Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-12-08

measures which seem to me important in this con
nection and which commend TO your earnest con
! sheraton.
-.pr L - .Hr LrG<B T.>pLn ACT
repeal OF suci. par. OF nc legal tendet act a
makes these notes receivable !Cr del.s roaliEcte'
after date to be fixed In the act lseu say -, "a
than the list of January, 1877. we should then haT
quotations Mt real values not fictitious ones O"l'
would be no longer at premium uut cnl' tn.
at discount healthy reaction wona Sc. ~, :,
10 shat II r,,rnorts to be. The merchants, mail
facturers and tta.esmcn Of every callins could &c
business on fair mrsin o. prom, she
I'll classes who work for stfpuiate'1 pay of sal
"od raceife more for Their income ,he aniIai
TO COMPENSATE for the r.sk Gf downward ructatloi
in the value of the currency. 80, !',.. J..
Socondd-That the Secretary of the ireas"rE -;
! au,horizr,l to redeem say not 10 exceed wv nil
lions of dollars monthly OF legal tenueIs ny is". III,
in their stead ong bona oe,lnp aa. a. ner
1nnu,u of denominations ranging from MY uolaI
TO one ousand dollars each ms wouin IN a,,llt
re,Iure the legal tender notes 10 vOlIlme mat rou
/ bc kent afoat without demanding redemption i'll
! large sums suddenly.
Thlr,t-That additional power he gwen 10 me Sc
rotary nf The Treasury TO accumulate gold Tor fina
leslefnp tion either by Increasing revenue cuita
ing expenses or both. IL Is PreieiaDe 20 w. L.
ahd recommend that reduction OF expenditures pe
made wherever IL can lie done lth"iit i'hpit M
Gorernment obligations orcrippIinS lhe que e'e'"
! ton thereof.
! -.x oN AND "oFIft
Ono nc,s;j,a Tor increasing The revenue, and the
only one think Of Is the restoration of llc iutE on
tea and coffee. These duties would adi Pt"DtD !.
eighteen millio dollars to the present amount
| rerelred from imports, and would IN DO way IN
crease the pites pal for those articles 10y the con
sinners These al tIcles are the products OF couh-
t,ie. rnertlng revenue from exports and as We
/ me largest consumers, reduce the duties, uieN
proportiona,iy increase them. With tins aihlton
10 the revcntle many diti"s now collected anu
which qivc hut an insignificant return or The cost
of collection, might be RENTED ana 20 me uiecl
advantage OF consumers at home would merton
those articles which enter INTO manufacture o -.
sorts all duty paid upon such articles go uiecus
To the OF the article When mihtilaciie 't iGe
and nlI-; be paid for by consumers These duties
not only come from the consumers AT nome, pu'
act AS protection To foreign manufacturers Oh tie
same complete articles IN odf own AMI 'i9iah'
markets -, ,.,
ing upon the problem OF how to en'hIe .ne :.
taIy of the Treasury 10 accumulate balances IL l.
20 de. ice some better method OF verifying Claims
against the Go-errnenf than al preeant eNie's
through the Court uf Ci;ili.>. Especially those
claims grow in. out al the lat" war No'hin1 i
more certain than u very large preccltsSc -. u'e
amounts passed and l'aid al either Wh'HS a."
lent or are lar excess of the losses eu>talbei
The large amount Of losses proven on Snol te@tH
mony, according 10 cNI>tln. lt"' ny am ia' it' "
fictitious or INSCRIPTIONS persons 10 have beeh
sustained on small farms and plantations, are mol
only far beyond the possible yIeii "l'thoSc pa,
for any year but Il, every one knoWe VIM '
eXpcI fence III uling the soil AMI VINO h't9 'i>i'c'
the scenes OF those spolIatIon-, are IN many IN
stances than the individual claimants were
tate. The report Of the Attorney Genera which
will he Submitted to congress at an early day WI
cont;:., a detailed history OF awards nAe ana o
CLAIMS pending: az The class here rticfled u.
Army
Tine report oi the Secretary OF War accompany
ln- tins MESA. gives detailed account 0i army
operations Tor the yeai inst pa7-ei, eNpea9e ~.
maintenance, &c, with recommendations l"i Irs =
latlon, Ia which respectfully invite your atteii
ti"n. To some OF these invite special attention
1T. The necessity Of making S1vo,po oi inc ~
urDlriaflDn pi The Subsistence
hie before the beginning OF the next il-cal year
without this provision troops at points dl-tdh
from the source of supply must either 20 "lthou
food OF existing law, must he violated III i no
attended with cost on tire Treasury
~. His recommendation Tor tie enactment "'
system of annuitIe- for the families "i d"'e;t-e
oIlicer> hv voluntary deductions from ihe MONTH
pay ofof,ccrs. Tins again, l. not ATTENDED, VIII
burden upon the Treasury. and would tor The Ia
turc relieve much distress which every oil arm,
suddenly or beng Killed leaving families Wltil"u
even the means al cachInS their irIenH-, II iuita
nate enough 10 have friends I" ali Them
81 The leueal OF the law aboli-iinS mileage ah'
a return 10 the OH system.
