The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-06

sort OF supervision over Interstate tele-
graph communication, and / express
the hope thai, for attaining that end,
some measure may he devised which
will receive your mpprnbRiinR-
In my last annual message / called
TAI the necessity of protecting,
by suitable legislation,
THE FORESTS
situated upon the public domain in
MANY portions at the west. The pursuit
ofgeneral agriculture is only made pras-
ticable by resource In irrigation, while
successful irrigation without the aid af-
iorded by the forests in contributing TO
the regularity and cnnsiancy OF supply
of water. During The past year. severe
suffering and great loss Of property has
been OccasiOne.i by profuse floods, fol-
lowed by periods oil unusually low water
in many of the great rivers of
the country. Those irregularities were
in great measure. caused by the removal,
from about the sources Of the streams
In question, of the lumber by which the
walter supply had been nOurished and
projected The preservation of such
portions of such forests on the national
domain as essentially contributed tn the
equitable flow of important water
courses, is OF the highest consequence.
The important tributaries of the Mis-
souri,, the Columbia and the
Saskatchewan rise in the mountains
of Montana near the northern boundary
OF the United States. between the Black
feet and Flathead Indian reservations.
This region ID unsuitable for settlement,
but upon the rivers which flow from il
depends, in the future the agricultural
development OF vast tract of country.
The attention of congress is called to the
necessity of Withdrawing from sale this
part of the public domain and establish
ing there forest preserveTd
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS
which have been held in the United
States during the present year attracted
attention in manv foreign countries
where the announcements of these enter
prises had been made public through
the origin of agencies of the govern
ment The Industrial Exhibition at
Boston, and the Southern Exhibition At
Louisville, were largely attended by the
exhibitors of foreign countries.
Notwithstanding the absence
of any professional characters In those
undertakings. The centennial exposi.
ton, to be held next year at New Or
airy of the first shipment of cotton from
a port of the United States, bids fair to
meet with q like gratifying success.
Under the act of congress OF
the 10th of February, 1888, declaring
the exposition to be natienal and inter-
national in its character, all foreign gov
ernmenLs with which the United States
maintains relations, have been invited
TO participate. The promoters of the
undertaking have already received as
surance of the lively interest which IL
has excited abroad.
FHR FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
coniers the rights OF citizenship upon
all persons horn or naturalized in the
United States and subject to the jurls-
diction thereof. Ii was the special pur-
pose of this amendment to insure
the members of the cOlOred race
the iull enjoyment of civil,
and political rights Certain statutory
prOvisOs intended 10 secure the enforce
ment of those rights have been recently
declared unconstitutional by the su-
preme court. Any legislation where
by congress may lawfully supple
ment the guarantees which
the constitution affords for the equal en-
joyment by all citizens of the United
States of every right, privilege and
immunity of citizenship Will receive my
unhesitating approval.
THE UTAH QUESTION.
The Utah commission has submitted
to the secretary of the interior its second
annual report as the result of its labors
in supervising the election in the terri.
tory, pursuant TO the act of March %,
1882 It appears that the persons by
that act disqualified, to the number Of
about $4,000, were excluded from the
polls. This fact, however, affords little
cause tor cOngratulatiOn, and fear that
1t is far from indicating any real and
substantial progress toward the extlrpa-
ton OF pOlygamy. All of the members
of the legislature are MOrmOns, and
there is grave reason to believe that
they are IN sympathy with the practices
that this government is seeking 70 sup
press, and that its efforts in that regard
will be more likely to encounter theiI
opposition than to receive their encour
agement and support. Even If this
view should. happily. be erroneous, the
law under which the commissioners have
been acting should be made more effect
i've by the incorporation OF some such
stringent measures a. they rec
Ommed, and were included in bill No.
2, 1888 on the calendar of the senate at
the last session. am convinced, now.
ever, that pOlygamy has become so
strongly entrenched In the territory of
Utah that it Is prOfitIess TO attack il
with any but the stoutest weapons which
constitutional legislation can fashion.
favor, therefore, the repeal of the act
upon which the existing government
depends, and the assumption by the ma
tIonal legislature Of the entire political
control of the territory, and the estab-
lishment of q commission, with such
powers and duties as shall be delegated
TO it by law.
CIVIL. SERVICE.
The commissioners who were appoint
ed under the act of January 10. 1888
entitled IAN Act TO Regulate and I'm
prove the Civil Service of the United
States." entered promptly upon the
discharge of these duties as soon
as the rules framed IN accordance
with the spirit of the statute were
approved and promulgated by the pres
ideni. In some particulars wherein
they seemed defective, those rules were
subsequently amended. It will he OBJ
served that they diseOuntenanced any
political or religious tests for admission
to the public service TO which the statute
relates. The act is limited, IN its Origi-
nal application, to the classified clerk.
ships in the several executive depart
LncuIS Al uhSuIlsSOu nuu1DCEAuh 0DOul
900, and similar positions in customs
districts and postOfflces where as many
as fifty persons are employed. A class
lficatiOn of these positions analogous e
that existing in the Washington office
was duly made before the law went into
effect. Eleven customs districts and
twenty three postofi1ces were thus
brought under the immediate opera
ton of the statute. The annual repori
of the civil service commission, which
will soon he submitted 10 con
gress will afford the means Of q mo n
definite judgmsnt than am now pre-
pared to express IS to the wants of the
new system. am persuaded that itE
effects have thus far proved beneficial
The practical methods appear TO be adj.
equate for the ends proposed, and there
| have been no serious difficulties in car.
rying them into effect. Since the six
| teenEh of July LAST no person, so tar as
am aware, has been appointed 20 the
| public service in the classified portions
thereof, at any OF the departments or al
| any OF the pOGtofflcea and custom dis
irlcts above named except those certified
| by the commission to be the most com
petent on the basis of the examination
| here in conformity to the rules.
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
| At the time when the present executive
entered upon his Office his death, remoV-
al. reslgnaiiOR or inability TO dischsrgI
his duties would have left the govern
ment without q constitutional head. !
is possible, of course, that = similar con
tingency may again arise unlea
the wisdom of congress shall provide
against it's recurrence. The senate q
It's last session, after full consideration
l passed an act relating 10 this subjec
which will now, trust, commend issel
l TO both houses Of congress. The claus
Of the constitution upon which must de.
pend any law regulating the presidentia
| succession presents for solution othe
i questions Of paramount importance
These questions relate % the proper IN
terpEesation Of the phrase. liability q
discharge powers and dusses Of said OF
fee" oar organic law proVidinS tina
Hhen the president shall sufEer from
B1ch inability the presidential ono,
/ ahaH dGS0lge 1p0n the vice presiden.
Szho Fnaaek hfmaHlk untles like e.iRestFra