Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-12
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SATURDAY MORNING. DEcEMsER 70, 1899.


REpoRrs OF THE SEonErAsIxs.- AecemP'-
nyine the Presidents Message, presented to
Congress las, Tuesday morning, were the he.
mort. of III. Secretaries Of the different De-
par,men,s, ard other documsnts OF interest,"
which we shall proceed to notice in order.
These reports are particularly interesting,
a, explaining The principles, and developing
the views, Of the present Administra'ion. u
The Report of the SECRETARY OF WAR
speak. in high terms Of the general good con-
duct and discipline Of the Army. he repro
bates the practice Of enl's,ng men while i"
state of in,oxica,iou, aud has ordered its dis
use. Congratula,ing the county on the settle
men, OF The question Of breves rank ne recon-
mends, likewise, a se,,lsment OF some d'sputea
points, with regard to the ply OF certain om'
c,rs-the Surgeoa General, Sc.-ano suggests
,ha, certain fixed and definite salaries should De
constituted By law. The report speaks favors'
bly, Of the Engineer Corps; l" addition, on
his head, he adds
of be the pleasure Of Congress that the
;moo,,ant internal improvements OF the coun'
try shall continue, and desire CORE spodent"
Nv i, srssed that those authorised WORKS
shall progress crcdiaby TO the spirit that
projects The m, there is no plan o-be suggest
ed pr, frrablr to an enlargement oil this corps,
10 the rxtrn, tina, the entire reliance OF the
Goverrmsn, for all such objects may be on
their exrr,ions At present, the NUMBER sa-
thoris~d is altogether insufficient to the objects
requiring attention, to say nothing OF the nu-
mrrous and frequen, applications from the
STATE, 10 he Alluded the benefit Of their
services, and which the Department, owing 10
The pauci,y oil, their numbers, in repeated in
stances. have been constrained TO refuse when
every disposition was felt 10 accord to the re-
q"es'."
The Secretary speaks in high terms OF the
Academy at WesI Point, and replies TO some
of the objections that have been made against
H.. He recommends that ordinance be suppii-
ed to the Forls in the United S'a,rs, and that
instead Of powder, The materials OF which II Is
composed, BE- collected and laid up to be man
ufac,ur-d when necessary. He remarks that
the Bre akwa,er al the mouth OF the Delaware,
i, no, in as forward state as We could wish.
lie suggests The propriety OF increasing the
number oe surgeons and assistants, and OF
mounting some Of The troops employed on the
western frontier, and Of revising the law con-
crrning invalid pensioners. His views with
regard 10 the Indian, are the same as these
expressed in the MESSAGE nfine President, and
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The Repor, Of the SECRETARY OF THE Navy
n 1pl pf
The service in which the different squadrons
have been employed during the presea' year.
He urges he same recommendation as appear
ed in the Message concerning sip, in ordina
~. He +be,ts 10 the Commandments Of the
Yards preparing ships for service, 10 the dis
charge of seamrn in Foreign por.s, ard 10 paw.
ing the expense If their return 20 he United |
States. On the subject of ltsseniDg the mum
Der Of Navy Yards he says:
"Thc Navy Yads established and now in |
operation il The Unii,d States, are located a.
the following places: Portsmouth. New II smp.
shire, 81 ook,vn. New York Pen,acola, Bos, on,
Philadelphia, w sshing On, aud Nnrfolk here
is scarcely any prs Of the expenditure for the
establishment Of a Navy wHich has con,ri.
trUdrd for lis support, as That which has been
sppl'.d TO nbjec's connected wi the buldinr
and Manufacturing Of Navy Yards. 1t appears
I, om the r'por' made to Congress by the Sec
re AIRY Of the Navy for 1923, hat the perma-
men, expenses under his head. including Ne
val, Ordinary Hospital, ard Civil. amount, an.
nualy, to S268 744. TIE great expense incu,
red IN the support Of these numerous rs:ab.
lishmpn's. makes il proper TO ipoulre whtth |
er IL NAV no, De materially diminished by a re-.
ductior Of their number, without affecting in
uriousiv. OF her important in'eresls OF the M
w. The opinion enter aired by those mosl
with such subjects, seems 10 :
DC, that me number nov in operation is great.
r. han he public service demands that the
'educti"n OF them would effect an importan,
iimiruion Of expenditure; and that, by con-
,snrali"g he means aud materials for build.
ny, repairing, &c. 1t two or three points {
most favorable for such purposes, it would tend ,