The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12

a.,w..ans 4. considered. dRisy %e-us fn~s
,..hls for the mas: iaYcrt4ut o.t~a A..
rho.~ vho-. destruction or eaPfErr @uu,a p,
S..lacni hu IN A9eggafs lsfe--a
luraus.yr OF gun@. MAJ h~ uszs.c by The .rad
"a .~rp-rditars of So ma . .uts u4ss
.. ;han q victorious ercrny cuuH ayy ID. d
,or,4buton An appropriate of stp4t
.one-;rusl of that amount - asSsl 20 terra
me .ors. and ! concur ~Iik thr ~-r--.ar a
Wsr n urging that IL - sraut-. Ihr s.,
f.uzrment !. pruVsf~ilus s.fA The t.ussr
600 a.. s.aIaca -u.uOfA tor ggu. Into re.-
tneh nsr.. lainx the former -ita ;ut-> n,
.orgci or cOiczl vrougs iron. flfty EH,
vii thus 10 cous"rt-d ..-bla toe y~ar
Thi. hoEeyer cO~~ Dot prS14fs rss
u.ce-ssy OF providing means f1r -
construction % guns G -kr k.I~~t ---f
t-yta Coz IN. purpose OF coat d~f~-s 49,
for The ARMAMENT 90 var s"--v.s Ta- r-
mort Of the GgG FOUNDRY bpsuf Hp.- 4r-'
.uuI +. Isa IN pursuance OF 'L- a. =
March a.. l--1 va transmitted 20 tUusry-
IN n spscixi tE--.ag" 20 lsbFEEr. . - o.
nv message OF March -. ~. 60 81 aztec.
tom Ia the recommendation 1f IA" ha-t
thz, the Government should surUG-z-~ sac
PRODUCTION uf prIEat- st-.I .Vrs, % a.. ~
guircj material for heavy cannon. zra tnar
1; has received Information ~h.yh .n..ca..s
that there are responsible .te-i r4~L4!arg.~
e. IN this country ~ho. ~althuu.h ut pro
yidef a. present ~tfh the Ercs--AU Par.
are wiling to construct the same auI -
make biG- for contracts Nth the Gussru-
lneBt ,or The supply OF the regulate uatsrta.
for tue heaviest guns Aczi'ci - ~-uusl,ra
warfare. II u guarantee ort-T of sufficient
magnitude. accompanied ~ a positive zp-
preparation extending over = .orf.- 80 year.
saail b. made b., Congress a tauht, a. ~
the feasibility OF the plan being thu. -
moved. ] renew NV r-commy..ataou TIA.
such action t- taken ry 'OuEr,-- -. ~uAHc
the Government To construct - o-n ord
nance upon IT, own tSrFiiOry. and - 81 BRO
vide the armament demanded ~ cOu,4.ru.
ton, Of SAuonAl safety and honor.
Ths NAVY.
The r~port OF the SECRETARY al, The NAVY
exhibits The progress ~hiCh kA- t.-u made
on the new steel cruisers .C'hurilci ~ the
acts of August = lnE. and March !. l.eL Of
the four vessels under contract The chr
cago. OF tons more than bali finished.
tn. Atlanta 5US tom, hs, been success
fully launched and her machinery - uu-
flling the boston. also OF ibr tom. T. now
ready for launching, ard the Dolphin. q d~-
patch steamer of l-sS tons. j. ready for ali
ing. Certain zdy"r>" T.lCIsus upon the
design. OF the" cruisers are di~su-~.! bF
the secretary. Who insist. that the correct
nr>s Of the conclusions reached ty lh- al
yi>ors bOart and by The department ha-
he, n demonstrate hy recent Development,
in nip building abroad. The machinery o
the double tuTrvt"d monitors. Puritan. Ter
ror and Ami h!tritc. contracted for UuIri
the act Of March 5. l,aJ. j. lu pruc'>, OF con
s'ructiOn. No wOrS ha, teen done
during the pact year ON their AR
Nor for lack OF tn. necessary HrgTO-
pria'ion.. A fourth mon tor. the NuInviu-
mock. still remains unfinished AZ -" uHNE
yard in California IL i commented that
early steps he taken 10 rsnpl'f' thr~s w.
scl-. and To provide also AN armament Tor
the monitor N~isntOIEuIUoh IA-
datious of the Naval Il SDrS bpapi. aV-
proved 10y the Department. comprise the
construction of on" ~'c"l cruiser " SstuU~
one cruiser of 3pU tons. two heavily armed
guubost>. one long cruising gUutuat, one
vessel armed with H~uiChhl-- can
non, one HrTnur"d ram. and thI'" tut P"do
boats. The general designs. a. OF - h.0h are
calculated To meet the "Ai~tiug wants IL the
service. are now well advance. and the con
>tTuCtiDu OF the vessels can H. undertaken -
soon ~ you shall grant IN" necessary Eu-
thority Tn" act Of tDngrr-~ approved Al-
gust =. lS-,. authorized the removal in the
| uitcl states of the bodice 81 Lieutenant
Commander George W. belong ana hl~ cola
pInion- of the Jcauucttc expedition Iht>
has been successfully accomplished
b. IirutrnHni- Hayl"r aud ~,hU'tZ- the r.
mains were taken from their graves in the
Lena delta in March. lS<E and were detained
al Ialur-k until the following winter. The
being too iHr advanced 'o admit of
their immediate transportation. They az
AT Sew York February -. l->s IAsy
were received with suitable hUIuT-.
