The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-12-10


derive ecneral bcnch from this ehsse In the banking
T'tcins q the country can hardly he questioned
and pcrm anent influence in support Of the national
credit and protect the people against losses In the
Of rarer money. Whether or not any further legie-
stOu Is sdveable for the suppression OF state bank
issuea II will bc Tor Congress determine II seems
quite clear that the I.euuTy eanpot be satisfactorily
srainine rover over the bank note circulation Of the
county.
The gerort of tho secretary Of War. and the nc.
ccmpAnylng ducuucn's will detail the cainpaiens OF
the a.mics In tic ncld since the date OF the last
nuL mc.-iec, aud aiso the operations of the several
adn,instrptye buIcaux Of the War department
during tho last year VII also speeity the meas.
to keep up and supply the requisite military force
The report Of the Secretary OF the Navy presents
comprehensive aud Ssi.isctory oIhibit of the sffsi
OF that Department and ot the naval service IL ie
subject OF congraiuaton and laudAble pride TO our
ccrnitymcn thst navy Of such protortion. has
been otganiz 10 20 brief period and conducted
with 10 mucl efficiency and snccess. The scnerul e1
hihit OF the navy, including ves-es under consruc.
ton. on the lat OF December, 1864, shoSs total Of
G1i yes-cls, carrying A6l0 and 5t03q6 tom, bt
ing acual ncfoase during the year and above
oil O-tce BY shpHfeck OF Ia battle Of 81 vessels 1857
gun, and 42, ~ tons. The total number of nlcn At
ts time IN the naval service, including ofiicerr ie
% a.S% There Ike ycsf sy' 1 stsH sspHs'd the the
whole number OF nav al captures since ho-tilites
rfcv. picc,eae gri,inr from The sale OF condemned
Mife popttn, ihue iar reported amount ~ sll,a!"-
GOV 81, \ ia;te AMOUNT Vt rich piocctds is.ni uu.
der adjudication, and yet TO be eported fhe total
txrenoituIo OF tnc Navy department., of every dee
eruption, including the cost Of the Immense suadrour
that have Loen called into existence nom the 4th OF
March, lsGi TO the lst OF November, 1904 are S23s,-
0fi,. 30 Your favorable consideration II invited
TO the various ions Of the Secretary Of
me Navy, especl lAly In i-snrd TO Navy Yard and
suitable c'tGblifhmtnt for the construction aud
paI OF iron vessels and the machinery and arnsture
ioI oui emp, TO which reference wm made In my
last annual message. Your ATTENTION IL nlso invited
70 The view. expressed In the epor in relation to the
70 prizes captured on our inland wAtors cordially
cSncur In the recomme ndatons Of the secretary az 70
miral In our Naval service.
Your stiention Is invited TO the report OF tho Pos,
master General for ade allied account Of the operations
and financial condition OF Tire Post Ofce department
iss ne PceIM Ieyenus. tor the yeaI endlns june ~
tnpe, ~ Sias Ia pS ~ sna .he ssTnu,
over receipts being s20C6b9 a. The view, prs.cn
by the po.tmaser General on tho subject Of special
grants BY the Government in aid the establishment
Of nov llnos OF Ocean Nail Steamship, and the policy
he recommends for the development Of increased
commercial Intercourse With ad,rent and nsshhor-
ins coune should receive the CAREFUL consde ration
Of Cousrtss.
1t r of noteworthy interest ,h., the steady otpnn-
sion Of population, imp ovefneut and government tai
institutions over the and unoccupled portions Of
our country, have scarcely been clec cd much less
seom 70 have absorbed almost the entire energic, OF
sae nation, The oIeanEation and admission OF the
Stste Of Nevada has been completed In conformity
with Law, and thus our excellent system is firmly
established in the iroun,eins which once seemed a
ggp on the coast Of the Pacific Ocean.
ditlon Of prosperity and rapid growth. Idaho aud
Montana b. Tcon Of their great distance aud the In.
eruption Of cOmmun. cation Niih them by Indian hos
tiliiics, have been only partially organzcd but II /,
understood that those difficulties about tn dipap-
pear, which will permit their governments, like those
OF the others to 40 INTO speedy ana iul operation As
Intimately connected Win and pronIotive OF this ma.
teriA gIosth Of the nation, ask thu attention of Con.
