Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-03

merce, and other duties PERTAINING To the
lava service The condition and operstIons
OF the Department are also shown The total
expenditures Tor the fiscal year ending June
%, lesss were -lh.0ss gsSi. There are unpaid
I ia against ne Department ohargesble TO
ne lset year. which are pre- entssi TO the con-
liberation 81 Congress by the report OF the
secretary. The osti mates for the fiscal year
con, n,sneing July l. lss sre sie 2Al 2sLlO
or rev buildings, repairs aud Improve
ments Al the several navy ysriS. The APP
propriations for the present nScal var. soua-
mencivg July I. 49,. are as. 90 a,2 ~ Tne
amount drawn rom the rrsssury from July
TO November I, lSs7 Is ss SlS AZ 90. OF which
there Is estimated TO BE- ". avaflahle
- .u2s rs S0-showing the amount OF scSasi
expenditure daring The FIRST four months OF
the present fiscal year To have been
tn. rtport ~ the Postmaster a n,rsl CON-
teits igii ard clear stateme 40 ~ the op-
tiStl, ~ snt condition Of the Pos ON =
l'el sr'n.trf Ire ordinary reVe OF the
l,el 49, me f'E tne nScsl yrsr er = Iuae
50. lNs', o.. fiii Z reoei pts frp5n "a nnnay-
ot.tf bd- .Ht-s aut frDrn offi~isl - q a
st,r re nsel 49,. amounted - tue sum of
50 ~ 3 90 Zoe Edcttioual sutn oI 81
o'att0 va> rpa'tEed from appra srlattors
from IN, asi G a. tres Sury For various our
posse. M kiuE lne receipts frou al .aurces
ss4.A4Ssa -'. TIE iotSi expenditures ouring
Ire nscsl ysar amounted Ia - as 50 a.,
savinE az excess of total receipts over tstsl
CNpsudltur-s Of ~ .O5s .562 -. 40 an excess
o. tuta, Expenditures over oudtusrg receipts
OF S5soi.sas n. neduc,ing non the iotal
receip Pc ils sum OF 80. 26i - Tsst'sf vei from
ibterua'ional money -orders OF the preceiing
nscsl y ear. sud deducttng nom fh folsicx-
peucitureS the sum Of si,i,S.Sl> 30 paid on
liabilities Incurred IN previous nscal years,
the Expenditures and receipts spp-rtai niag
10 the business ~ the last d. Cal year we're as
follows:
Expenditures 49,. s22, sea 70
Receipts, Ordinary from money
order business and from Off
cial pc>!sgestsmpS)......- = $3.50 ~
Excess Of expenditures = 4 ~sgt.a =
The ordinary revenues ~ the Post Oniee
department Tor the year ending uae b. lSs9,
are estimated al AN Increase OF three per
cent. over hose OF is71, making -. aBi Ols2s,
aud the expenditures FOR the same year are
estimated ~ 50 ~ al, leaving an estimztei
oencicLcy for thc year lsss, OF = .Ssj 672s2.
TIE additional legislation recommended by
the Postmaster General f,1r iu,prnI- r,,snts q
the mail service, aud TO protect the postal
revenues from tn aliases practic 4 under
visiting laws, is respectfully cOI,IaeDdci TO
the careful consideration OF Con grssS.
The rel ~ OF The Attorney General CON-
ialnS several suggestion a. 10 the al ntnfs-
trallon OF justice, TO which invite your at
tention. The pressure OF business IN the SUI
preIne Co1Tt and an certain circuit courts of
Tie United States ~ nov such thai serious
delays 10 'he great injury, and even oppres-
sioD, OF sultoTs occur. aud a rem IS should
De sought for This condition OF affairs.
Wheih-r q viii b. found in the plan briefly
sheiched 10 ne report, OF Increasing the
number OF Judges OF The circuit courts, aud
by means Oi this add ition TO the JUDICIAL
force OF creating an intermediate q pGrt OF err
rors ard appeals, or whether 30 ne other
mode can b, devised for obviRting the diff
cnIiies whicl 10 exist, leave To your ma
turc consideration.
