The national Republican., 1868-12-10

During the fiscal yesr ending June %, 1ses,
0 065, 100 scres Of public Land were dispossd ot
rhe entire cash recsipts Of the General Land
greater By sasi, ,sss tiss he AMOUNT rssiiisd
year. The entries under the homsstesd law
which was taken under The act of June Il,
bsms, Missi;sippi, Louisisns, Arkansas and
On the soth Of June, 1903, los, ,o4s names were
borne on the pension rolls, and during the
rear ending on that day the total amount paid
Tor pensions inclsaiSs AZ ne q d,, y.
greater than that expended for like purposes
During the year ending the eoth Of ssptsm-
seeded the receipts BY tlTlj and includloE re-
Treaties with various Indian tribes have
been concluded, and yiii be .Iomisted t9 the
daily sanction the stipuistions which provide
for reservins lands for the various tribes,
where they may be encouraged to abandon
'turai and Industrial pursuits. This policy, IN
sugurated many years since, has met with
slgnal success whenever II has Leen pursued
sTTSS ts s sna VIII Ths iSr
Ing II as far "a practicable In our relations
With the aboris inai population is greater now
than at any pree.dins period. whi!st we fur
dams, and guarantee the uodistufbsd enjoy.
ment Of their treaty-rights, We should Lsbit:
usily insist upon the faithful observance Of
i've reservations. This 10 the only mode BY
which collisions with other tribes and with
the whites can be avoided, And the safety Of
The Companies constructing the railway
from Omaha to Sacramento have been most
energe.iGslIy engaged i1 prosecuting the e work,
k-Hh haf, ha wplr Al nf q ma n
year. Tho six per cent bonds issued 70 these
~, ,ss1 900, and additional work had been per-
q The Secretary Of the Interior In August last
Invited my attention to the report oI Gov
ernment director Of the Union Pacino Rail-
oSSTsP'sy e ssy.mn. ,Ss ass Sso
for the opinion OF the Attorney General Ger.
tain questions In regard to the authority Of
and those which had from time to time been
iaspect each successive section Of the york.
case, @ he % stiirmsd the riss, oi the Es.cutiys to
order, II necessary, . thorough revision OF the
entire rosd. Commissioners were thereupon
have recently submitted statement OF their
Investigations, of which the report OF the
Secretary OF the Interior furnishes specific
The report OF the Secretary OF War contain,
Information Of interest and importance re
spcctins the several bureaus of the War De
partmcnt and the operations OF the army. The
September last, was forty y-eis shf thoussnd men
pS sPy next. 0s0a thIs numSer viii Se decreased C
q %.s shn a' ,Ss Ssa,9ss nsas 2, m:
Considerable diminution Of the infantry force
may be made without dctrlment to the inter
eats OF the country; and 10 view Of the sfess'
iishment, and the absolute necessity Of re
tfenchment wherever Il can be applied, u n
hoped that Congress will sanction the reduc
1890 sixteen thousand three hundred men COS
the nation ti8, 900, the sum Of 16o 6S2 900 Il
estimated as necessary for the support OF III,
y ans sas war ssefs s1ss
H. .;s and iTS e. iss ass & ' fhs s .etSs S
expenditures during the same periods were we're
| estimate submitted In December last for tn,
hscal year ending June 30, 1850, was vi, ,i2a 7o7
| the expenditures for the nrst quarter, endinl
the soth Of septembes last, were t21 .2ls H. an,
the Secretary Of the Treasury gives ~, 900 90
| ss the amount which will probably be requires
during the remaining three quarters, II ther
1 its sssres.ts % cost for the year eousideraSiy d
excess Of to3, 900 900. The difference betweel
| the estimates and expenditures for the thre
ssSany ys'b .o bs % SIS for III. sns. brsns
The report Of the Secretary Of the Navy ex
hibits the operations Of that Department an
| OF the navy during the year. considerabl
| reduction Of the force has been effected. Ther
| are forty two vessels, carrying four hundre
| and eleven guns, in the six squsdrons whie
Three OF these vessels are returning to In
United States, and four are used as storeshipi
leaving the actual cruising force thirty-ny
| vessels, carrying three hundred and hfty.si
/ IN nj MI m n " n a N az
II two hundred and six, mounting seyentee
hundred and fortythree guns. Eishty.on
vessels OF every description are 10 use, srme
number OF enlisted men In the service, inclut
| Ing apprentices, has been reduced to eigh
| thousand fvo hundred. An increase Of nsSI
which Will, In the event Of war, be promotiy
| Of economy and security. A more thorouB
and systemAtic survey OF the North PAoin
sions our s snpsndlns eS % .Os and % sSs
creasing intercourse between the Paolnc STATE
and Asia. The naval pension fund, which COL
:i.,s Of moisty Of the syaiis q prize e, "a 4.
Exception 10 taken to the act Of Esd July las
which reduces the interest on the fund loans
70 the Government by the secretary, as tru
which was originally stipulated whsn tbs 4
vestment was made, An amendment OF u
pension laws 10 suggested to remedy omlssioi
the sfas bspastnsas Sas The
TsTs ;sd ,s sHs
Ths 9s1erss r. report ,S,ai,s
condition OF the postal service. The ordInNI
postal revenue for the dscal year ending J "
80, 1905, was eio, ,292, co., and the total expsnd
oisi appropriations have been made BY 90
gress, amounted to ga $50, 500. showing an o
cess OF expenditures OF st,+a7 ,soi. Deductil
from the expenditures the sum Of u ,soo, 80
the amount OF appropriations for ocean steaI
ship and other special service, the excess
expenditures was tt5tl, ,t6o. BY using an u
expended balance In the Treasury Of y, 500, 90
tion 10 required to meet the deficiency is s7+
400. The causes which produced this lar
excess OF expenditure over revenue were q
States, and the putting Into operation OF ne
service established by acts Of Congress, whi,
amounted, within the last two years and
dred 1ilss~eqSai % to more sVSS than ona.tnira % "a
the whole amount Of the service at the olo
Of the war, New postal conventions wi
Great Britain, North Germany, Belgium, u
| Netherlands, Switzerland, aud Italy, respe,
lively, have been carried into effect. Upd
their provisions important improvements ha
resulted In reduced rates OF International POI
pean countries. The cost OF the United Stat
transatlantic ocean mail service since Jan
ary l, 1858, has been largely lessened under I
tion OF over one-haif having been effect
! under the aew rrangements for ocean mi
steamship service which went into effect
: that date, The attention OF Congress 10 I
yited to the practical suggestions and reoo
! nendations made In his report BY the Pc
! | master General.
No Important question has occurred duri
> | the last year In our accustomed cordial q
friendly Intercourse with Costa RicA, Qua
msla, Honduras, San salvador, France, A,
tria, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal, the
7 therlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norwi
Rome, Greece, Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Liber
Morocco, rrlpoli, Tunis, Muscat, Slam, 81
D | neo, and Madsgascar.
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