The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

Uni ed States prisoners and the gen
efal question OF convict labor, ard ed
vocstes the hui ding Of government
penitentiary AMI Ieformalory st IA
early day. He recommends the sp-
pointment of commission to inquire
into the matter. He al,o ranews the
recommendation that authority b.
given the judges Of the United S stes
Courts to sentence, in their discre-
ton, prisoners convicted OF first
offenses 10 such reformatories or grad.
ed prisons ss the At o,ney General
may select. H also urges the neces-
sty of additional United States jiis,
and mentions Atlanta, Ga, and Louis
vile, KY, as cities where such build
ings are much needed. The number
OF United States prisoners in custody
June 80, 1885, was 1929. Supplemental
legislation respecting the restoration
OF .urt records 10 strongly urged by
the Attorney General as necessary for
the preservation Of records OF great
value. 1t is impossible, the Attorney
General says, TO over estimate the me-
cessity that exists for a change ia the
judicial system to meet the constantly
increasing business of the country,
and he u ges that something be done
to remedy the evils complained of on
all sidee.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY -.
has sent to Congress the estimates Of
appropr atoms required for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1888 The total
amount estimated, as required for all
expensts of the government, 10 $685.
1874 which is f14, 403,759 less than
The sum called for in the estimates
submitted last year, and $3,272,691
lees than the aggregate OF appropria-
tons for the PRESENT fiscal year. The
estimates for 1888 are made OF the fol-
lowing items:
Legislative establishment, $780,
1888; executive establishment, Sl8,-
1875, 408; judicial establishment, $4l6,-
200; foreign intercourse, ST. 1885, 722 !;
military establishment $25 847 $3.50;
navy establishment, $20,639, 1855; In
dian affairs, S. sos, 1873; pensions, $76.-
252, 500; public works, $27 ,460, 1894 |;
postal service, 81, 729, 1858; miscellsne-
GUS, 24,l38,8S9. Penn anent annual
appropriations, $1l6,699, 1922; grand
total, 1926. l65, 7S9
The estimates for the executive es-
tablishmenh the judicial establish
ment, the military establishment, the
naval establishment, public works and
postal service are in excess of the APP
preparation Tor those objects for the
current fiscal year. There is an in
crease of about "a 600 600 for public
works, about $3,000,000 for the naval
establishment, about ST. .000. 900 for the
military, and nearly $1,000, 900 for the
postal service establishment. The in
crease in other items is small. The
estimates are less than the appropria-
tions in, the following instance
About $4,000 less for the Legislative
establishment, over 81, 100000 less fol
foreign intercourse, about SAC, 900 less
for Indian affairs, over $4,000, 900 lees
for pensions, nearly 81, 100000 less for
permanent annual appropriations and
over 81, 200, 900 less for miscellaneous
objects.
Included in the estimates is one for
$4,000 for the salary of an Assistant
Secretary OF War. No estimate is sub.
mitted for an Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy.
THE ESTIMATES FOR RIVER AND HARBoE
IMPROVEMENTS
aggregate $S0,2Sl,7 49 The principal
items of these estimates are 1924 00C
for the harbor at Boston, $250, 900 fol
the harbor al Buffalo, N. Y; So 5000
for the hsrbor at Norfolk, Va; $780,
roo for the barbor at Charleston, SO.
$4,000 for Cumberland, Ga. $l80,00C
for the haibor st Savannah, Ga. $780,,
600 each for the harb ors at Great
Marais, Mich; Cleveland, O.; Passc
Osrsllo, Tex; Arkansas bay, Tex, and
Brazos Ssntiag,, Tex; Oools harbor,
Ore. Wilmir gton, Cal. Narragansstt
bay, r l Rauland river, N. j.; Red
river, La, ard Saginaw river, Mich.
ST., 900 000 for the harbor at Galveston
Tex; $2750C0 for the halbor a.
Toledo, o. 81 100000 for improving
the harbors in the Mississippi river
below Cairo, ILL., ; 100000 for continu.
ing the survey of the Mississippi
river; Slco,00G ir salaries and
expenses of the Mississippi River Com
mission; ST. 100000 for improvements
on the Missouri river from its mouth
to Sioux City, Ia, (; $l29, 900 for remov
ing distractions In the Mississippi
river $l35, 900 or the Nilsson rivel
from Sioux City, Ia, o Fort Benton
Mon. 100000 for the Columbia river
at Cascades, Ore. 100000 for the
mou h OF the Columbia river, anC
$l50,00O for the Columbia and Lower
Willamette rivers below Portland
These estimates are not furnished a.
a part OF the "anuual estimates for thu
public service" bat are inserted In thu
book OF estimates as the amount &C
cording to the chief Of engineer
that can be pr fitsbly expended il
the next fiscal year on eacl
Of the unc completed works mentioned
$l53, COO for the harbor at Michigan
City, Ind. $4,000 for the hsrbor q
Chicago; $500 0 for the harbor a
Ludington, Mich, $lS5 600 for SAM
Beach, Lake Huron; $150,000 for tn
ha,bor OF Milwaukee Bay, Wis. 500,
coo for Humboldt Bay, Cal. 1850,
coo for the ha Dor at Oakland, Cal,
100000 for Ysvuina Bay, Oregon
SIS 5000 for removiog obstrucions II
Eat river and He'll Gate, New York
$ll5C00 for river improvements nea
Pittsburg, Pa; 100000 for the Della
ware liver, Pennsylvania and NeN
Jer ey; 100000 for the Potome
river, District of Columbia; $500
900 FIR the James river, Vii
ginia; S5O0,O00 for the Great Kans
wha river, West Virginia; $275, coo 10
Cape Fear river, North Carolina
$4,000 for 81. Johns river, Florida
100000 for Black Warrior river, Ala
bams; $4,000 for Sabine Pass, Tex,
$4,000 FIR Cumberland river, Ten
ntssee; $4,000 fer Tennessee rive
near Oualt auooVa; S400, 900 for Ken
lucky river; $500 900 tor Ohio river
| 0Qnn mn f,r falls at I,OuiaVllle. XIV.