Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-03

locked navigation from Maine to the Gulf
OF Mexico, nature having provided a
greater part of the route and the oh stacles
to be overcome being within the skill OF
engineers.
OUR NAVY AND COMMERCIAL MARINE.
He calls attention to the weakness of
the American navy and endorses the coc-
concentrations of the Secretary of the
Navy in that. respect. He recommends
subsidies for steamship lines to Brazil and
between San Francisco, New Zealand, and
A ustralia also an increase of the salaries
of heads of bureaus. He favors the abo-
lition of the franking privilege and rec
ommends a modification of its existing
evils. He also recommends the adoption
by Congress of the best method of acquir-
ring title to all telegraphic lines now in
operation, and of connecting that service
with the postal service. 1t is not proba-
BILE that the subject can receive proper con-
sideration at this session, but he thinks
the movement might be infatuated so that
future action may be had-fair to the gov
eminent, and to the private parties con-
cerned. He calls attention to the
alarming falling off i'll the Amer
lean carrying trade, and says
that yearly expenditure Of five million
dollars for the next five years to restore
that trade would be profitable invest
ment.
THE KUKLUX AND THE INDIANS.
Referring TO KuKluX outrages, the Pres
idept expresses his conviction that the
time is not far distant when the obvious
advantages of good order and peace will
induce an abandonment of all such COM
binatiOns, and when it will be unnecessary
to carry on prosecutions or to infiict pun
ishment in order to protect citizens from
the IawIess men of such combinations.
He makes suggestions in regard to the
Indians, that they shall all be confined to
the territory South of Kansas, and that
farms be secured to them in fee and
severalty.
He recommended that further census
he taken in 1915, but that no reapportion-
ment of members of Congress be made I'M
der it in onl., one of the territories.
'.. a BLOW AT PoLYGAMY.
Utah is in a condition Of affairs regarded
by the President as unsatisfactory. 1t had
seemed to be the policy of the Utah Leg
isature to evade all responsibility to the
United States Government and even 10
hold opposition hostile to it. He recon-
nlends careful revision of the present laws
and the enactment of laws that will secure
peace, equality of all citizens before the
law and the ultimate eXtinguishment of
polygamy.
He recommends an appropriation. to re-
imburse the city of Washington, for work
done in front of the public reservations
and for the establishment Of the public
building and grounds. He favors action
to give greater ccldt and success to the OBJ
servance of the Centennial Anniversary of
American Independence.
Tn rnpapd tO (tiVal Service ne SAYS he
will carry out the rules during his term Of
office, but suggests that there should be
the direct acting of Congress TO make the
system binding on his successors and to
secure to the public service a practical
method of obtaining faithful and efficient
officers and employees.
The reading Of the message was compIet-
ed at $50 p. NJ, having occupied one hour
and twenty minutes,