Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-08

and substantial aid should rot he extended
by Tie general Government by supplement
ing the efforts Of private benefcence and o
State and territorial legislation 10 behalf o.
education, The regulation Of inter . ate
commerce has already been the subject OF
your deliberations
Interstate Commerce.
One of the incidents of the marvellous ex-
tension Of the railway system of the country
has been the adoption of such measures by
the corporations which own or control the
roads as have tended to impair the advantages
OF hea'thful competition and to make h,irtful
determinations in the adjustment of freight
age These inequalities have been corrected
in several Of the States by appropriate legis-
lation, the effect of which is necessarily re-
stiicted TO the limits of their own territory.
So far Us such mischiefs affect commerce
between the States or between any one of the
States and n foreign country, they are sub
Jccts OF National concern and Congress alone
can afford relief
Anti-Polygany Legislation.
The results which have thus far attended
the enforcement Of the recent statute for the
suppression Of polygamy in the Territories
arc reported by the Secretary Of the Interior.
IL IS moi probable that any additional legisla-
ton in this regard will be deemed desirable
until TIC elect OF existing laws shall be more
closely observed and studied. congra'u II.
late you that the commissioners under whose
supervision those laws have been put in op-
Grafton are encouraged to believe that the
EVIL at which they are aimed may be sup
pressed without resors to such radical meas
ures as in some quarters have been thought
indispensable for SUCCESS.
The Territories.
The close relation of the general govern
ment to the Territories preparingto be great
states may well engage your special atcn-
tentlun. 1t ia there that the Indian distur-
Dances mainly occur and that pOlygamy has
found room for its growth can not doubt
that careful survey of territorial legislation
would be Of the highest utility. Lifc and
property would become more secure The
liability of outbreaks between Indians and
whites would be lcssened. The public do
main would lie more securely guarded and
better progress be made in the instruction of
the young.
is still without any form Of civil government.
If means were provided for the education of
It's people and for the protection of their lives
and property, the immense resources Of the
region would invite permanent settlement,
and open new fields for industry AMI enter
prise
Our Agricultural Interests.
The report of the commissioner OF agticul-
turc presents an account Of the abOrs of
that department. during the past year and
includes information OF much inter, st t. the
general public,
Grhc Condition of the Forests
of the country and the wastrful manner in
which their destruction is taking place give
cause for serious apprehension. Their ac-
ton in protecting the Carths surface, IN
modifying the eNtrGm,s OF climate atd in
regulating and Sustaining the flow OF springs
and streams is now well I'm cist cd an their
importance ia rtlitipa to the growth and
prosperity of the country can not b, safely
disrcgardcd. They are fus. disappearing be-
| fore destructive fires mud the legitimate re-
| quIcmcnts OF our increasing population, and
their total extinction can not he long delayed
unless better methods than now prevail shall
be adopted for their protection and culiva-
lioa. The attention of Congress is invited
10 the necessity OF additional legislation ,o
secure the preservation of the valuable for
ess still remain Ing on the pubic domain, cs-
pccialy in the extreme West, IN States aud
Territories, where the necessity for thcii
preservation is greater than in less noun
famous regions and where the prevailing dry.
| ness ol The Climate rrud RS their restoration
ii they are once dc .'royed well-nigh impos-
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