The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-16

Of the possal services. The receipts from post.
.gs and other ord,nssz ss %s g SuI,nS re
from the money order business we're
ssS6N.0, making . teeal q &e,7sBs-
The sxPenSlsarEs sd ZOE TIE 49, .ye ecf
the general Treasury was p. ael. lASs or g Per
cent of the amount the receipts werO > 49,
9la6S in excess Of those Of tho previous year.
two years ago. before the present period Of
Wh s number 81 letters mailed in this coun-
s:nd Is m s The resisszy system Is regard
ed to be In excellent condition, having been
remodeled during the past four years With
good results. The amount OF regissrasaon t zee
S66 80, an increase over the fiscal year ending
June 50, ls77, of 81. $40 The entire number
Of letters and packages registered during the
stroyed OF lost In transit. The operations
Of the money order system are multi
plying yearly. Under the impulse OF I'M
o. AN. sns sDG the
quent demand for additional means q inter.
Communication and exchange, DURING tho
past year $50 additional money order omc :oo
have been established. making total OF 5,l9e
in operation at the date of this report Dur
ing the year the domestic money orders ag-
gregated in value Sl06. OK, 1885. modtnca-
fees for money orders not exceeding 5 from
10 cents to 8 cents, and making the maximum
limit 500 in place of $50. Legislation Tor tno
possession Of the Post once department Is
recommended, in view Of the fact that their
total value now exceeds 81 100000: The At
tention Of Congress Is again pointed 70 the
subject of establishing system OF savings
despositOries in connection with the Post-
Office Department..
The statistics of mail transportation show
been increased in length 6,s49 miles, and In
cost 81, 1859, while steamboat routes have
been decreased in length !, lSl miles, and In
been decreased I'm length 3,919 miles and in
cost 1854, IA. Nearly all of the moro expensive
routes have been superseded by railroad serv-
ice. The cost of the star service must, there
fore, rapidly decrease in the Western States
and the Territories:
The Postmaster. General, however, calls at.
tention to the constantly increasing cost OF
the way of making the Department self-sus
tanning. Our postal intercourse with foreign
countries has kept pace with the growth OF
several countries and colonies have declared
their adhesion to the Postal Union. 1t now
includes all those which have an Organized
anS the BeesS
In all the States as has been stated already,
great reductions have recently been made In
the expense of the star route service: Them
and the Post office Department have re-
suited in the presentation OF tndict-
ments against persons formerly con-
them Of ofenses against the United States. I
have enjoined upon the officials who are
charged with the conduct of the cases on the
part of the Government. and upon the em M.
Presidency were called to their assistance.
the duty of prosecuting. with the utmost
vigor Of the law, all persons who may be
The acting Attorney General calls attention
to the necessity of modifying the present sys-
TEN of the courts of the United States, ne
especially in the Supreme Court. Litigation
in our Federal tribunals became greatly ex-
banded after the close of the late war. So
which
munity found itself Immediately after the
return of peace, prudence required that
no change be made In the constitu.
has now become apparent that an
immense increase of litigation has directly
resulted from the wonderful growth and de,
for tine 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
bench and bar. In view Of the TACT that Con.
gress has already given much consideration
to the subject, make no suggestion as TO de-
tails. but express the hope that your deliber,
atoms may result in such legislation as will
give early relief to our Overburdened courts.
The acting Attorney General also calls at
tentiOn to the disturbance of the public tran
Of Arizona. A band of armed desperadoes,
known as cowboys" probably numbering
from fifty to 100 men, have been engaged for
and brutality which the local authorities
d daae s'e Of these Cowboys" have also
seae ato msn0o the which
frontier. With every disposition to meet the
exigencies of the case, I am embarras'
sed by lack of authority to deal with them ef-
ted within Arizona should ordinarily, OF
course, be left to the territorial authorities.
But it 10 worthy OF consideration whether acts
which necessarily tend to embrOil the United
States with neighboring governments should
not be declared crimes against the United
States. Some of the incursiOns alluded to
be wtaa q
military expeditions or enterprises" against
friendly states. Butin view of the speedy as
sembling Of your body have preferred TO
occasion may seem to demand. II may per
haps be thought proper to provide that the
setting on foot within our own terri
tory Of brigandage and armed marauding
expeditions against friendly nations and
their citizens shall be punishable as an Of
tense against the United States. will add
tn6C IN the event Oh request IrOin tuc 1cIri'
United States against domestic violence
this Government would be Doweriess to rem
der assistance.
The act of 1875, chapter So, passed at time
when territorial governments received little
attention from Congress, enforced this duty
of the United States only as to State govern.
ments but the act of 1907, chapter SO, applied
also to territories. This law seems to have
remained in force until revision of the stat
utes, when the provisions fortheterritoriesw as
dropped. am not advised whether this al.
teration was intentional or accidental, but
as 1T seems to me that the territories
should be offered the protection
which is accorded to States by the Constitu-
| ton, I suggest legislation to that end. It
seems to me that whatever views may prevail
as to the policy of recent legislation by which
the army has ceased to be part of the posse
comitatus, an exception might well be made
for permitting the military to assist the civil
Territorial authorities in enforcing the lawso
the United States. This use of the army would
not seem to be within the alleged evil against
which that legislation was aimed From
stances it is often quite impracticable to sum.
mons q civil posse In places where officers Of
Il go v~~&l&