The New York herald., 1869-12-08


decessor situate on the authorized route OF lne road
ne Issued un order Tor thcr restoration to malket
lie subsequently allowed a temporary suspension OF
tnat OF the order which related 70 the secloDS
yIng south OF san Jose. as the company desired
tlme 60 produce proofs aud arguments. After lung
considering them had no doubt tnat the order was
obviously Just ana right, aud on the "a instant
directed 1t to De carried into eject.
Pursuant TO the authority conferred BY the act or
March 5, 1862 the Kansas Pacidc Railroad company
entered into a contract with the Denyer ana PacIlc
halfway and Telegraph Company for the construc-
ton, operation and maintenance by the latter OF tnat
part or the road OF the former company which ex-
tends from Denver to Cheyenne. copy OF the coz
tract and map OF the route between those points
have been 1iel In this department. and the granted
lands witndra Tn from market
One thousand dollars appropriated by an act OF
March 5, 1883, have been expended In completing
the bridge over the DAKOTA river, and In locating
and surveying the wagon ROAD between u land aud Tue
dollars OF the appropriation for the bridge across
tue Big Sioux river, and Tor tae wagon road between
sioux City and the mouth OF the Big Cheyenne
river. No further work has been done on tne ROAD
from Virginia City, Montana TO lewiston
sa0 1867, an" IN % the Sp'"ea oUulon Of M the % sapea
tendent, nothing more was required or could DO
uuespended balance Of Is oa5 app icabls to tHss i'm
provement Operations on tho road from the NOUN
OF the Big Cheyenne TO point on the Niobrara road
were suspended IN 1867 aud nave not been resumed
IL crosses the reservation set apart for the different
bands OF Sioux indians. under tne treaty concluded
by them with the United States at Fort Laramie,
and proclaimed on the 24tn daY OF February last
iho balance Of the appropriation on ha nd ID s5,eS'
PUBLIC DOCUMENIS-
The laws providing for the distribution OF the
statutes aud other publications have, ~ far as
practcabe, been executed. Public documents
IRON the commencement OF tho Thlrty-sxth.
to tbe Fortieth Congress, Inclusive, q copy OF
''Amerlcan Archives" "Annas OF Congress . and
american Estate Papers, second series,n oil care
fully boxed, VIII bc sent TO the several TERRITORIAL
governments which have not heretofore received
them, on their signifying Willingness to incur the
cost OF transportation. Congressional documents
also held TO supply one public lDrary or an IN
corporated Institution IN each Congressional district
OF the states lately IN rebellion.
In conformity With an act OF Congress OF March 3,
1Sga about 81 900 volumes been collected from
executive departments and public ofices and de-
posted in this building. rnerc Is very large accu-
mutation OF broken sets OF documents and authority
should be given to SELL exchange or distribute such
odd volumes are not needed TO supply Deficiencies
IN the library OF Congress or In that VI either OF the
executive departments
recommend a repeal OF 30 much OF the laws as
provide for inserting IN the "Biennial Register or
Blue Booki' iist OF tbs several post ofices. post
masters, mail contractors, clerks post onlces,
mail route messengers, letter carriers &c, &c, In
the several States and Territories fne last number
OF the register has sT7 pages OF which 5d4 arc ap-
propriated to the postal service. The Post once
Department issues bien nnialy q work containing an
alphabetical list OF the oices with the names OF the
postmasters annexed the 0fflces arranged by coun.
Ties and states tables distances rates or postage
and other valuable Information. Duplicating the
sams matter ~ separate pUbloation Ia woIss than