The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-05
enclency among the men and improvement Of


| tantry regiments, the strengthening Of the
/ artillery force. the abandonment of IL c
smarter ana unnecessary posts and the mass
ING OF the troops at important and accessible
stations, ali promise to promote the useful
ness OF the army. In the judgment of army
ofneers with but few exceptions the,opera-
q tlon OF the law for0iddTng the re-enllStment
I OF men after ten Years service has not proved
+ It's wisdom. and while the arguments that led
! TO It's adoption were not without merit. the
b experience OF the year COnStra ms ME to join
/ In the ommendation Tor its repeal
j oltls gratifying to note that we have begun
! 10 attain completed results in the compTe-
! henslVe scheme Of SeacOast defense, and for
/ thcauon entered upon eight years ago A
/ large sum has been already expended but
/ the cost Of maintenance will be inconsidera-
! Die as compared with the expense of con
structlon and ordnance At the end Of the
/ current calender year the war department
/ viii have twelve inch guns, - ten inch and
/ a eight inch guns ready to be mounted on
gun lltts and carriages, and 80 twelve inch
| mortarS.
In addition to the product Of
pleted at Watervliet. the government
/ has contracted with private parties for the
! purchase of one hundred guns of these cali
! bre. the first Of which should be delivered
! to the department for test before July /, 1894
| The manufacture OF heavy ordnance keeps
/ pace with current needs; but to render these
/ guns available for the purposes they are
/ designed to meet emplaCements must be pre-
/ pared for them. Progress has been made in
/ TINS direction, ana it's dcsra ole that lOngreSs
] ny dbt4uIlt APPROPRIATIONS SuUQtl DTOklue
| for the uninterrupted prosecution. Of this
/ necessary work.
After much preliminary work and ex-
! hauStive examination, in accordance
| with the requirements of the law, the board
! appointed to select magazine rife of modern
/ ty3e with which to replace the obsolete
! Springfield rife of the infantry services,
! completed Its latOrS during the last year and
| the work OF manufacture is now in progress
! at the national armory at Springfield. 1t is
! conndentla-ly expected that by the end of the
inf. hf,l I'D
| with weapon equal to that OF the most pro
| greSSlYe armies of the world
| The work on the projected Chickamauga and
! Chattanooga national military park has
! been prosecuted with zeal and Judgment,
and its opening will be celebrated during the
| coming year. Over nine square miles OF the
! Chlckamauga battlefield have been acquired,
Twenty-Five miles Of roadway have been con
| structed and permanent tab cts have been
| placed at many historical points, while the in
! vitatOn to the states to mark the positions OF
! their troops participating in the battle has
! been very generally accepted.
The work of locating and preserving the
| lines OF battle a the Gettysburg batteheld is
| making satisfactory progress on the plans ui-
| rected by the last congress.
The reports of the military academy at
| West Point, and the several schools for
| special instruction Of officers show a marked
| advance in the education of the army and u
| cOmmendable ambition among its officers to
excel in the military profession and to lit
themselves for the highest service Of thu
! country
Under the supervision of Adjt. Gen. Robert
| Williams, late retired. the bureau of military
| information has become well-established and
! is performing q service that will put in pos
| session OF the government In time CT war
| most valuable information and at all times
| serve purpose OF great utility in keeping the
army advised of the world s progress in all
matters pertaining to the art OF war.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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| In INV ii rst mess lra 70 congress- dated Dec
| 6. 1888, I strongly recommended these changes
| aud referred somewhat at length to the evils
! OF the present system. Since that time the
| criminal business of the federal courts and
! the expense attending il has enormously in
| creased. The lmber of criminal prOseCu-
| tiOns pending IN the circuit and district
| courts of the United States. on the first day
| OF July, 1855 was 3S9S Of which /, ss4 were for
| violations OF the internal revenue laws, while
| the number of prosecutions pending on the
first day OF July, 1898. was 800, Of which 300
| were for violations of the internal revenue
| laws.
| The expense of the United States courts,
| exclusive of Judges salaries for the year end
| ing July ]. 1885, was 81 S54.7}3 H. AMI for the
| year ending July l. 1898, 81 ,52s 676 s.. Tits
| therefore apparent that the reasons given in
J 1888 for change in the manner of enforcing
| the federal criminal law have gained cogency
| and strength by the lapse of time.
! l also heartily iOin the Attorney General in
| recommending legislation. fixing degrees Of
| the crime OF murder within federal iuriSdic
! tiOn. as has been done in many of the states;
| authorizing writs OF error on tehaf of the
! government in cases where final judgment is
| rem Tered against the Suiiicien Y of an indict-
! ment or against the government upon any
| other question arising before actual trial:
| limiting the right OF review in cases OF
| felony punisha Die only by fine and impriSon-
| ment to the circuit court of appeals and
making speedy provision for the construction
of such prisons and reformatories as may be