Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18

coinage is suspended, they can be readily On
tained by all who desire them: it the need 81
moro y A. any ti%s tine. ap,parsas then coinage
DANGER DOES NOT WAIT -3
upon Z continuation OF the present silver COIN
management and unusual expedients by cornbi-
nstion OF Fortunate conditions, and by conf
dent expeesation that the course Of the eov-
ern1nens In regard to silver coinage wonld be
speedily changed by action OF congress. Pros
perily hesitates upon our threshold, because OF
dangeys and uncertainties surrounding this
question. Capital tinldly shrinks from trade.
and investors are unwilling to take the chances
OF the questionable shape In which their money
viii be returned to them, while enterprise hats
Agenent do not protect. As . necessary conse-
quence. labor lacks employment and aufFerfnp
and distress are visited upon a portion Of our
consideration OF those charged with duties of
legislation No interest appeals to us SO strongly
for q safe and stable currency as the vast army
Of the employed. ! recommend the suspension
Of the compulsory coinage OF silver dollars,
directed by the law passed in February, 1873,
THE STEAMBOAT INSPECTION
serving on the 3oth OF June, 1885. was COM
posed Of lao persons, including officers. clerks
and messengers. The expenses OF the services
over the receipts were $l38, S22. 90. During the
fiscal year the special inspection Of foreign
steam vessels was organized under the law passed
In 1882, and maintained during the year at an
expense OF $50, G41 .G'. Since the close of the
fiscal year reductions have been made on tho
force employed which Will result in q saving
during the current year of $4,000 without
affHolinc the efficiency OF the service. Tho
sn'eiTiSng surgeon general reports that during
the fiscal year IL. 7l4 patients have received
roie through marine hospital service, of whom
12.SoJ were treated in hospitals and $50 at
dspcnsariss- Active and effective efforts have
been made through the medium of this
service to project the country against
an invasion Of cholera, which has pre-
vailed ia Spain and France, and the
'lr,,, ,iniY IL l>,oy
The most gratifying results have attended tho
operations OF the life-savlug service during the
last fiscal year. The observance of the provis-
ion OF law requiring sh. appointments OF the
force employed in the service to be made "solely
with reference to their fitness. and without ret
erence % their political Or party utilization" has
secured the result which may confidently be ex-
pected in any branch OF public employment
where such rule Is applied. As consequence,
this service Is composed OF men we'll qualified
TOR The performance Of their dangerous and ex-
stations in commission at the close of the year
was 2O2. The number ct disasters to vessels
and crafts OF all kind within their field of ac-
tiop was AL. The number OF persons entlan-
Rered In such disasters was 2.439, Of whom
G42S were saved, and only Ito lost. Other lives
which were imperiled, though not by disasters
TO shipping, were also rescued, and a large
amount OF property was saved through the aid
OF this service. Che amounts Of maintenance
The
uoAST AND GEODErIC SURVEY
was during the last fiscal year carried on within
the boundaries and Off the coasts of thirty two
states Two e'ritoriss and the District OF Colu m
bia. Il july last certain Irregularities were
found to exist in the management Of this bureau
which. led to prompt Investigation of its meth
DDS. The abuses which were brought to Hight by
this examination, and the reckless disregard Ci
duty 4 al the interests of The government de-
velUpel on the NArt OF some OF those con ed
with the service made change OF superntend-
cucy and a few CT It's other officers necessary.
Sine the hureau has been in new hands an intro
duction OF economies and application OF busl-
Ing TO nc government and 4 promise Of mora
useful results. This service has never been reg
TlaLed by anything but tho most indefinite lega
enaCtnlsnts and the most unsatisfactory rules
1t was many years ago sanctioned. apparently
Tor n purpose regarded as tempo rary and reat e.,
to aauyvcr OF nur coast but now havin. gained /:
place on the appropr lions made by congress, it
has gradually taken to itself power and object no,
contemplated in its creation, and extended its
operations until it sadly needs legislative atten-
ton. So far :ls a further survey OF our coast il
concerned there seems to be proprietY in trans
ferrirz that work to che navy department.. The
other duties now In charge OF This establishment
II they cannot lie profit ABLY attached to some
existing department. or bureau, should be prose-
cuted under a law exactly defining their scope
andwi"h careful discrimination between the sci.
ent!tic Inquiries which may properly be assumed
by the government and those which should be
undertaken by state authority or by individual
enterprise. It is hoped that tho report Of the
congressional committee, heretofore appointed
to investigate this and other like matters, will
aid in the accomplishment Of proper legislation
On this subject.