New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-06

secretary of the Treasury holds certain stocks n
trust Tor The Chiekasaw national iuhI Wblyh ,, IN
appears by his report Oh zoe sa ~ and certi
,otes Of stock OF the par value OF Shu'~ ~ Sonos
tnting the trust fund OF Other Indian i9DeS' c vr
tied with the Secretary OF the Interior s, no' S,uJ
Il is suggested that Congress deslene'e .
for ali the securities held by the United staes III S'
tonons details in regard 10 each branch of the Indian
service are furnished in the Voumirous ana Wen coA'
sidered Report Of the Comnssioner 81 u,an ais;
commend the various suggestions 1t contains 10 Tic
favorable consideration OF Congress.
PATENTS
Duripc the year ending September 80, 1860, there
were received al the Patent Office SEQ applications
for patents and ~ applications for an extension OF
ratenis Six thousand Two hundred and nlnety.iWo
Stopts INCLUDING reissues and designs were issued.
and 81 extensions granted. One thousand five hundred
and thirty-eigbt caveats were mcd. seven huIdIed
and forfy.ooe applications allowed, but 10 patent,
issued thereon by reason oil tue non pay neh ol Inc
on Ihe LIST day OF October 1861 there was balance
10 the credit of the fund Of $50. III 80 The fees re-
Ceyed for the sueceedlnC - mOnlhS GmoHh'ea 10
S3!69s7 -. The expenditures during the same percd
were S"62 AS A.. Leaving bslace on ne Isl day oil
October 1860 of Sll0GJ9 -.
The law provides that ia Interference cases. or Wnte
letters patent have been refused an appeal He's rom w
decision Of the primary examiner 10 me
chief, and nom their decision 10 me -
Patents. According to Judicial construction Oh eAls'
ing laws, appeal may be taken nom Inc u,csSn oI
,le Commissioner 10 The Chief Justice, or one OF tae
Associate Judges OF The supreme Court OF iS DIS'ci'
SThs nrocedurc is unnecessarily ciTcuitOus aud pro.
tracted and should be abridged by an Amendment oi
the law so as allow an appeal rom the decision OF lc
primary examiner or the eAaniuers'in.C het diecul
IN the Supreme Coait of the District OF Columbia u
he party against whom II is rendered so elects:
Tie COMMISSIONER OF Pateuis is clothed with nnfe'
strained discretionary power IN al eases O appcAi"h
Tor the extension OF patents. His decision, whether
favorable unfavorabc, is tnal, and frequently H.
wolves private and public interests OF enormous Value
IL is submitted the consideration OF congress
whether il is wise to lodge large power with
subordinate officer. without su6ccins ITS exercise 10
The superl sory control OF the head Oh the department.
CENSUS.
Immediately after entering on the discharge OF NV
official duties my attention directed 10 the condl'
ton of the work relating 10 Tie returns OF the eighth
census. Two quarto volumes had been pnbhshed; one
in March. lSCI. entitled "Poyllation,' the other IN
March ls6j, entitled "Agilcuiiure;' and materials
had been compiled for PORTION OF tie third volume \
preliminary report, purporllngto present a Synopsis
OF the results established by tie census, rad also been
transmitted 10 Congress on the 2lst day of Moy, ls62
The entire appropriation OF slbi2W0 Was exhausted
and liabilities amounting to considerable sum, hal
not been DISCHARGED The liberal appropriation Justl
fed the general expedition that an authentic and
faithful record oi our populaton CONDITION ana re.
Sources az the COMMENCEMENT O the decade would De
published early period otter the completion Of the
census ;e,ulps Tie value OF s;atlSucal matter oe'
rived from such records is materially impaired for
practical uses by procr estimating its publication. This
Is especially IA country rapidly Increasing IN the
cements Of material wealth. Where all indnstrla pnr'
Tho work Oh The census OF $50 had been unleasOna
by delsyed, AID The department deemed the immediate
and enci gciic prosecution ol 1t of vital importance;
but there 10 fund specifically applicable TO the
purpose The diminished business OF the General Land
Office resulting from tie condition oi affairs in the
Southern states had not required the appointment OF
The fl number of clerks authorized BY law; and some
ofthOsc engaged upon the census were, with Your GppO
baton transferred 10 that bureau. This placed them IN
der the supervision OF its efficient head ana rencle
the services Of the former experimenting celk OF the
census longer necessary. expressed To the Com
missioner an anxious desire that the remaining vo!
