The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-05
gross, with the acquiescence Of the Execu.
tive, to afford the commercial community
the benefits OF q National bankrupt law.
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d the benefits Of q National bankrupt law.
). dlE THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
= The report Of the Secretary Of the In
. ). terror, with It's accompanying documents
: present Il full statement Of the varied or
, eratlons OF that department.. In respect I,
,, Indian affairs nothing has occurred whicl
: has changed or seriously modified th,
views to which DEVOTED much space In I
former communication 10 Congress. I re-
/ new the recommendations thereon con
talncd as 10 extending 10 the Indian til,
, protection OF law, alloting land severely t
, such as desire Il, md providing for thu
education Of youths. Such provision a
tho Secretary iorclbly maintains vii
enough to include all those who are able
and willing 10 make use OF Il, and should
not solely relate tointellectual training, but
also TO instruction in such manual labo,
and simple industrial arts as can 10 made
practically available. E-ls#,
Among other important subjects which
are included within the Secretary's Iepor,
and which will dou btless furnish occasion
Tor Congressional action may DO mentioned
!. the neglect Of the railroad companies, to
which large grants Of land were made by
the acts OF 1862 and 1864, to take title there.
to and their consequent inequitable cxelnp.
tlon from taxation. %
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COMMERCE.
No survey Of our national condition can
iail'to suggest inquiries ms to the intellect.
uni progress Of the people. The census re.
turns disclose an alarming state Of litter.
acy In certain portions OF the country
where the provisions for schools Is grossly
inadequate. 1t Is a molnentous question
Tor the decision Of Congress, whether i'm.
mediate and substantial aid should not be
extended by the general Government for
experimenting the efforts OF private bene.
fec and Of State aud Territorial legislation
In behalf OF education. Tile regulation Of
interstate commerce has already been
the subject Of your deliberations.
" tho marvellous extensions OF
the railway system OF the country has
been the adoption OF such measures OF the
corporations which own or control the
roads. rs has tended 10 impair the advan.
tages OF q healthful competition and make
hurttul discrimination in the adjustment
Of freishtage. These inequalities have
been corrected III several OF the States by
appropriate legislation, the effect Of which
is necessarily restricted to tic limits OF
their own territory. So far as such mis-.
Chiefs affect commerce between the States
or between any one Of tue States and a
lorelgn country they are subjects OF M.
tional concern and Congress also can afford
relief.
roLYGAMf. ed
The results which have thus far attended
the enforcement Of the recent statutes for
the suppression Of polygamy in the terri.
tories are reported by the Secretary Of the
Interior. It is not probable that any addi.
tional legislation in this regard will be
deemed desirable until the effect Of exist.
ing laws shall be more closely observed and
studied. congratulate you that The com.
mlssloners under whose supervision those
laws have been put in operation are en-
couraged to believe that the evil ut which
they are aimed may be suppressed without
resort to such radical measures as in tome
quarters have been thought Indispensable
Tor success. Nv
The close relation Of the general Gov.
eminent to the Territories preparing 10 be
great States may well engage your special
attention. It is in these that Indian dis.
turbances mainly occur and that polygamy
has found room for growth. | Cannot
doubt that careful survey OF territorial
legislation should be Of the highest utility.
Lie and properly would become more
secure, the liability OF outbreaks between
Indians and whites would be lessened. the
public domain would be securely warded
and better progress be made in the iustruc-
ton Of the young.
Alaska Is still without form of civil
government. II means were provided for
the education Of its people and for the pro.
lection Of their lives and property. thc i'm.
mense resources OF that region would invite
permanent settlements and open new fields
for industry and enterprise. -
80 AGRICULTURE.
The report Of tue Commissioner OF Agri.
culture presents an accurate account of the
labor OF that Department during the past
year, and includes information Of much in.
terest to the general public. The condition
OF the forests OF the conntry and tho waste.
III! manner i'll which their destruction is
taking place give cause for serious appre-
henslon. Their action in the protection Of
the earth's surface in modifying the ex.
tremes OF climate and in regulating and
sustaining the flow Of springs and streams
is now well understood, and their import:
ance i'll relation to the growth and bros.
periiy Of the country can not be solely dis.
| rrp1rnpH fDo% Il
lore the destructive and Legitimate re.
4u'rements OF our increasing popula-
ton, and their total extinction
can not be long delayed unless better
methods than now prevail shall be adopt
ed Tor their protection and cultivation. The
attention OF Congress is invited to the ne
cessity Of additional legislation to secure
The preservation OF the valuable forests
still remaining in the public domain, cs.
pecMlly inthe extreme Western States and
territories where necessity for their pre-
servation is greater than in the less noun.
famous regions, aud where the
prevailing dryness Of the climate
renders their restoration if thew
are once destroyed well nigh impossible.
- CIVIL SERVICE. ri
Ahe communication winch l made to
Congress at its first session in DECEMBER
last contained 4 somewhat full statement
OF my sentiments in relation to the priuci-
pies and rules which ought to govern an.
pointments to public service. Referring 10
the various plans which had heretofore
been the subject Of discussion in the M.
tional Legislature, plans which in tho main
were modelled upon the system which OBJ.
tains in Great Britain, but which lacked
certain OF the prominent features whereby
that system is distinguished, 1 felt bound
to intimate my doubts why. they, or
any Of them, would afford adc.
quate remedy for the evils which
they aimed to correct. declared never.
theless that il the proposed measu res
should prove acceptable 10 Congress thew
would receive the unhesitating support Of
the Executive. Since these suggestions
were submitted for your consideration
there has been no Legislation upon the
subject to which they relate, but there has