Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-23
NO. a4



10. An enactment aulh0rising corn-
I ties % vote taxes for internal improve
menis.
In order to avoid the necessity Of spe.
cial Legislation, il is recommended that
genersl law be passed, giving 10 coun
Iies the privilege Of raising funds by lax
aSionfor The prosecution Of public works.
such as the construction Of bridges, rall-
roads, &c, al any time the majority oe
their electors shall vote in favor of tax
foF,such purposes. Il being ihe general
policy adopted ia most States, TO ereour-
age such public Improvements by per-
mllting either counties OF municipal aa-
lhorIties 70 levy taxes Of this kind, by
consent Of TAX payers, it perhaps simply
remains for Us 10 decide. whether q
special act shall be required for each
counly OF cisy. or the more expeditions
method be adopted Of providing for all
contingencies by a genisral law.
Is. Appropriations for 1sgislasige and
other expenses.
Under this head deem il proper 70
call your attention 70 the subject Of tie
f prosecution Of the. claims Of tie Slats
against fhe General Government f0r exc
Penses insured 10 raising and emgloY-
/ ing a militia force for service AGAINST
hostile Indians during the year ISL
An appropriation was made by ihe Ter
ritorIal Legislature for the prosecntiaR
os these CLAIMS, which amount il the
/ aggregate 10 some $4,000 OF these
Governor Saunders succeeded ia coAee-
ing q part, amounting 70 SIS 900, leaV-
/ ing balance Of about Sl2.O0 snll due.
Il IS believed that by proPer effort Ol
the part Of the State authorities lbe
whole amount,or The greater part lhreres
OF, will be eventually allowed by the
the War Department. There are also
a few Outstanding claims Of ciHzens
against the State, tor services rendered
aud supplies furnished. during The Ind-
ian campaign, which should be acied
upon without further delay.
Your attention is also called to The
condluoR Of the Capitol building. a
moderate sum, judiciously expended in
It's repair, will cOnduce TO the safety Of
It's occupants, and IS apparently required
by the principles Of true economy.
IL. Enaclmenls for lhe iueOuragemonf
Of immigration.
The last Territorial Legislature falr
ed to continue by appropriations, the
measures adopted by its predecessors
for drawing the attention Of immigrantz
TO the advantages offered By the agricUl-
tural and mineral resources Of Nebraska
That oudiclous bit liberal appropria-
lions, guided Ihrough. proper channels,
would bring to our 5ple, ten-foId re-
turn in population and capital, must be
apparent to any ons giving The matter
the least attention Our neighbOring
States have not neglected their interest
in this respect, and have sent their
agents ia every direction 10 divert G
share Of the westward tending stream
| Of emigration from over populous cOun-
tries 10 their own soil. have been IN
formed By one Of our most reliable GeF-
man citizens, that at the beginning Of
the present year, no less than 10000
fsouls had engaged their passage 70 our
shores Ia advance, a. The single porl Of
Bremen, in order 10 lose 20 time when
The season for travel should open. And
/ it IS profitable that the present year viii
witness al influx Of Immigrants 70 the
United States rarely, if ever, equalled in
our past history. Had we 90 olher In
/ dicauons Than The large conscripiions
abous 10 be made for the increase of the
I European armies. the rUmors Of impen-
ding war upnon the continent, and the
erowiag symptoms Of discontsnt in Ire
land. We could safely predict az inCreas-
ed accession Of foreigners. seeking b.
our midst the immunrIes Of a free g0v-
ernulent, and homesteeds ready 70 yield
them a competence with an outlay Of La
Dor and capital comparatively iriaing.
Il behoovs Us then, THAI we Be DOT der
eliCt. ine0Eapeting for settlers, bul that
every meanssbe used 70 publish abroad our
natural advantages Of soil, climate, 5nd
easy coaRflnicaIion with commercial
ceniers. / therefore earnestly con-
mend this sUbiect 10 your consideration.
4 1e The location and disposition of
such lands as are o. maY be hereafter do
mated 10 the State by the General GoY-
ernment for any purpose.
In an act Of Congress, approved on
The 18th day Of April, 1854. entitled
"An act 10 enable the people Of Nebras-
ka 10 form a Constitution and STATE Gov
/ ernmsni, and for The admission Of such
State into the Union 90 40 equal iooung
With the original States" IS found The
following provision:
sSec. 2. And Be i further enacted,
that sections numbered sixteen. and
thirty-six. in every township. and when
such sections have been or are Otherwise
disposed BY any act Of Congress, olber
lands, equivalent ihereto. il legal sub
divisions Of not less then one quaFer
section, and as contiguous as may be, be
and are hereby granted 10 said State FOR
the support Of common schools.
The school lands have all been heated
and reserved in accordance with The
above provision. except upon the ieTri-
tory lately known as the ''Half Breed
I Reserve, lying between the Great and
Liitle Nemaha rivers in the ccpeiies of
Richardson and Nsmaha. According 70
precedenls, the ezlinguishmenf of .lh0
title % such tracts Of land, has placed
/ ihem upon the same footing with lacds
originally forming a paTs of The puklio
Edomaip, with respect 70 she right e res
i fegvalion for school, purposes.
i Conclue5 nex. week