The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-07

pair OF iron vesees and the machinery and amaiure
last annual Your attention 10 also invited
70 the views expressed 10 the report In elston TO the
.ell,Aton Of Congress, At it, lot session IN respect
10 pri1os captured on our inland waters cordially
concur ~ the recommendations Of the secretary No "
me ropTnty OF creating the noS rank Of Nee-Ad-
Your attention - iayted To the report Of the Post
uasts Gene n tor aae iod account On the opc rations
and hnancid condition Of the Poet aee Department
Inc poehl revenues Tor the year ending June 90
tures - slA6lI,l,G ~ the excess u expenditures
over receipts being 2G,651 ~. The views presented
by the Postmaster General on the subiect on especial
sranp by the Government IN aid Of lie cstab,hmcnt
Of new lines Of Ocean NAL steAinshits and the policy
he recommends Tor the development OF Increased
lug countries should receive the careful
OF Congress.
Il s Of noteworthy n'sres, tina, tho steady erp.n.
sion OF Population, iupfov cment and governmental
INSTITUTION over TIE NV and unoccuPed portiorso f
impoded or destroyed, which, Mt hfst glance would
seem 90 have absorbed almost the euute energics Of
the nation The organization and admission of the
state Of Nevada has teen completed In conformity
With lag, and thus our excellent system Is firmly
barren and uninhsbtable waste bst~oeu the
Atlantic states and those which have grown
The 1crritofcs Of the union arc generally in a COZ.
diuon Of prosperity and rapid growth. Idaho aud
terTupton Of com nuuic.ton with them BY Indian hos
ulites have been only paria y Organized; but II IL
understood that 'heso difficulties arr about to disap
pear, which will permit theiI goyorniuenis Ike those
o. the oticrS 70 20 INTO tSctdy ana lu opesuon A
Connected Win iloIlOtlNH OF
toTal grow TIA Of The nation, Ak the attention Of Con
gies- W the valuable Information and important re-
affairs the Pacific railroads, and mineral discoveries
coLtAuc Ia the report OF the CtGry OF the lnte
riof which Ia he owlth tulnsnttod and which report
M7o embraces ne subjects 81 pAtents pensions and
other TOPICS OF pubic Interest ic.tAintnf TO
bic department.; The quantity OF public land
d.sp]tel Of during the five quarters ending on
the SUth Of september last Was 42Zl,Ji2 acres, Of
which l53NOii ncroS acre entered uuuer the Home
s'Cai Law. The remainder Wa located with military
land vafan'., Agricultural scrip, certified 70 states
tor rliohas, aud sold fog each. The cash lete!yed
from race anu location te vas SLOl9,l4o, The
income from salcs durins the fiscal ending June
-, 1904 wU sC',.pi u, against sl.O,JiI IS fe-
ccivei curing the pfec' ding year. The nyggegato
numDcr OF acres suiyuy cl during the year has Teen
equal 10 the quantity dsposcd Of and there rs open to
settlement about l3ADsOUU acres OF surveyed iAnd.
The grcst enterprise Of connecting the Atlantic With
the Pacific stGtes by railways and tolellbph lines has
OF success. nOtw outstanding the e4nbsIrAssmcnts
arising IRON the y c'aiiins heh ices Of material.
and hlOr. The IOute Of the main line OF the
road has been definitely located for hundred
miles Westward nom the initial point NJ Omaha
cite R,Told Of California hiss been made from sacta
memo eastward to the great be- OF Niue keI River IA
N"Draska. Numerous discoNe zee Vi gold silver nni
JInnobLr miles haye lCcn added 10 tic many helc-
toto know "a and the county occupied b. the Sierra
Nevada and Rocky Mountains and the subordinate
ranges nov teens with tntctprsing labor which o.
richly remuuui alive. II IL believed that the pre-
ducte OF the mines OF Precious metals IN that region
has during tue year, Reached, II not exceeded, elV-
Ut,UJU la vCluC.
