The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-14

EtnUuCe UEc tQ c&fbtSttJ uihSSs |your attention again to these suMccts. In like mannet l re. peat my recommendation that some means be provided for hearing and determination Q! the just and existing claims of aliens upon the government of the Uni ted States within n reasonable limitation and of such as may hereafter arise. While by the existing provision of law the court of claims may, in certain cases, be resorted to by an alien. claiment in the absence of my general provisions governing all such cases, and the want oi tri- bunal skilled in the disposition of such cases upon recognized, fixed and settled principles which either provide no. remedy in many deserving cases or compel consideration of saeh claims by congress or the executive depart ment of the government, 1t is be- lieved that other governments are in advance of the United States on this question, and that the practice now adopted is en- tirely unsatisfactory.
 Congress, by act, approved on the third of March, 1875, author ized the inhabitants of the terri tory of Colorado to form state government, with the name of the state of Colorado, and therein provided for the admission of said state when formed into the union upon equal footing with the original states, a constitution having been adopted and ratified by the people of that state, and the acting governor having ccrti- fled to me the facts as provided by said act, togethe: with copy of such constitution and ordinances as are provided for in the said act, and tac provisions Of said act Of congress having been duly com piled with, l issued proclama- tion on the lst of August, 1876, a copy of which is hereto annexed. THE ARMY AND NAVY.
 The report Of the secretary of war shows that the army has been actively employed during the past year, in subduing at the request 1, of the Indian bureau, certain wild bands of Sioux Indioans, and ill preserving peace at the south dur ing tie election The commis- sion constituted under act of July A, 1876, to consider aud rcporl on the whole subject of reform and the reorganization of the whole army, in August last, has collect ed large mass of statistics of points bearing on the subject be fore it. These are now under consideration and their report is progressing. I am advised though by the president of inc commis- sicn that it be impracticable to comply with the clause of the act requiring report to be presented through me to cong. ess on the first day ol this sessioe, for want of time for that mature delibera
 tion which the importance of the subject demands; therefore l ask that the time of making report be extended to the 29th of January, 1877. In accordance with the resolution of August l5, 1876, the army regulations prepared under the act of March l, 1875, have not been promulgated, but are held until after the report of the above mentioned commissioners shall have been received and acted up- on. By act Aug l5, 1876 the cav airy force of the army was in. creased by 2500 men, with a pro- vision that they should be dis charged on the expiration of the hostiiities. Under this authority the cavalry regiments have been strengthened, and portion of them are now in the field pursu- ing the remnants of the Indians with whom they have been en
 gagged during the summer. The estimates of the war department are made up on the basis of the number of men authorized by law and their requirements as shown by years of experience, and also with a purpose of of part of the
 bureau officers, to provide for all contingencies that may arise du- ring the time for which the esti-
 mates are made exclusive of en. gineers' estimates presented in accordance with the acts of Con gress, calling for surveys and cs-
 inmates for improvements at vs-
 rious localities. The estimates
 now presented are about $6,000-
 900 in excess of the appropria
 tions of the years 1874, 1875, and
 1876. This increase is asked in
 order to provide for the increased
 cavalry force, should their service , be necessary; to prosecute eco nomical work upon important
 public buildings; to provide fol
 an armament of Notifications and the manufacture of small arms and to replenish the working
 stock of the supply department
 The appropriations for these last
 named Lave for the past few years been so limited that the ac