The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-07

. A9eis OI Iouf mlIlion9 Two n1n0feo ma plnes
ty-two thousand seven hundred And SEVENTY.
SIN dollars and eighteen oSnts. -
ras EsT1nATKs roR TIN FORTHCOMING rEAa, &c.
Estimates for the remaining three-quarters
Of the year and for thqulinaucial year of 1868,
together with his VIEWS Of the ways and
ed by them, Will be SUBMITTED TO Congress by
the Secretary Of the Treasury. 1t il crafty
ing to know that the expenses mnde n sceesary
by the rebellion are not beyond the resources
of the loyal people, and to believe tnat tbs
same patriotism which has thus far sustained
the Government will continue to sustain IL
till peace and union shall again bless the
land.
THE STRENGTH or THE usrrrp STATES IRMY.
| respectfully refer to the report OF the Seq
Rotary OF War for information respecting tho
numerical strength Of the army, and for re-
comm endations having In view an tncreas SO
| of its Ell ieney and the well beng ofthe vari.
Gus branches Of the service entrusted to bis
| care. 1t is gratifying to know that the pa
| triotism of the people has proved equal to the
| occasion, and that the numb.r OF troops ten
dsred greatly exceeds the force which Cor :
gress authorized me to call into the field.
refer with pleasure TO those ppl lions Of his
| port which make allusiOn to the creditable
| degree of discipline already attained by our
| troops, and to the excellent sanitary condi-
| ton OF the entire army.
The recommendation of the Secretary for
an organic ttion of the militia upen a uni
| form basis is subject of vital Importance to
| the future safety of the country, and is com.
| mended to the serious attention of Congress
The large addition TO the regular army, in
| connection with the detection that has 50 con.
siderably diminished the number of its Off
| GERS, gives peculiar importance to his recon-
mendatIOn for increasing this corps Of cadets
| to the greatest capacity of the Military AGA
denny.
| MILITARY GHArLAIEs roR HOSPITALS RECON-
aBSDED.
BY mere omission, presume, Congress. has
failed to provide chapldins for the hospitals
occupied by the volunteers. This snblecs
was brought to my notice, and was induced
10 draw up the form OF a letter, one copy Of
which, properly addressed, has been d~Iiv-
cred to each of The persons, and at the dates
respectively named, and stated in a schedule
con tanning lso the form of The letter MAJ ked
A, and herewith transmitted. These gen tie
men, uuders tand Ell tered upon the duties
cesIgnated a the times respe lively stated in
the schedule, and have labored faithfully
therein ever since. / therefore recommend
that they be compensated ut the same rate as
chapiains in the army. l further suggest
thai general provision b. made for cnn plains
10 serve at hospitals as well as with regi-
ineIrs
EFFICIENCY or tbs UNITED STATES NAVY.
The report Of the Secretary of Tho Navy
presents in detail III. operations OF that
rraucb IF the service, the ACTIVITY ana energy
which have characterized its aaminI Is JratIUn,
ana me results Of measures TO increase Its
efficiency and power. such have been the
ADDITIONS, by oOAstructlon and purchase, that
it may almost be said Il navy has been created
aud brought into service since our di fflcuitiek
comm enced. Besides biOckadiug extern
sive coast, squadrOns larger than ever before
assem- bIed uuder our g nave been put 1ioat,
and performed deeds Which have lncVea seu
our naval renown.
MORE PERFECT oEeAyIZATIoN c7 rnx HAvY
RECOMMENDED.
would invite special atten ton to the re-
CON mend 4tioa OF the Secretary for 4 more
perfect organization Of the navy, by intro
flnnS Il n
present organization is defective ana unsltis
factory, and the sus gostious Submitted by the
department. will, il IS believed, IT adopted,
obviate The difficulties alluded TO ana promote
harmony ana increase the efficiency Of the
navy.
THE VACANCIES or THE BENCH oP THE suPRENE
COURT.
