Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

with tnS accomplishment prOsDsFitv annld be
peIhIanenliy securedtO the FOans, and national
plants. WIN
It appears from the rep,rt Of the commiss-
ioheE mat there were on the list Of july. iSS5.
345,l25 persons borne upon the pensioS ynIIs'
VINO were classified asf lows: ARMY invsiids
Ai,l55; widows, minor children and dependen1
relatives OF deceased soldiers, 1871; navy inva-
nus oLi l4oi navy Widows, minor chlldre II and
dependents, 1925; survivors Of the war of tsIS
20, and widows II those who served in that
war, ~. About one man OF ten Of All thnse
VINO enlisted In the late war are reported AS re-
celVlng pensions, exclusive of deceas d soldiers
On the nrst OF January 1875, the number ri
pensioners was 234 ,29l and the in rease within
tle years next thereafter was liO.3O4. While
s tIeitb II no expenditure OF the public funds
when the people more chePrfully approve than
maue IN TecognltlO of the services Of orr sol-
dlerS, lying and dead, the sentiment undeTlyino
the project should not be Initiated by the intro,
II IL mi MI, y u siy lT1luulent practices. Therefore
cleahseu OF all those who. by fraud. have secured
a,place thereon, and as that meritOriOus iaims
Should ne speedily examined and adjusted, The
rS!Orlns IN the methods Of doing the business of
this bureau which have later been inanerrsted
promise better results III both thu Sc dire ctiOns.
Inc operations OF the patent office demon
Strates tle activity of the inventive genius of
the country. For the year ended June 40. 18S3.
the applications for patents, inclHding Reissues
ana Tor the registration of trade marks and
labels, numbering 5,GSS. During the same ne
tlou there were EDS patents granted and re-
Issued, ,429 trade marks and labels registered.
The number of patents issued in the year 1873
was l.437, The receipts during the last fiscal
year were SI,O74, 974. 55, and the expenditures,
n0C Including contingent expense 1891, 1913.
lnere were y,Ieo applications Tor patents pend
ing on the tl,st Gay Of July, 1884, and 5,786 on
Eve same date in the year 1885. There has been
considerable Improvement in the prompt de-
GeThiihauon Oh applications, and a consequent
rellet TO eXpectaat in entOrs. A number of
suggestions ana recommendations are contained
Ill the report of the commissioners of b tents,
which are well entitled to the consideration OF
congress.
In the Territory of Utah. the law of the
United States passed for tue suppression of
poly gany mas been energeticalIy and faithfully
executed during the past year, with immeasur-
aDly gOOd results. A number OF convictions
have been secured for unlawful rehabilitation,
and, III some case pleas Of quits have been en-
talned ana slight punishment imposed, upon
promise by the accused that they would not
again offend against the law, nor advise, counsel
ana aDet IN amy way Its violation by others.
The Utah commissioners express the opinion,
based upon such information as they are able to
obtain, that but few pOlygamo4 IS marriages have
taken place in the territory during the last wear,
They further report that While there cannot be
found upon the investigation of the lists of
voters the name or any man actually guilty of
pO!ygamy. ana while none of that class are
holding Office, yet at the last e ectiOn in the ter
ritOry all the officers elected, except in one
county, were men who, though not actually liy-
iIS III the practlce, OF polygomy, subscribe to
the doctrine OF p0lygamy marriages as "a di-
vine relation and law unto all higher, and
more bluding upon the conscience
than any human law, local or national,
Thus Is the strange spectacle presented of a
community treated by "a Republican form of
government, to which they owe allegiance, sus-
tanning by their sutfrages a principle and u be-
llel winch sets at naLght That obligation of
which lies at the foundation of Republican in
stltutlOns. The strength, The pprpetuity and the
destiny OF the nation rest upon our homes eS-
tabl shed by the law of God, guarded
by parental care, regulated by parental
authority and sanctltitd by parental love
These are not the homes of pofygamy. The
mothers OF our men who rule the nation as they
would the characters and guide the actions Of
tlelr sons, live according TO this holy ordinance
and each, 'tctlre and happy in the exclusive
love OF the father and of her children. She is
the warm llsht of true wOmanhO0d, unDerYerted
and unpolluted upon all, with II her pure
and wholesome family circle. These
are not the cherries, crushed and
%unwomanly mothers of polygamy.
