Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-12-23

TT OF the interior. SHOWS rflar nurTn9F tho
past year the income from the sale Of p1blic
lands has been over five tim - the amonnt 70
ceiyeG the previous wear About three and
a quarter millions of acr,.s were distressed of
during the year. includ;nr lands located with
agricultural scrip The c3.b receirts for the
fifteen months ending Seutemler IA 1851
were Sl.OIg.4t6 "A Nineteen States have
excepted the rovisions of the a,,ri,ultur,l
College blll.
The great yalue OF uiuer,Isa I.i,b, Ne
yada and Arizona. and in s&fions Of the
publ ter rIt,ry. su-r.st tbat everv enooi,r-
agemcnt should he given TO those who are
willing TO deyellp the riches Of the gold
silver ami other products. h7 defining and
secur ing their rights bv law. Among the
nclurarcmtuts the Pacific railroad Is sneci-
ted as a permanent and essential one
In connection with the above. Mr.. Usher
urges t1at some. government surervi.ion sbould
n.. had of the proceedings If railroad c,m-
laui,s who have been PRIVILEGED bv Conrrcss
hIt who have, not carried out theIr obligs-
,iuu-. The comranIe, alluded 10 have con-
upcti1u with certain branches of the great
Pacific line.
Il I- proper. however. % saw that the So
rcary sees reason for excuse in some instan-
c,~. auda prominent one l. iounj in tb. In
dim troubles which have existed since the
Minnesota massacre in I~62 A. tb,-e dit
f.ulties have been 10 part caused by the In
di.u title % the Laramie Plains tbrougb
which the Pacific route uas>es-which -
cures the Platte country to the lndiaD,-it
Is necessary that the Government take stems
to cxtiuguish the title. So that the United
States shall have uumolested cccuration of
the route. and of much of the adjacent
country Providing sufficient reservation
and the exclusion of the Indians frcm the
territory in question by force are the means
recommended The 'rros. violation M IN,
existing treaty bv che red men i. held IN h..
good ground for iustifvin,, This rr,ceedin,
In all other instances where Indians have
kent roId filth with the Government in
their treaty relations. such recommendation
would De inconsistent with the rules of civil
lization. A. there are instances where the
Government acknowledges the right in the
soil of certain Indians with whom there are
no treaties. when sucn are made it +. rec1m-
mendei that stiuulation- for the navment pf
money annuities should be avoided or
course this plan. and the. above speeifed
would do away with Indian agencies and
it i, further advised that trading with hos
tile Indians be strictly inrer,llctcd.
The report of the Commissioner of Pen
sions savs that or tb,s. ,,t-i,+. nj,
pensions for services in the Revolutionary
war bad been awarded. five still survive AT
very advanced age II the beripnip., of
the year. l4ls widow- OFF Revolutionary -ol-
dicrs were receiving, pensions. the a,cfe,,te
Of whose YEARLY stipand- Wa SIl5.3I- AZ
The number cot army r.n-ilnrr- t,thcr than
Revolutionary VINO were raid durin, ,hr
fourteen months ending ,ii, 30tb of INN.
last. was 22.767. and a widows. 9rpban..
and dependent mothers. 25.I33. The amount
paid Tor army pensions during the wear end
ins June 30th. S4.3lO. S6~ 10. The nuu-
her of navy pcn.i8ner, win, were maid durip,,
the fourteen months preceding the date men
toned was 1905. and the amount OF money
Iaid them during the wear was SI64 247 g5.
The whole number OF pensioners on I'M, 3nth