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his bureau, which SO far have been confined Il
the so.called public land States and Territories
be extended over the entire country, and that thu
necessary appropriation be made for this pur
pose. This would be particularly beneficial t.
the iron, coal and other mining interests o
the Mississippi valley and of the Eastern ana
Southern States. The subject is commended
to the careful consideration of Congress.
| DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.
The secretary of the interior asks attention
to the want of room in the public buildings o.
the capital now existing and in progress o.
construction for the accommodation of the
clerical force mployed and of the public rec
ords. Necessity has compelled the renting Of
private buildings in different parts of the city
for the location of public offices, for which 8
large amount of rent is annually paid, while
the separation of offices belonging to the same
department impedes the transaction of curren,
business. The secretary suggests
that the blocks surrounding
Lafayette square. on the east, north
and west, be purchased as the sites for new
edifces, for the accommodation of government
offices, leaving the square it.
self intact, and that II
| such buildings wero constructed upon har-
monious plan of architecture they. would
add much to the beauty of the national capital
and would, located there, with
the treasury and the new
state, navy and war department building, form
one of the most imposing groups of public edi-
| fees in the world.
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.
The commissioner of agriculture expresses
the confident belief that his efforts in behalf
| of the production of our own sugar and tea
have been encouragingly received. The i'm
| portance of the results attained have attracted
marked attention at home ana have received
| the special consideration of foreign nations.
| The successful cultivation of our own tea and
| the manufacture of our own sugar would make
| difference of many millions of dollars snnn.
| ally in the wealth of the nation.
| The report of the commissioner asks atten-
| ton particularly to the continued prevalence
of an infectious and contagious cattle disease
known and dreaded in Europe and Asia as the
cattle plague or pluropneumonia. mild
| type or this disease In certain sections of our
country IS the occasion of great loss to our
| farmers, and of serious disturbance TO our
| trade with Great Britain, which furnishes q
market for much OF our live stock and dressed
meats. The value Of neat cattle exported from
| the United States for the eight months ended
| August 81, 1880, was more than twelve million
dollars, and nearly double the value for the
same period in 1879. an unexamp,ed increase
of export trade. Your early attention is solicit
ed to tiiis important matter.
EDUCATIONAL.
Tho commissioner of education reports q
continued increase of public interest In educa-
tiOnal affairs, and that the public schools gen.
erSliy throughout the country are Weil sus-
tGlned. Industrial training is attracting de-
served attention. and colleges for Instruction.
theoretical and practical, in agriculture and
the mechanic arts, including the government
schools recently established for the instruction
of Indian youth, are gaining steadily in public
eetim8tlOn aya al
attention to the depredations committed on
the lands reserved for the future Support
OF pubic Institutions and to the very great
need of help from the nation for schools in the
Territories and in the Southern States. The
recommendation heretofore made is repeated
and urged that an educational fund be set
apart from the net proceeds of the sales of the
public lands, annually, the income of which,
and the remainder Of the net annual proceeds,
to be distributed on some satisfactory plan to
the States and Territories and the District of
Columbia.
The success of the public schools of the Dis.
trlct or Columbia and the progress made I'M
der the intelligent direction of the board of
education and the superintendent in supplying
the educational requirements of the district
with thoroughly trained and cfficient teachers
is very gratifying.
The acts eff Congress from time to time, do
mating public lands to the several States and
proved to be wise measures of public policy
resulting In great and lasting benefit. 1t
would seem to be q matter of simple iustice to
extend the benefits of this legislation. the Wis
dom OF which has been 30 fully indicated by
experience to the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
l again commend the general interests of the
District of Columbia to the favorable consider.
alton Of Congress. The affairs of the district,
as shown by the report of the commissioners,
are in very satisfactory condition.
Ia my annual messages heretofore, and in
my special message of December 49, 1879. l
have urged upon the attention of Congress the
necessity OF retaining the marshes of the
Potomac, adjacent to the capital, and am con-
advert again to the anbieot These SO
flats embrace an area of several
hundred acres. They are an impairment to
the drainage OF the city and seriously impair
it's health. 1t is believed that with this sub.
stantial improvement of its river front the
capital would be in all respects one of the
most attractive cities in the world. Aside
from it's permanent population this CITY is
necessarily the place of residence of persons
from every section of the country engaged
in the public service. Many others reside here
temporarily for the transaction of business
with the government. 1t should not be for
gotten that the land acquired will probably be
worth the cost of retaining it, and that the
navigation of the river will be greatly impro7-
ed. l, therefore, again invite the attention of
Congress to the Importance of prompt proyis-
ion for this much needed and too long DELAYED
improvement.
The water supply of the city is inadequate.
In addition to the ordinary use throughout the
city, the consumption by the government is
necessarily very great in the navy yard, ar
seual and the various departments, and large
quantity is required for the proper preserva-
ton of the numerous parks and the cleansing
of sewers. recommend that this subject re-
ceive the early attention of Congress, and that
in making provision for an increased supply
such means be adopted as viii
have in view the future growth of the city.
temporary expedient for such purpose can
not but be wasteful of money and therefore
unwise- more ample reservoir with CORES.
ponding facilities for keeping it filed should
in my judgment be constructed.
l commend again to the attention of Con-
gress the subject Of the removal from their
present location of the depots of the several
railroads entering tho city, and I renew the
recommendations of my former messages in
behalf of the erection of building for the
Congressional library, the completion of the
Washington monument and of liberal appro-
priations in support of the benevolent, reforma-
tory and penal institutions of the district.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Executive Mansion, Dec. g. 1880.