The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-12-08

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both nsslv~.tsif, anil pasuFaiss~i. csice
eisisem% of tle United NsAs~r. either hs fer.
haFl arts ~ ~ the esfest VI 4 series ~ facts
and rirFunsst snrns. abandon lhrir citizenship
anil ressr to ir entitled ~ the protection III
Tho United kiaiaa, hut continue un convenient
oeaA~1pn~ 10 assrsi A claim ~ tts protection
In Tho alwenrr of provisions on thcse qaos.
tlpbr, and lh tins ernnecston. | again Invite
yont attention 20 the necessity 81 legislation
rotrefnlnK TIM marriages ri American cit
txrnr contracted abroad ard concerning Tho
status NJ American wuinsn who may marry
fofe'gurrr, and ~ children horn of American
parents IN a foreign country. In. delicate
sud complicated questions continually ucrur-
ting Will rntafarea 10 naturalization. sxpairi-
alton and Tim asnsiir " such prtvon~ NJ have
referred 10, induce mo 10 earnestly direct your
attention again to the~c Snhirctr.
IN like manner, | repNAt my recommends
ton that 90GDa means be provided for tho hear
Inv and determination Ut tho ja~t aud csist-
ing claims of aliens npcn the Government of
thu United bl1tcA. Within 4 reasonable llmttA.
tioh, and Of snch ~ NAY hereafter arise, while
by sxisting provisions of law tho Court of
Claims may In certain cases be rcsoFtNi 10 BY
IN Alien claimant. Tho Absencs of any gcnef
NJ proslsious governing all such cAses. AMI the
wsnt of ttiluuhl skilled In tho disposition of
principl*s. etther provides no reuicaly IN many
deserving cs-o~ or compels consideration Of
si,cl claims by Congress or tho executive
department of tho Government.
II Il believed that ether governments arc In
advance OF tire United Utates unon this qucH
tiOll anil That tiis practice now adopted N IN.
tTely unsatisfactory.
coioradn.
Congress, by al act approved thc 3i N
March. 1879. All hoiixed the Inhabitants Of the
Territory ri Colorado 10 form htsto Govern
nsnt, With thu name of thn Ntate 10 Colorado
and therein provided fpr tile Rlmission of satd
Htatc. whom fornlof. into the tnion, npnn an
tyasl footing Will, tho original ssAs... a cnn-
ssisuiion hAving been adopted and ratified BY
tho people II lhAt htA.e, ani tho acting Cow
ernor hnv,nE certified to ns the fnct4 M pre-
yldad Ivy said act together with 4 copy Of such
constitution and ordinances - arc provided
Tor IN tho ~All act aad tho provisions 0f ~Nlsl
act of aougva-s having hecn dnly complied
with, ! isried \ proclamation tp5n tin iHt ri
Ansnss, 1916, \ copy VI which u hereto MI.
nexcl
h~t0vm and Re0rgmUtaAst0M 81 the Army.
Tho report ~ TIN Secretary ot War shows
that tho RrtnS has been actively employed.
during ihn year, III r,lhdnitn, NJ shr rsqncrt
~ the Indian Bureau, certain Will bands u
tho lsionx Indian nation. aud ~ preserving
peace NJ ihe Anuth nrlnR the election.
The Commission constituted under the
aet Of July ~, 1875, to consider and rcpor.
nn the whole subject uf The reform aud re.
arganlxaiinn ~ tho whole army. convened
IN August last. aud has collecied q large
na#a y statistics ani opInlons tearing Oh
the subject before II. The~c arc nov
under consideration. and their report II
progressing. ! Am advised. though. hy the
President III lie Gonalntsslnn that III Will
bo isnpfaetieabs 10 comply With the clause
of ii.n acl requiring thr report 10 be pre-.
renied through me To Congress on tho
ilrsi day ot tho session, ~ there
baH not yet bren time for that mature dr-
l.bersllnn which The Importance VI the ~ub.
tGrs demands. Therefore. | Ask that the
simo for making the report bc extended 10 the
90sli day " January. 1877 In accordance with
tho resolution Ut Aug. 10, 1870. Tho Army
Iot ul.s.on~ prepared nndsr sho .as Of Msrch I.