Gmes should be prepared or the press win all tie
pronptitnde consistent with sciupuous regard 10 &c
raraey. and am happy % say that IL has been fully
realized The returis have been arranged and CLASH
he'd in the careful ana thorough manner, and the
work has been advanced With dispatch in striking
contrast with its former tlIdy progress Tie thid
volume entitled Manufactures has been completed
and printed. The fourth AID last volume, embracing
mOTiuary, educational aud miscellaneous statistics
has been PREPARED for The public punteF, md will be
ready foq distribution early day. The clerks were
transferred 10 positions inferior in grade and remuner
lOn 10 those they had previously held as there were
roofher vacoucics submit TO Congress the proprcty
oimakiDg their pay equivalent 10 that which they foi
mery received ana OF pIovidiLG additional comIeL,a
lion for the Commissioner and the Chief CLERK OF the
General Land Office, in consider aon Of the increased
duties and res possibilities which deyolye upon them.
The expedicncy Of providing means 10 enable TINS |
department 10 lay before Congress annually report OF
population and the manufacturing and other material 4
interests OF the United States, is, in NY opinion,
worthy Of the consideration OF Congress.
UNION PACIFIC RAIIIoAD.
TIE Get approved July J. lsC2, to aid in the constTuc
lion Of railroad from the Missouri River 10 thr navi
gable weers OF the Pacific, aid subsequent legislation
On this subject with its hearty approval by the people.
furnish striking proof of the unconquernblo dccim:-
nation Of the nation and an unfaeng faith IN its abi
ity 10 preserve its territorial lntegrl H8d u been
deemed possible that cur country could ial prey 10
Rebellion and its discovered parts become subjected 10
The control OF separate and alien governments the
structon Of such work would never have been under.
taken and its execution would have been impracicn
be- Although az the Gate Of The enactment Of these
s1 In
taxed measures were adopted deemed adequate 10 IN
dnce capitalists to engage the construction Ofths great
thoroughare in the icon that would forever re-
main the property OF "a united people. The energy dis
played in It's prosecution for two three did not
however equal public expectation and the wishes OF the
Government But during the past year, as viii be seen
from the report Of Lieutenant Colonel Simpson. Of tie
engineer corps OF the army detailed by your order 20
serve under the instructions o. the Secretary Of tie
Interior in supervising this and other kindred works
il has been progressing in satisfactory manner from
Omaha Kansas City. and AtchisoD, westward ana from
Sacramento. California, eastward.
TIE amount OF privaJe capital already invested, The
high personal character Of the gentlemen connected
with its prosecution ard tie munifcent subsidy OF the
Government, combine TO give that the whole
will be completed within the period fixed by law, titus
furnishing continuous line OF railway from the At
lantic 10 the Pacific.
1ts effects, in promoting immigration opening vast
and rich regions Of Tie continent 10 settlement de-
,elopipg inextausible national resources and per
pttuating the unity Of the American people, will be
more and more appreciated a. approaches completion
Tie Union Pacific Railroad Company incorporated
uneer the Congressional act above ced reports by It's
PRESIDENT under detc Of tie 9TH utmo that on the
18th If October last l6 miles OF track had been laid
west from Omaha, and that arrangements had been
made TO prosecute the Work at the rate OF one'haf
nile Der dav Tie Company has five locomotives and
ears on the road. Machine shops and station build
Mgs OF tie most permanent character are in progress
CONSTRUCTION and will be finished in the course OF
lie present month. TIE grading OF the first hundred
niles was at that date. nearly ready for the super
structure and that Of the second hundred miles had