St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-06

better care and protection of supplies apprn-
priatiOn for the publication of TIA" catalogue ana
tables of the anatomical section of the Army Mrdi-
cal Museum. Il reappr"priatiun OF the amount l"r
the manufacture of brccch uadin. arms. should tn"
selection b, 50 delay ed by the board OF officers as
To leave the former appropriation untNl"lih'h al
the close of the fiscal year the S"ut such arS,ils
east of the Mississippi can h" spared ana the
proceeds applied Ia the establishment al u itl %'
arsenal of construction and repairs upon the Vt
lantic coast and the purcha~" of suitable site inr
II proving ana experimental ground Lon h'aNN "iu-
nance; the abr"gatinn of laws which deprive M
vrnturs i'll the United States service, from deriving
any benefit from their inventions the repeal of the
law prohibiting promotions in the staff corps Il
cont inuanCr of the work upon TIA" coast drtrncrs
the repeal of the seventh section OF the act ni July
H. I-66 taking from engineer soldiers the per diem
granted To other troops II limitation "i tim" tor
presentation of old claims for subsistence and
supplies under the act of July l. l-ii and m"di
ticatUn i'll the mode "f the selection 81 cadets i"r
the Military Academy in order t" enhance the Use
fulncss of the academy. which IL impaired 10y frii
son of the large amount of tim" necessarily rNIrnd
ed in giving cadets a thorough kn"wl'd@r OF
more elementary branches of learning. winch th'N
should acquire bet"r" entering tn" academy also
an appropriation for philosophical apparatus, anu
an increase in numbers and pay OF til" Military
Academy Band.
INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION
The attention of congress Will IN" called. hliin@
the present S,.SSi"n various enterprises Tor th'
nor" certain and cheaper Transportation col Ih''"i
-tantlV increasing surplus of the western ana
southern products /" the Atlantic ~"al"ard ia"
subject : that Will force itself upon iht 'Gls
lItiVr branch of the government sooner or later
taken To- gain all available Information To insure
equitable, and just legislation. On the route I" con
meet the Mississippi Valley with the Atlantic at
Charleston, =. G.. and Savannah. 'ia. 10y water 10y
way of the Obi" and Tcnncss." rivers and canals
and the Black Water navigation I" the savannah
and DCmulgrc rivers has been surveyed ana a re-
port made, 10y accomplished engineer OF III"
army The SECOND and third new routes will Il"
proposed for the consideration al congress namely
Nv the extension of the kanlwlIa and James River
Canal, I" the Ohio. and 10y til" extension at til"
Chesapeake and Ohio anal. am not prepared l."
recommend government aid t" thrs" or Other 'r
trrpri,c- until ii Is clearly shown that they arr not
only "f national interest. hut that when completed
they will h" Of value commensurate" with th'Ii
cost That production increases In"I" ihp"lN IMAM
the .In''in~ at transportation III our country mas
been demonstrated 10y past experience that III"
unprecedented .rowth in population and products
Of The whole country will require additional iicIlI-
Ties and cheaper for the m"r bulky articles 81
commerce L. reach thu. Underwater. and 4 MAI ktt
will b, d,m3n'rt III TIN, feature l. equally
d'mun>tIihl'. | would Therefore. suggest either a
committee commission h" arIih"rI2rd 1" consider
this whole question and t" report t" congress at
some future day for its better Gutmc" IA l'%i~a-
Tin. this important subject. h" railroads III
TIA" country hHN" been rapidly extended during til"
Last few Years I" meet IN" growing d"iHh> col pre-"
ducrT- and reflect much credit up"n thu capitalists
engaged in their constructions In addition 1" ih'>',
project tu facilitate commerce. hy th,. huidn. of
Il ship canal around Niagara Fails, th, United
states side" which has been a=itIi"d t"r many N'.I~
will. Ia" doubt, lie called /" Your attention At tins
session.
