Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-12-19


lion Of Congress, have been submitted 10 a board
ii officers IN each branch Of the service, and
heir report may be expected al an early day.
l also earnestly recommend the enactment of
! law suthorising officers Of the Army and Ma
w to be retired from the service, when incon
petent Tor its vigorous and active duties, taking
care to make suitable provision for those who
have faithfully served their country, and award
ing distinctions. by vstaining in command those
who have been particularly cons pcuous for
galantry and good conduct While we &C
the obligation Of the country to
maintain and honor those who, TO the exclusion
Of other pursuits, have devoted themselves to
ito arduous service, this obligation should not be
permitted to intsrf re- with the efficiency of the
service itself
am gratifed al being able to state, that the
estimates for Naval expenditures for the ensn.
ing year, are less by more than nne million than
thuse of the present, excepting the appro.
priations which may become necessary for the
construction Of the dock upon the coast OF the
Pacific. propositions for which are now being
and on which a special report may
be expected early IN your present session.
There is an evident business in the sugges-
tions OF the same report. that appropriations for
the Naval service proper should be separated
from those for fixed and permanent objects, such
as those for building docks, navy yards, and tn
nndsr ,hs osrs 81 o." n",.',sn. ,.h;,t oTJeo.'
ever important, are not essentially naval. A
revision Of the code for the government of the
navy, seems to require the imme date considera.
punishment. had un,lsruons M change f., . air
century. until the Las, session. thouo6 n, dof.c,,
have besn onrn and ,b,v no;n,ed ou,. and ,Ls
abolition ofthy particular Kind of cor noreal nm
ishmsn, which than took rIacs w;,b,nt n,ov;.
ding apv ,ub,,itu,s ba, lsf, tho ,.rv;cs in q
state of d.f.otivens,, which call. for nrom,, ,
oo,rsc,;on ,hsr.c,,s ,.,omm.nJ no, ~.
whole sub;ec, bs ,,v;.sd 90 Thou, ILL anil .uch
a system s,,,bl,.b.d "a, tho enlargement of de-
oinins "A, .h.ll he a, onc. human. ,na sg.o,na,
The Recommending ?. mr., nj tho po,t M.,,.,
Csnaral ,r..sn,. a ..t;,fac,o,v v;.w or mo on..
ra.;on, and condi,on of that b.nsr,msnt
r,,.
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VI '"o MAJ '"u' :: .no o"'o' 'sS'''
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~ 80 ".,,, :," o "'u a """'po.a
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III. ;norsa.. n ,hs .nrm.i ,rsnsnav,.,;.n 49,.
tho, of,hs nr.csd;no vsar wa, ao7 a5a ,,;ls.
md ,hs increase of co,t wa. x352 aao 40 Tbs
.rnh.r nj pat Ol1;co. nm mo dr., d., n J,I,,
H., w.s ,oAa7 bs;no and increase If I67o
a. ..; ~. ,',.oe.,,r. S..r
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Inc gross revenue Of the department 'or mo
nscai year, ena1ng june GUN ieoo, amounted 10
So'o0<' -, 90 ,nc,ua1ng .he shnaa' aPpro-
pria!ion OF 'hs $Io''oooi"r me ranked matter
OF ths Depa,"ne,'s' anu exc'ua,hg inc ioreisn
po''ages eon'c'9a 'or' ana Payao'e 70 'he nr''sh
!
per'ou wore Po'<i<'9o' 90, leaving onS oai'
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"o's" we p "a''s, pr ny paying W! o. 'he !reas
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po'"ee W ~"'en " deprived W he'e pri'"'
ese'. I"e 20" ~; - :SpPo'ea 70 % the p'e'eIa
VIC ",u'' ,' a.a W. not en"1e'y 80 nearly
.uPPy '"A' aenc'e"cy' as 10 MAKE any 'ur-
mea aPp:oPl.Non Unnecessary may DC