, 1866-12-05

ftah1hE men. 1Ec eElc Department, through
onr & nsa's ab, oad, is charged with lhe duty Il
providing Tor deeitlnte American se1mea IN nSe
itEh ports. The Scry Department. which pro-
cures lte naval icesuits aainly from ihc me.chans
raa,inc. has The caro- Of enlisted men.
No cne department Is specially CHARGED With the
duty Of attending TO class which, more than any
Stes resas sns tsnG,y ntI sna po,n
ccl eeqnsnily. almost Wholly neglected, and tfom
!ney beccme the victims Of eharpeTe, wlo soon rob
| them OF the wages lheE have earned while aloat
T1sIEB lASDs.
Many Jeart ss1ce the Government adnpted the
policy oi Ieeersne from sale certain timber iands
"a navy of Se CpitS sis,es fhs ,snas fhos os re-
Eeryed were placed nndes 1be control Of shis de-
ousnd ssad sh1 sSs
from I've hnndred dollars to two thousand dollars
| thtst 1nlda from depreciation. Theae agencies
were continued, At considerable nnunaJ cost 10
oeilion, when they were disconlinued, ard they
have not teen revived since The insurcectiou vas
suppressed. -
commenced ~ esiiy ia ISL, and i % vas rcpre, sa
sfnted at that llue tlat many Of the trees had OBJ
lsned ,heir 1uli growth. iet 1t Is moi xnoHn that
Iands ior The Government, but, 90 far as nscer-
tained. every stick Of Htc.oaE which has been
nscd ~ lhe navy has been purchased, and there
]
from the Timber rese. vat1ons which had lot yesse
tcen protcctct ~ Gorernro2nt agents, at great
annual expense to Tho Government
Since The reslo1ailnn Of peace. inedectual search
has been made for the maps and papezy re1atng to
these lands, but they hare nos yet been fOund.
Whether they hare been misplaced or wers ab.
them. bns who aea South at the commencement Of
the rebellion cannot Be stated,
At the dale Of the last annual report, the naval
pension f1nd amounted to uinr million dollars.
There hns been ADDED dnrinr The year The Eum Of
txo million seven hnndrsd snd my thousand dol.
eleven million seven hundred and fifty thousand
do1!a1f,
Vi dc captured veesel is Of inferior force. i
Gecrcea 10 the United Staes and 1t il enacted that
all money Tins acera,ng 10 the uni1ed States from
Se q 10 Se
liz same aud i the said fand shall bs insufficient
make up tic deficiency bns II il ahoua ,e more re-
than Sufficient The s1rpils shal1 be applied to the
Ensting q 81 fu5theE pEavlsion for ths ;saafott Of
Tic etBcient and se'iye Ngiiance of the uavy in
capturing Prizes, snd he profnptness with which
!heir aajaatca.lon has 1ess enforced. has placed
isles. Further legislation is shefsfoSe reqaised 10
order thst ,,hs s0Ep1ns shall b aRpl.sa 70 the
disasled ot1!eerz, teamrn ard 1aasine-."
The subj. ct fs submitted for consideration that
ns edse 5 Il Is ssa te sst
PENSIONS.
On The let Of November last tha navy pension
roll Wss 1s follpWt:
LIST IN, a'.ts, ~i>h annual penslons sunn1sr
,s w,:tws M sna c1pssnt, snnaally ls:sv s'0
::.2t5 ptIsonss r,eee.y,nz total annaa
This amorst Will ''- some .hat Increased 6y
i'ftus 6: q e provisions of the acts Of june and
CONFIRMATION OF CLERKS.
The compensation to the clerical forco Of the
department Is sall for tbs service rendered, and
ins efficient for TIC support, IN q manner hecom-
III sl,1ss ali pessons whu have ss asea % iatomes nSs
Wit the sne h1sh prses or rrn's ans he as
ccssafcs Of lite. tie struggle of such as have low
salaries and dcpeEdent families ia c1ttcmel; &C.
sose iaayp @ IT, T IS sa 1
doubleday the bcat policy.
