The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06

Vl'f me 10 fNllltstlN ulTttl your hfuln
arms, ~, .,,,a
=, ,, , ,
=, w IKE manner repeat my, feronnenuatlon
lu", s'ht n'ailT We JlvNutu Tor INC nearing
nni u',etn,,uh,lom Oh we Ju-' ana -,nsistinE
ii,t " "''','ta ii''. ',ac 'WNtthhttit ~ INC
ny u Nl1l'' NNllN lvl-"hanl' liiMtatun
nnI Yl -uch ~ may hrtcait,r arise: While, by
'NlH'hs PROVISIONS oi law the court oi claims
n'N, ~ nin cHsee' &c rchuftcu I" ny an alien
ul,'Iuhnu'' 'nf absence on any general PROVISIONS
huuhl skilled in the d position Of such cases
ulnh H'ngiilheu' hN"d and settled principles.
either provides no remedy in many deserving
,a-.S OF compel, consideration Of such claims
Nv 'nh.rc-s or the executive departments uf the
w ,', ~ Is believed That other Govern
.l,h'' hlc IN advance 81 the United states upon
,hl- question ana mat the practice now adopted
Is "nntly unsatisfactory.
10; authorized the inhabitants of the Territory
vi colorado 70 form state Government, with
ln' nnhe OF me STATE OF Colorado, and therein
IuNntu l"r ne commission oi said state when
lIu.d' INTO the Mon upon AN equal footing
WIN me ORIGINAL state. constitution having
preh adopted aud ratified 10y the people ~ that
,la,e ana We acting Governor having certified
uI,ne tlr iart as provided 10y said act together
WIN n copy ~ su'n constitution and Ordinan-
oSs ~ provided Tor In the said act. and the pro-
NNis,Nh- ul me ,sHid act Of congress having been
uhN complied with. | issued proclamation
upon the 1T uf August, 1876, a copy Of which s
hereto annexed
the ARMx.
The rcport Of the Secretary Of War .hows that
the arniS has been actively cmuloyed during the
year la subduing. at the request of the Indian
bureau. certain Wild bands OF the sioux Indian
Nation. and I'm preecr, ing the pence nj the South
during the election. The commission consti-
| tutcd under the act of July "a, lS1G To- consider
and report ON the Whole subject of reform and
reorganization ~ the whole army in Auguat
! last, ha- collected "A large mass Of statistics
| and opinions bearing upon the subject before IT,
| These are now under consideration. aud their
| report l. Progressing | am advised tirotIuh the
President OF the commission. that II will lie i'm
! practicable to couply with the clause
| OF the act requiring the report to be
| presented through me 10 Congress ON
| The first day of the session, "a there has
| not vet been time for that mature denheraiion
! which the inuortnnce Of the subject demands.
! Therefore, ask that the time OF making that
reuort he extended to the 2ptb day of January
! ls77 In accordancs with the resolution Of Auy'
Is, 1873, the army regulations prepared under
kaleu' put gre helu uutli a Ter the report OF the
aoOve-me ntioned commission snail have been
ls,6 The cayairy force Of The arm, w. ,nrseasa 49,,
bv 80 men win tbe nroyisa mi inv ad
L nsr, nn ,b ..s pNso ''at ,heS hnuuiu
ties. Under this authority, the cavalry rsei
Than .rs NOW a. ,ha n III 80 s''. |" VI
nauts OF the Indians with whom they hive neen
eng geo duting the summer. The estimates Of
Of the nuo,ber Of men Suln"rIzpd Sv t law and
perieuce aud also with The nurno q on the mar, -
the bureau officers to provide Tor ali continae1.
| the estimates are made ,xcIlsiys of en,tnsar
estimates rre-ented IN srrnrnn',s .,,, ac's ,
Convrasa calm, Tor snrvcys a,,, as ,,n,, o., w.