1t recommended IN my last annual Messtee
Its ls eession, nctnf upon the emancipation cd
provide tor tcor AMI zng tho system IN California and
II 1. believed that under the pr sent organization the
MANAGEMENT Of the Indiana thrte wiz be nItence i
with reasonable HucceSs. Much yet reu.alus to be
done 10 provide or the p!opes government Of the In
diane in other parts o. the country TO render II ecuie
for the advancing settler and 10 provide io the welfare
mondHtoAs and 10 thCiu tht attention Of ConsTos Is
iie liberal prov sion- made by Congress for psyins
pensions to int ad soldiers und sailors Of the Republic
| and to the widows and orphans and dependant mo-
there o. those who hsve fallen III battle on deed Of de
ec contracted or OF wounds received, IN tie service
Of their country have been diligently adnnete rcd
There have teen added to the Pension Rolls dunug
The ending the JJth DAY Oi june last tue names Of
1910 Invalid soldiers ami OF ~ disahled scInsn,
kng the present number Of army invalid pensiou-
or- 2I,7GI and VI navy Invalid pensioners AZ. OF
| on tue Army Pension Rolls and 24s Oh tie Navy
| Rolls. he present number OF Army pensioners Of
this class Il -5,i33, and Of Navy pensioners 1875. At
the beginning Of The year the hunter OF revolution
ary pensioners was li3J. Only twelve Of them SeTn
! souliars, OF whom pcycn have tiuco died The re-
mAinder are those who under the law receive per-
sions because OF relationship to Revolutionary sodos
During the year ending the 3th OF June, 1864 L.
546l6,92 have been paid 10 pensioners Oi all clas
the benevolent Institutions OF the District Of Column
bh winch have hitherto been established or ostefcd
by Congress, and respectfully Teior Tor information
concerning them. anu IN Ioistou 10 the Washington
Aquodugt the Capitol aud other matters VI local in-
| teiest 70 the report Of the secretary.
| lie Agricultural Department, nnder the supcryis-
lou OF is pretcn energeuc and faithful mead, rap
lily CONN ending itself 10 the great aud vital
| 4
| pe's Department, IN which they ieei more directly
| concerned than IN any other. | commend 1t " the
continued NJ cntion and fostering care Of Coneios.
The war continues Since the last annual message
all Ia. Important luee aud poAtions then occupied by
| our tOiCns huV" hern maintained. and our armies
have tratily aiva,c- q. thus hheIating the regions
left Ia the icar, 50 that AlssOurL kentucky, 1ou-
nessee, and paris OF other Stut9-, have again
! produced reasonably far crops. The most re-
| meTksble feature in the military operations q
| the year t. General ShemAn's attempted march
| OF 10 milSe directly through insuTEent re-
| gion. IL tends tn chow great increase OF our
relative strength that eIr Gene.ql-in-Chiet should
iOrh U! the enemy, ind yet to detail Hell-appo ed
largc 0rUv 70 move on such an expedition. The re-
suit not yst being known,couecuIe in regard TO 1t is
| not LlIe INDUCED Important movements have ais.
occurred uuriug the year 10 ehoct the moulding o So
c.siy tor durability IN the JuiOn although short OF
complete success, IL 10 much in the right direction
that twelve thousand citizens IN zach on tNe state.
Ot Arkansas and Louisiana have organized loyal state
! uoycnmenp with Tree constitutions, and are earn
Guy al tthns 10 MAINTAIN ana adniinlster them.
The moNclnsIt ia the same direction more eNten.
niNC though teas d n.in, in Missouri Kentucky aud
| TCunss.ee -houlf net be- overlooked. But Maryland
pTeeuta the example u romplets MARI land
l. secu:0 10 horty and mon ioi ali tbs future The
| genius at rebellion VAL no more claim Maryland
| Lac another foul fpir.i being dTiy out II may
SEX to tear he. Tut 1t will wOo her no more
At the last session OF Congress a proposed ameri
meut q the Constitution abOlIshing slavery through
| ont tbs nited states, passed tho senate
tEtT,d. yote, IA u.S Hon.o OF feSo,ea.s,iye.
and nearly the saiue members, and without question
ng the wisdom OF patriotism Of those who etood in op
position, venture 20 recommend the reconsderato-
and passage OF the measure az the present -easIon ~
course the abstract question Ia not chaneed but ~
intycuing election shove, Amort eettainly,thht th,
neat Congress viii pass the measure II TINS does not
Hence, there Il only question OF time AZ 70 when th
proposed amendment will 20 10 the states for thei
action, and as 1t IL 70 so, az all events may We no
agree that the sooner the better. 1t s not elaine,
a. th. hEa nm aaH