Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-12-11

fortultcus appearance and interfer'
ence Of the British vessel Osprey
at Sitka, during the troubles in that
vicinity last spring, and recon.
mends the immediate esta blishment
of territorial judiciary in Alaska.
The reasons advanced to support
this suggestion are, in effect, that
the interest of economy will be
served by prompt trials of offend
ers against the laws Of the United
States, in the territory where their
crimes may be committed. Under
the present system prisoners and
witnesses are transported at great
expense to Oregon aud California,
where such trials are now held.
The President directs attention
to the report of the Secretary of
the Treasury, which shows, among
other things, that the ordinary rev.
enues from all sources for the fs-
cal year ended June 80, 1879, were
1913 927, ,184.46; the ordinary ex-
penditures for the same period were
$266, ,947 1888 So /; leaving surplus
revenue for the year OF $6,879, 800.
SO. The receipts tor the present
fiscal year, ending June 3O:h, 1880,
actual and estimated, are $685.
100000; expenditures, actnal and
estimated, for the same period,
$278.O97 ,364.39, leaving surplus
of $9,902,635.61. The arrearages
OF pensions for the last current
year, amounted to $21, ,747, ,249. 60
have been substantially paid, and
it is believed that, this drain hav>
ing been stopped. the sinking fund
can henceforth be maintained with
out any change of the existing law.
The President traces the reports oil
the Secretaries OF the Treasury, oi
War, of the Navy. of the Interior,
of the Postmaster>General and oi
the Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, concurring in the maia in
their recommendations to Congress
As member of the Washington
Monument commission he advises
the appropriation of sufficient
sum and the change of existing
laws TO permit the completion O
the monument at an early date
Referring to the deficiency which
exists in the appropriation for thu
Depa' tment of Justice, he point:
out the necessity of an immediat.
appropriation for the payment o
accrued dues and fees o. Uni'e g,
States marshals arising from th'
failure of Congress to provide n
the late extra session for their pay
ment under the usual process.
Referring to the fact that th'
business OF the Supreme Court i
now largely in arrears, and tina
there is no prospect Of the Justice
getting even with their work, th
President recommends the estab
lishment of an intermediate cour
of errors and appeals, to the en-
that accumulated business may h,
taken off the dockets of the Su
preme Court.
Regarding the Indians, the Pres
: ident, while deplorin2 the receI
outbreaks, is salts fed that the gen
eral good behavior of the tribe
sustains the opinions of those VIII
believe that humane II treatment, WI
yet induce them to abandon thei
savage modes OF life. He recon
mends the enactment of law en-,
bling the government to give th
Indians a title in fee. inalienabl
for 25 years, to the farm lands as
signed to them by assortment II
: says the Indian schools in Virgini
3 and Pennsylvania have been pre-
= ductive of good results, and th
: success of these has led to arrang,
. meEts for the establishment of al
: other in Oregon. lie discourage
: a renewal of the discussions re
garding the transfer of the India
: bureau to the War Department, a
that discussion always serves
: hamper the officials OF the India
t bureau in pending operations an
negotiations, and produces no COZ
j responding good.
t The discussion of the questio
!. of depredations upon the timbe
S lands is not of general public cor
: Germ.
He commends highly the object
of the Agricultural Department
f and recommends that its faciiitie
be enlarged. He says the omis
8 sion to render such aid is not wis
r economy but, on the contrary, III
f doubtedly results in losses of in
8 mense sums annually that migs
/ be saved through well directed eI
9 forts by the government to pro
: mote this vital interest.
!. The President is gratifed
: know Of the extent to which educa
=. tional privileges throughout th
United States have advanced dul
s ing the year, and commends to th
i consideration Of Congress the who
I question of DopuIar education.