Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-07
,rnllr .dennrte to the moods Of out interconr

monthly dispatches to the empire Of Brazil
and the sub. sct is commended to your con-
alteration. II ia obvious duty to
provide the means OF postal commu ication
which commerce requires, and wi-n ru-
dent forecast OF results the wise extension OF 1t
may lead to stimulating intercourse and be
come the harbingsr OF profitable traffic, which
viii oren new avenues for the dIsp sltion OF tn9
Proiuct9 If Our industry. The circumsranc of
the countries at the Gar south of our comment
are 81 h as TO Inylts our enterprise ana ord
the promise OF sufficient advantages to SHY
an unusual effort TO bring about the closer IL a.
lions which greater freedom of communication
would tend 70 rs blish.
suggest thgt as distinguished from a grant
or Subsidy foI the mere benefit o, any line of
trade travel Whatever OUTLAY may be re
CURED 60 secure tho additional postal rVice
necessary ana proper ani not otherwise alta L.
able should b. regarded as within the limit Of
Legitimate cOnpen alton for sucn ervice
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The extension of tn. free d !. .sr~ srTfirs
suggestei by the Postmaster Genera Hl9 ..e n-
tofore received lay ssn zion, aud TO e
hoped suitable enactment may soon De agreed
upon.
The request for an appropriation sufficient u
enHbIs Jhu general ms lection Of fourth class Of
fees ms my appreciation
lr.nsw my approval Of the re ofn'aeu is5iop
OF the Postmaster General ttIs another st
ant & provided for the Postp c- eVr. intnt.
ard } i1yIt yonr attention g. the several utuer
recommended ous in his report
FtrEttAL PESIrf 81 AIRY.
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tie last fiscal year is dul, Ia. q 10 tue rep ut
OF tns Attorney General AMI | IN t-g LH9
earnest attention "i congress to The am
and due consideration Of the geca.t.uft naauans
Cne-H.n conts neil In the repor, suYHJt .l by
tn officer q the last session of ,O4ares-,
re strongly rcguI IA nded the erect l4 4 u
peEiteEuary for lie G aHnem ut u 4rlso4-rs
convicted ara -Jsnced in the Unit Stsre5
courts. and he reicg,s he recommends on an
his report for the last year This is uaG-at If
very great Inuor-aucy and shouI3 1t once re-
ceiVe on Ersssioual action. Unite ota es p.is-
rnerS are \ ~ 'uuhre ~ m re than tia q 91i-
teragt state prJs Us and }eniteut aries JIat-1
IN every rA-t of the country They are sGIb-
e ted T. rrarl malg different modes u
treatment an discipline and are lar uaH uucB
removed from r.r o. ntrol and regulation ot the
Goysrumeff -o tear rs they SIRE e tied Jo
humane tre jIu u aud pportunitv FIR approve
ment and reform, ton The UoYernmruJ u r.
Sponsi1ie t. them and society that these things
are f.gthcani... hUt his de-T can scarcely be
discharged wi-Golt ulu-a absolute control aad
discretion traH is Joss ole U-jar The present
system
rE,saN RsPoHM
Many ct uur good citizens hSye interested
themseIyc5 with the most beneficial r.su 5ts. on
the question of prison reform. Tho General
Government should be in s.tUat on. since
there must be United States prisoners TO fur
nish import mt aid IN this movement and
sGu.ld lie able 10 illustrate whit lay he prac-
tcatly d'Ds IN the direction # this r.f rIn and
TO present an example Il tn treatment aud
lmprCs sneut IF its prisoners worthy VI iinita
ton, " tn prisons uud T its own control the
Government could deal with the mewhaJ
veXed gu, ST on convict labor SO far rs its con
vlcts were concern. d, according 70 plan 4 rs
own adoption and with due egs-d IN the rEhrs
AMI interest al or lsH1ring citizens instead
Of sometimes 2. lin- IN the operation OF Il Svs-
tetn which CRU es smHuS them 1ltaJl u and
die ogtent Upon cons 'erat.oH q this subject
II M ght be tho 81 wise e. erect more than one
OF fuu-e ms IL t1ogs Gated ia such places as
would h.st sutserle III purposes OF c0nyen-
arfFF4 he