The New York herald., 1870-03-07

Total 100 II
At these six principal ports the tonnage was In
1850 2S45 223 and In 1869 5224 457S all other ports
In 1850 sos, ,262 and IN 1889 386. 639.
Chart q shows the foreign commerce OF the
United States since 1921, giving the value Of the
annual exports imports and total or exports and
imports. These charts indicate only tonnage en-
tered seapors, the tonnage entered at the lake
ports being deducted (the frsu time In any official
document). The compilation OF these statistics,
running through period OF fifty years, has been
work Of great magnitude and has been executed
with great care. Mr.. Nimmo began this work In
october, 1888, and completed it in December last.
1t was, therefore, made part OF the report
which he has prepared under the OF the Secre
tary OF the Treasury, daed June 25 1862 and pre-
senled to Congress on the Sd OF January In con.
sderaton Of the value OF these statistical charts an
additional supply of 5000 copies has been ordered
by Congress. The charts show the progress OF ship
building. In 1917 the United States built s6,a93
tons on the coast 49, IA and on the lakes ,250 No
mention is made OF shipbuildlng on the Western |
rivers until 1928, when the numDer Is set down at |
$685. In 1869 the United States built $50 tons; the
Western rivers. "a 576; the coast sl 1884, the Western
lakes 49,46o; the New England States, 100000
The Proposed Consolidation Of Indian Tribes.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs recently
heard an argument from Mr.. Isaac n Morris against
the bill under consideration proposing consolda-
ton OF the Indian tribes ana nations and che estab
lishment OF Territorial government over them. He
spoke in behalf or the Cherokee delegation and the
Cherokee people, who sent them here. In speaking
OF the proposed government as requiring the
OF those to be governed before IL can go into elect
he satd;--
II such Is really It's intention and such the fair In
depreciation OF the language used In the b then 1t
would seem that the bill itself would prove nullity
II passed. Certainly no one believes that the civil
lzed lndian attached 10 his home government, to
the traditions OF his ancestors, to the society OF his
Kindred TO his forms OF worship, to his love Of free
dom, will ever voluntarily yield all these blessings
and privileges to the control of the white man You
may force him to DO It, but you cannot pursuade him
to do it. SO lar the upcivillzed Indian is con-
cerned he will have to be caught before ne can be
governed. II once brought under the government
Of tSe white man and his country and
his home opened to the politician and the land
hunter his doom will be inevitably sealed Besides
Morris argued that sucn proceedings II carried out,
1866 guarantees the right OF self government the
Chrokees, the United States oblgatlng themselves
ernment and py agreement to observe IN good faith
the treaties Of 1928 and 1885.
Applicants for Work at the Departments.
In consequence OF the resumption OF work in the
various navy yards the department has lately been
besieged by applicants for employment at the Navy
Yard In this city as>wel as at other stations They
are generally referred to the commandants OF the
different navy yards. Both the War and Navy De-
partments still exhibit at the door to the entrance
OF the buildings the conspicuous placards, brought
into requslton at the beginning Of the present ad-
ministration, announcing that there are no vacan-
cies in the clerical or other departments, and the
consequent uselessness OF applying for Official
Positions
Expected Official Documents.
The finance report, which It was thought would
have been issued from the office Of the public printer
some time in January will be finished in about ten
days or two weeks. The report OF the Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs, the Navy Department report the
new naval register and other prominent ofYlctal
documents are expected to be completed In q few
days.
Red Tape in Washin9ton-How to Prevent IT
The ''circumlocuton office,n or req tape system
OF doing business at the Treasury Department in
Washington, was partially illustrated In the House
OF Representatives few days ago by Mr.. Beck OF
Kentucky, member OF the Committee on Appro-
prlaIlons l say 'partlally'' illustrated, because
according to the report, Mr.. Beck only shows the
number OF stages an account has to go through
before the draft or cash Is reached but he does not
state how long 1t takes II is doubtful if he knows.
He may think that he does. He may he Impressed
with the Idea that the regular business in the Trea
sury Departments Is transacted by other people as
rapidly as It would be II he had an account to put
through the twenty stages himself II Mr.. Beck is
80 impressed he s greatly mistaken. II Congress.
any other favorite is desirous OF getting an
account through messenger Is sent with 1t. A
check IL put upon the account which Is recognized
In each bureau as an order to give 1t precedence.
The result is tnat In few hours the draft Is pro-
duced Bus for this Kind OF favortism In passing
accounts II would take just twenty days to get the
same account through the twenty bureaus The
ordinary routine IS to number every account and
let 1t take It's regular order. 1t ls the practice
for clerk In the first bureau to prepare many as
he can In day. He sends that number, whatever
1t may be, in one budget to bureau No. q where IL
taxes another day to put the same number through,
ana so on, until twenty days consumed in pass-
Ing the same budget Of accounts through the
''crcumlocution oficen Now, the advantage
Congressman has who has influence enough to
have his account taken out Of It's place and crushed
through" in one day IS the interest OF twenty days
on the amount or his account whatever that may
be. Besides ne has the use OF the money. Many OF
these accounts amount to sums ranging from
$780, 600 to S500,O0O 1t Will be perceived therefore
that the twenty days gained by the favorlte Is no
small item. The question is, how many favorites
thereS Every account thus passed delays the regu-
lar order OF business. What true in the Treasury
Department ID true OF every other department In the
government. II is "siow coach" business. There
Is no excuse for It, The work could be done well In
half Of the time II the hours OF labor properly
regulated. The clerks get TO their several depart
ments at nine O'Clock every morning. 1t averages
hafpast nine before they get rairIy to work. That
is not over-statng It, To every one thousand clerks
In the several departments OF the government five
hundred hours are lost. This could be saved BY re-
quiring the clerks to be ready to begin work pre-.
csely at the hour of nine. Some OF the clerks
might consider this q mean exaction; but they
don't consider mean thing for each