Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1874, Page 4

4 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBU » it TURSDAY'. DECEMB ER 8, 1874--TWELVE PAGES. e R N R O R T O R R R R R R A R R R R O T T A R R R R EE=EEE—————— triota ; that tho roports of auch oxplorations be fallowad by lmmadiata survogs, abpraisomonts, proclamations, and sales, at not loss thau tho ap- Praisod valuo, aud for eaeh only, Undar tho lawa vaw tu forca for the disponi- tlon of pubiio lands, it Is dilcult, it not imposni- Llo, to obtain ‘nioro thaw the miuimnm prico (R126 per nore) for _land, how- evor valuable, Whon timberad Ianda aro advortisod for sale, privato partles, do- #iring ta putchage, make such arrange- mantis aud combinntions 18 to provont comnoti- tiou ; houco the lands, if dl#inaud of at all, aro 8old at tho minimum whon offered at public unIoL and, if not thon eold, nroimmediately onterod o tho mivimnm Govornment prico by stch parties. The most eflectusl meaus af vxuvnumni theso Practices 18, in my judgmont, to adopt the sug- gostiona of tho Commiksloner regarding tha aurcoy and sppralsal of theso lands, aud whon thoy are offored at public or private salo to make tbs apprafsed value tholr minimum, ‘Theso obaervations ure futonded to apply to all o timberad lands ownod by tho Goverimont, wmbraoing tho piue lands tast of tho Rocky Mountafnd, aud th piue, fir, and redwood lauds ou tho Pneifia const, Uuless goma othor aystom to attnin the samo abjoct mora offectually and entiéfactorily vnn bo dovised, I commond thoso suggestions to tho . tavorable conaideration of Uongrass, fecling con- tidont that gront benafit to tho couutry will ro- Bult from their adoption. * The prapriety of o amending tho Ifomeatead act a8 to permit citizen Indinus to avail them- solves of il provisions has beon disenssod and strongly recommanded by tho Commigsioner of the Qonornl Land-Oilico. I fuily congur in tho opinion expressed by dint oflcot an this suboot. T would respectfully commend to the favorablo consideration of Congresa tho suggestions of the Commissioner concerning (ho expedionoy of ropealing tho law which roquites olnimants of confirmed privato land-claims to dofray the nx- pensoof the survay of their claima ; concarning tho coneolidation of tho Ifomestead nnd IPro- omptions laws; and concerning the urgent no- ceesity of reorganizing aud Increasing tho clor. ical forca of Lis ofiico. TATENTH, Tho oporatians of tho Patent Ofico during tho oar ending Sopt, 90, 1674, show n lurga fu- cronso over those of tho preceding vear. The number of applications, inclusive of ro- imsuos and dosigns, was 21,077, of which 13,515 wero allowed ; 220’ applications for extonstons wora tlled, of which 208 wero granted, nud 2,680 patents wero allowed, but not issued, on nccount of failure to psy the final fees, Slx hundred and ninets-gix applientiona for trade-marks * and Iabols havo afso beon filed, of which 683 wore grauted roglatration, The fotal amonnt of foot roceived was $721,111.85, and tha total axpon- ditnros wero €094,075.72, leaving a balanoo of £97,035.08, n sum grentor by $:24,658.C0 than that of the preceding year, Tho Commiteioner i of opinion that tho prompt publication fu tho _Oficial Gazetle of ab- Btracts of nll patonts issued hag rosulted in nre- venfmg many fruftless applications for inven- tlona nlready patonted, by giving to tho public rocurate information o to the character of tho patents granted. The yoarly volumes of the I'atent.Othca roporta have horatoforg con- tained only an {ndex of, tho patents fssuod during tho year covored by fhe roport, and, con- saguently, a groat denl of Fm’pluxiug and olten dnoflcctual Iabor in searching for patouts hos beon rendored meceseary. ‘Lo remody thig, tho Commissionor hae, during tho past two yoars, cangod an accuratp gonoral indox to bo prapared at all patents Lsellcfiimm ho year 1790 to 1878 inclusive. This index will ba published In two BetR, ano containing tho subject-matior of tho patont, and the otlicr tiio namo of the invoutor or patoutec, 7 Tho reproduction of drawings, old and peow, In the Patent-Oftico, 8o far as the work ia coni- pleted, haa resulted in great advantago o por- #ons having business befors it, and to tho couts, as wall as in a eaving of at lenst 20 por cont in the Iabor of the examining corps, The Commissioner recommonds a_specisl pnutial ap- propriation of at least 2100,000 for ono or two yoars, for the purpose of finishine the reproduc- tion of old drawings, If this work sbmll bo completed, It ia catlmated that the galo of coples will soon reimburee tho Tressury, and subee- quently bo o soureo of rovenue. Without this eppropriation, o coneidorablo increaso in the fotce of the office will bo roquired. Blould ko bo_msade, hawevor, the present examining-gorps will probably enftico for many years. 'This recommendation has the unquatified opproba- Hon of tho Dopartment. Tho Commissioner aloo nrges that a special sppropriation be mado for the proparation of completo dizeats of all patonts granted by the United States, a8 classiflad iu the Patont Oflico. In ordor to examino intelligontly now applica~ tions, it is necessary to nscertain what i@ con- tained in oach previous application or patent be- longing to tho same subject or class, and, ns there are now nearly 300,000 applications, patont- ed and nnpatented, tho gront amount of labor Involved 1sapparent. 1t is obvions, thioreforo, that complato digests of tho charactor refersed to would grantly cconomizo euch labor, and bo valuable in sccuring greater accaracy in tho granting of patents. I cordially commond tho subject to your favorablo oousideration, PENSIONS, * Tho statistics farmished by tho report of tho Ucmmirgioner of Tensions indicate that tho maximum number of pensionora on the bouoty of the Governmaont bias probably baen reached, This conjecturo is based upon the fact of & do- treage, during the laat fiwcal your, of 2,170 names in the rolt of pensionere, wherens, during tie sove fiscal yoars immodiatoly preceding, the roll wag stendily increased at an aversge nopnual roato of 10,000 names. On tho 80th of June, 1873, the uames of 238,411 pousioners wora borac upon tho roll, and during the ensning vear 10,496 names woro added thereto, and 12,036 dropped therefrom, for various canses, leaving 226,241 namos on tho roil Juno 8), 1874 wWhogo anuunl ponsions aggrozato the sum of 826,254,071,10, ~ Of thia vumber 102,457 wero wrmy invalida, aud 107,516 army widows and do- pondont rolativos, o tofnl of 239,073 army pon- sioners; 1,551 wavy invalidy, and 1,965 mavy widows, ete., n tolul'of 8,806 navy pensioners: and 17,080 survivors, and 5,514 widows of tho war of 1812 ; n total of 22,932 pensioners of tho war of 1812 inall 236,241, ‘flio net decrensa during tho year in the number ou tho rolls ia 2,170, a4 befora stated, winle the not decrease in tho annunl aggroate payment it only £6,045.13, This seomingly inadeauszo nmiount fa oxplained by tho fuct that many pensious have been fn- ereavod during tho year pursuant to yocout legialation, During tho Tast flscal year thers were oxamined and allowed 30,183 rmv pension-olaims, of whiek 5,758 were for invalid pension, 8,063 for - croased penhion to invulide, 3,051 for pension to widows, dopendent relativos, ote., 12,932 for Incrensed pension to widows, cte., and 929 for toatoration; 734 navy pension-claims, of which 196 wora tor invalid ponsion, 126 for iucvensod peusion to invalidy, 107 for pevtion to widows, Uspendont rolativos, ato., 236 for inoreased pon- sion to widows, ate., nnd 19 for restorntion ; nyd 1,384 claims for pension of survivors and widows of soldiory in tho war of 1812, of which 813 woro of tho latter clags: making o total of 82,251 cleims, nd}udluutud ot an agzrogate aunual rate of 81,856,080, Tho following amounts wera paid on acconnt of pensions during said year: Yo nrmy invalids, £10,853.967.86 to army wilows and do- pendent rolatives, &16,003,835,95; to navy fnvalide, 8174,18a.8G; to navy widows, ate,, £307,611.015 to survivors of tho war of 1812, §1,583,832.05; and to widows of goldiers in faid war, 616,016,403 making a total amount, including the expenses of diaburse- Inents, of $40,508,749.50, which is an increnso of $1,408,459.5 ovor Lho amount paid tho procod- ing soan Tho Commigsioner 18 of opinion that tho dirbursomouts (o fuvalid ponsioners will, for tho cutront fiscal year, diftor littlo In amount g:gx:fl&s&:g\l;o auur ‘yon‘:-, but antjcipuies & duction in the paymeuts to wid- o\?fi;d mlhmr crL\éan. Rl Yo'l ho closo of the year there wora on filo