I.""hin. {" the gr,at future gr"wth at the c"un.
try and the ncrraSin. demands of commerce" il
might be we'll, wnlr on this subject not only {"
hIv" examined and reported upon the yaTiuu~ pTHc-
tciIbl" routes for connecting the Mississippi with
Underwater on the Atlantic hut the Feasibility "i an
almost continuous land locked i.HtI"n from
Maine. I" tn, Gulf uf MrNir". such route il"ri-
would I great VALUE, all times. and
of inr-tima bile value in east "f foreign war. Nature,
has prov idrd the part u this AMI thu,
obstacles I" hr "v"rc"n" n" EASILY within the skill
"t the engineer. | have not alluded &" his subject
with TIA" view "i having ANY further expenditure.
of public money AT this i, than h, necessary
I" pr"cur" and Plac" all TIA" ncr' ~~.Il information
h"f"r' congress III an authentic i'lm. t" rnahl, II
hereafter. II deemed prHctIcdh and worthy. I" l--
l-lhtr on the subject wl1h"ut delay.
mn NAVY pr aEINENT
The report ct the secretary 81 the Navy. here
with a,,ItaIyIuu NuIiu. tuII, fL.. ,,,u,I zion Of
that branch "t tn" publ" service H. wants AMI de
h,"noi"-. "NI'n~'.- incurred duriu. the past NrsI.
and appropriations for the ~:iu". Ii also gives -
C"mPlri" history at the service. "i tho Navy nT tn"
past year in addition To H. regular s,ryicr.
1t l. evident that unless steps ar taken t" pre-
-"tN" our navy that III u NrIN few NcIls the mtri
states Will lee the weakest nation upon tn" al
all the great powers. With energetic II"-rr~
~"n.l business Iropl, lik, uur~ prnriIata u. and
forming hu-In,~- relations with every pant "t tho
known world a navy ~rT"n- enough /" command
thu RESPECT 81 i- abroad H. ur',~-.trN t"I Tia"
full protection "t their rights. recommend cr,
tut consideration 10y congress 81 the r-c.uIurIIdt
n"n~ made by tn ~'rrrtarl OF TN. navy.
ru-T OFFICE nFrAEIMENT
ia" accompany Iu- l, port "t III" Postmaster 'icn
'iiI furnishes Il full and satisfactory exhibit "i tn"
OPERATIONS ct the Posi- O,, D,partnr, nj durIn- the
YEAR Ih ordinary i,y,iitI, Ih, ,par lul,It frl
th, fiscal lt.ir rInlIu. .Iunr 81 - .tIunuui,. To-
FL IL, ~ - ami Tho expenditures - to- lg= 81
with the pr,I"u~ fiscal wear the increase. ,u,
Ms Sl-s-.-u ~. M ,I cent and Ih,. Iit,r,i-,
OF expenditures - - IT, ~ 81 !rs pei Nd
ding t" tn" ordinary rrytnu'> thu annual tpIr"l,Ti
alton oi s1uurUu tor free. matter. and the
paid t" tho subsidized mail steamship lines from
SPECIAL aIIr"Ir inI"n- TIL iti,"u'N paid "ut ct thu
general treasury was Si5l. sG5 ~. "i
S-'' 40 = over TIA" dri'l-n'N Tor thu Year i'll.
oth-r Interesting statistical Information relating {"
our rapidly extending postal service, i furnished
III this report lhr total hn-th If raIlr"ad mail
r"ut"I on The Both 81 .IUn' l-s'! I1"lI miles
49, additional miles having been pun INT" opera
tIun ,luIiu. The yrar Ei-ht new lines ut railway
post offices have been established. with an n-..r.
