The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-18
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

considerable reduction vas rnsde fu+i.e r.t. .,
taxation and IN the number Of srticres sub-
n1itted TO taxation the. question euoav-v-aII 10
ssked whether or not IN some instances IN
wisely.
In connection with this subject too. The
opinion isz .tl1st the Tasznszef colleotine the
revenues, especially from Imports. have been
embarrassed by legislation as to make il cues
tionahle whether or no5 large arso7ifits are not
lost by failure tn collect 10 the direct loss OF
the treasury and TO the ejndice of the in
terests of honest importers and tax-payers.
/ BRIsTow's RECOMMENDATIONS.
| The secretary Cf the treasury, in hfs report
lfavors Legislation looking to specie is7psFments.
l thus supporting the views preyiou-ly ex-
/ pressed IN this message. he also Recommends
economy in the spuTOPristiOns,zands sealls at
1 the tax on tea and coffee without benehtto the
/ consumer. He recommends an iDcfesse Of so
| cents gallon on-S hiskY; and further, that no
I modification should become ne1esssTy-b Tea-
soB Of the adoption OF measures fer retuTning
! 70 specie payments. In these recommends
| tions cordially concnr. te=
4 90 5r-ir4ri THE TARTFFs5. sssz
! s.. would suggest 70 congress the proprlety OF
| resdjusting the tariff so as to ihcrea=e the
revenue and at The ssBe tine decrease the
number OF articles upon which duties are
I levied. Those articles which enter INTO orr
manufactures and are not protneedst home, it
! seems to me, should be entered free. On hose
/ articles of manufacture which We produce
] constituent part OF. hut do not produce the
/ whole, that part which we DO not produce
! should euter free also. I viii instance fine
/ wool dyes, ETC. Thase must be imported to
/ form part Of the manufacturs Of the higher
/ grades of Nwoel goods, Ofemicals zused as
! dyes, compounded in medicines, RHd. US d ia
various ways in manufactures. come under
this class. The introduction, free Of dues Of
/ such woods as We do prodnce should stimulate
/ the manufacture or goods requiring the use Of
I those weCio not p-oauce,i and, theEefoFe. could
hn q hau tn
many articles entering ito home manufac-
lures which We do not produce Ourselyes. the
| tariff on which increases the cost Of producing
the uaanuf faCtured aftiCle.lf All Ccrrecf ions in
! this regard are in the direction Of bringing
labor and capital in harmony with eac', other,
and Of supplying one of the elements much
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The report Of the secretary Of var. herewith
attached, and forming part Of this MESSAGE,
gives all the information concerning Sll the
operations, wants and necessities aud con-
talns many suggestions and recommendations
which I commend to your special attention.
There is no class of government employees who
are harder worked than the army officers and
men, none who perform their tasks more
cheerfully and more. efficiently, and under cir
Cumst8Dces of greater privatIOn and hardships-
Legislation is desired to render more efficient
this branch Of the public service. Al the re-
gard as judicIous, and Iespecially commend
to your attention the following
BEIKNAP's RECOMMENDATIONS.
The consolidation OF government aTsenals
mileage to officers travelling under orders the
exemption OF money received froIn the sale Of
subsistence stores from being eOnverted into
the treasury the use Of appropriations for
the purpose of subsistence stores without
waiting for the beginning Of the fiscal year for
which the appropriation is made for addition
AT Appropriations AZ for the collection Of torpedo
material; for increased appropriations for the
manufacture OF arms !; for relieving the vari-
ous states for fndebtedness for arms charged
to them during the rebellion for dropping
officers from the rolls Of she army without
trial for the offense OF drawing pay more than
once for the same period fer the discourage
ment of the plan to pay soldiers bv checks,
and for the establishment of a professOrFhip
of rhetoric and English literature at West
Point.
inc reasons for the Recommendation are
obvious and are set for n in the report attach
ed. / also recommend that the status of stah
corps of the army be fixed, whehe this has not
already been done, 20 that promotions
they occur I'm each grade when reduced
below the number to be fixed by law The
necessity for such legislation is specially
felt now in the paw depsrtm enc, which s be-
low the number adequate TO the performance
Of the duties required Of them.
