The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-10

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those completed ascending IN the present N
A'Nlb hhd lNu ron lnrppdu boats now ready ,
ous lrlh-a'nd ilept will'he, for too purpose VI
huinnse ~ hpue, equal 10 any force tlMt eau
nN brought against H. az our Wondeu navy,
Nhp cruisers 81 various hlges TO the number
VI apuhl loriy, Including those now IN COM
Mhloll, are on tho Atlnutlc, and could be
iVsnanA lW guy Az fast Ms men could be en'
" lhntc one-lhhd are, ia efaet, new ships,
nln though the rainaihder need cunsldoribln
tvPhIA 70 llleir boilers and mncllinery, they
Imade "'o oo,.nr can be readily
leul OF more than Afty war ships, Of which
nllceh ara now IN hand on the Atlantic
uunht, our navy has been Wrought 10 this
upnuluoll ny aludicloW ana practical uppli,
cAllpll Of what could hn snnrpd from the
current appropriations OF the last lew yonra,
hnu Iom That made IA meet the possible
emergency OF two years ago, II has been
| unhv pultlly, without proclamation or dis.
| pay, hhd though ithns necessarily straigh.
uned the department IN It's ordinary exprn-
ullufth, nnd ns far uS the ironclads are con.
| orfnoli has added nothing TO tho cruising
iulce ol inc navy, yet the result " not the
/ less sat lhinc DRY, because II ~ 10 he found In
nHroai Increase of real rather than apparent
force, The expenses incurred In the main
lonnnceo OF an effective navel loTce In all its
branches are necessarily large, but such
lorco u essential 10 our position, relations
l
weight Of our principles and policy through
| out tile whole sphere of national RESPONSE
| bllltieN The estimates for the regular sup
port OF this branch Of the service for the
next yenr, amount TO n little less In the ngt
gregaie Than those made for the curren-
| yenr, but some additional npprOpriat Ions
are asked for objects not included In the or.
| binary maintenance Of the navy, but he.
| lieved OF pressing Importance Mt this time.
ltwould, In my opinion no wise AZ once 10
authorize sufficient means for the immedi.
| ate completion Of the five double turretod
monitors now undergoing repairs, which
must Otherwise advance slowly aud only Rs
money can lie spared from ourreus expenses.
Supplemented by these, our aavy, armed
With the destructive weapons OF modern
warfare, manned by spnmen nni In charge
of our instructed officers, viii present n
force, powerful for the home purposes OF
responsible, though peaceful nation
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The report OF the Postmaster. G eneral, here
with transmitted, gives full history Of the
workings OF the department for the year
just passed 1t VIII he observed that the
deficiency TO be supplied from the general
treasury Is Increased over the amount re-
qnired for the preceding year In country
20 vast In area MS the United States, with
large portion sparse Y settled, II must be ex-
pected that this important service Will be
more or less burden upon the treasury for
many years to come, but there IL not
branch of the public service which interests
the whole people more than TINT of cheap
and rapid Transportation OF the mails To
every inhabited part OF territory, Next TO
the free school, the postolilce Is the great ed
uoator Of the people, and II m0y wen receive
the support OF the general government,
Vhesubsuy OF Sl5O,OO0 per annum given 10
vessels OF the United states for carrying the
mails between New York ana Rio de janet
no, having ceased on the 30th day OF S@ptein'
Der last we are without direct m?tl facilities
with South American states. This Is greatly
N IA rnu tod nd M
commend the authorization ~ u renewal OF
that contract, and also That the service may |
be Increased rom Wonthly To semi -monthIy |
trlps.Thc commercial advantages 10 gam
ed by n direct line of American steamers 10 |
S0ull American States VIII far oulweivh the |
expenses OF the service. by net OF Congress, |
approved March 3, 1915, almost all matter,
whether properly mail matter or not. may |
besent amy distance through the mails IN |
packages not exceeding four pounds IN |
weight, for the sum Of sixteen cents per |
pound. SO far MS the transmission OF real
mail matter goes this would seem entirely |
proper, hut | suggest that the law be so |
amended as To exclude from the mails mer- |
chnndise OF NIL descriptions, aud liIult this
transportation TO articles enumerated, and |
which may be ciassed as mail matter proper, |
THE BLACK HILLS.
