Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-10

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y, which nc. graduates nes q "a ls'l
large one has cone, gaAf
make appointment q D. Z
s snns ~ The army Ircm n s s,ssqaa
such vacancies As 81 q.'l &,
may be reserved n, s n. n
y w,I, Il Is not ,S.S N
provide posI1lnTsa laeps
M y,,Sn.. they leave In iN
those not thus H.. hN Nj
actively enter milisers ", v la'
sested that the Is;, se''lts
changed, so that snrs g us
as are not at once ss. Y N.Y.
graduation, may IA s qso
subject to assignmen, \ lh9
occurs, under proper ,. snea
count Of the mlIi.s1nSp suali'la II
iast year, Inclusive n seAeiai n
l y, | .. purpose from apprc N, soei
support Of the srms ,Yp,la'le
~, coMrESsArroS yos 'sn
The actappToyed MAJ. IN 81
70 compensate officers s.s q
for loss Of private n,a. VIZ stls
service Of the United I NV
definite in its terms n. Ssls'
which could not have bes s s .ll
That II 1t is 60 remain a. K s9aiA
1t needs amendment, ue il'la
M, BRIDGES own nl,,,
There should be a gen @.'se
gress prohibiting t6e WI IVA B
bridges over navIgahIe ~ Suas'ea
manner as to obstrne, ~, as
provisions for preyentlnr v
seems under existing s,s,s,' y. "a
ment cannot Intervene y T.s y
construction when cnle,sd lFei
consent, though when
sent is asked and uas.S
slst upon such a cona's',
Thus it is Represented Nv,
officers of the government T.
car guarding against ,6s 's'.. u
navigation by a bridge sc,.. Y Il
sipPl river at st. Paul, a sir v :
bridge has been built 3s.
place, directly in the
mel OF the river. If suchs.
permitted, argument is 49,, =
the appropriation Of lar1s ". \
to improve the navigntios 4 K. n
other Important highwa,sd
THE NAVY DEriHTrn
The report of the secrenr sis.
gives a history Of the opents
department and the present os,' n
the work committed to biz esps n
details in full the course punpeil
to protect the rights Of IA ~.
in respect to certain vessel, ma.
the time OF his accession sto "A, n
also concerning the dispatch nj E
phin, claimed 10 be eompleledM6
ing the acceptance d the desrH
No one can fail to see from M III
contained In thesorepoits hat q
application of business britcl
been insisted on In the treatntt B
subjects, and whatever contitl
aiis' n was caused by The esactk,
part of the department, Of ihs E
obligations as ,heywere legsl5cs B
In case of the Dolphin, witt I'D
tlce to the contractors, on sgNts
been entered into providing
ascertainmcnt by a judicial la
the complete or partial I'd
with the contract in Der cohr&
and further providing for the ass
of any damage to which the gm
may be entitled, If accounted
failure to perform such contract
ment Of the sum still remsiuls
upon her price, in case a full phx
is adjudged. The contractor, b 3
of his failure In business, bgllg
TO complete the other three yess
were taken possession Of By As
ment in their unfinished state,
clause in the contract penulH
u course, and are now
cess of completion In
of the contractor, but q
supervision of the navy dsg&
Congress at its last session n
the construction OF two addIaA
cruisers and two gunboats ats n
exceeding in the aggregate \.
The appropriation for this purl 8
ing become available oR the mn
July last, steps were at'oncetsSa
construction of these vessels, 4
be likely to insure their uselllla
completed. These are Of The tlp K
portance, considering the cola
vance in the art OF bulida Il
of this character, and lhe
lost which is spent II
careful consideration ara
All must admit the imporlanN
fective navy to a nation llSe
ing such an extended sea-coasI
and yet we have not singlese
that could keep the seas ssai
class vessel of any impenas
Such a condition ought ue
continue. The nation that 'i
aggression is certainly c1E
Its foreign policy Is OF ne15s
and its negotiations are coss
disadvantage because It 7 na
ton to enforce the terms Y
its sense of right Guy
norrnSNEss ExPosi'
Inspired, as | am, by The m
by all patriotic citizens ula' v,
not far distant when our "
such as belts our standing ~
tions of the earth, hat
every step that leads in w. -
such a contamination. oesa
ty to especially direct tAc V
congress to the close Of we u
secretary Of the navy, ID wass
iating weakness Of the press4
ton of this department y ,-
the startling abuses ana a
present methods are expM
conviction is forced upous ~.
certainty of mathemalleal III
before we proceed further Z. u +, '. 1!
ton of a navy, thai "
oughly re-organized nav V. +
The fact that within sesenses ~,
than $50, 900, 900 has been l. N
construction, repair Ss ,si
armament of vessels, ana y,
that instead of an effective l''.s s
Acct we have only the dlscoss
prehenslon of a nation alton d;.sls 4
war vessels, added 70 wy ~,