un- adjusted 61,600 pension claiws, of which num- ber 27,114 wore for invulid ponsion ; 83,026 thowo of widows, dopondent solatives, elo., and 1,620 of gurylvors aud widows of soldiers of tho wur of 1812, , Thig is an nctual Incronso, during tho sear, of 613 ponding (or whadjndicatod) cluuma; bug, 1u order to reconcilo an apparent dLachanuy botiveon theso figures aud tiose givon In tho last annusl report of the Doepart- ment, an oxplanation is neceksary, Duriug wov- oral yonra puet muny spptications for pension, whioh iad boeu placod on tho filen of ro)ected ond abandoned claims, havo boen ineluded in the reports of the Commussionor of Pons sions to this Dopartment auong the numbor of pending claims, but 1t has beon deomed propar to regard, now aud heroafior, such claims s bo- onging to tue refocted class, for 1t {s bolioved that vary fow of thom will over bo called up for prosecution, These clims aro, thorefors, omitted in tho ypresont repors, and the figuros above givo (61,060) nccurntoly atato tha numbar of peading eliimi on tho 30th of June at, Al tho olose of the year there wore borno on the rolls tho names of $10 widowa of woldiors in tue Revolutionaty war, and of 1,067 widows and childien of soldiers who worved'in wars subso. quent to the Rovolution, excapting that of 1812 and piior ta the lato Rebollion, During tho lusu flscal year 234 bounty-land warrantd wora jssuod for” 95,040 acrow, bohwe 16,620 less thon tho humber of eres fssned for thio procaditig your. There are now upon the fifes of tho Peusion-Oflice ahoot 100,000 eus;-onded clnime for bounty-land, of which number only 860 vero proscoutod during tho yer, ‘The Cowe missioner atates that, in Lis Judgmont, tho ox- Istence of go largo o stimbor of suspondod olafma for bounty-land tonds to tho fabrication of tea- timony by unscrupulous partios, for tho purposo of necuring the allowancs of elnfma which aro Inadmissiblo upon the ovideuco Mled. Tho Intost aot of Congross gruuting bounty-land by boen in force for nearly twanty yoats, n suficlont porlod within wlitch all who nro entitled thoroto whould havo availod themsoives of its provisions. I'horo I8 1o uxludmf logal limitation dalvg which proof tu support of uch clnims must bo Mled, ond honoo ik cannot bo said that a claim for bounty-land {8 rejocted unloss tho redord-ovi- doneo is incovtrovertibly advorso to fts admmsion, It mny bo dsmiowad, but the claimant i at Hb- orty €0 fifo additionn! {estinony ot any limo aud have the chim roopenod, Thesn claima nre cansequently tormod *‘suspoudad,” no bottor word having beoy suggestod Lo oxpress thoir ex- not condjtion. I theraforo rocommond that, Ly npcrnprlntn logielation, s limitod poriod bo prosoribed dur~ Ing whicl tho sovoral acts of Congress grauting bounty-land shall remain in force. Buclh Jogie- lation'wold, 1 am entisfied, work no injustica to thoso who may have just and equitablo clalms, and would ronder impossible thoso fraudulont practices which aro, under oxlsting laws, 8o difllewlt of detection and prevention, 1t i cstimntod Lhab §10,600,000 will bo ro- quirod for tho pension rervice duriug the fsesl year ending Juno 90, 1876, A grativing fenturo disclosed by the Commis- slonor's report, and ono to which spocial ntton- tion is invited, is that wo have probably roachied the maximum numbor of ponsions uuder oxisting legislation, Thia presumption I based upon the fact that, whilo tho pension-roll bns sustained during aoveral Jears prior to Juno 80, 187, an averaga pnnual incroaso of 10,000 nanies, it was diminfshod by 2,170 dnrfug tho Inst fiseal yonr. In addition to this fact, it s reasonablo to infor that, of tho unadjudicsted claims now on hlo (rlithough tho numbor hag beon cansiderably in- croasod during the {onrJ‘ tha proporeion allowed will aunually diminish, and that the rate of mor- tality among thoso mow ponsionod must naturally increnso with onch advancing yenr. It also appears that tho pensions ol 03,977 minor ¢hitdron, whoss uames are now on the roll, will shortly canso, 'Tho Commiaylonor's ro- port slows that, of this mtmbor, the pousions of 8,612 ux%)(m during tho prosent calendar yoar ; 15,017 will oxpiro in 19763 17,539 in 1876 3 18,300 in 1877 16,301 in 1878; and, of tho remajudor, 20,412 will terminate soon afterward. hese foots and eouridorationa justily Lho opinion that the maximum aununl t‘x‘mndmlru for pansions hns koen remched, and thav thera will bo an au- nunily ivcroasing diminution thevein, . EDUOATION, Tho roport, of tho Commisalonar of Edneation for 1874, {8 proparod on the metbod of its sov- eral predocsseors, 50 univerdally appraved by thoso tu chiatgo of eystoms and institutions of oducation, 1t shows nn lucreaso in tho amount of work accomplished, while tha clorteal forco is atill inadoquato ; that, nlthongh tho year has boen ona of considerabla progress, the advanced movements of education have, in many cases, ancountered specinl manifostations of antagon- Ism, and thnt soma of tho most thoroughly ce~ tabltelied motbods bavo beou yigorously chal- tonged to show reasons for their ndoption and maintonance ab publlo oxponse, Tho domnnds upon the oflice, arising from this cause, have gronuly incronsod 1ts labors, and show that tho summary of experlenco contained in tho annnal reports fias been prepared pono oo B00A to 8up- piy tho data necessary to sustain the efforta for tho eunport of all well-tseted princivles and mothads, ‘Cho eall upon tho oflice from foraign countrios shows steady inorease, und fa gratif ing e Iudieatlng tho world-wido intorest in ro- publican {nstitutions. Tho Comminsioner reports tho continuance of digconrnging clreumsatrnoes encountored and un- favotablo auticipations gouorally oxprosod by | tho frionds of cdueation in tho States in_ which slavery has beau Intely abolizhed, Ho biolds (hat tho unaottled condition of aifaia in theso Statea can ouly ba offeciually remodiod by tho univor- eal education of tha pooplo, 80 that, tu the guidanco of their couduct, conscionce, intel- ligence, and 10nson may talio tho placa of iknorance, passion, nud projudice. In viow of tho diliculty of meetlug the required cxpendituro for 8cliools in thero gectlons, the Commiseloner recommends tho mothing apatt of the proceeds of tha sale of puklic lauds to be distributod, tomporarlly, amony; tha soveral States, on tho ULasis of illiterncy of thoir ro- spective populntions as shown by tho last census. The Commiselover invites attention to the nroposition, generally favored among educators of tire couatry, to mako n epocial eifort to brig forward at tha Coutonnial Exhioition of 1876 such ropresontations a8 thoy are ablo to mate of tho relations borne by education, presont aad Thirtorieal, to tho propress of our prosgerity and tho porpetuity of our inctitutions. Ho finds from vurions quartors great domnnd, that tho office shold co-operato i tho preparation of the necassary materials for this ropresentation, and subits tho :]ueshwn whether or not means ghall b ]fiu'nishc tho ofileo for undertulting the work, Lhe favor with which the wouk of the oMcs is reeelved vy all lnborers und inquirots it the fleld of edueation fernishes tho most satisfagtory ovidonco of their belief that tho nation has somo- thing to do 1 the way of widing, though not cantrolling, the primary aud most cxsentinl inter- est of the eitizena; and that this asency for the collection and dissomiuntion of information in regord to tho experiencos, tho successes, and the faflures of our many snd diveras svstenis avd mothiods ehould roceive tio favorable con- sideration and liberal support of Congross. QLOLOOICAL SURVEY. In nddition to the geologieal and meographienl survey or the Territorigy of tho Uuitod Stetes, ccuducted during soveral years past by I' Haydon, under tiio direetlon of this Dapartmout, the survoys formerly conducted by J. W, Powal under the nuspices of tho Smizhsonian Instit tion, wero placed by Cougreas, atits last sea- sion, under the dircezion of tho Dopartment of tho Interior. 