Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-01-05
The Reports.

The Reports.
We have already published the leading statements
contained in the reports of the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Postmaster General We will give briel
synopsis of the reports of the other heads of depart
ments.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY says that twenty steam
vessels have been added to the Navy since the CON-
mencemen OF this administration, at cost of less than
five millions of dollars, and the Secretary recommends
still farther increase, by building steamships which
can be maintained at small cost and 60 wherever they
may be needed The Secretary does approve of very
large and expensive vessels.
| He recommends also an increase of the marine and
medical corps, and Of the pursers in the Navy. The
number of mdshipmer is also too small, and ought tc
| be increased.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis is reported upon
avOraby regards its general management discipline
and police 1t is proposed to extend the course of in
structon to make the French and Spanish lam
guages enter into the final examination of midshpmen
also to give them instruction in engineering, in the
ufacture of fireworks, and all ordnance matter into
which gunpowder and its constituents enter it is also
recommended that short course of naval architecture
be introduced.
For the support of the navy and marine corps, and
all other objects under the control of the Navy De
partment for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1853 the
estimates were $l3,8O3,2l2 II; appropriation, $l4,
24O,247 27 expenditures, $l3,87O684 76.
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1859, the esti
mates $l46l6, 298 %; appropriations, $l45O8,
354 %; expenditures $14,659,267 rs.
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1860, the est
mates were $l3500,370 so; appropriation, $l0464
769 So
The estimates tor the fiscal year ending June 80, 1861
ll244645 63 that is to say tor the navy proper
$9997ll5 So; for the marine corps 5000, 1876 O5 ant
for all other objects, $567, 1884,.
The SECRETARY OF WAR reports the whole strength
of the army at 17,498, of which more than IL 0O
are available for the field This small force has been &C
lively employed throughout the ear in the defence
our vastly extended frontier from Indian violence ant
other depredations. The Secret airy recommends tn
passage Of law authorizing the en- stment of 70
the mounted corps, whose term of service shall be 70
six mouths, and who shall find their own horses at
stated per diem compensation Such force of frontier
men would be efficient than any other against tn
hostile Indian tribes
! lie recommends provision for retiring infrm AM
disabled officers enlisng the transfers of the army pur
chasing full supply Of camels Tor army use and the
increase Of the coffee ratiOns.
The expense of the army for the past ye has beer
$l3O98725
Among the improvements introduced have been ror
gun-carrages instead of wooden ones-a few of tn,
rifed cannon, and patterns of horse equpme nts Thu
breech-oadlng firearms especially recommended
lie urges the manufacture of more arms by the govern
ment, the establishment of national foundry and th,
erection OF more works for national dee uce particular
ly at New York.
The army In Utah does good ayond an OFT
ward show, the Mormons pay no real de ference to th
laws and constitution of the United States The law
of the Mormon Church and the will of the Inc rarchv or
alone potential there.
He refers to the difficulties on the Texan from ter On,
the raid against Brownsville and calls for action W Con
gress IN the premises The Secretary speaLx f the ar
ton OF the army in connection with the Harner Ferr
affair, and terms John Brown a fanatica, ,., t;u,
uated 10 reckessneSs and desperation by the eo. mi
teachings and incorporate appeals of wild and 4reaa,
able enthusiasts unrestraned by the constitution
the laws OF the land, by the preeepts of religion ~ ;,
the appeals OF humanity or mercy
The Secretary of the Interior reports tnat tho
OF land sold during the five quarters ent ,no aotb
tember 1882 was 497O5OO acres yield ing $21o7 47e
over eleven millions of were other wise dsposea If
The amount of money paid in pc nsions during the
year ending June Both, 1853, was ST. s314O So The