The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-09

the honor of our flag and the distinguished po-
sition which we may rightfully claim among the
nations Of the world.
POSTAL MATTERS.
The report of the Postmaster General is a
gratifying exhibit OF the growth and
efficiency OF the postal service. Thel
receipts from postage and other ordinary
sources during the past fiscal year were
$50, ass, SIG. SO. The receipts from the money
order business were 1926, 5S139, making
total OF $50, 7s5, 397.97. The expenditure for
the fiscal year was s6s, 251, 1885, 6 The deficit
supplied out OF the general treasury was
81. 4S1, 129. 35, or 63 percent. of the amount.
The receipts were So 469, 918.63 in excess OF
those OF the previous year, and S4,575397.9
in excess of the estimate made two years ago,
before the present year Of business prosperity
had fairly begun.
The whole number of letters mailed in this
country In the last fiscal year exceeded 1,OO0,-
100000.
The registry system is reported TO be in ex-
cellent condition, having been remodeled dur
ing the past four years with good results. The
amounts Of registration fees collected during
the last fiscal year were S7l2, So2 2O-an III
crease over the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877,
of 1896 4i3.4 40. The entire number Of letters
and packages registered during the year vas
S338.919, of which only 2,O6l we're destroyed
or lost in transit. The operations OF the
money-ordor system are multiplying yearly,
under the impulse OF immigration, Of the
rapid development of the newer States and
Territories, and the consequent demand for
additional means OF inter-communicatlon and
exchange During the past year 1913 additional
money-order Offices have been established,
making total of 5,499 in operation at the date
Of this report. During The year the domestic
money orders aggregated in value $40, 507 &c.
$685. modification of the system Ii suggested
reducing the fees for money orders not ex-
ceeding 80 from 10 cents TO cents, and
making the maximum limit 900 in place OF
$50 Legislation for the disposition Of IN
claimed money orders in the possession of the
Post Office Department IL recommended, IN
view OF the fact that their total value exceeds
S100O,O00.
The attention OF Congress is again pointed
TO the subject of establishing q system OF saw
ings repositories in connection with the Post
Office Department.
THE STATISTICS OF MAIL TRANSPORTATION
show that during the past year railroad routes
have been Increased in length 6,2i9 miles, and
in cost Sill 3S2, while steamboat routes have
been decreased in length 1882 miles, and in
cost S134,O54. The so-called star routes have
been decreased in length 3,940 miles, and III
cost 1854, IA Nearly all of the more expen-
sive routes have been superseded by railroad
service. The cost OF the star service must,
therefore, rapidly decrease in the Western
States and Territories.
The Postmaster General, however, calls at
tention to the constantly cost OF the
Railway Mail Service as q serious difficulty in
the way of making the department self-sus-
tanning.
Our postal intercourse with foreign countries
has kept pace with the growth OF the domestic
service. Within the past year several countries
and colonies have declared their adhesion to
the Postal Union. 1t now includes all those
which have an organized postal service, except
Bolivia, Costa RIGA, New Zealand and the Brit
ish colonies in Australia.
AS has been already stated, great reductions
have been made in the expense Of
THE sTAR-RoUTE SERVICE.
The Investigations of the Department of JUS
in the presentation OF indictments against
persons formerly connected with that
service accusing them of offences against
the United States. / have enioined upon
the officials who are charged with the
conduct Of the cases on the part of the Gov
ernment and upon the eminent counsel, who
before my accession to the Presidency, were
called TO their assistance, the duty of prose-
cutting with the utmost rigor of the law all
persons who may DO found chargeable with
frauds upon the postal service.
The Acting Attorney General calls attention
to the necessity of modifying the present sys-
TEN of
COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES,
q necessity due TO the large increase OF bust
ness especially in the Supreme Court. Lltiga-
ton in our Federal tribunals became greatly
expanded after the close of the late war; So
long as that expansion might be attributable to
the abnormal condition in which the commu-
nlty found itself Immediately after the return Of
peace, prudence required that no change be
made In the constitution of our judicial trrbu-
nails. But it has now become apparent that an
immense increase of litigation has directly re-
suited from the wonderful growth or develop
ment of the country. There is no ground for
belief that the business Of the United States
courts will ever be less in volume than at
present. Indeed, that it is likely to be much
greater is generally recognized by the bench
and BAR In view of tue fact that Congress
has already given much consideration TO this
subject, make no suggestion as to detail, but
express the hope that your deliberations may
result III such legislation will give early re-
lief TO our overbardened court.
ARIZONA
The Acting Attorney General also calls
attention to the disturbance of the public
tranquility during the past year in the Terri
tory of Arizona. A band of armed despera-
does known as cowboys" probably num-
bering from so to 100 men, have been engaged
for months in committing acts OF lawlessness
and brutality which the local authorities
have been unable to repress. The depre-
dations of these "cow-boys" have also
been extended into Mexico, which
the marauders reach from the Arizona
frontier With every disposition TO meet the
exigencies OF the case, / am embarrassed by
lack of authority to deal with them efrectually.
The punishment of crimes committed within
Arizona, should, ordinarily, of course, be left
to the Terrtofi ] authorit es But it is worthy of
consideration whether acts which necessarily
tend to embroi the United States with neigh
boring governments should not be declared
crimes against the Uuited States. Some of the
incursions alluded to may perhaps be within
the scope of tie law. Revised Statutes section
5,2S6, forbdding Military expeditions or en-
terprises" against friendly states But
III view OF the speedy assembling of your
body have preferred TO await such
legislation as in your wisdom the occasion NAV
seem to demand. 1t may, perhaps, be thought
proper 20 provide that the setting on foot with
IN our own territory of brigandage and armed
marauding expeditions against friendly nations
and their citizens shall DO punished as an Of
Tense against the United States will add
that, in the event of request from the Ter
ritorial Government for protection by tie
United States against domestic vio-
lence,' this Government would be
powerless to render assistance. The
act OF 1895, chapter SO, passed at the
time when Territorial Governments received
little attention from Congress, enforced this
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