Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-16


notes or bills Of paper, issued by either,
of less denomination that $50, should by
law be excluded from circulation, SC that
the people may have the benefit and con-
yeuiance Of n gold and silver currency,
which IL ell their business transactions,
will be Uniform in value at home and
abroad
Our own history has recorded for our
instruction enough, and more than enough,
of the demoralizing tendency, the injus-
.ice, and the intolerable oppression on the
virtuous and we'll posed, of "a degraded
paper currency, authorized by law, or IN
any way couatenanced by the government.
1t is one of the successful devices, in
times Of peace or war, of expansions or
revulsion-, to accomplish the transfer of
a I the precious metals from the mass of
the people into the hands of a few, when
they are boarded in secret places or de-
Dosited under bolts and bars, while the
people are left to endure all the inconve-
nience, sacrifice and decentralization re-
sultiuc from the use of deprecated and
worthless paper.
THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary of the Interior, in his re-
port, gives valuable information in refer
ence to the interests confided to the super
vision of his department, and reviews the
operations of the Land Office, Pension Of
fee, and the Indian Bureau.
During the fiscal year ending June 50,
lSCS. six millions six hundred and fifty
five thousand seven hundred acres Of pubs
lie lands were disposed of The entire
cash receipts of the General Land Office
for the same period were 81 1872, ID, be
inc greater by S2S4 $50 than the amount
realized from the same source during the
previous year The entries under the
homestead law cover ;. 32S, 923 acres. near
" or quite one-fourth Of which was taken
under the act Of 1866, which applies only
to the states of Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Florida
On the Both of June, 1868, 1876
names were borne on the pension rolls,
and during the year ending on that day
the total amount paid for pension, lnclu~
ding the expenses Of dIsbursement,wa was 81
3ql ,025 greater than that expended for
like purposes during the preceding year.
During the year ending on the 10Th of
September last, the expenses Of the Patent
Office exceeded the receipts by Sl1l, and
Including re issues and designs, II, l53
patents were issued.
Treaties with various Indian tribes have
been concluded, and viii be submitted to
the Senate for its constitutional acton.
cordially sanction the stipulatons which
provide for reserying lands for the various
tribes where they may be encouraged 10
IA andon their nom1dic habits and engage
IN agricultural and industrial pursuits
policy, inaugurated many years since, has
met with signal success whenever 1t has
teen pursued in good faith and with be-
coming liberalItv by the | nitcd States
The necessity for extending 1t as far az
practicable in our relations with the abo-
riginal population is greater now than at
ANY preceding period. While it furnishes
subsistence and instruction to the lndi-
ans. and guarantees the undlstuTbed en-
ioy.nent of their treaty rights, we should
habitualv insist upon the faithful obServ-
ance Of their agreement to remain within
their respective reservations. This Is the
only mode by v hich collisions with the
tribes and with the whites can be avoided
and the safety of our frontier settlements
secured
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The companies constructing the rail-
WAYS from Omaha to Sacramento have
been most theoretically engaged in PROS
ccuting the work and it is believed the
line will lie completed before the expira-
tion Of the next fiscal year The per
cent bonds issued to these companies,
amounted on the 9Th inst, to sd, 337 600,
and additional work has been performed
to the extent OF 5000 600. The Secretary
OF the Interior, in August last, invited
nv attention to the report of the Govern-
ment Director of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company who had been especially
instructed to examine the location, cons
Of fhat r,aI
submitted. for the opinion of the Attorney
General, certain questions in regard 10 the
authority of the Executive which arose
upon this report and those which had,
from time To time, been presented by the
commissioners appointed to inspect each
successive section Of the work. After
carefully considering the law Of the case,
he affirmed the right OF the Executive 10
order, it necessary, 4 thorough revision OF
the entire road Commissioners were
thcreupon appointed to examine this and
other lines, and have recently submitted
Il statement Of their Investigations, of
which the report Of the Secretary of the
Interior furnishes specific information.
THE ARMY.
The report Of the Secretary of War
embraces many facts and suggestions OF
Importance respecting the several bureaus
Of the War Department. and the opera
tons Of the Army The strength of the
military force on the 18th of September
last was - 600 Il Is the opinion of the
Secretary Of War that within the mex:
wear considerable diminution Of the in
ianrry force may he made without detri-
ment 10 the interests Of the country. and
in view Of the great expenses attcndin
military, - peace establishment i an alb
soiute necessity of retreuChmeut wherever
it can be applied Ii Is hoped that Con
cress will sanction the reduction which
his report recommends hile in 1860
CISCO men cost the nation $40 40, coo. tht
sum of 500 6S2 600 Is estimated rs ueces-
Sary for the support of the army during
the fiscal year ending June 50. 1870, The
estimates Of the War Department. for I'll,
two last fiscal years were. TOR 1857. $685.
I446I for 1865. So 056 To- The actua
expenditure during the same periods were
respectfully S95.24f4l5 and Si25 246 64>
The estimate submitted in December las
Tor the fiscal year ending June 3uth. 1859
was So. I2f1B- The expenditures 70
the first an rter, ending the 30,h 81 sep
temher last, were S27,2i9,Il1, and tn
Secretary OF the Treasury gives S66, 600.
0Qe as the amount which will probably b.
required during the remaining three quar-
tsrS, If there should be an aggregate COS
COR the year considerably IN excess O
$4,000 600 The difference between TN