San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11

,.rndorstO0d that uurIng inc coming
% the business Of the country will b.
sa;sturbed by governmental interior
~a with the laws, affecting it, and w
env1 confidently expectthat the resump
ion Of specie payments, which will take
',,.ce at the appointed time, will be sue
sssf,,l and easily maintained, and that
S s'~;lI be followed by healthful and On.
srr;nr revival of business prosperity
Iat the healing influences of time, the
;nberent energies of our people, and the
houndless resources of our country have
= fair opportunity and relief from our
~resent difficulties will surely follow.
FoTff TTHE REGULAR ARMY.
The report Of the secretary of war
sbows that the rarmy has been well and
economically supplied; that our small
force has been actively employed, and
hss faithfully performed all service re-
CURED of it. The morale of the army
has improved, and the number of deser-
t;ons has materially decreased during
theyear. The secretary recommends:
First, that o pension be granted to the
widow of the late Lieut.. Henry H. Ben
ner, eighteenth infantry, who lost his
INA by yellow fever while in command
Of the steamer J. M. Chambers, sent
With supplies for the relief of sufferers
in the south from that disease; second,
The establishment of an annuity scheme
for the benefit of the heirs of deceased
officers, as suggested by the payinaster
general; third, the adoption by congress
Of plan for the publication Of the rec
ortis of the war of the rebellion, now be-
ing prepared for that purpose; fourth,
the increase OF the extra per diem of
the soldier teachers employed in post
schools, and liberal appropriations for
the erection of buildings for schools and
libraries at the different posts; fifth, the
repeal or amendment of the act of June
/, 1878, forbiddiug the use of the army
rs posse icomitatus, or otherwise, for
the purpose of executing the laws, ex-
cent in snch cases and under such cir
cnmstances aas may be expressly author
lied By the constitution or by act of
congress; sixth, the passage Of a joint
resolution of congress legalizing the
issues of rations, tents, medicines, etc,
which were made for the relief of suffer
ers from yellow fever; seventh, that
provision be made for the erection Of a
fre-proof building for the preservation
of certain valuable records, now con-
stantly exposed to destruction by fires.
The recommendations are all commend
cd to your favorable consideration.
trr'' d, THE NAVY, Y, it+''9.g
The report of the secretary Of the
navy shows that the navy has improved
during the last fiscal year. Work has
been done on seventy-five vessels, ten
Of which have been thoroughly repaired
and made ready for sea--two others are
in rapid progress towards completion.
The total expenditures Of the year, in
Gliding the amount appropriated for
the deficiencies Of the previous year,
were $17 ,468, 1891 IS. The actual cxpen-'
ses chargeable to the year, exclusive of
these deficiencies, we're $13,306, 9l4 90,
or $751;, 199 Is less than those OF the
previous year, and "a ,92S,677 IA less
than the expenses, including the, def
ciencies. The estimates for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1880, are $14,562,-
3S1 45-exceeding the appropriations
Of the present year only 1888, 949 IS,
which excess is occasioned by the de-
mands Of the naval academy and the
marine corps, as explained in the secre-
tary's report. The appropriations for
the present fiscal year are $14 ,52S, All 70,
which, in the opinion of the secretary,
will be ample for all the current expen-
SEES of the department. during the year
The amount drawn from the treasury
from July to November 1. 1878, is ST.
74O,544 IA, of which $70,9S0 10 has
been refunded, leaving as the expendi-
ture for that period $4,660,563 30. OR
S520,S99 "a less than the corresponding
period Of the last fiscal year.
THE MAILS
The report of the post master general
embraces detailed statement OF the
operations of the post Office department.
The expenditures of that department
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1878,
were $34, 165,OS4 40. The receipts, in
GLIDING sales of stamps, money order
business and official stamps We're S29,-
277,516 %. The sum of 1890, 436 80,
included in the foregoing statement OF
expenditures, is chargeable to preceding
years, so that the actual expenditures
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878,
are $50, 874,647 so. The amount drawn
from the treasury on appropriations, in
addition to the revenues of the depart
ment, was S5,3O7, 652 80. Expenditures
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1850,
are estimated ut $36, ST. 900, and the re-
ceipts from all sources at $50, 664. O23 10.
leaving deficiency to be appropriated
out of the treasury of S5,9OI SIG III.
The report calls attention to the fact
that the compensation of post masters