The or a!1Ahle reeouFccs ot the department
tor the ascal 5ear elat'aG june 3os 1876 -. n,o =,
Es,sndii a5ssisss
Le4r1ne balance st the ccmmcnce1tcut --..@- =
ct ,a present ttcai yeat sss s6@ a
amount io. ~
MaLl1g the total avaiiahlc resources 10. ~
the hscal year ending June So fiji a60 II
AS eeTnrAI Of The bureaus Will have unexpcndcd
appropriations. which VIII bc ample for some
time TO CONC. they loEe made no estimates Tor The
FISCAL ycar ending June SO, 1855.
The following amounts arr nelca for:
Pay Of ot1svrs and men OF the rxyy...... SS SQ
Fay !cs tSbeE a1d supellutendeuee In navy
pnna,ss jcr eeh:iss; ssar Sn
ssss:s; j: s'S9s sfssss
Sontlnscnt II ssreDses. 1sS999o
The iaige nnespended balance In lie treasury
At the close of The last 1scl year II embraced n
approp, p,iatio1s under more than one hundred dIf.
been made for years, their expenditure win be
pEouae!ed through yeass to come, and. though a..
t,st,ng to make up lasKc balance. cannot he dis
under the heads Of " constrneuon,' "a:eam ensi.
g. pro'is.fons and s:oln-
VI; 10 the Treasury. e appEepfiapiepps apdsr
these Ecads we're mslc for the current year+ and
tor the ensuing year nonc are asked. In the
Saaeisd but f i os 6e1iesed "Go'a 70 b. h
.ime oi p.see to eopt{nue sasS large
The CHEF u tic Ba9seaa q 6naoeRe St lepos
the fale, dn.iuE the past year. Of niisesyfceabte
cam. l, .t and snrplgs powder 70 tae amount Of
Of the war has lett on hand, and Is not needed for
tES o. prospective wants Of the sqnadsons+
cast either solid or hollow. and nothing has tiaus-
pit. abroad. 10 the Efforts 10 produce steel or
steel and wrourEt-truh gun better than ours, to
lit,ucr fear thut caPt-tFou ordnance viii ee cur
passed in apy essential 81 endurance, either as
snoo1h-bores o. rides. In sun. carriages 4 dccl-
ton Of iron for the cumbersome wooden oues go
long in use. and caIia.e has recently tren de-
sir.'ed plon which fifteen gnn can b. sa'c-
" hnndlcd In anf weather IN which an action may
jhc ehi.i Of The Bnrcau OF Equipment aud Re-
ft,nft
nce sohs Of hemp, or value OF Ss)5, ,is1, havc
hen used At the Government rupewalk at
{! aatles!owli- board has been oreanized to ex-
enlis and lest tho comparative strength Of wire
and As1np iope, wlh view TO its raosc general
1qo ss nasy ahSnld ~ t.s BE-
lnsts1a Of hemp rome, a vessel Of the Wabash
cla*s will be relieved Of over four tons' welRht
a!ott. ard that there viii be large saving In The
rcs'; a, ae ws Is
rbfadeiphia, at {S:Gi per ion, ana ia,ooo tons
eos las Se g4
EtpeciaI attention IN invited to the suggestions
relative to The enlistment OF seamen, both for tha
The chief Of ne Bnreau q Steam Engineering
reports that co uew work hos nceu undertaken
curing The yrar in bis department. All the nav
work under construction wus commenced bcfort
ahc efeee Of The xar, and number Of engines nrs
] now completed, FOR which the vessels have no
| been eon,neneed. This will be taken 81 th'
| contractors hanas and stored. The machincr,
fo1 the Idaho md AIgosqaln, designed by Z. N
! Dicke1eou, has proved failure in each csse, AMI
been 7e1ctlsa-
have 10 this report presented 70 you, and statet
for the information Of Congress, the present con
paratlon for efficiency il siilI p,oces0ins, thonsl
on a properly reduced fca1e, and t.s arransencEi
and operations abroad, where, following in th
fnl watch over our nnt1onaI Interests and horoI
! have added to thts description ouch suggestion