The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-02-23

Increasing the efficiency q the army. L j. not
deemed lis1-ib-e 20 proceed IN manufacturing rl1el
cannon beyond those required fr experiment.. pur-
lrse- He speaks GTpra5ly O.: the brezch--cailuy
arms Il ige= not APPEAR necessary 90 request any
csl=-ie-ab.e appropriation for aii-rgual masonry
work f- the f1rt.dc.t01s- such - are not strong
enough o. offer ed iefe-se- -g1il-- shipping nay.
when ~ emergency arises, he re-.-areei o. . small
expense IL e4TEfE tl-reries properly combined with
them Er mCrti1aI support a -lch an extent o. O.
give an aEZ-zglte amount q sufficient power Ir
defense.
The army in Utah remains inactive, AMI stands IN
an attitude O.: Ienlcils force t1Wlr-s the c-a4lerei
ami s1l.su people
He = s--5-I ,h.. tie -rs=erva-;5- r r--a,
z-e~n or recu-1lzeI D. the people q the United
States, = :u15--lt.= in thar Territory. There = in
the present. z-----le = affair, scarcely -rg necessity
fr The presence % the tr-or- clere. and they oil *
otherwise E.spl=eI q during the coming season.
Tle aboye--auel Secretaries show wherein they
have LrEly reduced the expenditure AM estimate, -
~c5-Parsi Ei,a the previous ye.-s.
PUBLIC ASl--FEz--EF-IoS SUGGESTIONS.
The Secretary q tie Interior says, Dung the I've
quarters ending IN September, the sales Z land
y.ei-=i over 3,lg-, 900 GlE 900 ceres were .oc4tei
With Bounty warrants.
Among the general recommendation ! one that I
.2w - pls-=l n -IiF5t q il. crafty 70 settlers on IN
occupied lands, allowing each Two years from the
date O.: fling h. declaration statement with which 20
make his proof and pay fr h= land, and AZ the sane
tine making il incumbent fr the President 10 ogeE
- --- 49, - EAr-"--~N.-H -a ANS N-@- 10y
have been surveyed y authority q Congress, ~ any
tine within 40 years after the pats Ct survey have
been approved.
He also suggests the manner q preventing frauds
ISDLaS - sAvAGEs COMMITTING
ATROCITIES.
All things considered, cur relations with the In
dian tribes continued, during the past year, s4;isGc-
tory He regrets 70 add that ofzc.al documents fur
uI-H sufficient evidence 10 justify the belief that the
atr0cious cases Of murder AMI rapiEe charged TO the
CON q u -LA r4r.rE h.-A hon IN -a.ffE nrm-
nittel 81 white men wearing iizgui-e= 4 the In
dlzuz- Measures have been taken for the a-elIJTl-
ton q the Indians. The policy now = to gather
them u small tribal reservations.
The uecessary expenses which viii he incurred for
the census vii require al appropriation Of at least
10000.
It j believed both wise and just to continue opera
tons Tor the purchase and distribution from the
Agricultural Once e such varieties q plants, SEEDS,
cuttings, &c, as have not yet been introduced into
the country.
REPORT.
The estmaster-Geuera advocates various reforms
and trusts that either Congress will give - sanction
10 the specified contract for q mail between Portland
and New Orleans, by voting the necessary apprOpril-
ton, or viii indicate for the Department such q
course Of administration as shall warrant It in closing
with some one % the proposals which have been
received, and are now held under aivisement.
lie urges action 70 secure suitable pOst-Oflces in
New York and Philadelphia, and the
repeal Of the clause of 1858, which declares that in
tEn4T4lh- M1-- 10 -OEel=A Cy4hue7 ~ 4t4S-ST
shall always be given 10 an American over foreign
when departing from the same port fr
the same destination within three days Cfeach ether.
II i the highest element il the mission Of this depart
neut, and hence that legislation which provides for
r~etariing instead Of acceleratirg the mails may be
safeiy pronounced at least extraordinary in lis char
acter.
The Post-Ofice Department, according to the theory
u its organization, should be seltsustainiug, and
because OF the peculiar character Of its functions il
should not be a charge on the common treasury. He
the abolition Of the ranking privilege and
the substitution Of prepayment by stamps, when
abuses would fall where there belong, on the govern
nent officials by whom they were ?erpetrated.