The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-12-15


specified terms, of those now ont
standing. The other course. which
eomlnends itself TO my own iudg
ment the better one, is the enact
ment of a law repeating the tax on
circulation and permitting the
banks to Issue notes for an amount
equal to 80 per cent. of the mar.
ket value instead as now, the face
value of their departed bonds.
agree with the Secretary in the
DeiIef that the adoption Of this
plan would afford the necessary
relief.
THE TRADE DOLLAR
was coined for the purpose Of
traffic in countries where silver
passed at its value. As ascer,
tanned by weight and falrness If
never had a legal tender quality.
Large numbers of these coins en-.
tered, however, into the volume
OF our currency. By common con.
sent their circulation in domestic
trade has now become a disturb.
Ing element, they should not be
permitted to embarrass our eur.
reney system. ! recommend that
provision be made for their reeep
ton by tho Treasury and mints
at a small percentage above the
current market price of silver of
like fineness.
Such reflection as | have been
able to give to the subject since
my last annual message has not
led me to change the view which |
then expressed in dissenting from
the recommendation of the Post.
master General, that the govern.
ment assume the same control
over the telegraph which it has
always exercised over the mail.
THE UTAH COMMISSION.
has submitted to the Interior its
second annual report as result
of its lsbors in supervising the re.
cent election in that Territory pur.
suant to the act of March 22, 1882.
1t apears that the persons by that
act disqualified to the number of
about 10000 were excluded from
the polls. This fact however affords
little cause for congratulation and
| fear that ii Is far from indicating
of any real and substantial pro.
gress toward the exterpation Of
polgamy. All members of the
Legislature are Mormons. There
IL grave reason to believe they are
IN sympathy with practices that
he government is seeking to sup.
prss, and that its efforts in that re
gard will be more likely to eneoun.
Ter their opposition than to re.
,eive their encouragement and
Evenifthis view should
happily be erroneous, the law un-
Ter which the commissioners have
Deeu acting should be made more
effective by the incorporation Of
'ome such stringent measures as
hey recommend as we're included
IL bill No. 223S OIL the calendar
)f, the Senate at its last session.
an convinced, however that o y
,amy become so strongly intrench-
ID in the Territory of Utah that
t is profitless to attack it with
my but the stoutest weapons
which the constitutional legisla-
ion can fashion. | favor, there
ore, tie repeal Of the act on
yhch the existing government
the assumption by the
rational Legislature of the entire
political control Of the Territory
md the establishment of a commits
lion with such powers and duties
IS shall be delegated to it by law.
Complaints have lately been nu-
nerous and urgent that certain
controllingin whole
IF in part the facilities for the in.
erstate carriage of persons and
merchandise over the great rail-
oads of the country have resorted
II their dealings with the public
o diverse measures unjust and OPP
'rcssive in their character. In
ONE instances the State govern
lents have attacked and sup
ressed these evils, but in others
hey have been unable to afford
dequate relief because of the ju-
isdictional limitations which are |
imposed on them by the Federal
The question of how
ar the national government may
.wfully interfere IN the premises,
nd what, if any, supervision or
ontrol it ought to exercise, is one
1hich merits your careful consid-
ration. While we cannot fail to |
ecognize the Importance of the
asst railway systems of the coun-
~ and their great and beneficial
lfiuence upon the development
f our material wealth, we should |
n the other hand remember that