! imuroyemenIs Al yarious in,aiit,es he ali
mats , M y , ID IA c,n ~ es,I-
cess Nf Inc a0",,,rri ,ti " ~ ,, 800, isi ~ ~
and Is,5',6 T,is incraass ~ 49, ~ "A ~, ,,'r a., 90
rrvnic ,ny mo $3.50 800 -, 80, ~ t, "
heir Service, he ns,o ~.'n,'S ,o.oe, snou'u
uomicIiv S1,k unon ir,,,,, ~ ,,,l, ~
mn ~, nr VIE Upon ,nno,.an. puons nHlu-
md n,sn,fsrt,ira VI, .nns pn W 49,, W,
~ Siu OF suah Aimt' hnu 10 :, pen
Tho anurnnrnfions tnr 49, ~ e',, 80.
nor ,,s ps,t rev wears oesn 10 limited tnat the
ca i,.,, IT, ssr,v ai' on en'rSy eAhaust-
sary to NJ once begin to reulenish them
| invite YOUR special attention to the following
recommend itions of the Secretary OF War:
Ftrst-1l,,t tho ,i,,rrs rr,,,r ~. c, g., r,,, ,es.
for nppes iaacn 6y The ar'mv dt,inV In. sir IL, r.
moyci r. the oiics Of the OutrtcImsst r ard Con.
missAry teheras' aud trrns erred to tue southern
! NAlms COMMISSION These claims are Of a precisely
Commit s, No ne Von Vvi y. ,e syutn.i n = anus
MI G a., ~, nia we n,r n,lsrnent bureaus have
ans.
seoond-That Congress sanction the scheme Of an
annuity unl tof te Oeueht Of th, families II deceased
yai i'm au ~, go proNioe TX tns pe,ip"nent Or
Recommended ia my Iast annual i.ssage "''" "''
uancs Department be concentrated al threr srsenals
snd 81 arIory and tgattc rynaning arsenas o. .old
n NE p.ettu appea % tat OBJECT ~ the oidnA4ee
pvpa''"en''
| The appropriations for river and harbor Inn
| lroNenlcnts ter the current year were S5.OlAt.o
! WIN my approval, the secretary OF War
directed That 81 this amount S-UOuN,
! should he expended, and no new works
| shvuIu ne begun ana none prosecuted which
| were nos ol national Importance subsequently,,
thif amount Wa Increased To ss.%i'C,1. and the
| ""lhN Are NO" progressing on inns basis. The
| improvement nl llit Sohlh fhSs OF the MlsEts-
| slpii uycr under James u. fAds and hs asso-
! Clhics, is progressing faNurably. At the present
| tllhe ihclc h a channel OF twenty and three
ttuti- '-U J-i icrt Ia drlth between the Ietttes
al the mouth "i the la7s ana lN9 ltet at the
! hcad 81 the Fas-. Neither channel however,
mas the Ndth required heiuie Fay iuoHt~ can toe
! hidpv 10y thS United states y commission Of
| engineer "4A''l- l. nov examining The WurNa
! uun Nr.f reports Wall bee presented a. soon As
received.
THE NAVY.
The rcpurt q the secret ~ OF the Navy sbovs
that branch OF the service 10 be in couuitiOu =
! eu,c i've "a II h possible to Keen IL WIN the
| means ana authority gtven tie department. 1t
b. f co. r.a not possible to rival Ia. costly and
p'"EleSaNe 's'"oI-"inehts ol great f~ropean
wpicu no mere -, ~. nneu a,th,ri,,i cstho
war cxcsut the elgnt small cr,iis,rs NM "a, sn
my me III &c If .ther. yli.h nd 80 In H.
Y,t me most has neon dnra ~, was ,,,,-,tic
| with the means M command INA he snnstar
| uslly reminding som. Of OAR ,,tI s,,ns wttl,
! durable ulnt, RAJ and compieirlv rrnnir'ny md
| rent1nr ,ur n.nuitur ii ef IN. navy nns hepn
| gradually 50 pr ,u..ht nm that thr,iyn i. A e.
nnt MAINTAIN rs relative nS'itlnn au1o,., =,
The progressive uayies nf tho world n il NV. in
"A tn,tdif t,u ulnrp ,n,yeriul and n.,,t q, linn IL
oyer ma heeu ia tinuc al ,,r,,,r Tho ,,,unl,, -
remains Of oar me heavy iron-cL,ds are uuiy de-
| lntrd ON account nf flr inad,nr,,,, al H.. M,
ur,,t,riations made last wear fnr Inc xnri III,
kur.nus nf inc n.uurt ,,et ,vhrh ,,er,, .,',,i,lr
| Is To- in amount Ihnn those u,dn .f,rr H.,
| wnr MOI vi,l.tnutllu, Tia ,,r,afiy .nlnns,'i
tricc If Labor ANA f.ri,. ai m, i,,,.r..,,, i,,
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