There was a question as to the right of Georgia to participate in the presidential election of 1868, and the result was announced as it would stand with Georgia voting and as it would stand with Georgia not voting. In Florida, the choice of electors was made by the Legislature.

* Election Of 1870.—In New Hampshire, the Labor Reform vote was 7,369; Prohibition, 1,167. In Massachusetts, the Labor Reform and Prohibition vote was 21,946. In Ohio, the Temperance vote was 2,812. In Illinois, the Prohibition vote was 3.712. In Pennsylvania, the votes given to those Independent Republican candidates who were adopted by the Democrats are included in the Democratic column. In New York, the Labor Reform vote was 1,907; the Prohibition, 1.459. In Michigan, the Temperance vote was 2,710. The elections in Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas were held in 1869.

fELECTiON Op 1871.—In New Hampshire, the Labor Reform vote was 782; Temperance, 356. #In Massachusetts, the Labor Reform vote was 6,848; Temperance, 6,598. In New York, the Temperance vote was 1,820. In North Carolina and West Virginia, the vote was on calling a State Constitutional Convention, and was not strictly a partisan contest.

§1860.—The popular vote for President was: Lincoln. Republican, 1,866.452; Douglas, Democrat, 1,375,157; Breckinridge. Democrat, 847,953; Bell, Union, 590,631; total vote. 4,680,193. In 1864. Lincoln, Republican, had 2,223,035; McClellan, Democrat, 1,811.754; total vote, 4.034.789. Total vote in 1868, 5,716.082. The electoral vote of 1860 stood: Lincoln, 180; Breckinridge, 72; Bell, 39; Douglas, 12. Of 1864: Lincoln, 212; McClellan. 21.

111870—Arizona. 9,658; Colorado, 39.864; Dakota. 14.181: District of Columbia. 131.700: Idaho, 14,999; Montana, 20,595; New Mexico, 91,874; Utah, 86,786; Washington, 23,955; Wyoming, 9,118.

$The representative ratio, under the census of 1860, was 126,823. The representative ratio, under the census of 1870. is 135,239. which is ascertained by taking the whole population of the States, 38.113.253, excluding therefrom, 381,420, being the population of the four States of Delaware, Oregon, Nevada, B.-WEALTH, LOCAL DEBT, AND TAXATION.*

in the several States and Territories, by census of 1850, 1860, and 1870.

(Compiled,,from advance sheets of census of 1870.)

and Nebraska, which, having less population than the representative ratio, are, nevertheless, assigned one Representative each by law, and dividing the remainder by 279, being thcMvhole number of Representatives originally determined upon, less those assigned to the four States above named. By hub sequent act, approved May 29. 1872, nine Representatives additional to the original number of 283 were assigned, one to each of the following States: New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.

The relative rank of the States, (according to population,) in the order given in table A. was, in 1860: 22, 27, 28. 7, 29. 24. 1, 21, 2. 32, 19, 5, 12, 18. 11. 13, 14. 17, 3,9,10,6, 4. 8. 25. 16. 31, 23. 20, 15 26. 30. 34. 33. 0, 36, 35; and in 1870: 23, 31, 30, 7, 32, 25,1,17, 2, 34, 20,10, 14, 22,12, 16, 18, 21, 3, 8. 9, 6, 4, 5, 26, 13, 33, 19,11,15, 24, 28, 36, 29, 27, 37, 35.

* No valuation of the property of the General Government is attempted in the census of 1870.

(a) Returns of taxation at 1860 incomplete.

(b) No returns of taxation at 1860.

C.-AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.*

Lands, productions, &c.

Farm lands, improved, acres

Farm lands, woodland, acres

Farm lands, other, unimproved, acres

Farms, cash value of.

Farming implements and machinery, cash value....
Wages, including value of board, during the year.
Total (estimated) value of a11 farm productions,

including betterments and additions to stock

Orchard products

Produce of market gardens

Forest products

Value of home manufactures

Value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter.

Value of all live stock

Horses, number of

Mules and asses, number of

Milch cows, number of

Working oxen, number of

Other cattle, number of

Sheep, number of.

Swine, number of. ,

Wheat, spring, bushels

Wheat, winter, bushels

Rye, bushels

Indian corn, bushels

Oats, bushels

Barley, bushels

Buckwheat, bushels

Rice, pounds

Tobacco, pounds

Cotton, bales

Wool, pounds

Peas and beans, bushels ....,

Potatoes, Irish, bushels

Potatoes, sweet, bushels

Wine, gallons

Butter, pounds

Cheese, pounds ,

Milk sold, gallons

Hay, tons

Seed, clover, bushels

Seed, grass, bushels.. ,

Hops, pounds

Hemp, tons

Flax, pounds ,

Flax-seed, bushels

Silk cocoons, pounds

Sugar, cane, hogsheads

Sugar, sorghum, hogsheads

Sugar, maple, pounds

Molasses, cane, gallons

Molasses, sorghum, gallons

Molasses, maple, gallons ,

Beeswax, pounds

Bees' honey, pounds

F.-PUBLIC DEBT.

