Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-09

Nnu iufWNtNOu 10 the department ui STATE. bNt !
even then the record Of the court In which the
fraudulent naturalization occurred, remains and
duplicate certificates are readily Ohtainahle Upon
the presentation Of these for the issue Of passports
or demanding protection Of the government the
fraud sometimes escapes notice, and such certif-
Gates are not unficquently used In the Transaction
Of business to the deception and injury Of innu-
cent parties Without placing any additional OBJ
staclrs IN the way " ohtainmcnt Of citizenship by
the worthy and wcll-intcutiuned foreigner who
comes in good faith To cast his lot with ours
earnestly recommend further legislation 10 punish
fraudulent naturalization, and to secure the ready
cancellation ui the record Of every naturalization
made In fraud.
TREATIES FORMED
Since my last annual message the exchange has
been made of the ratification Of the treaties Of OK
tradition with Belgium Ecuador, Peru aud san
salvador also " u treaty Of commerce and ua,i-
cation with Peru, and one OF commerce and con-
sular privileges with san salvador all Of which
have been duly proclaimed. rs has also a dcclnr-
alton with Russia, with reference 10 trade marks.
rur TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The report Of the secretary Of the treasury,
which los law is made directly to Congress and .
forms no part of this message, will show the re-
ceipts and expenditures oi the last fiscal year the
amount received from each source of e,ouuc, and /
the amount paid out for each uf the departments [
of the government It will Ice observed from ulis /
report that the amount of receipts over cxpcndi-
lures has been but g. 81 So 20 for the fiscal year
ending June 50th, 1874, and that iorthe current lis
cal year the estimated receipts over cNpcuditmcs /
will mot much exceed nine millions Of dollars. Ia /
view oi the large national debt existing and the .
obligation To add one per cent per annum 20 the .
sinking fund, o sum amounting now To over thr- .
I ty-iour millions per aunum, submit whether /
revenues should not he increased or cX- .
pcnditmcs diminished to reach this amount .
ut surplus Not 90 provide for the sink .
Iul fund D. ID partial failure tn comply with the ]
contracts and obligations of Che government 40 I
the last session OF Congress n very considerable /
reduction wus made u the rates of taxation. aud I
boo the number of articles submitted Co taxation.
In connection with this subject venture thcupiu- 7
ion that the means of collecting the revenue. :
especially from imports have been so embarrassed .
10y legislation MS 60 make IL questionable /
whether ur mot large amounts arc not lost by fail
ure o collect 20 the direct loss u the treasury and .
the preHdice Of the interests uf honest importers
and taxpayers The secretary Of the treasury, n .
/ his rcpoft iayors legislation looking 90 an carly T
rcturu Co specie lay mcnts thus supporting views
I previously expressed iu this message. lie also .
recommends economy m appropriations call. at I
truuou to the lus. Of revenue from repeating Che f.
uiN ou ten and coffee without benefit tu the con- .
.umcr. recommends ana increase ui ten cents Iai .
+ Ion ou vhiskcv and luther that no. modification /.
I hc made boo the banking and currency blll passed F.
/ at the last -c-sIuuut Congress, unless modification .
should become necessary Dog reason OF the aduf- .
ton Of measures for returning 90 specie poymcn .
/ lu these recommendation cordially join
/ would suggest o. Congress the propucty of
rAuJrsriyo rm rAnnr
so as 20 increase the revenue and go the same
time decrease Che number Of articles upon which
duties are levied. Those articles which enter into
Our manufactures and are not produced at home
DC seems to me- should De cutcgrd free lho-ear-
ticlcS of manufacture Of which we produce cou-
. sttucut ptrt. but do not produce the whole, that
part which we do not produce should enter ifee
also Will instance fine wool. dyes etc. These
articles must Dee imported 20 form part of the
Manufacture of The higher grades OF wooden goods
/ Chemicals used as dives. compounded iu Wedi-
. ciuo- and used Boo various WAYS iu manufactures,
come uuder this clas. The Introduction, free, OF
leo. N ..N ma. % T d. |f I'D T.. o.. HHH |HH
. the manufacture Of goods. requiring the Use of
those We DO produce and therefore would be O
T benefit TO home production. There are many Ar
tiyles cutoliug into home manufacture which We
do not produce ourselves. tie tariff upon which
Increases the cost of producing tle manufactured
article An corrections in thi, regard are loo the
direction Of bringing labor and capital in harmony
with each other aui suppyiu. one 90 the Gle
mcnts of prosperity So much needed
ui ARM,
Tie report oi ihe Secretary Of War herewith
attached and forming pant Of This message. gives
au thc information concerning thc operations.
