Show THE N r alie lenoit of alio general pr sl mits lith a most condition of the io poa tul tal service her vice and submits submit which N inch deserve lose 0 the consideration of congress the revenues of the department for the ear ending juno june 30 1805 1866 were ind and the expenditures showing nn all c ces ot of the latter of 13 for it a portion of this deficiency however home k r a special it aparo ITI s Congie Coli glem As in the net act sip ap pim cuned oil juh 28 1564 including the standing f of foi irce free anil matter us is usa a legitimate coition of ofie venue et ct remaining ull unexpended expended the actual deficiency de fici ency for tile thu past int 3 ear is onh a bum within w 51 1 11 of the anio amount ait estimated in fit the annual depolt of 1801 the decrease of zol loie nuo ellue complied with mith tile tho flevious pi pl evious beal was mas ono one mid one fifth per cent and the incie hicie tse ase of c owing to tho e enlargement i ll 11 lar ot of the mail bonice homco in lie file south was 12 per cent on oil tile lie of june last there m van a in fit opel operation aaion mail routes m with ith an all agg aggregate aggie legato gate length of builen an tit ng ag digate annual of miles aulle 1 and on fill cost including t I 1 all expenditures of f tho the it tit of mil oal routes is milet and the annual mile the it knath li ill of steamboat steam bont routes is jimo mikh iglic s P and id 11 2 miles tho the mail mervien is if rapidly increasing triou I 1 hout the conati con coli titi J an 1 d I it its steady stel tily extell extension 1011 in tile southern states indicates then constantly improving condition tho the i 1 IO importance of the service i also merits attention the postoffice Post office dehait lila nicut t of giant cicat britain ind our oin min have I 1 agreed upon 4 preliminary minar ais for a new postal onn v I 1 it i Is is ed will ill eminently be belef acial to the com meruil interests of tho the hk t ties ina mas is as it contemplates a i i ie luction of the international letter postage to 0 o one half the rates and tile the ic of postage eiith na fill all othol countries t to a and from abili correspondence 14 ii transmitted ti in ili atlo Bif trill mails or incao ed cd mails through the file united kingdom the ito establishment of it ft uniform an and 1 I r ea chaido for these jhc thc sc amil territorial tr ans and of ly lv closed in hi mailei ails and an allowance to cadi iko department of the light to use ilse all mail communication established under the authority of the other for the dispatch of either lit in open or closed clofed idail on file sanie same terl 1 I S a as s those it applicable to its inhabitants inhabit ints of the court countr t ta pro providing iding lie means of trail transmission 01 tilt ok 01 till biml aholt the I 1 aport of the of the inferior to condition of those branches of tho the public anch we committed to liis his supe ii vision ion during dining uie the last fiscal 5 3 car iii acie of public land u ere dispo disposed ed of acres of asch abich were entered under the homestead act file policy lilicy originally 1 it lally adopted belati 0 to ti alio to public lind lindi i 3 has undergone essential modifications modification loc loNc nc lille fand III tl not their rapid settlement was the he cardi cardinal cardini ual il lind system ga ermence and all I 1 dis cuon liaw wa re sil batted t ed in tl the I 1 e comic tiou that the early doel r opil lent of our agricultural and the diffusion of nil an energetic population ov on er dr our vast territory are anro objects of eater importance to the Natio national nod groa growth ill anti and ty than the proceeds ot of the sale mile odthe of tho lind to tile highest bidder in open maikel ni allet the into preemption pre emption gifts as a s confer upon tilt the pioneer who ho compile with the hie thai impose lego of purchasing alini a limited 1 itei portion of unon erca hinds nt at tho the minimum price tiie homestead enactment i elie of the lie settler from payment ent of purchase e money molley faud secures him a penn penna anent tient hollie biome on condition of residence for it term of paig thi thiis liberal policy in incites from the old and aloni tile the moia 1101 loaded port ious of tile now new world ltd its propitious result tesi iltz al nio 0 cud will mill be mote moie signally aig nally balien time shall ha hao 0 gi Rhen Q tolt to acil R a wider development den elop con coil 91 gicas ess ho hos s made liberal franls of public lemds to carpol corporations adiong in aid of the alie construction construct imi of nils lind mothr internal into improvements improvement t should this policy 11 hereafter 0 r eit ate r prevail goic stringent provisions anvill lie 10 to deeme a faithful application of tile the funds fund s the file title tic to ilia bautts should not I 1 pass by patent or f but demain in ill the government and subject to its it colli control lol until some ome of tile tho loj load haas been actu actually alir built poi ions of them thein might then from time to time be corn coil ea e oil cd to the corporation but never in a greater ra ratio tio to tho the whole quantity embr embraced awed by tho the grant than the completed parn bear to tho the entire length of the projected ampro improvement e this thi ic would not operate to to the of any undertaking conceited ed in fit goo good faith and executed with reason reasonable abc energy a as 3 it is tho the settled irac practice tice to wit withdraw th draw from market nar ct the lands falling within the operation of such grants and thus to exclude the inception of a sub subsequent ad adverse erse right 11 A breach of the conditions condition for which it C congress Con 0 11 gloss giess may deem cioper to impose should w work ork a forfeiture of claim to the lands so withdrawn ii but ancon ea ell and of title to the lands conveyed which remain unsold operations operation on tile tho several lines of the pacific railroad llau road ila have 0 been prosecuted with unexampled igor and should no un forseen causes of de lay la occur it is confidently anticipated lint flint this great thoroughfare N will ill be completed be fole the expiration of the period designed de signel hignel by congress during the last fiscal 3 car the amount paid to pensioners including expenses expense 4 of disbursement bur was and names mes were added to the pension j oils tho the entire number of pensioners on oil juno june 1866 was this act furnishes famishes a melancholy and striking pi bof of the sacrifices made do to vindicate indicate the constitutional authority of the federal government and maintain inviolate I 1 the integrity of alie union they impose upon us con responding esp obligations obliga tiong it is 19 estimated flint will be required to meet tile exigencies of this thi blanch of service ico tt dm va ing 9 the next fiscal year treaties aties ha ba c been conc concluded ludell A w lilt ith indians who aho were more enticed to armed opposition to our go government erni neut at the outbreak ol of the rebellion ind and who have unconditionally submitted to our authority and manifested ili an earnest desire for a renewal of friendly boms during donw the near car ending september 30 1666 8 p patents at ants for useful inventions invent ious tit an I 1 designs mere issued and at that date the balance in tho the treasury to tho credit of the patent fund was As a subject upon which depends an all immense amount of the production product iou and corn coin melee of the country I 1 recommend to congress such legislation is as ma be necessary ne cesary for the lie in reservation eser of the choles lei eo cc of ofilio tile mississippi i it is a mattei of national importance that earl eari N v steps should be kaloi not only to add to the efficient effic iene N of these dimeis against destructive inundations but for the le ingval inoval 0 of f tilt all obstructions to the flee and safe hate kalliga i tion of that great clin channel iniel of hade and commerce |