Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-10

from which no one receives commensurate
advantage; it reduces the receipts for postal
creases the service to be performed: the meth
cd by which eostage should be paid upon on
public matter is set forth fully in the report
OF Postmaster General.
The report of the Secretary of the Interior
shows that the quantity of public lands dis
posed 1sTo Sf during G tee year ending the soth Of
of the preceding year 10y ,o10, 400 acres ofthis
amount 2,so9. .544 aeres were sold for cash, and
2,737, ,G65 acres entered under the Homestead
laws. The remainder was granted in aid of
the construction of works of internal im
to the states as
The cash receipts from all sources were So
472. .ss5, exceeding those of the preceding
During the last year q, ,I9s names W gre sd
ded to the pension rolls and 4,S75 dropped
| therefsom, leaving it at its close 1s7, 1858; tie
amount paid to pensioners, including the
49, ss4 an increase Of Sill 19s on thas r. ef the
has been conspicuously manifested in its leg
lslation for the benefit of the soldiers and sail
ors VINO suffered the recent struggle to main
TAIN that unity of government makes us one
| people, the additions to pension rolls of each
successive year since the conclusion of hostfI-
ties, result, IN great degree. from the re-
peated amendments of the act of the 14th of,
July, 1852, which extended its provisions to
The large outlay which is thus occasioned
| further Increased by the more liberal allow
ance, bestowed since that date, upon those,
| u
ly disabled. Public opinion has given an en-
phatlc Cessasion to these measures of Con press
ana It will be conceded that no part Of our
public burden is more cheerfully borne than
that which is imposed by this branch of the
service it necessitates for the next fiscal year.
in addition to the amount just changeab1e to
naval pension funds. an appropriation of thir-
ty million dollars during the year ending 3Oth
| l3I62 patents, and its receipts were 1856 $50
being $213026 more thgn the expenditures t
would respectfully call your attention to the
Recommendation of the Secretary of the Inte-
rlor for uniting the duties of superintendinp
| the education offreedmen with the oil her du-
ties devolving ON the Commissioner of Educa-
tlOn IL 1t Is the desire Of Congress to make the
census, which must be taken during the year
1870, more complete and perfect than hereto
fore. would suggest early action upon any
plan that may be greed upon, as Congress at
the last session appointed a commiss ioner to
| take into consideration auch measures "a
might be deemed proper in reference to the
census, and report plan / desist from say
ing mpre.
tlon the claims of the Agricultural Bureau
for liberal appropriation. In 4 country SO di-
versified in climate and soil as ours and with
a population SO largely dependent en- agricul-
ture, the benefits thai can be Conferred by
properly fostering this Bureau are incaicula-
desire respectfully to call the attention of
Congress to the inadequate salarier of num-
Der of the most important officers of the Gov
eminent in this message l will not enumerate
them. bat will specify only TIE Justice of the
supreme Court. No change has been made
tn the salaries for fifteen years; within that
time the time the labers of the Court have
largely increased and the expenses of living
have at least doubled during the same time
Congress has twice found it necessary to in
crease the compensation of its own members,
and the duty which it owes to another depart :
ment OF the government deserves, and will
undoubtedly receive, its due consideration
There are many Subjects not alluded to in
this message which might with propriety be
introduced, but abstain, believing your pa
triotism and statesm anship will suggest the
topic and Legislation most conductive to the
promise rigid adheren ce to the laws and
their strict Enforcement.
[Signed] U. S. GRANT.