Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-09

suggests improvements also, and among
them are the appointment Of q number |
of Secretaries of Legation OF large,
who might be quite useful on occasion,
and detail Of officers from the army
and navy rs attaches.
For tho condition of the Treasury we
refer to the text of the message and tol
the Secretsry's report in the supple-
ment. Speaking Of the surplus revenue
the message gets upon the tariff. InI
his view OF 1t the revision OF the Gus
toms revenue laws does not involve the
question Of fres trade, and he then goes
ON TO say : "Justice and fairness die.
tate that. In any modification Of our
present laws relating to revenue, the
industries and interests which have
been encouraged by such laws, and In
which our cItizsns have large invest.
ments, should not be ruthlsssly injured
or destroyed. We should also deal with
the subject in such manner rs to pro-
soct the interests of American labor,
which is the capital Of our workingmen;
its stability and proper remuneration
furnish the most justihable pretext for
protective policy"
That Is reasonable and sound. He
then continues: s'Within thea hmi-
tasions certain reduction should be
made In our customs revenue
aud II think the reduction should be
made In the revenue derived from O
tax on the imported necessaries of life.
We thus directly lessen the cost Of
living In every family In the land, aud
release to the people in every hum BILE
home larger measure of the rewards
Of frugal industry"
This would have been clearer, II the
necessities referred to had been
specified. As 1t Is We are left to guess.
They probably include sugar aud wool
len goods. The President seems TO con.
cider . general reduction of dutieu as q
sure road to reduction Of revenue
idea, which every body should regret to
find sh sred by the President. On the
Subject of stopping the coinage CT the
Bland silver dollar Mr.. Cleveland Ia
!, very clear, strong and sound, as the
| Secretary Of the Treasury is also. He
10 emphatic in recommending tho sus.
pension Of tho compulsory coinage Of
(silver dollars, for reasons that are 30 CO.
jgent and compact and well put that We
iAfstaiD from any attemptar theirabridg
ment, and refer again to the text of TIT
, message. The President is of the opin
d ion that the power to g. coin money
tIgtven to Congress by the Constitution
r. Idoes not give 1t the power TO coin ba
tyond the needs OF o sufficient circula
Ting medium; and docs not confer thu
:, power to bug silver. set up q factory
Il and manufacture dollars to bs stored
: AWAY In order to make q market for ths
Iowners Of silver mines.
|, The Coast Survey, 1t IL suggested, hat
II better be turnedbover to the Navy Ds
|. lpartment; the Kind of justice Detet
|. Tout by some military court martial
= does not strike the Presiden: with 70 vor
= the Signal Service not being the sort o
q thing for military drill, he thinks
: fought to be separately established,
e and, there not being vacancies enough
for West Point graduates, he suggests
s change in the law to keep the coming
e Igraduates in the army as second lieuten
e ants. Legislation Is needed to rsgnlat
q the growing practice OF building bridge
lover navigable streams. This Is timely
for another obstruction Is threatened
!, on the Kill Won Kull, in which New
Jersey also has an interest.
II The foregoing matters all pertain Il
the War Department; and coming u
n the Navy Department. the Presiden
l. hopes that the day Is net very far dis
tant when our Navy Che spells it will
$ 10 big ~ will be such as BELTS on
/. tstandipg among the nations OF tn
" Iearth. But, while such Is his hope, b
:, lis of the opinion that 1t cannot reacl
= THAT dignity IT any degree of usefulnes
q until there Is thorough re.organizAtio
u OF the Navy Department., such as Wi
)r put an end to all the abuses from whic
Of L. has suffered in the past-abuse
ir which have wasted seventy five mi.
10 lions Of dollars In the last Seventeen
E. years. That Is strong way to put II
10 but, as 1t will take many years 10 bull
4 up navy, even II we could begin thi
!" morning, that long delayed job pigt
, be started, and the reorganization {
III the Navy Department at the same TIM
IN with a first.rate chance Of having th
8 reorganization completed before "
u are ready to begin one first-class shil
ntl There is nothing new in the messaR
nj about the Postoffioe Department, exceI
the statement of the fact that the matt,
, Jof the ocean carriage OF foreign mai
~ is re.committed to Congress. Wit
., regard to the overburdened Unite
~ States Courts, the message has this In
~ portant passage:
n. "Among the plans suggested for II
s lief is one submitted by the Attornt
Mt General. Its main features are: tt
IN transfer of II the original jurisdictio
40 lof the Circuit Courts to the Dissri'
10 Courts and increase of Judges for tt
latter where necessary an addition I
u, judges to the Circuit Courts, and col
shutting them exclusively courts
be appeal, and reasonably limiting 81
at peals thereto; further restrictions I
to the right to remove causes from Il
MS State to Federal Courts /; permitting al
n peals to the Supreme Court from IL
rv Courts of the District OF Columbia an
~ the Territories only In the same cas-
NJ a. they are allowed from State Court
Oh and guarding against an unneoessar
number of appeals from the Circu
n Courts" The President approves tn
z plan.
x As q remedy for certain evils In o.
tn Indian affairs the President makes til
n Recommendation, which We do best
nv lQuote in his own language full and "
Il batim: II recommend the passage OF
,ot law authorizing the appointment Of
I'd commissioners, three of whom shall
!. detailed from the army, to be charg
with the duty of q careful inspectio
~ fromtime to time, of all the Indians q
en- onour reservations or subject to the ca
Ter and control Of the Government, with
lie view of discovering their exact c0nditi
ifjand needs, and Determining what ste
lin shall bo taken on behalf of the Cove,
i'm Iment to improve their situation In {
;. direction of their self-support and co
= plete civilization; that they ascerta
III from such inspection what, II any,
las the reservations may be reduced In al