The Portland daily press., 1879-12-01

United States provides that the inhabitants of the
coded territory, with the exception of uncivlized
native tribes shall be admitted to the enjoyment OF
all rights of citizens of the United States and shall
be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment
of their liberty property and religion. The uncivl
lied tribes subject to such laws and regulations
as the United States may from time adopt in rsgard
to the aboriginal tribes of that counery But oolga
ons of this treaty and the necessities Of the people
require that some organized form of government
over the territory OF Alaska be adopted. There ap
pears to be no law for the persons charged
with common law ofenses such as assault robbery
and murder, and no magistrate authorized to ISSUE
execute process in such eases. Serious difficulties
have already arisen from ofenses of this character
not only among the original inhabitants, but among
citizens of the United States and other countries
who have engaged in mining, fishing and other
business operations within the territory. A bill
authorizing the appointment of justices of the
peace and constabes and arrest and detention OF
persons charged with criminal ofenses and provid
district of oregon in suitable cases. will at proper
time be submitted to Congress.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
The attention of Congress is called to the annual
report of the Secretary of the Treasury the con-
diton of abe public finances. The ordinary revenues
from all sources for the fiscal year ended June 30
1879, We're S273, 1927, 1S4.4j; ordinary expend
lures for the same period were S26b, 947, $500
leaving surplus revenue for the year of $685.,
800. 93. The receipts for the present fiscal year
ending june Both, 1880, actual and estimaned are
as follows: Actual receipts for the first quarter
commencing July l, 1879, SIS, 843.6 ,3.61; esti
mated receipts for the remaining quarters OF
rent and fiscal year actual and estimated, $685.
OOOO 900. The expenditures for the period
will be actual and estimated as follows: For the
quarter commencing July 1st 1879, actual expen-
ditures S91 6S3 $50 10, and for the remaing three
quarters of the year expenditures are estimated at
S172, 3I6,6 14.90 making a total expenditure OF
$264,000,0 900 and leaving an estimated surplus re-
serve for the year ending June goth, 1880, OF SZ4
100000.
he Total receipts during the next fiscal year end
ing June 30th 1881, estimated according to ex-
isting laMs will be $28S 100000 and estimated or
binary expenditures for the same period will be
1918 o97, 364.30 leavinga surplus of IS, 1902 $50.
81 for the year. The large amount was expended
for Of pensions during the last and present
fiscal year amounting to S2I TAI ,249.6O has pre-
vented thu application of the full amount amount
required by law the sinking fund for the current
year, but these arrears having been substantially
paid it is believed that the sinking fund can here
after be maintained without any change of existing
year.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The Secretary of War reports that the War De-
par1nent estimates for the fiscal year ending June
Both, 1881, are S40,38O .93. the same being
for less of money than any annual estimate
rendered to Congress from that department during
a period of at least twelve years. He with
the General of the Army i'll recommending such leg
i5aton as will authorize the enlistment of the full
number of % 600 men for the line of the army ex-
elusive of the 1868 men required for.detached duty
and therefore not available for service in the field.
He also recommends that Congress be asked to pro-
vide by law for the disposition of the large number
of abandoned military posts and reservations which,