Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-12-06

Der of 25,C00 men for the line q
exclusive of the 3,46O men rcall
! tached duty, and therefore not
service I'm the field. He II
menas ,n that Congress be asked to
law for the disposition of a large
abandoned military posts and ra
have been rendered useless for m
poses by the advance of ciyilizntio
Element. Heunites with. the QUAR-
General i'll recommending that an
ton be made for the construction
and perfectly flre-proof building Fl
storage of q vast amount Of money,
vouchers, claims and other valilat
now in the Quartermaster-Genef
and exposed to great risk of total id
by fre. He also recommends, in Cd
with the Vows of the Judge=Advo1
eral, some declaratory legislation in
70 1,dh the p military I,, statute Of limitatio
erai recommendations concur.
The Secretary of War further rep
INC work for the improvement of tr
Pass Of the Mississippi River, under (2Sl
/ with Mr.. james B. Eads, made in purs,ii
an act of Congress, has been prosecuf
fn9 the past year with q greater mea
success In the attainment of rcsuf
i during any previous year. The
through the South Pass, which, at the
ming of June, 1875, had depth of onl
and a half feet of water, had, on the
July, 1S79, minimum depth of twesnt
hnndrcdand cd and central % q depth Is Of Off thirty
Payments have been made ifl
cordance with the statute as TN
agptegate to, "a, ,250, 100, and further payments
Will .become due, as provided by the statute,
the channel now secured. Thc reports &c the
Il General of the Army and Of his subordinate
present full and detailed account of the
military operations for the suppression OF hos
tilities among the Indians OF the Ute and
i Apache tribes and praise is Justly awarded to
ness skill ana u coaFe % dispyed or TRe TRpps pap
/ year has hecn one of utmost unbrOSen peaee
q ana & asiet on S,d the MeNisan frontier and here
/ Government and Mexico TO maintain oSder
In that region will prove eminently sucdess-
1 This Department was enabled during the
past year 20 lind temporary, though crowded,
accommodations and safe depository for
portion OF its records In the completed dast
wing Of the building designed for the State,
War and Navy Departments. The constrflc-
Of the structure intended for the use of The
| War DepaTtment-is being carried forward
shanld Tin ai possible f dispatch, and the Tk
pr prlatfons MS Will secure its speedy COM
i plcilOn.
The report of the SecrCta+y of the Navy
4 shows u continued Improvement in that brslnoh
of the service during the last fiscal year. Ex-
| tensive repairs have been made upon vessels,
and two new ships have been completed AMI
made ready for sea. The total expenditures Of
tie year ended June 20, 1879, including specific
p,rtment,, were sl3555,5lO.G. The expenses
\
the amount Of these specific appropriss-
tions, were Sl33f3,3l7.7s; but this is sub.
yect 70 reduction of S2s5, 1850, that
| amount having been drawn upon warrants,
but not paid out during the year, The amount
of appropriations applicable ta the last fiscal
balance of slab e5I.37. spmaining unex-,
! pended and to the credit of the Department.
ondnR en- juno 30 ISL are sitst I37s5 which
exceeds the appropriations for the present tis-
cal year SOL, 81. IS The reason for this in
Do xratn
Theapprepriations available for the present fis-
cal year are S1i.5G2,, ,2250G7, which wilt In the
opinion of the Secretary, answer all the or.
dinary demands of the service. The amount
drawn from the Treasury from July / to
November /, 1873, was s5,7lO,4Ol Il, of which
expenditure for that period $4,6!4 9Gj.19. If
the expenditures for the remaining two-thirds
of The year do not exceed the proportion for
these four months there will remain unex-
pended at the end of the year $417, $3.50 of
the current appropriations.
~ ing fnct that, among all the disbursing officers
of the Pay Corps of the Navy. there Is not one
lar unite with him in recommending the
removal of the Observatory to o more health
ful loeation. That Institution rejects credit
baiionof scientific men in all parts of the
world. Its removal from its presept locality
would not only be conducive to the health Of
its officers and Professors, but would greatly
increase its usefulness.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The appropriation for judicial expenses,
heretofore made for the Department of
Justice in gross, was subdivided ut the last ses-
ever was made for the payment of the fees of
Marshals and their deputies, either in the ser
vice OF process or for the he discharge & OF other @
continued the performance OF their duties |
without compensation from the Government,
denial outlays, as well as rendering
their Owl own services, services. In only & nronny few
execution of the process of the United
States failed by reason of the absence of the |
requisite appropriations. This course of OH
crciitable TO their fidelity, was advised by tho
Attorncy-G encral, who informed them, how
for their cnmpensation upon the prospect of
future legislation by Congress. therefore
especially recommend thot immediate appro
priation be made by Congress for this pur
pose. Tho act making the principal appropria
tion for he Department of Justice at previous
ing clause: .And for dofraying the expense
which may be incurred in the enforcement OF
the act approved Feb. Is, 1870, entitled An act
titled An act to enforce the right of citizens
of .he United States to vote in the several
poses or any acts amendatory thereof or
supplementary thereto No appropriation
was made for this purpose for o,aC the
iion for members of Congress occurred,
the omission was a matter Of little prae-
however, take place during the ensuing year,
and the appropriation made for the pay of
Marshals and Deputies should be sufficient TO
embrace compensation for the services they
may be required TO perform at such election.
The business of the Supreme Court is at pres
that more causes can be decided
than are now. disposed of in its annual
distinguished Magistrates Who compose the
Court eau accomplish more than is now done.
In the courts of many of the circuits also the
business has increased TO such an extent that !
the delay of justice will call the attention of
Congress TO an appropriate remedy. 1t is be
lieve that all is done in each circuit which |
can fairly he expected from its judicial force. |
The evils arising from delay are loss heavily felt
by the United States than by private suitors, as
Its causes are advanced by the courts when 1t |
is seen that they involve the discussions of |
questions of public character. The remedy |
pointment of additional Circuit Judges, and |
the creation of an intermediate Court of Err |
rors and Appeals, which shall relieve the |
Supreme Court of a part of its jurisdiction, |
while larger force is also obtained for the |
performance of circuit duties. recommend |
this suggestion to the consideration of Con- |
gress. Ii would seem to afford a complete |
remedy, and would involve, II ten additional |
Circuit Judges are appointed, an expenditure |
$4,000 year, which would certainly be small |
I'm comparison with the objects TO be attained. |
THE POST-OTFICE.
The report of the Postmaster-Gencral bears |
testimony to the general revival Of business |
throughout the country. The receipts of the |
ending June 30, 1879, were $3104 ,aS2. sd, being
S764, 1861 more than the revenues of the pre-
ccding year. The amount realized from the |
sale Of postage-stamps, stamped envelopes |
and postul-cnrds was S164, ,4a5-9l more than in |
the preceding year, and 81 81 559..3 more than
in 1osl. The expenditures of the Department
were S35,i+9, ,S99.i5, of which the sum of
S3'6,i6l.63 was paid on liabilities incurred in
the year were SSOl 200 II less than in the pro
ceding year. This reduction is to be af-
trituted mainly Ia the operation of the law
passed June IL, 1873, changing the compensa-
tion of Postmasters from a commission
on the value of stampsk sold TO a
commission on stamps chnceied. The
appropriations, in addition to the reve-
nues of the Department, was $;}.0Sl, ,45i94
being SGT, 1875 less than in the preceding
year The expenditures for the fiscal year
ending juno 80, 1851, are estimated ut SS9920,-