Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-12-04

,borocter of its officers, in the zeal and disci.
Nine of its men, in the reliability of its ord
nance and in the capacity ofits ships In all
these various qualities the navy has made great
nrorress within the last few years. The exc.
rrton of the law of Congress, of February %
1919 "to promote the efficiency of the navy. "
has been attended by the most advantageous
results The law for promoting the discipline
among the men is found convenient and salu-
tary.
The system of granting an honorable dis
charge to faithful seamen ON the expiration of
tho ncriod of their enlistment, and permitting
then, to reinlist after leave of absence of a
few months, without cessation of pay, is high
r. beneficial in its influence The apprentice
system recently adopted is evidently destined
to incorporate into the service a large number
of our countrymen hitherto so difficult to pro-
crrc Several hundred American bows are
now on three years cruise in our national
vessels. and will return well trained seamen.-
In the Ordnance Department there is decid-
ed and gratifying indication of progress credi-
table to it and to the country The sugges-
tions of the Secretary Of the Navy, in regard
10 further improvement in that branch of the
service. commend to your favorable action.
The new frigates ordered by congress are
now aaoat, and two of them in active service.
They are superior models of naval architecture.
and with their formidable battery, add largely
to public strength and security
concur in the views expressed by the Sec
rearv of the Department in favor of still
further increase of our naval force
The Report of the Secretary of the Interior
presents facts and views in relation to internal
afars over which the supervision of his De
uartment extends, of much interest and impor-
tancc.
The aggregate sales of the public lands,
during the last fiscal year, amount to 9,227,-
SIS acres for which has been received the
sum of S, S2I, ,4l4 During the same period
there have been located, with military scrip
and land warrants, and for other purposes, 3O,-
100 $50 acres, thus making total aggregate
of 39.32S. l0S acres. On the 30th of Sep
lembcr last surveys had been made of l6,S13,-
$50 acres, a large portion Of which is ready
Tor market.
The suggestions in this report in regard to
the complication and progressive expansion of
rIe business of the different burcaux of the
iNi'dt 'IPbl w tiiC ItCilStNu W Illc
colonization of Indian tribes, and the recon-
mcmjalion> in relation to various improvements
in the District of Columbia, are especially
commended to your consideration "a
The Report of the Postmaster General pre-
,rnt> fully the condition Of that Department
Il the Government. Its expenditures for the
ast fiscal year. were $l0,47S, sos and its
cro>s receipts S7,G2S, making an excess
q expenditure over receipts of s., 7S7, Off
The deficiency of this Department is thus
$4,000 greater than for the year ending
June 80, 1853. Of this deficiency, $33 600 is
Ia tc attributed to the additional compensation
allowed poSimastcrs by the act of Congress of
June -, 1854. The mail facilities in every
part of the country have been very much in
.reaScd in that period, and the large addition
q railroad service, amounting to 1908 miles
las added largely 10 the cost of transportation.
The iucnnSiderabe augmentation of the in
nm" Of the PoSt-O t-Ollice-Departmcnt under the
m'aced rates Of postage, and its increasing eX-
eIturcS must, for the present, make it depen-
Ont to some extent upon the Treasury for
import. The recommendations of the Post
NlStcr-G eneral in relation TO the abolition of
The ranking privilege, and his views on the IS
ndlshment Of mail steamship lines, deserve
he consideration of Congress. also call the
erial attention of Congress to the statement
the Postmaster-General respecting the sums
aw paid for the transportation of mails to the
.lama Railroad Company, aud commend to
heir early and favorable consideration the
TggcStions Of that officer in relation TO new
o'ractS for mail transportation upon that
ute, aud also upon the Tehuantcpec and
\ lmraeua routes
The Imited States continue in the eniOy-
aut Of amicable relations with all foreign
DvcrS
A When niy last Annual Message was trans
-ted to Congress, two subjects Of controver-
1 one relating to the enlistment of soldiers in
u, country for foreign service, and the other
A Central America, threatened to disturb good
aDer>tauding between the United States and
1eat Britain. OF the progress and termina-
' OF the former question you were Informed
4 Ne time ; and the other is now in the way
satisfactory adjustment
Iue object of the convention between the
.al'd States and Great Britain of the 10Th
1 ApHl, $780, was to secure, for the benefit of
''o1> the neutrality and the common use of
! transit way, or intcroceanic communication
N>> Tie I>thmuS of Panama, which might
Grned within the limits of Central Amer-
Iae prctcnsonS subsequently asserted by
.,4' britain, to dominion or control over ter
'e' IN Or near two of the routes, those of
,'agua and Honduras, were deemed by the
',''' States not merely incompatible with
paN Object or the treaty, but opposed even
express Stjpulations. Occasion of con-
,,I! on this poinc has been removed by an
%O"aI treaty, which our Minister at Lon
DdS loncInded and which will be immcdi- |
submitted to the Senate for its consider
IT, Should the proposed supplemental ar
|hent be concurred in by all the parties
'H'gted by it, the objects contemplated
.itcd '"''''' ""'' wv" '"'''
treaty between the United States and
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