The present condition of the Ina an tribes
on the t.rIiIOTy Of the Ualtet states aud
our relations with them. are fully set forth
IN the TepOit 4 Of the Secretary OF The Inte-
fior and the donm issioner of Ildiau A fairs.
Alter series OF most deplorsble conflicts
The successful terminal ion OF which, while
rejecting homer upon the brave soldiers VINO
accomplished II, cannot lessen our regret at
their CONFERENCE.-The are now at paa = with
all the Ind AN tribes ithin our Dor lers To
prt serve thEt peace by just and humane
Lollcy viii be The object OF my earnest en-
beavers Whatever may be said of their
character and savage propensittes. OF tue
difficulties OF introducing among Them the
habits Of civilized life, and OF the obstacles
they have offered 10 the progress OF settle
ment and enterprise in certain parts of the
country, line Indians are certa nly en-
titled 10 cur sympathy, and 10 a con-
their claims upon our sense OF Justice.
They were the aboriginal occupa q OF the
land We Low possess. They have bsen driven
from place 10 place; the purchase moaey paid
10 Them, in some cases, for what they called
their OwD, mas still left them poor, ia many
instances, v hen they bad settled down upon
lano assignee TO Them by compaca, and be-
Dor, they were Tudely JOstled of ana thrust
into tge Wilderness again. Many, IL not
lttSl Rl our luNldn wars. nave IL Illeir
origin IN broken promises and acts Of injus-
tce upon oar part, and the al vance of the
indians n civ iliZatio1 has been low De.
cause tbs treatment they received did not
PEI dIt ~ 10 be faster and more general. We
ca mo- expect them 10 Improve aad 10 fol-
ow our guidance unless We kee Il "A with
hem ia respecting the rights hey possess,
AID unless, instead OF depriviBg them OF
hand.
Icordially approve tue policy REGARDING
hR N : rstf
The reports of The Secretary OF ins lutte
rior, aDd ~ the Comm tOuer OF Indian AZ
ais. Inc fai hful performances o. our prom
tek i the 6Tst condition Of a gosf unier-
stsuciTg vIln The Indians. 4 capuot too ur-
geIiiy J, ccomm mend 10 Congress that prpmpt
and literal provision oe made for tse conscl-
ebfious fuifiltDeDt of alt engagements en-
'eTsc into uy the government with Indian
niles. To withhold the means necessary for
Tie performance 81 promise is al lays false
teobomJ, and is apt To prove disastrous in
it's cor seQueoces Especial care is rocom-
menced e. provide for Indians, settled on
their reservations. cattle and Agricultural
orts they may make TO supper; them
selves; ana by the establishment
ard mainiainsce OF schools 10 bring
them sundsr the control OF civilized In
1uences. 1 see no reason wny Indi .ns who
can give satisfactory proof OF navlsg, oy
their own LABOR, supported their IA miles for
iacb themselves from their tribal re lions,
should pot be admitted to the benent of the
homestead act and the privileges of citizen
chip, and 1 recommend the passage OF q Law
TO mat effect. IL will be an act of justice,
IS well as a measure of encourage neut.
Earn est efforts are being made 10 purify the
Indian service, so that every dollar appro-
priated by Congress shall redouui 10 the
be nefit Of the Indians, as Intended. Those
Efforts will have my firm support. With an
improved service, aud every possible &C.
coursgemenI held out TO the Indians TO bet
ter their condition, and 10 elevate themselves
IN the scale of civilization, we may hope TO
accompiS n. at tue same time, q good WORK
for them and for ourselves.
j invite The attention of Congress TO the
Importance OF the statements and sugges-
tons made by the Secretary OF the Interior
the depredations com mitted on
the umberlands of the United States. and
the necessity for the preservation OF forests.
IL l. believed that the measurestaken In pur-
suance OF existing law 10 arrest those deprs-
dations will be entirely successful, IL Con-
gress, by an appropriation for that purpose,
renders their continued enforcement possf-
BILE. The experience OF other nations teaches
us that a country cannot be stripped of its
forests with impunity, and we shall expose
ourselves TO the gravest consequences unless
the wasteful aud improvident manner I'm