The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-12-20

been SO Constantly employd again.
hostile Indians in various quarters, ,ha
u can scarcely be said with proprie,y q
language, to have been peaceies,abllsh
ment Its duties have been sa,isiactorii
performed, and We have reason 10 expec,
as the result OF the years operations
greater security to the frontier inhabi,an,
than has been hitherto enioyed. Ex
tensive combinations among the hos,il
Indians oil the Territories Of Washing
ton and Oregon at one time ,hreats net
the devastation ofthe newly formed set
Elements OF that remote portion of tn,
county. From recent information ",
are permitted to hope that the energe,i
and successful operations conducted there
Will pregert such combinations in future
and secnre TO these territories an opror
.un''y 70 make steady progress in tn.
deve'opement ol their agricultural AMI
mineral resources. Legislation has beer
recommended BY me on previous occasion,
to cure defects in the existing organiza
,iop, and to increase the efficiency Of III,
army, and further observation has bu
served to confirm me in the views ther
expressed, and 10 enforce on my mind
the conviction that such measu are no
only proper bu. necessary,
have IN addition, to invite the at,en.
tion OF The Congress 10 q charge of the
policy in the distribution of troops, and
to the necessity Of providing q more
rapid increase Of the military armament,
For details oil these other subjects reis
ting to the army, refer to the report ol
the Secretary Of War. The condi,ion Of
The Navy Is no. merely satisfactory bu,
exhibits the mos, gratifying evidences oI
Increased vlgor, as il is comparatively
small 1t IS more important that il should
be as complete as possible in all the ele.
menss OF strength, that |, should be eEci.
ent IN the character OF its officers, ia The
in the zeal and discipline Of It's men, in
the reliability Of its ordpance. and in the
capacity Of its ships. ln all these various
qualities the Navy has made grea, pro-
gress withlE the last few years. The
execution Of the law OF Congress of Feb.
rlary 2Sth, 1906, to promote the efficieny
OF the Navy has been attended with the
most advantageous results. The law for
promoting discipline among the men is
found convenient, satu,ary.
The system oil granting sn honorable
discharge to faithful seamen on the expi.
ration OF the period ot their enlistment.
and permitting them to re-enls, after a
leave OF absence Of q frw mouths, with
out ceasing of.pay, is highly tenifcia
In lis influence. l. e apprentice system
recently adopted, Is evidently destined to
ncorpo. ate lnlo The service large mum
Der oil our coun,rymen hitherto SO difficult
to procure. Several hundred American
boys are now on three years cruise in
our natioGal vessels, and will return vel!
trained seamen. .ar@s.. ..
In the Ordnance department there is
decided and gratifying indication OF
progress creditable 10 il and the country.
The suggestions Of the Secretary of the
Navy in regard 10 further improvement
IN that ranch oil the service, commend
to your fayors bic action. The new
friga,es ordered by Congress are now
ahoat and two OF them in active service,
They are superior models OF naval
architecture, aud with their formida bic
battery. add largely to the public strength
and security. concur in the views ex-
pressed BY the Secretary OF the Depart
ment in favor Of still further increase OF
our naval force The report Of the Sec
re:ary OF the Interior presents facts and
views IN relation TO internal affairs, over
which the supervision Of his department,
extends, OF much interest and importance,
The aggregate sales OF public lands du-
ring the las, fiscal year. amount to 9,277
S7S acres, for which has been received
the sum OF SS,S20,4l4. During the
same period there have been located
with military script and land warrants,
and for other purposes,SO 100 $50 acres.
thus making total aggregate Of 39,S2s,
lOS acres. On the 3Utn OF September
last surveys had been made oil l6,S7S,
500 acres, and large proportion Of
which Is ready tor market.
The suggestion in this report in re-
gard to the complication and progressive
expansion of the business of the differ.
ent bureaus OF the department. of the
pension system, to the colonization Of
Indian tribes, and recommendation in
cation to various Improvements in the
District OF Columbia, are especially re-
commended TO yoal consideration.
The report OF the Postmaster General
presents fully the condition OF tha. de-
par,ment Of the government. It's expen-
dl,ures for the las. fiscal year were ten
million, four hundred and seven thousand
eigh, hundred and sixty eight dollars, al d
its gross receipts seven million six hun
dred and twenty -eight thousand eight
hundred and one dollars, making an e1-
cess Of expenditure over receipts Of two
million seven hundred and eighty seven
thousand and forty six dollars. The de-
ficiency OF this department. is thus seven
hundred and forty -four thousand dollars
greater than for the year ending June
80, 1853. Of this deficiency three hun.
Ired and thirty thousand dollars is to be
attributed to the additional compensation
allowed postmas.ers by the acts Of Con.
gress Of June %, 1854.
The mail facilities in every part Of the
ou.,.,.,, II, So, h1,an parv .nueh n