Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-12-15

struction and repair Of iron vessels and
the machinery and armature for our ships,
20 which reference was made in my last
ANIMAL message. Your attention is also
invited to the views expressed in the re-
port in relation to the legislation OF Con-
gress at the last session in respect 10 p;i-
yes in our inland waters. cordially con-
cur in the recommendation of the Secre ia
ry as so the propriety Of creating the new
rank of Vice Admiral in our naval service
no POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Your attention is invited to the report
Of the Postmaster General for the detailed
account Of the operations aud financial
condition of the Post Office Department.
The postal revenues for the year ending
June 30th, 1864. amounted to Sl2.438,-
253 rs. and the expenditures 10. Sl2, GA.
/ T86.20. The excess Of expenditures over
receipts being S206, ,532 AZ The views
presented by the Postmaster General on
the subject Of special grauts By the Gov
ernment in aid of TIE establishment of new
lines of ocean mail steamships, and the
policy he recommends for the Development
/ of increased commercial intercourse with
adjacent and neighboriug countries. should
receive the careful consideration of Con
| gress.
THE NEW STATE.
1t is Of noteworthy interest that the
steady expansion of population. improve
ment in Governmental institutions over
the new and unoccupied portions of our
country have scarcely been checked, much
less impeded or destroyed by our great civ
il war, which at first glance wonld seem to
have absorbed almost the entire energies
of the nation.
The organization and admission OF th,
! State OF Nevada has been completed. in
conformity with the laws, ami thus our ex.
cellent system is firmly established in the
mountains which once seemel a barren and
uninhahitc, waste, between the Atlantic
States and those which have grown up on
the coast Of the Pacific Ocean.
TIE TERRITORIES.
The Territories Of the United States are
generally in a condition of prosperity and
rapid growth. Idaho and Montana, by
reason Of their great distance AMI the inter
Turtion Of communication with them by
Indian hostiities. have been only partial
ly organized. but it is und crstood that
these difficulties are abont 10 disappear.
which will permit their Governments, Ike
those of others, to go into speedy and full
operation.
DEPARTMENT OF TIE INTERIOR.
AS intimately connected with and pro.
motive OF this material growth of the ma
tion. ask the attention Of Congress 20 the
valuable Information AMI impottar. recon-
mendations relating To the pnhlic lands.
ludian affairs, ths Pacific Railroad, and
mineral discoveries contsined In the report
of the Secretary Of the Interior. which l.,
herewith transmitted. and which report al
70 embraces the sut jects of patents. pen
sions. and other topics Of pnblic interest
! pertaining 10 this Department.
The quantity of public land disposed of
during the five quarters ending on the 30lh
of September last. was 4 % .342 acres, Of
which 1888 GA acres were entered under
the Homer.eal law The remainder was
located with military warrants and ngli-
cultural scrip certified to States Ter rail
roads and sold for cash The cash re.
ceipts from sales AMI location fees were
! 81 .0l9.446. The iEcome for >alps during
III" fiscal year ending June SO. 1SG4. was
So, ,o0O.1 against e63 Coz 795 receipts
during the preceding year The aggregate
OF acres surveyed during the year has been
equal to the quantity disposed of, and
there is open to settlement about 1S3 ,000,-
600 acres of surveyed land.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The great enterprise of connecting the
Atlantic with the Pacific by railroad anu
telegraph lines has been entered upon with
vigor that gives assurance Of success
Notwithstanding the endorsements aris.
ing from the prevailing high prices of ma.
terials and labor, the route of the main
line of the 70 ID has been definitely located
for 100 miles westward from the initial
point at Omaha City, Nebraska. and a pre-
liminary location Of the Pacific Railroad
OF California has been made from Sacra.
mento eastward to the great bend of
Mucker river in Nevada.
MINES.
Numerous discoveries Of gold. silver and
cinibar mines have been added TO the ma
ny heretofore known. aud the country occn-
pied by the Sierra Nevada and Rocky
Mountains and the subordinate ranges now
TEEN with enterprising labor. which is
richly rpmunerative 1t is believed tha.
the products of the mines of precious met
ais in that region has. during the year.
reached, if not exceeded 500, 600, 900 in
value.
INDIAN SYSTEM.
1t was recommended in my last annu-
al message that our Indian system be
remodeled. Congress. at its last session,
acting on the recommendation. did pro-
vide for reorganizing the system in Cali
fornis. and it is believed that under the
present organization the management of
the Indians there will be attended with
reasonable success. Mnch yet remains to
be done to provide for the proper govern
ment of the Indians in other parts of the
country. to render it secure for the ad-
vancing settler. and to provide for the
welfare of the Indian. The Secretary re-.
iterates his recommendati ions. and to them
the attention OF Congress is invited. .af
.r.