wants aud necessities 900 thc army, and contains
many suggestions and recommendations which
commend To- your special attention. There i- n0
class of Government employees WHO are harder
worked than The army 0hicvts and mtu-noue who
perform their tasks more chtrruilN and efficiently
and under circumstances of greater putauuu aud
hardship legislation d, desirable TO I,nderuogc
effective this branch OF the public service
Ail The recommendations ot ODE Secretary ~
mend io Nour attention ihe following The cone
solidation of Gu,Uumcnt arsenal, ODE restoration
of mileage o. officers travelling under orders the
exemption ul money received from the sale uf
subsistence stores from being COVERED into the
Treasury thc use of appropriations for tie pur-
chase of subsistence stores without waiun. for
the beginning OF the fiscal year ior which the app
propuati0n is made for additional appropriations
Tor the collection of torpedo material for increased
appropriations for the manufacture of arms for
relieving the various states iium indebtedness for
arms charged 90 them during the rebellion for
dropping officers from the rolls oithc army without
trial iog the offence of drawing pay more than once
for the same period ion the dscouIug Of the
plan 20 pay soldiers b. checks, aud ior the esttb-
lishment Of % lTuies-orship OF Rhetoric and Eng
fish Literature at West Point The reasons for
these recommendation are Obvious, aud are set
forth sufficiently ln The report attached also
recommend thar tile status Of thc staff CORDS Of
the army be fixed where this has not already been
done, so that promotions may be made and yacan-
Des filled rs they occur lu each grade when re-
duced below the number 90 oe fixed by law. lhe
necessity for such legislation Is specially ict now
in the pay department The number of officers in
that department is below thc number adequate 20
the performance Of the duties required Of them
by law
THE NAyY
The efficiency Of the navy INA. been largely i'm
Z creased duung thc last year. Under uae impulse
of the foreign complications which threatened us
az the commencement OF the last session of Con.
grcss, many of our efficient wooden ships were put
u condition for immediate service. and the repairs
OF our rou-Clod feet were pushed with the utmost
{ yigor The result is, that most Of these are now
iu effective state, and need only 90 be manned
and put into commission 10 goat once into service.
Some of the new sloops authorized by Congress
: are already I'm commission. and most of the re-
r maiuder are launched and wait only the compile
tion of their machinery TO enable them 10 take
their places a- part Ot our effective force Two
i0pcdo--hips have been completed during the last
year and four Of our large double mucted iron
( clad~ are now undergoing repairs
When these finished, pNNTf tHINW shat Use
ful of our navy, nov authorized Mil be Ia con-
I drtion for service, and with the advance in the
= science of torpedo warfare the American navy,
I comparatively small a. 1t Is, will be found At any
r. time powerful enough ior the purposes Of a
e peaceful nation.
SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS, re
Much has also been accomplished during the
year ia aid OF science and 90 increase the sum of
general knowledge, and further the Interests of
} commerce and civilization Extensive and much
needed soundings have been made for b, dro-
graphic purposes, and 10 fix the proper route OF
ocean telegaphs Further surveys oi the Great
! istlmus have been undertaken and completed,
} and two vessels OF the navy are now employed ia
7 CONJUNCTION with those Of England. France Ger
MANY and Russia, IN observations connected with
the transit of Venus, So useful and Interesting to
the scientific world The estimates furthis branch
OF tue public service do not din er materially from
those Of last year, those for the general support Of
!, the service being somewhat less and those for
: permanent Improvements at the various stations
: rather larger than the corresponding estimate
made year ago
u The regular maintenance and a steady increase
IN the efficiency of this most important arm in
proportion a. the growth of our maritime inter
l course and nterestsis recommended 70 the atten-
ton of Congress. The use Of the navy in time Of
peace might be further utilized by direct author
izatioh Of the employment Of naval vessels in ex-
o ploratiOns and surveys OF the supposed naygable
waters of other natiOnaties this continent es-
j. pecialy the tributaries of the two great rivers Of
i south America, the OrinocO and the Amazon
y Nothing prevents, under existing law, such eXpor-
T. alton. except that expenditures mnst be made in
y snch expeditions beyond those usually provided
= for by tie appropriations The field designated
] Is uuquestnnaby one of interest, and one capable
: Of large development Of commercial interests adj
= yantage0ns 10 the people reached and those who
u may establish relations with them
4 rIh POST oFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
. The education Of the people entitled to exercise
the right OF franchise regard essential to general
u prosperity everywhere, and especially so in re-
II publics where both education or previous condi-
ton do not enter into account in giving suffrage
y Next 10 tho public school, the post office is the
y great agent of education over our vast territory
f The mpidity with which new sections are being
settled, thus increasing the carrying OF mails in a
Il more rapid ratio than the increase of receipts is
!, not alarming The report of the Postmaster Gen
d erali herewith attached shows that there was an
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