The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-12-07

'st The favorable attention of Congress-
TO invited to the following recommend
ne liolls OF the Secretary of War: al
oe continuance OF the appointment of exit
ne lleutenants To serve as adiutants nm
AT qnarter-masters; the adoption of a COD
n providing specific penaltvnof we'll d
hned offenses, so that the Inequality {
sentences adJudged by court-martial
to may b adjusted. The consolidation ,
lg accounts under which expenditures ar
) Inatte as a measure of economy. a rear
<. preparation of the money for the const,,,.
e. ton OF depot at San Antonia the It'll
X to the site now being perfected a spe
N c1al act placing the cemetery at the cit
OF Mexico on the same basfs as otllei
national cemeteries, authority to purchase
sites for military in Texas, the appoint
: ment OF commissary-serg from non
: COMMISSIONED officers, as a measure it4 fol
/ 1T-of supplies an appropriation Of the eat
b alogues, table of the anatomical section
of the army medical museum. "A reap
D preparation of the amount for the manu-
tactul1ng OF breach-loading arms, should
the selection be so delayed by the board
: OF officers as to leave the former appro-
priations expended at the close ii the fis-
cal year. The sale of such arsenals east
OF the Mississippi as can be spared, and
!. the proceeds to be applied to the estab-
l1shment of one large arsenal of con-
structlon and repair upon the Atlantic
coast, and the purchase of a suitable site
for proving and experimental ground
for heavy ordnance; the abrogation of
laws which deprive inventors in the Uni
ted States service from getting any benefit
from their inventions; the repeal of the
law prohibiting promotions in the staff
: a RoTfInnar,oa ,f
the coast defenses; the repeal of the sew
enth section of the act of July I3. 1866.
taking from engineers soldiers the per
diem granted to other troops limita-
ton OF tlig time for the presentation of
subsistence supplies, under act of July
I /, 1866, and a modification in the mode /
/ OF the selection of cadets for the Mill /
/ tary Academy in order to enhance the |
usefulness of the academy, which is /
impaired by reason of the large amount |
OF time necessarily expended in giving !
/ new cadets thorough knowledge of the |
mere elementary branches of learning |
which they should acquire before en- |
tering the academy also an appropria-
ton for philosophical apparatus and an
increase in the number and pay of the
Military Academy Band.
CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION.
The attention of Congress Will he
called during It's present session to yari-
Gus enterprises for the more certain and
cheaper transportation of the constantly
increasing surplus of the Western and
Southern products to the Atlantic Sea
Boards. The subject is one that will
force itself upon the Legislative branch
OF the Government, sooner or later. and
| suggest that immediate steps be taken
TO gain all necessary information relative
To the route n popuaat tho
valley with the Atlantic, with Charles
ton, South Carolina, and Savanna, Ga,
s2y water, by way of the Ohio and Ten
nessee. River and canals and slack wa
'er navigation to the Savannah and
: lN ulgee river has been surveyed, and
b. tGt made by an accomplished engi-
|, o1pdser of the army. A second apd !
kllte viii bss REs;;snssas REs;;s. nss,,ssslsz. ~
III =r -. - 4he Kanawha and
YER Canal to the Ohio, and by ]
bnsion of the Chesapeake and :
Canal [ am not prepared to re- |
Hmmend Government aid to these or q
<ther enterprises until it is clearly t
fhOwn that they are not only of National 1
but that when completed they +
viii be of value commensurate with a
their cost. e
That production increases more rapid {
ly than the means of transportation in b
our country, has been demonstrated by d
past experience. The rapid growth III {
population and the products of the coun- i
try will require additional facilities, a
cheaper means for the more bulky arti- I
cles of commerce to reach tide water, L
and market viii be demanded in the n
near future, is equally demonstrated. I b
would, therefore, suggest either a COM t
mittee or commission to be authorized t
to consider this whole question, and to ]
report to Congress at some future day ]
for its better guidance III legislating ON O
the important subject. The railroads of O
the country have been gradually extern V
ded during the last few years, to meet t
the growing demands of the producers, i
and reflect much credit upon the capita i
lists and managers engaged in this con- t
struction. In addition to these, pro- Il
lect to facilitate commerce by the build o
ing of ship canal around Niagara Falls t
on the United States side, which has d
been agitated for many years, will no $
doubt be called 90 your attention this V
session. Lookingsto the great future of a
the country, it might be well while on
this subject, not only to have examined I
and reported upon, the various practical r
rules for connecting the Mississippi il
with tide water on the Atlantic but the
possibility of an almost continuous land
locked navigation from Maine to the n
Gulf of Mexico. Such route, along h
our coast, would he of great value at all +
times, and of inestimable value in case h
Of foreign war. Nature has provided g
the greater part of this route and the @
obstacles to be overcome are easily with I.
in the skill of engineers. ! have now n
alluded to this subject with the view of Y
not having any further expenditure of T
public money at this time other than V
may be necessary to procure and place p
all the necessary information before n
Congress in an authentic form TO enable /
it hereafter, if deemed practicable and 3
worthy, to legislate on the subject with @
out delay. {
NAVY DEPARTMENT. I
The report of the Secretary of the '
Navy herewith accompanying, explains 1
fully the condition of that branch of the s
public service, its wants and deticlencles..,i-f :
expenses incurred dur aietss1ne. III "-
ap apdI dI,fassssss- fassssss-a n co1npfete history OF the ser
vices of the navy for the past year ~
addition to its regular services. .
aet;ynoted that unless steps are taken 10
,11'.a,,,-a o1r navy, that in very ie"
I,eors tbe United States Will DE Ill1
yy.,okest nation upon the ocean, Oh an
o,,.aot movers. With an energetic, PIo-
eyressiYe. business people like ours, pen
lAr
Grating and forming business rela,l9hs
with every part of the known ,,,"0a world fbe a
navy strong enough to eGiiii,,ae.@ u nanessarv
foTP9Se foT the protection pr 3 Of their rights re-
commend a careful consideration 9y
Congress of the accommodations ila''e
by the Secretary of the Navy.
\ Posr-oFFIcE DEPARTMENT
4 The accompanying report OF the 5ost- %
master. General furnishes full and sat,
isfactory exhibit of the operations .Sd od
! the Post-ofiice Department during the
year. The ordinary revenue Oh .hI w
) partment for the fiscal year ending 90 Ju,le nH.
So, 1872. amounted to s21 ,9l5, 426.Sa;
the expenditures, S26, ,665, 1872 Il; com. .1a
pared with the previous fiscal aSs yeoes oe 'oe or
increase of revenue was SloI ,ooo,oyf 20 ex- "
! penditures m SIS s22e, sos, ,s2s. or 9:29 per
cent Adding to the ordinary yyoo re0e04eS 0en feS
the annual appropriation Of s7Oo. ~ t6e fTe
. free matter and the amount P'.nu Pls f,o,,
Il s,,l,s; L.. -, vail Steamship lines lIOIh