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portunity, and relief from present ullhcultles i
will surely follow.
THE ARMY.
The report Of The aeerstsrs OF War shows |
that the army has been wed snd eAono1nical- |
" supplied, that our small force has Deen dc-
lively sfnployed, and pas faithfully perform
ed All the service reS.usred OF IT. The morale
of the army has improved, ara thS member
of deserfions has materially decreased dur
ing the year. d.
I. -hrt y bernstein be granted to the widow
of the late Lieutenant He-t-y ~. Bepner, 18th
Infantry, who lost his life by yellow teser
while in command OF the steamer y. III: IN;
Chambers" sent with Supplies for the reilef
OF sufferer in the South from that disease.
a The establishment OF the annuity serene
Cor the bsngiit of the heirs ct deceased OF
ficers as sGgge5te1 bt the Pay master Cen
3 The adoption by Congress of plan for
the publication of the records OF the war oil
the Rebellion, now being prepared ior that
The increase of the extra per diem of
.nldier.teachers employed in post-schools,
ard i6erPl appropriations Ior tire eIec' 10 u
III buildihgs Tor SCHOOLS anV ucIaiieS az VIC
al ~ fhe repeal gi OF amendment OF the act of
June Is, ISIS, fprbidding the use q the Army
tnse of eðting The laws, eseett IN such
Eases and under such circumstances as may
he expressly authorized by the Constitution
e Tbe massage of a Joint resolution of Con
gress Iegalizing the issues of rations, tents,
and medicines which were made for the re-
lief of sufferers from yellow lever 10 erection
of a fire.proof building for the preservation
NJ certain valuable records, now constantly
EMBOSSED to destructiQn by fire.
These re comnsendationS,are all commented
To your avorabte considerations
THE NAVY.
The report of the Secretary Of the Navy
shows that the Navy has improved during the
last fiscal wear. Work has been done on
skbefty five, yssssls, tenot which haye been
Two othefs are III rapid progress towards
completion Tie total expenditures OF the
wear, including the amount appropriated ior
the deficiencies of the previous year, were
81 AS 1926 The actual expenses
chargeable to the year, exclusive
of these deficiencies, were Sl5.3C69li.O9. or
;i67 less than those oil me the PTevlo~s
including THE uehcieneits: The estimates tor
The fiscal yeitr ending, June 80, 1851 are $li,,,
562, IS .45-e2ceeGinf; the, appropriations OF
the present year only Sj5'Sl9'i'' winch eAcesS
is occasioned by the demands of the Naval
Academy and the Marine Corps, as explained
in the SecretaIy's report. The appropfla-
tions for the present fiscal year are Sli,aZo,-
43l.70 which, in the opinion OF the secretary
will he ample for all the current expenses OF
the Department during the year. inc
amount drawn from the Treasury from Jnly
l. to November /, 1873, is S4,740, d4l4, of which
! SO $50. 10 has been refunucU, leaving MS tho
expenditure for that period $40 9,56SS9, or
| $50, 500 "A less than the corresponding perloo
| of the last fiscal year.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The report of the Postmaster General EN-
| braces q detailed statement of the operations
/ Of the Post Office Department fhe. gxpendi-
! lures of that Department for the hscal year
/ ended June 80, ISIS, we're S4 ,l6j 04.fg. The
receipts, including sales Of stamps; money
were $29a77 ,5i6s5 The sum Of
| 1920, 1850, included in the foregoing state
ment of expenditures, is chargeable TO pre-
ceding years, so that the actual expenditures
| for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1878, are
| 80, 6f7.50. The amount drawn from tnt
Treasury on appropriations, in ADDITION u
the revenues of the Department, was $o,5Oi,
/ e02. 81. The expenditures for the fiscal veal
ending June 30, 1880, are estimated at 1902
800, and the receipts from all sources at SSO
| 664 ,02390, leaving deficiency to be appropil
| ated out of the Treasury of s5,9O1, 10. Tht
| report calls attention to the fact that the
! compensation of postmasters and of railroads
J for CARRYING the mail Is regulated by law, ant
that the failure OF Congress 10 appropIiaI'
| the amounts required for these purposes doe
/ not relieve the Government of responsibility
but necessarily increases the deficiency Dill
which Congrt IS will be called upon to pass.
