Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-15

lllCllllS interest OF our ClllLel5 lmpOftan
changes should be made with caution. /
careful revision can not be made at thi
session, commission such as was lOtel.
approved by the senate and Is now recon-
mended by the secretary of the trcaSur.
would doubtless tighten the Iab0rs o
congress whenever this subject shall b.
brought to It's consideration.
the WAR DEPARTMENT.
The accompanying report of the sccrc
lary OF war will make known cooperation
Of that department for the public. II,
suggests measures for promoting In,
efficiency Of tie army without adding iC
the number Of its officers, and recommend,
the legislation necessary To increase the
number of enlisted men TO 3O,000-tO q
maximum allowed By law. This he deem,
necessary to maintain quletne5S on ON
ever shildng frontier; to preserve peace
and suppress disorder and marauding il
new settlements; TO protect settlers and
their property against Indians, and
Indians against the enCrOaChHent3 of in.
truders, and TO enable peace immigrants
TO establish homes In the most remote part
OfOur country. The army is now nCces.
sarily scattered over such vast extent OF
territory that whenever an outbreak occurs
rCiniOrCements must he hurried from
many quarters over great distances, and
always at heavy cost for transportation OF
men, horses, wagons and supplies. | con.
cur in the Recommendation Of the secretary
FOR increasing the army TO the strength Oi
thirty thousand enlisted men.
II appears by the secrctarys report that
the absence Of disturbances on The frontier
the troops have baen actively employed in
the collection Of Indians hitherto hostile,
and locating them on their proper rcserya-
tiOns that Sitting Bun and his adherents
are now prisoners at Fort Randall; that
the Utes have been moved to their new
reservation in Utah; that during the re-
'ont outbreak Of the Apache3 IL was nCccs.
ry to reinforce the garrison in Arizona
b. troops withdrawn from New Mexico,
and that some Apaches are now held
capped, the majority OF the tribes are now
on their reservation. There is need of
legislation to prevent intrusion upon the
lands set apart for the Indians.
A large military force, at great expense
Is now required to patrol the bOundry
line between Kansas and the Indian
territory. The only punishment that can
be inflicted is the iDrcihlc removal Of the
intruder, and the imposition Of pCcmary
hnc, which in most cases It Is impossible
to collect There should he 4 penalty by
Imprisonment in such cases
SIGNAL SERVICE.
The Scpcratc organization of the signal
service is used by the secretary of war, and
a full statement Of the advantages of such
permanent organization is presented in the
report of the chief signal officer. A de-
tailed report of the useful work performed
by the signal corps and the weather
bureau Is also given in the report.
ask attention 10 the statement Of the
secretary Of war regarding thcrcquisilOnS
frequently made by the Indian bureau
upon the subsistence department Of the
army for the casual support of bands and
tribes Of Indians whose appropriations are
exhausted. The war department should
not be left by reason Of inadcQuatH proyiS-
ion for the Indian bureau to contribute for
the maintenance of Indians.
The report of the cllirf Of engineer; fur
nishCS 4 detailed account of the operations
for the improvement of rivers and harbors.
| commend 10 your attention the Suggps-
tiOnl contained in this report in regard to
the condition of our Notifications, CSpCC-
iallyOUr coast dcienscs, and recommend an
increase of strength of the engineer bat
talon by which the efficiency of our tor
pCdo system would be improved. | also
call your attention to the remarks upon
the Improvement of the south pass Of the
Mississippi river; the proposed free bridge
over the Potomac river at Georgetown, the
Of completing, at an early day,
the north wing of the department building,
and other recommendations of the secretary
of war which appear in his report.
The actual expenditures of this depart
mcut for the fiscal year ending June 20,
1881, were 22,2Ol.39 The apprOpria-
tiOn- for the year 1882 were SH,SSg, ,72j42.
The estimates for 1888 are $iI,5ll ,276.0l,
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The report Of the secretary Of the navy
exhibits the condition Of that brach Of the
service, and presents valuable suggestion
its improvements. | call your especial
attention also TO the appended report Of
the advisory board which he convened TO
devise suitable measures for increasing
the efficiency of the navy and partiC-
ulaTly to report as TO the character and
number of vessels necessary tn place it
upon footing commensurate with the
necessities of the government. | cannot
too strongly urge upon you my conviction
that every consideration of national safety,
economy and honor, impcratiyely demands
a thorough consideration of our navy, with
a iull appreciation Of the fact that cont
plancc with the suggestions of the head Of
that department and of the advisory board,
must involve a large expenditure Of the
public moneys. | earnestly recommend
such appropriations as will accomplish in
the end that which seems 10 he so desirable.
Nothing can be more inconsistent with
true public economy than Withholding the
means necessary 10 accomplish the objects
entrusted by the constitution to the nation
al legislature, One of these objects, and
one which Is of paramount Importance, Is
declared by our fundamental law to be the
provision tor the common defense. Surely
nothing is more essential 10 the defense of
the United States and Of all our people
than the efficiency Of our navy,
We have tor many years maintained
with foreign governments the relation of
honorable peace, and that such relations
may be permanent is desired by every pat
riotic citizen of the republic; but if we
read the teachings Of history we shall not
forget that in the life of every nation Cmer-
gencirs may arise when resort 10 arms
can alone save it from diShOnOr. No dan
ger from abroad now threatens this people
nor have we any cause to distruSt the
friendly profession of other governments
But for avoiding as well aS Tor cXpelling
dangers that may threaten us in the future
we must be prepared to face any policy
which we think wise to adopt. We must
be ready to defend our harbors against ag,
grcssion; to protect by the distribution OF
our ships Of war over the highways. OF
commerce, varied interests of our foreign
trade and the person and property of tuI
citizens abroad TO maintain everywhere the
honor of our flag and the distinguished
position which my rightly claim the ma
tiOns of the world.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.