, 1873-12-03

subject during lilo vacation ahu Eopors ~
this ecHRiun, hayo nothing to rocon1mona Until
their report In ready. .. .....- -..
IMPROVEMENT or TnE AMERICAN CANAL System;
Thoro ia ono work. howevor. Of q national
character n whlch tllo groaser p9rtlen @ q tho
oqually interested, to which !. will invite yonr
attention, Tho Stnto OF Now York Inns h oanal
connecting Lake Eric with tido-wator on tho
Hudson llyor. Tho stnto Of illinois has simi-
sb isna wtss eeen'1ee a enos ya as win as
walor communication nlanl botwcen tho East
aud the Wcst and South. These great artificial
wsscr-eoursos arc tho proporty OF IT., tho .s sI"tes
o9s trsag g," " Woa nsy ,siG e. Ssa s
to pledge these stntoa that, Il they will oren
Government will look after anu Keep III naYi-
gable condition tho grohtt. public @ highMays wlth
tic hudson, tho 1T. CLAIR Flatst and tho Illinois
aud NIigpjsB}npi Hivora. ThiB would bo a national
work,-one Of groat vsluo TO the producers of
the Wcst and South In giving them cheap trans,
portation for their produce to sho e. aeao9ad tia
in giving thom ohoaper food, particularly
Of those articles of food which do not fluid for"
eign market, and tho prices Of Which, therefore,
are not regulated by forolgn dema1ia; Ino 9a. ~.
gumcnt. submit tho subject to you, thorefoic,
without further comment. -........-
4 gEARcn AFTER SOUTH AMERICAN coMAEAoE.
III attempting to regain our LOST commerce
aud carrying trade, heretofore called attontlon
to lho statos south Of us Offering \ field whore
mioh might be accomplished to further this OBJ
joct. suggest TINT small appropriation DO
lnnde, accompanied with authority Tor tho secro-
tary Of tho Navy t9 fs out a., nava! yosse Ito TO
MADEIRA, thence to oxploro TINT river nnl it's
tributaries into Bolivia, and to report to Con-
gross, at ts next session, or as soon ~ practice
able, Tho accessibility Of tho country by water,
&I.r t1uti Nh
Such ~ exploration will cost but little; It can
do no harm, and may result in establishing
trado Of ynluo to both nations.
CoD1FloAT1oH OF TIE TAn1rF-NEw sf1NTs.
In further connection with tho treasury
Department, would recommend revision sud
colliacation OF tho tariff LAWS aud tic opening
Of moro inints for coming money. with authority
to coin for such nations as may apply
The attention Of Congless is invited to tho
recommendations in tho report OF ths Secretary
OF War herewith accompanying. The apparent
great cost of supporting tho Academy III fully OK
plaincd in tho report, and IT will rocolro your
attention. While inviting your great aston-
The Secretary Ut War, there aro two which
would especially invite you to consider:
FHsI-'Fho Importance OF preparing Tor war
in time Of peace by providing tor proper ,; arma-
armament Is Of vastly moro Importance than
forti1cations. Tho lattcr can be suppliod very
speedily for temporary purposes "hon needeo.
Tho former cannot. ....,.
t.; ~ ~, - n,+s ~ ~. arn,1 nrnt ticm1~rIv Ia
this necessity felt in the Medical. lay, md Ord
nance Departments. At this time 1t is necessary
to employ CONTRACT surgeons to supply the nee
essary melcai attention required by tho army.
n ,av Pen io,eu tn ,,oo " v naxsnt.
nrny,ded ~ % for hy iaw Tnnp Ie,nva IN unvments
arc productive Of dosertlona and Generalization,
thar T.. rpalnr a,,au I,oro aTa
Nv. 1tno,, Z, ia f,rJnarco Don,t
.nn't t,'a o",, f1,nt ,r.,o, ne In rarvro
,,,t't s,,fnnt s;oar. ~ on,,vct t',o IN, Il.
avar avar " room;rcd ~" "Ao'''''' ~ e0
o'e' Aoao''eu. ----
THE NAVY pErAnTMrSF.
Du1lne tho pasI year our navy nus neon fe a.
uucou Wy tno sn4o VI hosuo fesee4s ~ lolEot ~
for laval purposes, anu py ne concentration OF
otlefs not yot a'sposoa OF, 3hts, noWosef, Aua
Doon moro thah compensated lof W ,he rol,alr la1t
OF ~ VI .no oio "oouon Hhlrs, A''u ~ tn1
ph'luln6 VI elpA1 10" a1pUps'ol.nME Au..ot!1eu ~
ny the last Congress. INC 9ul!alng o. these
stos nas ou.uaeu ~ Wypy a. NV, 1;I
ns:,v ho ,n,,os, "Hs ,ostn anI ia ro"1T ,nnn
| nonsIJ W t4uo1 "s:a ",sn ,. ~ VI - t.r, r~
sow1a 9 of Ios 4oe ony s4svn n do,ht hoa haom the
maans ~ lncn|nr @ % o,cn ~ cstosi',ments ' of otbe1
Sinca ~ ia + no,nmaoemnnt or 1ast mo,th, ow
H. eno za,raas aon,ron auss ,s,;c
'Iy oca ;n ~ to ,rhna s.a
n1nn un ar p.~ rorv ~ scahnar1 vhilo they ;mstrate
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ant" ~ of;c;snov ~ ,,s"v oa"nua'o ~ ;ta rasnnn.
sht;a. ;E IA hsra 4 In a,ro tns ,a,nandod tha
I'll tha' sfrnctivo Torce ~ rnn1lv havr
aho, M 'nJ In euvo nMt in o ;n,n,"'a+a re,1;nest
.s, Sn~ 1roro earv;so This ,,ns boom md ~ hnin1
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uonu HsoRty @ ana ue;l' i,u anI d o,arv wv a va
ori.oa sa1s nam a ~ iha hmayica mavv vii IN rca
ra ,"inta,.a- nat;o, !. rno~;ro, ~ t,o aoFat;
n nites nv to 20 ~ ,r nrn
Ts t - nourso viii r,n,tar nncaasar tha xnct;
y. u,or3 ,,ra ~ sa1.s ~ a. nn.n,,r;n
tians vi rhcI I waro calsaed % to oxtend throush th
nsani va.r hrt GnnHross w;l, do,,ht nh ,,,,
1asa yvsl Dor o15 III n'oronnv au ts;l
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,oa a"n "m;"iI natt, III G,n 1 of nnr mnst AZ
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