Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-12-28
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
POSTAL. All hrs

a,k attention 10 the report If tie
Postmaster General. the following l-'-
irc = summary statement IF the cou4i-
t.,n o. the Department: The rcvcHue
ir,m III sources during tie fi>eal yer
ming 18th Of June ISL including the
annual permanent appropriation Of sev-
n hundred Thousand dollars for the
,-..a -,uriaiion of free mail matter. Was
l;a, hundred and ia-,y-iire thousand
-xo hundred and nineiy-sIX dollar. b,-
iur al,prt two rc- cent. less than the
revenue al lao. The expenditures
were one hundred and ihirSv-six ihou9-
ard AID sixtv--evcn dollar. showing
.,..-rca~e of more than : rer cent. -
,-imy.areI with ihu~e of TIE TretioE-
year. IA few additional ha; not ini-
I,or.ant figures. in the transmission of
which mistakes have occurred. ere l,."
orlitiesl.-USIsN.
HI>IEI,T - tDLJy
The pre-eit in-urTcc'ion shows. |
think. tina, the extension If thr ll-irl-i
across the Potomac riv-- ~ iL- J'Ine 81
establishing the Capita here. va- eIsI-
ncntlv wise. Consequently. tlat the
Teiinqui>hment 81 the portion which
lic- in the State Of Virginia was unui-e
and dangerous. submit inr v"ur con-
,;ler.ltion the cxpodicncy II restoring
the original boundary thereof. through
negotiation with the SAFE 81 Virgins.
DEPARTMENT up T"G INTERIOR.
The report Of the Secretary 81 the
Interior, with the accompanying docu-
mcnts. exhibits the condition of the
several brahcheS of the public business
pertaining to that Department. Ihr
,cpressin. Influences OF the insurycc-
ton have been especially felt in the OPP
crations of the Patent and General
Land Offices.
The cash receipts from the sale of
public lands during the last quarter
have exceeded the expenses of our land
system bv about two millions of dollars.
The sales have been entirely suspended
in the Southern States, while the inter
ruption to the business Of tho country.
and the drawing Of large numbers of
men from labor to military service has
obstructcd settlements in the new States
and Territories of the Northwest.
The receipts ofthe Patent Office have
declined in nine months about one
million of dollars, rendering Il large re-
duction of the force employed ncccssa-
~ to make it self.sustaining.
The demands upon the Pension OF
flee will be largely increased by the in
surrcction. Numerous applictions for
pensions, based upon the casualties OF
the existing war, have already been
made. There is reason to believe that
many who are now upon the pension
roll, and in receipt Of the bounty Of the
Government, are in the ranks of the
insurgcnt army. or giving them aid and
comfort. The Secretary of the Interi-
or has directed the suspension of pay
ment to such persons, upon proof of
their disloyalty. I recommend that
Congress authorize that officer to calsc
the names Of such persons to be stricA-
en- from the pension roll.
The relations of the Government
with the Indian tribes have been lately
disturbed by the insurrcctio,, especially
in the Northern Supcrintendency and
that of New Mexico. The Indian coun-
try south of Kansas is in possession of
the insurgents from Arkansas and Tex
AS. The agents of the United States
appointed since the 4th of March for
this Supcrintendcncy have been unable
to reach their posts, while the most of
those who were in office before that
time have espoused the insurrection
cause. and assumed to exercise the pow
ers of agents, by virtue of commissions
from the insurrectionists. 1t has been
stated in the public press that portion
of these Indians have been organized
into military force, and are attached
to the army of the insurgents, but [
have nothing official upon the subject.
Letters have been written to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs by several
prominent Chiefs, giving assurance of
their loyalty to the United States, and
expressing a wish for the presence of
the Federal troops to protect them. 1t
is believed that on the rc-occupation of
their country by the federal forces the
Indians will Immediately cease all hos
tile demonstrations and resume their
former relations to the Government.
Agriculture, confcssedly the larger
interest Of the nation, has not a depart
ment Of bureau. but clerkship only
assigned it in the Government. While
1t is fortunate this great interest is SO
independent in its nature rs not Ia have
'lomal.ded and extorted more from the
Government. I rc~necff,iiv ost Cop