The Hickman courier., 1877-12-14

| oi lTANda ana Smuggling rus eau bt zone
OF the attempted frauds by nnderyaluatiou A. 4
provisions and easily understood; and so tar As
practicable the rates of taxation should be In the
form of the specific goods and not ad ya0Icm, re-
quiring the Judgment Of experienced meu to ascer-
lion of fraud Ny atterti0fs has been called during
the recess cf courss to the abuses existing in the
been made for their c9irectiat ~ exeetire orders.
The recommendation aubmittec 70 the aecretatF Of
INTO me coiie6ton Of customs duties the port Of
sf customs laws. . VII il h -stsatisn efeoneress
| lsinyited, and il is matter Of tvue-a at-letion
eTeitors has isen rreseTVed and that s ts result
| advanced, end 1ur public securities are regard
| with ths highest favor N the markets g the
world trust that no act 81 the government viii
cast @ shadow apon its credit The rTogresstoit o
| i-fact5ry under the cdnuacf eS;s,fHs. Whsa
mys o'hce he beods bearing interest at the
I rate O. per scessL were being fep-
] sg reRaie sale Of these bonGs had feied sla sam
o. ~ ~ my sadnStoh liie s q
| o. per cent bonds and within thirty days after
subscriC Ions were hsd amounting 70 So 4gi. ~.
d gfe ea S5 ~sh ~ tbs % prsees 1S sbn fisr s s
iittit uoe thln year tiic sr1Hsi inte.es, ~ the
sEie a.. .eo,'i 10 eonvsTt tbeir savings into gov
sas iRgs IL secured aufs itl9 stes5 = = tle
sFe ne "a; Unfted states g this'Ssy
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b itdn "yj.5n 4is5nrbs1cet ieyoDd ir limit,
\ { reign nations, and especially the eNTo %
increased int the greater rerton Of this trsqe T.
conducted ia foreign vessels DE nnpoTtapee 9i en-
ArEiuR our foreign trade and especially ly dl tct
and speedy ntercheuge win countries on m. con
/ -h6ud re eiya 10 the utfqst practical sXtegt the
eoHsiierstl5ns are forcitIy urged ~ al the iar-c
oitie- Of the country, and public attention Res-
fih5e'' iht solution Of the Probiems t4Sy
tonr--s win ake them up IN tie br6sdest spirit Of
Iberality and respond 70 tle:pube demand hy prac-
the secretary Of war shows that the aru.5 ha- Aasn
actively employed during the year.and has rendered
th- Indian country q preserving peace an & pro
along the Mexican , border long ardaous cam
paign has leeu prosecuted with hnal complete sue
fa1ud in The port n the generator tie army. ia
iii hs -eru tbatiD it rauT-a several battles .gors
fought, in which number - sPlihnt officers aId
sud the general of tho army b awarding 10 the c
efts apd men Smpio5ga ia tn, i5ge & ana ii54.. 'H
honor ami praise wh'cLi4 Justly fEelr4"e. Tgc
meat ut considerable portion u the army io pre-
~ west virginia Maryland. P~uusy lyauia and ~
luoi- these dstu bHnc-= we're 80 to'lailable as 90
S4ei lv tue constitution aud laws t. furnish Inli.
tary aid And rrstihei At being able a. state
that the troops sent Ia re-pUn-e - these calls for
aid iu the suppression of @omostic violence were
tHgbsi reaiou.i - preserve Ihe peace and restore
this delicate aud important duty uOtA Officers epd
thsr eryice deserve he thanks Of he cSGntry "
Disturbances along the E,p Grande in Texas. TO
49, i tlot c11t1 fi} rarrt n al raIt
transmitted o. the house Of representative.
in answer to a resolution OF that body, and
it will not, therefore, be necessary to
enter in,o details. ! regret to saAthat
these lawless incursiOns into our territory
by armed bands from the Mexican side
OF the line for the purpose OF robbery
have been of frequent OccuTranCe, and in
spite of the most vigorous efforts Of the
commanders of our forces the mar2uders
have generally Succeeded in escaping into
Mexico with their plumber. In my last /
gave orders for the exercise Of the utmost
vigilance on the part of our troops for the
suppression of these raids and the
punishment Of the guilty parties as well
as TIE recapture of tho property stolen
by them. Gen. Ord, commanding in
Texas, was directed to invite the co-Ope-
ration of the Mexican authorities in an
effort to this end, and to assure them
that [ was anxious TO avoid giving the
least offense 10 Mexico; at the same time
he was directed 10 give notice of my de-
termination TO pUtan end 70 the invasion
of our territory by lawless gangs intent
upon the plunder of our citizens and the
efectual punishment of the outlaws, and
should make the crossing Of the border
by otir troops IN their pursuit necessary.
1t Is believed that this pOlicy has had the
effect to check somewhat these depreda-
tiOns, and that with q considerable in
crease of our force upon that frontier,
and the establishment of several addition
al military posts along the Rio Grande
so az most edectaaily TO guard that ex-
tensive border, peace may be preserved
and the lives and property of our. citi-
zens in Texas fully protected. Pr TO
the first day of July last the army was,
in accordance with law, reduced to the
maximum Of $4,000 enlisted men, being
a reduction Of >, 500 below the force pre-
viously authorized. The reduction was
made as required by law entirely from
the infantry and artillery branches of the
Pacific without any reduction OF the
cavalry. Under the law as it now stands
it Is necessary that cavalry regiments are
recruited to 100 men in each company
for service on the Mexican and Indian
frontiers. The necessary effect of this
legislation Is to reduce the infantry and
artillery arms of the service below the
number required for efficiency, and l
concur with the secretary of war in rec
ommending that authority be given to
recruit all companies of infantry to at
least 80 men, and all batteries of artil-
lery TO at least 75 men, and power, in
case of emergency, to increase the former
TO 100 and the latter TO l25 men each.
7 20 -, al
recommendations of the secretary of
war: First, that provision be made for
supplying the army a more abundant
Second, That early action be taken by
congress looking 10 a complete revision
and publication of the army regulations.
Third, That section 1923 of the revised
statutes, limiting the number of officers
on the retired list be repealed. Fourth,
That the claims arising under the act of
July t, 1864, for supplies taken by the
army during the war, be taken from Off
GERS OF the quartermaster and COM
missary generals and transferred to
the southern claims commission, or
some other tribunal having more time,
and better facilities for their prompt in
vestigation and decision than are pos
ssssed by these officers; heEce that
provide for an annuity fund for
the families of deceased soldiers as
recommended by the paymaster general
of the army.
The report of the secretary of the navy
shows that we have six squadrons nov
engaged in the protection of our foreign
commerce and other duties pertaining to
the naval service, the condition and
operation of the department also show
the total expenditures for the fiscal year
ending June so, 1877, were $5,607, ,707,-
454. There are unpaid claims again
the departments chargeable last yesr
which are presented to the consideration
of congress by the report the secretary.
The estimate for the fiscal year, com
menciDg July l, 1878, are 81 ,623. 234, 40,
exclusive of the sum OF $2,314, 23l, sub
mitted for new buildings, repairs and
improvements at the several navy yards.
The appropriations for the present fiscal
year, commencing July 1877, are ST.,
359 .293, ,290. The amount drawn from
the treasury from July /, to November
1, 1877, is IS, 343, ,037 40, of which there
is estimated to he yet available 81 ,029,
52S 80. showing the amount of actual
expenditures during the fret four months
of the present fiscal year to have been
$4,313, 500 10.
The report Of the postmaster general