'Pno gentlemen uamed had boen operating n contiguons Torritories,tho former Colorado’ and tho latter in Utab, avd it was deomed ndvieablo that & uniform aystam, in the prosocution of future surveys of this character, should bo adopted, The survey to be conducted by M. Maydon was designated as tno **Tivat Lavision, hat by Mr. Powell as tho * Bee- ond Division " of tho * Unted States Goological und Geographleal Survey of Wouritorics,” and full Jvstructions wero propited by the Departmnens tor their guidunce during tho past scavon, Thay wero lugtiucted that the ono great object of their Inbora was tho coustruction of gultable maps of thio country survoyed for tho uso of tho Govern- mont and of tho-nutjon, which would aford full mformation concerningg ‘tho agricultural and min- oinl resources aud oihor clinractoristics of tho wnexplored regious of onr torritorinl domain § and that, to thiy end, o uvitorm plan for map- ping tho arous of thew murveys should bo followed. A plan was therefore propar- cd and M!Dsatud by the Dopartmant, con- templating tho couslruction of n physical atins of tho Wairitorios of thie United States which would show, on » large sud uniform scalo, tho results of thodo survoys es thoy progross. Tihis plan, altor promising thut tho aros to b survoyed compnises tho greator part of the and region of the United Staten, 88 well as the groater number of Ijving diatviets therein, preseribod that tho maps composing the contemplated ntins should bo on & seule of suliciont magnitude to oxlubit all tho important gengraphical and peo- Joglenl features of tho country oxplosed. 1t was also dsomed udvisablo thut the mapping should bo on a unitorm plan, In oider that tho several partios working under the direction of thiy Department mght proporly counect their work, "o plan tutther provided that * genoral ® maps nhould bo propared, oo & Aealo of 4 miies to au_inch, apd that tho uren to bo ‘ropio- sontod on esch sheot should bo 2l degreos in _ longitude by 1% & grees in Intitnds, and that “spocfal” maps or churty should ho constracted on o larger scalo whonover it might bo found necessnry for tho purposo of properly roproscuting mining din- tricts, mineral, nziculiural, pasture, or timber lauds, or for_other specinl purposes. Mosers, Havden and Powoll wera fustracted to conform to this plan, and to maxke such observations, con- cortug tho physical fentutes of tho country sueveyed by them, 28 would bo neceksary for thio countruction of such maps ; and, alvo, to obtain the pecessary inloymution forthe proparation of charts upon Which should Lo indieated tno utoas of grasg, timbor and ulnoml lands, aod suol other rorhona of the conutry s wight be e ceptiblo of enltivation by means ol irrigation. ‘Llioy wore aluo justructod to collost epecinican of mineralogy, Indisu nrt, oto,, in order to on- lurge, as fur s possiblo, tho colloctions of such articlos now fn tho Bmithsoninn Intituce, aud which are designed for exhibition st the Cuaton- nial Exiibition of 1874, Tha firut divinion of the survey undor M. Hnydon completed thio unilmshod work of tun precoding season m tho eontiul portion of Calo- vudo Cevritory, snd oxtonded 1ts operations wost wud uver thit portion of swid Lervitory lying betwoon tho 108th sud 110th mendians of Weat longstudo. About 18,000 nqunre miles woro Bur- . voyed, covoring o scotion of country prabubly’ wure gonarally elovatod ubovo tho neaslovol than any oihwr within -tho borders of tho United Staten, An auillustration of tho uniform great clovution of extonsivo woctions of thus rogion, it muy bo montioned thnt ono of 1ho subdivisions of tho wurvey, in explorlug ay wtien of uearly 4,000 squoro miles, wan_compolled to aperata above tho timbor-ing (abous 14,500 foct bbovo tho lovel of tho wen) for over o month. The uecousary wuterials Linvo hoon colicelod for cous strugting acourato maps of tho rogion survoyed, which will roquiro for fllustration pis nhoot or maps of tho physleal atlas, Npoelnl ationtion was glven Lo tho mining nnd agrionitural re. sonrcoy of the country, and thoso portions of it which oan bo redosmed by Iragabon will by proposly indicntod on tho maps, 'Lho San dusn mining “region in Southorn Colorado iwaa lite oladed in tho murvoy, nnd over ity wines theroln woro properly loonted, Many valnablo spocimons o! oroy, njnorals, fosnils, Indian art, ote., wero collootod. Numorons ruing of towns nnd dwellings of an oxtinet rage of poovla which onco inbabited tho mesns and canons of Wostorn Golorado waro fonud, and yo- marknble fortifientions of hown stone lald in mortat discavarad In tho sides of deep canons, many of which ara situstod 1,000 feok verteally from tho stream bolow. I'ho” striteturo of thuso fortifientions and_dwollings, and tho poculinr ginzod portery In the vielnity, indlente tho exist- onco of a poople Inhablking this rogion many gouturies ago, who wore mueh furthor advanced in tho arts thau any of tho Indinn tribos of tho prosont day. ‘tho results of tho work of tho ‘past sonson Wil oxcaed in quavtity and fuforost thowo of any provious yonr, ‘I'ho flold of opesntions durlug tho past_season ot tho second division, undar Mr, Yowell, wns tho contral ang northenstern portions of * Utah Torritory, and ity lahors ware principally con- finod to tho complstion of the unfinished work of tho precediug year. ‘i'ho main party is still in tho flold, 8o thit tha full resulis of” tho eon- 808 AUrvoy cnnnot ab this dato bo given. It may bostatod, howover, that materlal has besu colicoted for tho mapping of an oxtonsivo Tayion of country horatofora but Ititis known y that the positions of many of the moraimpottont minornl lnflas layo heon doterminod, nud will ba repro- sontod op tho *genoral™ maps; and that the aroe and distribution of suoh portions of tho country surveyod, 0s can bo redeomed by m-mn; tion, will be proporly judicated on the ‘“epocinl maps, Txtensivo coal-beds bavoe boon discov- ored and tracod, intoreating and valonbio speet- mous of fonsily, rceks, miuorals, nud ores ob. tnined, nnd 'n largo collection mado of Indian rohes nad arieles, {llustrating tha mits exisling nmong tho Indine inbabiting that region, Mr. Powell had, du fornier survoyn, dis- covorad many ring of towns aud hamlsts onoo occumed by Pho avclont inbabitanta of tho valloy of tito Colorado River; and during tho pasi seanon mony other such ziiug hava bicon fouud, some of their suclont picture-writings and mauy of thoir stono implemants collected. ‘T'ho posf= tious of many acorces of theso rufned towns will Do aceuratoly indicated on tio ** gonoral" maps, The resonrches of this division nmong Lho ox= tinot racow, a8 woll as tho present inbautants of thig interosting region, hava embraced polity, mythology, traditions, languago, poetry, siis, hibits, customs, and thes noane of obtaiug sub- slatonca,togatlicr withiprohistorio remains ; and, whon £16 results obinined sball have been pube lished, it 18 betloved that they will constituto an fmportant contiibution to tie ethuography of Amprican inbes, ‘U'hese aurveyaihave, sa far ag thoy have bron proaceuted, ropulted in atfording much mforma- tion of gront valuo to our pacple, a4 well us to the =otontifio world, The construction of n pliysical atlne of tho Territorios, which will show ol tho rosules of the anrveys an rapidly s thoy can bo proparod for publication, is destgned to fiwsnrvu. for convenient referonce, tho informa- on thus obfained; and if a continuation of thoe surveys ehowld bo outhorizad, such ou atlag would bocomo, in timo, of_intrinsic value, not onlv to the peaple ab lnrgo, but to other nations, In viow of theso aud othor considerations, I rogard tha modorato cost of thoao survovs ag moro then uamgomnl«d by tho valuo of the in- formation thoreby obralngd, aud theroforo cor dially recommond a continuation of the United States Goological Survey of tho Territorion. YELLOWSTONT NATIONAL PARR. Tho remnrks contained in my last anunal re. port in_rogard to the condition of- the Yellow- stono National Park, and the necossity for an nypromlnnuu to onnblo this Dopartment to pro- vige for its propor goyanment, apply with equal forco at the present tims, innsmnch a8 no appro- priation for tho purpose has been mado. Durimg tho year soveral additional nppliestions for yor- miston to orect buildings, build roads, ote., havo boon received, bub no action upon any o’ thom haa boen tskon, for the yengous givon in snid re- yort, to which arttentlon is respcotfully invited, Tho Supertondont has_submitied au ostimato for an apprapriation of $100,000 for tho purpose of cuabling the Sacrotary of the Intorior to carry out-the provisiona of the ack of March 1, 1873, which set apart and dedicated said park for tho beuetit and pleasuro of tho nation, This eati~ mato was received too late to bo included m the cunusl estimates of this Department, bus will ba submitted to Congress at its approaclung sca- sion, Itrust that prompt action will be taken, in ordor that tho wondars of the pork may b preserved. ——— THE NAVY BUDGEY. REPORT OF _THE _APPROPRIATIONS CoMMmI EE, TUR FULL TEXT. Spectal Dinpateh o Lhe Clacago Tribune, ‘Wasuisaroy, Dec. 7.