New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-07

ton B. the statements Of the Secretary OF " ar re-
! pardinr the requsitions frequently made ny the
! I dior Rureon ,inon the Subsistence Department OF
the Army for the casual support oil DahoS anu LiD''
| of Indians whose appcoprlalOnS are eAuauSl.u.
! The War Department shonld nor nc IrIi,oy i'I'Vu
! of ipadsduote provision for the Indian Bureau 10
/ contrlbuie for She maintenance OF Indians. .
The port of the Chief of Engineers furnishes "a
detailed account Of the operations Tor me improve
rncut of rivers aud harbors. commend 10 YOUR at
tenou the suggestion contained IN ms report IN re-,
card 10 the condition of our Qualifications, eSpe'lliy
Gur cast dcfenceS, and recommend an increase OF
the strength OF the Engineer Bat anon py WHicu to
! 6}ienr of our torpedo system would be improved
| sI-o call your attention to the remarks upon the
r1proyeIncnt of the nth Pas of the Mississippi
| River the proposed free bridge over the Poioinac
| River ut G orgetown, the Importance OF competing
~ ON carly day the north wing of the Department
building. and other recommendations OF the Secre7
tory of War which appear in his report. Inc actual
ey6rnditures Of this Department for the fiscal year
| ended June 30, 1891, were SiZ, l22,2lo 80. Inc
anpropriations for the year 1857 were
| Si4 sS9.72J ~. The estimates Tor 1888 are
| $l15l1, 27G 81.
NECESSITIES OF THE NAVY.
| The report of the Secretary of the Navy exhibits
tc condition of that branch OF the service and pre-
seuts valuable suggestions for its Improvement. /
call your especial attention also to the appended re-
mort of the Advisory Board which he convened to
devise suitable measures for increasing the ell
cheney of the Navy, and particularly to report as to
The character and number of vessels necessary 10
| Mace il upon a footing commensurate with the
necessities of the Government lcannot too strong
/
Grafton of national safety, economy and honor I'm.
| peratiyey demands 2 thorough reha6llltatlon OF
our NAVY With full appreciation of the fact that
compliance with the Suggestions OF thG heid oil that
! Department and of tho ADVISORY Board must
! involve large expenditure of the public moneys
| earnestly recommend such appropriations rs VIII
! accomplish an end which qecmS 10 me 50 deSl ape.
Nothing can he more inconsistent with trne publlc
| economy than Withholding the means necessary 20
ACCOMPLISH tn" objects Dtrustcd by the Constitution
! 10 the National Legislature. One of these objects
J aud one which is of paramount impprt4ncc, Is de-
| vision for fine common defrnce." Surely nothing
is more essential to the defence of the United states
and OF a our people than the efficiency OF our Navy
! ". have or many years maintained win foreign
Governments the relations of honorable peace, ana
that such relations may be permanent Is desired by
every pat lone citizen of tho Republic. But, II we
| r.ad the TEACHINGS Of history, shall not forget
that iU the lie ui every nation emergencies may
orI.r when a resort to arms can alone IL from
dislonDr. No d1ugcr from abroad now ihrcft'hs
this oopic have Sc any cause 10 alstruSt me
friendly professions Of other Goyernm"niS Bdt lor
avoid ~ well for reprIliug dangers that may
threaten us On iu uTr We must be prepared 10 en-
force duy policy winch We think wise to ap.pj we
! must De ready to defend our nii2'N -llIsI 4-
,res t. protect bv thc distribution OF our shlpS
oi war over thr highway, or commerce the various
interests of our Ior'i trade AND the persons and
property ol our citizens abroad TO- MAINTAIN every
where the honor o. OuT ilIE and the distinguished
position which wr may u-Lltdiy aim among the
ralous OF the wuril.
me POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
The rclori of tine Postmastcr-Gcueral is a ratify-
I
Postal Service The receipts rom postage aud other
ordinary sources during the pat fiscal year were
s3GI-9.sIG -. Ihe receipt, from the money
order business vcr, S.9jjNt 30, making total of
$40 -~J.8gT -. The expenditure for the fiscal
war Was $50 -Jl 1876 SO. The deficit, supplied out
of the genera, Treasury, was 92i'l ,l293 20, or
g $40 per cent OF the amount 'N'rNHra' me re-
coipts were So iGIOl~ G3 u rNrre of those OF the
previous gear and Tl.J1j,j919l IN excess OF ihr
- innate made Two y'ar, ago, before t!e present
pprlou ol business prosperity H3d iIlrly Begun.
| illg whole uuMhcr Of letters mailed IN tins
rnurrry ip the last fiscal year exceeded one
thousand millions. The registry system Is reported
| 20 Dos in excellent condition, having, b'eh IrW.u-
clIci during e pas. lour years WIN good results.