THE NAVY srz
The efficiency of the navy has been largely
incrs a-ed iurirg the last year. Under tine
impulse of the foreign compica' ions. which
threas ened US at the commencement OF the
last congress, most Of oTT efficient Wooden
ships were put in condition for immediate
service, and the repairs Of our iruu-clads we're
pushed with the utmost vfgOr. The re-ult is,
that m; st OF these are now in an effective
state and need only to be manned and set in
commission. TO 90 at once in o service s
of the new steamers, authorized by gress,
are already In commission and most Of the
remainder arc lauucbed and wait the compile
ton of machinery TO enable them to take their
places as part Of our effective force. Two
iron torpedo ships have been completed dur
ing the Last year. aud four OF our large double
turretted iron clads are now undergoing re-
pairs. When these are finished Everything
hist is needful for our navy. a. noae Euthor-
lied. viii be in a condition for service, and.
with the advance in science OF torpedo war
fare, the American navy, comp rattyely small
as it is, wiilbe fonnd powerful for the purposes
of a peaceful nation.
scIENTI &c AND HYDROdRARmOs7
Much has also been accomplished during
the year in aid OF science and 70 increase tho
sum Of general knowledge and further the in
teTests OF commerce and civilization. Even
sive and much needed soundinos haoe been
made for hvdrogrRphic purposes AID to fix
the proper routes Of ocean teleeTaphs. The
surveys OF tire great IsthTuus have been COM
pefsd and ve-rels Of the navy are nov em-
plOyed in conjunction with those OF England
France, Germany and Russia in observations
connected with the transit Of Venus, useful
and interesting to the scientific world
The estimates for this branch of The public
service do not differ much from those Of last
year. the general appropriation OF the service
being 50 ewhat less, and those for Improve
ments at the vaTiOus stations RAJ her larger
than the corresponding ones made year ago.
he regular maintenance anda steady increase
in the efficiency Of this most importagt arm,
in rroportion to the growth Of our maritime
snd interests, is recommended to
the attention Of couTe-B. o.. AF
The use Of the navy during peace might be
further utilized bys direct authorization Of
the employment Of naval vessels in surveys OF
q A.
tionalities on this continent, esperaJly the
tributaries Of the two great rivers Of South
America, the Orinoco and tho Amazon1 Moth
ing prevents. under existing laws. runh explO-
ration. except hat expenditures must be made
in such deveior Inent OF the cdInmereisl inter-
ests advantageous TO the pe0ple reached, and
to those who may establish relations with
them.
POSTAL lF6ohosTgIOsE
The education of tho y people entitled to e1-
ercise the right Of franchise I regard a. essen
tisl TO prosperity everywhere. and especially
50 ia republics, where both sdHcAtiqn and pre-
vious condition do not enter into account in
giving the sraffrBge. Next TO the public school
is the POst-ofLice a. the great agent Of educs-
ton over our vast territory The rapldsty with
which rev sections are being settled mp, thus
increasing the carrying Of the mails IN more
rapid ratio than the increase Of receipts, i5
not alarming. The report Of Ftherp - rnes-er-
general, herewith attached, shows there was
an Increase of revenue in bis department IN
1878 over the previous year Of 81 674.4ll. and
An increase Of the cost OF carrying the mails
or paying employees of IS OF, 464.Si- The
report Of ths postmaster general giyes
Interesting statistics OF his department and
compares them with corresponding Statistics
OF year sgo, showing growth in every
branch Of the department.
A postal conventions has been concluded WIN
New Sonth Wales. au exchange OF postal cards
established with Switzerland, and q negoLia-
tiOnB pending for several years past Win
France have terminated in q clngeuLion Win
that country, which went into ehect last
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