Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-09

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| NJ M.r.h 1914 ar,bo,ixad ths inhabitants ot
the rs,v,,o,v ~ 1iolorsdo IN form = Htats
wnvarcvreot ,vith Aim hnma NJ the State OF
Eo,o,syo IA thsysin proviSeS for The sdmis.
sion OF ssid state, whom formed, into the
Union upon an equal footing with the original
States, A constitution having boon adopted
and ratified by the people Of that State, and
the acting governor having certified to me the
facts a. provided by said act together with q
CODY OF such constitution and ordinances ~
provided for In the said act, and the provision
of tho said act of Congress having been duly
compiled with, I issued a proclamation upon
tho first OF August, 1876, A copy OF which IL
hereto annoxed.
rup Dvpour or TINE sropyrAny OF WAR
.,.,,,. .,,., A.. .rn,y has hao, sc,ivoIv an.
rh"ms . a ,no ~, s. ia SO" +, snha"ino a. ,he
rao,ost 90 no I,j;sn hnrean' CERTAIN wild
hanJs NJ tha Sioux Indian nation. and In pro.
serving the poace ut the South during the
election, The commission constituted unaor
the act of July ~ 1919, 10 coneider ana re-
port on the whoie snpJect OF REFORM huu re-
organization OF the whoio army 10 Angus. iss, ,
hss collected large mass OF STATISTICS ava
Opinions bearing on the suplec. oni1'e ~
ihete arc now unuef o2he'ue.a,'on ",,u =,
,oio,w,;or. ~ Aramst * 1871, thn army rogn-
lstions prepared under the act Of Msrch /,
1878, hsvs not been promulgated but arc held
until after the report OF the above mentioned
commission shall have beon received and acted
ON.
SECRETARY OF WAR.
invita- vour speeIsl nttention To thu follow.
inc recommep dations OF tLo secretary Of war.
E,r,t' tb nj tLo claims under The act u JuIy 4,
1874 yor sunnli.s taken nv tho army dining
Tho war In rrrnoyed from tho Offices of the
onsrtaTma.ter and commirssry generals aud
transit rrod b, the Southern claims commits ion
Thepo claims ARC OF precisely similar nature
Tn those now befoye The Southern claims com
mission and the war department bureaus.
Have not I'll" tho cIe,ioai foree for their examiaa-
tion no prope, machinery for investigating
the LOYALTY OF the clsimants7 Second That
Cony ro,s sanction tho ecbcne of an annuity
fun2 for tho benefit OF tho families Of de-
ooancd officers and that Il Aleo proyi % for the
permanent organization OF
THE SIGNAL SERVICE,
both of which were recommended in my last
annual message, Third-That tho manuisc
turing operations Of tho ordnance department
be concentrated at three arscnals aud al ar
mory and that tho remaining arsenals bo sold
And The proceeds applied to this object by tho
orflnaucb department.
IT,, 80, nn,o,n,.r,ovs
Hi'A" ASH
The appropriations Ter river ana harDor I'M
provements Tor tho current ear were nvo MIL
hon aud fifteen Thousand dcIiars' WIN my
thu secretary OF war greeted mat OF
this amount TWO miliion collars shou'a teex,
pended, and no new work shouia DO Des"ii ana
none prosecuted which were not OF national
Importance. subsequently TINS amount vac
to S2,237,6 0O, ana the VOTES are now
on this basis. Inc Improvement
OF the south PASS OF tho Misslssippi liver,
under James L. Eads ana DIS associates, IL
favorably. Az the preseht tln'e
there ls enamel OF twenty ana toIee-tenlns
feet in depth between tho Jet!ies ~ inc mouth
OF tho pass, ana eighteen ana one-hhl ieet AZ
the head or tho pass Neltner cnaiihei, now
ever, has the width required before payments
can be made by tho United States. COM
mission of engineer ofhc'is IS now examining
these works, and their reports VIII be present.
cd as soon as received.
THE NAVY,
rr,o r.,,or, 10 tho s.,ro.orrof ,,,o ,avy al ws
tne .ho " .'G j., c,,S;t
VI q. W 49, VI ~ ;II ~. ia, - ;,I ~
as oneo.lNe avs ~ 10 poe'i,o W Hooh =. wa,
means "''u au'nol.y e'sna sno 70, ',.'.
IL 49, oi couIse, no' Pussiu'e W iis"l .ho 9neoy
anu Pioeloeeve ee,aoNSl.osn y, oac nu. LUZ,
pe"li pv"els win ,no oiu y. w. na's,
10 winch no licrease has peeii Ecu eiiioe
INC WIZ, eAoePI .iie o'eLl sui"ii "a LUZ
10 supply the pace OF o1ners WHICH nau eVie
,
was possible WtIh 'no ncans ~ ooinit''nu, @i,1
Dy suostaiig.aIly Ieputluihs eone VI ou, oiu
SHIPS with durapie maseria, anu conapie.e'y re-
pairing our mohitor nee', the navy lag peen
grt oua'iy 80 piouSnt up tha. euousn ~ uues
nro,ressivs nav;as Of the worid. il ia now in a
pponS,t,nn mo a nnwartuj and affect; 20 than II
ovar hsa hoon il, time ~ naace Thec,mnlete
ranairs of onr five beavy ironclads are onlv
Ioiswad IN .oconrt ~ tha inadennscv Of thee
,n, ot;ons ,,,oSa 10 st vasr Snr the waking
,i,raspa "f 10 Sanor,n,cnt which were sctn'
Nh, Iess in smornt the n those made before The
MAR nnts ithstand;nv the Greatly enhanced
"r;ca ot ,s hor and n,'+or;ajs and tho incr,as.
r. :, ,ho cost NJ tha naval sorv;ca nrowiny ont n,
H. ,,,,;vsr,,i mso ond oraot oxpenso ~ staan
.no ,,,;n.., ,rao ,,nns1 ,,ecassary for th.aa
.ono;r. shnr,d he nroviGad at onca that tl,ov
y, = y, he comnIatoa win ut fnrther nnnecessary
LIZ, ?, and aYnonSa When this il done ali the
.,,.oytr tbat thsra Il; j., NV nany u;lI ha do.
yaloned and usefni to its fuli csnscity. and il
viii he nnwcrfni fnr nnrooses Of defs, "a and
al,o for offensive action. should the necessity
for that arse within reasonable distance
from our shores. The fact that our navy ls
lot more modern and powerlni thail 10 10 hss
been made cause OF compalut ausc the
secretary u tns navy ny persons WHO az inc
same time critclse ana complain OF Ills Gu
ieavors to BRING the navy tnat we nave TO us
oest and most ehclent condltion, pn1 me good
sense OF the country VIII understand that IL is
eally due TO MS practieai action tnat we nave
Vt this time any effective navy force at COM
nand.
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the postmast er general shows
he excess Of expenditures executing expen-
lltures on account of previous years, over re-
eipts for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1876,
o be 81, ISL, 1888 66. Estimated expenditures