The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-09

anu BOOu results appear from the re-
port TO have already been accomplished
L approve the recommendation of
the Postmaster-General to reduce the
charges on domestic money orders of
30 and less, from eight to Eve cents
This change will materially aid those of
our people who most of all avail them
selves of this inStrumentality. hut ~
whom the element of cheapress Is If
the greatest importance. With this re-
auction the system would still remain
selt-SupportIng. The free delivery sys-
tenn mas Deen extended 10 nineteen adj
quo AL eli during the year, and I78
now ENJOY Its, conVeniences. Expert
enee mas commended it to those who
enjoy ITS benefits. and the further en-
largement of its facilities is due to other
communities to which it is adapted
In the cities where it has been es-
tabllshed taken together the local pos
tage exceeds its maintenance bv nearly
Sl,3OO,OOO. The limit to which this
system is now confined by law has been
nearly reached, and the reasons given
JUSTIFY It's extension which is proposed.
NAIL SUBSIDIES.
1 was decided, with nv appreciation
after sufficient examination. to be in
expedient for the Postoffice Department
to contract for carrying our foreign
mails under the additional author
ity given by the last CONGRESS
Ehe amount appropriated was made
quate to pay all within the purview Of
the law, the full rare of so cents per
mile, and it would have been unjust and
unwise TO have given it to some and
denied 1t to others; nor could contracts
have been let under the law to all at a
rate TO- have brought the aggregate
within the appropriation without such
| pracucal prearrangements of terms as
! would have violated il. The rate of sea
and inland postage, which was proffered
under another statute clearly appears to
be fair compensation for the desired
! service, being three times the price nee
essarY to secure transportation by
4 other vessels, upon any route and much
| beyond the charges made by private per
sons for services not less burdensOmc.
Some of the steamship companies. upon
the refusal of The Postmasier-General
70 attempt, by the means provided, the
distribution of the sum appropriated as
an extra compensation, withdrew The
! services OF their vessels and thereby
occasiOned slightincoAvenience though
1 no considerable injury. The mails
have been dispatched by otherlmeans.
| Whatever may be though of the policy
OF Substituting any line of public con-
! Yeyanee or travel, | am satisfied that
| it should not be done under cover Of al!
expenditure incidentto the administers
! ton of department, nor should there
be any uncertainty as to the re-
cipients of the subsidy or any
discretion left to an executive
officer as to its distribution.
If such gifts of public money are TO be
made for the purpose of aiding any
enterprise in the supposed interest of
the public, cannot but think that the
amount to be paid and the beneficiary
might better be determined by Congress
than in any other way. The interna-
tiOnal congress of delegates from the
Postal Union countries convened in
Lisbon, in Portugal, in February last.
and after session of some weeks the
delegates signed convention amenda-
tory of the present Postal Union con-
vention, in some particulars designed
to advance its purposes. This additional
act has had my approval, and will be
laid before you with the departmental
report.
/ approve the recommendation OF the
Postmaster-Genera that another as
sistant be provided for his department
| invite your consideration to the
several other recommendations con-
tanned in his report.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The report of the Attorney General
contains history OF the conduct of the
department of justice during the last
year and number of valuable sugges-
lions as to needle legislation. and
invite your careful attention to the
same.
THE COURTS.
The condition ofbusiness in the courts
of the United States is such that there
seems to be an imperative necessity
for remedial legislation on the subject.
Some of these courts are so overbur-
dened with pending cases that the de
laws in determining litigation amount
to denial of justice. Among the plans
suggested for relief is one Subm tied by
the AttOrney-Gen It's main tea-
lures are the transfer of all the original
Jurisdiction of the circuit courts to the
district courts, and an increase OF
Judges for the latter, where necessary /;
an addition of judges to the circuit
courts and constituting them exclus-
lively courts of appeal and reason
ably limiting appeals thereto
Further, the restrictions OF the right to
remove causes from the state TO theFeo-
erai courts, and permitting appeals to
the Supreme Court from courts of the
District of Columbia and from the Ter
ritories only in the same cases as they,
are allowed from State courts and
guarding against an unnecessary num-
her of appeals from the circuit courts.
approve the plan thus outlined, and
recommend the legislation necessary
for its application to our judicial system.
ATTORNEYS AND MARsHALs' SALARIES.
The present mode of compensation OF
the United States Marshals and District
\ Attorneys the message declared Should
he changed to fixed salaries. Under the
present method INSCRIPTIONS Marshals
are found encouraging frivolous prose
cutions. f
THE INDIANS
The message deals at great length on
the Indian question, citing the facts
already touched upon in the report o.
+ba Secretary of the Interior. Ale;