ain Ire tr,a with torIc,loes under he Corps %
Engineers and approximation Tor the same. Shout
war ever occur between the United states ami am
maritime power, tnretioe- VIII ir among II not tl'
most effective ana cheapest auAIlI;,res Tor the lie
fence OF harbur>, aud also IN aggressive operations
that have. hence Il = advisable 10 learn 10
experiment their best construction AMI a!ricAti"i
as well a. eject
9TH \ permanent organization f,r the sigma
Service Corps. The >eIvIre has now become I
necessity pi peace well WAT lil'ltt ne
advancement made by the present apic manage
ment-
9TH. renewal OF the appropriation Tor c"ml'i'
ing the oIlicial records of The a., a. The r"ndi
ton OF navy at tins time subject If >aiisiac
ton. IL doe, not contain ii l. truc- any OF the 20"
cItuI cruising lruncla,is winch make - much .
the maritime strength OF some other nations, bu
neither our continental situation nor our iprei-i
pohcy requires that we should have a Large mum
Der ship, OF thi> character. while tins situation
and the nature oi our polt> combine. 10 maxi
these OF other nations lttle dangerous 10 IL unde
any instances.
Irc> cI-sI'-
Our Navy does contain. however, i cou>llc-abl
number OF iron cla,l- OF the monitor class. WHICH
though not properly cruisers, are powerful ans
/ effective tor haIbor defence and tor operation
neal our own shores. OF these all the single tui
rettd ones fifteen number, have been ,uO-tdn
TALLY rebuilt, their rotten wooden beam, replace
Win iron, their hull> strengthened. and then eli
rInc- and machinery thorou- hv repaHei, - tha
they are IN the most efficient condilIln an
really Tor soon A. they can hc manuel ana
put IN commission. The i've d"ubiC Iurrcje
iron cllj> htlunclug Ia our navy, ny lar The mos
powerful our ship, Tor tixtIni- pUi lu-,- all
n hIni undergoing complete repairs, AMI c"ul'i b
ready Tor sea IN PERIOD VtlNluT from ipnr Ia ~
months. With these completed nc""ldin. 10 Ii;
present .dt-I -;n, and t~n non tom ed" uuAt> row
ready, our non clad fleet Mi i'e Tar hi"\c ron
that maize 10 meet the possible cIncr -en"y at /"
wears ago. IL has been done Iuirllt without pr,
clamatlont"r display, Tho ugh> Il has nee e>-a II
>tral -htencd the Department III IT. ordinary N
penIture. and Il far the ron Cli'.- are con
ceucd. has aided nothing To the rlul-ln- force
navy Yet the result l. not the les I-i,rtnry
because II l. II be .fpund N great increase @
real rather than apparent force. The expenses n
Cured IN the maintenance OF an effective navs
force IN all Ii branches alc necessarily i1 e, l
such force j. essential To our positions, IehIlon
and character. and affects seriously the weight "
our .rlInclri'- and policy throughput The Who'll
sphere ~ naval responsibilities The estimate
tor the regular support ct ms bran Ia "i tlc lei
vice for The next year amount Ia little les In III
aggregate than those ma,ic Tor the current ea
bat some additional appropriation, are a>kci. IL
objects not included ia .ic ordinary maintenance
pf the NAVY. bat he lCNtt IL b. bi pressing
portamce at thl- time. Ii would. IN my opinlpr
be at once 10 AFFORD sufficient means Tor tii
immediate complexion al the ) double lui rctr
nouItors, Wlgcn must otherwise advance SLOW
and OILS a. money can hr spared iom -urrcl
expenses. supplemented 10y t-,-e
p armed with The destructive weapons III il"':cr
warfare. manned by our seaman and IN ch.,r -c
ui for the home purposes al a responsible. thong
peaceful nation.
l,,-r "rtI,l- rtr>ErNF>r
The report i"f the Postmaster General hcicw.t
transmitted gives full history oil the Workings
The Department Tor the Year just past II Viii /
observed thIt the deficiency to ice supplied noi
the general Treasury ha- increased over The
required for tie preceding year. In a country :
vast In area a. tn" nitcd states, with large p"
, tons silr>elv settled. 1t must Ice expected In.
tins import ant service Will lie more or less hu
den upon the Treasury Tor many wears I com
bu; there Is no branch uf the public service whIy
interests the whole people more than that "I che.
and RAPID tran> Inl->lun oi The mails 10 nina
lted pant OF our teri Itory. \eNt To- the Tree
the post office Is tic great educator Of the poop
Il
Government. The subsidy OF 10000 l,cr aunul
gwen To vessels OF the United States Tor carry III
, the mails between New York and EIo lie .Iau-Ii
having ceased On the ,;Uih OF September last "
are without direct mail facilities with the Sout
American states. THIS Is greatly 10 he rc-tetie,
= AMI DO not hcsltntc To Recommend the aut hurIZ
tlon oil Il renewal OF that contract, and also tn
: the service may he increased from monthly
: semi-monihly tips. The commercial a,l,apta-,
10 he gained by a direct line Of steamers 10 II
South American states VIII iar outweigh the t,
: pcnse of service.
i'y act OF Congress approved March :, L.
almost all matter whether properly mail matter ,
not, may be sent any distance through the mail,
packages not exceeding four pounds IN weight, 1,
\ me sum OF 10 cents per pound 80 far as Il
! transmission of zeal mail matter goes tins won
seem entirely proper. but suggest that the law |
50 amended as 10 exclude from the mails mere
andisc OF all description and limit tins trauspo
tatIon TO all articles enumerated and which NAV |
classed as mail matter proper
i TIE BLACK HILLS.
The discovery of gold in the Black Hill, , ,.,
, ton of the SIOUX Reservation, has had the ,frci
I induce large emigration of miners r., thar ,o;r