The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-12-18

VIC eAnip't",' eic c"Pci,'e va "hi.,i ~ g.
., .','. ".'' NV N.Y. Say 49, M.
r,r,,, ia .a =; 80 ,,f a., Il, .,,
mcuts. which Ir,v,, six of ihr.,, drnur,,, ,uts
without sutlici,u inf FIND. to ,nnd,r tI,eir re-
spcctivc practical cxhibits cnm, l,tc and .,ti,.
isfictory The cxhibitiou b.ii,, an iute,ua-
tional one and the Government heinz n vol
untary contributor. il is INV uIiuion that its
construction should be of n ,ha,,,ter in anal
itv and extent To sustain, tho III i,i,v ana ,raJ.
it of SO distinguished n c,,,,riLut,r IN.
advantages to the country of a cred.
table display in an international noiut
of view is of first im,ur,ance While
Indifferent or unavoidable laricipntiou by
the government would be Illuminating Ia the
patriotic feelings OF our people themselves |
recommend the estimates of the board for
81. f"li."ria''ons' TO tlle
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e. e. ~, w. .,t m; ~" P'"n~' anu many
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m o;e nav manifested
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Observation-Disclosures az ',," Sn'li'
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and ,nanit,,' ~, vi i.'as
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rnrrs
transmit herewith ,hc re,ori If ,hc Com.
missioner of Agriculture ior.thcr with tho
rnnnrts of th. commissioners oi th. Knnrl IF
Audit and In, BOARD of Ue,lth nf the District
of Columbia to all of which cali attention,
The Bureau of Agriculture has accomplished
much in the dissemination "i useful knowl-
edge to the agricultural Interest and IN IN,
trodnc'hs new ana 'i>e'ni productions adahed
To our sou anu ci'hate ana Is worthy oi thc
continued encouragement oi the government
The report OF the commissioner oi i-dura-
toh, when accompanies me report Oh 'he sec
rotary OF the Interior shows gratifying
progress III educational matters
THE MORMON QUESTION
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Ill, .,.,',;'',, -, ~, .Irr'.' !, ~,
.,u ,; 49,, ~. ~
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Wy. ~ , 81. , ~, "."
u''o 80, =; " ,o, ". n'' ~. 10y
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"",'.' Whit. .,it oM"n !" pu"'sn 80 IA
seems nren, sterous Trur iGer. is M Law Il,
sustain this unnatural vice but what is need
c,l. is n law to punish il AS n crime. and nj the
same time to fix the status Of The innocent
children. the offspring of this system. and of
the possibly innocent plural wives but ns an
inxtitutinn nnyynmv should ba banishcL
from, the land
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"'o"."''oN WI '".N'Hh "o""N'
While this sbeing done invite he attention
OF Congress to another though perhaps no less
an evil, the importation OF Chinese women
nut few of whom are brought to our shores To
pursue honorable or useful occupations.
PUBLIC LANDS IN THE TERRITORIES
Observations while VISITING the Territories
IF Wvominy irt.h and Colorado dnrino III.
REGULATING the Ii.nosi,inn of public lands tim
Lar 30 mi nroI,.hlv tho ,'inin,, I.wS them
s.lves ore v.,v detective and shnuld he care
fnllv amended and At an carly day A
Territory where cultivation of the soil can
onlv ho t,,Inw.d bv such irri,,,t;nn os i nrac-
t;cable where The lands can only I've used as
pas,urarc. and this only where stock can
reach water to cucnch thirst. cannot be roy-
erned by the same laws as to every acre of
w"',' - ~, az, i,'u'l'i'''"' H'i.e ny "se''.
,ify tho nxn,nse of conIurtiuy wafer ,,,,on !,
Ia max. II fruitful ar tn iustifv utilizin,, il no
n,,tnr,,r
rtvprr AVN Ntx,x, 1,xns
M. .;..,, =, .,.. ~ a.. ...;.:o :
i'e I''.'o'. w '.'",, ~ ~. .ei.''o'"s ~
uwh;,.L .n hold for entrv in small Qualities
ouly ,nJ ~ mineral lands The timber is the
nroncrtv Of the United states in the di,nnsnl
If which there i, now no aJ.onatr law The
settler must become Il consumer Of this timber
whether he lives upon the plains or engages
in working the mines. Hence every man be-
comes either a trespasser himself or know
insy patron of the trsspasser. NV oppOr-
tunities tor observation were not sufficient to
i,,tity me- i'm recommending specitic lcri.la-
ton on those subjects. hut | do recommend
that n Joint committee of the two Uouses of
Congress sufficiently large To be divided into
subcommittee be formed, authorized to visit
all the mining States and territories during the
coming summer. and that the committee shall
report to Congress at its next session such laws
orainehuineht 10 iawsas IL may ueem necessary
10 insure tnc Dest INTERESTS Oh inc government