In providing for the postal service, the fol
lowing questions are presented: Should
| Congress annually appropriate sum Tor IL
| expenses largely in excess OF It's revenues, o.
should such rates of postage be established
as will make tho Department self-sustaining
Should the postal service be reduced by eN
Guiding from the mails, matter which doe
not pay its way? Should the number OF post
routes be diminished Should other method
be adopted which will increase the revenue
or diminish the expenses OF the postal serv
ice?
The International Postal Congress, whicl
met at Paris May /, ISIS, and continued II
session until June 4 of the same year, wa
composed of delegates from nearly all TN
civilized countries of the world. 1t adOpte'
n nov nlAGR
treaty concluded at Berne October 3, 1874
which goes into effect on the lst OF April, lois
between the countries whose delegates nav
signed it. Ii was ratified and approved, o.
and with the consent OF the Presidents aug
ust Is, 1878. synopsis of this UNIVERSE
Postal Convention will be found in the re
port of the Postmaster General, and the III
text in the appendix thereto. In its or1gl
the Postal Union comprised twenty -thre
countries and colonies, with population {
three hundred and fifty millions OF people
On the 1St of April next it Will comprise 1ol
| ty-three countries and colonies, with a popu
lation of more than six hundred and hit
millions OF people, and Will soon, by the &c
cession OF the few remaining countries an
colonies which maintain organized posti
| services constitute, in fact, as wei as l
name, as its new title indicates, universe
sUnion, regulating, upon a UNIFORM basis
cheap postage rates, the pOstal lhtereours
between all civilized nations.
Some embarrassment has arisen out OF tf
conflict between the customs laws OF Tn
country and the provisions OF the POST
Convention, in regard to the TRANSMISSION
, foreion books and newspapers to this countr
by mail. 1t is hoped that Congress VIII y
ahle TO devise some means OF 1econclling u
difficulties which have thus been created
as to do Justice TO ali parties involved
THE COURTS.
The business OF the supreme Court. ana
the courts in many OF the circuits, mas II
creased 70 such an extent during the pa
wears that additional legislation is lmperi
tive to relieve and prevent the delay OF u
tice and possible oppression TO snltol
which is thus occaSi1ned. The encumDert
7 condition of these ucckets is presented ane
, in the report of the Attorney General, ar
: the remedy suggested Is earnestly urged Il
Congressional action Tue creatloh Oh a.,u
tional circuit judges, as proposed, won
: afford a complete remedy, and Wonld ihNol'
an exDense-at the present rate OF salaries
T. of not more than S6e,fH0 a year.
OUR INDIAN TROUBLES.
The annual reports of the Secretary OF q
Interior and of the Commissioner OF lnd1a
, Affairs, present an elaborate account OF u
present condition of the Indian tribes, and
that branch Of the public service which mil
listers to their interests. While the condu
of the Indians, generally, has been Orderl
and their relations with their neighbo
: ! friendly and peaceful, two local disturbance
have occurred, which were deplorable in the
g character, but remain ed, happily, confined
a cOmparativeIy small number of Indian
l | The discomfort among the Bannocks, whlc
| led first to some acts OF violence on the pa
l ! OF some mcnlUclS ILle IllDt anu HIdlig
e the outbreak, appears to have been cause
a by an ins Efficiency of food on the reservatio
and this insufficiency to have been owing
: the inadequacy of the appropriations, mac
: by Congress, to the wants OF the Indians, at
Y time when the Indians were prevented tro
: supplying the deficiency by hunting. Aft
I an arduous pursuit by the troops of the Uni
i ed States, and several engagements, the ho
a tile Indians were reduced to subsection, al
a the larger part of them surrendered then
s selves as prisoners. In this connection, d.
t sire to call attention to the recommendatiC
i made by the Secretary of the Interior, that
{; sufficient fund be placed at the disposal
, the Executive, to be used, with proper a.
g countability, at discretion, in sudden enc
e gencies of the Indian service.
h The other case of disturbance was that Of
: band of Northern CheyenneS who sudden
a left their reserV alton in the Indian TerritOl
and marched rapidly through the States
n | Kansas and Nebraska in the direction of the
Il ! old hunting grounds, committing murde
r and other crimes on their way. Fro
+ documents accompanying the report OF Il
|, Secretary of the Interior, it appears tn
. this disorderly band was as fully supple
|, with the necessaIies of lie as the 4, 100 9th
Indians who remained quietly on the reserV
4 ton and that the disturbance was caused
!, men of q restless aud mischievous dispositiC
4 among the Indians themselves. Almost q
q whole of this band have surrendered TO Il
Y military authorities, and 1t is gratifying ia
+ that, when some of IheH'had taken refuge