The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-12-08

prosecution.
,,.h will epeedily enable Congress- wi h the
Concurrence OF the Executiy 10 auo1u the com
mercial community the dement's OF a ma ionai
III. renort of the Secretary OF the Interior
,.i,h its accompanvtng documents, preseatsa
fnil statement OF the varied operations oil that
department In respect 70
THE INDIANs,
o.,,ng has occurred WHOM has changed or
seriously modified the views 70 when devoted
much space In q former communication 10 Con-
-rass 4 renew the recommendation hcrein con-
aimed AZ 70 extending TO the Indian the protec-
ton Of the law g Maxine Ians suitable PROVISION
For The education of youths Such prov sion IA
the secretary forcibly maintains VIII prove una
yailing unless IL Il broad enongh 70 inciuhe al
,,ho are able and willing to make use of IL. and
shonld not solely relate to intellectual training.
Int also TO instruction In such manual labor
and simple industrial arts as can be made prac-
Among the important subjects which are in
cluded within the secretarys reports, which
will doubtless furni4h occasion for Congress-
ional action may be mentioned the neglect OF
The railroad companies TO which large grants OF
land were made by the acts OF Isoa ana ESQ. 70
take title thereto. and their consequent inequit-
Able exemption from local taxation
EDUCATION.
No survey of our material condition can fail TO
suggest inquiries as TO the moral ana intellectual
close an alarming state OF illiteracy IN certain
parts of the country where the provision Tor
sci
ous nnestion for the decision of Congress,
whether immediate substantial AID should DO
extended by the General Government for sup
and of State and Territorial LEGISLATION in behalf
of education. The regulation OF
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
has already been the subject Of your delibera-
tons One OF the incidents OF the marvellous
extension of the railway system or the country
has been the adoption OF such measures by the
corporations which own or controi the roads as
has tended to impairtn G advantages OF health
tul competition, and make hurtfui discrimlna-
lions in the adjustment OF freightAge. fhose
INEQUALITIES have been corrected In several or
the States by appropriate legis alton, the effect
of which il necessarily restricted TO the limits
of their own territory 80 lar a. sucn miscnieIs
any one of the States and foreiZn country,
they are subjects Of national concern, aud Con-
VI ess alone can AFFORD RELIEF.
THE SUPPRESSION or PoLYGAMY.
The results which have thus far attended the
enforcement OF the recent statute for the sup
preston of polygamy in the Territories are re-
ported by the Secretary OF the Interior. Ills
nor probable that any additional legislation in
this regard will be deemed desirable until the
effect OF existing laws shall be more closely OBJ
served and studied. i congratulate you that the
Commissioners under whose supervision those
laws have been put In operation are encouraged
to believe that the evil at which they aim may
be suppressed without resort To such radical
smeasures az in some quarters have been thought
indispensable for success.
The close relation of the General government
10 the Territories preparing 70 be great states
may well engage your special attention III IS
there that the Indian disturbances mainly occur
and that polygamy has found room for It's
growth. cannot doubt that a careful survey OF
Territorial legislation would he OF the highest
utility. Life and property would become more
secure The liability of outbreaks between In
dams and whites would be lesscned. The public
domain would be more securely guarded, and
better progress be made in the instruction OF the
young.
Alaska "a still without any form OF civil gov
ernment. II means were provided for the cdu-
cation of It's people, and FOR the protection or
their lives and property, the immense resources
of the region would invite permanent settle
ments and open new fields for industry and en-
terprise.
The report Of the Commissioner OF Agriculture
presents an account of the labors Of that depart
ment during the past year, and includes in
formation Of much interest TO the general
public.
The condition Of the forests of the country,
and the wasteful manner of their destruction
taking place, give cause for serious apprehen-
sion. Their action in protecting the earth's
surface, in modifying the extremes OF climate,
and in regulating and sustaining the flow OF
springs and streams, Is not well understood,
but their Importance In relation to the growth
and prosperity of the country cannot be safe
ly dsregarded. They are fast disappearing
before destructive fires, and the legitimate re-
quirements OF our increasing population, and
their total extinction cannot long be delayed,
unless better methods than now prevail shall he
adopted for their protection. The attention Of
Congress Is invited TO the necessity Of addition
al legislation to secure the preservation of the
valuable forests still remaining on the public
domain, especially in the extreme Western
states and Territories. where the necessity for
their protection Is greater than in less mountain
Gus regions. and where the prevailing dryness or
the climate renders their restoration II they are
once destroyed well nigh impossible.
APPOINTMENTS TO PUBLIC SERVICE
The communication which made to Congress
at its first session in November last contained n
somewhat full statement Of my sentiments in
relation TO principles and rules which ought TO
govern appointments to public service. Refer
ring to the various plans which had therefore
been the subject of discussion in the National
modelled upon the system which obtains
in Great Britain, but which lacked GER
tain OF the prominent features whereby
that system IL distinguished L felt bound
TO intimate my doubts whether they, or any IL
them, would afford adequate remedy for tho
evils which they aimed to correct. l declared.
nevertheless, that If the proposed measures
should prove acceptable to Congress, they
would receive the unhesitating support of the
Executive. Since the suggestions were submit
ted for your consideration, there has been no
legislation upon the subject TO which they re-
late, but there has meanwhile been an in
crease in the public interest in tn q subject
and the people of the c. untry, apparently with
fout distinction Of party. have, in various WAYS,
and upon frequent occasions, given expression
tion. In my judgment such action should no
longer be postponed. may add that my own
sense or It's pressing Importance has qrickcned
by observation in practical phase of the matter
to which attention tas more than once been
called by my predecessors.
THE CIVIL LIST
now comprises 100 900 persons, the larger part Of
whom must, under the terms Of the constitution,
be selected by the President ei her directly OF
through IA own appointees In tn. early years
OF the administration Of the Governments tho
personal direction OF the appointments to tho
civil service may not have been an irksome task
for the Executive, but now that the burden has
increased fully hundred fold, 1t has
become greater than he ouQht 20 bear
and It necessarily divarts his time and
attention from the proper discharge OF his
duties, no less delicate and responsible, and
which, m the very nature Of things, cannot be
delegated to other hands. In tho judgment OF
not few who have given study and reflection to
this matter, the nation has oatgrown the pro-
visions which the constitution has established
for filling the minor Offices in the public service
But whatever may be thought OF tho wisdom or
expediency Of changing the fundamental law In
this regard, IL In certain that much relief may DO
Afforded, not only to tho President and to the
heads OF the departments, bu. to the
Senators and Representatives In Congress-
trust that before the close of the present scs-
sion some decisive action may be taken for tho
correction OF the evils which inhcre in the
present methods Of appointments and assure
you OF my hearty cooperation in any measures
which are likely to conduoc to that end a. to tho
most appropriate term and tenure Of the official