The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

tOnal prerogative OF opposing whatever 80
prOprlatiOns seemed to him ObJeOtOuabte
without imperiling tho success OF Othess Whah
commended themselves To his Judgment
these may sugFestions SS %''d that an the nS%Ssr SS
works OF internal improvement Whioh
aid is SO great as 10 render impraottoahii,
separate appropriation bills therefor. even
for such "a comparatively limited number as tD
make a disposition of large sums OF money
This objection may be well fOunded aud
whether it be or not the advantlGTs which
the course have recommended may perhaps
be more ehectuaily attained by another which
respectfully submit to Congress DS an uiter-
native proposition, Itls provided by tho con
situations of fourteen of our States that the
executive may disapproVe any iteIA OF items
OF n bill apProprtating money, wbereupon the
part Of the bill approved SHAH be law and the
less passed according TO the pruvisiOas prgss-
crioed for the passage of bills oves the veto OF
the Executive. The States wherein some such
provision az the foregoing is a part Of the fun
daInental las are Alabuma, California, Colo
Missouri NCbr7is kit New Jersey New York
! PenRsylvanin, Texas and West Virginia
commend 70 your careful consideration thr
question whether amendment ot the Fcderal
Constitution in that particular indicated would
Congress ana to the Executive, and ks sOJne-
times II serious public mischief.
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.
On the Hist Of December, 1881, information
was received that the exploring steamor joan
nettc had been crushed and abandoned in tho
| Arctic Ocean. The officers aud crew, after a
| journey over the ice, embarked in throo boats
under the command of Chief Engineer t3eorg;a
/ W. Melville reached the land, and falling In
! with the natives, was saved. Another, under
| Lieutenant Commusder DoLong, landed in
barren region near the month Of the Lena
! two of the number had died from fatigue and
starvation. No tidinTS have yet been received
from the purity in the third boat, uuhrr the
command Of Lieutenant Chipp, but a long
aud iruitl"ss investigation leaves nUtlc ClOuhI
that ali It's members pcrished az aen. AS
3 Il a. TT frtTf In
communication the names OF the gallant mcn
who shcrihced their lives on the expedition
LieutCnant-C commander George w DeLOug,
Surgeon james VI. Amber. JcrnnIe !. Collins.
| Hans Halmer EriChscn, Heinrich Il. KWIok-
George W. Boyd, Walter Lee AdOIph Dressler.
Carl a GOrtZ, Nelse SvCrsOn tho cook An sam
and the Indian AlcNy. The othcCrs and men ia
the missing boat were Li'utCnnnt Charles W
Chipp, commanding, William Dunbar, Alfred
Swcetmau, Walter ShuTtwCll. Albert q.
kuchnC, Edwin Star, Henry u. Warren and
Pclor johnson. Lieutcnnt 6ilCs t. Harder
and Master William II. SCheut0Cki4Gh are now
bringing home the remainS of LiOutcnunt De
Long ana ms comradGs. IN AGcnrh'nCc with
an act of Congress of March z lsSl, the Rogers
and sailed from san Francisco June lG
under the command of Lieutenant Robert NJ.
Berry. November - she was accidentally de-
stroNed by hTc while in winter quarters IN the
| 81. Lawrence Bay, but the officers aud crew
succeeded in escaping to the shore LiCuten-
| ant Berry and one Of his officers after making
/ u scnrch for the JCGnnctto along the coast OF
| SiOcriu tell in with Chief Engineer MolvillC's
| party and returned nome by way of EurOpc-
| The other officers ana the crew of the Rodgers
| were brought from st. Lawrence Bay By the
| whaling steamer North Star. Master Charles
| F. Putnam. who had been placod in charge Of
d depot OF supplies IT Cape Serdze, returning
| to his post from St Lawrence Bay ucCuas the
| ice in n binding snow storm, was carried out
| 10 sea and lost, Notwithstanding uh efforts To-
rescue him.
THE NAVY.
! II appears 10y the S"crctary's report that tie
available naval force of the United States con
| sists of thrty-aCvCn cruisers, fourteen single
turrcttcd mouitnrs (hullt duriufr the rebellion,
! a large number OF smooth bore guns and par
\ rot rifles and cighty-sCYen riiicd cannon. The
| cruising vessels should be gradually replaced
| by iron or steel ships the monitors by modern
| armnrcd vessels and the armament by high.
| power rineu guns. Inc reconstruction OF our
| navy, which was recommended in my iasI
| message, was begun 10y Congress authortzing
| in it, recent act the cunstructiOn of two large
| uunTmOrcd steel vessels of the CharaCtor, rCts-
ommcuded 10y the late Navy Advisory Board.
\ and subject To tho approval of q now ADVISORY
! Hoard, to be organized as provided 10y that act,
! ! call your attention 10 the Recommendation OF
! the Secretary and the Board that au-
cruisers OF smaller dimensions and
one fleet dispatch vessel, and that
appropriations be made for tho hiHh-power
rined cannon for the torpedo service and for
other hsrhor defenscs. Pending the cuusid-
erntOu by Congress Of the policy to h. here
after adopted In conducting the eight large
navy yards aud their expensive, tstnl,lish-
mcnts the Secretary advocated The reduction
of expenditures therefor tp the lowest pBssi-
bic amounts For the purpose of atiording
the officers and scaIEcn of tho navy OppOrtuni-
ties of exercise and discipline in their profess
sion under appruprntc contest and direction,
the Secretary advises that the lighthouse
service and the coast survey bc transferred as
now organized from the Treasury To the NAVY
Department, and he also =uggCsts Cor the
reasons which he assigns that D similar trans
fer may wisely be made of tho cruising rev
enue vessels.
The Secretary of the Navy states the move
ments of the various -quudrons during the
yeRr-in home and foreign waters, where our
officers and sCameu, with such ships as we
possess, have continued to Illustrate 10 the high
character and excellent discipline Of ths naval
organization.
THE MERCHANT aINI;INE.
Bhe Secretary fOTchiy depicts the intimate
connection and intCr-AopcudruCo OF the navy
and the commercial uiuTiuv and invites at
tentlOn to the continued drcatencC OF the
latter and the corresponding transfer OF our
subject is Que of the utmost importance "a
the National welfare. Methods OF rrviyinV
American ship huildinE and OF restoring tine
United States Hug On the ocean carrying trade
Congress. We have mechanical skin and
abundant material Tor thC manufacture of
modern iron stc6mf hips in tHir competition
with our commercial rivals Oar GisadvdIf-
labor and in selling them, higher taxes and
greater interest OF capital, while the ocean
highways are already mOnOpOllcd by our
formidable competitors. These obstacles
rapid communication with foreign limbs VIZ
should not continue to depend wholly upon
vessels built In the yards of other countries,
and sailing under foreign flags. With nO United
any foreign ports, our facilities for extending
our commerce are greatly restricted. While
the nations which build Uud sail tho ships ana
carry the mails and passengers obtain thereby
conspicuous advantages, increasing their
trade.
POSr-OFFICE AFFAIRS
The report Of the Postmaster General giVes
evidence OF the satisfactory condition of thaa