In pursuance OF tn" JOINT resolution of
approved February -. l~+. "A naval
expedition was tttcd out tor the r'ii'i 81
Lieutenant \. ". Grrcly. | uIt.i ~tHfC-
ArIny. and of the party Who had been IN
under his III scientific "h-
~e%rvatons at Lady frnnkINn BAY The fleet
consisted pt tnr steam ~Sul'T luftl~. IlT
rha>ci IN England; the Bear. purchased al
-. Johns. Newfoundland. ami IN" Alert.
was generously provided hN the Brit
-b Government. Preparations tor tn" 81
wcr" promptly mad" hN the ~"cr"-
fary of the Navy with the uC'iv" o-Op"ra
ton OF the Secretary of War. Commando
'i-org. ". ,Ofhn was placed ~ command Of
he Alert and Lieutenant W. II Ewing ia
command Of tn. Bear. Tn" Th"tiS ~H~ cn-
TO Commander Winfield :. 'opriy. To
whom also was assigned the -upcTiui"ndcucy
Di the entire expedition Immediately upon
t. arrival at tppcrnh,iA The beet
the dangerous navigation of
Melville Ray. and in spite Of every
reached Little Island un Juue -. a
earlier than any vessel hal before
that point. Tn. sam" daS ~ crossed
to Cape sabine. whore Lieutenant Gree
" AMI the other survivors of his party wcro
discovered. After taking on board the ltN-
ny AMI the bodies of the dead. the relief
sailed for -. John. where they arrived
On July l.. They were appropriately re-.
,eivcd at Portsmouth. y. II. on August ]
and al New York on August :. one Of the
was landed al the former place. Inc
others were put IN shore AT noycrurT>
with the exception or one. hich was
Inferred in the National Cemetery. were for
Taried thence TO the destination Indicated
~ friends. The organization ard u "f
his relief expedition reflects great credit
Ipon all h contributed Ia Is success.
HIS LAST MESSAGE.
In this. the last OF the stated messages
hat | shall have the honor to transmit To
he Congress Of the United Statc-. ! cannot
90 strongly urge on its attention the duty uf
our navy. ~ rapidly Ne possible,
a. the high state of efficiency which former
y characterized IL, n the long peace that has
ullcd " into "A sense Of iaIrci"i security
MAJ at any time he disturbed II J. plain
hat tho policy of >trcugthS-'ng thi- arm OF
he service l. dictated D., consideration 81
ise. OF economy. of just rrgurI Tor our
'uture tranquility. ana of n true aIpr"cfa-
ION Hf Tho DIGNITY and honor OF inc hG&
public.
The report OF the Postmaster Gener ac-
suaints you with the present needs OF tn"
N~ial service. IL dISClO-cS TN" gratifying
lat that the loss Of revenue from the Trduc-
I'm in the rate OF letter postage, recon-
th,H!cd in my message DcCcmb-r. l~3. and
euoc-ed by the act of March z, i~Si. has been
muoa less than ~us generally anticipated.
MY commentator OF this reduction Vas
ba>ec upon the belief that the actual falling
on IA receipts from hotter postage for tn.
y'ar iauediatcly succeeding tn" change o:
rate. cSSti be- &s..sO il has proved to he
Only SS~AOO. This j. a Trustworthy indica-
t."u 'hat TIE revenue viii soon be restored
Va 'he rorner volume by the natural increase
OF seated ~orresponderc icoEEdrntly repeat
tDtrtiore, y. recommendation OF my iast
annual ine,.agc that the single rate OF post
AK Upon ofop letters be reduced To- one
ceht "herevts the puyment of two cents y
nov requires " law. The double rate j.
ohIS "Sact.h n Offices where the carrier sy--
t..i : IN operation. and II appears at the
'"c -lS'V Garner y stem ~ IN opFrh-
liSh thAt the lhctes-. in tax upon local let
tiers deirxys cost. 10, only Of n. own coIie~-
ton and delivery. spt Of The COLLECTION and
delivery OF all othey nail matter Tni- i An
IhelusIity tha' oufat no longer to exist |
approve the tcSouIsndAfiOn OF the Post
master General that "a. upi, OF weight in
tie rating OF first ciass matter should lie one
ounce instead o%one-t.f ounC. a. II i now.
In view at statistic furnished by the de-
paTtmc1t il may veil he Goub ,cd whether the
change would result in aav lo.s Of revenue:
Iaat u "ouLd sfeaiiy Promote the con
venlence OF the public :, te,ona dispute.
The free delivery system aas been lately gp-
P.ed 10 nVe cities. ana TO- total number
of Offices in which II = nov m oD.ra-.n j.
le. Experience shows inst IT, ot.o-.ttou IN
der proper conditions j. cauaEy an aeon
mediation To the public ard a nIygptsgr
To the postal service. liz i NOV than h.f
>c,t--u>JaininE and FOR tho Tea~3as mes Nv
the Postmaster General may prgperIv L.. ~
tended IL i the opinion of to- o-cer
that 10 i proper 10 prUVlde !n.an. wa.r.-
l.! exceptional dispatch in d~a!ius aifh L.
Ter n tree delivery Offices mas t. s.rr~.f
by paving extraordinary postage IN.