Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-07

ration at large is interested in having this ex
position success, and commend 10 Congress
such action as viii secure q greater general in
terest in II. Already many foreign nations have
slgnihed their intention 10 be represented AZ IL,
and IL may be expected that every civilized na-
ton will be represented.
The Tul,s adopted 10 improve ths civil service
ot The gOveEnment have been adhered 10 A.
closely as has been prsc dcable, with the 0ppOsi-
ton with which they meet. The effect, be-
lieVe, has been ben6 tcial Cu the whole, ami 4 As
terCe1 to The elevation of the service. But II Is
imprEt ucable 10 maintain them without direct
and = siuve support OF Congress. Generally
the support which this reform receives is from
those who give it their support only 70 tiud fault
vi en- tue rules are agl a-ehtly departed from.
Removals from Office without pcofsrring
cbarges sgalist paI ties removed are frequently
cited as departures iIom the Tulcs adopted, and
ihe TCtCHi4Uu uf those aiust whom CD 2rzgs Are
mace by irresponsible persons aud ithOat good
u " ds, Is 20 often condemned as Yiolat on
Il them. Under these circumstances, therefore,
tTnounCe that II Congress adjoGrns without
to>iuve legislation on the subject OF civil SER
wee reform, VIII regard such action as a de;
az lltcVa! OF tbe system and viii abandon it eN-
G III sc lar a. 20 rtq re examinations for certain
aIpointees 70 determine their fitness. Com
| peutiye examinations will be abandoned The
| gentle men no have giyeu their services, With
OGi con Ie IsAtlCn, AZ men bsrs Of the board 70
ue.lse rules snd regulato1s for the government
| q tne clVll s'rVice or the country, have shown
mich zeal and earnestBess Ia their work, s.
70 mem. as well 20 myself, Ak will be A sou q
Of NOR. t.tcation II It Il 10 Le throsn away. Buz
repeat thaL II e impossible 10 carry this sys-
ten 10 So e.. -. al issue without general ap.
| prevail a-l .zsistance and positive Law u sap
| port il.
] have stated that three elements OF nros-
pe-ltH 10 the nation, ca pita.. Ia3or skilled and
| uDskllied, ard prod lcts Of the syI stil remain
! with Us. IU direct the eWPiUyIa at OF taeso Is
Of Congress.
II employ ment can be gwen to all the ,bor
Ontrlrg ltse !, prosperity necessarily follows. 1
have expressed the opinion and repeat IT, that
the first req Iisite 70 the ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of thf.
! eIi Il the substitution OF a sound currency in
| place OF OF Of Luctuating value. This ss-
| cU'ed, there are many interests that might be
! fCstered 70 The great profit Of both ldOU- auI
| Capiiai. How to induce capital 10 employ lzb1r
| Is Jbe question. The subieCtUf cheap trans pOr-
| tStOn has occupied the attention OF Congress
| Much new light on this question will, without
! JCuOt, be given 10y tie committee appointed by
The last Cor sress To investigate ard report upoa
| thls suhjec,. a revival OF ship building, aud
| EalucGiaTly cf iron steamship building, Is OF
! vast importance 10 our national pr0spsrity
The United States is Low paving over slUO .0lU-
| Cyo Per AnIJm for treights and passage On for
| elgn sLlis 10 be carried abroad sni expended ia
! tie employment ana support Of other peoples 80
| beyond falr percentage OF what shOall 90 10
!orelGn vessels, estimating on the tonnage AMI
| travel OF each respectively.
