The Tipton advertiser., 1875-12-16


men, and every calling, could do
business on = fair margin of profit,
the money to be received having N
unvafSing valse. LAboress and slI
classes wbo work fG Stipulated pay
~ sslArv eould receive IAose for their
income. hecansc extra profits won'd
10 longer be charged by the capita
list 70 compensate fos the risk of :
downward aucfuation in the value ot
the currency. Second, that The Sec
retary Of the Treasury he authorized
10 redeem, say not TO exceed s?,O0O,-
600 monthly, Of legal-tender notes,
bv issuing in their stead long bond
bearing interest at the rate of ? 65-
100 pe4 6eNk per annusn, a denomi-
nations ranging from $50 Ia $1,000
each. This would in time reduce
the lcgal-sender notes 10 volume
that could be kept anoat without de-
manding redemption in large sums
suddenly. Third, that additional
power be given to the Secretary of
The Treasury to accumulate gold for
final redemption, either by increasing
the revenue, curtsiling expenses, or
both. /, is preferable to do both,
and recommend that redse'ion of
expenditures be made wherever il
can be done without impairing the
Government obligations or crippiing
the due execution thereof. One
measure for increasing the revenue,
and the only one think Of, is the
restoration Of the duty On tea and
coffee.
These duties would add probably
slS,OOO,o00 10 the present amount
received for imports, and would in no
way increase the prices paid for those
articles by the consumers. These ar
ticles are the produces of countries
collecting revenue from export, and
as We. the largest consumer. reduce
the duties, thew pronortionall, in
crease them. With this adaiiion To |
the revenue many duties no~ collec'-
ed. and which give but an in>igni6-
cant return for the cost of csll.ction, |
might be remi,ted, and to the direct
aivantsge of consumers al home.
would mention those articles which
enter into nanufsciur, Of all sorts. |
All datv paid upon sueh articles ro~s
directly to the cost OF the article when
msnufac' urei here, and mns' he paid
for by the consumers. The duties
not only come from The consumers at |
home, but act IS protection 10 for
eign manufacturers of the same CON- |
pleted articles in our own and distant
markets.
will suggest or mention another
subject bearing upon the problem Of
the hour to enable the Secretary Of
tie Treasury 10 accumulate balances.
1t is to devise some better method Of
verifying claims against the Govern
nent than at present exists through |
the Court of Claims, especially those
claims growing out of the late War.
Nothing is more certain than that .
large percentage OF the amounts pass
ed and paid are par, or wholly fraud
uler,, or are far IN excess of the real
losses sustained. The large amoun,
Of losses proven on good testimony
according to existing laws. by af6-
davi,s OF fictitious or unscrupulous
persons. to have been sustained on
small farms and plantations, are no,
only far beyond the possible yield of
those places for any one year, but as
every one knows who has experience
ed in tillin9 the soil, and who has
visited the scenes Of these spolis-
lions, are in many Instances more
than the individual claimants we're
ever worth, including their personal
and real estate. The report OF the
General. which will be SUBJ
united 10 C.,ngsess at ~ early day,
will contain detailed history Of
swards made and Of claims pending
Of The class here referred to.
THF WAR DEPARTMENT
The roper, of the Secre,sryef War
accompanying this message, gives =
detailed account of army operations
for the year just passed. expenses for
etc. with recommends.
tions Tor legislation, to which l res.
pectiuliy invite your attention. To
some of these ! invite special notice:
Frst-The necessity Of making
$500, 900 of the appropriation for the
Department available be.
fore the beginning Of the next fiscal
year. Without this provision troops
at point distant from the supply
production must either go without
food or existing laws must be yiolat-
ed. 1t is not attended with cost to
the Treasury.
,Second-His recommendation for
the enactment of a systen of annui-
ties for the families Of deceased off
GERS by voluntary deductions from
the monthly pay of officers. This,
again, is not attended with burden
upon the Treasury, and would for the
future relieve much distress which
every old army officer has witness ed
in the past, of officers dying suddenly
or being killed, leaving families even
the means Of reaching their friends,
if fortunate enough to have friends,
10 aid them.
Thrd-The repeal OF the law a.
bolishiug mileage, and return 10 the
old system.
Fourth-Tbe trial with torpedoes
under the Corps Of Engineers, and
appropriations for the same. Should
war ever occur between the United
States and any maritime power, tor
pedoes will be among, if not the most
effective and cheapest auxiliary in
the defense Of the harbors, and also
of aggressive operations that we can
have. Hence it Is advisable to learn
by experiment, their best construc-
tion and application as we'll as effect.
FIM-A permanent organization
for the Signal service corps. This
service has now become a necessity |
OF peace as we'll as war. under the
advancement made by the present
able management.
.Sirth-A renewal Of the appropri-
alton for compiling the official records
Of the War, etc.
Our DUTY.
The condition of our Navy at this
time Ia subiect of satisfaction II I