Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-12-14

Less amount drawn from treasury be-
tween June l. 1892, and November 8,
lSs1.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. G,O't,iFt
Total. ;l7,73t,9H
1t il apparent by this exhibit Il at 20 far as
concerns most Of the items TO which the act Of
August 2, 1882. relates. there can be no need
OF further appropriations until after the close
of the present session. II, however, any ac-
ton should seem to be necessary IN respect to
particular objects, it will he entirely fcasab!c
10 provide for those objects BY apnropriate leg
islstion. 1t is possible, for example. that
delay until the assembling Of
the next congress TO make additional
provision for the Missifr;. pa River improvement
might be attended with serious Consequence.
IL such should appear to be the case. JUST
bill relating TO that subject would command
my approval. This leads me to oIer the -ug-
gestiOn. which trust will commend itself to
the wisdom Of congress: j. II not advisable
that grants Of considerable sums Of money for
diverse and independent schemes Of Iuterna-
tOnal improvement should h. made the suh
jects Of separate and distinct legislative
enactments? Ii Will scarcely bc gausal
even 10y those who favor the most liberal *
pendltures for inch purposes a. are sought to
he accomplished by what l. commonly called
the river and harhOr bill, that the yrGcti,c Il
grouping IN such bill appropriations for .
either IN their nature, IN the locality wiib
which they are concerned. or IN both. II lnr
which Il much 10 be deprecated. IulCs, Il u
lrrcmedlabl. il L. inevitably tending 10 -nrur.
tbe success of tie hAlas whole. thuu-A many
Of the terms if separately considered. could
scarcely fail Of rejection; by the adoption
Of the cuurse have recommend !
every member Of congress whenever 0p 0rtR
nltv should arse for requiring hls influence
and vote for mertorIouS aprroarlauurs would
he enabled so TO doSIthOut beng called upon To-
sanction others undeseryIng of LIs app-u val; 80
also would the executive bt afforded thereby 3
full opportunity 10 exercise his constitutional
prerOgatiye of opposing whatever aUDiUprla-
tons seemed 10 him Objectionable without lm-
periinC the success Of others which con-
mended themselves TO his judgment.
II may be urged in opposition tu
internal improvem ent which are Justly entitled
TO governmental aid Is 80 great A. - render
mpractlcable separate Appropriation bills
therefor, and even for such comparatively lin
tied number a. make disposition OF large sums
Of money. This subject may b. well founded,
and whether 1t be or not the advantages which
would be likely 10 ensue from the adoption OF
the course | have recommended NAV perhaps
be more efectualv affair ed by another which
l respectfully submit to congress as al a!'erus-
tive proposition.
Ii is provided by the constitutions OF four.
approve any item or items OF bill apprUprlat-
ing money, wher1upon the part of the blli ap.
proved shall be law and the part dsapproved
.hali fail 10 become law unless rtpassUd. ac-
cording to the provisions prescribed for the
passage Of bills over the veto OF the eNecu-
tive. The states wherein some such provis-
ions as the foregoing i iunda-
mental Law are: Alabama, California, Colorado,
Florida. Georgia, Louisiana. Minnesota Mis-
souri,, Nebraska. New Jersey, New York, Penn
syvania and West Virginia. | commend to
your careful consideration the question
whether the amendment Of the federal coust-
tuition in the particular indicated would not af-
ford the best remedy for what is often grave
embarrassment both TO members OF congress
and to the executive and Is sometimes a serious
public mischief.
The report OF the secretary Of the navy states
the movements of the various squadrous dur
during the year In homo and foreign waters
where our officers aud seamen, With such ships
as we possess, have continued 10 Illustrate the
high character and excellent disclp9ne OF the
naval organization. On the 2lst Of December,
1881, information was received that
the exploring steamer Jeannette had
been crushed and abandoned in the Arctic
Ocean. The officers and crew, after journey
over the Ice. embarked in three boats for the
coasts Of Siberia. One Of the parties, uudtr
the command of Chief Engineer George ".
Melville, reached the land, and falling IN with
natives was saved. Another under Lieutenant
Commander De Long, landed in laITen
region near the mouth Of the Lena River.
After SIX weeks had elapsed all but two Of the
number had died from fatigue and starvation.
No tldings have been received from
the party in the third boat under the
command Of Lieutenant Chipp, but long and
fruilless investigation leaves little doubt that
all its members perished at sea. As slght
tribute to their heroism ! give IN this com
a. NJ all Ia MT mn N
sacrificed their lives on the expedition: Lieut..
Commander Geo. W. De Long, Surgeon James
NJ. Amber Jerome J.. Collins, Hans Hailer
Erickson, Heinrich Kaackl, Leo A. Byde,
Walter Lee, Alolph Dressler, Carl A. Gorfz.
Nelse Iverson, the COOK, An sam sod
meu In the missing boat were Lieut.. Chas. W.
Chinp, commanding. VIM. Duncar. Alfred
Sweetman, Walter Sharteil, Altert [. hueGne,
Edwin Star. Henry Warren and Peter +. John
son, Lieut. Giles B. Harber and Master VIM.
II. Schentzek kisch are now bringing home the
remains Of Lieut. De Long and hs comrades.
In pursuance Of the direction Of congress the
Rodgers fitted out for the relief Ot the jean
nette in accordance with the act OF congress OF
March 8, 1881. sailed from San Francisco June
16, under the command of Lieut.. Robt. NJ.
Berry. On November 30 she was accidentally
DESTROYED by fire while in ST. Lawrence Bay,
but the officers and crew succeeded IN escaping
to. the laud. Lieut.. Berry and one OF his Of
fcers, after making search for the
Jeanette along the coast Of sibeua,
fell in with Chief Eogineer Melyilies
party and returned home by way OF Europe.
The other officers and crew OF the Rodgers
were brought from st. Lawrence Bay by the
whaling steamer North Star. Mr. Chas. L.
Putnam, who has been placed IN charge OF q
depot Of supplies at Cape Serdze, returning to
his post from st. Lawrence Bay, in binding
snow storm, was carried cut TO sea and lost,
notwithstanding all efforts to rescue
II appears by the secretary's report that the
available naval force Of the United States con-
sists Of thirty-seven cruisers, fourteen single
turreted monitors built during the rebellion,
large numper of smooth-bore guns and parrot
rifles and eighty-seven riAed cannon. The
cruising vessels should be gradually replaced
by IRON or steel ships, the monitors BY modern
armored vessels and the armament BY high
power rified guns. The reconstruction OF our
navy which was recommended In tho last mes
sage was begun by congress authorizing IN its
recent act the constr uction OF two large un-