Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-12-14
SAFELY PREDICTED

would be enormously augmented Such In
crease amounted in England In the first yea
after adoption Of penny postage to more thar
\ l25 per cent. AS result Of careful estimates
the details OF which cannot be given, the de
tciency for the first year after the proposed re
duction would not exceed per cent Of the c1
penditures on 100000, while the deficiency
after the reduction of ls45 was more than /;
per cent, and after 1851, was 27 per cent
Another interesting comparison is afforded
| by the statistics furnished me by the postotllct
department. The act of 1915 was passed il
the face Of the fact that there
EXISTED DEFICIENCY
OF more than $4,000; that Of 1851 was en-
couraged by the slight surplus of Sl32, 900;
the excess OF revenue in the next fiscal year Is
likely to be S3,5OO0OO.
| II congress should approve these sugges,
| tions, 1t may be deemed desirable TO supply,
to some extent, the deficiency which must, for
time, result by increasing the charge fOT
carrying merchandise, which Is now only ID
cents per pound. But even Without such an
increase, am confident that the receipts un.
der the diminished rates would equal the eH-
| penditures after the lapse OF three or four
| years.
Department OF Justice.
The report Of the department OF justice
brings anew TO your notice the necessity o.,
charging the present system Of federal juris
prudence, SO as effectually to answer the re
quirements Of the ever increasing litigation,
with which It is c. I'D upon to deal.
The attorney-general renews the suggestions
OF is predecessor that in the interest OF
justice better provision than the laws afford
should be made in certain judicial districts
for fixing the fees Of witnesses and jurors.
In my message Of December last, referred
to pending criminal proceedings growing out
of alleged frauds in what is known as the star
route service OF the postoilice department and
advised you that had enjoined upon the at
torney general and associate counsel to
whom the interests OF the government were
instructed, the duty Of prosecuting with the
utmost vigor OF the law all persons who
might be found chargeable with those often.
ces. A trial Of one OF these cases has since
occurred. II occupied for many weeks the
attention OF the supreme court Of this district
and was conducted with
GREAT ZEAL AND ABILITY.
1t resulted in disagreement Of the jury but
the cause has been again placed upon the cal.
ender and will shortly be retired. II an.
guilty persons shall finally escape punishment
iorthcir oiTenses, II will not be for lack OF
diligcui and earnest efforts On the part Of the
prosecution.
trust that some agreement may be reached
which will speedily enable congress with the
concurrence OF the executive TO afford the
commercial community the benefits OF M
tionGl bankrupt law.
Tho Interior department..
The report OF the secretary OF the interior,
with its accompanying documents, presents
full statement 0f the varied operations Of that
department. In respect TO Indian affairs
nothing has occurred which has changed or
seriously modified the views TO which | de
voted much space in a former communication
to congress | renew the recommendations
therein contained as TO extending TO the In.
dian the protection OF the law, allotting land
in scycralty to such as desire it, and making
suitable provision for the education Of youth
Such provision as the secretary fOrcbly main
tainS will prove unayaiiEg unless 1t is broad
enough to Include all those who are able and
willing 10 make use of 1t, and should not solely
relate To intellectual training, but also TO In
slIurtiou In such manual labor and simple in
dusirial arts a' can be made practically avail
able.
Among other important subjects which are
included within the seCretary's report, and
which will doubtless furnish occasion for
CONGREssIONAL ACTION,
NAV he mentioned the ucgcct OF the railroad
'Ou Iluics, TO which large grants OF land
we're made by the acts Of 1862 and 1861, to
NthC llllC lutltlOs ullNl lHNll Nbho llC
Uuitable exemption from local tax tiOn.
No survey of our material nditiOn cal
fail to suggest inquiries as to nc moral an,
intellectual progress OF the peo )r. The &C.
sus returns disclose an alarming state OF illit
CraCv in certain portions Of the country,
where the provision for schools Is grossly In
adequate. 1t Is momentous question for
the decision OF congress whether immediate
substantial aid should be extended by the
general government for supplementing the
efforts TO private beneiccnce and Of state and
territorial legislation in behalf Of education.
The regulation OF
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
has already been the subject Of your delibera,
tions One OF the incidents Of the marvellous
extension Of the railway system OF the country
has been the adoption Of such measures by
the corporations which own or control the
roads as has tended to impair the advantages
OF hcathful competition and make hurtful
determinations in the advancement OF freight.
These inequalities have been corrected in
several Of the states Inappropriate legislation,
the effect of which is necessarily restricted to
the limits of their own territory. So far as
such mischief affects commerce between the
states or between any one OF the states and q
foreign country, they arc subjects OF concern,
and congress alone can afford relief.
The results which have thus far attended
the enforcement Of the recent statute for the
SUPPRESSION OF POLYGAMY
in the territories, are reported by the secre
tary Of the interior 1t Is not probable that
any additional legislation in this regard will
be deemed desirable until the effect Of the ex.
listing laws shall be more clearly observed and
studied. / congratulate you that the com
missiOners under whose supervision these
laws have been put in operation are encOur,
aged to believe that the evil at which they ara
aiming, may be suppressed without resort to
such radical measures as In some quarters |
have been thought indispensable for success. |
The close relation OF the general govern. |
ment to the territories
PREPARING TO DE GREAT STATES
may well engage your special attention. 1t Is |
there that the Indian disturbances mainly oo |
cur and polygamy has found room for its |
growth. lcannot doubt that careful survey |
Of territorial legislation would be Of the high |
est utility. Life and property would become |
more secure. The liability OF outbreaks be |
tween Indians and whites would be lessened |
The public domain would be more securely |
guarded, and better progress be made in the |
instruction Of the young.
is still without a civil form ofgoycrnment. II |
means were provided for the education OF It's |
people, and for the protection OF their lives |
anu property, the immense resources OF the |
region would invite permanent settlements |
and open new fields for industry and enter
prise.
Agriculture.
Inc report OF the commissioner OF agricul |
ture presents an account OF the labors Of that |
department during the past year and includes
Information Of much interest to the general
public. The condition Of the forests Of tho
country and the wasteful manner In which
their destruction is taking place, give cause
Tor serious apprehension. Their action In pro
Letting the earth's surface, In modifying the
extremes OF climate, and in regulating and
the flow OF springs and streams Is
not well understood and their Importance In
relation to the growth and prosperity OF the
country cannot be safely disregarded
These are fast disappearing before destruc.
i've fires and the Legitimate recruitment ofot
Increasing population, and their total extinc
ion cannot be long delayed unless better
methods than now prevail shall be adopted
or their protection and cultivation.
THE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS
s invited to the necessity of additionalleglsa.
ion to secure the preservation OF the valuable
orests still remaining on the public domain,
specially In the extreme Western states and
errltories, where the necessity for their pre-
eryation Is greater than in less mountainous
egions, and where the prevailing dryness OF
he climate renders their restoration II they
re once destroyed well nigh impossible.
Civil Service, II
The communication which made 10 con,
ress at its first session In December last, con
aimed somewhat full statement Of my senti
lents In relation to principles and rules which
ught TO govern appointments to public ser
ice. Referring TO the various plans which