Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-04

A eT0ogg navy NEEDED.
In this, the last Of the stated messages thas
| gress of the United States. can not too
strongly urge on it's attention the duty OF re-
sssss
luIled us into q sense OF fancied security
the policy OF strenetnenisg this arm Of the
service Is dictated by considerations OF uses
guilty. and Of i true appreciation Of the dig
nifty and honor of the Republic.
| THE POSTAL SERVICE.
| The report OF the Postmaster General ac-
| and the needs OF the postal service. II dis.
1 closes the gratifying fact that the loss OF
revenue from reduction IN rate OF letter
postage as recommended in my message De-
March 3, 1888, has been much less than was
| Of this reduction was based upon the belief
| that the actual falling off in receipts rom
ceedinpg o the change Of rate would be 5000
600. 1t has proved to be only S2,S7o,0Oo. rms
is a trustworthy indicator that the revenue
will soon be restored to it's former volume
by the natural increase OF "sealeo coffe-
| spondence.
ONE CENT POSTAGE.
IconfidentIy repeat therefore, the recon-
mendation of my last annual message that
single rate postage upon drop letters be re-
duced to one cent wherever payment of two
cents is now required by law. Double rate is
only expected at offices where the carrier
system is in operation, and it appears that at
operation that the increase in the tax upon
local letters defrays the cost not only of it's
lection and delivery Of ali other mail matter
This is an inequality that ought no longer to
exist.
UNITY OF WEIGHT.
approve the recommendation of the Post
aster-General that the unit of weights in
the rating of first class matter should be one
In view of the statistics furnished the de-
partment it may well be doubted whether the
change would result in any loss of revenue.
That it would greatly promote the convent
ence of the public is beyond dispute The
free delivery system has been lately applied
in which it is now in operation is 159. Ex-
perience shows that its adoption under
ton to the public and an advantage to the
postal service. 1t is more than self sustain
ing. and for the reasons urged by the Post
master General may be properly extended.
EXCEPTIONAL DISPATCH.
It is the opinion of that officer that It IL
proper to provide means whereby eXcep-
tional dispatch in dealing with letters in
might be made effective by the employment
of special stamp whose cost should be
commensurate with the expenses of the ex
ira service In some of the large cities
private express companies have, under.
taken to outstrip the Government mail
carriers by affording for the prompt trans
have hitherto i been at attic the command of the
Post office. It has always been the policy
of the Government to discourage such enter
priseS, and in no better way can that policy
be maintained than in supplying the public
with the most efficient mall service that,
with due regard to its own best interests, can
be furnished for its accommodation.
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPORT.
The Attorney General renews the recon-
mendation contained in his report of last
Jurors. He favors radical changes in the fee
bill, the adoption of a system by which at
s1fneys ana maesnas Q, o Inc U.ea n.a.es
and the erection by the Government of
Penitentiary for the confinement of offenders
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
OF the various Governmental concerns in
charge of the Interior Department the re-
ports of its Secretary presents an interesting
summary. Among the topics deserving par
tcuar attention, I refer you to his observa-
tions respecting our Indian affairs, the pre-
emption and timber culture acts. the failure
of railroad companies to take title to lands
granted by the Government, and the opera opera
the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Educa-
ton.
THE INDIANS
Allusion has been made already to the cir
cumStanceS that both as between different
Indian tribes and as between Indians and
broken peace. In this circumstance the
President is glad to find justification for the
policy of the Government in dealing with the
Indian question and confirmation of the
views which were fully expressed in my first
recommendation to the Forty seventh Con-
enact Enactment no of statute for the pun I'M
ishment of crimes committed on In
dian reservations, and recommer the
passage of the bill now pend. in
the House of Representatives for the pur-
e chase of a tract of $4,000 square miles from
are worthy of approval. | concur with him
also in advising the repeal of the pre- emp
ton law, the enactment of statutes resolving
the present legal complications touching
lapsed grants to railroad companies, and the
Raiiroads under such saaranty as shall eff
fectually insure its ultimate payment.
UTAH.
The report of the Utah Commission
will be read with interest. 1t dis
closes the results of recent legislation
looking to the prevention and pun
1 still believe that if that abominable prac-
tice can be suppressed by law it can only
with the restraints Of the Constitution. I
again recommend, therefore, that Congress
assume absolute political control of the Ter
ment of a commission with such Govern
mental powers as in it's Judgment may justly
and wisely be put into their hands.
FOREIGN TRADE AGAIN.
In the course of this communication refer
ence has more than once been made to the
policy of this Government as regards the ex-
tention of our foreign trade. 1t seems proper
to declare the general principles that should,
in my opinion, underlie our National efforts
in this direction. The main condition of the
pie in mechanical pursuits and fertile In in
vention; we cover a vast extent Of territory,
rich in agricultural products and in nearly all |
the raw materials necessary for successful
manufacture. We have a system of pro-
tective establishments more than suffi-
The wages of labor are nowhere else
SO great. The scale of living of our artisan
classes is such as tends to secure their per-
sonal comfort, and the developments of
those higher moral and intellectual qualities
that go to the making of good citizens. Our
system of tax and tariff legislation is yielding
a revenue which is in excess of the present
needs ofthe Government These are elements |
from which it is sought to devise scheme by |
which, without unfavorably changing the
marine shall be raised from its en-
feebled condition, and new markets
provided for the sale beyond our |
borders of the manifold fruits of industrial |
enterprises. The problem is complex |
and can be solved by no single measure of
American continent and the adjacent islands
are, for the United States, the natural mar
ket of supply and demand 1t is from them |
that we should obtain what we do not pro-
is to them that the surplus productions of |
our fields, our mills and our workshops
should flow under conditions that will equal
ize or favor them in comparison with for
eign competition.
Four paths of policy seem to point to this |
end. First, a series Of reciprocal commercial |
treaties with the countries of America, which /
shall foster between us and them an I'M
hampered movement of trade. The cOndi- |
lions of these treaties should be the free adj |
mission of such merchandise as the country |
does not produce, iii return for admission |
free or under q favored scheme of duties of |
our own products, the benefits of such ex- |
change to apply on these goods carried under |