Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-12-12

Signal Office have been continued. Sta
lions have been maintained at each of the
lake, seaport and river cities.
Ten additional stations have been estab-
lished in the United States, and arrange
ments have been made for exchange of
reports with Canada, and q similar ex-
change of observations ID contemplated
with the West India Islands.
The favorable attention OF Congress is
invited TO the following recommends
tons of the Secretary Of War: A dis.
continuance Of the appointment Of extra
to serve - Adjutanants and
Quartermasters; the adoption of code
providing specific penalties for well.de-
fined offenses, 20 that the inequality of
sentences adjudged by . court-martial
may be adjusted; the consolidation of
accounts under which expenditures are
made as . measure of economy; re-
appropriation Of the money for the con-
struction of depot at San Antonio, the
the site being now perfected; q special
title to act placing the cemetery at the
City of Mexico on the same basis as
other national cemeteries; authority to
purchase sites for military posts in
Texas; the appointment of Commissasy
Sergeants from non-commissioned OH.
GERS a. . measure for securing the
better care and protection OF sup
plies; an appropriation of
the catalogues and tables of
the anatomical section of the army medi-
cal museum; q reappropriation Of the
amount for the manufacture of breech.
loading arms, should the selection be 90
delayed by the board of officers a. to
leave the former appropriations unex-
pended ct the close Of the fiscal year; the
sale of such arsenals east Of the Missis-
sippi - can be spared, and the proceeds
applied TO the establishment Of one large
arsenal of construction and repair
upon the Atlantic coast, and the
purchase Of . suitable site for .
proving and experimental ground for
heavy ordnance; the abrogation
Of the laws which deprive inventors in
the United States service from deriving
any benefit from their inventions; the re-
peal of the law prohibiting promotions In
the staff corps; q continuance of the work
upon the coast defcnses; the repeal of
the seventh section Of the act Of July IS,
1896, taking from engineer soldiers the
per diem granted to other troops;
limitation of the time for pre-.
sentation of claims for subsistence
supplies under the act of July 4,
1884, and modification in the mode of
the selection of cadets for the Military
Academy, in order to enhance the useful
ness Of the academy, which is impaired
by reason of the large amount of time
necessarily expended in giving the new
cadets thorough knowledge of the more
elementary branches of learning which
they should acquire before entering the
academy; also an appropriation for phil
Osophical apparatus, and an increase in
the number and pay Of the Military
Academy Band.
The attention Of Congress will be called
during its present session to various enter
prises for the moro certain and cheaper
transportation Of the constantly increasing
surplus of the Western and Southern prod
ucts to the Atlantic sea board. The subject
10 one that win force itself upon the legis-
lative branch Of the Government sooner or
date steps be taken to gain all available
information to insure equitable and just
legislation. The route to connect the Mis-
sissippi Valley with the Atlantic at Charles.
ton, 8. c., aud Savannah, Ca, by water, by
the way Of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers
and canals, and slack.water navigation TO
the Savannah and Ocmulgee rivers has been
plished engineer officer Of the army. Second
and third new routes will be proposed
for the confederation Of Congress
namely, BY an extension Of the
Kanawha and james river canal to
the Ohio, and by the extension Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal. ! am not prepared
to recommend Government aid to these or
that they are not only Of national interest,
but when completed they will be Of value
commensurate with their cost. That pro-
duction increases more rapidly than the
means OF transportation In our country has
been demonstrated BY past experience.
That the unprecedented growth in the popu-
lation and the products Of the whole coun-
cheaper means for the more bulky articles
of commerce to reach tide water and mar
ket will be demanded in the near future is
equally demonstrable. would therefore
suggest either q committee or commission,
to be authorized TO consider this whole
question and to report to Congress, at some
future day, for its better guidance in legis-
lation ON tho important subject.
Tho railroads of the country have been
rapidly extended during the last few years
to meet the growing demand Of producers,
and reflect much credit upon the capitalists
and managers engaged In tAeir construction.
In addition to these, project to facilitate
commerce by the building Of Z ship canal
around Niagara Falls, on the United States
side, which has been agitated for many years,
win NO doubt be called to your attention
this session. Looking to the great future
OF the county and the increasing demands
Of commerce. It might be well, while on this
subject, not only to have examined and re-
ported upon, the various practicable routes
FOR connecting the Mississippi with tide
water, bat the feasibility OF an almost con-
tinuous landlocked navigation from Maine
to the Gulf of Mexico. Such 4 route along
our coast would be of great value at all
times, and Of inestimable value In case Of .
foreign war. Nature has provided the
greater part Of this route, and the obstacles
TO be overcome arc easily within the SKIN Of
the engineer.
/ have not alluded to this subject with the
view OF having any further expenditure OF
public money, ct this time, than may be
neccssary to procure and place al the neces-
eary Information before Congress- In An au-
thentic form to enable II hereafter, II deem
cd practicable, and worthy, 70 legislate on
the subject without delay.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the Secretary OF the Navy,
herewith accompanying, explains fully the
Of that branch OF the public scr
vice, It's wants and deficiencies, expenses In
CURED during the ness year, and appropria-
plete history Of the service Of tho navy for
The past year, In addition to It, regular SER
vices. Il 10 evident that. unless steps arc
|aken to presssvs our navy, u very few