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st this time 10 produce this great difference.
are shown IN the reports and documents. and
IN The detailed estimates. some Of these
causes are accidental and Temporary, while
o'hefs arc permanent, aud, aided BY o lust
coerse OF administration, may continue TO
oeersse eenshcialIy upon the public sxpendi.
lures.
:, a just economy, exPending where the pub
hc service requires, and Withholding where
u does not, Is among the indispen sable dut,s,
Of the goSernment.
reier you 10 the accompany ing Report of
The Secretary Of the Navy, and TO the doeu.
ments With u, for full view Of the oper..
t'ons OF that important branch OF our service.
during the present year. u will be seen IA. ,
The wisdom and hberaIiiy with which Con-
sress has prov ided for the gradual inc re A.
OF our navy maternal, have been seconded by
corresponding zeal and fidelity on the par,
OF those to whom has been con6ded the enc
eut'on Of tie laws on the subject, aud that
out = short period would be now required 10
put IN commission = force large enough for
thrown.
When We reflect upon our position in rel,-
lion 10 other nations, it must be apparent. that
ia The event Of conflicts With them. WI. mus,
look chiefly TO our Navy for the protee tiou OF
our national rights. The wide sea, which
separate Us fron, other governments, must of
necessity be the theatre on which an euem,
~h aim 10 assaii US, and unless we are pre-
pared TO meet him on this element we caano,
DC ss'd 10 possess the power requisite to r..
pei or prevent aggres,ion.. We cannot
therefore. watch with too much sttent,on
10" arm OF our defence, or cherish with too
nuen care The means by which il cen po.-
seas ,he necessary efficiency aud extsns,oo.
To this end our policy ha, been ber.,oror.
wisely directed TO the constant emplo, m,
OF force sufficient TO guard our commerce.
and to the rapid accumulation Of the mate'
risis, which are necessary to repair our YES.
se's aoc construct With ease such new one.
Is may DC required in = state Of war
IN accordance with this policy, I recon-
mend TO your consideration the erection "A
the additional Dry Dock described by IN.
Secretary OF the Navy, and also the cops,ruc.
Ton Of The Steam Batteries 10 which he ha,
referred for the purpose Of testing their eff.
eacy as auXiiiArics TO the system Of defence
now in use.
The Report Of the Postmaster General
herewith submitted, exhibits the condition
and prospects OF that Department. From
that document il appear. that there Wa. |,
dehcn 10 the funds Of the Department. nj The
commencement Of tho present year beyood
Us available means, Of three hundred and
nheen thousand 1--WE hundred and ninety nine
collars and ninety -eight cents, which ON the
nnt OF July last had been reduced TO two
hundred and sixty eight thousand and ninety
Two dollars and seventy-four cents. uan.
pears also that the revenues for the coming
year will exceed the expenditures about two
hundred and seventy thousand dollars, which.
WIN The excess Of revenue which will re,ult
from the operations Of the current half wear
may DC expected, independently Of any m.
tease IN TIE gross amount Of postages, to
supply the entire deficit before the end of
1889 But ~ this calculation is based on The
gross amount Of hostages which had accrued
within the period embraced by the times Of
s'rlki"g The balances, IL Is obvious that with.
ou' progressive increase in the amount of
hostages, The existing Tetrenchments must be
persevered 10 through the year 1886, that
.nn department may accumulate q surpIu.
iuna sufheieht 10 place IL in 4 condition of
perfect ease.
u will be observed that the revenues of
the fost Once Department, though they hay,
increased, and their amount IL above that of
any former year, have yet fallen short Of the
s'umstes more than hundred thousand dol.
,srsI IN" - attributed in . great degree TO
me increase OF free letters growing out of
me extension and abuse Of the franking pri-
."ese' There has been gradual increase
10 the number OF executive Offices 10 WHICH
" has been granted and by an act passed In
March, 1888. Il was extended 10 Member. Of
congress throughout the whole year. IL is
oeileNen That revision Of the laws relative
70 he ranking privilege, with Some enact
menus 10 enforce more rigidIy the restrictions
under which h IL granted, would operate
oenehesaliy to the country, by enabling the
department at an earlier period TO restor.
tho mail facilities that have been uithdrawp
aud 10 extend them more widely As the grow
'ns settlements OF the country may require
10 measure so important TO the Govern
men'' and 80 just TO our constituents, who
ask no exclusive privileges for IhemselVe.
and are not willing 10 eoncsde them 10 othsr.
earnestly recommend the serious attention
Of Congress.
The importance OF the Poet ofics DEPART
ment, and the magnitude TO which Il has
grown, both IN It's revenues and in lie opera-
uons' seem TO demand its REORGANIZATION by
law. The whole Of its receipts and di.bur,s.
ments have hitherto been Ieft entirely 20 Exs.
eutiVe control, and individual diseretioo
The principle h - sound In relation 20 III.
- 70 any other Department Of the Goysrn-
ment, that as little discretion should b con-
'oeo 20 TOE Executive oaceT Who conaFols A
as compatible with lie efficiency, n -
therefore earnestly recommended that IL be
organized with 81 Auditor end Trsasurer M
it, own, appointed BY the President end SEN
ate, Who shall Be branches Of the TreasoS,
Department.
Your stlentIon V agais respectfully invi-
led 10 the defect which exists IN the Judicial
system Of the United States. Nothing can
Be more desirable than The usiform ooers.
lou OF the FEDERAL Judiciary Throughout IN.
several states, ell Of which, standing on an.
'ame footing ~ members Of the Union have
Equal rights 10 the sdVaatsges end benefit,
resulting from hs laws. This object h no,
'tlsiaed BY the judicial Arls now IN fore.
because they leave obe-fourth Of the state
Without Circuit Courts
- undoubtedly The daty Of ConKrs,, 10
place al the States on the sane footing IN
.hn respect, either By the creation Of an sd-
ih,onsi sssaber Of sssoeiais judges, or by The
Enlargement ~ the circuits sssiEned 10 ibo,e
,lreadJ appointed, 50 a. 10 include tbe oew
sia'ss. Whs'evsr nay b. the DIFFICULTY IN =
proper Organization Of the judicial system. 40
= to secure i's siheIsney and uniformity ~