Crawford avalanche., 1892-12-15

noirs so,u ~ ~: in '' s,dsraS1e SoLssgaSh1.
degree t1t. result OF the eirorts@ OF some
their roId rereryes' and fheee efiorts
should bs met by appropriate leeislation upon
our part. The Conditions that hsve created
nort ant s5r gree r,oiftioaI and NOT comm erciai
In View of the fact that general revision OF
| onr rsven,e laws IN the near fnt,,re seems 10
Hs Hsi nroSahf. ~ ,xaud be hsttse .hat snv W
CHANGES sbo,,ld be mart Of that re Vision rathey
| than ~ 4 tsf,nossrv nature -"'.'e'
ohesad nnds shy th t ~ INV sa s 1i
kno % "a nd ~ -. ioso,
| for hl,iO6. .l6s In notes The total purchases
a sSs p::ssss @ sSs &C. have been
Tss 500. fhe average price paid for silver during
the year wfs " cents per ounce, the highest
price Deirf si.V2s4, July l., 1871 and the lowest
that the monetary conference Is now sitting,
ithhoId ~ ass gv' Deen s
W. ne recQmmendauons OF tne secretary OF
M war Mtnat the army De reorganized. and that
M tne number ,s Oh Irontier posts pc decreased ana
ttovps eoneentrnted az such points as possess
ssraeegic auvantages ere ln1orsed py the fTes-
tuen!, anu tne WORK Oh tne department OF JUS
lice Is particularly commended.
a = Court of Claims.
The a0oregate of claims .,,opdir, asa,rst th.
| Goyernnenti In the Court OF Claims is enoro or
oo0 ooo for the taltng oS or IN turv 70 az o nr0
ertv ~ ners,,ns cIaiTninr IN he laval 5,,rina *
war are now before that court for ex xamination'
| When the others, are added the Indian denra.
| dation claint and the Eronch s,cIte
| tion claims an agcrecata 1s ,eachad
| that is indeed startling. In the defense
| OF these claims the sGovernment "a az
| n great tiisadyantaoe. The cIaimants have pres
| served their evidence whereas the Goyarn
wSnt they o San nas Tss cSt ge she 70 nec iGr
| arIv great where the fact to he esfahIished d
| the disloyaity OF the claimant during the war
n thfs great Threat again NJ our reven,es fs 20
! have no other cheek certainIv conoress sbouS6
| supply the departments OF iustioe with annro
priations sufficiently liberal to secure the best
legal talent In the defense of these claims and
to pursue its vague search for eyidence effect
iyeiy.
Ruud,ny n, nm American Nfar,,.
Reference is made to the report of the POST
master General, an abstract Of which has
already been published. The policy of con-
tracting with American ships for the trans
portat1on OF foreign mails has borne
satisfactory results Onuer the law
OF March g. 1891, contracts have been
maze Dy tne PostmastefL General for eleven
mail routes. The expenditure involved by
these contracts for the next fiscal year APP
pIready reacSed sSsoe As one Oh sne results
~ 100 M bsye heo b,siIt or Uons -. M
briIt 10 o, ovS.. Duiiy a. Tt w ne
matsd tonnana sdIhIpyaIus, aIIp sta.ahI ane es.i-
nuired under o~istiro o.raot a. &c. aoo
dd 49, uniea .h Ell S1iisIlg oontlacts Is loJ,sOs
contracts 10 estah,tsLed thre9 Lii ~, py Lneso
a sts - estaDisneu tneIe VIII pc IoIty-
one one, man MAJ steameTs upder the American flag,
Titdnns ~ tbo PraniI,on ana tGossaly au
The oontrscts recentIv LET for
ssTi service viii result in the construction Of ye
SHIPS np Oh Oh loOv IONS eacn. costing SyCOOOOO or
YORK and the City Of Paris to Which tS Il fes
ury ,Departmen was autnorized py ieglslation
ene "a 1sst u.s. 20 eve Aertcan t registry
seven Oh tne s"iTtesp vessels on tne sea TO our
nayai ia ess ressfye; Inc eohtraets MADE with the
nnes salllng 10 Cehtral ana Soutn Amerl-
0na 0rn pois5 ed naIo nn lnoi CASEY eh Cno t ire
tuon'y NJ eu sdoi'eneu Sne Lthe xi
snd srstlp;od so,0eo new pOIss 1 caii
Gnu Gnu SViie iines Inat otneI Mlse "Vuuu
sarvce 20 AnnnSs nres y; ~ trat s
gentine republic under the American flag The
service TO southampton, Boulogne and Antwerp
Is also new, and Is TO be begun with the
steamships City of New York and City
Oh farls IN reDruary next. earnestly urge
coltiinuance i oI tne policy lnaugurated Dy thls
iekIoi9.ion, anu Inat ING hpprVpIiaIlons re-
qulred 10 meet the oDllgatlons OF the Govern
nent under the contracts may De made
promptly, 80 tnaI tne llnes that nave entered
ha,.,aaad ta.U HneSo ensaseHenVs niay not DO EN-
parrasseu;
Aherica as naval rover
After noting the increase in the American
navy during the past year the President di-
rects attention to the improvement in naval
construction. 1t is believed, he says, that as
of armor plate our later ships will be
clothed with defensive plates of higher
resisting power than are found in any
Tess have Seen waSe TO asSs
tain the relative efficiency of different con-
structons. A torpedo has been adopted and
the work of construction is now being car
ried successfully. We were without
armOr piercing shells and without n shop
constructed and equipped for the con-
struction of them. We are now making
what IL believed to be a projectile su-
pertcr TO any before in use. A smokeless
powder has been developed and a slow burn
Ing powder for guns of large caliber. The de-
velopment of'a naval militia, which has been
organized in eight States and brought into cor
dial and co-operntive relation with the navy
is another important achievement. / recon-
mend such legislation and appropriations as
VIII encourage ana develop This movement
The Pension Bureau,
hasad nTo .ha M a,or .ne s OF Sepa1tment Is
iihod upot t .hS iep1It oI Ine Secretary pup
tt ,,I nIu sne seveIAi
idt "a b oAT It vv,aI are enaoIseu Dy tne fres
yancement Of the indians narticuiarIy alicftins
commendation. The President expresses a
hope that legislation will come which shall
separate the administration of Indian affairs
from party strife, particularly In the selection
AS to pensions, the President says: adhere
to the views expressed in previous messages
that the, care OF the disabled soldiers OF the
concern and duty. Perhaps no emotion cools
sooner than that of gratitude. but cannot be-
lieve that this process has yet reached point
with our people that would sustain the policy
of remtting the care of these disabled veterans
to the inadequate agencies provided by
local laws. The parade on the 2Oth OF
September last upon the streets of this
capital Of 10000 OF the surviving Union veter-
ans OF the war OF the rebellion, was most
touching = snd thrilling episode and the rich % S and
trict OF Columbia, and the applause that greet
ed their progress from tens of thousands of
people from an the states did much to revive
the recollections OF the grand review, when
these men. and many thousands of Others now
in their graves, were welcomed with grateful
JOY as victors In struggle in which the ma
honor wealth