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make total Of nineteen during his admins
tration of the department. During the cur.
rent year ten war vessels and three navy
tugs have been launched, and during the
four years twenty five vessels will haV been
launched. Two other large ships and q tor.
on them well advanced, and the four mon
itors are awaiting only the arrival Of their
armor, which has been unexpectedly delayed
mission.
Contracts have been let during this ad-
ministration, under the appropriations for
sells and their appurtenances, to the amount
OF S35, ,OO0,0 900, and there has been expended
during the same period for Labor boz at navy
the smallest scandal or charge Of fraud or
partiality. The enthusiasm and interest of
ne RSye 6Gth 99 the bav ad
sponded magnihcently to the confidence Of
congress, and have demonstrated to the
world an unexcelled capacity to construct
in ordnance and in everything involved I'm
the building, equipping and sailing of great
water ships. At the beginning of Secretary
Iracy'S administration several difficult prob
lens remained to be grappled with and
solved before the efficiency In action Of our
ships could be secured. 1t Is believed that
struction of armor plate our later ships
will be clothed with defensive plates of
higher resisting power than are found on
ANY WAR VESSEL AFLoAT.
We were without torpedoes. The tesU
have been made to ascertain the relative
emclency or different constructions, and O
torpedo has been adopted and the work of
corstructicn is now being carried on sue
ctrftully We We're without armor piero
ing shells and without q shop constructed
and equipped for the construction of them.
We are now making what Is believed to bo
smokeless powder has been developed and
slow burning powder for guns Of large
caliber. A high explosive, capable of use
IL shells fired from service gins, has been
manufacture of
has been developed so that the question CT
supply Is no longer In doubt The develop
ment Of naval militia, which has been or
ganized in eight states and brought into
ct:cial and cooperative relation with the
navy, Is another important achievement
There are now enlisted in these organiza-
tions 1,SOO men, and they are likely to be
greatly extended. l recommend such legis-
lation and appropriations as will encourage
and develop this movement. The recon-
mendations of the secretary will, do not
doubt, receive the friendly consideration of
9ongress for ne has enjoyed as he has
terested in the development of our navy
without any division on partisan lines. I
which has made such noble procress nav
lot now be stayed. The wholesome infiu-
% ence for the peace and increased sense Of
other lands feel when these magnificent
ships unIer the American flag appear is
already most gratefully apparent. The
ships from our navy which will appear in
of New York will be convincing demonstra-
ton to the world that the United States is
again naval power.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
The subject of quarantine regulations, ill.,
spectton and control was brought suddenly
in August last of vessels infected with choI-
era. Quarantine regulations should be uniform
at all ports: Under the constitution they are
plainly within the exclusive federal juris-
diction when and so far as congress will
legislate. In my opinion the whole subject
should be taken into national control, and
protect people against plague inyasions. On
the 1st of September last l approved
regulations establishing a twenty-day quar-
grants from foreign ports. This order
will be continued in force. Some loss
and suffering, have resulted to passen-
gers, but q due care for the homes of our
people justifes in such cases the utmost pre-
caution. There is danger that with the COM
ing spring, cholera will again appear, and a
liberal appropriation, should be made at
this session to enable our quarantine and
port officials to exclude the deadly plague.
But the most careful and stringent Quaran-
tine regulations may not be sufficient alb
solutely to exclude the disease. The progress
of medical and sanitary science has been
such, however, that If approved precau-
tions are taken at once, to put all of our
cities and towns in the best sanitary condi-
ton, and provision is made for isolating
any sporadic cases and for thorough dis
avoided. avoided This hi i Work appertans % to to the the local
authorities and the responsibility and the
penalty will be appalling If it is neglected
We are peculiarly subject in our great
ports to the spread of infectious diseases
by reason of the fact that unrestricted i'm
migration brings to us out of European
cities in the overcrowded steerages of great
steamships a large number of persons whose
surroundings make them the easy victims of
the plague, This consideration, as well as
those affecting the political, moral and in
dustrial interests of our country, lead me to
renew the suggestion that admission to
our t country and nd M,tSs to the tn high privileges Of
more careful. We have, 1 think, a right
and owe duty to our own people, and es-
keep out the vicious, the pTi ignorant, the civil
disturbers the pauper and the contract
laborer but to check the too, great flow of
tions