The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-12-09

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erssels NJ The character fecuuine irdbf The
late navy Hlfisnfy bnafd and subject ~ Tho
Hnni HprtnfH ~ ~ q nee adtiiofy board ~ bo
orranlkrd ns provided by TINT at lfali
you attention ~ tho Recommendation NJ the
Eerfrlary ami thu bnafi thit authority bc
gdYen "a construct twD mDfr o%fuiaHfa ~
smaller Dimensions, and M noet dispntei
vessel, ana that appropriations We innde ~
llnh Hf riffd cannon, tuf tn torpedo
service, nnd for nihrf hafb0f d%efcnses,
frndinH Tue combination hy Congress. ~
tie policy 10 be hereafter adopted Ia ron
duet * the cinhl lnrfo navy yards AMI tiell
expensive establishment, tile secretary MI
NOcHtra the reduction ~ expenditures there
LOT 10 the lowest pnssihlr amounts.
fur The purpose ~ Hfording tiw onlrersnn,
fehinel 81 the navy opportunities ~ %etrfcis'
and discipline ~ int. pruios ton under AZ
Iropifnie rnntrni and direction, The ~eofrtnf'
advises thai the light hunW Service mn,
Coast Survey be transferred, hs nv organ
fHcd, from tic Treasury ~ the Nayy Depart
inetI and he hlsn suggests, for the Jea~oni
which he assigns, that u Himilnr transfer ina
wisely ha made OF Tire cruising reyonur y"s
lsals. The SECRETARY fnrcibly dupl "a the int
lmste connection and intrfdfnendonec NJ th'
navy nndtho cofninrr ihl marine hnd ATTRACT
attention 90 the continued drcnionco ~ ~,
latter and the corresponding tmnsfrr NJ nul
prnnina commerce 10 foreign batteries. mt
iFuhlert Il one IT tho almost Importance q
the national welfare,
METHODS ~ nnyiyiSG AMERICAN snrr
assHNs
and OF restoring the United states Nag In Tho
ocean carrying trade, should receive the I'm
mediate attention ~ CnnHfs-s, We have tne,
r%iianirni skill aud abundant mntefinl tot The
lmfnnfnrtutr ut modern Iron steamships N
lair competition with our commercial rivals
fOur disadvantage IN bnildinV siilns " tbs
greater cost OF labor nn1 In sailing them
higher taxes aud greater interest IN cnpital,
while ~" ocean highways ARE ALREADY inDnnp
1rad By our formidable competitors. These
obstacles should Ia some way be overcome
aud lot rapid communication with foreign
lands we should not continue 20 depend
wholly upon ecssria built In the ynr,ls " 9th.
.cr countries nnd sailing under foreign fiaus.
cipai ocean Iines or any foreign ports Onr IA
rlllflas Tor extending our commerce arc
grsntIy restricted, while the natlons which
build aud sail the ships md carry the mails
advantages IN Increasing their trade.
n rosr.officg.
Tho report of the rnsfmastnr, General gives
evidence OF the satisfactory con ~ Ion Ut hat
department aud contains many valuable
data nnh accompanying rnRRrniions which
can not fail 10 be- ~ l%niorest. Tile informa.
tion which " affords that the receipts Tor
tho fiscal wear have exceeded the eNpebdi.
turns must bc very gratifying 10 Congress
aud to the people 81 the country, A.
matters witch may fairly claim particular
attention. I refer you Ia his observation ~
sefrnence to the ahyisabiiity Of changing the
present basis iaf nAtnR the Kniatie. anu nl.
iowanc"=i ~ extending the money order zsH.
tenn OF cniniRiaE the functions ~ the Pc tai
establishment. 20 - 20 bring under iis con
troll the telegraph ssriem nf the country,
thnugh from this last and most important
Recommendation I mu-t withhold my CONCUR.
renee.
POSTAGE REDUCTION.
A. the last session OF Consrcse scycrai hiiis
werr introduced into the House " licprrsrn.
fatitcs for the reduction at letter poanfo IA
the rate of two cents per hall ounce, hiyn
given much > uiy ann reelection 20 this sub.
scot and am thoroughly persuaded that such
n redurilon would lie for the best iuierrsts VI
the pnhllc. TINS been The policy III the uOv.
