Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-07

melting those tribes to revolt. The depart
ment has no official advices confrmatory of
the newspaper reports that portion OF the
natives have been organized as military
force. The withdrawal Of the federal troops
and the employment of threats by the rebel
agents, coupled with promises that tie conted'
crate government would assume the response
bilty OF their snnuties, have been the chief
means of inducing their revolt. The payment
of annuites to these tribes has been suspend
ed but the secretary recommends that con-
gress shall make the usual appropriations, so
as to provide for the fultillment OF the treaty
stipuldtons it it should aiterward be found
expedient to pay the annuitIcs. The tribes on
the Pacific slopes have shown symptoms OF tur-
buleuce The withdrawal of troops from New
Mexico has given license for the committal OF
depredatons by some OF the tribes IN that ter
ritory. The tribes in Kansas and Nebraska
are loyal and progressing in civilization. The
licenses to tia,e with the Indians have been
so shamelessly abused, by cheating the natives
and selling them goods at profit OF three to
four hundred per cent, that the secretary rec
ommends that all such licenses be revoked,
and the Indians supplied with goods and i'm
plcmouts only through the agents OF the de
partment.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
No departmen; shows more severely the eff
tent office. Instead of being source of rev.
enue, the expenditures of the department from
Nov. l, to Sept. 80, 1861, exceeded its receipts
by $50 1876. Th has necessitated the dis
charge of thirty clerks and the reduction OF
the salaries OF those retained The report
complains that the clerks OF the U. ). district
court fail TO forward copies of works copy
rghted at their offices, the object of collecting
in library copies OF all the copyright litera-
ry productions OF the country being thereby
defeated. To remedy this, it is proposed tnat
the sole power OF granting copyrights be dele
gated to the commissioners Of patents.
PENSION OFFICE.
The number OF pensions during the year
has diminished SIS, and the payments S43, ,246
On the Both OF June there were 10000 pen
sioners on the roll, requiring an aggregate pay
ment of S957 ,772. The pension laws have
been construed as authorizing the payment of
pensions to invalids and the widows and child
rem of soldiers who have been wounded or
killed during Vie existing insurrection. Pen
sioncrs of the rebel states who have taken up
arms against the government, are deprived OF
the payment OF their pensions.
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
By an order of last May the execution of
the law for the suppression of the slave trade
was confded TO this department. The secre.
tary convened the marslaS OF all the loyal
Atlantic states, at New York, and explained TO
them all the devices OF the traffic The result
of this energy has been the capture and con-
demnatOn oi five vessels. One person has
been convicted as the captain OF SLAYER, and
sentenced to death, the first instance of cap.
ital conviction on record; and another has
been found guilty of fitting out a SLAYER at
Boston. Within little more than year,
4500 Africans recaptured by our cruisers have
been taken into the Republic of Liberia.
through the agency of the American Coloniz-
alton Society.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The report on the Judiciary complains of
great Inconvenience from the wants OF a suit
able court house, owned by the government,
in the city OF New York and recommends that
Burton's Thcater be bought for that purpose
at the price Of S2l5,0 600 An extension of the
Capitol grounds, the erection of new Jail in
the city OF Washington, and the formation of
a street railroad through Pennsylvania ave-
nue., are the principal recommendations of the
commissioner OF public buildings. Under the
new arrangement for the congressional print
ing, saving of fifty per cent has been effect
ed on the work for the executive departments
and in the binding, reduction of about $1,000
ner month";