The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-07
DEPARTMENT. or Irsr1rE.

The conduct Of tho Department 81
Justice for the last fiscal year is fully de.
tailed In the report Of the Attorney
General, and invite the earnest attention
Of the Congress to the same and duo con.
sidOsation OF the recommendations therein
contained. In the report submitted by
this officer to tho la1t session OF the
Congress he strongly recommended the
erection oil p0nitentlary for the oonlae.
mont Of prisoners convicted In the United
States courts, and he repeats tho recon-
mendation In his report for tho last year.
This Ia matter Of worry great importance
aud should receive Congressional Rction.
United States prisoners are now confined
In more than thirty different State prisons
and penitentiarieE, scattered In every
part Of the country. They are
subjected to many Rs nearly different
modes Of treatment and diEulpinle and are
far too much removed from tue control
and regulation Of the government. 80
far as they are entitled to human treat.
msnt md an opportunity for improvement
and reformation the government IL respon.
Bible to them and Bo1ety that these things
are forthcoming. but this duty can
scarcely be discharged without more abso.
lute control and direction than is possible
under the present system. Many OF our
good oitisens have Interested themselves
with the most beneficial results in the
question Of prison reform. The general
government should DO Ia a situation, since
there must be United States prisoners to,
furnish important aid In this movement
aud should be alive 10 ILLUSTRATE what
may be practically done in the direction
Of this reform and to furnish an example
In the treatment and Improvement Of its
prisoners.
The considerable cost Of maintaining
these Oonvicta ag at present In State in.
stitutions, would be saved BY the adop.
ton OF the plan propoaol and by employ.
ing them In the manufacture oil ouch
srnoles aS Ssrp needed for use by the
government, quits largo peOuniaty benel
a. would be Realised and partial return
for our outlay.
Ingain urge a change In tho Federal
Judicial Bystom to meet the wants Of the
people apd obviAte tho delays neCsssRri'
~ attending the present Go9dltlgl OF at,
fairs In our Courts. All arc agreed that
something should be- done aud much
favor Is s6own by thoss we'll able to adj
viHo To the plan suggested by tho Attor.
hey General at the Lost session Of the
Congress aud recommended In my last
annual message. THIS recommendation
10 renewed, together with another made
at tho same time, touching change Ia
the manner Of 0oihpenslting District At
toTneyg and Mstshsls, and che latter sub.
i9Ct q Cqnnended 10 tho Congress Tor liz
soilon In tho interest Of economy to the
government and humanity, fairness and
Justice 10 our people.
THR NATIONS wAuDS,
The report Of tho seCtsssry OF the In,
lOilor prossnls o comprehensive summary
Of the work Of the various BRANCHES o
the PUBLIC service CONNECTED with hla de-
pArtuient and the BaggeVtlong aud recon-
msndatonS which II contains lot the I'm
roYenent Of the service, should fecelvt
your careful consideration. The e1hlbl
made OIL the condition oil our Indian pop
ulatiOn aud the pta5IOSS ol tlp work 10
their enllshtonlneul notwithstanding
many embArrAssnenLs which hinder TIL
better administration Of this importan
branch oil tho service 10 q gratifying Rul
hopeful one, The funds appropriated 70
tho iudian service Tor the lScal year IDS
palsed, with tue available income ifOu
Indian land aud trust moneys, amonntln
In oil TO " $50 no 10, were ampls for Til
service uhder the conditions and restrir
llons Of laws regulating their expenditure
lhDte remained q balance on hand Of
June 30, 1880, Of s0O,Oga80, Of whlDI
l,8jllya,2l ate permanent iund1 10
, the lullllment Of treaties and olhe
Ike purposes, and Tho remainder, ta22