The Ia hers Of our families are the best citizens
OF the republic. Wife and children arc the
sources OF patriotism, and ~cOniugal and paren-
tal affection beget devotion 10 country. The
man VINO, undellned with CiYi marriage, is sur
ronhueu IN ms single home with Lis nile and
children, has y stake in the country which in.
spires nun with respect for its law and courage
for It's defense. These are not The fathers of pc-
lygamolS families. there is no feature OF this
Pl"S'lbNb vi Wv OlAItIl WHICH SuuClllleS IL,
winch Is not opposed 20 all that is
Of walt c in our i~nStilLtiO IS
lllert slO Id be no reIaXati0n in the firm but
Just execution OF the law now id operation, and
Shouid ne glad to approve of SuCn further dis
Greet legislation as Will rid the country of The
blot upon It's fair fame. Since the people IN
holding p0llgamy in our territories are rein
forced ny immigration from other lands, /
recommend that Il law be PASSED to prevent the
importation OF MOrmanS into the country.
The agricultural interest of the country de-
nhahuS JUST recognition, and liberal encourage
mtnt. 1T SuStalnS with certainty and unfailinp
strength our nations prosperity by the products
OF It's steady toll, and bears its full share OF the
Durden Oh taxation without complaint,
ny the collection OF statistic, by testing the
value and Usefulness Of new seeds and plants
anu distributing such as are found desirable
among agrlcullurists, This and other powers
ana duties with which this department is in
,v'TissLnGiu are o. tha utmost Importance, and If
the country. The aim of ur beneiicient govern
lltnt Is the Improvement of the pcODle in every
STATION, and The ameli0ratiOn OK their condition
purely our agilculturalistS should nor he
neglected. The lhstrumentality established in
ana OF the farmers OF tue land should not only
De well equipped for the accomplishment Of lts
purpose, UllL hose for whose benefit it has Deen
luily Of its ad, antaEes.
Inc prohibition Of the importation into sew
erdl countries OF certain of our ANIMALS. and
tlelr p~Fouucts, DaSeu upon the suspicion that
"a u5J dIlu CtlIAlIll-
uOn, suggests lie importance OF such pTpcaf-
I OllS Tor the protection of our stock OF a kinds
against disease as Will disarm suspicion of dam
ger, ana cause the removal OF such an injurious
prohibition.
IL the laWsnow In operation are insufficient to
accomplish this probation, | recommend their y
amendment TO meet the necessities Of Ihe nonI-
latlOll, and l commend to the consideration of
congress the suggestion contained in the renort
OF the commissioner Of agriculture calculated to
increase tile value and p~ilclency OF this depart
me t, 'F"E
me report of the civil service commission.
when VIII be submitted, contains an accnmnt ~
tne manner IN which the civil service iau,
mas been executed during the last wear. and
iInuch probable Information on this subject
am inclined 10 think that there Is no Senti
mehI more general In the minds Of the peOnle
OF our country than a convection If
tie correctness Of that principle UPON which
CIe law enforcing civil service refOrm IL the
OASIS. IN us present condition the la N regII.
lates only a part Of the subordinate public posi-.
tiots s1IougnouC tne country. 1t applies toe
TEST OF ltness To applicants for these places Nv
means OF Il competitive examination, and rivnS
large discretion 10 the commissioners as t0 ina
character OF examination, aud many other mat
tiers connected with its execution. Thus tha
rules ana reguiallolS adopted viii the commits.
sion nave much to do with the practical useful.
ness OF the State and with the rules of IFS annIi-
cation. FP"-
The people may well trust the commission n
execute the law with perfect fairness and wifi,
as, little Irritation as Is possible, but of course no
relaxation of the principle which underlieS IL
and no weakening of the safe guards which su nv,
round 1t, can be expected. Experience IN IFS
administration will probably suggest amend
ments Of its methods Of execution, but ven
ture to hope that we shall never again be remit
ted to the system which distributes public nos
tons pretty much as rewards for party service
DOUhiS NAV well he gnTpctailnd vhotho.a -