, 1872-11-26

Abstract Of the Report Of the Sec
retary Of the Navy.
His Description of Our Ships
Of War Not Very
Flattering.
He Recommends Thorough Reorgani-
cation Of the Service.
The Franking Privilege Costs the
: Nation $3,0O0,oOO.
The President in Favor of LEGISLATION
. Restoring American Commerce. :.
Evacuation Of San Juan bv the
British,

|: SHIP BUILDING INTERESTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 25.-Seyeral prom
nent members OF the steamship lobby, from tb
East, led BY Alr. Nathaniel Mckay, Of New Yorl
are already IN town, looking after the shiI
| building interest. Their request this winte
! WILL not be Tor subsidies, because they Say the
believe them unnecessary and conducive to cor
fuptlon. Another probable reason is the opposi
ton developed in Congress last winter to subsi
Dies On the Atlantic coast. What they do asl
Tor lB the: remission Of duties On stores, O
| outfit, and the materials entering intc
the construction Of vessels. The gentlemen
have called On Secretary Boutwell, and the Presi
dent. The former assured them that he SHOULD
| consider the subject of the revival Of American
commerce at some length in his annual report
| The President said he had in the draft of hi,
message, already finished, strongly urged On the
attention OF Congress the importance Of legisla
lion on this subject He did not say whether he
had suggested any particular theory OF revival.
L. TIE FRANK1Sa PRIVILEGE
Postmaster General Creswel1 will in his m.
nual report, again strongly recommend the
abolition Of the franking privilege. He will
;once more call attention to The report sent Con-
gress about two years ago, showing that the
transmission Of free mail matter costs the Gov
ernment at ordinary times, when there is no
PRESIDENTIAL election to swell the expense, about
S3,uU0, ,UUU.
TIE KSocR-DowN ARGUMENT
| used here at the present with regard to all the
past acts Of the Administration, is that the
elections have settled these things and that the
people have voted down all the islanders of the
campaign. Yesterday, as stated in these de-
spatches, Senator Harlan's Chronicle applied this
argument against the proposed Credit Mobilier
Investigation to-day: The Baltimore american
in its leading editorial, makes the reelection Of
11rant apply logically to an Endorsement Of the
San Domingo scheme, and it proceeds as fol-
lows:
not be regarded other than cordial Endorsement
OF al the great measures Of his Administration and
vas the voice Of the people, virtually saying each
and vfying his character in the emphatic language
Of Mr. Greeley, You lie, SIR OF Ill the false and de-
s1sa stso7 ssss 's asos hs honesty fs;
e ana asa1st 1ssens'i lin the ehasSss 9ss
The report Of the Commissioners, Wade, Howe, and
White, proved al these charges to be false and
founded but the Republican press Of the country with
influence Of Senator Sumner that they scarcely dared
to refer to the manifold proofs Of the fasity Of his
come; the people have spoken emphatically
IN favor Of the annexation OF Santo Domingo and no
tine should b. lost in bringing The matter before
giving expression to the voice OF the people,"
SOUTHERN POLICY
Attorney General Williams is reported to have
assured several Southern gentlemen who called
on hun to-day, that the future policy Of the Adj
rninlstl alton toward the reconstructed States
will be one Of leniency and conciliation-
PAYMAsrER HoDGE.
Ihe pardon Of Pay1naster Hodge, to-day, b7
the Pre6ident, it is stated was called for bY
grave REASONS OF State The first thing Of I'M.
portance ie that he is thus made witness for
the Government against the New York brokers'
who either spent or made the 94O0 900 which the
Government Was compelled to lose through
hodge stock operations. The Bureau Of Justiceis
authority Tor the statement that the Government
I'll! spare no expense bringing these brokers' to,
Justice. The theory is that il the Wall street
brokers are once intimidated, paymasters will be
ou Tered no Inducements to invest their spare
funds in an ilegitimate matter +
L REVENUE SUIT. i
. Ihe treasury Department received DESPATCH |
Today, to the effect that Samuel F. Wehl & Co.,
against which firm q suit in the United States !
Circuit Court, to the amount OF s400, 900, has
2een pending, hare received an adverse verdict |
hat the same firm lost S150, 900 by the Boston
ire.
AR,1Y MATTERS.
The appointment of successor to Hancock.
transferred from the Department OF Dakota to
hat OF the Atlantic, Was submitted to the In
erior Department for final settlement. After
eviewing the whole field, Secretary Delano
greed On General Terry, whose AZ Continent
'as made to-day, and whose headquarters are
still to continue at St. Paul. The sensations
noes between him and the President have occa-
oned much comment, the tenor OF which seems
} be strongly IN favor Of the President both on !
ccount Of his magnanimity and bis Judgment.
TIE FLORIDA COUNT.
1t is now claimed here that Florida lost its
ectoral vote for General Grant, and 20 that the |
rst reports from that State we're based upon |
audulent returns. The statement is made
lat considerable difficulty will yet be
<perienced before al honest count can be ar .
,lved in the result, but that the ultimate count
LII be found to be IS before stated.
THE MESSAGE. ;:
The President will tomorrow read to the Cab<,]
ct q complete draft Of his message. He has
eded this year, he did last year, to tl1e ad.i
co Of experienced politicians, and changed 1tRsf
nor so far as it related to the South. H84
res that section passing mention, pEAisea{d
9 wisdom Of the enforcement laws, al1udesJto
9 disappearance OF 1awlessness in the South, i
well as the good behavior at the polls at the
neral ELECTION in November, and hopes, that :
thout limit. He has no special | t
on behalf Of the South ! 8
sying Congress to do whatever it's wisdom | I
:tates, and reiterates his sentiment that he !
Q people The country is felicitated in the il
oodless victories achieved under the treaty b
Wilmington, and attention is called to the Il
It that legislation is only necessary to h
at then the two great nations Of the earth
We presented to the other nations an exam
,, which it is hoped will be emulated in all fu- a
re international disputes. n
Respecting Cuba, and the struggle Of the in l.
rgents less is said than in the message Of last
II. and far less of the asperity will appear in 4
, few paragraphs devoted to the subject. The | Il
ort of the United States to protect its citizens,
! release Of DR.. Houard, and the existence | 7
the Spanish Claims Commission will Il
lbtful compliment. Allusson to Mexico will st
0 be important. as tho President recognizes N
Importance of the Commission appointed by Il
It Government to investigate the disorders Ia
ng the border, and while the COM tt
lnts Of our citizens for injuries Sustained vi
st not be fprgQtteu. thera vera f1ol1ht- ro