The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-18

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Interior - izep trace q: al! official Transactions
having IL sanction aid ,:oIl- IN MS raras. and for
which h" E-!i personally responsible.
TIE r1.ay adopted for the management OF In
dian affairs known as the "pcac- policy has u "a
adhered 20 - IL the most henc;ic:-l results. II Is
CT ld-.;.E E'I.i that a few years more W.! save
uUr frontier from Indian irisTedatI,;ts. ] c"n-
i--Id ;he :eocmm-u'atIou u: Ia" Secretary fer the
extension Il :E- home>;.ai laws I" TIE Indians
aut fs- = NE .rt Of territorial government: for the
inuII4 Territory A great majority Of the Indians
oc,,., wing tn Territory ar" believed {" lie Irca-
;a-.r e: cLas.'a. ming their rights against he more
r:v.Z.i .:L Enlightened men. Any territorial
form 81 E-y-rgIacnt given ;.cni- therefore, should
l,rut.~; ,.. Il. their homes and property fer a
ir-!ol u - last twenty years. ami triore l,s FINAL
al. n.."'. should Ice Ratified b! a majority 81 tso--
at-,'.!.
Tuc l.; or e the Secretary ii tie Interior, here
with Liza I"l. plve- much interesting statistical
informant. ~. which 1 abs; ain from giving an alb
-tract IT. ta.- -t:cr YOU tu TIE REPORT ;ie,ii.
El- ac- 90: Congress providing tn. "ail which
.,a-i.u--- mus. subscribe te:p-- drawing tt.i.
= .<ious ,i:,~ W; from this bounty = lew survivors
OF the war 81 ISL residing ia TIE Southern Stai-s.
I r.conin"-d the restoration 81 ;Ais bounty 10 all
such. Tie number " persons whose names would
he restur"r. To the list Is not large. They
are AL Old rcrsois vino could have tasen
no par: IL r.e rebellion. aai tie service fur whica
they were awarded Iensiu.s wer- IL defense Of the
Sl"ir country.
In. r.l.o-; Of the Commissioner Il Agriculture,
herewith attached, conta,n- ~Egsr>tioLs OF Iltich
i-ir-,-; - :u- general pubic, and refers TO the
approaching CentenIla! AID TIE iart hi-
G.,ar;iaen; = ready 70 taa- in II. | i,rl that
the matte. ~ larle l. interested IN haNin; thls
exposition = ~a"rr-s. and cc,I;..-ni To Congress
such actiy.l a. Will secure 4 greater general i.t-rs-t
in II. ALREADY many foreign nations have signiird
their intention To- be- represented at *. II may h.
exr-c,e: that every civilized nation VIII be repre-
seni.d.
III" ru..s a:or;sd to improve the civil service Of
the gov. EI;...u u; have been liA-rct. to A. closely as
LG- been lr.rtcahls. wiki tie opposition with
which they :a.-t. Their effect has been ben. fl
cial ou The wn"l-. and has :-iiird 10 tn. elevation
o: lie seryirc: hut il = IiaI,.aciGcabl" 10 maintain
FF4Na .--Ht.z- sEn. al FrYt and uHA-TfNk lfsEg tf
Congress. t'"nerI,iy. tile SUPPORT which this re-
InrIr receives = from those an" give II their SUP
port oniy - find fault when The ru,-- are apIar-
emily deIir'.i from. Removals from oihre Vita
ont rcrf-r-irg charges against parties re-
moved are Frequently CITED a. de-
Isirtur"- iron; the rules adopted, ana the rri"ll-
lion ri those AGAINST whom riIaT,'> are made 10y
irresponsible persons AMI without COOL grounds
i al-o u:i"l c"ri"muci a a violation of Them.
Inrlcr t'Ic-r circumstance. therefore,, ] AN
uplncc that II Congress aijpUrE> without lr'-I-
tive LEGISLATION "n the subject eli civil service
s-t"rni." ! VIII regard such action a. 4 'i>ap-
proNal .i ;Hr system, ana VIII abandon 1t. IN
-'cpt - lay u tn require examinations for Ger
tain ari-:auc-- I" determine their iitHc--, com
~,c,itiyr examinations viii lr abandoned.
