Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-07

" against INDIANS ana against encrOacHWbutS
of intruders, and to enable peaceable emf
grants to establish homes in the most remote
parts of our country.
The army is now necessarily scattered over
such vast extent of territory, that whenever
an outbreak occurs, reinfOrcements must be
hurried from many quarters over great dis
tance at heavy cost of transportation of men,
horses, wagons I'D supplies. Icencur in the re-
commendations of the secretary for increasing
the army to the strength of 80, 900 enlisted men,
It appears by the secretary's report that in
the absence of disturbances on the frontier,
the troops have been actively employed in col
lecting Indians hitherto hostile, and locating
them on their proper reservations; that Sit
ting Bull and his adherents are now prisoners
at Fort Randall; and that the Utes have been
moved to their new reservation in Utah. Dur
ing the recent outbreak of the Apaches it was
necessary to reinforce the garrisons in Arizona
by troops withdrawn from New Mexico. Some
Of the Apaches are now held prisonersfO for trial.
while some have escaped, and the majority of
the tribe are now on their reservation.
There is need of legislation to prevent in
trusion upon the lands set apart for the In
dians, as large military force, at great ex-
pense, is now required to patrol the boundary
line between Kansas and the Indian TERRITORY.
The only punishment that can at present be
inflicted is the forcible removal of the intruder
d
in most cases. it is impossible to collect.
There should be penalty by imprisonment in
such cases.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
The separate organization of the signal ser
vice is used by the secretary of war, a full
statement of the advantages of such perma-
nent organization is presented in the report of
the chief signal service officer. A detail of
the usual work performed b., the signal corps
and the weather bureau is also given in that
report.
I ask attention to the statement of the Sec
retary of war regarding the requests frequently
made by the Indian bureau upon the subsist-
ence department of the army for the casual
support of bands or tribes of Indians, which
appropriations are exhausted. The war de-
partment should not be left, by means of in
adequate provision for the Indian bureau, to
contribute for the maintenance of Indians.
The report of the chief of engineers furnish
es detailed account of the operation for the
improvement of rivers and harbors.
I recommend to your attention the eugges-
lions contained in this report in regard to the
condition of our Notifications, especially our
co ast defenses, aud recommend an increase in
the strength of the engineer battalion. by
which the efficiency of our torpedo system
would be improved.
I also call your attention to remarks on the
improvement of the south pass of the Mlssis-
b1idge over the Potomac river at
Georgetown, the importance of completing
1t an early day, of the north wing of the de-
partment building, and other recommends
tiors of the secretary of war which appear in
his report.
The actual expenditures of this department
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881, were
$42, ,122 POI 80. The appropriations for the
year 1882 were $44.S29,725. The estimates for
1883 are $44, ,54l ,276.
The report of the secretary of the navy ex-
hibits the condition of that branch of the
service, and presents valuable suggestions as
to its Improvement. call your special atten-
ton also to the appended report of the advisory
board, which he convened to devise suitable
measures for increasing the efficiency of the
navy, and particularly to the report as to the
character and number of vessels necessary to
place it upon footing CONNER nsurate with
the necessities of the government. l cannot
too strongly urge upon you my conviction
that every consideration of national safety,
economy and honor imperativly demands a
thorough rehabilitation of our navy. With a
full appreciation of the fact that compliance
with the suggestions of the head Of
involve large expenditure of the public
moneys, I earnestly recommend such apPro-
prlation as will accomplish in 'he end that
which seems to be SO desirable. Nothing can
he more inconsistent with true public economy
than Withholding the means necessary to ac-
compsish the objects entrusted by the consti-
tuition to the national legislature. One ~of
three objects, and one which is of paramount
Importance, is declared by all fundamental
lou, bo& &ho cic for tSoAv
Surely nothing is more essential to the de-
fense of the United States and all of our
people than the efficiency of our navy.
We have for many years maintained with for
eign governments the relations of honorable
peace, and that such relations may be perma-
nent is desired by every patriotic citizen OF the
republic. But if we heed the teachings of
history we shall not forget that in the life of
every nation emergencies may arise when re-
sort to arms can alone save it from dishonor.
No danger from abroad now threatens this
people, nor have we any cause to distrust
the friendly professions of other governments,
but for avoiding as well as for quelling dam
gers that may threaten us in future, we must
be prepared to face any policy which we think
best to adopt. We must be ready to defend
our harbor against aggression, to protect the
distribution Of our ships of war over the high
ways of commerce, and maintain varied inter-
property of our citizens and honor Of our Tag,
and the distinguished portion which we may
rightfully claim among the nations OF the
world
OUR MAIL SERVICE.
The report of the postmaster general is a
gratifying exhibit of the growth and efficiency
of the postal service. The receipts from
postage and ordinary sources during the past
fiscal year were $50, ,4S9, ,8l6.58. The receipts
from money order business were $295,581 .S0,
making total of $50, ,7S5, ,397 81. The ex
peudture for the fiscal year was $69, ,251 =
736 46. The deficit supplied out of the gen.
eral treasury was $2 4Sl, 1895, or 63 per cent.
of the amount. The receipts were So, 1885,
918.63 in excess of those of the previous year
and 81, SIS ,3T 97 in excess of the estimate
OF business prosperity had fairly begun.
The whole number of letters carried in this
country in the last fiscal year exceeded 1000,
1909. The registry system is reported to
ne in excellent condition, been having remodel
ed during the past four years with good results.
The amount of registration fees collected dur
ing the last fiscal year was $712 ,SS2.20 an in
crease over the fiscal year ending June 80,
1877, of $345, 1870 The entire number of
letters and packages registered during the year
was 1888 ,019, of which only 2,061 were de
stroyed or lost in transit. The operations of
the money order system are multiplying
yearly.
Under the impulse of immigration and the
rapid development of the newer states and ter
rtories, and the consequent demand for addi-
tional means of intercommunication and ex-
change, during the past year 338 additional
money order Offices have been established,
making total of 5.499 IN operation at the
date of this report. During the year
the domestic money orders aggre-
gated in value $10,5O7, ,596 SO. A mod
ification of the system IS suggested,
reducing the fees for money orders not exceed
ing S. from ten cents to five cents, and max
ing the maximum SlOO in place OF $50. Leg.
lslation for the disposition of unclaimed
money orders in the possession of the post
office department is recommended, in view of
the fact that their total value exceeds 81,
900, ,000.
The attention of congress is again pointed
to the subject of establishing system savings
denosits in connection with the pOstOff1ce de-