The prairie news., 1858-12-23
synopsis ofthe Reports of the So =
SECRETARY OF NAVY.


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/ The Report Of the Secretary -
Navy, gives detailed account ofth A
erations and condition Of the sery;oa !, NV y
1t says the President, in resist;ns
right of search, embraced the onnas. 'la
ty to bring the question to a final lO;sul' ;s
by placing all nations in position mh .Jsae
they must abandon the exercise, Or "ssIs ssss
for it. Hsa'
All the new sloops of war ara t...,
completed. The Importance Of a'y ,.ay
increase in the Navy is demohstra,a,dd'gs ,d'g
The condition Of Mexico, and Csu...,
America especially, makes it indjsnsn.a.
BILE. The United States should he n'a' n'a
sent with her ships of war in these r.
ters to have predominant influence or' W.
the American continent. The Gnls :,
Mexico should swarm with our fos,'
fortifications. But in view of deplst.
Treasury, ten new steam sloops Of -.
only are recommended now.
The report recommends an addition !,
twenty surgeons, twenty assistant M,
geons, twenty pursuers. and an incress.
of privates and marine corps, to TO-
thousand, with necessary additional ofs
GERS.
Disapproves Of the new code of reou
lations recently reported by board "a,
the approval Of Congress. u,
SECRETARY OF WAX. a
The Secretary Of war reports thirtess
regiments in the field last year. Thew
accomplished an average march Of twey.
hundred and thirty -four miles.
Claims efficinency for the Utah Expr.
dition, and congratulates the counir
that it suppressed treason without BLOOD.
shed. The Mormons still eyince spii.
Of subordination. A strong force mus,
still be kept up in Utah. The report
highly compliments General Johnston
Captain Marcy, and the officers Of Tia
Utah army generally. Recommends ap.
only for Millets Point, and
Fort Richmond. 1t recommends furthe,
for military road from
Fort Smith to Albuquerque. Recon.
Qrls ~ purchase of a thousand cam.
t(ll faNe establishment of a cayalrv
yl ufrisburg, Kentucky, and |
y lO0t for IsOnnted service. Recommend,
IN additional Inspectator General; the
reorganization of the Staff Corps. AZ
last year; and three addition.
i Brigadier Generals.
The Report puts down the Army est.
mates at nine millions less than last
ear.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
The Secretary Of the Interior recon.
nends the passage Of law reserying
rom sale lands containing precious met.
Is; submitting all other mineral lands
, general land laws. Recommends the
xtenllon OF pre-emption laws to Utah;
ale OF Delaware lands in Kansas amend.
lent of land graduation acts; radical
hanges in Indian reservation systemss
Nv regulating compensation to District
Marshals and Clerks Of
ourts; establishment of Board of Ap
Gals in Patent Office, and that next fed.
al census be taken under law govern.
Y last. m
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
The Postmaster-G Generals Report states
lat after the first day of July next, the
me between New Orleans and New
ork will be three days and half.
1t rejoices at the success of the Tehu.
ltepec mail route.
The excess of expenditures of the De.
'rlment over its revenues last year, is
ated at three and half millions. II
Sirable to check this excess, the Post
aster General recommends that letter
stage he increased to five cents, and q
odifcation of the franking system.
Recommends steamer mail contracts
carrying mails from New Orleans to
era Cruz, Panama, to South Pacific,
d from some American port to Bra.
Recommends that the Department be
from letting ocean mail con.
lcts, except to the lowest bidder and
1t competition be encouraged on Cali
mia routes.
Does not recommend mail line to
ina, but indicates its importance.