Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-08

hs mexftntn1 allowed By. law Inls ~ eSer.
ihs;fssine frontier, to preserve peace, and suppress
iisorder and marauding in new ~ "
settlers and their properly a eHments ~ in,
fTdefs. and to enable peaceable imn,grants W
Homes in the fhoss em5tet sarss * onf
The army is now necessarnf tbst when
ever al outbreak occur, reinforcemsattS sistancess
hurried from MANY suartets,6 over greet ais.aHHc ri
ind always ho,sys. It Wae nsass and sis. supplies uop ! concur in
he Recommendation of the Secretary iof hei
the army to the strength OF
$4,000 ENLISTED MEN. i
1t appears by the Secretary report tnai, II he
FOODS have been actively engaged IN coneculs
indians. hitherto hostile, and locating 1nem Oh
their proper reservations; that s.strr as. 1sandsii
,hst tbs Ties nave been moved to their new re-
in Utah: that owing to a reee ~ r oHs.
65ean the be r ans aRai III Arizona BY troops Withdrawn
frdn Nsw Mexico; atd that some Of the apacnes
are now held prisoners for ttial, Wnlis some na.e
escaped sss;l and, and t a1fs maj9 qbsre Il Is ras it IF legislation
to prevent intrusion upon the ianas SET 49, -.
the Indians. A large military force; at great eAr
I Reas set T. zen" Kansas and the Indian Territory.
The only punishment that can be inflctea Is q
forcible removal of the intruder and the IMPOSE
tion of q pecuniary fine, which, in most cases, Il
is impossible to collect. There should pc a pen
atty by Imprisonment in such cases. ihe Sep"
rate organization of
THE SIGNAL SERVICE
is urged by the Secretary OF va; and a fun state
ment of the advantages Of such permanent organ
ization is presented in the report OF the thlei
Signal Officer. A detailed report OF the useluI
work performed by the signal Iofps anu 'he
weather bureau is also given in that report. !
ask attention to the statement OF the secretary o.
War regarding the acquisitions frequently mace
by the indian bureau upon the subsistence d ef
bands iid tribes Of Indians, which appropriations
are exhausted. The War Departmeiit should not
be left, by reason of lnadequate provision aor Inc
of Indians. The report of the
CHIEF OF ENGINEERS
furnishes a detailed accC,nt OF operations for the
Improvement of rivers and harbors,
this report in regard to the condition of our forth
~fcations, especially our coast defences, ana ! re-
commend an increase Of the strength OF tne en-
sineer battalion, by which the effieie1ey OF our
torpedo SYSTEM would be improved; also can
YOUR attention to the remarks upon tbs improve
ment ofthe South Pass of the Mississippi river:
the proposed free bridge over the Potomac l1Ser
at GEORGETOWN; the Importance OF completing at
an early day the north wing OF the department
building, and other lamentations OF me Ssc,
rotary OF War. which appear in MS report. Inc
actual expe nditures of this department for the
fiscal year ending June 81, 1881, were 422S,lso-
The appropriations for the year iss. were ga e"'
725. II. The estimates for 1883 are Sii,5f1 ,2'6.sL.
The Navy Department.
The report ofthe Secretary of the Navy exhibits
the condition of that branch OF the service, and
presents valuable suggestions for Its improve
| appended report of the Advisory Board which he
convened to devise suitable measures for lncreas,
ing the efficiency of the navy. and particularly &c
a repOrt as to the character and number OF yes
sells necessary to place it upon a footing common.
surate with the necessities of the government. !
cannot too strongly urge on you my conyictiof
omy and honor imperatIvely demands a thorough
rehabilitation of our navy. With a full apprecfa
tien of the fact that compliance with the s,lgges
lions of the head of that department and Of the
| Advisory Board must involve a large expenditure
of the public moneys, l earnestly recommend
such appropriations as will accomplish an enc
which seems to be so desirable. Nothing can III
more inconsistent with true public economy thai
the Withholding the means necessary TO accom-
plish the objects Entrusted by the constitution u
the national legislature. One of these objects
and one which is Of Importance, Il
declared by our fundamental law to be the pro
vision for the common defence Surely moth
ing is more essential to the defense of the tnites
States and of all our people than the efficiency o
our navy.