—~The Committoo on Ap- propristions of tho Heuso have comploted tho Naval Appropristion bill. The following is tho full toxts A viuz meking, cppropriations for iho naval servica for tho yaar ehaiug June 30, 1570, d¢ wenacted, ¢, That the following sums be, and ihoy nro bereby, approprinted, ta bo patd out of nuy moioy fu ile “Fresuury not otherwizo spproprinted, for tho naval servico of tho Government for tho year endiig Juno 80, 1870, eud for otlier purposess For 1y of commissioned aud Varrant officers at 608, on shiore, on rpecial servico, anil of thoso o tho rebred Dot mid noewployed (and for- exponres aud transpor- tation of oficers traveling unier orders), and for piy of fhio peliy-o:ficors, stamen, ordinary sevmen, lsude anen, aud boye, ineluding met of tho Engincer’s force, ‘ud Tor tizo Cadat-Survey sersice, 8,500 men, 80,250,600 3 for contingout cxpensed of tha' Navy Dupiriment, $100,000; for tho elvil cstablishmont ut tho varlous yaids end ctations, the sum of S153,000, AURCAT OF NAVIGATION. Tor forclm e local pliotags and towego of shipa of war, $50,6603 _for services aud matoriuls T correl conipagses on Lord ship, snd for adjusting ond teste {ug coupasses on shore, §3,000: for nautteal und gse tronomical $natruments, autleat Looke, maps, clisrts, and valllng-divections, ind ropaira of nautical fnstiu- aneuts for ubips of War, §30,000; for booka for librariea for ablps of war, $1.000; Tor davy-slgusls aud appa- ratus, tamoly, sigual-lglity, lantorts, snd rockols, fue cluding runutng-ights, drawvings, ahd eugravings for slgual-books, §5,000; for computs-titiings, inclading biuacles, 4iipods, Snd other appondaged of shipy commesed, to be made fn tho navy-yards, 23,0005 for fogs atld othor apyliances for musuriug the shu way, leads and_other appliances for sounding, $3,000; for Inuternn nnd lawps, and tholr appeudages, (Or gons cral use on borxd shlp, including thuso for tho caviy, ward-roow, and stecrige, fortho holds snd spirits roomw, for decka and Quartermasters! o, $5,0003 for bunting aud other materialx for flags, and making nud opuirtug flags of all kinds, §£,000: Tor oil for shiln of wvar other than {hat usod £0r tho engineer deparimont, candles whex used 8 a sulatituto for oll § Linuacles, runulugelights for chimneye, and wick aud soap wsed in navigationwdepartment, $10,000; for stotionery for commAnAer G NUVIMOTa of veracls of war, mud Sor uso af courto-martial, $2,0003 for musieal Justrumonts and muslo for vessels of’ vwar, $1,000; for stecringrig— anla and indioators, and for speaking-tulica s kougy, for_piguai-commuineation on Loard vessols of wur, $2,550¢ for contingent exyonrcs of ho Durcau of Nuy- igation, uamoly: for freight aud transportation of navigation-matériala; insixiiniente, booke, and storce ; voslaga and tolegraphing; advertisiug for yr yowals; pacling-boxes and ‘matarials ; Llank books, Torms, aud statlonery st novigation-oflices, $4,000} for deivdug, ougravig, wud priugiug, aud photo-litho: grupbing cliarty, corractiug old platés, piopuring and pubiizhiig s3idng-direotions, sud othr hydrogeaphlo formation: oiid for maidu charts, fuclding thoto of the Pacio codst, S30,000; for fuel, Hghts, aud oftices furnftne; caro of butidmg'sud othol Labor’s purchss of books'for Jibrary, drawing-matorials, hud other sintlonery ; postago, ivolylt, und ather vohtiugont ox. ‘peissos, 35,0003 for Tout tud ropalr of buiding, 3,600, Fop ‘czpenms of Nuval Observidory, namuiys ' For oy of tiren‘assistants, ut $1,500 cacl, $4,5003 and ono clotk ut $1,800: for wages of ono fmptrament-maker, oo messenger, aud oo TOFter s for keeping grounds i order, and ropaien fo bufldings: for fuol, fight, and office-Tutnittru ; tnd for staliouory, purclicso of bookn Lo library, chiomicals for batterivs, und frolaht, sud ol other coutingent cxpeuses, §10,0005 ' for reduclug and iranseriblng astronomical obe sotvations upon sheots for publicetion, $1,0007 for reducing tho obscrvations of tho (reusit of Venue, 33,004, Tor 7 +~nycn of Nnutleal Almanao : For psy of come Jitors w..s clock for compiling nud prcpus o for pub- eation ilio American Ephererls nud Nautical Alma- n1ac, 8,000 1 for continuanco of work on_ now planeta Qincoverad by American astronomers, §2,000 ; for ront, fuel, Juhor, wtationory, boxes, oxpreoses, tad mluceld Latoda ftems, 81,500, NURYAU OF ORDNANCE. Far fucl, {ools, aud materluls of wli_kindn necessary Iu eaveymi on tho saochunteal branches of the Ord- ey ‘Deyartmant ot tha navy-garde sud séatlo 1,500 forlabor at all (o nuvyyurds, mogazings, and Wtitions, $230,000 3 for repairs o ordsnsuce-buildings, Tngazines, glm-mt'a. boas, g, wharves, mu- eliinory, nd otlior ugecagntioa of ko charaster, $10,000' for mincellanoous ttemw, §5,000 3 for tho Lor— TeduCarp s for tho pirchued uud * mnnifacturo and presorvation of @unvowder, hiteo-glycosino, und guu-cottow, 18,0005 for purcluso on nufacture of Culcetriial - apparmtue, vanlo batleries, nnd inslated swire, $16,000; ‘Tor pureliso of copper, ira, waod, and_ ahier ‘miatorials uecessary for thy mnunfaciure of torpedoes, und for warlk un tho sine, $35,000 3 for constructlon of forpo- o-boste, purchuso of cotor=wark or hulke, and cone tltsgont oxpeuscs, $35,000 ¢ for, labor, Sucluding cliew 1st, pyrotechntat, clectrician, machlnlst, and clerial forco, $16,600 3 for_ repaita 10 bulldings and wharvos. atd tmaterial and lahor for sesevinil, $1,000 3 for cons tingent expansen of the Oxduance-aervida of ' th navy, $1,000, . UURKAY OF EKQUIPMENT AND REORUITING For equipment of Ve for coal for sicamend' anid alifus’ uke, fuluding expouses of traunvporiation ; #twrage, Inbor, homp, wire, and olhewmaterlals for thih nunnufacturo of Topo'; hidés, cordage, cauvay, hathier ; iron for maulastare of cablos, meliors, nud’ galleys § coudonslig oud Loat-dolachibg BpYATAIS; Sables, dchors, firnitwen, hoss, Lake-avend, and coaking. atovens” liferafing Deatingenpporatun for recolvs ing-glipag and ' for Ul payment of laher in fiqll[v}ll!l[{ voaseln, —and moanufaeture of articles In 'the overal nave-yerds 33,330,000 ¢ for contingont axponscs of th Bitrout of Brulpiment and Rocraithng, namely ¢ for exponien of veerilling, Ceoliht, nisd trensporiation of starea, traurportation of enltuted wion, priutiog, ndvortistin, tologranbing, hooke and moifela, stativnety, expross chiarges, (nternal altaratfonn, fxfires, and npplisuces, fi- oquipment Duililings nt nnvy-yards, foroitn postage, ear tickets, forriago, and lee, nppreliension of descrters, analatatico 10 vosnoin 11y dintkoss, ond good-conduich badiges forene Uisted men, $75,000, DUREAU OF YARDS AND DOORH, Tor genaral nalntatianco of yards and doglts, imme- 1y: for general expensos of tho Duroant of Yards und Tiockn 3 frofglit unsl transportation of Mafcrials and noren ¢ printing, intioners:, oid ndvortising, fnclud- fugp tho_ commsndants oilico § books, moddls, maps, anid drawings : purchso ond ropair of fre-cuine ! machlnery snd patent-+ghts (o teo o Aama; ropaira ont sleatn-cogines, ond attoudanco on o aino s pur. chang nuud movtonnnco of oxen and boraas, aind’ drlv- ing hawe, carta, find tuber-whoeln for uao n tho navy-yardh, and tools nmd ropaira of sto: yostngn and toleyrams s furnituro for Government hounes anl oflicos fn tito nayy-yards 3 conl and otlior fuel ; cnu. dlca, all, nnd gan + ‘cleaning and elearing Wp ynrds, st caro of publie tuiidings 4 nitendancs on Ored s lights firo-ongliica and pparatiia ; fucidental Ibors ot navy- yarda 3 wafer-tux, ond for ioll and ferriagos: pay of atelimon 1 £he 'Avseyrdy ; awd for awuligs, and packing-boxes, $760,0003 for eontingent expenacs thny may arieo ot Navy-yardd and tations, $10,000 ¢ at tha Naval Nsshum, Philadelpiis, Peun,, 1307, whith smon il o putd it of tho lueoiie fron tho Hival-peision und, ¢ g DULEAN OF MEDICING AXD RURATRY, Tor upvort of tho Medleal Departmont for st qooua’ neceswiries fOr veasoln fn comminil i, Navys yardn, naval-atations, Marhio Corps, and Coant Survey, 40,000 ¢ for neceasury repairs of naval laboratory, Tiospitals, and appenduges, fueluding rosda, Whutven, outhoNecs, Ateatii-hoatig apparatus, Aldowalks, fences, garioun, nud frams, $5,0005 Sor tho eivil establlstment ot fho 'soveral navai'hoapitala nud nyval lnboratory, 13,0005 for contihent oxpeunca of {ho Iureail, irelgut o edenl etoree, trannportation of Ingano Pi- flents to tha Governmont hoapital, ndvertising, loic. graphing, pureliwo_of bookr, oxponss attonding tho Noval Joard of Examiners, purchoss and ropir of Wanono, hneness, pirchoso ond Toed of lioracs, cows, tres, gardeu-toots, snd sonds, $23,000, LURTAY OF IROVIBIONS