The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-07

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Momaay Morning, January Z. 1885.
- REPORTS OF THE SECRETARIES
Reporss Of the Treasury, War, Navy ana
Post once Department.
,yn,nhssh the, solloystne reports ofthc Secrets
RES of the Treasury, War and Navy, and the fos'
,f.s,a- General "A sse end them condensed IN the
sss TREASURY REPORT.
f.hn Hon lanes Guthrie, Secretary
e .ha treasury farors the admission, nuty iee,W
vol A raw material together WIN Snennsats
ard dves.ufFs but interference 4" IN Tue afeSis
of IRON The Eastern Inahui'S11'e'' - - - 'A'"'
ssoftld be satisfied with this ea
srha ,shies ON foreign, trade show that the IN
crease OF dutiable goods imported au,in8 vac sei
ending lime 30 1855. over the year ending June ~
49, :; SI1G Ia 900; do Of free goods, SIss1s9-o;
,.r.e "a NJ snecie and bullion Si l,43o; showing
,st,I Increase of Sl44 0s 1876 in fsvor of lsl me
;erease last year over 1880 Is given thus: Dntiage
goods sos Ti6 $50; of free goods - 3io 20; Ge
crease OF specie ana Dulioii, -S5oo''0"'
crease, ss53,l LA, 642 I-r;.ad
The foreign imports at all the ports OF tn9 n.a,,o1
States Gncuding of course California anu 81
for the fiscal year ending June - - dry x,ssr
Js2960 against 1906 1s0, J3 for the Prypeuns ei'
shnviny a decline of s4i.3y1,293. Inc totai tA-
ports from the United States 10 ioIesu poit go lof
The fiscal wear ending June y, ioes, were @S'o''
TIT a4e aoainst Sg73, PAL ,O64 for the preceding
-. NO a decline of only S3,ps4 2ls. 1t viii
raar 49, ,bis that while for the year 1854 the
i,nnarts exceeded the exports S27 $3.50, for the
Iast wear the exports exceeded the imports sl3
Tho tables further show an increase, during
the last wear of So I02 s6fin the imports of free
gods but falling of of SOL 253S 07 in the dutia
bic merchandise, and % 246, $50 in specie.
OF the total exports OF specie for the last year
SOB sJ7,Als were OF, domestic production, and 81,
$50 92J of foreign. The shipments of domestic
produce, exclusive of specie were s22 4O6 1862 less
than for the preceding year, while there Is an IN
crease of 81 497. 23i in the exports Of foreign pro-
duce. and sI2, 56j, SO in the exports of specie
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Secretary Davis in his report, laments as a
growing evil that applications for the discharge Of
minors are so frequent: the infants who are reieas-
edsnbjeet the governmental serious pun OF ex
pense The Secretary recommends that the CON
tract should be made binding in every case where
deception has been employed, and modification
Of the existing law is called for.
The troops retain the same general distribution;
four additional regiments have been orga aZed.-
The cavalry companies which were sent against
the Sioux have gone into winter quarters at Fort
Leavenworth, and will be in position for operation
in the spring. The 9th infantry checks the In
dams on the Oregon route.
All intercourse with the Florida Seminoes has
teen strictly prohibited Efforts are in progress
for their removal from the Florida country The
troops have pored the region have opened roads,
and have arrived at sources of accurate inforIna-
ton respecting the territory now in possession of
fe Indians, that future operations will be great
ly facilitated. The propr:eiy of levying voiun-
teer reinforcements in the Pacific Department for
the purpose of chastsing the savages that coast.
issa question which the Secretary declines to de-
eide .preferrng to leave it to the military com
1nander in the Department. The galiantry of the
troops in the Indian campaigns of the year is
ZEN of in terms of high praise but the unusual
extent of operations has caused large eXpendl-
lures which have exceeded the appropriations
In order 10 preserve the efficiency OF the Army,
several measures are suggested, VIZ;
l. Il is essential that there be revision OF the
laws regulating rank and command Inc fgnt
of command should follow rank by one certain
rule officers holding general commissions should
he njaced at once upon the staT, but have oppor-
tunity to acquire practical military knoWledgc )
troops equipped for the same service should not
he divided nor should foot be subdivhed INTO ar
tilery and infantry, or mounted men iI-te ofagooAs
and cavalry.
2 Officers no longer capable of performing &C
tive duty should be retired from the service but
the rates of compensation should be increased,
and the laws respecting allowances undergo re-
vision
3 The provisions of the act of Aug. 4, 1854 in
creasing pay of rank and file, should be extended
to all enlisted men,
l. An increase of the Medical Corps is recon-
S. Five more military storekeepers are needed
in the Quartermaster-G enerals Department
6 The prohibition of the purchase OF lands fo
military posts causes embarrassment, and shepit
be removed Useless military sites require 10 b
sold.
The Secretary enlarges upon these points, ant
presses them earnestly. a considerable proper
ton of them are his recommendations OF last yeai
The anticpations entertained at the time OF tn
establishment of the Military Asylum nave no
been fulfilled. The average cost OF malnta1nln
eachiinmate is $500. 1t is too much, ana redut
ton is necessary. The number of men reeelved i
four years is 2s7 cost, so far, S37l49I- The neN
buildings near Washington will accommodate 10
men The branch of Asylum at East Pascagoult
cd md Sim
mended in reference TO the branch at Harrod
burg. .. saa 80 .t-.
The camels aud dromedaries which were orde
ed from the East will arrive in February Thcs
animals have been found useful in the Crimea, an
will be employed in military service here.
A new professorship of ethics and sundry othe
improvements at West Point, are recommended.
New models for all small arms have been adop
ed embracing the late improvements. new p
toll with increased length of barrel, and capable
instantaneous change into carbinc, is particular
IT, noticed. sA ~ '
The work upon the military roads has made sal
isfactory progress. The survey of the Northwes
tern lakes has been prosecuted with energy. TIL
snag boats on the Western rivers have been sold
The final position of the report is an elaborat
consideration of the military defenses of our Pa
ciie territory. 1t is argued that railroad to tn
Pacific is Indispensable for the reason that it wi
be the only means of throwing relief into the Pa
cihe country IN case of any collision with a mar
time power aud our Navy being Inadequate to tn
convoy OF the necessary number of storeshps I
railroad communication is not only likely to be
paying enterprise, but it will have the effect of fol
tifying the Western coast against attacks iron
abroad.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THl
NAVY.
We have already published the most importan
portion OF this interesting report The Secretar,
earnestly recommends increase of the NAVY
and particularly an addition of steamships of
light draft OF water. A great naval force the Sec
rotary hints, cannot be improvised by the tan O
the drum, ike great army. He considers our Ma
Wy TOO dlminutlYe TO contend with that of anv re
spectacle power and too feeble to protect "a,
our own harbors, The aggregate TONNAGE Of ~,
Cmted States in 1912, was / l29, 997 tons Fo
me year ending June 30th, 1855 it was 90
O0O 1929 and our coast is now greatly incress
ed IN extent, and the damage which might hc Of
ieeted by respectable enemy in six montbe
would greatly exceed the cost OF navy snffician
to protect eur commerce efficiently The auestio,
OF an increase of the Navy the Secretary regard
as ono OF peace rather than Of war
The. Secretary enafges at great length upon tb
apprenticeship system, which he has adorted as
means for furnishing reliable body of seamen 70
the Navy, and gives the testimony of officers in il
favor. The Naval Academy at Annapolis is il
successful operation, under the dilgent supervisor
of Capt Goldsborough. There are now attaehe
to 1t, for instruction, ore hundred and sixtv-fop
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