The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-12-13
NUMBER 43.


] n contraction Ot the currency Oy thc rctlre-
4 ment of securities upon which the National
i bank circulation is based. One Of these is
| the issuance OF new bonds having many
years TO run, bearing low rate OF interest,
| and exohangonble upon specified terms for
] those now outstanding. The other course,
which the President considers the better is the
/ enactment of a law repeating the tax on circu-
! lntion, and permitting the hanlSsto issue notes
| for an amount equal to 30 per cent. of the
market value instead of as now, the face
/ value Of their deposited bonds "A reeommen-
dntion is made that provision be made for tho
reception Of ftrnde-dolars ~ the Treasury and
the current market price Of silver Of like fine
ness.
! districts is sniunded simnafto that made
| IN the Internal Revenue Department.
The passed year has witnessed only single
| disturbance of the quiet OF the indian tribes,
the raid from Mexico into Arizona.
| Attention Is directed TO the urgent necessity
OF providing some adequate system Of sea
const defenses both as 70 ordnance and tor
pcdo service, and Legislation Is recommended
looking to the fostering of the Stato militia
The work of strengthening our navy has
\ been aueplcously begun In the building OF
three cruisers. the. Chicago. Boston and At
| lanta. A fourth the Dolphin, is to be con
structed of similar material as the others, ms
! feet dispatch bont. The double,turreted
monitors Puritan, Ampht'te and Terror have
been launched in the Delaware River and tho
! MOnndnock IN California. The completion Of
! these Is advised together with the cOnstruc-
ton of four additional gunboats and three
steel vessels. Tho erection of an interior
oOast-line Of water ways across the peninsula
Wo,nt;n oaSs ot,,oa,, tn basaraia aav ~,
and Delaware River, and through Cape Cod,
Is also orecommendedb by the Secretary of the
| Navy.
The Post-ofice Department exhibits
| gratifying condition of that Important
branch Of the public service. On June
| post-of1cps wgs 47'e69 al which 1 e32
were established during tho previous year
The number or Offices operatinp Under
tho svstem Of frpe dellverv tras ia
Az these latter oflices the nosiape on local
matter amounted 10 ST. ig5 s3O 5s, a sum ex-
ceedinp hy sl.O21 sgl. .Ol the entire cost Of the
carriers seryiee OF the country Tho rate Of
postage on drop letters passing through these
Offices Is now hxed by law ut two cents nor
half ounee ar fronfions thrreof and thc rnc-
ommondntion is made that the Old rate Of ono
cent for All drop letters be resumed
upou the question of tho Government ag.
eiiminu CONTROL OF tho teIe,rranhic eystein the
President reiterates his dissent announced in
n formnr mnssarn hl1t iafaIsi the ,nntte,. IL
fhe wisdom az Con0ress exnrassinU the
belief, however that the G0yernmeut
should be authorized byjIaw 10 exercise some
sort OF supervision over inter-State teiegraph
communication, and Expressing the hone that
for attaining that end some measure may be
devised nnd acted unon ~ II
The President believes that the stataItos rel.
ative to Jurors fees should be revised and al
so the laws which Regulate the oolIponsation
Of District Attorneysnnd Narshnls Thp latter
he thinks. should be mid SyhoiIy by sai,ries
instead Of in part by fees as il now the case
Tho change would prove to be Il measure OF
of needless and oppressive legal proceedings
which IL Is to be feared have In SOME in-
stances been conducted for the mere sake OF
personal gain.
Attention IA called To the ronort of tho
Secretary Of the Interior pnrticiIlnrlv 70 his
presentation of certain phases Of the In
dian question; to his Recommendations for
the repeal of the pre.emption and timber chi.
ture acts and for more stringent legislation
The statutes Which preseribed Ike Seanitons hws;
aud punishments oil crimes relating 10 pen-
siOns could doubtless be made more effectiyo
by certain nmendments and addifions which
arc pointed out
The question is again submitted for the con.
sldef4tlOn of Congress whether some Federal
aid sbonId he eytended 70 n,iblc nriynarv IA
mention yhernynr ndnouate Droyfsfnn therefor
ms not airendv heen made made Pio'i'ion '"oreior
In relntIon 10 afTiire In Utah the president
expres, q , himself ms convinced that polypamv
has become so strongly intrenched in the Ter
rtory that it Is prohtcss TO attack II with any
but the stOutest weapons which constitutional
legislation can fashion, and favors tho repeal
of the act of March, 1882 Upon the existing
Government depends the assumption by the
National Legislature of the entire political
control of the Territory, and the establish
ment of a commission with such powers and
duties as shall be delegated TO 1t by law.
verted to and probable stepsto be taken look
ing to an Investigation. The claims OF Alaska
for suitable government are pressed with the
assertion that the promptnRs of interest, as
well as considerations OF honor and good
faith, demand the immediate establishment OF
civil government in that Territory.
Tbc ouostion ~ Inter.stata con,merca or
RAILWAYS n n,ged iipor ira atteniion az con.
aJress ~ a mafter ~ narainu,,nt i,nnortance
q 10 also tbe ~ sorest NJ,
tbe n,,hc do,nain Attentio, ~ -direeted W,
| thc hernaciai niTacts ~ tha Iniust,iai Exhihi
| finns 6nId In ,,,a,.io1ts ,nrttnns ~ III,
co,1ntry and esnecisll,, ~ ~ the E,
nos,tioSg' ~ be heId MN vear N nav crIeans n
81 t1,, ~ th a,st
bi,i,, ~ 80 cotton from a no,t f the ITnisas
| S4atns IT,,,ior IN, ont ,,t Cc,oaraes nt ne
, i9th ~ Febr,isrv iSsS docari1g tbss ernoai. al
tt 81, 10 =, a n l., tte
, y ~ III ~ fI ,,,,s NJ VIII ~ bih M
gYnitaS g stotea ,nsintair reiattons bauo i,en, sn
in,tod ~ ,,o,,ininate frhc 1,ro,,,o otars ~ this
ito ~ ~ ndn,ailino h,,,o W ,,d ,,,3
" ~ H. \. y t ~ t.s ~ n ~
ssited ohrnd Vu 'e f'iS in'etes' "nieh ~ nus
ca,of,,i ~ ,sideratou a asirad for ,lo ,t
Of arrears r Of taxes and water supply.
The President believes the effects of the