The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-06

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invite your special attention to the
following recommendations Of the Secre-
tary of War; First, That provision be
made for supplying to the aripya more
abundant and better supply OF reading
matter. Second, That early action be
taken by Congress lookingto complete
revision and republication of the Army
Regulations Third, That section 1858
of the Revised Statutes. limiting the mum
Der of officers on the retired list, be re
pealed. Fourth, Thatthe claims arising
under the act Of July 4th, 1904, for sup
plies taken by the army during the war;
be taken from the offices Of the Quarter
master and Commssary Generals and
transferred to the Southern Claims Cons
mission, or some other tribunal having
more time and better facilities for the
prompt investigation and decision than
are possessed by these officers. Fifth.
That Congress provide an annuity fund
for the families OF deceased soldiers, as
recomm nded by the Paymaster General
of the Army.
Report of the Secretary Of the Navy.
The report of the Secretary of the Ma
w shows that we have six squadrons
now engaged in the protection of our
commerce and other duties pertaining to
naval service, The conditions and ope'
rations of the department are also shown,
The total expenditures for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1877, were $I6o77 974,5 54
| There are unpaid claims against the de-
partment chargeable to the last year,
which are presented to the consideration
of Congress by the report Of the Secre-
tary. The estimates for the fiscal year
commencing July Ist, 1873, are $I6.233..
234 40, exclusive of the sum Of So 3IA23G
submitted for new building, repairs and
Improvement, in the several navy yards,
The appropriations for the present fiscal
year, commencing July Ist, 1877. are
SI3 5o2 o32,oo, The amount drawn
from the Treasury from July to Novem-
Der I, 1877, is S5.343,o37,Io of which
there is estimated to be yet available
81 o2o I2S, 80, showing the amount of
actual expenditure during the first four
months of the present fiscal year TO have
been SI,3I2. 5o9,Io.
Post Office Department.
The report Of the Postmaster General
contains full and clear statement Of the
Postofice Department. The ordinary
revenues of the Department for the fiscal
year ending June 50, 1877, including res
ceipts from money order business and
from official stamps and stamped envel~
opes, amountep to the sum OF S27.53L-
58s 26. The additional sum Of 7.oI3 900
dollars was realized from appropriations
from the general Treasury for various
purposes, making the receipts from all
sources 34 544 SS5 20 dollars. The total
expenditures during the fiscal year
amounted to 50 1856 322,44 dollars, leav
ing an excess Of total receipts over total
expenditures of o5S 562,S2 dollars, and
an excess of total expenditures over or
dinary receipts Of 5954737IS dollars.
Drductng from the total receipts the sum
of 6.32o 1874 dollars received from inter
natio al money orders in the preceding |
fiscal year, and deducting from the total
expenditures the sum of 1863 1880 dol
lars, paid on liabilities incurred in the
previous fiscal years, the expenditures |
and receipts appertaining to the business
of the last fiscal year were as follows:
Expenditures, 81. 322, 5o4,24 dollars re-
ceipts lordinary, from money order busi-
ness and from official postage stamps,
27 .468. 323,42 dollars; excess of expendi-
lures 4S54 $780, AZ dollars.
Tho orI;nor,, of tho Dnctc ffIra |
Department for the year ending June
80, 1870, are estimated at an increase of
3 per cent over those of 1877, making |
20 o34 oo82S dollars, and the expendiN
lures for the year are estimated at &c..
527 III dollars, leaving an estimated de
iciency for The year 1879 of 1898 672,72
dollars.
Unconditional Legislation recommends
ed by the Postmaster General for the
improvement of the mail service and to
pro ect the postal revenues from the abu
ses practiced under existing laws, is re-
spectfully commended to the careful con-
sideration of Congress.
Attorney Generals Office.
The report of the Attorney General
contains several suggestions as to the
administration of justice, to which in>
vite your attention. The pressure of bu-
siness in the Supreme Court and in GER
tain Circuit Courts of the United States,
is now such that serious delays, to the
great injury and even oppression of
suitors, occur, and remedy should be
sought for this condition of afflrs.
Whether it will be found in the plan
briefly sketched in the report, ofincreas>
ing the number of Judges of the Circuit
Courts, by means of this addition to the
judicial force, or of creating an interme-
diate Court of Errors and Appeals, or
whether some other mode can be devised
for obviating the difficulties which now
exist, leave to your mature consldera~
ton.
The Indian Problem.
The present condition of the Indian
tribes in the territory of the United States
and our relations with them, are fully set
forth in the reports of the Secretary Of the
Interior and the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. After a series Of most deplora-
bic conflicts, the successful termination
of which, while rejecting honor upon the
brave soldiers who accomplished it, cam
not lessen our regret at their occurrence.
We are now at peace with all the Indian
tribes within our borders. To preserve
that peace with just and humane policy
will be the object of my earnest endeav-
ors. Whatever may be said of their
character and savage propensities, of the
difficulties ofinstructing among them the
habits of civilized life, and ofthe obstacles
they have offered to the progress of set
tlement and enterprise in certain parts
of the country, the Indians are certainly
entitled to our sympathy, and to cons
scientious respect on our part for their
claims upon our sense of Justice They
we're the aboriginal occupants of the
land we now possess, they have been
driven from place to place the purchase