The New York herald., 1878-03-15

place tho public lands have been donudcd OF moro
timber than In the radius any other locality
In the United States. The harbor there admits
vessels OF the greatest tonnage. Innumer-
bic creeks, rivers, bsyous, bays and
sounds mako greater quantity of tim
Der accessible than Al any other place
on the Gulf Of Mexico The Custom House records at
Pensacola show that during the last fiscal year. end
ing June 80 1877, s57 vessels with 500 sailors and
tonnage Of 276 724 TONS cleared place. laden
with 9,375 4S2 cubic feet Of ships spars and hewcd
timber, and 81, 7S7 222 feet of sawed timber and
lumber. The hewn goods carried directly
from tho stumps TO ships Two thousand eight
hundred stevcdores, ZOO cutters raitsmeu, aud
1925 seamen annually employed In cutting, re-
moving and carrying abroad the forests OF that
locality. Reliable persons there estimate that about
seven-tenths OF tho lumber shipped from there is
taken from the public domain, ana hat 5000, 900
could be recovered there Tor tho government If the
cases are properly prosecuted
THE OPERATIONS TO PREVENT TIMBER STEAL
INa-sEcRErARY scHURz ON THE DEBATE IN
THE SENATE.
Secretary schurz, on being asked what he thought
OF yesterdays debate in the Senate upon the prosecu.
tion Of timber deprcdators In Montana, said:-
Some Senators attack the Interior Department. for
dong thing II has not done and scarcely mention
the thing IL really mas done. We arraigned Tor
having prosecuted settlers and miners who
wanted little wood aud timber for their
stores and MINES. whiie really had only
prosecuted spectators who had depredated upon
the puoc lands on large scale for the sake OF per-
sonal profit. Under the Instructions OF this depart.
ment OF settler or miner has been touched except
where persons bad cut timber under the cover of
fraudulent pre-smption or homestead CLAIMS. When
these Obtained from S. to SIS per cord or
ana from $50 " $50 per 900 feet for manuiac
.urcd timber. which taey have taken from public
lands, tney could AFFORD 10 pay the government
At least small part Of their profit people IN other
parts of the country have to DO As TO depopuating
fhA To mn gtnna nj rhata Ihor1 In
Montana or any other Territory, in consequences OF
the action OF the Interior Department; but II
torious fact that the consumption OF timber which
persons take Tor nothing from the pubc lands will be
infinitely more wasteiul than II they have pay for
IL. In this way the mountain sides In those Terrific
will very soon bestrpped OF their forests and tho
forests destroyed the mountain sides Will remain
bare for eveT II that goes on in The present waseiul
manner only short period longer, tnen Terri
tories will become In part unlnnaoitabc and depopu-
laIed especially the vaileys which depend regular
supply OF water. II tho consumption OF timber
be reduced to tho actual necessities Of the people by
now going on be prevented. the Territories instead
Of being depopulatcd, will be protected against most
disastrous which otherwise must neces-
sarly ensue. notice that our method OF doing this
has been called un nAmerican. never thought II was
un-Amercan to prevent stealing, to enforce laws.
We are bound 10 execute laws they are well as
can II these laws are not as they should be IL ~
the business of Congress to mako them So The op-
eratons OF tho department for tho prevention OF
timber devastation apply only in very limited ex-
tent to the Territories. The principal aeld OF opera
tons is in the timber growing States such as Mnne
sofa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, LOUISIANA Missis-
sippi and others.
Mr. scnurz being asked whether he had made
speech whilo In tho Senate the moiety system, de-
nouncing tho spios In the SERVICE said that
far no could remember. he had not uttered o
word In that debate, nor IN any other about spies
Those who werc called spies the employ OF tho In
terror Depart ment were simply agents VINO
TO discover what depredatons had been
mitted ana who committed them, ana II tho depart
ment wanted 10 know anything about the matter
these agents had to be called upon for information
depredators are not the habit Of reporting them
selves
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL-NEw FEA-
TUREs INTRODUCED.
There several new features in the Navy Appro-
pration bill recently reported to the House from the
Committee on Appropriations by Representative
CIymer. Tho number OF officers OF every grade Is
stated and the exact amount appropriated Ior each
the pay being based that received under tho o
last year. Formerly the appropriation gross for
the officers. Provision Is made for the payment OF
any officers may be service, either upon
tho active retired list during year ending Juno
80 1s7o IN OF the numbers for GLASS 10.
vided for in this bl and for any increase of pay
ing from different duty the needs OF the service may
require. In future thore shall be appointmen
made from civil life of secretaries or clerks to
manders Of squadrons OF clerks to commanders OF
vessels and line officer aboveehe grade OF euten.
ant shall detailed to perform the duties OF secretary
and not above the grace of master to perform the
duties OF clerk 10 q rear admiral der, and
not above tho gradc OF ensign to perform the
duties of clerk to captain commander or lieutenant
commander whom sfoat.
throughout the bill the specified objects Of ap.
preparation are stated. Only $1,000, 900 are ap-
pristed Tor preservation o! vessels on tho stocks
and in ordinary purchase OF materials and
stores OF all Kinds, labor in navy yards
and ON foreign stations, preservation Of
materials purchase Of tools, wea tear and repair OF
vessels aloat and for tho general protection
OF the navy In the line OF construction and repair in
cidentai expenses, namely, advertising and foreign
postage. No portion OF this sum shall be used In
payment OF any other than the expenditures legally
to be incurred under this appropriation. The total
gum recommended by the bill Is sl4, ,o4s. .6s4
THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS OF THE UNION
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The terms OF ofnco OF tho government directors OF
tho Union Pacific Railroad expired last Sunday.
Their names are r. B. Brewer, OF New York; J. II.
Millard, Of Nebraska; James f. Wilson, of Iowa;
J. s. e. Harrison, Of Indiana, and G.
W. Chadwick, Of Connecticut The Presi-
dent and Secretary schurz had conference
to-day on the subject of new appointments to I'll the
Board Their names will be submitted to The Cabinet
tomorrow. II Is probable that Mr.. Chadwick only
will be rsappointed. Mr.. James f. Wilson is n
candidate for rcdppontment. lie was director for
nine years, having during that time boen appointed
annually. Mr.. 6. B. Smythe. OF Iowa. will DO his
successor.
THE BOSTON CoLLECToRsHIP.
The Senate Committee on Commerce this morning
agreed TO report favorably upon the nomination OF
Alanson N Board to be Collector OF Customs at Bos.
ton.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.
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