Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-04


1 vantage of the premium on such bonds as
are held by the United States Treasurer to
secure their circulation.
/ THE SILLY TARIFF COMMISSION IN
DORSED.
| Touching the tariff, the President re-
/ news his recommendation of last wear
/ that the existing laws need revision He
! expresses the hope that the IabOrs of and
| the report of the Tariff Commission NAV
De so enllghtening as to facilitate Con-
! gress IN dealing with the subject. The
fresident also renews his recommends
| ulOn lOr the early retirement of the silver
| certificates, ON the ground that thev favor
an unnecessary addition to the paper cur
rency, and which he thinks can be sup
/ Pled IN sufhclent amounts to meet the
demands of trade by national banks. An
interesting clause of the message is de-
| voted to the gold certificates. of the
issue authorized by the act of July II.
1857, $l3S,OOO,OOO have been printed for
issue up to November l, S21. 100. 600 had
! been issued, and $14, 4,S27, ,72O are held i'm
| the cash of the several United States sub
| treasures, leaving actually outstanding
| 81, 1862, ,2S0.
Up to November 1 last there had been
| coined under the act of February Is
| 1913, l28,329, $50 standard silver dollars. of
| which 93,OO6,3S2 remain in the Treasury
vaults and 35,323, 49S are in circulation.
The President favOrs the repeal of the law
which requires fixed coinage for each
! month and recommends that it be left to
the discretion Of the Secretary of the
| Treasury.
THE NATIONAL BANKS.
Alluding to the national banking svs-
! sem, the President directs attention to the
TACT that up to October 81 last over l7O
banks had been organized with an author
lzed capital of $15, 767 300, and to which
there mad been issued circulating notes
aggregatng over six million dollars. The
total number of national banks is nearly
2,3O0. Since the passage of the act Of
Congress authorizing national banking
| associations to continue their corporate
existence more than 500 banks have reor
ganized,
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
In reviewing the report of the Post
Ofhce Department the President calls the
special attention of Congress to the reduc-
tions In the cost of the postal service for
the last fiscal year. The star route ser
wee VIII cost for the fiscal year So, 900, 900.
| winch IS more than 100000 less than the
cost OF this service for the last fiscal wear.
| and 81, 900 less than the amount aDpro-
prlated Tor the current year. He favors
the suggestions of tho Postmaster General
for the establishment of postal savings
system, and directs the attention of Con
gress to numerous recommendations cal
culated TO promote efficiency and secure
economy IN the postal service. For the
next fiscal year the receipts are estimated
III round numbers at 100000 900, and the
expenses at 46,0OO,000, an estimated eX
cess OF receipts over expenditures of near
ly $4,000,000.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
That portion of the message which re-
lates to the War Department is of inter-
est, chletly because of the concurrence by
the President in the views of the Secre-
tary touching an increase of the army
and the curtailment of appropriations for
pubic works. The President advises
Congress that of the amounts apprOpri-
ated IN the last river and harbOr appro-
prlatlon bill there remains on hand
large uneXpended balance which couId
not be applied during the year because of
the late day at which these amounts be-
came available. Proceeding on the theory
that taxation is to be reduced. the Presi
dent joins with the Secretary of War in
the hope that Congress for the next fiscal
year VIII make no appropriation on ac-
count OF rivers ana harbOrs, excepting so
lar as may be necessary to prosecute
work already begun, and for which the
appropriations will have been exhausted
at the end Of the fiscal year.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The operations of the Navy Department
are very briefly reviewed, The attention
OF Congress is invited to the rep0rt of tho
Board OF Advisers of the Navy in yarious
recommendations advanced to prOmote its
e1nclency. The President concurs with
the secretary OF the Navy in his recon-
mendatlons for placing the navy ON bet
Ter 10otlng both as to ships and armame,,.
lie also lndorses the recommenda+i - -; -.
tne Revenue Marine and Ji" SorOo, ,iOm LA Snr
wee ana Coast Survn'- no 81,
tne control o@ the Treasury 1e Denartment I o1f
navy Department as a means of
combining under single head all similar
services. He also states that since the
adjournment of Congress a board has been
appointed which is now engaged i'm the
investigation attending the loss of the
Arctlc steamer Jeanette; also the ap-
polntment of commission to inspect the
various navy yards now established and
to report upon such as can be dispensed
with without detriment to the public ser
vice.
OUR INDIAN POLICY.
The policy of the Secretary of the Inte-
rl0r with regard to Indian affairs meets
the Presidents approval. He urges that
such treatment OF the Indians as will tend
10 clVlllZe them should be encouraged.
ana calls attention to the firm and yet hui
manlZmg Influences which have been
thrown about them during the past wear.
resulting in an exceptional season of free
dom from turbulence. The importance of
a law to allow the Indians to hold their
lands III seyeralty is also urged on the
ground that it would best tend to promote
the welfare and permanent advancement
of the Indians.
THE MORMON QUESTION
The President congratulates Congress
upon the passage of last sessions law for
the suppression of pOlygamy in the Terri
tory Of Utah. The commissioners an
pointed under the law have been engaged
IN their labOrs in Utah and have made
commendable progress. There were and
remain obstacles of no mean OrdeIAtO he
overcome, which the President homes may
disappear without occasion for more strin-
gent Legislation. The failure of the people
OF that territory to accept the law i'm its
iuH spirit was, he says, perhaps to have
tHt1 neen expected 10 some extent, because of
the radlcal change of the election system
heretofore prevailing and the natural aver
sion TO the law of the great maierity of the
people OF the Territory. He recommends
Cne continuance of the commission until |
1t shall have been demonstrated that
there is no longer any practical necessity !
for its use
HC CotiAidtSo I6qulIeu lOF the payment /
OF pensions for the current year are $780, |
100000, This is an increase over last |
years estimates, accounted for by the adj |
Judication Of the greater number of claims |
because of the increased clerical force /
authorized at the last session of Congress.
THE STAR ROUTE FRAUDS.
The President recalls the prosecution of !
tne star route cases under the Department !
OF Justice, announcing the progress alfaa9v
made and the determination of the aslmiS
lstration to secure full Investigation and |
outcome in the c9urts ~
declares 1t to be his purpose. as II il +bat |
Oh the department, to obtain only q 80
result, and ON that will commend itSaiIf iI"ee %
llntelngent and fair-minded Opinion R,Vt
tne administration will not suffer ohs4,.,'a o'
tlon at the hands of its own ofciaIs c1s1 uo- ~
has been shown by removals from lo as o's
5ne eor,aat tle4alsy oil oIiicial departures from
correct course of action. V'''
e, The President takes care 10 emnbaeize
me lniilctlon of these penalties az hayinS.
oeen prompted wholly in a spirit of LOYALTY |
~ the reasonable demands of the govern
nent ana cOmmends the action of the De-
pdrtnnent OF Justice in this respect, refer
llg W tAe Attorney Generals report and
transmitted from the De.
partment Of Justice.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Nor does the President forget the civil
service. He is still in favor of It's eleya-
ton and some plan which will improve it
by reason Of more stable tenure. He is