The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04

the sheriff and his local posse is able to cap
tnre them without aid from the soldiers, Ills
almost to grant them immunity from ar
rest. In those new regions the army is the
power chiefly relied upon by the law abiding
people for protection, and chiefly feared by
the lawless classes. Numerous instances
might be cited, but the recent occurrences in
Lincoln county, New Mexico, constitute
striking example. The inability of the Of
fcer in command of the troops in that Vi
cinity to aid the officers of the law in max
ing arrests was one of the principal causes
which led to the most disgraceful scenes of
riot and murder. amounting in fact to an
arcny. This state of things continued until
9 case could be made for declaring the dis
trict IN lnsurrection, after which proclama-
tlon OF warning was issued by the President,
the troops were called into action, and at
once restored quiet.
am clearly of the opinion that the Presi-
dent should be left free to employ the national
forces IN aid of the process of the federal
courts whenever he shall deem it necessary !:
put II such nse is to be limited to cases
wnere, as declared by the act above quoted,
10 10 "ls expressly authorized by the constitu-
ton or by act of Congress- then it is re-
specttully submitted that Congress should
give very careful attention to the enumera-
ton and specification of the cases in which
such uso OF troops is to be permitted
MI. McCrary details what he has done for
the relief Of the yellow fever sufferers, and
asks Congressional approval of his acts.
AppRoPR1A TONS, EXPENDITURES AND EST
MATES.
Inc expenditures, under the war depart
ment, for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1877, were $2,G18,sSs.69 less than those for
the previous fiscal ear, and the expenditures
TOT the year ending June 30, 1873, were g.
ia, 734.54 less than those for 1877.
The estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1880, as presented by chiefs of bu-
reaus, were $53, 1882, 95467. These I have
reduced to $4O,3S7,7l8.33, which amount is
only %l ,9lO,o62.l5 in excess of the aggregate
appropriations for 1879, and, as we shall
presently see, is only an apparent increase of
that amount, since the appropriations for the
current year for the support Of the army seem
TO nave been upon the basis of 20,45O enlist
ed men, while the number authorized by law
was lett at 25,45O. AS reduced and submit
ted, these estimates are for less sum of
money than any annual estimates rendered to
Congress from this department. during pc
~ - a'o Aoc'oC oAo'Cu years, anu are ~, Ill.,
124.9l less than those for the fiscal year 1879
which were $43, liz, 443.24. ..*'
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Speaking of the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river, the secretary says: .....
"lt is greatly to be hoped that the atten-
ton OF Congress will continue to be given to
the problem how best to improve the naviga-
ton of the Mississippi river. The import
ance Of the subject can scarcely be over
estimated, and the large expenditures now
being made in the improvement of the
mouth of the river give itadded prominence
The remainder of the report is devoted to
recital of the difficulties attending the pro-
curement of sites for military posts in the
Southwest, and to a recapitulation of the
of the chiefs of the several
bureaus OF the department, all of which
have been published from time to time in
the GLOBE.