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Belmont Chronicle
Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
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The Secretary of the Navy's annual report highlights construction of additional steam sloops, satisfaction with the apprentice system and recent congressional legislation, support for abolishing corporal punishment, recommendations to increase the marine corps and seamen to 10,000, and willingness to assist unjustly retired officers.
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The report of the Secretary of the Navy announces the construction of additional steam sloops of war. It expresses entire satisfaction with the result of the apprentice ship system and with the legislation of the last Congress in behalf of the navy. It maintains the abolition of corporal punishment, and recommends an increase of the marine corps and an increase of seamen to 10,000 men.
The Secretary maintains the general action of the Naval Retiring Board, but intimates his readiness to aid in restoring officers in special cases who have been unjustly retired.
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The report announces construction of additional steam sloops of war, expresses satisfaction with the apprentice ship system and legislation of the last Congress, maintains abolition of corporal punishment, recommends increase of the marine corps and seamen to 10,000 men, maintains general action of the Naval Retiring Board, and intimates readiness to aid in restoring unjustly retired officers in special cases.