Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1881-12-15
NEBRASKA ADVERTISER

The Presidents message is generally
well received and commended US an
able and well considered document.
Tho following summary of its main
points we adopt from the Inter Ocedn :.
/. A recommendation that all in
ternal revenue taxes, except those on
tobacco and distilled spirits, be repeal
ed This will no doubt prove pOpu-
lar suggestion
Z. The recommendation that the
army he increased to 10000 enlisted
men, this being an Endorsement Of the
views Of General Sherman and the
Secretary of War
3. The advocacy Of an increase in the
navy. in accordance with the views of
the Advisory Board convened some
time since by the Secretary OF that de-
parlment. The plan ~ submitted 10y
tho board has been printed in the inter
Oiean, and it is plain to see that the
President earnestly fayors it.
4. The expressed determination Of
the President to prosecute with yigOr
all who may be guilty of frauds upon
the postal service.
3. The recommend I u that the In
dian tribes Ue placed under the pro-
lection Of and held amenable to the
law like other people, and that they be
allotted land in seyeralty when merited,
such lands being made inalienablC for
twenty years.
9. The rigorous prosecution of all
those guilty OF or aiding and abetting
polygamy. The President is very pro-
nounced on this subject.
Z. The introduction Of practical rules
for the government Of the civil service.
to the end that apparent and desirable
reforms may be instituted.
The President gives much attention
to the latter subject, and discusses it in
manner which shows that he has
gwen it extended thought.
The message closes by calling atten.
ton TO the defect in the constitutional
provision relating to the discharge OF
The Presidents duties in case of his in
ability, and by inviting congress to
give the matter consideration. The
document is quite long, but is vigorous
and clear, and leaves no doubt any.
where of the Presidents meaning. Al
though there are points in it which
will meet with disfavor in certain
quarters. we do not doubt that as a
whole it will he received with more
general assent than any message that
has been sent to Congress for the past
fifteen years.
Another important passage in the
message il the following regarding the
coinage Of silver:
| approve the recommendations OF
the secretary of the treasury that pro,
visions be made for the early retire.
ment Of silver certificates and that the
act requiring their issue be repealed
They were issued in pursuance of the
policy of tine government to maintain
silver ut near the gold standard and
were accordingly made receivable fOl
all customs, taxes and public dues
About S66, 100000 of them are now
outstanding. They form an unnecessa
ry addition to the paper currency q
sufficient amount of which may be
readily supplied Ivy the national banks
In accordance with the act Of Febru-
airy ZoIll' 1910, lIle TREASURY department
has monthly caused ut least 100000
in value of silver bullion to he coined
into standard silver dollars; $4,000
600 Of these dollars have been alread,
coined, while only about $34 900 900
are in circulation. For the reason
which he specifies, concur in the sec.
retary's recommendation that the pro-
visional coinage Of a fixed amount eacl
month he repealed, and that hereafter
only SO much be coined as shall he nee
nssary to supply the demand.