Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04

1t the Importance of preparing for war
in time of peace, by proviulng an aa. me.
ament is of vastly more importance
than fortifications. The latter can pc
supplied very speedily for temporary
nurposes' when needed, the former cannot.
lrba fSacond is the necessity of reopenlng |
promotien in the stan CORPS Oh Lne arIHY.
Particularly is this necessity fetU IN lne
Medical. Pay. and ordnance Depar,uilio ao -
At this time it is necessary to employ con-
tracts with surgeons to supply Inc neces-
sary medical attendance required Dy Tue
army. With the present force ,t on oile
the lavrnent to troops PROVIDED for Dy law
Long delays in payments are proauclVeo "a
assertions and other dem oral1Zatlons,anu
the law prohibits the payment OF IruoPs
,bv other than regular army paymastefs.
There are now sixteen vacancies IN NY
Ordnance Department, thus leaving that
-officers to conduct the business OF the oil
ferent arsenal5 on large scaio,
if ever required.
- 1a TIE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
During the past year the navy has been
denleted by the sale of some vessels no
Ion Ger fit for naval service, and by con-
domination of others not yet disposed OF
This, however, has been more than COM
pensated for by repair OF SIX oIa WOO, ~0Ooe af
war auth orized by last Congress, BulldlDg
these latter has occurred at douDIy lot
tunate time; they are about being com
he much needed, and work upon them
has not only giyee direct employment
to one thousand men, but no douDt
been the means of keeping open establish
ments and other work at the time of great
financial distress. Since the commence
ment of last month, however, distressing
occurrences which have taken place IN the
waters of the Caribbean Sea, almost on our
very seaboard, while they illustrate most
forcibly the necessity always existing, that
a nation situated like ours, should NAM
tain in state of passable efficiency navy
adequate to its responsibilities has at same
time demanded all our effective force, as
we usually have shall be put In immediate,
readiness for warlike.seryice. This mas
been and is being done promptly anu ei-
fectiyely and lam assured that all avail
able ships, and every authorized man OF
the American navy. viii be ready Iof
whatever action is required for the safeuy
of our citizens OEthe maintenance OF our
honor. This, of course. will require the
expenditure in a short time of some OF tae
appropriations which were calculated 10
extend through the fiscal year, put
Congress will, i doubt not, under
stand and appreciate the emergency, ana
will provide not only for present prepare
ton but for future maintenance OF our
moral force. The Secretary of the Navy
has during the past year been quletIy pun
ting some of our most effective monitors
gency finds US in much better condition
for work than we could possibly nave
been without his action.
THE 'Posr OFFICE DEPAkTMEST.
A complete exhibit is presented in the
accompanying report OF the postmaster
General of the operations of the post Of
! flee department during the year. The or
| binary postal revenues for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1878, amounted TO So 1885,
/ 74l 81. and the expenditures OF all KINDS,
| S29,6s4 90 81 being a decrease of revenues
| over 1872 of 81, 0Sl,3l5 90, and an increase
! OF expenditures OF S2,i26, 1888 30. 1ndepen-
! preparations for mail steamship. lines, the
! amount drawn from the general treasury
| to meet deficiencies was s5,266, 40. r..
| Constant and rapid extension of our postal
service, particularly upon railways, ana
! improved facilities for collection. trans
/ mission, distribution and delivery of mails
! which are constantly being provided,
| account for increased expenditure of this
| popular branch of the pablie service The
/ total number of post offices; June 5Oth,
! 1873, 80 pa; net increase, l,3Sl, over the
/ number reported for the preceding
| year number prosecuted otfenses
! was 1896 an increase of IS during the year.
Total length Of railroad, mail route, at the
| close of the year was 80 457 miles an in
/ crease of 3 $40 miles over the year of 1872.
| Fitty-six railway post office lines were IA
| operation on the 30th Of June, 1873, extend
ing over IA SS6 miles of railroad routes,
! and performing an aggregate service OF
!.
exchanged with foreign countries is q 49,
IS5, an increase of 3, 09G, 6Sj over the pre-
/ Yious year, and postage thereon amounted
/ g., 02I Gle Total weight OF correspondence
/ exchanged through the mails with EURO
lsean countries exceeded 9l2 tons, an in
I crease OF % tons over the previous year,
! Total cost OF United states ocean lnall
steamship service, Including SI29,9O5 pal9i
! rs special appropriations 10 subsidized
| lines of mail steamers, was S1,4OI y Loo.
New or additional postal conventions
have been concluded with sweden
Norway, Belgium, Germany, CANADA
and Japan, and reducing postage rates on
correspondence exchanged with those
countries, Further efforts have been
made to conclude q satisfactory postal
| convention with France without success
/ invite the favorable consideration OF
Congress to the suggestions ana recon-
/ mendationS f.the POstnaster-G General fOi
1 the extension of the free delivery system
l ia all cities having a population OF mol
less than ten thousand; for the prepay
| ment of postage on newspapers ana
/ other printed matter of the second class
fol, the uniform postage and limit matter
/ on miscellaneous matter; for ADJ Stlns
| the compensation OF postmaStefs not ~
pointed by the President. By the oil
| method the commissions on the actual re-
/ ceipts of the office, instead OF the present
| mode of Fixing the salary in al vance. up0T
| special action; and especially do urgf
the favorable action of Congress on the
| important recommendations of the Post
master-e5 enerat for the establishment O.
| United states postal savings depositaTles
Your attention is also again called Z
| the consideration OF the postal telegraph
and the arguments advanced in supRoT
thereof IN the hope that you may tax
such action in connection Herewith rs II
Your Judgment viii best contribute to tht
/ interests of the country. '.- --.e
4.. LAW AND ORDER.
Department OF Justice Affairs ia Jtal
require your early and special attention
Ian proceedings Mt law are practically
| abolished by these decisions. There haze
i. been bat few or no jury trials in the dis
trict courts ia that territory since the las
session of Congress. Property Is left with
] out protection by the courts. and crime
go Unpunished. The Supreme Court o
| the United States in the case OF Clinton
VS.: Emclebrecht decided that the United
| states Marshal of that territory could no
lawfully Summon jurors for the Distric
Court, and those courts hold that the Ter
, -Fit oliaI marshal cannot lawfully perform
, that duty because he is elected by legis
1 iatiVe assembly and not appointed a
| provided for. in the ast organizing TIN
= territory. To prevent anarchy then ii i
Aabsolutely necessary that Congress pro
vide. courts with some mode of obtaining
/ jurors, and recommend legtsia
tion to that end and also that probati
courts. of territory who assume 10 1ssui
writs of injunction and habeas corpus ant
10 try criminal cases, and questions a
LELAND titles he denied all jurisdiction
, not possessed arbitrarily byeourts OF tina
Description.
tsS. THE. BtNKRuETC1 ACT.
I i have become Impressed with the belle
r I that the tlct approved March, 1867, entitled
an act to establish uniform system o
ban krupbey throughouttheU United states
is productive of more evil than good
At this time many considerations nigh
, be urged for its total defeat, but If this !
: E.not considered advisable, think it vii
r not be seriously questioned that thes
) EpoTtfons!of said net providing for what
: keatleet ipyo luhtary Bankruptcy operate I
increase financial embarrassments. i
the country careful and prudent me
2 very often become involved
, debt in the transaction of thei
| business, and though they may posses
: ample property, if ii could be made avail
: able for. that purpose, to meet all thei
! liabilities yet on account of an eXtraort
E mary scarcity of money they may not b
) able to meet all obligations as they beeom
: due, in: consequence of which they az
7 liable to be Frustrated in their business b
Z proceedings ia bankruptcy at the instanC
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