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-Npstsian ia cases OF necessity. To effect this
there should always be grraier number Of OF
hcrrs Than are of immediate use. 50 that skillu
csmmuudrrs may always be on hand wheT
wanled. He recommends thar officers rendered
unit lor duly otherwise than By wounds receiv.
d Ia battle OF not qualified for promotion io
higher grades, should be- placed on reduced pay
uui of the line ofprOmoIion.
Tie dNells with peculiar stress on the efficacy
and necessity OF naval schools. aud strongly re.
commeuds an appropriation for thai purpose.
He also recommends thai the trophies won BY
uur naval heroes, and now in the department al
Washington, be placed in the naval schools 10
excite the scholars TO ambition.
The construction Of The dry docks at Phila.
dolphin, Pensacola aud kiuery, is treated Of
uext.
The prices stipulated to be paid for The works
complete, are at Pensacola, 1921 ,937; at PhIla-
delphia, s8lS.742, and al kitcry, S733s sos;
total, So, 1853 ,574.
By the acts of March Sd, I847. and August
Sd, l348, $3.50 600 was appropriated for the OBJ
jecls, and an estimate is submitted for s650,00O
for the next fiscal year. In the contracts for
such costly work, and especially as the appro-
pralions made were known to be insufficient to
meet the whole cost, il was deemed proper 10
provide for partial payments as The works pro.
gressed, with such securities TO indemnify the
government in the event of failure TO comply
on the part Of contractors, as it was thought
reasonable 10 require.
The Naval Observatory and the valuable re.
suit Of the labor Of Lieut.. Maury and his assis-
lanls, ale alluded TO in strong terms Of common.
dalion.
Under the several contracts made with this
department for the transportation Of the mails
in steamships convertible into war steamers, the
party interested have made great progress in the
construction oftheir vessels aud machinery.
The connected lines in all their purts will, il
is expected, be in successful operation early in
the ensuing spring, and regular communica.
lion established between New York and Oregon.
The report recommends that authority be
given to contract for the transportation of the
mail between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, in
steamships convertible into war steamers.
In The matter of the hemp required for naval
use, the Secretary proposes to invite, by adver.
tisement, the hemp growers themselves to con-
tract, and, by accepting proposals for 25 tons
and upwards and in case OF equality of bid, 10
give the preference to the farmer who grows it,
TO encourage the general adoption Of the mosl
improved process Of preparing this important
supply for the navy.
The military contributions collected in the
Gulf Of Mexico, at ports and places in the mill.
lary occupation of the naval forces, amount 10
Sl31 835.
At MazatIan, then in the occupation Of the
navy, Commodore Jones reports to the Depart
men that up to the l7th June, l84S, the con,
tribulions al that port amounted TO S254 1868.
The expenses of the department for the two
fiscal years ending on the 3Olh June l845, and
l848, amounted to Sl4,9G6,036 90, and The ag.
grcgate amount expended in the ten years end
ing on the 30lh of June, 1916, was SCI $685..
66l 10.
A joint Board of Officers Of The Army and
Navy has been organized, with order to pro.
ceed to the West Coast, and make an examina.
lion Of The coast of California and Oregon, with
view to the collection Of the necessary infor.
nation to determine on proper points for lorti.
ficaron and navy yard, when il shall be the
pleasure Of Congress TO direct such establish.
lltHls n navy Juih bh lllO VuIllOIulu COuSt,
with suitable means for the repair Of vessels,
would, in my judgment, De Of The highest pub
lie importance.
In obedience to the direction of the act Of
Congress, March Sd, I848, cat the termination
Of the Mexican war the Marine corps was re.
duced both in men and officers to a number
not ex cGeding the number in service Ot the date
of the acl." The reduction Of the men was eG:
ected by discharges as they arrived in the Uni
ted States. The duty of reducing the number
of officers was more difficult 1t was necessary
to drop from the rolls four captains, four frs
ieulcnants and four second lisulenants.
Ii was determined TO organize u board of of
fcers Of rank superior 10 the rank of captains
aud they were instructed 10 designate the off
GERS who could be best spared from the service
They made their report, and The officers desig
mated were dismissed without alleged fault.
Report Of the Postmaster General.
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