AND CLOTHING. For provisions for thio oificors, ravmon, and morfnes, £1.1100,000 ; for purchano of Water for_shipe, $15,000 for contingont cxpenres ;. for frelght and teanaporta tlon to forcigm and homo atations ¢ candlos, ficl 3 Ine torior altorationaand fixtures in fnspoction-bufldiiya 3 taols, and repairing samo at olht fnapections ; sractst walchmen ofght’ innpoctious : books and blanl ¢ atationery 3 felegrams: ndvortlsing: postago nud cexpresg-chiarges ; tolla, ferrfogee, aud car-ficketn 3 fco; and incidental Iabor not chatgeablo to other nppropri- atlons, $50.000, LUREAY OF CONATAUCTION AND TEPATR. Tar preservation of vessela on tho stocks and 1 pr- Alhary ¢ pitcchiaso of materlals and stores of all kinds ; Inbor in novy-yarda sud on foretgn atatlons § proser- wation of materials 3 purolano of - tools ¢ wear, tear, aud fopulr of yesili aloat aud for gencenl eato nnd Protection of the navy in the lino of countritction and fepalr; Incldontal axpenscs, nomely, advertielug and Torelg postages 23,000,000 for galirica of pub-agonte and walchmen and flstollaneons exyeuacs luourred in thio prutectlon of Umber-lands, £5,003, DUAEAD OF BTRAM-BSGINELRING, Far repaita and preeervotion of bollers and ma- chinery on uasal vessols; anl for fitting, ropair, anid Presormation of surwmaclinory oad fouls: ‘and for il it mavy-yueds and réntions not. boforo fucluded ; and for incilental cxpenseas and for purchiage and prescrvation of ofle, cuil, fronl, and_all materials and w'oren s nd for completii and oracting on board ves- seis compound englties with bollers, §1,609,000, NAVAL ACADEMY. Tor ay of professors tud others, €58,020; pae ot walchmen ani others, $23,460.50; psy of meciuules nnd others, 217,451,007 pay of employes fn tho depart ment of stéam-enginety, for machinists, Lotlor-makers, und ofliors, $8,16); fof necostary ropuhs of public Luildings, ' pavomonts, whatves, nnd walls fne closlur the grounds of tho Naval Academy, for ime provements and farniturs and Ostares, $14,000: for fuel, and for hoating and lighting tho' Acsdemy and wehiool-ahips, §$10,000; for contin zeut oxpouzes, §35,600, JMARINE CORPH, Tor po of officers of the Marino Corpa, and for pny of non-commissionod oflicers, nslclens, and otliers of thio corps, $319,700; for tho eivll forco of tho Marlng Corps, $10,000; For pay of of onothousand five bundrod privates, and no more, $270,000; for provisions, $100,- D30} for clothing, §104,30)7 or’ fucl, $30,850; for mile itary stores, namoly s for puy of mochanics, ropair of armg, purchare of accoitrements, ordnarco stores, flags, drums, ifes, and other Snetruincnta, 0,000 ; for tranéporiatian of fro0ps, $95,000 s for repairs of bar- racki ond rent of ofices whor thero nro no publia Tnfidings, $5,000; for forage of hotscs belouging to feld nd 8o onleers, $3,0% ; for hirs of quariors for atlicers whicra thero uro no publio auurtors, $10,000 3 for contiugencies, §16,000, 220 HUALiRT, Tollowing is n summary of tho Budgot Ty of commisstoncd and warrant odicers. .S 6,508,001 Burowu of Nuvigation, . 180,800 Bureau of Ordnanca, 00,500 Buresu of Equipment and Recrnits, 1,532,000 Boreau of Yards mnd Doeks, 555,070 Bureau of Modiciue and Surqery, 3,000 Dureau of Provislon and Clothiig, 1,385,000 Barow of Countrustion o Ropairs 305,000 Bureau of Steam-Eugineering. 1,890,000 Naval Academy, 178,641 Murino Corps. 03,610 Total, 10,909,436 BEN WADE, What ko Says of the Republican Dos Centde Washington Corresvondenze of the New York Tribune, The Hon, Beu Wado spenks very froely with his friends i rolation to ilio dofest of tho party with whiet hohnaso long been: idontifled, and says ho accounts for the Ropublican defeat upon tho theory that tho peoplo aro siways labla to becomo in the end dissatisfied with political par- ties in this countrs, bowever faithfat those par- tles might boin tho dischargo of thoir obliga- tions. It io alwaya tho cnso In o freo gov- croment, ho says, that partles long in power creafo distrust, and tho peo- plo grow anulous to displace the old rulers ond 1y tho mon of tho opposition in their place. Tho Ropublican party just at this time had to contend with tli prodilection of the poople. Dut, besides this, it will not do to dieguizo tho faet, eays Mr. Wade, that corruption had crept into high ofielz] positions, and® that the domis nant pamily was condemned on this necount be- foro iho tribunal of the people. If (hero wes no greaé principle to divido prrties, the snoils of oftice would bo sufficiont mativa foc the fight of tho “outs" sgaiust tho ‘*“iug" Ar. Wade soya that ko is o firm boliover in tho principlos and policy of tha Ntopublican party as hoyeto- fore doveloped, nud botieves that thome princt- les and policios nyo the bost for tho nation, it horoughly cartied out. o thinks 1ho party has mado somo vory se- rious blundors, ono of which is tho attempt to pass tho Civit Dights bill, Whilo ho docs not doubt that thet bill might be xight in principte, yeuit was fnexpedient ot this time, bacause it awnkoned all tho prejudices ageinst our colored follow-citizons, and would, if paesed, bocomn in- operative, or if carrled out, would, in its spplica- tion nnd portial results, do moro mischiof at the preaent timo 1than good, It was thin, to some extent, that exclted tho Soutlern and Weatern ?uoplo zud induced them to vato ngainst tho lopublican party. Loy foared mixad schools, and it was this phoso of tho quontion thub oxeliod all thoir projudico. My, Wado was in favor of oqual chool facllities, bub not of mixed echaos. o thought thia nttompt o force tho question of mixed schools at this 1imo would bo disustrous to our entiro achool- systom. _1fa gaid that whila tho Civil Rtights bill was ponding in tho Senato, ho sout Lo Seantors himaelf and urged them to voto against it, and thig hio Qid on tho ground of expodicuey, bosanse e boltevod that true statesmunuhlp kopt abronst of public opinfon, aud uat in advouce, and (his swas ol tho statestnan could do, to walel the sur rout of ovents and make thoe most for mman progross that the condition of Luman nifaivs wonld at tho timo admit. Statesmen can rarol, contend succossfully for unconditional vight, thing may ba vight fu the abslrnet, and yot not oxpodient, becauso public sentimont will not tolorato or_nccopt the Iull application of the principlo. My, Wado gald that 1 o froo conntry thero syould always bo bwo partios; thal thoro would bo s certnin cluss of mon who would bo- lievo in nnd matntaln with o dopged obslinney certain elags principies and policics of admintg- tration, Then thore would be awother elnss aquatly determined and m‘m\“y Dertinaclous to aintuin Y,rmnll)len oud paliciod entirely antago- niatie to thoso of tho first class, and vot it conld novor bo expected that suy considerable Inroad could bomade into tho flrm purpose of cach class to malntain {ta_ground, without fletuug and withont pubmisilon to sny armmonts which the soveral opponents on cither side might offer, Yheso Porsous conld bo countod upon always to sland by tho parties to whioh thoy wero soverally allied, but there wana lnrge clows of porsons who woro non-partisans, but woro ready to go with the purty which oiferod tho prentino of success for tho time bomg. o thought it was (his largo floating olass of non-partisans who had detormined tho rosults of the Ootobor nnd- Noverbor eleationn. Mr, Wado, In alluding to the noxt Prosidontial onruvass, sald ho wrs opposed to a third torm for nny wan, and that the sicopss of tho Ropnbliean porty in 1876 would dopond fargely upon the con- oot of the prosent Conygresa sud tho netion of the paty I the lnormd &2 thue botwoon this and the Presidentin] con sy, ond something uot unimportant in iAol to B0 vensidored would bo the claructor of tho Prostlantinl nupirant, ~—0no of the newly-clected lhlxrenonln\lvns of tho Indisua Logislatira hag rocelvod 160 lotters f,w"} womon Who wish tho poaition of Btato Li- rarin, THE COUNGIL. First Meeting of the New Body. Ald, Dizon Unanimously Re- eleoted Presiding Officer, fayor Colvin Unfolds the Con- © dition of the City's Finances. Imperative Neeessity for Leg- islation Regarding the City Treasurer’s Office, Tho Legislatnre Must Mso Set Somo Limit {0 Toaxes and B penditures, The TFire of July 14--~Addi- tional Precautions---The Insurance Come panies. Loans Made by the City, and “"Where Negotiated. ‘Work of the Oity Boards. Tho now Common Council mot Inst fovening. Tho old body waa calted to order by President Dixon, nad, a8 soon as the roll had been called nnd o quorym Lad boon found to bo presont, Ald, Woodman movad