Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-11

\ -, nv y, 'nu o'suth census IA hons
Pepued with All the rapidly consistent Win
Oo'Ne'n'es ana Congress rs called upon to n.
rect rs publication in such a manner as 10 IN
sure It's greatest utility. There now r.m,,".
d0e ana unpaid TO maTShals and asslstant 80 ~.
shas SS223 $50, being mostly due 10 otin"a.
III the IN arrecuonarl states and which ~.
withheld on account of the known disloroI,''
OF some, the uncertainty which existed r.snnCS
ting others, and the impossbGty Of obtaip'o.
TIE Information necessary 20 enahla the sn,>,r
| lntendent % arrive at satisfactory conclusions
/ IseTe are at present engaged in Toe servic.
| 10 pei sons. The appropriations hcretocore
made amount' 10 Std27 900, OF which Slso
6SS are unexpendet1. and a further apnon.-r
ton OF $4,000 is called ,1cr ~ complete ,hs
work. u'e
The mineral resources Of the West ~. H
SHOWN up m glowing colors. Coal is fonn in
great abundance and variety between Tho M"
ssslppi and the Pacific, and in some M I
states and territories, of fine QUALITY Ar "a
large quantities. The great auriGrons al IN,
OF the United States on the western 1. region
prlses an area of more than one coast COM
miles, embracing portions of L . Allhon square
ka, Colorado, all OF New N Iacotah, Nebras
na, Utah, Nevada, 4.exico, With Arizo
and Washington te California, Oregon,
wealth IN gold, no .fritory, Besides their
IN silver mines as cart OF the world is so rich
Inc recent disc -. - Nevada and New Mexico
OF California, > .seres in the southern portion
thence away .iso, and in the region stretching
river in w spto and north OF the Salmon
stlmulaf .ashingtop territory, are every day
pI ing the mining enterprise of our PEG
pub Che Secretary advises that none Of the
n nc lands be sold, but that they all be he'd
the possession of the United States; and
thar revenue be obtained from them, by
leases, uuder quarterly payments or quarterly
e tax, as seignorage, upon the actual pro
i. duct, under well regulated and efficient sys-
ne tenn, which would stimulate the energies of
no minors and capitalists, by securing 10 such
ba classes an undispued interest in localities Spec
H. flied. ..f. .....
Re When the conditions as to payment arc com.
~ piled with, for unbmited periods, and. while
oFl effecting this, with beneficial results 10 them
a. ii would relieve the necessities of the repubIio
* Assuming the national debt, on the LIST Of Ju-
70. N, 1868, to be seventy hundred and seventy
nd eight million dollars, the commissioner saws
that a tax OF some per cent. on the whole
or yield of the mines, would, upon the maturity
az OF a proper mining system, and when the same
,e shall eventually go into full operation, pay of
Ter this interest, enable the Government to reduce
on by at least two-thirds, the existing direct tax,
,at and from the residue and imposts have an an
cir nual income sufficiently to support the Govern
iii ment, and provide fund for the gra4ual ex-
,es tncton Of the public debt and restore the cur
,at Tency to metallic basis.
rs The Secretary adds: 'The yield of the pro-
no cious metals alone of this region will not fall
ed below one hundred million dollars the
ID present year, and it will augment with the
re- increase of population for centuries to come
no The value of these mines to the country is alb
iv2 solutely incalcuable-to the Government they
Of may be made 10 yield revenue just in pro
pe portion to the number of men employed in
81 working them,
CIV This year they should yield ten million dol
ei- lars, and would do so under the operations Of
a well matured system. The experience Of
miners in those districts which have been sue
cessfny worked, has demonstrated the pro-
r. priety, and, NAV add, the necessity of dvid-
an ing the mineral lands into small parcels or
- claims.n ...., ..-tgs ANS. 81. .sxew
n The report closes with statements of the
ho condition of the public buildings at Washing
;ah ton and the local institutions of the District
~. of Columbia, most of which is of no special
- interest to outsiders 3EaaE +
e1 The capitol building has been considerably
hi injured during the year by being used for hos
nd, nd pital purposes, and it is recommended that
bsr Congress provide by law against using it for
mn any such purpose hereafter. The work on the
~, M new iron dome has progressed with great ac-
-, tivity, and it viii be covered in before the
-, close of the year. The amount expended on
m the dome already is six hundred and eighteen
~. thousand and eight dollars, and an additional
u appropriation of two hundred thousand dollars
-, is called for. The patent Office building re-
90 quires sixty thousand dollars to complete it,
rho The public printing during the last year has
an been much greater than ever before. But as
and the only cost to the Government was the pay
Of of the workmen, and the cost Of tho makrs.
llay use the large profits heretofore made by the
,ar. public printer under the former system Of do
on ing this work have been saved.
/ of The expenses of the United States courts
ices during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862,
,rae were $523,662 OF, being S204,337 SO less
By than the expenses of the previous YEAR The
uch principal cause Of the decrease of expenses IS
If the suspension Of the courts in the insuncc
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