The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-07


the money order system are multiplying
yearly under the impulse of immigration,
OF the rapid development of new States
and Territories, and theconsequent demand
Tor an additional means of in
accommodation and exchange. During
the past year 33S additional money order
offices have been established, making a
total of 5ig9 in operation at the date OF
this report During the year domestic
money orders aggregated in value
Sl0jU75,77j.35. \ modification of
the system is suggested, reducing
the fees for money orders not exceeding
i've dollars from ten cents to five cents and
making the maximum limit 800 in place
of $50. Legislation for disposition of I'M
claimed money orders in the possession OF
the Post)llice Department is recon-
mended.
Statistics of mail transportation show that
during the past year railroad routes have
been increased in length over 20,0i9 miles,
and in cost 81, l9l,3s2, while steam
boat routes have been decreased
in length 2,lS2 miles and in
cost Sl3l,OA II Q so-called S ar routes
have been decreased in length 3,U9 miles,
and in cost 1864, IA, Nearly all of the
more expensive routes have been super
seeded by railroad service. The cost of Star
service must, therefore, rapidly decrease in
the Western States and Territories,
in view of the fact that their total value now
exceeds one million dollars. The attention
Of Congress is again invited to the subject
of establishing a system of saw
ings repositories i'll connection
with the Post-ohice Department
The PoStmaster-General, however, calls at
tention to the constantly increasing cost of
railway mail service as serious difficulty
in the way fmakins the department self
sustaining
Our postal intercourse with foreign coun.
tries has kept pace with the growth
OF the domestic service and within the past
year several countries and colonies have
declared their adhesion to the postal union
1t includes all those which have
an organized postal service except
BOLIVIA, Costa Rica, New Zealand
snd the British Colonies in Australia
As has been already stated, great reduc-
tons have recently been made in the ex-
pens's of the Star-rOute service
Of Justice, and the Postoilice
Department have resulted in the presenta-
ton of indictments against persons for
merly connected with the service, accusing
them of of1enses against the United States
have enjoined upon the officials who are
charged with the conduct of the cases on
the part ofthe government and upon the
eminent counsel who before my
accession to the Presidency were
called to their assistance, the
the duty of prosecuting with the utmost
yigor of the law all persons who may be
found chargeable with frauds on the postal
service.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL's REPORT.
The acting Encouragement calls attention
to the necessity of modifying the present
system of the courts of the United States
necessity due to the large increase of busi-
ness especially in the Supreme
Court. Litigation in our Fed
eral tribunals had become greatly
expanded after the close of the late war.
30 long as that expansion might be at
trlbuted to the abnormal condition
IN which the community found
itself Immediately after the return
of peace, prudence required that no
change be made in the constitution of our
Judicial tribunals; but it has become ap-
parent that an immense increase of litisa- |
ton has directly resulted from the wonder |
lul growth and development of the coun- |
Try. There are no grounds for belief that |
business of the United States Courts will |
ever be less in volume than at present |
that it is likely to become much greater
is generally recognized by the bench and |
bar.
In view of the fact thk Congress has al |
ready given much consideration to this |
subject, | make no suggestions us to de- |
tails but express the hope that your DELHI |
e'atlons may result in such legislation as |
VIII give early relief to or oVer-burdened |
courts.
The acting Acknowledgement also calls |
attention TO the disturbance of the public |
during the past year in the Ter |
illory OF Allo u. A band of armed DIES |
peradoeS, known as the cowboys" proba- |
bly, numbering fifty to one hun |
dred, have been engaged for
months in committing acts of lawlessness
and brutality which the local authorities
have been unable to suppress. The depre-
cations of the cowboy have also
extended into Mexico, which the
marauders reach from the Arizona frontier.
With every disposition to meet the ext |
gencies of the case, am embarrassed by
lack OF authority to deal with them effect |
ually, The punishment of crimes COM
mltted within Arizona should ordinarily, |
of course, be LETT to the Territorial authori. |
ties, but it is worthy of consideration
whether the acts which neces- |
sarily tend to embroil tho
United States with neighboring
governments should not be declared crimes
against the United States. Some of the in |
eursions alluded to may perhaps be within |
the scope OF the law Revised Statues. |
section 52S6, forbidding military expedi, |
tons or enterprises against friendly States,
but in view of the speedy assembling of
the Houses, have preferred to
await such legislation as in your wisdom
the occasion may seem to demand. 1t may
be thought proper to provide that
the citing on foot within our
own territory of brigandage and armed
expeditions against friendly
nations and their citizens shall be punish |
| will add that in the event of Il request |
from Territorial governments for protection |
by the United States against do. |
nestle violence this government would |
Inc powerless to render assistance. The act of |
1875, chapter SO, passed at a time when Ter |
rltorial governments received little atten- |
ton from Congress, enforced this duty of |
the United States only as to State |
governments, but the act of 1905, |
chapter 80, applied also to Territories. |
This law seems to have remained in force |
until the revision of the statutes, when the |
provision for Territories was dropped. | |
am not advised whether this alteration |
was intentional or accidental but il seems
to me the Territories should be offered the |
protection which is accorded to the States
by tho Constitution. | suggest legislation
to that end.
1t seems to me, too, that whatever views
may prevails as to the policy of re.
cent legislation by which the |
army has ceased TO be a part of posse
romitatus, an execution might |
well be made for. ., permitting