The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-06

own opPsuC2s9Oe9s AOe wv SO's
when c,Snstrued Together seem to TOR
DID retirinx even Tor absolute ince
paeity Of officers WhO do not fall
within the purview of the latter stat
ute, save ai such times - there may
chance to be lesss than NO names Ou
the retired lise. These ore now I'D
II b not likely that Congress intend
el this result, and I coucur with th<
Secretary that the law ought to b
amended.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR H1I.t..
The yround that induced me q
withheld my signature from the I'LL
eutitled an oct making sppTops3a,
tDons to1 the constructions. repair and
preservation Of certain works Ga
1iveD and harb0rs which became Z
law near the close Of your )ast session
pr0mpts me to express the hope thai
no similar measure Will b deemed
necessary during the preseat sesDjOu
Of Congress. Indeed such . measure
would now be open to . serious Oh
jection In addition to that which M
1.tely urged upon your attention. I
am ioiogmed by the Secretary Of Wss
that . pSrti0n Of the sum apprOprIa-
tea for various items specified In that
at remains unexpended. Ut The
new works WhSch IL auth Nized ex-
penses have been incurred IN two
Only. for which the total sppr0pria-
ton Was $2lO, non. The present avail
able balance j. disclosed by the SHl-
lowing statement
Amount Of approximation ~ act o.
August =, 1852, $lS, 7ss, s7s. Amount
Of appropriation BY act Of June 10,
1SSS, SO, 900. Amount Ut apps0pria-
ton for payments to J. B. Eads,
81, az, sol. Unexpended balance ol
former appropriations, q, III, :asS.
Total. 81, ~ ,1;sS, less the amount
drawn 1fsDl,l the treasury between
July !. 1HX:ss, and November 81. lsa:s,
%, 90, l04. Total. III. 73l. 81. Ap-
larently this exhibit. M far ~ the
most Of the items to which the MT at
August Z, l8S2. relates there can he
no need Of further appropriations un-
til after the close OF the present ses-
sion. II, however, any action should
seem 10 be necessary In respect TO par
t,Cular objects It will ie entirely Iea-
sible to provide for those objects ~
appropriate legislation. It 10 prob
abe, for example, that . delay
until the assembling Of the
next Congress To make additional
provision for the Miasissippi river
improvement might be attended ia
with seriOsss seslueNct's. IL such
should appear to bs the case . just
bill relating to that suh!sct would
command my approval. This Leads
me to offer y sasggestlOu which, ]
trlust, will commend itself to the VIE
DOM Of Congress, - It not advisabDe
that grants VI considerable SUMS Of
money for divers aud independent
schemes Of International Improve
ment should he made subjects 81 seps.
rate aud distinct legislative enact.
n,entx. It will scarcely be gainsaid,
even by those who favor the most
liberal ex pendituses f0r such purpoyes
- are sought to he accomplished by
what h c,M,,mOnly called the "Rivei
aud HarbOr Bill, " that the practice a
grouping In sucha bill appropriations
7or . great diversity III objects widely
separated, either IN their natures Of
locality, with which they sre con
cernetl, ar In both, Is one which h
much to lie deprecated, unless II 4
inevitably tending to secure the enc
cess Of the bill ~ n whole, though
many Of the itesns II separately con.
si(lered could scarcely fail Of reiec
ton. lsy the aiOpti0:l Ut the coorst
] have recommended, every mem6e'
Of COngress, when the opportunity
should arise Tor giving his influence
aud vote for meritOriLus approp9la
tons, would lie enabled ~ to dG
without beng called upon Il
sanction others un,!eservtng his up
prevail. So also wnni.l the executive
b. offered thereby fall opportunity
to exercise his constitutional preroG
ative Of opposing whatever apprOpri-
atoms seemed to him Objectionable
without imperiliing the SUCCESS 81
others which commended Themselves
to his Judgment. 1t may br uvgetl
In opposition to these sugye~tiona
that the number Of NO, ks Of internal
improvement which are jnatly en-
titled t. governmental aid are o.
great ~ to render i,npracticable sep
arate appropriation bills therefor. 81
even Of such comparatively limited
number ~ made disposition Of
large SUMS vi money. This O1jec.
ton may l,e. well founded, and
whether It be Or not the advantage
which would he likely to ensne frDm
the adoption Of the c0urse I have
recommended may rerhaps l>e more
eilectually obtained by anothes
which respectfully submit to Con-
gress ~ an IL; ernatlve pr0positiOn.
It il provided by the constitution
Of fourteen Of Our States that the ex-
ecutive may disapprOve any item OF
items VI y bill appr0priating money
whereup0n the part Of the bill ap'
proved shall he law aud the part dts-
approved shall fail to become q law
unless rplassed accounting to the
provision prescribed for the passage
Of bills over . veto At the Executive.
He states wherein some such pro-
vision - the foregoing to y fnndaa
mental law are Alabama, California,
I Colorado, Florida, GeOrgia, Louis
lana, Minuea0ts, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Jerxey, New York, Peunsylva-
mia and West Virginia. l commend
to your careful consideration whether
the amending Of the federal constitu-
ton in the particular indicated would
not afford the best remedy for what
10 often . gr we embarrassment, both
to members Of Congress aud to the
Executive, and IL sometimes q &c, ious
public mischief.
RElokT or SECRETARY o. THE
NAVY.
Report OF the Secretary Of the Navy
states the movements 0f our various
during the year IN home
aud foreign waters where our Officers
and seanlen with sch ships ~ We
possess, have continued to illustrate
the high character and excellent Dis
cipline Of the naval organization.
THE JEANHETTE.
On the FIST Of December, 1881, In
formation was received that the ex-
plOrinx steamer Jeanette had been
and abandoned 10 the Attic
Ocean. The officers and crew after q
journey over the Ice embarked In
three boats for the cost Of Hibesia.
One "f the parties under command
bf Chief Engineer George w. Nell
vile, reached land and falling In
with natives, was saved. Another,
under the command Of Lieutenant
Commodore Del.ong. landed In bar
rea, reriOn near the mouth Of the