1870 have not been promulgated bns are ii. Ia
until aftsr tiis report ~ the aforementioned
Commission .ilAi lIAye been received and acted
npon. I,y tl,e act u Aug. IN. is76, tho cavalry
force ns tho army waH Increased by 100 men.
On tho expiration of hos.llitia~. Under ihIn
authority, tho .'AysiEy regiments have bson
stssnHliisnesi. aud portion vi tlicm afu nov In
lilo ncld rnFsniny the remnants VI Tho Indians
With whom they have been Engaged during
the enMn116.
made upon tho basis of the number ~ men
Ansh0rAed BY law. and their requirements.
~ shawn by years vi experience. and also
with tho purpose u part vi the bureau uill.
eers t0 provide fur all contingencies that may
arise during tho timc for which thu estimates
nfa mAie. Exclusive 0f tho eHauerin e~ii.
mates. presented In Hceorlallsc with the act
~ Congress. calling Tor surveys aud estimates
Tor improvements NJ tatiDus forAlilie.. The
estimates nvN presented arc about ~. .00u ,0UO
~ axty~s uf the approximations for tho years
ls7t.1j ahd isTb-1t. This increase Ii asked
In srdst 10 provide fos the increased cavalry
force. rhonli their service bO necessary, o.
prosecute svmtneHeed work upon imp0ttant
puitie buildings ~ provide Tor the arnsAt
| Msi1t ~ fHriiHcationr. and tho manufacture
~ sIuall Afmr, and 10 raplsniHh the working
stock - the atirply departments. The. appro.
prtAtluns Tor the l4~t-nsmcd have for tho past
few years bacn ~ limited that the Aecuni.lat
iions IN store Will bc entirely exhausted DUR.
| inR tho piesani year. AnA u viii 10 uccexsAty
/ u " once begin "a rcpienish them.
/ ! invite yUnr speciAl attention ~ Tho follow
lux recommendations VI tho HecretaEy nj War !.
OF July. 1864, for supplits ken BY tho army
during the war, be removed from tlle offices Of
| Tie QnertNFmaster aud COmmiNNasy Generals
and transferred 70 tile southern Claims eom.
mission TitaG eAims hfe III precisely rimi.
lsr nsiure 10 tl.uso nov before tho southern,
they hAve mot the clerical force fos tiiois exam
lnAlt0n, nor prrter mashinafy for invesli.
| gnstng tho loyalty Ut tie c1siinanln, serund,
| thAt Congress sanction the scheme Of III
ANNUITY fuud Tor tito beiCNe Of tho Families
vi deceased officers. aud THAT u also provide
for tle ufrnanotit TcorgAnix sliOn of ths reeil-
lar service. boti, u h(rh wOro recommended
IN my iA~t annual mesraHe third. that tho
n.snnfAc.nflnR operations vi ilie Ordnance
| Department bO concentrated Il thfue afsellaIr
And ~ stfnpry. and that tho reinAIhliig afse.
nAts 10 sold. and tho prnccctis at.pitei Ii ihi,
ubjaet ny tic Ordnance Department,
ttlvei~ and HarisOrn.
Tho appropriations fnr river and harhci
Improvement. Tor thu current year wore
st.0t6.0OO witi my approval. The Hacfetar,
IN war directed that III this amount AL OnO. .OO1
shonid ba expended. and 10 now work. should
be heRuu, and none prosecuted witch were
not III national import sneu. Subsequently
this amount was Increased to 42.7B7 .6hl. aud
the works aro how progressing on this basis
Tho Improvement NJ thu south Ia.s ri the
Mlsslssspii fivcr. nsider JAmss II. Fsds sisd biz
associates. In progressing fayorAbiy. Al ths
prs~ent tIn.s there ID channel of ~ o. III feet
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