gies~ To the valuable information and important re-
coninendn'un- relating 10 the nublic lands Indian
affairs, hc Pacific railroads and mineral discoveries
contained Ia the report Of tho secretary Of ths inte-
nor which IL herewith transmitted, and hch rcpo
also omlrnccs the sulg,cs o. pal.nts pensions aud
othef topcs OF public Interest pertaining 70
his department. The quantity OF public land
disp'se9 Of durins ths, i've quarter ending on
which l5Ja,GlI sries Eefe entered uuGor the Holne-
siead law. The remainder wN located slth military
land warrants agricultural tcrp, certified 10 Statcs
for rai oldh and soid Tor cash. The cash ieCeiyed
from ,H.cs and location fees rss ri,UlY,I4d. The
income from sales during the f-cal endng June
81, lo04, vas soie,OJI II, against Sl%O,uI1 20 Ie-
cciyei during the preceding year. The agsrcgate
equal to the quaniy dpo-ed Of Jnd there h open to
setencnt about i38UoLNODO acres Of eyed land.
The aIeAt entefpre of connecting tho Atlanuc With
the Pacific State hy rilu ava aud telegrspi Lines has
been entered upon with yigoE that giyes assurance
oi tuccc.~ notvilhsttsndihs thr enbafIsrslnenir
and labor. The route OF the main line OF the
road has been definitely located for one hundred
miles westward IRON the initial point at OmshA
CITY, Nebraska and preitniDa location Of the Iu-
citic Railroad Of California hs been made from Sscrs
NobrGska. Numerous discoveries Of gold, silver aud
Cinnebar mines have been added 10 the many here
Known. n
Nevada, and Rocky Mountains anu the suhordinap'
ranges nov teens with ent lprihins labor, hich II
richly IeinuneIatiyC. II Ia heIcyed that the pro-
ducts Of the mine, OF precious metals Ia that re;on
has, during tie year reached, u not exoeedod slVl
Ot0uJJ In value.
that our Indian system be remodelied. Congress At
s last scsson, fc'ing upon the recommendation, did
oyide for corganizinT the system in California,
IT IL believed that nndor the present OTgAiza on the
management Of the Indians there vii he aitend0i
with reasonable suceess. Much vet rouians IN b.
done to provide iOT the proper government OF the In
dinur Ia other pats OF the country 10 render " fccuTe
Tor the advancing settler and to provide the wehre
OF the Indian, Tho secretary reiteIatc. his
mcndatons Hnd to them the attention OF Cousress Ia
invited
The liberal provisions made by Congress for paying
pannions Invalid -odiers and sailors Of the Republic,
and TO the widows and orphans 49, dependant mo
thCIs Of those who have fallen ia battle de ed OF dt-
contracted Oi wounds received, IN ,he service
Of their country have teen diligently aniisteIed
There have teen added TO the Pension Roll. during
the ear endiug the h day Of june last tue OF
1870 Invalid soldiers AMI Of 2Il dtahl,d scamen,
making the present numl rr Of army invalid prn-oo-
ors u, I67, and OF navy iuvalid pensioners il2 Oi
widows, orphans and mothes,@A 40 lave been placed
tho Amy peusion kOln and 24h Oh the Nav
Rolls. The pIer.nt number Of Army pensioners Of
thlh elsa IA gJAs3 and OF NAvy pensioners IgJ. At
the beginning Of the year the number ot revolution
AIRY pensioners was 1,Ail only twelve Of them wero
sodlels, Of whom seven have nncc d,od, lhe re-
maindrs are those Who under NE mH ieeeiye pen
Dunng ilt ear ending Ihc Pth OF June, lS6i ~
546l6,5t have been paid TO pensioners Of all ciss,s
/ CheeIlulIy conn end 10 your continued patronage
the Lens VIOLENT Institutions the Dttrct Of Colum-
ba which have hitherto been estabihod or foster ed
by Congress, anu RESPECTFULLY refer Ior Information
concerning them ana In relation 10 the Mashinst ton
Aqueduct, the Csitol ard other matters Of Local
teTeHt ~ the report VI tho Seer t2Iy.
The Agricultural Departments under the 'urervir-
ion Of its present cneTleuC hnd Aith mead, rap
idly commencing .se to the great aud vltal interest
1t was created 10 adyHnce II peculiarly the Poo
pe's Department. IN which they ieel iuoTt dlteetly
concerned than in any OthoT, commend II 10 tho
inued attention and fostering care OF Congress.
lhe war continues. Since the last annual mes.Aro
all he import tant lines and positions then occupied by
OiCes have besn maintained, l, and our a1ni''
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