Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-12-08

portions has been organized In SO brief
period and conducted with so much eiiiclen-
cy and success. The general exhibit OF the
navy, including vessels under construction,
on the first of December, 1864, shows q
total of GIL vessels, carrying 4,6i0 guns
and 5l0,396 tons, being an actual increase
during the year over and above all losses
by shipwreck or In battle, Of SO vessels,
107 guns and 42427 tons. The total num-
ber of men at this time In the naval service,
including officers. Is about $1,000. There
have been captured by the navy during the
year, 32i vessels, and the whole number OF
naval captures since hostilities commenced
is 1900, of which 267 are steamers. The
gross proceeds arising from the sale OF con-
demned prize property. thus far reperted,
of such proceeds is still under adJudlcatlon
and yet to be reported. ~ -
e The total expenditures of the Navy De-
partment of every description, including
the cost of the immense squadrons that have
been called into existence from the 4th OF
March, 1861. to the 1st of November, 1854,
are $23S, ,262 30. Your favorable con-
sideration is invited to the various reconi-
mendations of the Secretary ofthe Navy, and
especially in regard to Navy Yard, and a
suitable establishment for the construction
and repair of iron vessels and the machinery
and armature for our ships, to which refer
ence was made in my last annual message.
Your attention is also invited to the views
expressed i'm the report, in relation to the
legislation of Congress, at Its last session,
i'm respect to prizes on our inland water. l
cordially concur in the recommendation or
the Secrc tary as to the propriety OF Great
ing the new rank Of Vice-Admiral IN our
naval service.
Your attention is invited to the report of
the Postmaster-G General, for detailed ac-
count of the operations and financial connl-
ton of the Post Office Department. The
postal revenue for the year ending June
Both, 1864, amounted to $1243S, ,252.7S, and
the expenditures to Sl2,Gl4, ,7S6.20; the ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts being
S20665242. The views presented by the
Postmaster General on the subject of spe-
cial grants by the Government and of the
establishment of new lines of ocean mail
steamships, and of the policy he recon-
mends for the development of increased
commercial Intercourse with adjacent in
dependent neighboring countries, should
receive the careful consideration of Con-
gress.
It is of noteworthy interest that the
steady expansion of population, improve
ment and Governmental institutions oyer
the new and unoccupied portions of our
country have scarcely been checked, much
less impeded or destroyed by our great civil
war, which, at-first glance, would seem to
have absorbed almost the entire energies OF
the nation.
The organization and admission of the
State of Nevada has been completed In con-
formity with law; and thus our excellent
10 f,r,N,1tr ocfa k1icl,a1 In fha a.
tains, which once seemed barren aud un-
inhabitable waste between the Atlantic
States and those which have grown up Oh
the coast of the Pacific ocean. The terri
tories of the United States are generally IN
acondition of prosperity and rapid growth
Idaho and Montana, by reason of theil
great distance and the interruption of COM
munication with them by Indian hos.
tilities, have been only partially or.
ganized, but it is understood that
these difficulties are about to disappear
which will permit their governments, like
those of others, to 90 into speedy and full
operation. As intimately connected with,
aud promotive of this material growth of the
nation, ask the attention of Congress to
the valuable information and important
recommendations relating to the public
lands, Indian affairs, the Pacific railroads,
and mineral discoveries, contained in the
report of the Secretary of the Interior,
which is herewith transmitted, and which
reportalso embraces the subjects of patents,
pensions and other topics of public inter-
est pertaining to his department. The
the five quarters ending on the Both of Sep
tember last, was 4,22l,342 acres, of which
1,5SS64 acres were entered under the
Homestead law. The remainder was locat-
ed with military land warrants, agricultu-
raj scrip certified to States for railroads and
sold for cash. The cash receipts from sales
and location fees was $l,09I, ,446. The in
come from sales during the fiscal yearending
June Both, 1854 was SG7,S00,72l, against
Sl3,607,795 received during the preceding
year. The aggregate of acres surveyed du-
ring the year has been equal to the quanti-
ty disposed of and there is open to settle
ment about 133,000,000 acres of surveyed
land.
The great enterprise of connecting the
Atlantic with the Pacific States by railway
and telegraph lines, has been entered upon
with a vigor that gives assurance of sue
cess, Notwithstanding the embarrassments
arising from the prevailing high prices OF
materials and labor. The route of the main
line of the road has been definitely located
lOl lUU IllliNS NtSJNdlu llOul Illt lllIiail
point at Omaha City, Nebraska, and n pre-
1iminary location of the Pacific railroad OF
California has been made from Sacramento
eastward to the great bend of Mucker river,
in Nevada.
Numerous discoveries of gold, silver and
cinnabar mines have been added to many
heretofore known, and the country occupied
by the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains
and subordinate ranges teen with enter
prising labor which is richly remunerated
1t Is believed that the product of the mines
of precious metals in that region has, during
the year, reached, if not exceeded, 500, 900,
600 in value.
1t was recommended in my last annual
message that our Indian system be remod-
eled. Congress, at its last session, acting
upon the recommendation, did provide for
reorganizing the system in Caliiorl /, and
1t is believed that, under the present organ
ization, the management of the Indians
there will be attended with reasonable sue
cess. Much yet remains to be done TO pro-
vide for the proper government of the In
dians in other parts of the country, to rem
der it secure for the advancing settler and
to provide for the welfare OF the Indians
The Secretary reiterates his recommenda-
tions, and to them the attention of Congress
is inyited.
The liberal provisions to invalid soldier:
and sailors of the republic, and to the wild
ows, orphans and dependent mothers OF
those who have fallen in battle or died OF
diseases contracted, or of wounds received
in the service of their country, have beer
diligently administered. There have beer
added to the pension rolls during the year
ending the Both day of June last, the names
of 1910 invalid soldiers, and of 27l disabled