The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10

be given to this exhibition by such leglsla-
ton and by such appropriations as viii
insure its success. Its value in bringing
to our shores innumerable useful works of
art and skill, the citizens of foreign coun-
tries and our own, and the interchange OF
ideas and manufactures, will far exceed any
pecuniary outlay we may make.
THE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU
transmit herewith the report Of the
Commissioner Of Agriculture, together
with the reports Of the Commissioners:
the Board of Audit and the Board OF
Health of the District of Columbia, TO all
of which / invite your attention. The
Bureau of Agriculture has accomplished
much In disseminating useful knowledge
to the agriculturists.. and also introducing
new and useful productions adapted 10 our
soil and climate and is WORTHY the continu-
al encouragement; Of the government.
EDUCATIONAL.
The report of the Commissioner of Ed
ucation, which accompanies the report OF
the Secretary Of the Interior, shows a graf
flying progress in educational matters.
THE SURVIVING TWIN SISTER.
In nearly every animal message that /
have had the houor of transmitting 10
Congress, have called attention TO the
anomalous, not TO say scandaiogs, cGli7
dition of affairs existing in the Ter
ritory of Utah, and have asked for
| definite legislation to correct ii. That
poligamy should exist in free. enlightened
and Christian country wiihOu. the power
| to punish so fragrant crime against de
cency and morality, seems preposterous.
True, there is no law to sustain this unnat
| ural vice, but what is needed Is law to
| punish it as a crime and at the same tine
to fix the status of the innocent children,
the offsprings Of this system and OF the
possibly innocent plural wives; but AS an
| institution poligamy should be banished
| done invite the attention Of Congress
to another though perhaps no less an evil.
| the
IMPORTATION OF CHINESE WOMEN,
but few of whom are brought to our shores
to pursue honorable or useful occupations.
Observations while visiting the territories
of Wyoming, Utah and Colorado during
| the past autumn, convinced me that ex-
listing laws regulating the
DIRPOsITIoN OF PUBLIC LANDS,
timber, ETC., and probably the mining laws
themselves are very defective and sholld be
carefully amended. IN territory where the
| cultivation of the soil can only be followed
| by irrigation the laws are not practicable.
| The lands which can only be used as pastur-
age, and this only where stock can reach
| water to quench their thirst, cannot be gov
/ erned by the same laws as to entries as
lands every acre of which is an iudepend.
| ent estate by itself. Land must be held
| in large quantities to Justify the expense OF
| conducting water upon it to make it fruit
| full or to Justify utilizing it as pas
| .urage. Timber in most of the territories is
| principally confined to the mountain re-
| gions, which are held for entry in small
quantities only as mineral lands. The
| timber is the property of the United States
for the disposal of which there is now no
| adequate law. The settler must become a
| consumer of this timber, whether he lives
| upon the plains or engages III working the
mines; hence every man becomes either a
trespssser himself or knowingly patron
of the tresspassers. My opportunities for
observing were not sufficient to justify me in
| recommending specific legislation on these
subjects, but do recommend that a joint
committee of the two houses of Congress
sufficiently large to be divided into sub
| committees, be organized to visit all the
mining States and Territories during the
/ coming summer, and that the committee
/ shall report to Congress at the next ses
sion such laws or amendments to laws
as it may deem necessary to secure
the best interests of the government
/ and the people of these territories who are
doing so much for their development.
am sure the citizens occupying the terrific
ries described, do not wish to be trespas
sers, nor will they be if legal ways are pro
vided for them 10 become owners OF these
actual necessities of their positions.
| IN Nut SHELL.
As this will be the last annual message
which / shall have the honor of transmit
ting to Congress before my successor il
chosen, will repeat or recapitulate the
questions which deem of vital importance
for legislation upon and settlement at this
session: First, That the States shall be re
quired to afford the opportunity of a good
| common school education to every child
within their limits. Second, That no sec
tartan tenets shall be ever taught il
any school, supported in whole or il
part by the State, Nation, or by tbs
proceeds of any tax levied upon any com
muuity. Make education compulsory, 81
far as to deprive all persons who canno
read and write from becoming voters aftel
the year 1890; disfranchlsiDg none, how
ever, on the grounds of illiteracy who may
be voters at the time this amendment take:
effect. Third, declare church and statt
forever separate and distinct, but each fret
within their proper sphere, and that al
church property shall bear its own proper
ton of taxes. Fourth, drive ont licensed
immortality, such as polygamv ard thu
importation of women for illegitimat,
purposes. Torecur again to the centennia
year. it would seem as though now, as vi
are about to begin the second century .
our national existence, would be the mos
fitting time for these reforms. Fifth, enac
such laws as will secure speedy return t.
} sound currency, such as will comman'
the respect of the world.
Believing that these views will commen
themselves to the great majority of tn
right thinking and patriotic citizens of III
United States, | submit the rest TO Con
gress.
(Signed,) L. S. GRANT.
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