-.tt. length "t .s'O1 mills In, number ot letters
exchanged III the mails with foreign countries wa~
- t2iAd an increase 81 iuGG. i,r9 - I,r cent
aver the number III l-Il. and the pn~t:i-, thereon
amounts Ia = ~ - - The total Wr.t ot tn.
mails exchanged with European countries '.Nc",-d
go tons h'' cost 81 tn" InIt"d states triu~-Nt-
ltnilC mail steamship >,rNIc" 500 ul -. Th,.
total cost "t thu United STATES steamship
vice. including the amount paid {" thu, Subsidized
linz, of mail steamers Slu4. str O91 Tho follow
M Al" thu only steamship lines now receiving sub
-iI,.- for mail service. uud, ,-I,,.i,l .fs al r,u
@r'~- The Pacific Mail Steamship Company r,-
c"IN' >Inunnn per annum for ""uN M u monthly
mail h'twc"n san FIanrl~'". Japan and china
" Inch Will Ice Increased tn Il uuu uuu y,r tIluum tor
a semi monthly mail On aud after oct"h'r l. I-'3.
The luI'd STATES and l'TiIIl Mail Steamship Com
lnny receive Sl'no"" pei anirn i'I nyrNin-
monthly mail between New York and Iii" lie. .Iau,I.
r.. lralIl. and the california. OREGON and MrNicu
"mpaHy r"""iN" - onu per annum fur
r"uyrN in monthly mail hctVc,.u san Francisco
and Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands maxim. tn, total
amount "i mail steamship subsidies At present
49,. uUO I,r :nuuul.
Dur postal communications with all paris of TN
civilized world have been placed upon a most AL
>anta@""u~ t""ting 10y th, improved p,>t. cuIv.il-
lions and arrangements recently concluded with
h" h"dIH- commercial countries Of Europe and
NmrrI'a. iand the crafty ug statement l. mad,
that with the conclusion ct satisfactory c"uNcn.
non with rance. the details 81 which have h,,u
IL unlt"lN a4l""d Ia 10y the head "t th,. French
postal department. subject tn the approval ct th,.
Minister 81 Finance. httl, remains m h,. t,r,,rur,h
for som. tD vi
Iih"r {" reduction "n I.ttr~ 81 improved facIlIrs
Il postal intercourse. N"ur favorable c"Ii>Ii,r;I-
I"u i respectfully invited {" the recommendations
mad" hN the Postmaster General t,I increase.
service from monthly L" semi monthly rrip~ the
mail steamship route t" Irazil Ion subsidy inside
ia" establishment 81 an american line 81 mail
steamers. between Sau Franri~," New Zealand and
australia. for Tia" establishment OF posi- "tc,
ms banks and for the increase. "t tho salaries ct
the heads "t bureaus
THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE
have heretofore recommended the abolition "i
The franklin. privilege. and now t
changing my views ga that subject. II NOT la, Iu.
been taN"rrhly rr=ar'ird 10y congress. however.
now suggest modification al that privilege. L.
correct it, SlarInG and costly abuses
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
| would recommend also the appointment ut a
committee OF commission Ia take inI" ~idcratiuu
he best method equitable To private corporations
" h" haN" invested their timc and capital in the
adjustment of telegraph lines ct ac,Iuiriu. tht.
MI" I" all telegraph lines i'll operation and "t
l"ctinC this service with the postal service ct thu
nation. II Is he" probable that this subject could
rc"ivc the proper consideration duTin. thu. limits
II a short session of congress. hut il may h, init
tied 81 that further action may Ii, fair to the .n,-
'rnm"n and t" private parties concerned.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Detailed statements of the Il disbursements throuuh
he Department of Justice will he. furnished 10y th,.
cp"rt "t th" Attorney General. and though thr~,.
IaNr been s"ncw hat increased by the recent acts
II congress L" enforce the rights Of citizens tn,
nlt"d States t" vote Ill the several states OF the
mon AMI tn force the prov l~unS at the th amend
nrnt I" the Constitution of the United States and
thereto. cannot question the urrr>~i
y of the salutarN effect OF th~, ,nactInrnt~ Irck
,ss and lawl"SS men, | regret. have associated
themselves together in some localities. deprive,
Y CltlZrm. OF lh. IIght= gmAIAmlr.l % tl.In