo3 acres OF
the puohc lands we've disposed OF; sfu 0OU
acres were sold for cash, yielding ~, lOT,476i
3,6lT 44O acres were located with bounty fand
warrants; l,7l2,O4O were approved to the seve>
raj states entitled to them under the swamp
grents oI March z, ls4s: ana sept zs' leoVi
anu o,oio,zoS acres eeftihed to Ststes' as iai
ling to them under the grants for rail road Pur-
poses. the Indian bureau states that the
Tue aterag annual expenditure on Indian ac-
count ls SSooo ziO' ana tnat the funded capital
Of the annuities TO be paid to the Indians is
S2l '472 4@S There are 35O, GOO OF the Abori-
gines WITHIN the limits Federal Union
Inc commissioner oil tensions has y. $50
pensioners on MS roll caliing ior 81 I'm
money Inc necessary expenses wnicn VIII
pe incurred ior the census, VIII require tne aP.
Pfoprlat9n OF least 81 OgOOOo. h Is believed
eoth wise ano just TO conhne purchase and dls-
rioutlon az the Agricultural oftice to such va
iieues Vi P,@hSs' seeos' euttngs' ete 40 nave
not aireauy neen introduced into the country;
an appropriation to provide Tor permanent and
convenient accommodations Tor the Courts OF
,r 1ne ohteo Stat es In New York IN bortns
1heatre building Chambers street, ls recon-
nended-
POST MASTER GENERAL.
As was to be anticipated, the Report ofPost-
Master General Holt dweIs largely upon the
financial embarrassments of the year, attIibuta
able TO the failure of the usual appropriations.
The amount of sscertained liabilities not met by
the Department but due to this neglect, is de-
clared to be "a 100000, while liabilities TO the
amount Of $ll Ass, 900 have been fiquidated.-
The gross revenues of the year were S7,909,.
4si. These, added to balance on the books
of the Auditor, and to unemployed appropria-
tions, constitute total of Sl2. .l6s, $50 avail.
able resources, against expeditures amounting
to Sll ,55s, Ie9 for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1852
For the fiscal year terminating on the same
day, 1860, the Post Master General estimates
the sum required tobs Sl4 s7I SAT; there hav-
ing been already expended under special acts,
Sl67OsO for different branches of the Pacific
With a reservs ~ nncolocts,I onst.,,as AZ
ficiency of s5,53e,s34 The total annual
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