Ihc amount of registration fees collected during the
last hs"nl year wa l-~0- 20 IN ll,i'''' VE t
thr fiscal year ending June 30. 1871 OF T3l'Ild 10.
Thr ruIi number OF letters aud package, registered
during the year was ~.3jNol9, OF winch only 2Odl
were lost ct destroyed u transit The operations OF
the money order system are uuIli tlHg yearly,
under the impulse ot Immigration ana the rapid lie
y.iopmcut ol the newer states and Territories and
| the consequent demand for additional means OF
int.rrouuiunicatiou and. exchange. During the
past wear Ej- additional money order Offices have
ueeu fahlishtd. making total of 1,i29 40 opera
ton M the date Of tins report. During the year IN"
domestic money orders aggregated IN value
qIOjO7l,1G9 30. m0dIhcatl'h % Tine ~ stem i5
.u.rp-t.l reducing the fees for money orders not
exceeding i've dollars from ten cents 10 hNr cents
and making the maximum mint one luhuird H9l-
lars u place of htty dollars. Legislation inI inc
disposition of unclaimed money pr.crsIu the posses
sion OF the Post Ou.c Department is rrc'Wm'nd'd'
900 view cot the iIct chat their toal value now "a
cccds one million dollars
/ Tnc attention of Congress "a again invited 20
tine subject of establishing system OF
savings repositories Iu cuuucC ION win the
Post Office Department. The statistics of mail trans
portatlou show that during the past year rairqad
routes have en- increased I'D .ehtIh o'-t' M'IoS'
and m cost 81 II3~2; Will" ttctWbuut routes have
been dccrra cal ~ length 2,l~2 miles ana IN 60
t.,t'..rI m leugth 1919 miles and iu cost
-}6I1Il. Nearly al of th" more expensive routes
have been superseded by railroad service me cost
/ nj lace
crease in the Western states and Territories lhe
,-f.r-t,curr,l however calls attention 10 the
constantly increasing cost Of the Railway Mail ser
vice u, % serious difficulty u the way OF making the
Department >rll--u-taunG. Cur postal intercourse
with foreign couutc, ha, kept pace with the growth
of The domestic service. Within The past year sew
,ral couuilic, and colonies have declared iuor ad-
h,.i"u 10 the Postal Union. u now includes an
those which nave an organized postal service except
H.Iy.a Costa I,ica, Ncw-LcIlaud ANA the BRITISH
COLONIES M Australia
IuE STAR ROUTE CASES.
A. ha, been already stated, great reductions have
recently been made u the eNp.u~.soi the star Routo
service The Investigations OF he Department oi
Justice and the Post Once Department have re-
sri,cd IN the presentation OF indictments AGAINST
,s,,us formerly connected with that service, accu,-
ing them of offences against the United states. !
have cnjoiued upon the officials who are charged
,.,th III, conduct of the cases on the part OF The
Covrrpucut and upon the eminent counsel who,
before my accession TO the Presidency were called
to their assistance the duty OIL pio.ccu,ins WIZ IN
fo1nd clargcabo with frauds upon the Postal
service. -.......
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The Acting Attorney General calls attention TO
the necessity Of modifying the present system Of the
Court, of the United Satcs-a necessity due to the
Ior,o increase of business especially IN the Supreme
| Court Litigation in Federal tribunals became
Greatly expanded after the Close oi the late war 30
long ~ that expansion might be al uDutanie 10 tu9
| aIunr,noI CONDITION i'm which the community found
Itself Immediately after the return of peace, pru-
| dcncc required that no change should be made n
| The constitution of our judicial tribunals. But 1t
! has now become apparent that an immense
! increase Of litigation has directly resulted
| from tie wonderful growth ana develop
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