There are three vacancies On the bench Of
the Supreme Oourt-two By the decaasa of
Justices Daniel and Mclean, and one by the
resi- snation OF Justice Campbell. I have so
far luI borne making nominations to iii the
vacancies tor reasons " hich will now state.
Two of the outgoing Judges resided within
the States now overruu by revolt. So that II
success.r. were appointed In the same local..
Ies, they could not now serve apon their cir
culls, and many OF the most competent men
there probably would not take the personal
haz ara OF accepting 10 serve even here upon
the supreme bench l have been unwilling
to throw all the appointments nor,hward,
thus disabling myself from doing justice 10
the Sou III on tne return of peace, al though
may remark that to lrarsfer To the North one
which has here ofors been in the South
Would not, with reference to territory and
Population, be unjust.
Ias WESTERN CIRCUIT TOO IARas.
During the long and brilliant judicial ca
reer of uoge Mclean his circuit grew into
III empire altogether too large for any one
Judge 10 give the Courts therein more than a
nominal notwithstanding in population
from cBe million four hundred and seventy
thousand and eighteen in 1889, to SIX millions
oDe hundred and fifty lone thousand four hun
dreG and five in 1850 Besides this, the ccun-
try generally has outgroWn our present judi
cial system. Ii uniformity Was at all intend
ed, the system requires thai all the States
shall be aocom1nod with Circuit Courts,
Attended by Supreme Judges; while, in FACT
Wisconsin, minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, lori
da, Texas, California, and Oregon have never
had any such Courts.
Nor can this well be remedied Without q
change Of the system, because the adding OF
Judges to the Supreme Court, enough for the
accommodation OF all parts of the country
with CircUit Courts, would creare court
altogether too numerous for q judicial body
al any sort, and the evil of it be one that Wall
Increase new States come into the Union.
Circuit Courts are useful or they are not use
ful. If useful, State should be denied
them; IL not useful State should have
them. Let them be provided for all or ahoi-
isbed as To all.
NOTIFICATIONS OF TIE surREME corsr.
Three notifications occur to ms, either OF
which ! think would be an improvement
upon our present system. Let the Supreme
Court be Of convenient number ia every
event.
Then first, let the whole country he iivi-
ded into circuits of convenient sizs-the Su-
preme Judges to serve in number OF them,
corresponding to their own number, and in
dependent Circuit Judges De provided for all
the rest.
Or, secondly, let the Supreme Judges be re-
lieved from crc nit du ties, and Circuit Judges
provided for all the circuits.
Or, thirdly, dispense with Circuit Courts
altogether, leaving the judicial functions
wholly to the District Courts and indepen-
dent Supreme Court.
| REMEDY FOR THE PRESENT IScoSvESIgSogs OF
THE STATUTE LAWS.
respectfully recommend to the en- s!dera-
ton OF Congress he present condition of the
statute laws, with the hope that Congress
| will be able to find an easy remedy for many
of the inconvenience and evils which con-
stantiy embarrass those engaged In the prac.
teal administration of them. Since the or
| ganizatiOn OF the Government Congress has
enacted some five thousand acts and joint
resolutions, which fill more than six
| thousand closely printed pages, and are
| scattered through many volumes. Many Of
these acts have been drawn in haste and with
| out sufficient canton, SO that their provisions
are often obscure I'M The raseiyes or in conflict
vi II each OLE, or at least so doubtful as TO
! render IL very diszcrit iov sysn the best-in-
formed persons TO ascertain precisely Ehas
The statute law really is
II seems t. me very important that the
statute laws should b M AIDE as plain and in-
seihgsnt as possible, and be reduced to as
small comp So as may consist with the full
ness aud precision of the will of the L gisla-
tlls and the perspirui,y OF its language !;
paese we'll done, void, ! think greatly ia
cilitate the labors OF thcss yhose duty IL Is to
assist in the administrators OF The tHsSs, and
would be lasting benefit to the people, by
placing before them In a more accessible and
l1ntelligibe form the laws which 80 deeply
| affect their In terests and their duties.
| the Acrs OF CoHaREss TO BIG col naHsRo INTO ONE
OR TWO YOsuNRa.