Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-12-10
Ronorts OF the DEPARTMENTS.

REroRr oT InE SECRETARY on rEE Navy.
The report Of the Secretary OF the Navy,
after referring Ia detail 81 various services
performed by our naval forcc during the
year, proceeds to argue the necessity for it.
Increase by additional vessel. and men. lie
proposes that government should purchase
Tor specific sum the several vessels recent
ly chartered for the Paraguay expedition.
IL also suggests the building Of ten heavy
armed vessels ola light draft. aud tho In
crease 81 the personnel Of the Navy by the
appointment Of twenty additional surgeons,
the same number OF assistant surgeons, If
teen or twenty additional purscrs, and the
increase Of the marine corps OF privaic- 10
two THOUSAND, with ;he usual number OF
officers
The expenditures Tor the fiscal year en-.
ding June, 1887. were nearly SlI,OOO 900,
b,,ns l,il, under the appropriations.
Tue estimates Tor the current fiscal year
were al ,6l6,N0. and the appropria;isas
Sli.jlS 900. The estimates Cor the year
ending Jane. 1860, are Sl3, 800 900. inclu.
ding the $SGl, 600 for completing the eight
light draft steamers. hut not including th,
$3.50, 900 Tor steamships aud mail service.
RErpRt oT ruE SECRETARY or THE lNrI.
EIoR Tho Report Of IN, Secretary IT the
interior indicates \ satisfactory state VI al
fairs ia his Department. Tho income the
cnsuin. year from the sales Of public lands
is c.limttcI a, e. 1904, 900, In abiding 10
the various mining regions IN the Terrific
rir-, tho Secretary suggest. whether u
woull not bo sound policy to pass u general
law rcservins all auriicroos silver ani can.
nalar mines from sale. for the use and oc-
cupancy OF the people OF the United states.
under regulations provided by Law. and
leaving thoso Of the bisrr metals and Goals
subject to the ordinary laws Of sllo for their
Development,
lie al.1 suggests the establishment Of a
land ofirc In Unn, and the extension II the
prrempiipn law. over that territory, - rs
% cmbrAcc all the inhabitants residing
within ~. limits Tho Secretary j. opposed
. g. the removal Ut the indian tribes. and al
Socatrs tao policy Of assigning land % ia
diyilunls among them without The power Of
alternating aud Of cypcndin; the money an
nuitiss ior the pubic good, instead Ot dlvl'
ding per capita, a. now.
REroEr nv ria SECRETARY oT War The
report IT the Secretary Of War states the
actual strength " the Army on July |, was
T. 5000 The Disbursement, in the Quar-.
tcrmlstsr's department have been nearly
tn millions Tho csiinai's for tho next
f.c,l year ,re about SIS 900 600. hcing zap.
wards Of sy.OOO.OOD lee, than the appr,.
priatlon ut last year.
Tho Secretary entertain, a strong hop'
that the expenditures IL his Department
may b. s,ill' further rciur in the eIuTs'
OF another year. - tia, there will be NJ ne
COSTLY Vt ask,ns Cor appropriations "a the
snaps OF deficiency bill.
L-ut. Ives, OF the typographical En;in.
GERS. has prepared a preliminary report OF
the results ul hls exp diiipn Tor the cGplo
ration OF th, Colorado Of the West. which
will publicly appear with the report or the
Secretary Of War.
H., expedition was a hig ily successful
one, and the rr'ul,' ol an important char
actor. H. assembled that river In a steam.
boat. 500 miles. and considers tho navls alton
pr.tiitAhl, lar that distance lor steamer, Of
hight ir.G 10 I. lrpIsht the opening at
thi. river may develop an ccpnpmlrll ave-
nur 1T transportation O. large portions OF
Wv M.xi V. CtiiiIrnm aud Utah. After
,lr photographic suryey, an examination
va. in,ls 81 The pre-, lpu-ly uuknuNu rrgi1n
alun. the jGlh parallel, which 0, trAScrscd
by the uppsr Colorado and ~ tributaries,
aud the country W., found to poss - such
novel AMI remarkable features ~ 10 reader
tbs exploration, OF the hishc', interest.