1t As TO be Tegrc tied that this disparity in the
| carrying trace exists, and 10 correct il would
| Oe wiling to see great departure from tie
/ usual cOuTst OF Government in supporting VIII AZ
| might usually be termed private enterprise. 1
| would not suggest as remedy direct subsidy 70
American steamship lines, but would suggest
| the Greet oner OF ample com pensatiOn for car
fyiDg the mails between Atlantic sea-board
cites and the continent On American O.aed
AMI merlcan built steamers, and would extend
this hbeTality C vessels carrying the mails 20
South American States and 70 Central Amsric.
and Mexico, and would pursue tue sane policy
iron oar Pacihcsea ports % foreign seapOrts on
me Paclhc; 1t might be delnsnded that vessels
| built for this service should come up 70 tie
sts nd2rd fixed by legislation, in tonnage, sE.se1
ana al other qualities looking to the possibility
oil Government requiring them at sOms tune for
war purposes The right also Of taking posses
sion OF them ia such emergency should be
guarded
1 offer these suggestions, believing them
worthy Of consideration su seriousness
affecting al sections and all interests alike IN
anything better can be done 70 direct the coUn-
try into course of geneT i prosperity no ore
vii lie more ready Tran ! TO secogd tie ii an
Forwarded herewith wi be found the report
o. The Commissioners appointed under an act #
Congress az proved June - lS-s % fg-aI n
the affairs CT the District government. It viii
be seen from the report that the ust debt OF rEs
DL trict CT Columbia, les securities o1 haaI
and available. is:
Bonded dett issued prior 10 July J.,
let4 .....ss.-...............SS SIS 30 g
o boEcs, act OF C0nKCCss J1ne
Certificates Of the Board Of "a 1t. I,7.6.55s Is
el5Tp,5c7 q
Less sIecia. improve
D'ent assessments
(ChaTgsble 10 private
property in excess OF
any demand against
such assessments. 81, 81. O54 81
Less Chesapeake and
C4io canal bonds: 5000 90
And Washington and
AleIsndrla railroad
pOnus- .,..,.'......... 59,CU3 O0
In the hard Of the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund.............. I,74S.O9 81
t,--
assets. S........................Sl3 .Sl3 ,99f 6l3 "a
IN addition 10 this there are CLAIMS preferred
against the government OF the District,
smountiB z in the estimated aggregate reported
by the board OF audit, to s3,14T,7s7.4S, Of which
the greater part will probably be rejected.
Ibls sum can with no more pTOpriety be in
clUded ia the debt account OF the District gov
errment than can the thousands Of claims
against the general government be included as
4 PORTION OF the national debt. But the aggTe.
gate sum thus stated includes something more
than the funded debt chargeabIe exclusively
10 the District OF Columbia. The act OF Con-
gress OF June 2Sth, 1874, cOntemplates an ap-
poTtCnment between the United States gov
ernmeDt and the District of Columbia, in
respect OF tue payment of the principal and
interest OF The 3-55 bonds. Therefore, IN CON-
pItlrg with precision tie bonded debt Of the
District, the aggregate cams above stated as
respects 3-65 bonds low iss 1ed, the outstanding
certificates Of the board Of audit and the unad-
juSsed claims pending before that board, should
re reduced 10 the extent OF the amount 70 be
sppOrtioned 10 the United States government
in the manner indicated iu the act OF Congress
CT June 20, ls14.
Especially invite your attention 70 the re-
concentrations of the con missioners OF the
sinking fund relative 10 tie ambiguity OF the
act OF June 70, leI4, the iute- the District
tOnds and the consolidation OF the Indebtedness
OF the District.
feel much indebted to the gentlemen who
consented TO leave their private affairs and
come from distance TO attend TO the business
OF this District, and tor the able and satsfac-
tory manner in which it has been conducted.
am sure their services will be equally sppre-
cisted by the entire country.
1t will be seen from the accompanying full
report OF the Board of Health that the sanitary
condition of the District is very satisfactory.
In my opinion, the District OF Columbia
should be regarded IS the grounds OF the Ma
toDal capital in which the entire people are in
teTested. do Lot allude TO this TO ge more gem
er0us appropriations 10 the District, but TO
draw the attention OF Congress in framing a
law for the government OF the District 70 the
magnificent scale on whicnthe city was planned
by the founders OF the Government; the man
ner in mhich, for ornamental purposes, the re-
servations, streets, and avenues were laid out
and the proportion OF the property actually
possessed by the General Government. think