The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-11-06
OF PUBLIC INTEREST.

OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
Recommendations of the Mississippi River
Commission Operations of the Ed
munds Anti-Polygamy Law-Report OF
the Labor Bureau.
THE FATHER CT WATERS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-The Mississippi
River Commission reports that the total
cost of bank revetment between Cairo and
Nlcksburg up to June 80. 1885, has been
S2,240,000, and of works for contracting
channel 81, 500, 900. A very considerable
portion of the sum expended for bank re-
Setment was designed to give protection to
certain building sites and harborS, Mem
phis, Vicksburg and others.
Tile report says it has been claimed that
the caying of banks should be arrested by
works of channel contraction at the wide
places above the point OF danger, but claims
that mattress revetment or other eQuiva-
lent device is necessary from the fact that
the results OF channel construction have
proved small The report says:
The full measure of approach to uniform
depth attained by these results consists in
this: That where there formerly existed, as
between the deep bends and the shallow bars,
difference ranging from seventy to ninety
teet In depth, there now exists after the i'm
proVement a difference of sixty to eighty feet
or Imore. This represents the anlelioration
of former conditions, which, although suf-
flcent for the purposes of navigation, is evil
DENLY too small to effect in any considerable
degree the cross-currents. eddies md fiuctua-
depths
OF the $751; appropriated for the sal
aries and expenses of the commission for
the last fiscal year there remained ON hand
at the end of the year $2.272. Of
the $4,000 appropriated for surveys
there remained $16, 14S The expenditures
for Improvements from October l to
the end of the year were $1,636, 1892,
and there remained on hand on July /, 1885,
S3S9,97S to meet liabilities and carry on the
work of Improvement The estimates for
the fiscal year 1886, which were transmitted
to the Secretary of War in July of 1884, are
repealed. The estimates for 1887 are as
follows:
For continuing surveys of the Mississippi
River between the head of the passes near is
mouth and its headwaterS, S100, 900; for Salar-
les and travelling expenses of the commission,
SI00,000; for Continuing the improvements
from DeS MOineS Rapids TO the mouth of the
illinois River, $500,0JO; from the mouth of the
the head of the passes. 100000 for the inn
proyement Of the harbor at Columbus, KY,
SS s q. at dod Hickman, Ky, $27oOOo; at Mem
Nicksburg, $4,000: at Natchez, $70000O at
New Orleans, $623, 900.
THE UTAH COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The Utah Coul-
mission, through its Chairman, Alexander
Ramsey, have submitted to the Secretary of
the Interior their annual report upon the
transactions and proceedings of the
Commission since November, 1884, the
date of their last report. The re-
port states that the usual annual
revision of the registration lists was
made, and the names of all polygamists
were stricken out The point has been
surely reached Where no person living in
polygamy can vote or hold any office. Not
withstanding this nearly all the officers
chosen at the elections were Mormons, who,
although they do not actually live ia polyg-
amy, subscribe to the doctrine of plural
unions.
The Commissioners say there have been
but few polygamous marriages during the
past year, but that this arises from the en-
forcement OF the present law, and not from
any change OF sentiment on the part of the
Mormons. Should any weakness be shown
in inforcing the law, The report states that
polygamouS marriages would be as fire.
quent as ever. The course of certain DO.
lygamists in declaring their intention of
obeying the law in the future has aroused
the wrath Of the church. This gives evil
dence OF internal dissension and is an en-
cOuraging sign. The commission urges
that no step backward be taken in
legislation, as it would give great aid to
the church in crushing out this grow
ing spirit of opposition. The report pays
n i~rI1 rih 70 10 tho Of
GERS Of the United States Court and says
that within two years eighty-three indict-
ments have been found for polygamy and
twenty-three convictions, while for
ty-three cases yet await trial.
The appointment of an additional
Judge is strongly recommended, as is also
an increase in the pay Of the courts
officers. The commission recommends
that all persons who attempt settlement
or location upon any lands of the United
States be compelled to take oath be.
fore proper authorities that they do
not practice polygamy, and that the
laws with reference to the immigration of
contract labor and Chinese be so amended
as to prohibit the immigration of any per-
sons who claim that their religion teaches
and justies polygamy. 1t is claimed that
ply of the Mormon Church.
THE LABOR BUREAU.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Pin his first an.
nual report to the Secretary of the Interior
upon the operations of the Labor Bureau
since its establishment Commissioner Car
roll D. Wright begins with a statement of
the organization of the bureau and re-
view OF the line of policy outlined for the
conduct OF its investigations. The principal
features of that policy were: A refusal
to recognize parties; that the bureau
should be disconnected with politics, and
from dependence on organizations, wheth-
er OF workingmen or OF employ
ers, and from the support of economic the
cries, individual views, or class interests.
The Commissioned believes that this policy
generally has been approved throughout the
country. The investigations outlined re-
lated to the questions Of industrial depres-
sion, involving study of their character,
their causes, and whether as to duration,
severity, and periodcty they are all alike
in great producing countries. Such
an investigation concluded the
question of influence of depres-
sions on the cost of living, the extent to
which industries are involved, the cost of
production as influenced by the use of ma
chlnery, and other kindred questions. Be-
tween March II and June 81 twenty special
agents were appointed, and at the close of
the fiscal year fifteen of these agents were
actively employed in the United States
and five in Europe collecting the informa-
ton required. The results of the investi-
cations will be embodied in the first an
nual report of the bureau, which will be
submitted early in the coming year. The
appropriation for the expenses of the bu-
reau for the year ended June 30, 1885, was
ample for its expenses, and nearly $4,000
was covered into the Treasury. In conclu-
sion, the Commissioner says that the APP
preparation for the present fiscal year will,
in his judgment. suffice for the first full
year's work of the bureau.
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