The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-04
NO. 40.

| y Nnhp'toht commission, Nhlle luliF v
: recognizing the considerations HAT Ins s
, ertheless, of the opinion that upon q -
! whole no other would be likei'
to effect speedier or better results. Thaf
! portion 0f the secTotary's report whiep
concerns tho condition of our shinpni 2
: interests cannot iail to command
your attention. llo especially recon-
! monds that NJ an Incentive 10 tho H.
Vestment Of American capita In Amer
can steamships, the government shall.
hY liberal payments for mail ,fanspai
tatlons or otherwise, lend It's active asst
, lance 10 individual enterprise, an
declares his belief HAT unle-
that course be pursued our foreign erF
rying trade must Ioman MS 70 = t0-da'
almost exclusively In the hands
Foreigners. Ono phase az these suhjec'
y now especially prominent, IN view
The repeal by the act Oi Juno 9th, lse
Ofall sslutory provisions that ~ arb
trarily compelling American vessels f.4
carry the mails Ia and from the Uniirt
states Is among tho most impnitint, ~
u ~ necessary Ia make provision ~.
conn cnsate tue owners of such vesas'..
for performing that fcrvice afier Apr
lsSl. IL IL hoped that the whole snhje
Will receive the early conslderst on thn
VIII lead 10 the enactn ept ofsuch mea-
ures for tho revival OF our marchais
maritime as the wisdom of the congress.
may devise.
orR BoN"Rp oRLIuATIoNs.
The 3per cent. bonds of the COVER
ment, 10 the amount OF more than SlOi.
| On,O0O, have, since NV last annual M.
sage, hcnn redeemed by the troRsur,
! The honds of that issue still onistandir'e
amount Ia little over 500 con 900, abo,s
ono-tou III ot which viii bo retire
through the operation of tho sinkii Y
mnd during the coming year. As thts
bonds still continue the chief basis 70
circulation of the national banks
the question how Ia avoid H.
caused by " their rstire,ne, D
Is one of constantly increasing ilnpoi
ance. IL seems tobe generally conced,,.
that tho law governing this matter eN
/ acts from tho banks excessive security,
and that upon their present hond d.
/ posits larger circulation than u no.,
allowed may be granted with safety.
/ nope that the bill which passed the sen-
! ate 0t the last session, permitting tl-
issue ofnotes equal 10 the face valpa"S
! deposited bonds, will commond itself %,
/ tho approval of the house Of represen,I.
tivos.
/ THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
! IN the expenses of the war Departments
/ the secretary reports a decrease of mo,
| than S9OOOOO0, of which reduction s., COZ
900 was effected in the expenditures f.,
/ " tA y anu Il'Ibul>s anu III tN
| pendituros for the quartermaSter's d"
par;ment. Outside of that departmere
tho annual expenses of all the arm
bureaus, proper, Except possibly tn
| ordinance bureau are substantial
charges which cannot be materially q,
minished without change in H.
numerical strength of the army. IT,,
| expenditures in the qnartermaster's d.
partment can readily ho subjectrl
10 administrative discreet II, and i
Is reported by the secretary of W.
that as result OF exercisiu
such discretion in reducing the numb
of drlught animals in the armv, the A.
nuai cost of supplying and caring f..
such animals is now Sll0,S00 S5 less thar
1T was in lSS2.
The reports of the militar
commander show that the last year h..
has been notable for its entire freedoi
from Indian outbreaks.
IL defiance OF the presidents procl
nation of July l, 1854, certain intrudei
sought to make settlements in the j.
dian Territory, They We're promptl,
removed by a detachment Of troor
During the past session Of congress
bill to provide u suitable fire-pro,,
building for tho army medical museuh,
and tho library of the surgeon. general
Office received the approval OF the So
ste. 4 similar bill was reported fave
ably to the house OF representatives H.
one of its committees and is still pen0
ing before that body. IL is hoped tb,H
during the coming session the measur'
may become a law, and thereafter in,.
mediate steps may be taken 10 secure
place of safe deposit for these vaiuabi
collections now in state of insecuritt
Tho funds with which the works for
the improvement Of rivers and harbor,
were prosecuted curing the past yeaI,
were derived from the appropriations a.
Fl, ~ A IA, ,.-,t
such few balances as we're ON hand froht
previous appropriations. The balance iu
the tre isury, subject TO req giSltluns, july 4.
1883, was $l0,02l,G $40. The amount ap
propriated during the fiscal year lSs4,wa,'
$l3. i96, 346, and the amount drawn from
the treasury during the fiscal year, wa
$8,22S, ,703, leaving balance ofS 3D. l2,5S0 IN
tho treasury, subject To requisitio"
July l, 1854.
Tho secretary of war submits the re-
port Of the chief of engineers as TO tb,,
prscticahility of protecting our impor
ant cities on tho seaboard by iortiticf
tions and other defenseS able to repCr
tho modern methods of attack. I'll
time has now come when such defense
can be prepared with confidence tina
they will not prove inopportupe, ar
when the possible result of delay
in making such preparations is serious
delay seems ineXcusabl
whose destruction or capture would h,
a national humiliation, adequate q,
fenses, inclusive of guns, may be mad
by the gradual expenditure of S60,010,
900, n sum much less than victoriOu
enemy could levy Hs contribution
An appropriation of about one-tenth
that amount is asked to begin the woJf
and | concur with the secretary of W;
in urging that it TO granted. IT,,
war department is proceeding with tn
OF ten-inch smooth bore CUR
into eight-inch rifles. Fifty guns viii
be thus converted within year. Tbi,,
however, does not obviate the nccessit
of providing means Tor the constructiost
of guns of the highest power, both fof
the purposes of coast defense and for th.
armament of war vessels.
In my message of March 26, last,
called attention to the recommendatiOf
Of the board that the government shouhk
encourage the production of privatr
steel works of the required material fu'
heavy cannon, and that two
government factories, one fus
tho army and one for the navy.
should be established for the fabrication
Of guns from such material. No actiO,F
having been taken, the board was sui
reconvened to determine more
tully the plans and estimates necessary
or carry ing out its recommendations. Ia
nas received information which indicates
hat there are responsible steel nanG-
'acturers in this country who, although
no: crowded at present with the neces-
,ary plants, are willing to construct th'
same and 10 make bids for contracts
With tho government for the SUP
ply of the requisite material
or the heaviest guns adaptesf
20 modern warfare, IL n guaranteed on
Ter of sufficient magnitude, accon