(Being a statement of outstanding principal of the public debt of the United States on the 1st of July of each year, from 1857 to 1872, inclusive; vide report Secretary Treasury, December 4, 1871, page 13, and public debt statement of same, July 1, 1872:)

Debt of each Administration.

The public debt at the close of each Administration was: Washington, (first term.) ending 1793, $80,352,634 04; (second term,) $82,064,479 33; John Adams, $83,038,050 80; Jefferson, (first term.) $82,312,150 50; (second term.) $57,023,192 09; Madison, (first term,) $55,962,827 57: (second term,) $123,491,965 16; Monroe, (first term.) $89,987,427 m; (second term,) $83,788,432 71; John Quincy Adams, $58,421,413 67; Jackson, (first term.) $7,001,698 83; (second term.) $3,308,124 07; Van Buren, $13,594,480 73; Tyler, $15,925,303 01<; Polk, $63,061,858 69; Fillmore. $59,803,117 70; Pierce, $28,699,831 85; Buchanan, $90,580,873 72; Lincoln, $2,680,647,869 74; Johnson, $2,588,452,213 94.

* CompUed from advance sheets of the census.

G.-REVENUE REDUCTIONS.

Official estimates of the annual reduction in internal and cuctoms revenues of the United States by legislation

since the act of 1866.

INTERNAL REVENUE.*

Under what law. Amount.

Act of July 13.1866f ...$65,000,000

Act of March 2, 18671: 40,000.000

Act of February 3. 18682 23.000,000

Act of March 31. 18681 ( Aknm nr.n

Act of July 20, 1868. J 45,000,000

Act of July 14,1870^ 55,000,000

Afit of June 6,1872**.... 21,131.183

Under what law.

Amount.

July 14,1870....
May 1, 1872, ft
June 6.1872,8

..$30,000,000 .. 31,215.409

E.-PUBLIC LANDS.gg

Total number of acres of public lands of United States, including those disposed of as cre8'

well as those yet on hand 1,834,998,400*00

Quantity sold 161,766.426.46

Entered under the homestead laws of 1860, 1864, and 1866 20,500,216.69

Granted for military services 62,115,202.03

Granted for agricultural colleges:

Selected in place 1.461,157.64

Located with scrip 6.175,431.35

Approved under grants in aid of railroads 26,027,673.52

Approvedswampselections, (given to the States) 48.,775.990.05

guantity granted to the States and Territories for internal improvements 12,403,054.43 onations and grants for schools 67.983,922.00

Donations and grants for universities . 1,082,880.00

Located with Indian scrip 732,165.21

Located with floatscrip under aet of March 17, 1862 15,296.24

Estimated quantity granted for wagon-roads 3,857,213.00

Quantity granted tor ship-canal 1,450,000.00

Salines 514,485.00

Seats of government and public buildings 146,860.00

Granted to individuals and companies 2,482.861.32

Granted for deaf and dumb asylums 44.971.11

Reserved for benefit of Indians 13.280,699.94

Reserved for companies, individuals, and corporations 8,955 3S3.75

Confirmed private land claims 18,696,947-62

llotal disposed of _ 458,468,837.36

ftetnaining unsold and unappropriated June 30,1871 1,376,529,562.64

♦The number of articles on the schedule has been reduced from two hundred and eighty-six, under act of March 3, 1865, to fifty-five under act of July 14, 1870.

t Reduction effected chiefly by repeal of extra duty of twenty per cent, imposed on manufactures by section five, act of March 3, 1865, and by additions to free list.

t By raising exemption on income from $600 to $1,000. establishing uniform rate of five per cent, instead of differential rates of five and ten per cent., increasing exemptions, and, in some cases, reducing rate of tax.

| Mainly by repeal of duty on raw cotton.

I By repeal on all manufactures then taxable except gas, enumerated in section ninety-four, act of J-une 30,1864.

f By repeal of tax on gross receipts, sales other than sales paid by stamps, and sales of tobacco, spirits, and wines, legacies, successions, articles in schedule A. passports, and special taxes, except those relating to spirits, tobacco, and fermented liquors, by raising inoome exemption from $1,000 to $2,000, and reducing the rate from five to two and a half per cent.

**By reductions on tobacco $6,854,000, gas 82,800,000. stamps $10,977,183, and banks $500,000.

f Repeals duty on tea and coffee—a reduction of $15,893,846 67.
Reduction on dutiable imports $11,975,848 34, and additions to free list $3,345,713 99.
Compiled from the report of the Secretary of the Interior* 1871,

The Commissioner of the General Land Office, January 9, 1872, estimates the quantity of land embraced in the limits of all the railroad grants, after deducting 8,740,204.55acres lands reverted and lapsed, at 207,460,031.77 acres, and estimates the quantify they will receive from such grants, after deducting 6,314,005.45 acres reverted and lapsed, at 172,739,430.80 acres.

L-VOTES ON GENERAL TARIFF ACTS,

(1842 to 1870,)

by States, in the House of Representatives, on their passage.

The above fable, excepting the last column, is from Mr. Edward Young's "Special Report on the Customs-Tariff Legislation of the United States," 1872.