, 1865-12-07

Ass saii isisn under iis Homestead law: sss
as,5,a, ,sas.ss
During tho quarter ending September
30 1866, the aggregate quantity .......
thken fot The Fame purposes Wis.,. 6So,591.13
Making, during five quarters, the
total number Of acres. .+...,-S5,sol8s9.se 50
The cash receipts rom saIes, homestead aud 10
Gallon eer, for The same 1se quarters, ending Sep
TSe cash is rs}es a.s or H. Sess eu1nr juno s 1s
amounted TO Sf4a4 an excess Of S10, 420.0f
oset The sum received IRON the same source the
Dn.ipg the ascal year ending June 30, 1865 A.1s1,-
7iS acres Of public lands were surveyed. The az
s1IRate quantity Of surveyed public lands undis-
pottd Of September 3D. 1855, was III, ,29 0a5 acres.
tbs sras % DAY Of January, 1sSs Isree % bodes e Of
lants hare been entered under It's provisions. Five
years continued residence IL necessary to the per
lection Of the title Of homestead settler uniess he
prctcr1 to lands II tnc minimum price.
md oht1in pnient. It Is cstimatcd that from
forty to atty per cent Of persons who hare 80 claim
ed tho privilege OF the homestead law will prefer to
make payment, and thus eectt1E title before the
pralou ot the period when i would Otherwise vest.
The nominal sum paid by the homestead settler,
End The tee which be pays 10 ahe local officers, o1r
sufficient 10 cover the expense Incident TO the sur
yey md the disposal Of tlN, land.
AfleT recommendations Of sctuencnt OF Span
ish and 3eztcan titles In Arszona and New Mexico,
The organization Of Bureau Of Mining was re-
commended in tho last annual rcpot OF thus D.
paHment, and The attention Of con:ress :. AGAIN
INVITED e h1s '1 nesh Al h. ndsr
fhouId be brought into market, and thus placed
under the, guardianship Of private o'Sners. 1n no
Other mode, Is believed sa1 the g1as forests Of
70 The EATON, be cdectna!ly preserved from waste.
Individual ptopnetorsnip, 1t ts conceded. would
stimulate the Development Of coal fields, petro1e-
a1s and mineral formations. 11eee can, therefore,
h. sufficient reason for withto!din: such natne-
mi lands from market Congress has not 1egtsla ed
Of the precious metals Isom the pubic domain. It
Il estimated that two OF three hundred thousand
abe-bo1fed men nrc engaged In such mining opera
'who pay nothing 10 the Government for the prly1-
wsih. il ~ mans aS |1:aaees Millions 10 he
The cIistinS financial condition OF the nation OBJ
siously requires that all our NATIONAL resources. and
the product Of orefy industrial pursuit should con-
tribute to H. payment q the NATIONAL debt. The
tic interest would BE- better promoted BY sale in
tee Of those mineral l.nas, os BY Falslns revenue
from their annual product. The tmpollcy Of suf-
!tsips them to 1snstn T. theif present condition
ntng tho tiEhiE Of the parties in Interest," must Be
apparent to i'll.
The act Of February n, 1866, made m annual al
S4h2l&N u QQu1&EI uuAA|3 LUZ ~ t1aEQ VI
the ave survivors Of the army Of ihs revolution.
Fnur Of these aged and venerable men lIyed 10 re-
eeivc this token Of the nation's grstt3de. Two Of
nobscos, Hancock county, Maine. seed one hun
ared and one yeaEs, and Samuel cook, OF CIaEeu.
don, Orleans county, New York, aeed n,ncty-ntne
10 the Department. who participated in Tho heroic
struggle which achieved our national Independence.
The na1nes Of one thousand one hnndred and IT.
On The Dcp5fcU rolls.
