The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-12-14
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Continued from First Paqe.I

w. Boyd. Walter Lee. htIoIrb Drc4-l,r CfG-I
AAnG1oc.it-Ii, Nelse lVeTson, ana the cook, sam
tne missing boat were Lieut.. Charles w.
SShlpp, commandihg, william Dunbar, Alfred
kuehne, Edwin star Henry d. Warren ana
Ieter p Johnson: Lieut.. Giles y. Harber and
Master VIM. 81. SCheutZc arc now bringing
nome the remains Of Lieut.. DE Long and his
comrades.
In pursuance OF the dire tiOns of Congress
the Rodgers, fttcd onbfor the relief OF the
Congress 81 March B ISL aiied rom a n
Eraucisco June rs, under command OF Lieut..
accidentally DESTROYED bv tre while in winter
quarters in It. Lawrence Bay. but the officers
Iicut. Berry and one OF his oficers. after
making q search for the Jeanette along the
MclNlHe party and rcturnad home by way of
Europe The other ohieeES and the crew of
Fay by the whaltnE steamer North star.
MaeleT 1h3rIe5 r. Putnam, who had been
Cape Scribe, returning 20 Ills po,t from ST.
lawrence Bay across the lice i'm q binding
rhp" storm was carrie out % SOFA and aOst,
notwithstanding an efforts TO rescue him.
NAVAL RECONSTRUCTION.
~ appears by the secretary report that the
consists of thirtv-~eycn cruisers fouuteen
SlnElc turrctcd monitors, built during tho re-
bcllion, large number of smooth bore GUNS
ana parrot rides and cighty--cvcu riled
cannon, The cruising vessels should Doe gradu-
ally replaced by iron or steel ships, che moui-
tors by modem armOrcd vessels. and tho ar
mhment by nigh power ritlcd guns Tho rc-
construction Of our navy which was rrcOn-
mcuded in my last message. was 30 suu bv
Congress authorizing. i'm ills recent act. tho
construction of two large unarlnorcd steel
vessels of the character rcCUuue 4ted by the
lat" navy advisory board and subject 70 the
7iual approval Of "a new advisory board 10 he
organized as provided by chat act ralI
your attention To the recommendation of the
Secretary and the board tI.f au|rurItt. b,.
given to construct t-vDr moro cruisers of
vessel, and that tppropriafons be- ul,,d, Tor
q H#a# ifs
service, and for other harbor dcfcn-rs.
4hc poiiov 10 be S%ns SoD q
ductiNg the eight large navy yards and their
Expensive establishment, TIC Secretary adj
NOcHtcs the reduction OF expenditure there
for 20 the lowest pos-HJle amounts.
Fof the purpose OF "Hording the officers ana
7scamcn Ofthc navy opportunities. of exercise
and discipline ia their profession under an
pTopriotc control and direction, the secretary
Coast Survey DE transferred. as now organ
Ned, from the Treasury To the Navy Depart
which he assigns, that q similar transfer Iuay
wisely re made q the cruising revenue yes
isel-. The Secretary forcibIy depicts the init
mate connection and iutCTdcU Ol tines
navy and the commcr cial marine and attracts
lrofnl coInrcrr n, f,,S ,tt1i 'l mis-
subject Is one Of the utmost importance to
the national welfare
METHoDs OF EEvIvEG AMERICAN SHIP
BUILDING,
md of restoring the United states faa in the
ocean carrying trade. should receive the i'm
mediate attention Of Congress. We have me-
'chnnical skill aud abundant material for the
Hnnnufacturc of modern iron steamships in
fair competition with our commercial rivals.
our disadvantage in building ships is the
greater cost OF labor and in sailing them;
. higher taxes and greater interest on capital,
Iizcd by our formidable competitors these
obstacles should i'm some way be overcome
and for our rapid communication with foreign
lands we should not continue to depend
wholly upon vCsselstbuilt in the yards of 9th
Gr countries and sailing under foreign hUvs
I
cipal ocean, ines or any foreign ports our ia
Ciiities for extending ours commerce are
greatly restricted while the nations which
build and sail the ships ana carry the mails
advantages in increasing their trade.
THE TOST-OFTICE.
The report of tho Postmaster General gives
evidence of tho satisfactory condition Of That
department and contains. many valuable
data and accumpanyiug suggestions which
tion which it affords that the receipts for
the fiscal year have exceeded the CNpCudi-
ANA T,IS ~ tiuf t ne rCIH EIfIiSlnE 70 ConSreS5
matters which may fairly cluim particular
reference 70 the adNi5ahuitN OF changing the
present basis for fixing tho salaries ana al
lOwnnccs of extending the money order sys-
establishment, so as TO bring under its con
troll the telegraph system Of the country,
thongh from TINS last ana most important
renee,
POSTAGE REDUCTION.
At the last session of Congress several bills
were introduced into the ITDuSe of Rcprescn-
the rate Of two cents per half ounce / have
given much study ana reelection To this sub
Sect and am thoroughly persuaded that such
reduction would DO for the best interests of
the public. Ithas been the policy of the Gov
eminent from it's foundation to doray as far
ns possible the expenses Of carry ing the mails
by a direct tax i'm the form of postage. 1t has
never been claimed. however. that this service
ought TO be productive of net revenue. As
has been stated already, the report of the
Postmaster g rneral shows that there is now
ment and that hcnCefOrth the receipts are
iiIJcly to increase at q much greater ratio
than tho necessary expenditures. Unless
some change is made i'm the existing laws, the
profits of the postal service will, i'm "a very
lew years swell the revenues ot the Govern
ment many millions of dollars. Tho tilue
tiOu i'm the rates of postage. In what shall
chat reduction consist a review of thc lcgis-
lati0n which has been had upon this subject
during thelast thirty years discICscs that do
mcstic letters constitute the ONLY class OF
mail matter which has never been favored hv
substantial reduction OF rates ] om con
WINGED that the burden OF maintaining he
service falls most uu,guaIIv upun thut class
ana mat more tEan any OTHER Il IL pntftlci 10
present relief. That such relief may hC cN-
tended without doubt to other public inter
csts will he discovered upon reyicwuEtNo re
suits OF former reductions. Immediately
prior to the act of 1888 the postage upou 81 lot
ser composed of % single sheet was as follows.
IT conveyed 30 miles or less, six cents be-
tween so and SO miles. ten cents: between So
and 100 miles. twelve and uuC-balt cents, be
tween 100 and 400 miles, eight and three
cents nv the act OF IsI5. the hostage UNION n
single letter conveyed for any distance under
E,rcatcr distanceatten cents
by the act Of 1851 Il was provided that "a SIN
gle letter. If prepaid. should ne carried amy
distance not exceeding S,oHN milos tor cents,
and any greater distance for 6 cents. Ii VIII
be noticed THAT both these reductions were of
radical character. and relatively quite as
important a THAT which As now proposed. In
revenue. but n sudden and large influx of
business substa ntialiy repaired thatloss with
legislation i'm this country udelsewhcrc goes