The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-12-09

THE pArsNr oFYICB.
On the 4th OF March, 1886. tho current bust.
five and half months bchnd. At the close
Of the last fiscal year such current work was
but three months in srrears and It is as,
few months the delay in obtaining
an s.am,naten Of an aprllca,ion f for !, e
psssns w oe S but nominal rhs 5 nImper ssce
year, including reissues, Dc 'gns, trademarks
aud labels. equals 4O87s, which is considerably
preceding year. The receipts Of the Patent
ONCE dur ny the year aggregated ~ ,A5, ,6l.so.
enabling the Office TO turn into the TT a.ury
itures, OF about 16j,7lO.3O.
The number OF patents granted during the
last hscs year. inclpdine renewals e. u,n trade.
Der also quite largely in exce's of that OF any
preceding year. The repe OF the COmmis.
sionsf shows the office to be In prosperous ",
business. No increase OF force is asked for.
The amount estimated for the fiscal year end.
estimated for the year ending June 80 1857,
The amount estimated for the fiscal year
The Secretary Of the Interior sugg este .
change in the plan for the payment of the In.
debtedness OF the
PACIFIC SUBSIDIZED ROADS
to the Government. His suggestion has the
unanimous endorsement OF the persons sc.
lected by the Cove rnment to act as directors
OF these roads aud protect the Interests OF
In considering the plan proposed the sole
matters which should be taken into acc .un
in my opinion, are the situation of tho Gov.
ernment as a creditor, aud the surest way to
secure the payment OF the principle and In.
tercst of its debt. BY recent decision Of the
been judsed that the laws % Of ses the several S
| States are imperative to regulate rates of
transportation upon railroads, II such regu.
from one State into another. Ths impl,r-
tant ncld Of control and regulation having
thus shs
| 10 worthy of consideration.
| The rtlatiOnsof
| LABOR TO CAPITAL,
| and of laborng men to their employers, arc
of the utmost concern TO every. patriotic
| citisen. When these are strained and dis
torted unjustifable claims IRE apt to be
which results the welfare Of ali and the
pr sperity of the country are jeopardized.
An! Intervention of the general Government,
thorty.. to avert such o. condition should
be willingly accorded. In n special mes.
sage tran mitted o the Congress at its last
present Labor Bureau and adding
to its present func ions the power Of
arbitration i1 % eases =, where % diasrences % arse arse
differences reach such II stage rs to result in
the interruption Of commerce between the
%shs be
| entirely within its constitutional powers.
But after all has been done by the passage Of
uation full Of solicitude, much more remains
to be accomplished by the reinstatement aud
cultivation of true American sentiment
citizenship. This, In the light Of our traditions
in to aS the sp Of our ns
operation on the part OF all interests
is the surest path to national greatness
and the happ ness of all our people; that capi::
tal should, Ia reeosuition Of the brotherhood
can fairness. generously accord to labor its
Just compensation and consideration, and
lection and faithful ally. 1t would teach,
too. that the diver e situations of our people
are inseparable from our civilization; that
tributor to the general good; tn capital
does not necessarily te ID to the oppression Of
labor. and that violent disturbances and dis
orders ALLEVIATE from their p omoters true
American sympathy and kindly feelings.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
representing the oldest and largest Of our
national industries. is subservlng we'll the
purposes of Its organization. The interests
of millions of our citizens engaged In agricul.
provement Of the results Of Their labor, and !
jealous regard for their welfare should be {
willing tribute to these whose productive re-
turns are amain source Of our progress and
power.
The existence Of pleuro- pneumonia among
the cattle of various States has led to burden
some and IN some cases disastrous restric
tons In an important branch of our com
merce, threatening to AFFECT tne quantity and
s1s Sa foss .n ah s.ss,
consequences that hope 1t will engage tine
serious attention of the Congress- to the end
% spped q ss
to tho general Govern Hent will permit.
commend to the consideration of the Con
suggesiions concerning the interest intrHstet true
The continued operation of the law rela.in,
to our
CIVIL SERVICE
| has added to the most convincing proofs o,
It's necessity and usefulness. 1t IL o fac
worthy of note that every public officer wlt
. has u just idea Of his duty to the people testi
fes to tho value Of his reform. lis stanches
| friends are found among those who under
stand 1t best and Its warnest supporters ar,
those who are restrained and protected By
Tho meaning OF such restraint and protec
ton 10 not appreciated by. those who wan
merit and efficiency, nor BY those who insis
J that the selection Of such places should res
upon roper crcdential showing active par
not their lives, the on!y. opportunity AFFORDED
,, moan to the good people Of the countr!
. Of their Government. It is exceed
! tngfy strange tsat the scope and nature o
THIS ret0rtn are 81 uttle u00erStO90, ana N .
- msny thinss not entered within it's plsr
: are Q lied BY its name. When cavll yistd
more fully to examination the system vii
bring larger addition to t,c number OF IL
friends. Our civil service reform may Q In
, perfect In some Of It's details; II may be mia
understood nd opposed; 1t may NO
; always be faithfully applied; its dc
!, signs may sometimes miscurry through mis-
take or wiiifni intent; 1t may sometime
3 tremble under the assaults OF its enemies o
lauguish Under the misguided zeal OF imprac
: ticable friends, but II tins people Of tn
4 country ever submit to the banishment O
: its underlying principle from their Govern
T. ment, they will abandon the sweetest guar
antee Of the safety and success of Amer1ca
: Invoke for thie reform the cheerful an,
| ungrudKlng support of the Con. ress. n
new my recommendation made last year tina
| the Commissioners be mtde equal to Othe
y officers of the Government having like autie
!. and responsib lities, and ] hope that sue
will enable them 10 increase the ussfulnes
Z of the cause they have in charge.
q The control OF the AFFAIRS of the
a DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
n having been placed In the hands Of purel
j. executive officers, while the Congress stt
0 retains all legislative authority relating to Il
Z government, 1t becomes my duty to max
r known the most pressing neess OF the Dk
!. trct and recommend their consideration
Q The laws OF the District appear TO be In Rn uI
y their cOditioati'n or revision 10 much needed
During the past year one OF the bridge
y leading from the District to the Stat
!, of Virginia became unit for use and travt
n upon II was forbidden. This leads me :
n suggest that the Improvement OF all tn
alnsp I'M nnfr