During the f.cal year ending Jnne 81, 1885, the
names Of fourteen thousand nine hur4srcd aud sl1.
application, added 10 The roll, and The nunber to
whom The pension thesctotore awarded was ~
creased, amounted to three hundred and tysstI.
three hundred and twenty. eight, requiring au m.
twenty thousand eevcn hundred and eighty I've DOL
NJ ~ and ninety cents, 81 ssSM1 s5s,1 If ,,,o,, =,
other dependent relatlyes Of soldiers OF The army,
except Revolutionary allowed during the same
period. wns twcnty-fonf thousand rix hundred and
ninety three; and the number Of pensions OF this
eIass Nhlch Ecre increased during the Same pr1ot
was ton1tccn, n1akue total Of t!venty -four thou.
annual charge Of t,ro million fire hundred and scr
euty-GouF thousand one hundred and seventy -ni1t
dnsta.e, {x2vb74@159.}
There wzs pail during the same year 10 army in
ya1fat, Revolutionary soldiers widows nn1 0thcl
deperdrut relatives. including arzcarages Of pen
Flors aud expenses properly chasgeah1a to tie ap
nIQ1Yl4ffGH BOF peuE}QuA% u
ee1t niIlioa three hundred ind nineteen thoarant
s1x hundred and sesents.tTo dollars and fory y.htnt
cent?, ,al9 t.a {9,> The t0tnl number Of ann,
or a9e rolls At sas closo ., nc ysaF en
hundred and thirty, requiring for the p.ymen
thervof, exclusive Of expenses, m appropriation
md 4t7en hundred md eeventy-two do'lats ant
nf1y-onc cente. {{L7o,Ts IT.
The number Of navy ,ntAlfd iensfops allowed OF
original applications dn!ing that fiscal year Vas tw
1 hmm AA$tH r. md
lids uhose pensions were increased Two hrndro,
| and stzty.stx na,y pensions were awarded to wid
osvs Or other dependent Eelattses o! deceased ON
paid to nasal pensioners OF Ill clasees was two bur
dfed and five thousand four hundred and eight
dollars a1d t..tyto esen.s 4s9a 9;a A n
zion rolls eight hundred ana thisty-utus tnva'lds
The amount Of whose pensions was s.xty-o thon:
and eight hundred md hsty four dollars md nine5
enicen widows and other dependent 1elatlyes, y
qulr1ng ihc sum Of one hundred and stxty-e,st
thousand eight hundred and eighteen dolsF.
a.c ns n: @ ssnssa ns'r santa al ~ sn2 a,
whoee annual sdpehds amonnt 10 TWO hundred N
thirty thousand sl1 hundred and seye1ty-tWo DO
lsrr and pincty-tw cents. taao,6sa9l The tot m
siona of al classes aa}ndlcaied and allowed up
The close Of the last fiscal year. or conferred By sp
eiai aets oi cousssss Z. a sxeln:iys o. e3psnss p4
ard ory-hse dollars and forS.three cents, tSs Oh
113.aal
The furd invested In gold'6earnz rcS,sts1e rs
bonds Of the Unlsed States amounts TO nine nl.ie
dollars, ard there te On hand, subject to inses
ment, Or nee II required, the sum or one mi!lio
ihree hundred and ninesy.dse thousand one hu
lred aud fo,isteen dollars and t"en'y.ona cent
i<l.3s 11i-21.} The annual interest upon the nse.
ed fund, II payable IN paper currency, exceeds !
one hundred per cent The amount required for y
| payment of All naval pensfous authorized By e1ls
inF laws. No rccessitJ exists, nor il my Hike
ever to Occur, tor The oFge and constantly inc1ea
Ing accumulation OF this fnrd but further le:tsl
tive action Is necessary subject Ii 10 thc pa.m
| OF all cIaates Of navy pensions.
The pension agencies which were suspended
the lnte rcbelltous states arc being restored n
idly a. possible, and agents have 1eeu appointed
Little Rock, Ark, aud New Orleans, La. II
uamcs ofal thuee who participated In the rehellit
/ agalnz. The United S.atez, aud OF thoss 1sho HI
| bcCp proven dEsIoyal have been dropped from Il
rolls.
The increasing punber OF nensjon applicable