The attention of congress is called to the neces
sity of more direct legislation authorizing quar-
antining imported cattle, and for providing place
for quarantine thereof, and for expenses attend
ant thereon.
Postofice Department.
The report of the Postmaster General is a graf
tying exhibit of the growth and efficiency of tn
postal service. The receipts from postage an
other sources during the past fiscal year wer
$50. is9, el6.5S: the receipts from the money orde
business were Ssga, 5sl SO, making q total of SO
7s5,3os.g7. The expenditures for the fiscal yes
were S69, 21i, S6IN. The deficit supplied out {
| the general treasury was S2,isl l9.3A, or g p,
cent of the amount. The receipts were s., i69
/ 1856 in excess of those the previous year, an
81 ,@g7. % in excess Of the estimate two veal
ago, before the present period of business pro
perity had fairly begun.
The whole number of letters mailed in tn
country in the last fiscal year exceeded Loo
. $4,000.
III. .;+ a. ;s ra,orto3 40 -, j., 900
{ lent condition, having been rcmodeled durir
the past four years, with good results. The ope
atoms of the money-order system are multipl
ing yearly, under the impulse of immigratiC
, and the rapid development of the newer Stat
and Territories, and the constant demand +
additional means of Accommodation an
D exchange. During the past year So addition
money order offices have been establishe
{ making a total of 5,4a9 in operation at the GA
of this report. During the year the domest
money orders aggregated in value s.G5.e9
I69"S,
CHEAPER MONEY ORDERS
: A modification of the system is suggested,
/ ducing the fees for, money orders not exceeding
i from 70 cents to > cents. and making the ma,
4 mum limit 500 in place of $50. Legislation I
e the disposition OF unclaimed money orders
A the possession of the p~ostofice department
recommended, in view of the fact that their tot
: value now exceeds 81 .00,tnn.
. The attention of congress is again pointed
s the subject of establishing a system of depo
Il tories in connection with the postoffice depa
ment.
n STATISTICS OF MAIL TRANSPORTATION
|. show that during the past year railroad rou,
have been increased in length 6.2i9 miles, and
: cost 81 {,3s2. while steamboa routes have bo
decreased in length a.lsl miles, and in cost SIS
!. OIL. The socalled star routes have been I
creased In length 3,94s miles and in cost 1854, /
:, Nearly all of The more expensive routes ha
been superseded by railroad service. The cost
= the star service must therefore. rapidly decres
in western States and Territories.
The Postmaster General; however, calls ate
ton to the constantly increasing cost of the ra
way mail service as a serious difficulty in the W
c of mailing the department selfsustaining.
Our postal intercourse with foreign countr
has kept PACE with the growth of the domes
service Within the past year several countri
and colonies have declared their adhesion to {
postal union. 1t now includes all those viii
have an organized postal service, except Bolivt
Costa Rico, New Zealand and the British Coloni
IT l have enjoined upon the officials who q
a. charged with the conduct of the eases on the p
sci, who. before my accession to the Presiden,
were called to their assistance, the duty of pr,
n cutting with the utmost vigor of the law. aIf n
sons who may be found chargeable with frau
is upon the postal service.
d judicial Department..
The Acting Attorney General calls attention
r the necessity of modifying the present system
!. the courts OF the United States, a necessity due
the large increase of business, especially in I
Supreme Court. Litigation in our Federal tribu
ais became greatly expanded after the close
the late war. / make no suggestions as to dets
but express the hope that your deliberations m
result in such legislation as will give early rel
~ to our oyerburdened court. The message h,
calls attention to lawless acts being commit
~ by Sow boys in Arizona.
ly The Interior Department.
"a The report of the Secretary of the Interior W
accompanying documents presents an elahr,
No account of the business of that department
~, summary of 1t would be too extended for d
If place. ask your careful attention to the
port itself. Prominent among the matter VIII
81 challenges the attention OF congress of its pres,
i session is the management of our Indian afai
e While this question has been a cause of iron
a. and embarrassment from the in fancy of
ii. government, it was but recently that any effo
60 have been made for It's solution at once serio
3. determined, consistent and promising success.
nv saS ~ eiioIts NOW making To