The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-11

ment it Is difficult to mike the payments
to troops provided by law Long delays
in payments are productive Of deserti)us
and GENERALIZATION, and the law prohibit Is
the payment Ct truers by other than reg
alar army paymasters. There are now
sixteen vacancies in the Ordnance Depart
'nent, thus leaving that branch Of service
without sufficient officers to conduct the
{, business of the different arsenals on a
large scale if ever required.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
! During the past year our navy has been
reduced by the sale Of some vessels no
( longer fit for naval purposes, and BY the
Condemnation If others net yet disposed of
! This however, has been more than com
! ponsated for by the last building cf six of
! the .loops-of-war authorized by the last
! Congress. The building of these litter
! has occurred at duubly fortunate time.
They are about being completed, when
they probably will be much needed, aad
! the work ufon them has not only given
! employment to thousands or men, but no
| doubt has been the means Of keeping open
establishments Of other works at time OF
great financial distress. Since thu CON
mencement Of last month, however, the
! Distressing occurrences which have taken
| place In the waters of the Caribbean Sc
/ and along our very seaboard. while tls
| Illustrate most forcihly the necessity always
! existing that a nation situated as ours i
/ should always maintain in IA state of eff
| cheney navy adequate To lts RESPONSE bil
! ties, have at the same time demanded that
1 all the effective Free we really have shall
! be put in Immediate readiness for warljke
/ service. IT'S has been anu i being done
promptly ani Effectively, and am assured
! that the available ships anc every authoriz
ell man Of the American navy viii be ready
/ for whatever action is required for the safe
ty OF our cities or the maintenance Of our
| honor. This, Ct course, will require the
/ expenditure in ii short time of some of the
appropriations which were calculated to
extend through TIE fiscal ye1r, but Congress
/ will. doubt net, understand and appreciate
the emergency, and provide adequately, net
only, for the present preparation. but for
/ tie futurA maintenance Of our naval forces
/ The Secretary of the Navy has, during the
past wear, been quietly putting some of our
most extensive monitors in condition of
service, AMI thus the exigency finds Us in Il
much better condition for war than We
would possibly have been without this
action.
LEGISLATION FOR UTAH COURTS.
Affairs in Utah require your early and
/ special attention The Supreme Conr. of
the United States, in he case of Clinton
vs.. Englebresht, decided that the United
States Marshal Of that Territory could not
lawfully summon Juror for District Courts,
and those courts held that the Territorial
Marshal must faithfully perform that duty,
because he Is elected by the legislative
academy, ard not appointed as royiled
for in tho act organizing the territory
All proceedings at law are practi calv
abolished by these decisions and there
have been few or no jury trials in the
district NORTH of that territory since the
last session of Congress. Property is
left without protection by the courts, and
crimes 20 unpublished there 1t is necess-
arv for Congress to provide courts with
some means of obtaining juries aud rec
ommeLd legislation to that end. Also
that the probate courts of the territory,
which now assume to iSsre write of in
junction and habcas corpus, and try erin
mai cases, AMI IN questions az to titles, be
denied all JuristlctlJn not possessed ordir-
ari!y bY courts Of that desc Upton.
THE BANKRUPT LAW
| have become impressed with the belief
that the act approved March >. 1867. enti.
tied an act to establish a uniform system OF
bankruptcy through ont the lutte States
is productive Of more evil than good at thi.
time Many c0n.iIe rIiions might be urged
for its total repeal. but if th. i not consi ler-
ed advisable, | think t will not be serious "
questioned that the portion Of said act pro.
vIding for what j. called Invo' VI tary bank
rup cv operates 70 increase the fin .nci 4 en-.
barrassments ofclr,ful ard prudent men VIII
very often become il vulved in debt in the
trans lctIon Of their hdsincss. an | thus thy
may possess ample property ifi cou / b.
made available for III It purpose, to meet all
Liabilities, Yet on account Of the ScJrCi,y OF
money they may be una be To meet all "t
their pecuniary obligations rLey become
due. la consequence hey are iiIh' 2 tn il,
Frustrated in blsiues, hyproccedng III l. nix.
ruptcy. at the instance of t." unrriea.ia!
creditors. People are alarmr "a 1t t. .nrr,
filing of petition IN b :naTu ,tcv D. an un.
friendly creditor will nccc7s ri : c.ub ,rr 80
an determines accomplish III. I'm AurI / RIM
of a espon,ibie man. Ihd>r who othcrwi-,
J
to T. licvc them-e We. of lie i,.f al ~ r.n-
iuced by the present str:nLrncy IA. money
are prevented by their constant cSDu~tTe to
ttIcks and dl>lpi0 utnent b" ir,cSr'ins
against them IN bank uptcy rni he>iIc>
the law Is made, IN many eases hv ohIurdtr
creditors, to frirhten or force dcb.ors in.o
com lisnce with their wishes. anil into
acis of III I>tice to oth-r ere IitorS an them.
selves. | recommend that - nnch of said
act IL provlI for Involuntary bankruptcy.
on account Of suspensions OF pnymeu De
repealed
CLAIMS AGAINST The GOVERNMENT.
Your careful attention is invited to tho
subject of claims az ,iust the Government
mi the facilities atfsrlel by existing laws
for their prosecution. E.ch Of tho drprrt-
ments OF the State Treasury and War la
de~anis for many IN Hons # doilrrS upon
its Il rs. aui they are rapidly accnmulltirg
To these may he aided those now pending in
Congress, and Court ii Claims, and the
Southern Claim. GomRlitter. maxim. in the
aggregate an immense sun. Most of them
grew out Of the rebellion. and are intended
To indemnify persons on both sides for losses
during the war, and not "A few of them are
fabricated and supported by false tcstm nv.
ProJrcts are on foot to induce Congress to
provide for new classes If claims. and revive
'ih 'hcS 'liNu- me repeal or modlnc?t lOD
Of tha st ttnte of limitation. presume the
chrme., If pressed, will be received with
little favor by OngreSs. and | recommend
pe"sons having claims against tie Unite |
States, or commissions Of any department
thereof, e required to present them at an
early day. ali | thar legisl ton be directed
as far as pract.,. able to TIE defeat Of m
! founded and ure mt demands upon the
Government. and | would suggest "a
means OF pre-, enting frau, that witnesses be
called upon to app,.'r in person TO testify
before those tribunals n. viEg claims before
them for adjudication. Prr1."y the largest
saving TO the nstionsl treasury can be secur-
ed by timely legislation on these ST. hJects OF
any Of the economi al measures my be
proposed.
d PARTMENT OF JUSTICE
/ You viii be advised Of the operations of
the Department Of Justice by the report of
( the Attorney-General. an1 | invite YOUR
attention to the amendments Of existing laws
sugge tel 10y him, with the view Of reducing
the expenses OF the department.
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR.
The policy inauguratet towards the Indi.
ans at the beginning of the last Administra.
ton has been steliily pushed ind with
beneficial results. 1t vi be continued It'll
such modlhe1tIo = as iiE-e and experience
Hay demonstrate necessary. With the
encroa chmcnt Of civilization upon the Inii-