%ornfpent from ~ foundation 20 deirtv A. faf
ns posstbir the rspense= of carry Ing the malls
by a direct tax ~ the tnrni of postage, n has
never been ciainci. however. that ihls-er,icr
ought 10 be productive II n nrtfeVunua. A.
has been stated already. the report Of the
f~ostinasfef General shows that there Il INV
" NtfN tHnAllNfAtIN NNfnlNN w us NtI NNNa
,nent, and that hcnrctorth the frreluts arr
likely "a increase at a mtch greater ratio
than tho necessary expenditures Unless
rutne change Il made In the exist NJ laws, the
profits of The postal service viii, IN n very
lev years swell the revenue. ~ the nov,rn.
incnt many millions Of dollars The tiine
seems nuspirinu~. thef efofe, for some Frduc.
tion In the inies 81 postasr. IN what shall
that reduction consist Atryieu Of the lesis
laiiaa uhlel, has been had upon this snhieei
during the last thirty Years d~isriosss ihat do
meafic letter. constitute the unit cias4 ol
mail matter which has never been favored by
a substantial reiuctioa Of ra-s ana con
sinced that tha buFdrn 81 maintAlainz thf
seryicc fans most uHequaiiy spin thtf cissi
and that mofe than any otirr u = euttirl "a
preset relief. Thai such rciirf mty b. "a
Tended without douhi IN other rahiie later.
cats will be discovered urou rVtirNinEthe ~
suIt. o. iSrmer redo sfiins Ima'sfia,sly
lfinr tn the act Of isft tie postage upoa = lrf
yer composed 81 a single sheet aas Al tsiioua
~ conseyrd - mile or lea. 80 cepts. B..
furen ~ and - miles. tra cents bctseen =
and 80 miles twelve and one halt cents. he
tueen 10 and ga iniles. eizh'e-n and three.
funrths cents. over tp miles. tueuty hvs
centA ny the act OF ISIS, tie postage upon
single letter conveyed far any distance nndrl
On miles was nxed n nve rents. and ior anj
greater distance Al ten cents.
ny the act ~ lr3t u was provided that = sin
Hic letter. " ptefnif. should be- carried anl
Instance not ~rkcerdina Aon miles fof J ccuts
AtA SUI AtN.N'A f8A ~" y W
he noticed that both thcee reductions werc 81
n radical character. and relatively quifc n
Important ~ that y iirh Il nnw proposed "
each case there ensnrd a temporary has d
fevenuc, but a suddea and larfr Influx %
business Substantially rerairci thstio-s with
10 thrce Years Unless tiie r0pcfirnce IT pas
legislation IN this ountry and elsewhere zoe
for nau9ht. " may be safely predicted tina
the stimulus ,fh feef cent reduction IN Ia
for c~srriasc would At oncr increase thn mum
her 81 letters consigned tnthr mails The nd
santnxe Of secrecy would lead 10 q very nrn
rfni substitution 81 sralci packets Tor po=ta
cards aud npen circulars. n IN divers nthel
WAYS the volume of tirrt.ciass matter wouls
he enormously augmented. such inctrasi
amounted IN ENGLAND IN Tho first year aftei
she adoption II the penny postage :, mor
than 10 per cent AZ result II caieiul estl
mates, the details II which eau not bc hn
c~unsincinH. the drhcisncy Tor the first yea
after the proposed rrtnc' Ton would not -
coed I per cent ol the expenditure. or flueo.
~, while the dsncienry alter the reduction o
ISIS wss morn than u Der cent, aud after tina
ct list vas u PET cent, Another interesting
comparison & Afforded by the statistics hir
ni.hrd me by the rnst. mice Department
The Act Of lsn vas ra~.rd In faro of tho fac
that there existed a iencirnry " morn thni
tam that II ipl was encouraged BY th
rffHht Surplus nf flH col Tie exec - uf rev
sns.s N the nsxs nzsai year Is likely TO b
coarrr-. should anp-ove these ..u,e.
sians il may 10 dssmed fsdsisahie 10 suppl
10 some extrht the ded,iunry witch must Ia
lime result by Increasing the charssfp r car
rfinz merchandise which q now only sister
eeat* PET pound, Dat even without such a
fnctra<e mn epnhdrnt hat The rcceipts mn
der the diminished rates would equal the -
renditafes alter The lapse II THEE or fou
DEPARTMENT. 90 susrrcr.
Thc report II the Department Of jussit
1finz< nnsu % your notice the NECESSITY /,
<aIarEinE the prr<enf system II f~riirfal iurl.