Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-12-18

nent peace, to the end that some portion Of his
| life may be spent within the limits Of the civ
! ilixcd section. The latter has no such persons
al interest. Another reason is an economic
| one and still another Is the hold which the
| Government has upon the life Of the officer IT,
secure a faithful discharge Of his duties in carr
| rying out given policy. The building cs,hS
railroad and the access thereby given to all tho
agricultural and mineral region ofthc county,
| Is rapidly bringing civilized settlements in cons
tact with all the tribes Of Indians, and no mat
| ter what ought to be the relations taiwesn
| such settlements and the aborigines, the fact
is they do no. barmonize well, and one or tho
other has to give way in the end. system
which looks to the EXTERN inaton Of a race Is
/ too horrible for any nation to adopt without
entaing upon Itself the wrath Of all Christen-
| dom, and engenderng in the citizen n disre-
| gard for human life and the rights OF others
| dangerous 10 society. l no substitute for
| such system, except in placing all the Indi-
ans on large reservations as rapidly as it can
| be,donc, aud giving them absolute protection
| soon as they fitted for il. They sho uid boN-
| induced to take their lands in sevcrnlty, and
| to set mp territorial government for their own
protection. For the fill details IF this subject
| cail your special attention TO the reports Of
| the Secretary of the Interior and the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. e51-
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Auc ftpVil VI tuc EjctTcthTy Vi war SHOVE
the expenditures of the War Department for the
year ending 3Cth Of June, 1869, to be $780,
645,042, Of which S23, ,ss2 $40 was disburscf
in the payment Of debts contracted during the
war, and is rot clGrgablc to the current army
| expenses. The estimate of the army for the
next fiscal year is as low rs it is believed it can
he. The estimates of the bureau of officers
have been carefully scrutinized, and reduced
wherever it has been deemed practicable. IT,,
however, the condition of the country should
be such by the beginning of the next fiscat
year as to admit of a greater contraction Of
troops, the appropriation asked for will not bo
expended. The appropriation estimates for
river Improvements, and Notifications are sub 4
mittcd separately. Whatever amount Con-
grcss may deem proper to appropriate for these
purposes will be expended. e3 ss
The recommendation Of the General Of the
army that appropriations be made for the forts
| at Boston, Portland, New York, Philadelphia,
New Orleans and San Francisco. if for no 9TH
ers, is concurred in. l also ask your special
attention to the recommendation of the general
commanding the Military Division of the Paci-
lic for the sale of seal islands of st. Paul and
St. George, Alaska Territory and suggest that
| either it be complied with or that legislation Z.
be had for the protection of the seal fisheries,
frcm which revenue should be derived.
The report of the Secretary of War contains
a synopsis of the heads Of bureaus Of TIE COM
HiUUCcTs VI tue IililthIv ulN NiSsOOS oI tue us
trcts of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, and n
the report of the General of the army in full.
The recommendations. therein contained have
been considered, and are submitted for your
action. !, however, call your special attention
to the recommendation of the Chief Of Ord
nance for the sale OF arsenals and lands no !
longer of use to the Government. 1 also
recommend the suggestion Of the Seere-
tary of War that the net OF the Sd of March,
1869, prohibiting promotions and appoint-
mcnts in the staff corps of the army be re-
pealed. The extent of the country to be garri.
sOned, and the number of military posts TO be
occupied, as the rule, is the same with a re-
duced as with a large one. The number Of
staff officers required is more dcaendGnt upou
the latter than the former condition.
THE NAVY.
The report of the Secretary of the Navy. nc.
companying this, shows the condition OF the
| navy when this Administration came into office,
and the changes that have been made since.
Strenuous efforts have been naade..to place an
| many vessels in commission or render them fit
for service If required as soon as possible, and
substitute the sail for steam while cruising;
thus materially reducing the expenses of tho
navy and adding materially to It's efficiency.
Looking to our future, liberal though note1s
travagant policy towards this branch Of the
public service is recommended.
AHIs TOSiAL oEht
The report of the Postmaster General
furnishes a clear and comprehensive exhib-
it Of the operations of the Postal seavice
and of the financial condition. OF this
part of the Postoficc Department. the ordi-
| nary postal revenues for the year ending
June 30th, 1859, amount to 1915, ,344 ,O0f;
and the expenditures to S93 ,6S9, l3l. show.
ing an excess Of expenditures over the rc-
ceipts of S5,353,62 The excess Of exren- !,
ditures over receipts for the previous year
amounted to S6,437 ,992, the increase Of
this departments revenues for 1869 over
those Of 1868, was 50 ,05l 800, ,and the in-
crease Of expenditures was Sa,675,9S8.
The increased revenue of 1869 exceeded
the increased revenue of 1853 by 5000, $780,
The increased expenditures in 1863 were
s., ,527 $40 less than the increased expendi
lures in 1867, showing by comparison this
| gratifying feature of improvements, that
while the increase of expenditures OYER tho
increase of receipts in 1868 was S2,449,-
535 the increase Of receipts over the in-
crease Of the expenditures for 1859, was
Sl,083,271. Your attention is respect
fully called to the recommendationismAils
by the, Postmaster General for the an<
thority to change rates the Of compcn-
sation to the main trunk railroad lines
for for services in COIN for carrying mali,
rc-organizing and Increasing the efficiency
of special agents; for increase Of mail ser
vice on the Pacific, and for establishing
mail service under the flag Of the Uniou
on tho Atlantic. md especially do / call
your attention to his recommendation for
the total abolition Of the franking privilege
. This is an abuse from which noone receives
commensurate advantage. 1t reduces
the receipts for the possalsoryicc from %
to 80, per cent, and largely increases thS
service to bo performed. The method ~
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