that all Aldermen having dooumonts {n thoir possetislon hand them over to tho Olork, to bo erubmitted to thio next Council, Tho motian provailed, 'THE POESIDENL'S PAREWELL ADDRESS, Prasident Dixon thoteupon nddressed tho Couneil as 'follows ¢ GRNTLEMTEY ¢ Tosnlght 16 the Loginuing and the end of tho Aldermanic year, “ho Inbors of tho_ proseat Councll have Leen vocformed, Its vocord haus besn udo, aud (ko odlcial rolatiots that lisva boon no Plessant to oich and alf of us arenow concluded, Be- foro parting, allow me to retirn you, individually and colloctivoly, my beartful thanks for the uniform courtesy und cousidzration you have at all times, and under ail clrowmstances, extonded to ma a8 yaut pre- slding offtccr, Tha dutles of Clisirmsn of a deliber- Allvo budynro at once ditfoult aud dolicate, I bave endeavored to porform mins impartially and fajthful~ Iy, and, for whalever suceess 1 huve nchieved, I au, in 8 freat mossure, iuuebtod to yoitr kind conelduration, 1 rolntlon to tho Couucll Liow sbont to adjours fore over, T wish 4o say that during & teslog porlod in the history of our Loloved city it ios bien aqual to every cmergoncy, Tho razords bosr wiluoss that n Jarge amount of importaut businoss hns been traneactod, and mnttors vical to {hio welfars of the muuicipality havo beou carcfully conslderod and wisely adjunted, It wonld be tmposaiulo for a body kailla to plenso avery cne, aawd {t §4 woll for us that“we did not’ attempt {0 do o, Public messures bocomo batter underatood and appreciated when gauged by results, sud I am confident that the mersures W hiuvo bean iuatrumental {n pnar ing havo mot with tha spprovel of tho peaple. 1 e Love that your work hus beew well done, and you and Tkuow thiat 1t has been performed With'an oy singio to tho publie good, Wo urc indeed happy In enjoylny tho only reward of an Aldermen—tho Jndorsement of i54A own conmuience, and of his constituents, One worl tothd ontguing membors, Gentlemen s We aiua tagalbier etrangers—yo part friends, and yob 1t Lrlugs & degreo of saducss over us to bd adieu oliclaliy—~to misa geatleraen wliom wo Lisve met 80 often {n frjendly futercourso fn this chambor, Gentlo- sen, you pel from your posiioun wih thi respoct of your collengnes nnif d0 Teceivo from your constitus onts, the commendution,—* Woll don 817 X now, most reap ood and fafth- tfuily, Ld you ful sof tarawell, nud at tho same timu welcoma the now comers to their 'scats aud responsibilitice, Gentlemen, once. moro I thaul you, I now vacata tho chuir, and tho Clexlk: will eall tho roll of the now Council, AlWd. Woadman movod o vots of thanka to President Dixon for the able end impartial man- nor in which ho had porformod the dutios of Lis position. It waa ngreod to. . THE XOLL OF THE NEW COUNCIT was then called, and the following Aldermon answorod to their names : Foloy, Richardson, Warren, Stono of the TFourth, Btone of tho Fifth, Clarko of tho Fufth, Reldy, Bommer, Cul- lorton, McClory, Hildroth, McDonald, Ballay, Q'Bricn, Woadman, White, Gunderson, Ileath, Caso, Clovelund, Quirk, Rysn, Tokhnrdt, Stout, Mabr, Lengachor, Sohaffaor, Mupby, Swocney, Lyneh, Dickingon, Jonas, Corcoran. Ald. Schinffuor moved that the Council procoed with the election of n presiding ofleer. FLECTION OF PRESIOENT, Ald. Woodman moved that tho Clork bo in- styucted to cat tho ballot of the Councll for Ald, Dixon as Prosident. _ ‘Tho Clork suggested hat the chartor raquired the elaction to bo mado by ballot, and Ald, War- ron aud Jonus procoeded to colleck tha votos, tho result boing 31 votes for Al Dixon, who wns thoreupon declaved to ba the unanimous choico of tho Council as premding ofticer, Tho reault waa recoived with applaven by tha lobby, By way of plensantry, Ald. Woodman aud Schaffuor wero appointed o committeo to con- duet the Prosident-olect to tho chalr. This formality having beon complied with, Presidont Dison took tha chair ouce moro, and spoke as follows ¢ GENTLEMEN OF TuE Courorn: T know tiot how to adequatly oxpross iy thana for thy houor you kaye couferred upan mo to-nlght by ro-clocting 1o to bo your prosiding oilicer for tho ousuing yeur, It 8 po cullarly gratitylug, for eaunot but vegard ibusan indorsoniant of 1y past rocord. Gentiomen, 1 shall do allin my power tu justify tho coutidence you lave repospd fume. I muisf, however, Implora” your us- slstance and considoration, Lt 13 work together for tho benent of tho whole commuuily, 1 ehall, 1o tho futuress du tho past, endeayor 10 Urjug wuy bost one wrgits to tho performanco of my dutivs, On motiou of Ald. Hildrelh, a commitien of threo wos nppoiuted fo wait upon tho Mayor and iuform kim tliat tho Counolil was organized. aod rondy to recoiva any communication from him, Al Hitdrowk, Lyneh, and Cooy were appointed as such committeo, Ponding tho arrival of the Mayor, tho rtles wore suspended, and petitions and communion- tiona woro recolvod. -~ ‘WADASH AVENUE STREET RAILWAY, Ald, Woodimas moved tho udobtion of tha fol- lowing WitzneAs, Tt has boen stated by some of onr city nowapapera, aud xeported by wany persons, that thoro wore o unmbor of partius that ywers willing {0 pav the suin of #150,000 duto ko Oiiy Troasury [or tho passny of au ordiiues gl Uiows (o rialts tnd priil~ uges coutajued i tho ordiuanca now pondlug befors o Commmot Cohuell Xuown an 1o Wabaul avao stract rallway ordinanco; thorefora bo it Reasived, That any such partios ars requostad to sond (o tho Gty Olorky within ten doys, & communon- tou u writing, statlng o subi of tnoney tuoy wih pay info tho Oliy Treusury witnis thirty dove aftor tho Pussage of sucls ordluancy; wald communlcation to b Becompnuted with n good'aud. enfielont bond in the Biind 06 $150,000° that. thoy il falthfuily oxcouto. wud perform tho Topnirements of said ordinaie, Ald. Richardson moved to minond by making tho bond toquired $100,000. The motion pro. vailod, and tho resolution 8s amonted way passed, . IR MAYOI'H MESEAGE, Al TTldreth voportod that the Mayor ind boon upexpectedly ealled awny from Lis ofleo, aad Bnd left o vaquest that his mossago be read by the Qity Clork. BIr, Forrest thou road tho message, whicl was as followa Gentlemen of the Common Councd @ “Pho charter makos it the duty of the Mayor ta wivo ta Xum‘ honotablo body siteh statomoents of tho condition of tho various dopartmonts of tho Municipal Governueut s shallsorva asg {,'uldnu for your deliberatiou aud notlan, Ypeclel ace: stons at tines arise which oclt for prompt logla- lutive netfons Thla la uot ono of them, Dut, s oyor ona-half of tho preaont Counerl aro nowlys olooted membors, it virtually, to il Intonts, a Emlv Logialature, and thug not s continuoun ady I 48, congequently, pooulinrly filting that I aliould at tlus tiwe placo before yous statement of tho innnclal statun of tho city, and of tho genoral condition of ita varfous dopartmonts, na roapects thoir noods and dolleienclos, and tho chu|r‘|m'!1t:r of tho work which Is befug porformed y them, I havo thongbt it heat to glvo n aynobnia of the business transnctod during Lo pust yoor in onch dopartmont, #o that you will linvo hoforo you n fuceluct wummory of tho ncwunl present” con- ditjon of tho entire clly ndministration. I trust It will satinry you that tho labors of thoso ropre= senting tho “Executive nnd Miniaterial Donart- ments of tho Govornmont nro worthy of your, as well as tho publie's, upprobation, . FINANOES OF TII5 OITY, Tho moat importaut subject for tho attention oF tho Oouncll ab tho presont timo s tho fiuan- clal condition of tuo city. Unfortunately wo nrd At this period In the midstof a great financlal cifsla, which has not yot npout ity force. Homno of tho Inrgest and wonlthiost oitica in tho conu- try nt tho appronch of tho winter sonson find their businena curtailed, thoir manufactnring eatablisbmonts Inuguishiog, and fmmonso nm- bots of thoir meahanics and Inborers thrown ont of omploymont, only rofor you, gen- tlemen, to the condition of tuo Cities of Nos Yorls, Philadelphin, Boston, aud Ditta- burg, nud to the alnost entiro Stale of Donye~ sylvanis, in swiicl tho iron and conl intoresis are n an extromoly provatious condition, in ordor to indicnte-the chinencter and oxtent of the present busiuera dopression, In the midst of auch o ganeral rmsfmtmu of industry, it {8 to bo ox- pacted that vur city should not bo altogothor un~ affactod in it Industrinl and commerciat inter- outa, BHll, I nm bappy to kay that onr condition s not ao unfavorablo as that of many of our wistor citics. Iint b 1o, howavor, usoless to dia- guiso tho fact that tho financial condition of tho