The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-08

the course hays recommended may, perhaps,
be more effecsaally attained by another, which
/ respectfully submit to congreas a. an alter
native proposition
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10 THE CONSTITUTION
It is provided by the constitutions of four
teen of our states that the executive may dis
approve any item or items of bill appropriat-
ing money, whereupon the parts of the bill ap-
proved shall be a law, and the part disapproved
shall fell to become law unless repsssed ac-
cording to the provisions prescribed for the
passage of bills over the veto of the execu-
tive The states wherein some such pro-
vision IS the foregoing is part of the fun
damental law, are Alabama, California,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Min
nesota. 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 grave smbarrass-
ment both to members Of congress and to the
executive, and ia sometimes serious public
mischief.
THE NAVAL sQUADRoNa
The report of the secretary of the navy states
that the movements of the various squadrons
during the year have continued to illustrate the
naval organization.
On the 21st of December, 1881, information
was received that the exploring
STEAMER JEANETTE
had been crushed and abandoned in the Arctic
ocean. The officers and crew, after journey
over the ice, embarked in three boats for the
coast of Siberia. One of the parties under the
command of Chief-Engineer George w. Mel
vile. reached the land, and. falling in with
natives, was saved. Another, under Iieuten-
ant Commander belong, landed in barren
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 tdings have been received
from the party in the third boat under the
command of Lieutenant Chipp, but a long
and fruitless investigation, leaves little doubt
that all its members persisted in the sea. As
slight tribute to their heroism, give in this
communication the names of the gallant men
who sacrificed their lives in the expedition:
Lieutenant Commander George De Long.
Surgeon James M Amber, Jerome ]. Coli
Inns, Hans Halter, Erickson Heinrich b.
Haacke, George A Bryd Walter Lee,
Adolph Dressler Carl A. Gortz, Nelse Iverson,
the cook, All Sam, and the Indian, Alexy. The
officers and men IN the missing boat were
Lieutenant Charles W. Chip, commanding,
William Dunbar, Alfred Sweetrnan, Walter
Shartell, Albert G. Kuehne, Edwin Star, Henry
D. Warren and Peter E. johnson Lieutenant
GilA B. Harder and Master William H.
Scheutzckisch are now bringing home
the remains of Lieutenant De Long
and his comrades. In pursuance of the direc-
tions of congress-, the Rodgers fitted out for
the relief of the Jeanette, in accordance with
an act of congress of March 3, 1881 sailed
from San Francisco June 16, under the com
mand of Lieut. Robert NJ Berry On Nov sc
she was accidentally destroyed by fire while in
1afar L. ~.
officers and crew succeeded in escaping to the
shore
Lieut. Berry and one of his officers, after
making a search for the Jeanette along the
coast of Siberia, fell in with Chief Engineer
Mellville's party, and returned home by way
of Europe. The other officers and the crew
of the Rodgers were brought from ST Law
renee bay by the whaling steamer North Star.
Master Charles F. Putnam, who had been
placed in charge of depot of supplies at
Cape Serd2e, returning to his post from St
Lawrence bay across the ice, in binding
snow-storm, was carried out to sea and lost,
Notwithstanding all efforts to rescue him
THE NAVAL FORCES
It appears by the secretarys 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 number of smooth-bore guns and
The cruising vessels should be gradually re-
placed by iron or steel ships; the monitors
by modern armored vessels, and the armament
by high-power rifed guns. The reconstruc-
ton Of our navy, which was recommended in
my last message, was begun by congress au.
thorizing, in its recent act the construction of
two large unarmored steel vessels of the char
acter recommended by the late nav, advisory
board, and subject to the final approval of q
new advisory board to be organized as
provided by that act l call yonr at
tention to the recommendation of the
secretary and the board, that authority
be given to construct two more cruisers Of
smaller dimensions and one feet dispatch
vessel, and that appropriations be made for
high power rifed cannon for the torpedo SER
vice and for other harbor defenses. Pending
the consideration by congress of the policy to
be hereafter adopted in conducting the eight
large navy yards, and their expensive estab-
non OF expenditures therefor to the
lowest possible amounts, and for the
purpose OF affording the officers
and sermon of the navy opportunities Of exer-
else and discipline in their profession under
appropriate control and direction, the secre-
tary advises that the lighthouse service and
coast survey be transferred, as now organ
lied, from the treasury to the navy depart
ment, and he also suggests, for the reasons
which he assigns, that similar transfer may
wisely be made of the cruising revenue vessals
COMMERCIAL MARINES
The secretary forcibly depicts the ultimate
connection and inter dependence of the navy,
and the commercial marine, and invites atten-
ton to the continued decadence of the latter,
and the corresponding transfer of our growing
commerce to foreign bottoms This
subject is one of the utmost import
ance to he national welfare. Methods Of
1ls .1,,,sI -
restoring the United States flag in the
ocean carrying trade should receive the i'm
mediate attention Of congress. We have
mechanical skill and abundnnt material for
the manufacture of modern iron steamships,
In fair competition with our commercial
rivals. Our disadvantage in building ships is
the greater cost of labor and III sailing them;
higher taxes and greater interest on capt.
tai While the ocean highways are al
ready monopolized by our formidable
competitors, these obstacles should in some
way be overcome, and for our rapid cOmmu-
nication with foreign lands we should not con-
time to depend wholly upon vessels built il
the yards of other countries and sailing under
foreign flags. With no United States steamers
on the principal ocean lines or to any foreign
ports, our facilities for extending our COM
MERGE are greatly restricted while the nations
which build and sail the ships and carry the
mails and passengers obtain thereby conspicu-
GUS advantages for increasing their trade
THE PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT
The report Of the postmaster general gives
evidence of the satisfactory condition of that
department, and contains many valuable data
and accompanying suggestions which can
not fail to be of interest The informa-
ton which it affords that the receipts
for the fiscal year have exceeded the
expenditures, must be very crafty
ing to congress-, and to the people of the
country. AS matters which may fairly claim
particular attention, refer you to his obser-
vations in reference to the advisability Of
changing the present basis for fixing salaries
and allowances; of extending the money-or-
der SYSTEM of enlarging the functions Of the
postal establishment, so as to have under its
control the telegraph system of the country,
though from this last and most important
recommendation must withhold my concur
renee.