Mr. STEWART. With regard to this report, I have to say that although there are some little inaccuracies in the estimates and they only pretend to be estimates where there are inac curacies take the work as a whole it contains more information upon the subject of our mining resources than has been obtained or exists in Washington from all other sources. More has been collected in the space of 60 days by an experienced man who had traveled and who availed himself of the researches of others than you had here before; and there is more demand for this information than anything else you print in Washington. I think I have received at least 100 letters inquiring for this report and desiring a copy of it. Those who will read it will see that he has commenced to collect the general information so much needed here. Now, there is very little said here and very little time occupied with regard to the mining interests of this country, an interest that is producing $100,000,000 per annum; an interest that is extended over 1000miles square of territory; an interest where there are to be some 8 or ten large States eventually, comprising most of the territory of the U.S. that is now not inhabited; an interest which invites immigration from abroad more than any other; an interest which has sustained the credit of this country during the war for I undertake to say that the credit of this country could not have been sustained but for this annual product of gold and silver; an interest which has in fact almost revolutionized the whole commercial system of the world, changed values, and is to change them further, and enable us to pay our debt. We owe over 3,000 millions in gold, or nearly that. If we make gold and silver abundant it is much easier for the people to pay it; and if you let the people of the East and of Europe know where the gold is they will come and dig it. We have an efficient man who has done good service. We have the work to show you. It is worth ten times its cost. It will increase the products in such a manner as to benefit the country more than 100 fold the cost every year. It is here to show for itself. It is no great organization that is going to incumber the Government. It is in the hands of an in telligent gentleman who takes pride in it, who is peculiarly fitted for it, who is a great traveler and explorer, who is ready and willing to avail himself of the information that exists in that country. We ask the Senate to let this small appropriation continue to be made, and let this work go on and collect information with regard to that vast region, so that there inay be some intelligent knowledge upon the subject, some knowledge of the facts in the community and in Congress to guide legislation. We think this is but reasonable. On questions that affected the East, on questions that affected manufactures, I think the Pacific has been liberal, although she has no manufactures. My State has none. We vote your tariffs, and we vote in that way additional prices upon ourselves. We do it because we believe it is for the interest of the whole country, because we think the interests of the country will be thereby advanced. We ask you to aid us in carrying on explorations, so as to learn what we have, because we believe that will benefit the whole country. As was justly remarked by the Senfrom California, when he and I came here and as certained that $15,000 annually was being appropriated for this purpose, and no information was being obtained, we asked you to stop it. If the person who is now engaged in this work, Mr. Browne, should fail to do his duty, we shall be the 1st to find it out; if good results are not produced we shall be the 1st to ascertain that fact and ask that it be stopped. It is no job, no favoritism. We simply ask that this information be collected and laid before the country for the country's good. We think it a very small amount. We ought to have the amount recommended by the SecyTreasury. He has examined the matter and recommends an appropriation of $25,000.