country is such as to ronder it nocesyary that wot only privato individuals, but those rapresont- ing tha publio and mannging its finonces, should usy all possible dont nud preenutionary mensures to atop all wwolesa exponditures of monay, and to urgo upon all public ofiicers under thom the strictest economy in every dopartment. of goveramont, Among the oflicials to whom Iam particulntly indobtod for most valuablo advica, aud agsisi- ance durmg the present year is our Comptroller, 1ho How, 8.8, Haves. o has, at my roquost, furnished a statoment of the finanoial” condition ol tho citv, i somo recommondations portain- ing thovoto. Theso aro &o pettinont to tho sub- iuat and o wseful to you, gontlamon, in your de- iborations, aud nsrespeots your nction, that 1 tako tho liberty of embodyiug tho greater part of them in this mossago, On tho 18t day of Docembor, 1878, tho city hind oxlinusted 1ts Tw“ to ndd to its fundad debt, having renctied the limit fixed by the Constitu- tion of tho Btato, No now bonds could bo issucd oxcopt in renowal of existing indobtediesa, "Tho nmount ot bonds tssucd hiad beon incroased aftor tho ndoptiou of tho Constltucion, and bo- fora it took oflect by tho omission of tho follow- ing, oll duo in 1890 and 1693, aud bearing intor- egt at 7 per conts Tor rivor improvement, Seweraye nud tunuol, Water supply. Hehool and otlie; Total.... Of which amount $835,000 wers takon for tho n(li' siuking fund and cancolled, ‘Thero had also beon received trom the State of 1liinois on nccount of tho purchaso of the ea. nsl prior to_Dac. 1, 1873, £8,000,9G1.40, laaving yot to b paid 8120,458.03, winch amount was re~ ceivod by me from tho Stato ‘freasurer -in Dev cembor, 1873, aud Jaouary, 1874, o ant salo of city bonds was in Maxch, 1873, at par, Tho last preceding temporary loans wors in August and September, 1873, 1,025,000, on stx monthy’ papor, boarmg 7 por cont interost, at DS%. batup 10 per cent por annum. hsm amount of uncolieetod taxea for 1872 was 1 nood 0. tax lovy for the fsea! year had not been modo, and in Tact the warrant did not rench the Colloctor until Jan, 81, 1874, thanah every effost o my porer was used to bastan its preparation, Tho smount of canh {n the Trensury accosding to tho Trensuror's statomont was, Des, 1, 1878, $1,118,110.49. > Tho Comptrollor enterad on the porformanco of his oflicial dutles Deo, 16, 1873, whon be found that the outgoing Treasurer had failed to poy over to his successor tho folt bmount ro- portod by him as cash on hand—thoe amount of tho doficioncy hoing 2507,703.58, and tho sum actually in the Troasury being only 2457,097.99. Yo increase the difllculty of the situation, tho city hod maturing, only fifteen daya intor, Jan. 1, 1874, the tuteresc and park of tho priucipal of its funded dobt, amounting to 2627,750, and on the 5th and 8th doys of Febrnary folfowing, the nd- ditional sum of £525,000, and March 18t and 15th $500,000 more, nll payable in Now York. Aftho samo timo the whole country was suffering from the receut pame and coltapse in tho commereint contres, and ail borrowera wero rogarded ‘with auspiclon and distrust, Under puch circumstances it i8 o subjeet for congratulation that in no_instanco dunine tho past yoar has tho city faited to maet its prymenta (on_soveral occasionn nmmmtluE to mozo than $1,000,000) ; that wo have nover boon obligad to sk an oxtension from cur crditors; that wo liave mado all our loans without tho payment of commigsions, and ot a rato of Interest naver ox- ceeding 8 por cont, Bometimes as Jow as G, and usuelly at about 7 por cent pornnount. Qurlast galo of onrlong 7 por cont bunds, iasnod in lou of maturing bonds, has hoen ata pneo from par to 1 por eont premium and intorest. Tho gonaral withdrawnl of inenranco compa- nies from Ohicago on tho 18t of October laat, under o resolution of the National Bonrd of Un- derwtitors, was n causo of gravo nudnsiness, ox- citing the apprehension that tho eredit of the city would suffer in consoquence. That such an offect hns not resulted to nuy great extont is ap- parent from our NEGOTIATION OF THE FOLLOWING LOANA ninco that ovoub: Oct. 8, 1874, of Ranl: of Montreal, on 7 per cene certificaten due Juno 1, 1875, at g Oct, 16, 1874, 0f Now York finte L, & ¢, $ 500,000.00 Co., on cortiticatea of same nuturity L L TS, evirees G00,000.00 (Hlelng T35 Wor cont {nforost.) Nov. 14 und 14, of wudry parties in New Yok on four and Alx montls’ papes Dearing 7 por cont futerest af par. ..., 500,000.00 Durlng fhio year tho amount of warrauin drawi by the Comptroller upon Voriel= era nudiied wos, 16,182,67140 Ouy tnayelal o Bouded debt, Dec. 1, 167, o8 15,370,000.00 Touds duo Jitly 1, 2875 (part of flie abovo) 100,000,00 Jobmutlan Durr fand (7 por vent certiile Chicago Teifef and Afd Boclety (cortiit CORB), 1 eucavesensonns 75,042.00 TIntereit on bonds due Jun, 1, 1874, 463,250,0) Certificaten of anilobtoduuss’ duo on ion Qya ot v, 500,000,00 Duoin December, 14 171,0G4.45 Dbawo In January, 1875, ©4,803,20 Duo in Fetruary 18 Duo in Mareh, 1876, Due in April, 175, Daw in May, 187 Lue Juns 1, 1818, Total vortificaten to bo patd to Juns 1, 1876, Cortifioaten on_ novount Judgnienis’ T ufter Juno 1, 167 5 Avadlablo nesiel Cosls b Teousliey v, diannee ) 807,220,00 Gueh In_New Yur, of 560,100 i afuc heon placed In tho Treaniry, and £00,000 remilus with Duncan, Bhermbi & GO, on intorest ot 3 por cont o meet Junwiry duterest,cvess “Tatal cask on hand. Water honds nnsold. Tax certlfientes 187 for {nxen of 1871, ote, “Tux cortigleates 1873 for taxen of 1872 oto. “Fax cortificales 1674 for taxou of 1878, aud AIOUNLS DPAALEd. e verse vt Uncollocted porsonal property iax, 1 Uncallectod persounl property tax, 187 Ducalloctod persoual property tax, 174, . “Lux warrant for 1874 whl be in liands of cullml?m xg“”'._, }m.lla mmnu on “vnlus- ton of §300,805,320, Jovy mado Now, 9, 1874, 5,410,173.00 The amount due from D, A, Gago and his suretics, partly saenred by truat-deed, is now $482,704.08 nnd intorost. I'roceodings have been instituted to closo the trust sud collect tho dell- oiency from the suretios, and will ba earucstly proseentod, ‘Tho appropristions of June 80, 1874, wrro £6,672,810.87, of wnieh tho ainonng paid iv abouk £9,117,46,87.—loaving a balunco to bo yot ox- poaded and paid of 52,455,000, Tho nnexpondud apnropriatious of 1673, by approximate estunnto, are $526,000, Tv mny be woll to any hove that, in pddition to tho large tloating dobt haudgd down from tha former Administration, 1 found upou inking of- fico that sowo §60D,000 of vouchors wore in tho hands of contraczors and others, und which buve sinca boon liquidated, A consfdeinble percoutage of the porsonal proporiy tux will not Lo cotleeted, owing to Lusg. ness chinngor, oonversion of property, aud ra. wovalg of partion awing tho same, OF tho ainuw.: *aprosonted by tax cortifieaton o appeals, bois axes on roul estuto, it 18 not difflenity !'n providing for all our maturing line bilition,” ha largo amount (nbout 20 per cent; of tho taxas of 1873, which stands on appeal and in tax cortiflentes, 'ghould rocorve tha neriouy attontion of tha Common Council nud of dut represontatives in the Goneral Asrombly, It is Iinzortant that tho lnw slonld bo po smotided ng to stnplify our tax procoedings, roliovo thoe city from the nacow:llrvn poying un'.vsoqurmt taxef, and Inorenso tha fnducomonts for purchnsora at tho tax gales, Thero whonld nlsp bo aiways In tho sorvtco of tho elty in tho Law Dopattmont an oxport in fux yroccodings, who bus wgde thab branch of tho Jaw n specinlty, Although our flnnucinl conditian 1 essontially aound, and tho hmmenso biteluses, tapid growili and vast rorouroes of Ohiengo give promiso of futuro prosperity, there are TWO MATIEDY OFf GUEAT INMPONTANCR conbocted with our munioiusl affatrs which should recolva the close attention of our tnx~ Enwu nnd thelr ropregontotives, hoth n the ity Qovernment and tho Sinto Leginlature. ‘Fheso nro tho custody of the eity monoys and tho limitatlon of onr oximuduums und taxes, 1t shoutd bo clearly uuderatood that (ha clty monavs are trust funds which tho custodian han no right to usa or doriva a bonofit from; and that if vonsidorations of gafoly require thom to bo doposmtod in n bonk or banks to bo dosignated y thio Council, thoy should be held strictly no o Bpocial llogun(t ar rogorve fund, and any futercst puld by a bauk for thalr uss as o part of its rae aerve showld bo wddod to tho princlpal, snd ace orno to tho Lonellt of tho eity, and not to tho oDl of tha afecr cliargad witlh their gafo kaope g, For hig risk