Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-11

corps Of the geological survey, during the first
season OF th.lI field operations and inquiries app
pear TO have been very comprehensive, and will
S on be communicated 10 congress IN u number
ui volumes. Inc director of the survey recon-
nntnds that the inyesti" .Eions. carried on by
Jt.s bureau. which, so iar, have been conineG
to The SO-ctileu public land suites and territories,
be extended over the entire country, and that
the necessary appropriation be made Tor this
purpose. TINS would be particularly beneficial
10 the IRON, coal ami other mining interests 81
The Mississippi valley. und oil the eastern aud
s%oGthern statea. The subject Is coInWenued tu
the careful consideration oil congress.
The secretary Vi The interior asks attention 10
the want Of room III the public buildings OF the
capital, now existing and III progress of con-
structipn, Tor the accommodation OF the clerical
force Employed, and OF the public records.
Necessity has compelled the renting of private
buildings IN Inherent parts OF the city for tue To-
cation oil h"o'lc Offices, Tor which a large amount
vi rent Is ANNUALLY u ,It, whIlc the separation
Of offices belonging 10 the same department i'm
peie5 The irInsuctioa oil current business. lie
secretary suggests thai The blocks surrounding
Lafayette square; on the cast, north, and west.
be purchased as The sites Tor new ediflces, Tor the
accommodation OF the government offices, leav-
ing the square Itself intact; and that. II such
buildings We're constructed upon a harmonious
plan OF architecture, they wound ADJ much 10
I'll" beauty oi the national capital, and would.
together with The treasury and the new state,
navy, and war department buildings, form one
OF 'he most Imposing groups of public edihGes
10 the world.
lac commissioned ofagriculture expresses The
confident belief that his effort in behalf oil the
production of our own sugar and tea have been
enc0uraSIngiy rewarded. The Importance OF
tae results obtained have attracted marke | at
tcntl"n III home, and have received the special
Consideration OF foreign nations. The success-
iil cultivation oi our own tea, aud the manu-
iacture ni our own sugar, would make a dInrr-
ence oil many millions OF dollars annually in the
wealth oi the nation.
The report Of the commissioner asks attention
particularly To The continued prevalence of an
infectious and contiguous cattle disease, known
and dreaded in Europe and Asia us cattle plague,
or piuero-pneunionia: a mild type OF this dis
ease, IN certain sections OF our country, Is a
great loss to our farmers, and of serious dis
turbance to our ira'le with Great Britain, which
furnishes II market Tor most oil our live stock
and dressed meats. The value OF neat cattle
exported from the United States tor the eight
months ending August 81, lSS0. Was more Than
ST., Coz, 600, aud nearly double the value Tor the
same period In 1873, an uneNampled Increase OF
export trade. Your early attention Is solicit
ted to this important M latter.
! The commissioner Ui education reports u con-
tinued increase oi public Interest in educational
affairs, aud that the public schools generally
throughout the country are we'll sustained. ln-
duStrial training Is attracting deserved utten-
ton. and colleges for instruction, theoretical and
practical, in agriculture and the mechanic arts =,
incluuing the government schools recently es-
tiblished for the instruction OF Indian youth
are gaining steadily IN public estimation. The
commissioner asks special attention to the
depredations committed on the lands reserved
for The future support of public Instruction, and
tn the very great need OF help from the nation
for schools inthc territories and in the southern
states. The recommendation heretofore made
Is repeated ana urged, that an educational fund
be set apart from the MT proceeds OF the sales
of the public lands annually. the income OF
wnlcii and the remainder Of the net annual pro-
c"eis, 10 he distributed ON some satisfactory
plan to the states and territories and the District
Of
The success of the public schools of the Dis-
trict oil Columbia. and the progress made, und, 1
the intelligent direction oil the board of educu-
tlon and the superintendent, In supplying tn.
educational requirements of the district, with
IN roughly trained and efficient teachers, is very
crafty u. The aois OF congress. from time to
time, donating public lands TO the several Stat, 4
ami territories IN aid Of educational Interests.
nave proved 20 be wise measures of public policy
resulting in great and lasting benefit. 1t wOult
seem to be IL matter OF simple Justice TO oxtcn'
HE heneiits Of this legislation. the wisdom o
which has bees so fully INDICATED by expert
eacc, to The District Of Column ..
l again commend the general interests ofthe
District Of Columbia TO the favorable CONSIDERS
ZION Of congress. The affairs of the district, as
IN Il very satisfactory condition. In my anuua
message heretofore. and In my special messag,
OF December 10. 1879, l have urged upon the at
tention OF congress the necessity of reclaimins
The marshes OF the Potomac adjacent to the CAPT
tai, and am constrained by its Importance t
advert again to the subject. These flats EN-,
brace an area of several hundred acres. The,
are an impeachment TO the drainage of the city
and seriously impair their health. 1t is believe
shat, with this substantial improvement OF IL
river front, the capital would be, In all respects
me OF the most attractive cities in the world
Aside IRON its permanent population this city i
necessarily the place Of residence OF person,
rom every section of the country, engaged II
public service. Many others reside here tempo
rarily, for the transaction of business with In,
government. 1t should not be forgotten tina
the land acquired will probably be worth th
cost OF retaining it, and that the navigation
oil the river will be greatly improved. there
lore again invite The attention Of congress to tn
Importance OF prompt provision tor this mucl
needed and too long delayed Improvement.
the water SUPPLY OF the city is inadequate
In addition TO the ordinary use throughout tn
city, the consumption by the government i
necessarily very greatin the navy yard. arsenal
anu the various departments, and a large guam
lty Is required for the proper preservation O
the numerous parks and the cleansing of sew
ers: | recommend that this subject receive III
| early attention of congress. and that, In MAXIM
provisions Tor and increased supply, such mean
be adopted rs will have in view the futur
growth OF the city. Temporary expedients TO
such II purpose cannot he w;Isteiui OF money
and therefore unwise, A more ample reservoir
with corresponding facilities for keeping it ill
ed, should, III my Judgment, he Constructed.
lcDnimend again To the attention Of congress tn
subject oil the removal, from their present loca
ton. OF the depots OF the several RAILROADS en-
tering the city and l renew the recommends
ton OF my former message IL behalf of tn
erection OF a building Tor the congressional Ii
brary; the completion o. the Washington monu
ment AMI Of liberal appropriation in support {
The benevolent. reiornatury, and penal instiiu
tiuns al the district.
RUTHERFORD z. HAYES.
Executive Mansion, December Ii, 1880.