Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-14


specified IN that act remains unexpended
of the new works which it. authorized, exren-t
ses have been incurred upon two only, d Tor
The present axailabie balance Is disclosed by
the following table: - r.
Amount OF appropriation by act of =
Amount. of appropriation by act of .s;
June 49, 1sss .,;o,; -, - 10000
ments to ). II. Eads. 304 600
Unexpended balance of former APP
y proprlatlonS .........-...........-.. 4,13S,zb3
5 Total SO ,7al, 1873
Less amount drawn from Treasury
between Julyl 1882, and November
, Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. S 1874 994
: 1t is apparent by this exhibit that so 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
any action should seem to be necessary in
respect to particular objects, it will be en-
tireIy feasible to provide for those objects by
appropriate legislation. 1t Is possible, for
example, that q delay until the assembling of
the next Congress to make additional pro-
me,lts might be attended with serious conse-
quences. If such should appear to be the
command my approval. This leads me 10
Toffera suggestion, which trust will commend
itself to the wisdom of Congress. 1t IS not
advisable that grants of considerable sums
of money for diverse and independents
schemes of internal improvements should be
made the subjects of separate and distinct
legislative epactrnents. 1t wifi scarcely be
gainSaid, even by those who favor the most
liberal expenditures for such purposes as
are sought to be accomplished by what Is
commonly called the River and Harbor Bill.
that the, practice of grouping i'll such bill
widely separated, either in their nature,
in the locality in WHICH they are
IS D0,h Is %hssa
it is irremediable. 1t inevitably
tends to secure the success of the bill as a
whole, though many of the items, if separate
By the adoption OF the course have recon-
mended. every member of Congress, when
influence and vote for rneritorious appropri
tions. would be enabled to do without be-
ing called upon to sanction others undeServ-
ing his approval; also would the executive
be afforded thereby a full opportunity to ex-
ercise his constitutional prerogative of OPP
posing whatever appropriations seemed to
sin, objectionable without iinperiins the
success of others which commended them
selves to his Judgment 1T may be urged in
opposition to these suggestions that the num-
Der of works of internal Improvement which
are justly entitled to Government aid is so
great as to render impracticable separate APP
preparation bills therefor, or even for such
comparatively limited number make dis
position of large sums of money. This objec-
ton may be well founded, and whether it be
or not, the advantages which would be likely
to ensue from the adoption of the course I
have recommended may perhaps be more
effectually attained by another which I re-
specially submit to Congress
AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSITION.
1t is provided by the Constitutions of four
teen of our States that the Executive may
disapprove any item or items of bib appro-
priating money, whereupon the part of the
bill approved shall be law and the part disap-
proved shall fail to become law, unless re-
passed, according to the provisions pre-
scribed for the passage of bills over the veto
of the Executive. The states wherein some
such provision the foregoing is a part of
the fundamental law are: Alabama, Califor-
mia, Colorado, Florida. Georgia. Louisiana,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey,
New York. Pennsylvania, Texas and West
Virginia. commend to your careful con
sideration the question whether an Amend
ment of the Federal Constitution, in the par
ticular indicated, would not afford the best
remedy for what is often "A grave e1nbar,
rassment, both to members ofFGOngresS and
! to the Executive, and is sometimes a serious
THE NAVY.
The report of the Secretary of the Navy
states the movements of the various squad
rons during the year. in home and foreign
waters where our officers and seamen, with
such ships aswe possess, have continued to
Illustrate the high character and excellent
discipline of the naval organization.
| - 81 THE JEANETTE. .Zvs ~
On the 2lst of December 1881, information
was received that the exploring steamer Je-
annette had been crushed and abandoned in
the Aretie Ocean The officers and grey after
boats for the coast of Siberia. One of the
| parties. under the command of Chief Engi-
with natives was saved Another, under
Lieut.. Commander De Long, landed in a barr
rem 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 tidinSs have been received of the party in
the third boat, nnder the command of Lieu
tenant Chip, but long and frrIitless investi-
CATION leaves little doubt that all its members
persisted at sea- AS slight tribute to their
heroism, L give in this COMMUNICATION the
names of the gallant men who sacrificed
their lives in the expedition; Lieutenant
Commander George W. De Long. Surgeon
James NJ. Ambley. Jerome J. Collins, Hans
Halmer, EricksenHeinrich. Fl. Kaacke, George
W. Boyd. Walter Lee, sAdolph Dressler. Carl
A. Goltz, Nelse 1verSon, and the cook, Sam
Andechien A1exy. The officers and men in
the missing boat were Lieut.. Charles W.
Chipp, commanding, William Dunbar, Alfred
Sweetman. Walter sparteiI, Albert G:
kuehne, Edwin Star. Henry D. Warren and
Master r. R r. scheuf s ares now bpngn
| home the remains of Lieut.. De Long and his
comrades.
In pursua nce of the directions of Congress
| the Rodgers, fitted out for the relief of the
| Congress of March 3, 1881. sailed from San
Francisco June 16, under command of Lieut..
Robert NJ. Berry. On November. 30 she was
accidentally destroyed by fire'while in winter
! quarters in St. Lawrence Bay, but the officers
| and crew succeeded in escaping to the shore.
amaii i ga search for the Jeannette along the
coast of Siberia, fell in with Chief Engineer
Melville's party and returned home by way OF
the Rodgers were brought from st: Lawrence
Bay by the whaling steamer North Star.
Master Charles F. Putnam, who had been
placed in charge of q depot of supplies at
| Cape Serdze, returning tos his post from st
| Lawrence Bay across the ice in a binding
snow storm, was carried out to sea and lost.
| notwithstanding all efforts to rescue him.
NAVAL RECoNsTRUCrIoN. 4
It appears by the Secretary's report that the
| available naval force of the United States
consists of thirty-seyen cruisers, fourteen
SINGLE turreted monitors, built during the re-
1 bellion, a large numberof isfnooth- bore guns
| and parrot rifles, and eighty seven rff1ed
| cannon. The cruising vessels should be gradu-
| ally replaced by iron or steel ships, the mont
| tors by modern armored vessels, and the ar
mament by high power rifed guns The re-
| mended in my last message, was begun by
| Congress authorizing, in its recent act, the
| construction of two large Enarmoled steel
| vessels of the character recommended by the
| late navy advisory board and subject to the
! final approval of a new advisory board, to be