and fi‘m porformango of hiy ofilelal duticn that oticor ahould bo fatrly aud rpllv Compensated vy a fixed salevy, Dut \\hnmgr lio ba faivly compensated or uot the moboys aro not his, aad hio s nothing to do with thom eseopt to'recoiva thom, to keop them uafely, and o puy the aut on_ tho warrants of tho Mayor and Comatrollar, whilo ho i3 in oflice, and upon tho expiiation of bis torm to dolivel thom intact to Lin succnauor, Thora esn bo ng fuoro cartain sourco of corruption {u o municipal Goyornmont than the idea ¢hat tho publio moiloy, or its apcoulative uso, 13 a fasful prize of ovary successful contest fur tho oillcos, I am nivo that sueh is not tho Iden of tha ta%=p BY9TH of Chicago, and that thuy oxpoct that legislative monsuyoi sball bo pdoptad to romedy'any des facta in our luws aud ardlnauces fusespoot to tho cutody of tho publio funds, ‘Thio reduction and limitation of gur oxpondia furcs and tuxos Is oqually hnportant, Ilabits of extravagauce are cautly “foymed, but not casily omed. Tt ig 40 ousy to fud oSouses for avory exnendituto, and sodiflonlt to practica 1etrenclic ment, epeeially in our citios, thas aconatay and rvoform can soldom bo envrlod out, uniesa thoy ba toquired by tho organio law of municipsliy in tho shape of a rigid and impasaablo restriction, It should Lo writion ovor the door of evary maw's Liouso that.oxcessivo taxation ia robbery, and ho should s20 to it that oxpendituros nrg proporily ndjusted, not aceording to tho wishos of thouo'ssho livo upon tho taxes, but aczordiug to thio wants and neconsitios of thoso who bavo tha taxes to pay. To Comptroller hna on govoral occaslona poluted out to tho Inst Coungil modes of roduge tion of expousos, ns in rogard to tso onormoun oant of lighting tha eity—1pon which ko mado a apoelal communication, May 4, 1874: nio in the oesbloatos for tho Avoroprishion bill: buc hio hag not succeaded in obtmning such a reduction {n appropriations ng Acomed to bim aud o mo to ba roquured by tho public intereat, ON THE 11T OF JULY LAST v larga firo occurrod in tho city, wiich Lias beon tho oceasion of clamorons domands for an ine mentio ineroage of oxponditures. 'Tho flre was oxtinguishod by the Llro Dapartmont aftor {k had pained [irnnt headwaoy, provivg that, howa over lacking iu defll and training, our fircmen woro really conrageous and efficicnt, and reagon- ably woll invuisbed with apparatus and enpplied with wator. By tho firo many blocks of proporty to tho south of the businass contro wera cloarad of dangerous structures, and tho gonoral soeur- ity proportionataly incteased, Publio opinion prabablo that thewy will bo sny cousidorablo 089, ‘The now tag warrant will roach the Colloctor yrobably somo mx weoks eavder than lust yoar, which will very muel strengthen oug (nauel osition, < Wliks proper mansgomont there should bo no wasg arowsed, and “the flro-limits woro oxtended over the wholo city, and tho crection of frama boildings within tho limita ecutirely prohibited, Tho ouforcemont of tho firo or:inandes and tho offoctivo disciplino and thorough orgauizstion of the Fire Dopartment wero rondored eortain. Oser 7,000,000 hava beon judicionely ox~ pendod for our Water-Works, tunnols, and mntus, and with {lic now lako tunnel and pump- ig-works, which auother year would find come ploted, no city in_tho world would havo such an abundant and unfailing uunfily of wator. Our stroots wero wido and straight, boing nenarly all from 00 to 80 and 100 feat wido aud sevoral miles in lougth, ‘Cho Chicago River meandered through 1l city for moro than 8 miles, The firo of 1871 Dbaod cloared out thoussnds of framo bLouses, whicls wero roplaced by golid buildings of briclt and stone, Qur fire-cugines trore numorous and good, 'Tho dispositiou to do overytiung roquirod to comploto our protection was mauifested by tho city autboritics and the community. Yof, losing sight of all theso facls, of thess guarane taos of futuro safety, tho Natioual Board of Un« derwritors wero frightened into o tomporary dasertion of Chicsgo, and o powerful influence was brought to bear in favor of tho hasty gx< ponditara of gomo millions of dollara in of ouiog ano moro bouloverd through tho built-up portion of this cily of wido stroots aud boulovards, in Elio purclinsa of all gorta of machiuery, good, bad, and indiffernt, for fira purposcs, aod in oxlending huge water maiua in ovory diroction Afor indefinito distances, TFortunately the lapso of timoe hos brought bog« ter counsels.” Tho fustirance compauies have roc turned to Obicago. Tho mouney will only ho os ponded oy it )4 noeded. With tho assistence of & good soldier’s brain, and capacity for_orguniz ing, lnstructmfi, aad drilling meu, tho Fira Doe partment will Lo brought to tho highest stato of efiicioncy, and a winter's ecaroful study will rge veal the bost and the most acouomicsl modo of expending such an amount of nioney for fira purposes as maey bo needed for our protection, and within onr meauy, In rogard to all other expenditures, [ would ek tho ganeral rmotl: that the flrst endeatox of zll tho officora and tho departments of the City Governmont should bp to derive ol the ntility possible from tho mopns herotoforo pros vided, by incroasod nttontion, indnstry, sud good manggament, ond to dispense with or post- poue every outlay of an unimportant or unprofite avlo charaster. Our actual roquiromouts arc mauch lesa thau wa learn to supposo iu thinga of oxtravazance nud ostontation, And it i3 to ba hoped that Chicago st lenst, if no other larga city, will prove to the world tuat municipal ate fultacan Do conducted upon sound piinciples, and in » mannor to promote the lasting wollara of Ita cltizous. TAW DEPARTMERT, From the City Attornoy, the Hon, Egbort Tomieson, L loarn that the “follawivg city crsos wora depeuding. in the courts ou Deo, 1, 18781 Umitod Stales Supromo Court, 6; United Statea Cirenit Court, 9; Suprama Court, G; Citcuit b‘mml 165 Suporior Court, 104 ; Criminal Court, 163, ‘Total, 457, Suite cotmencod eiaco Dac. 1, 1878; United Statea Circuit Court, 6; appeals to Supronio Court, &; Cironit Court, 56; Buporior Court, 104; appaals to Superior Court, 82; appeals 10 g;iéouit Court, 83; uppouls to Criminal Court, ‘Suits disposed of sinco Deo. 1, 1873: In Bue promo Court, 6 3 ( Otrewts Court, €0; in Suporior Courc, 49; In Oriminal Court, 3035 in United Staten Cironit Coatt, 1. Amounts claimed against the city in suils dig- posod : Tn Cirowit aud Seperior Cotrts, 238,100, Anmounts vocoverad apaingt the city in aoova ousrs : In Clrouit aud Superior Cotrte, $8,061.44 5 n};m\u\t paid fuanits compromised by tho city, 83,050, ° ! Reeapitulation : Numvor of cases pending Do, 1, 187, 467 ; numbor of crscs commancod, inoludlngz appenls tnlion sinoo Dec. 1, 1873, 672, "Totad, 1,029, Number of cases disposed of, 5185 amount alaimed sgaiust tho oity In cases dise poged of, $228,100 ; amount recoverod againat 1o aity, 88,061.41 ; amount of judgments in fo- Yo of tit¥, 57,758 ; amonit puid i suits Some promisod Dy tho olty, £9,650, | Tho fosogolug stutomont dovs not fnclude suits in rolation to texes, special Assosamonts, and tho liko, which aro undsr the epectal pupervision and manegomont of tho Ion, 1. Lylo Dickey, and big assistaut, Ar. Irancis Adame, Thero wero nbout sixty tax-appeal eascs in the Inst term of the Supreme Conrt, u portion of themn from the Judgmont of tha County Court, ot the Soptember wrm, 1873, purt of them from the judgment of tho eamo court at the July icrm, 1874, and tho o~ :éu[llnln g i‘l-amt the juilgfimu&gr ko Cirouit Courk hoduno ferm, 1874, Theso casos inv about 2,000,000, ° Yl Theas wppoal cases ave syidancoof the dificule tlon with which the Administration how 10 eon- tond fn tho coliostion of tho taxes, and nlso in- ducatn tho prossuro which the presont financial oigly liag brought npon alt classon of peoplo, Ty th m)bu.f&m-g\\'a um":;m‘. )y tha renart of Gaorga Vou Mallen, Rag,, @ity Colleotor, I find that tho total nmnuxxn‘:a?:t tax-warrnnty reooived by him for colicetion dur ing tho yoar proviously, on liand, to bo 97,104~ 05,10, ° On thoso §5,180,790,13 was oolisclon fonving wnoollectod B838,461,95, Tho nmownb returnod as delinquont to thn County Colictor was 31U57,460.01, On npecinl sesensmont for 1672, S4,I7493 waa collected ; for licopacs, 207,552,805 for eoatn of 1874, S11,016,14. This makou the total colloctlons from Dag, 31, 1873, (o Nov. 80, 1671, inclusivo, ©5,403,500.57 Of tho nacollactod umount of parsonul pro pouty for 1871, whloh fn 50,578.75, the Lanls owo 40,044, ho collection of wWhich was oa (8o Fitth Pano,)