Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-02

vSys.teseUs ~ Juet1ca, IN etoso, WAo cut
divided 81 the last session Of conxsess, SD
20 appropriation whatever wss issds Tor
Tue psynssnt Of tho tees II asnbsia and
their deputies. either IN The lervice OF pro.
ccss Of Tor the dlschsrke ot other doties i;
end. since Juec 10. ihesu officers have con.
tluued the Performance Of their Lutles, with.
OUT compensation from the government,
taking upon thetnselvea the Unnecessary To-.
c,denta' OUTLAWS: a. VEL % rendering their
" services. 10 only Q few unavoidable
Instances. hss the proper execution ~ the
process OF the Uuited States failed bv rea.
son OF the absence of tho requisite sppro-
pTiation. This course Of Official conduct
on the part Of these officers, highly credit
able To their fidelity, was advised by Inc
Encouragement. who Informed them, how.
ever, that they would necessarily have 10
rely for their compensation upon tho pros.
pact OF future legislstion By coSgress. I
therefore especially recommend that imme
dlate appropriation BE- made by couRfess for
this purpose. &E
The act making the principal a~ppropris-
uon for the department OF justice at pre-.
vious sessions has uniformly coutsiusd the
following clause And fer defrayiDg the
expenses which may bs incurred ia the en-.
forcement Of, the act approved February %,
1870. entitled AN act to amend 40 act up
proved May 80. 1870, entitled An act 10
enforce the right Of citizens of the United
States to vote In the several states OF the
United States, and for other purposes,' or
any acts smendatory therefor supplement-
ary thereto"
NC appropriation Was made for this pur.
pose for the current year. As no general
election tor members OF congress occurred,
theo omission was a matter Of little practical
Importance. Such electlWn will. however,
take place during the ensuing year, and tho
appropriation made for the pay of msrshals
aud deputies should be sufficient to %
brace compensation for the services they
NAV be required to perform 1t such cleo
tons.
The business Of the supreme court 10,
at present. largely in arrears. 1t cannot be-
expected That more causes can be decided
than are now disposed Of In its annual SEES.
sion, or that by any assiduity the
distinguished magistrates who COM
pose the court Gao accomplish more
than H. now done. In the courts of many
of the circuits, also, the business has In.
creased to such an extent, that the delay Of
Justice will call the attention of congress to
an appropriate remedy. 1t is believed that
all is done in each circuit which can fairly
be expected from it's judicial force. The
evils arising from delay, are less heavily
felt by the United States, than BY private
%suitora, aa its causes are advanced by the
courts when it lie seen that they involve the
discussion of questions of . public char
acter.
The remedy suggested by the attorney
vonaeo1 - tho orvoSsatn m out 0f aNNstSnuo1
circuit judges, and the creation Of an inter.
mediate court of errors and appeals, which
shall relieve the supreme court of a part of
its Jurisdiction, while . larger force IL also
obtained for the performance Of circuit
duties.
l commend this suggestion to the consid.
Grafton Of congress. 1t would seem to
afford a complete remedy, and would in
volve, if ten additional circuit judges are
appointed. an expenditure, At the present
a year, which would certainly be small in
comparison with the objects to be at
tanned.
THE POsTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the postmaster. general
bears testimony TO the general revival OF
business throughout the country. The re-
ceipts Of the postofice department for the
fiscal year ended June 20, 1879, we're $780,
041, 9s2.S6, being S746,465.91 more than the
revenues Of the preceding year. The
amount realized from the sale Of postage
stamps, stamped envelopes, and postal
cards, was S764, 1881 more than in the
preceding year, and S2,387, 559.2S more
than in 1877. The expenditure of the de.
partment were S33. 449, 1894 of which the
sum $376,461.64 was paid on liabilities in.
CURED in preceding years.
The expenditures during the year we're
1901 ,209.77 less than in the preceding
year. This reduction is to be attributed
mainly to the operation of the law passed
June II, 1878, changing the compensation
of postmasters from a commission on the
value of stamps sold, to . commission on
stamps cancelled.
The amount drawn from the treasury on
appropriations 10 addition to the revenues
Of the department was So, O3l,454.95, being
$~2,276,197.S6 less than the preceding
year.
The expenditures for the fiscal year end.
ing June 80, 1881, are estimated at $780,
100000, and the receipts from all sources
at S32,2l0,00O. leaving sde6ciency to be
appropriated for, out Of the treasury, o.
$4,000.
The relations Of the department with
railroad companies have been harmonized,
Notwithstanding the general reduction by
congress of their compensation, by the sp-
preparation for special facilities, and
the railway post Office lines have been great.
~ extended. especially in the southern
states. The interests of the r~silway-mail
service and of the public would be greatly
promoted, and the expenditures could be
more readily controlled BY the classification
-ofthe employees of the %railway-mailD service
he recommended.by the postmaster general,
the appropriation for salaries, with respect
to which the maximum limit is already
fixed by law, TO be made in gross.
The postmaster general recommends an
amendment Of the law regulating the in.
crease OF compensation for increased service
and increased speed on star routes, 90 a. to
enable him to advertise for proposals fol
such increased service and speed. He also
suggests the advantages to accrue to the
commerce Of the country from the enact
ment of a general Law authorizing contracts
with American built steamers, carrying the
American flag, for Transporting the mail
between ports Of the United States and ports
of the West Indies and South America. at q