The discovery OF gold in the Black Hills, u |
portion of the Sioux reservation, has had the |
effect 10 induce large emigration of miners |
to that point, Thus inr the effort To protect |
The Treaty rights of the Indians to that Sec |
tion, has been successful; but the n6xt year |
will certainly witness large increase OF
such emigration. The negotiation for the re- |
lmquishment OF the gold neldshaving failed,
IL viii he necessary for Congress to adopt
some measures 10 relieve OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES |
growing out of the causes named. The Seo- |
rotary Of the Interior suggests that the sup |
plies now appropriated for the snsisnnnce OF
that people, being no longer onliRat0ry, M |
A.. hat nj mi
may be issued or Withheld, at his discretion.
8 et THE INDIAN rERRIroRY.
:, The.condition oi~the Indian Territory, 10
which have referred In several of my
formeranuual messages, remains practically |
The Secretary OF the Interior
has taken measures to obtain u full report OF |
the condition OF that Territory, and VIII
make 1t the subject of special report at an
early day. II may he then necessary 70 make
some further accommodation IN regard to
legislation for the government OF the Terri
tory. & #&HA
THE PATENT OFFICE.
The steady growth and increase of the bu-
sineps of the Patent Office indicates In some
measura the progress OF the industrial hcttV-
ity of the country. The receipts OF The office
are in excess OF its expenditures, aud the Of
lice generally is In II prosperous ana satisiac-
Tory condition. rafe
"a IHHN THE LAND OFtltF. =
! The report of the General Land Office
shows that there were 4i9,oDl acres less dis
posed of during this than during the last
year. More than One-half of this decrease
was in lands disposed OF under the nome.
stead and timber culture laws inc cnuscoI
this decrease Is supposed To be found In the
scourge and the drouths, which
prevailed so extensively In some or the ron
tier Stutes and Territories during that time,
as to discourage ana deter entries ~ ns sana
S22 % than during the preceding year. The
entire surveyed aren of the public domain Is
$50 q73 .O9i acres, (which 26,6b5Sl acres were
snrvey d dn ring the past year. Leaving l,loi, 4
III 7GS acres still unsurveyed. The report of
the commissioner presents many interesting
SUGGESTIONS in regard TO the management
and disposition of the public domain, and
the mobilization CT exlStng laws; the up
narant inportance of which should insure
for them the careful conside ration of Con-
gress.
pllNsIoNs.
d. The number of pensioners Sill continues
IN decrease. The highest number having
neen reached during the year ending June
& During The a gssr 1911 91 we're pass
therefrom, showing q net decrease Of l24O,
hut which number OF pensioners has de-
ceased. The annual amount due on the pen
sion rolls has increased s5i,'l.i5. rms IL
an pensions which, NY the liberal legislation
Of Of Conyress, has Increased from sG026 In 1870,
10 sl0,S Dl in 1875, TO each invalid pensiOner.
An Increase in the average rate OF ID per
cent in the three years.
Durinp the year ending June ~, 1873, there
% ,,aid on account of pension, Including
tho q Spenses of disbursement, s29,Gs0ll6. be-
,no sgl0 e52 less than was paid the preceding
wear. This reduction in the amount of ex-
nenditures was produced by the decrease in
~ amn,int of arrearages due on allowed
claims and on pension, the rate of which
wa, Increased byleglslntion by the preceding
session or Congress. At the close Of The last
ascni ysar there were on pensions 23i,s2l per-
is,,s II whom 90 1853 were army pensioners,
IO5 N army invalids, ard lO4,SS5 widows and
iIanepdent relatives; 1920 were navy pen
.inners of whom 1886 were invalids, and l54