Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER H. 1864.

acting on the recon- n endation, did pro.
vide for reorganization the system in Cal.
ifornia, and it 10 believed that under the
present organization the management Of
Of tho Indians will be attended with rea'
sonsble success Much yet remains to be
done to provide for the proper government
OF the Indians in other parts Of the coun.
try to render it secure from the advancing
settler and to provide for the welfare of
the Indian. The Secretary reiterates his
recommendations, and to them the atten.
ton Of Congress is invited.
The provisions for the invalid soldiers
and sailors of the Republic, and to the
widows, orphans, and dependent mothers
Of those who have fallen in battle or died
of disease contracted, or Of wounds re-
ceived in the service Of their country,
have been diligently administered. There
have been admitted to the pension rolls
during the year ending the 30th day Of
June last 1910 invalid soldiers, and Of
2Il disabled seamen, making the present
number Of army invalid pensions o2,767,
ard Of navy invalid pensions III.
OF widows, orphans, and mothers, o..
1913 have been placed on the army pen.
sion rolls, and 23S on the navy rolls. The
present number Of army pensions Of this
class, is ., 432, and Of the navy pension
ers 1913. At the beginning of the year
the number of revolutionary pension was
l,430, Only IL of them were soldiers, Of
whom have since died. The remainder
are those who under the law receive pen
sions because Of relationship to revolu.
tionary soldiers. During the year ending
the 30th of June, 1864, 81 5O4 GIG. G2 have
been paid to pensioners of al! classes.
cheerfully commend to your continued
patronage tho benevolent institutions Of
the District Of Columbia, which has hith'
erto been established or fostered by Con.
gress, and respectfully refer for informa
ton concerning them, and in relation to
the Washington aqueduct, the Capitol,
and other matters Of local interest, to.the
report Of the Secretary The agricultural
department under the supervision of its
present energetic head, is rapidly com.
mending itself to the great and vital in.
terest it was created to advance. 1t is pc
culiarl the peoples department, in which
they are more directly concerned than any
other. | commend it to the continued at
tention and fostering care Of Congress.
The war continues. Since the last An,
nual Message all the important lines and
positions ther- held by our armies have
been maintained and our armies have
steadily advanced thus lberating the
States left in the rear, so that Missouri
Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of other
States have again produced reasonably
fair crops.
The most remarkable feature in the mil
itary operations Of the year is Gen. Sher.
mans attempted march Of 800 miles di.
rectly through the insursant region. Il,
tends to show great increase of our rel
'atiye strength that our Genera! ia. Chief
should feel able to confront and hold in
check every active force of the enemy, and
yet, to de,ach full army to move on such
an expedition The result not ye. being
known, conjecture in regard to it is not
here INDUCED.
Important movements have also oc'
Cured during the year to the effect Of
moulding society for durab biity in the
Union. Although short of complete suc>
cess, it is much in the right direction that
$4,000 citizens in each of the States of
Arkansas and Louisiana have organized
loyal State Governments with Free Con-
s.itutions, and are earnestly struggling to
maintain and administer them The
movement in the same direction, more
extensive though less definite in Missouri.
Kentucky and Tennessee should not be
overlooked; but Maryland presents an
example of complete success. Maryland
is secure to Liberty and Union for all the
future. The Genius of Rebellion will no
more claim Maryland. Like another foul
spirit, being driven out, it will seek to tear
her, but it will Woo her no more
At the last session of Congress pro
posed amendment of the Constitution
abolishng Slavery throughout the United
States passed the Senate, but failed for
lack Of the requisite two-thirds vote in the
House of Representatives. Although the
present is the same Congress and nearly
the same members, without questioning
the wisdom or patriotism of those who
stood in opposition, | venture to recon-.
mend the passage of the measure at the
present session. Of course the abstract
question is not changed, but an intervcn-