, 1880-12-03
Questions Asked by Lanier which
.Bulldozer King Should An
swer Promptly.
Reports Of Controller Lawrence, Of the
Treasury, AMI Ilailroad.Audltor
French.
The Preaident's Leaning to Hazen Now
Oonaiderod Fatal to Miles Chances
-0hristiaucy.

sEcnE7AnY 9l1oulHox's ngronT.
WARRINGTON. II. C., Dee Tho annual, re.
E,0rt or Sccrrtary Thompson is mnde publfc+*
Tho tntal gross a.nuunt amount available f0r
tho year was tltsC6 a., subject to deduction by
surplus fund warrant os tt,0os, which ici.ves
the net amount Mt Sit.S0l,04t. Thocxrendftnrcs
wcre Sl.,DlGU Um, leaving batanco 1luexpcn1ed
ut tho end Of tho ycnr Of el.1sS,o5. In this,
however, ahotd he Hdded thu net amount uncx-
pended In tho hands Of pay oflcer. ns shown ut
tho office Ut tho roartna aAudltor, $iI3ss', which
SHOWS tho net expenditures for tho nscal ycnr
were $2.ll,0 ,0ss less ttlnn tho ulnount applicable
therefor.
PENSIONS.
Tho number OF navy pensions On tho rolls
June 30, 1880, was D,pE, md the ntanunr rall
during tho ycur OIL Recount or pcnslons s'6s,'7l.
The total amount available for tho operations OF
TIM present ,iscnl year cud ug juno %. 1881. Ia
si50" cot. md tho toai cstttuntes tor tho fiscal
yrnr ending juno IT, 1es3, nra &ahps1:Gf.
| The SccrctAry rccosufncnfla tho repeal OF tho
proyiso to to net Of Juno Il, HB. 70 s to restore
TO- tho Trcatlent nuthnrlty TO appoint ten cadet
| 1ultlshtpmcn ut lHr7yc Annually.
Cn!EInl: attention to tho growing commcrolal
| importance Of
| THE CENTRAL AID SOUTH AMERICAN sTATt!a,
whose trat}o Is likrly to pass entirely out Of our
hRntls II prompt and vigorous measures aro not
tukcn to accuro 1t, the SccEetnry continues;
"Al that tho Navy department can properly
do tu thts cntl ilns been doElc I have deemed 1t
| m Imperative public duty IN send our ah1ps'nf.
war into aB nnuy OF thoir r,rts as possible, with
| a Wow OF enabling tito authorities nnd people Ut
Iaose ... 49,. .,, .,,t,s. .,,,,i',,1i
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= a.'., .'.s ..",,i W T., .hnrn1', ,ro,,,tot
inse'ss. ;c, ". o,,,.. ,so,". .s,,, r,anh tt,n
paeltiu Coust cun OILY re,ch this cnuntry BY why
| Of San Francisco tho 1sthn,us of PhuRnin.
Consequently, havo also felt IT my tluty to ILL
nuH"ra'e s"e" a.oie "s ""4o '. .,' ~.
a.',1 -. .,>a.. 'aa,, I'll, ~ ,hn+ ;ytbu,s rrho
| peop'e upon oHn e'ao "i tn.st ''.e"u', = -, ~
Muthot'ts " Inu sse!e.' y. NV rss :. ' ,.a
Hc" "ro" tu's ....,. aa1 "oe' o ..,,a..,
| St'''u 'lio '.saut' " e...' M ~, .,, ~. r =. ...
our 'esso's touch oe tn"s ~ !aanu , s"us'',
Ill oraef 10 F3on'to I''n.ne.c'a' n4'uleuuino n :.
"ueFnt - "!te""! est'o'.eo.' " y"
"heEo ~ ~ ''u1' ' ". s,,,.. ',,,a
| 10 "1 1a*ch 1u1 tnu ucs!uo''s14''"|o4 e'A4'As 'se
uoa upoh c''tn sfto VI
| THE ISfhAus '..
at polnts c1ntnenlly su'thbIc, both as se@afds
naval uses Anu tne commerce u tnat ree'or'
Thu ono on the eaat sHtd ID ioea1cts ~ tAlF'aut'
Lagoon, IN tho cas'oooafa sen. una III tao l'n'
fhndAfe vicinity III veins OF coh a'seaay opehcai
| anu lhnt III mo "est " tho nns ~ 4u'h'u. "
part Of tho Gulf of Dulco on tho ractc. Tho
diatnnco botweon thctn Ii less thAn loo milea'
Tho ut,ly two sato nnd sufficiently co1ntnod'ol,s
llnrborB Oh tho isthilll8 Are at thcso polss anu
although Tho Department dl" .lof ncfore lnaRIis
tho deposits OF coil uc.i1Ilfo tltlo IN tao 'ahes
occllod. yet 1t assured ltself that no tl'.ieaty
Woul.t be likely to nrlse OH thnt 6coro A'tho!'Rh
It WIS mt anticipated tfat a1y poitt'chs oo1ee'
tion would be undo 10 proi1m'HarJ "1'
animation any survey OF t'oso WHITES y
with 81 usefnlHn object to tllosh paf's ~ wen
as tu thls dosorn'ncat III VIEW Sot easotu1 ''e-
structsons "oFo kIsch 10 tho cota1hAshcta III
ycsscls assigned 10 thu performance VI flo aatY
to tho 1tTccs tls't IT eIsuef "o'efhh'eht 'hter.
ppscI any objection 10 tho movement tney
should ..... .......
IMMEptATEtf SUSPEND OPERATIONS
and report tho tnatsor 10 tho 1"t"irt"ct..tn oe'
dur TINT II 'l'iRt!t W t,aao ta1 stp1ect vi o"o'
mut3o negotiation. ahasmuc11. ho"a'cr, ~ ITO
obstaolc Of th's KIND waa onc"utltefr'' eltaer IL
tho thr!Gut lnRt'on or dnlfo' c1usl III s'!laelet
quantities was 'elos1tetl nt each hatbor' anu
NOW ros'nins tloFo for future us9 W o!1r vessels
whenever 1t may he lec'ied. THO question VI
Ac1u1rnS tito to II sus!clcnt 1ltln1ttS u la'lt|