The gentlemen who have gwen their services
without COMPENSATION a. members nj the i-Elrt
:" devise rules ami regulations Ter the govern
mrnt %. ;hc r"urIry'> civil service have shown
much zeal AMI 'arnc>tnr>> IN their work, ami tp
them, a. well a. To- myself. II will i~ a -nurrc OF
mprtiiirl,!nn ii 1t i L" lH. thrown away. Eut. I
rrneai. TIN, i: i imnn>-Ihl- To- carry this system
to Il sgrrr-Sful Issue without general
appr"va! an! assistance, ami positive law
"a -unl"r. IL.
have stated that the elements of the pros.
p-rity t" the nations c~spital-lal"r.
skilled and unskiilei. aud products Of
the s"i.->yLl remain with -. To ,iIrec; the en-
llny men. q; these Is a problem, deserving the rnusI
s-rious attention Of Congress II EN- ploy In-ni can
h. given To- all labor Offering Itself. prosperity Eec-
e--ar:!r lows
1 have expressed. :.e opinion. and repeat il. here,
that til. mr.; requisite. to the ccpuplI-hm.n oi
.ais end j. The substitution If i sound currency
III place # one Of n f.uctuaiins value. Ihi- .e-
cured. iarr" are many in:ere+:S ina' might he
fO-;ereG - iae great pro.t NJ 5';ii. labor ami cari-
tai. How 20 induce capital TO employ !ab'r Ii tine
Question.
The subject of cheap transportation has occl-
pied tie attention Of Copgr--S. Neg light on
this question will, without tivHbt, u gwen 10 the
comm:.t.e n pointed by the las; Congress 10 iuyesti-
cate ana r-lnr. Ippn ih:s subject.
Arey.ya. If sh;p-builiinc. ard particularly of
iron steamship building, il "t vast imi ur'anc. t.
orr natIGua, I ro-perity. The United SIat.s L. nov
paying o.-r 81 ,o0n.0d N per annum for freigh:- and
ps.>sr- "a foreign ships to h- carried abroad and
expended IL the employment and support If "tn-r
peoples. i-yond 4 fair IerceI:ag. Of What -hould
go to foreign y->ssls, estimating on the tonnage and
travel "f e=cc respectively. IL j. TO br regretted
that this Disparity in the carrying trade exists. and
to correc: !. | would be Wiling TO See /. reat DE-
nartJire from the usual oOUr-e of the government.
IN supporting what might usually he termed pri-
vate enterprise. / would 10: -':g.e-; As = remedy
direct sub-iiy to the American steamship lines,
brt I would sIg rest the dir-c; Offer Of amp = com.
rensatioa for carrying the r:aIis between the
Atlantic s.a board cites and the Continent. ON
.AmerIcau-oyn.d and A,n=riCsn-bU'lt steamers,
vessels carrying the mails To the
South American States, and IN Central America anu
Mexico. and wonld pursue the same policy fran
our Pacific seaports to foreign sesrorts on the Pat
cif-. II iuien: be- demsni--i tina; vessels bnilf for
this service should come up :, a STANDARD fixed 10y
legislation IN tonnage, speed and all other qualities
looking To the possibility of the government rsluir-
ing them at some time for war purpo-es: the right
also Of taking possession q: them in such all emsr-
grncy shGIld be- guarded.
offer these suggestions. beii-ying them worthy
of consideration. in all seriousness. affecting Sec
tons and all interests alike. L: anything better can
b. don" TO direct the country into a course Of gem
era, prosperity, no one VII! be more ready than l to
s.coad the plan.
Forwarded herewith will be found the
report Of the Commissioner ap-
Pointed nnier an act Of Congress-. approved
june -. IA. to wind up the tffiirS Of TIN. Dis
,rict government. II will bc seen from the re-.
port that the total debt Of the District of Colon
Tia, les >.ruriticsf IN hand AMI available. i:
The bonded debt issued prior To- July l, 1874,
sSsSia+aii: 3Gj bonds authorized by act OF
Congress. june ~. ls.t. SSn.> lit.5' certificates
of the Beard of Audit. Si,..n..It>. ~ To- al, SI5.-
.f2.'s..j!: less special Improvement a>>.>>-
mcutS c.Igr-cabic To private property, in excess
"fany 'lemlna against -urha>-r--ncnt, SL.6ii.-
u5t;. less Chesapeake ami ohio canal i-mi>.
S.5,o0. AMI Washington ami :ris railroad
is,ni-, ss,.~o in the hrni> ct tn. Crnni>
sF"ners "i the Sinking funt. sLit>.a5i:s1: !,ay-
in. the actual debt, less said i. sell. l.. !.,t.6Ia.t
In addition 10 this Their. are c!airn> preferred
against the government IF ti. Ii i: rici ain"aniin-
in the aggregate. rcporrr'i by the .:.,rl al
Audit, To SS,H...>I.i>, If whirh In.
greater rs.rt will probably he rrjrrte,..
This suin can with M more pppri-
e;y NE included in the 'iciI; of the
District government than cau the thousands of
claims against the general government tc in
rluici as Il portion "f the national debt; iu,
the aggregate sum thus stated includes some
thing more than the funded 'lcht char=ciblc c.-
clusiveiy 20 the District of Columbia. The act
Of Congress of Nov. 3. I>.L contemporaries an
apportionlicnt between The Cnitc-i states GOV.
ernncnt al,t the District ~ tOiumbEi IA respect
TO the payment of the principal AMI interest OF
the 36J bonds; therefore, in computing with
precision the tSmric'i debt of the Dislric; of the