The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-01-18

WASHINGTON, ID. I. Jan. 10, 1873.
the following is given as partial list of sui
Jects OF investigation under the Glover resou-
ton, which passed the House on Friday:
The letting of mail contracts in the latter part
Of Grants administration
Robcson's naval construction contracts.
The jobs Of the District Ring.
Inc circumstances attending the defeat of the
opponents against the electoral count.
The decision ofthe Presidential votes of South
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
lie restoration to rank Of Ruukle and Ora
per.
The construction of public buildings through
out the country.
The means by which The "dpsert land staal u,
was passed Though the last Congress, and the
subsequent transactions in that connection
Inc whole business of the Indian Bureau lust
covered by the Schurz investigation.
Our diplomatic relations with Mexico, and the
non-recognition of DiaZ.
The naval administration with n view tn
frauds in general
The expenditures of the House of Representa-
tlVes since the Fortieth Congress-covering all
the Observation-Disclosures with a re-opening
OF the investigations Of the Forty Second Con-
grcss.
The Committees have power to send for per.
sons ana papers, have, probably, long session
before them, and may do the cause of economy
ana good government great service. Or, if they
do not push their work with vigor or thorough
ness, they may disgust the country and force
people rather to bear the ills they lave than to
seek relief through investigation If the Com
mlttees shall pursue the course of Secretary
SchurZ, making their inquiries secret incom-
plete and unfair, it would be better that nothing
at all should be done
Proi' Hayden's Geological and Geographical
Survey OF the Territories for 1877 is of interest
to all. The survey was conducted in an excep-
tlonally systematic manner, and our KNOWLEDGE
OF the paleontology Of the regions trayersed has
been much enlarged. The typographical work
covered an area Of about 10000 square miles :;
ana a comparatively unknown region rich in
minerals and OF great agricultural and grazing
capacity will be made known. The survey ex-
tended from Arizona to Montana, embracing the
Territories OF Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho
and Dakota. The expedition when in the field
Is composed OF about 40 persons, including sci
entsts, packers, cooks and laborers and it l.
generally divided into several parties, each fully
equipped and prepared to examine u specific
area OF country, usually about 10000 square
miles, more or less, depending upon the charac.
ter ofcountry to be examined. The field season
usually lasts about four months, when the labor
ersare discharged at the starting point the scen-
lists returning here for office duty.
This Survey has issued a series of annual re-
ports, presenting the results in popular FORM
for general distribution series of quarto vol
umes are also issued, embracing purely scientific
matters. A series of bulletins are also issued
III winch subjects requiring special and imme-
date attention may be found. There are also
the miscellaneous publications, as meteorology,
distances and attitudes, catalogues, &c.
AS an illustration of the system and apprecia-
ton IN which the work accomplished is held
abroad, L quote Gen. Richard Strach ey of the
Royal Engineers of England, to gentleman of
high scientific attanments in this country:
ut is an undertaking in all respects most hon
orable to your government and to the men of
science who have been theiragents in carrying it
out In truth it is, believe, the only really
scientific survey Of great country ever entered
upon" SEMINOLE.