Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-17

yet II Ia not possible tina.
vacancies TO provide posi,sansSre WI
tney leave the military scAn fr thos
Yelling law and usage thosa unee /
duty actively enlsr 10Y thus
ltLs suggested that the law !. miller
mat such OF thesa ~ t1is ~
NOT y, once assigned TO An, souns D.
anay y retained as secon,I aier ~
army, II they so desire Il. ,isaielss
when opportunity occurs iscf 70 %
.o prlarity OF selection. Thase ptupe
ascount or : military acadsns tsraca
sesI, sAc1uslve OF the sum AZ, is
Dose from appropriations for ~ tt
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and enlisted s' no DESIGNED ae to coau, 6
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s.aausln w service Of the rni..Itsff
mern ~ It's terms and apra,sSs ~
mnay Claims. n adjustment a. reill
na,e oesn contemplated. that I, sacea
on the statute book IL needsaaH HhhJ
should be q general law 4, ,asunendnea.
the construction OF bridpesU Vnsrsss bea
terra in such manner az III pser nasssS
with provisions for prevan.strnet IN
seems that under existing shy Tie
ment cannot intervene In lilies he
~struction, when entered p,ppae'eni sGll
sent though when such si1een
granted, upon condition, H. ut y "a
upon SUCH condition is cleay IssnoFliT I
sented that while tie ofy..AAa s b
ment are with great care vra,a te
OBSTRUCTION OF navigation IN lug lszsl
mississippi nyer at 81, Pm. 'Iags u
bridge has been built : lAfgt N
directly In the navigabls oban,ss IA
sach things are To be permittssol tas
ment Is presented against ~ asNsi
large sums of money TO imnsn.ap pf ps
merce. aighwls Z
THE NAVY.
Inc report OF the secretary n, 81.
history OF the operations OF nj se NM
the present condition OF tbe wnnslarAa{
his charge. He details in fnli ,hA.onat
sued by him To protect the Tiss,s eaaI
ment IN respect to certain YES
the time OF hts accession Ia oAsS lad
eerninI h dispatch boat Da1na4 aug ~
be completed aud awaiting / a I'm etaj
department. No one can fail - spaaa
contained In this report thai IetuB3
ton OF business principles mas h w
in the treatment OF these me- Asj
whatever controversy has arisen !. al
the eXaction on the part OF TIE o..
contract obligations as they weuopAla{
strued. In the case OF the noInht "a
justice TO the contractor, an agpaarn W.
entered into providing for the a.. y z
a judicial inquiry. OF the co,o,Sa.
compliance with the contrart inT set ~
ton; n further, providing far ~
or any damages To which the poys-,~
be entitled ON account OF a Maria ,.Sasea
form such contract, or the psvman-
still remaining unpaid upon her MI.
full performance is adiudged Thama5
reason of his failure In businas. l
to complete the other three yes,sGs
taken possession OF by the goyernms, ~
unfinished state under act m M soss
uniting such course, and are now n
completion in the varu Of ths .,..
under she supervision OF the nav asras
THE NEW CRUISERS
Congress az its last Session s,,h..
construction OF two additional psw ~
W gunboa:s, at a cost not sxcesNss !
aggregate 81, S95, 900 The apu,n,s..,
this purpose hay't.- become aysIl5a J
first day OF July last, steps were A. az
FOR the procurement OF such plans n, y
struetiup OF these vessels a. would IL =,
insure their usefulness when eomplsA |,
are OF the utmost importance, consdss.
constant advance in the art Of bs16Ss.
of this character, and the time l. pot I,
Is spent in their careful cUnsidaratisa -
tlon. We must admit the lmpntass
elective navy 10 q nation like ours bavs,
an extended sea I 20 pro,ec, ~
have not a single vessel Of wal tha, e,il
the seas against a tirsL-Class vessel a :.
nnTTlnF FhaKgRF Anah a aaaFErs = =
10 continue; the nation that eanna,
aggression il constantly exposed IA h I,
eign policy is Of necessity weak. and :, =
tons are conducted with disadyaDta. \
Is Is not in condition to enforce "A.
dictated BY its sense of lifht ia !
Inspired a. / am by the bope Ssar.i
patriotic citizens that the day Is not m
when our navy Will be such As "a
standing among the nations OF the ~
reloiced at ev ~ step thai lead, ID IA, IN
Of such a consummatiOn. ! deem il nv 4
especially dir C. the attention Of eoAgr,s
close OF the repoT Of tho seer tary Of b.
ia which the humiiiatIng weakness 4 h.
ent organization Ot his department = sfs
and the startling abuses and wastes q "a
n methods IN exposed. The c1nye
forced upon us with the certainty q
NAUTICAL demonstration hat before W /
further In tho rest rratl a Ot a navy VA
thoroughly ~Feorgsnized navy depar l6s
fact that within seventeen year, av
10000. 900 has been spent on e0ns-
repairs and equipment and armaTasa, 4
and The further tacg that, instead OF an d
and creditabla feet. we have only the sx
and apprehension Of = nation uadsa
war vessels, added 10 the disclosure n9s
do not permit ia To doubt LGat every AZ
revive u navy has thus far, tar the NO
been INSTRUCTED, and all our Efforts
direction have been HIT Q better thll
gTOplngs and RlInloss foilies. UnqRes !
N we are content with the maiRleaaS
navy department simply a.
A SHABBY ORNAMENT
to the government, a constant wsica
NAV prevent some OF the scandal AL
which have found their way into our Pre-
e~HnizatiOn, and It's bic waste MT
duccd to the minimum, but II we desire
ships for present usefulness ins cad Of 4
mt7ders Of the days I ri are past We nj
a department organized for the work ,
with ali the talent and ingenuity oI
affords, prepared to take advantage % a
rlence OF other nations, systemRtifsd 70
EFFORT shall unite and lead IN one dIreCs
fully imbued with the conviction that =
sells though new are useless unless they
all that the ingenuity Of maH has ~ W
brought forth relating to their c0RsrOi
earnestly recommend the portion Of ID
tarI's report devoted to this sahiss
action OF congress, In the hone that bis
tions touching the reorganization Of h'
ment nav be adoptcd, as the first step
b construction OF our navy.