The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-15

geSt Such an aTranEefnent or oyefufneaC
revenues shall reduce the expense Of
| living, while it does not curtau the op-
| portunity for work, nor reduce lie com !
| penSatiou of American labor aud injGriously /
/ effect its condition and the dignisei state 1t
| holds in the estimation Of our people
But our farmers and aEriculturalists, those /!
who from the soil produce the things con
/ snmed by all, are perhaps more directly ami
/ plainly concerned than any other of cur citi- (
zens, in just and careful systeI-. Of Federal
taxation.
| Those actually engaged in aud more re-
! motely connected with this kind OF work
| number nearly one-half our population
/ None labor harder or more continually than
! they. No enactments limit their hours OF
| toll and no interpositjon OF the government
/ 70 any great extent, the value Of their pro-
/ ducts. And yet for the many necessaries Of
/ life, which the most scrupulous economy en-
1 ables them to bring into their homes and for
| their impiemenents of husbandry they are
4 obliged to pay price largely increased by
an unnatural profit, which. by the action OF
the government, is given TO the more favored
| manufacturer.
l recommend that keeping IN view all
/ these considerations, the Increasing and uu-
necessary surplus Of national income an
nually accommodating, be released to the peo-
| pie, by amendment TO our revenue laws
| which shall cheaper the prices Of the neces-
saries of hfe-give fraer entrance 10 such
imported materials as by American labor
may be manufactured into marketable com
modities
| The sum paid upon the public debt during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1884, was S+4.-
| SOL. .04S sc. During the twelve months ended
| October 81, 1886 three per cent bonds were
called for redemption amounting 10 Sl27,
2S3, 100, of which $50 Ga, geo was so called 70
answer the requirements Of the law relating
to the sinking fund, and SAC $50, 90l for the
| purpose of reducing the public debt by APP
| plication of part of the surplus in the treas
ury to to that object OF the bonds thus
called S102, 269, $50 became subject under
such calls to redemption prior 20 November
| /, 1856 The remainder, amounting to 50,
| 0l3, ,b5l, matured under the calls after that
date.
The addition TO the amount subject to pay
| ment and cancellation to November ], there
| were paid before that day certain of these
! bonds, with interest thereon, amounting 20
| S5,O72 $50, which were anticipated as to the
maturity, of which 81, 6e4, $50 had not been
| called. Thus Sl07, ,34I 500 had been actually
applied prior TO the lst OF November, 1856
to the extinguishment of our bonded and in-
| terest bearing debt leaving on that day sti1
| outstanding the sum of 81, l53, ,443, IL. OF
this amount sS6, S4S, 7o0 were still repre-
| sented by three-per-cent. bonds. They have,
however, been since November ], or Will at
once be, further reduced by S22,606 l50 be-
ing bonds which have been called as already
stated but not redeemed and cancelled be-
fore the latter date.
Nothing can be accomplished, however, in
the direction of this much-neeied reform,
unless the subject is approached in patriotic
spirit Of devotion 10 the interests of the en-
tire country, and with willingness to yield
something for the public good
While on the biect of tariff and revenue
the president especially directs the attention
of congress to the recommendations of the
secretary of the treasury, touching the sim
plification and amendments of the laws re-
Iating to the collection of revenues.
Less space IS devoted to the silver question
this year tnan last, but his opposition to COM
pulsory coinage is no less pronounced. The
difference in the bullion price OF the stand
ard dollar, ninety-four and one-quarter
cents, when first coined and its bullion value,
seventy-eight cents, on the 30th of last No
vember, certainly does not indicate, the presi-
dent says, that compulsory coinage by the
government enhances the price of the com
modify, or secures uniformity in its value. He
has seen no reason to change the views ex-
pressed a year ago on the subject Of compul-
sorry coinage and again urges its suspension
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recommendation, reinforced by the signif-
cant increase of our gold expectations during
the last year and for the further reasons, that
the more this currency IS distributed among
the people the greater becomes our duty to
protect it from disaster; that we now have
an abundance for all our needs and that there
seems but little propriety in building vaults
to store such currency, when the only pre-
tense for its coinage is the necessity of its use
Ivrfl fla.y rfY.o rfafTt FfFsrrv
The attention of congress is called to the
great number of suits in New York growing
out of conflicting views by importers and col
lectors as to the Interpretation of our COM
plex and indefinite revenue laws, and an
amendment of the law is recommended; but
pending such amendment tbs present condi-
tion of this litigation should be relieved by a
law permitting the appointment of of an ad-
ditional Federal judge in New York where
these cases have accumulated
The report of the secretary of war gives
detailed account of the administration of his
department, and contains sundry recommen-
, dations for the improvement of the service
which fully approve. The army consisted
} at the date of the last consolidated return OF
2, lO3 officers and 26, ,945 enlisted men.
: The expenses of the department for the
last fiscal year were SIG, 900 903 IS, including
Sc, 294, ,305 43 for public works and river and
J harbor improvements Especially direct the
attention Of congress to the recommendation
: that officers be required to submit TO an ex-
animation preliminary to their promotion.
: / see no objection, but many advantages in
adopting this feature which has operated 50
} benefcially in our navy department as well
: as in some branches of the army.
OF coast defenses and Notifications, the
president says the defenseless condition OF
our sea coast aud lake frontiers are palpable.
and the work laid out by the board on forti-
fcatjons is delayed in default of congress
sional action The absolute necessity Of cur
; preparation for effectual resistance against
armored ships and modern steel guns which
may threaten our sea coast cities is so appa-
rent that he hopes effective steps will be
taken in that direction at once.
The condition Of our navy, as shown by
, the secretary of that department. should
challenge the early attention of congress.
The production in the United States Of armor
and gtIn-steel is question which it seems
necessary to settle at early day, if the
armored war vessels are to be completed with
, those materials of home manufacture.
In the event that the present invitation OF
: the department for bids to furnish such Of
this material as is now authorized shall fail
TO induce domestic manufacturers 10 under
take the large expenditures required TO pre-
steps are taken by congress at its coming
session, the secretary contemplates with
dissatisfaction the necessity Of obtaining
abroad the arms and the gun-steel for the
authorized ships. 1t would seem desirable,
the president adds, that the wants Of the
: army and the navy in this regard should b
: reasonably met, and that by uniting thei
= contracts, such inducement might be Offered
as would result in securing the domestication
!, of these important interests.
: In September and October last the hostile
: Apaches who, under the leadership of Geron
i imo. had for eighteen months been on tbs
; warpath, and during that time had com
e Matted many murders and been the cause O
n constant terrors TO the settlers Of Ari
"a zona, surrendered to Gen Miles, the military
i commander, who succeeded Gen Crook in tbs
; management and direction Of their pursuit
b Under the terms of their surrender as Their
reported, and in view of the understanding
r which these murGerous savages seemed 4
IT entertain Of the assurances given them, il
"a was considered best to impress them in sucf
! manner as to prevent their ever engaging in
r such outrages again instead Of trying
v them for murder. Fort Pickens having beer
) selected as safe place tof confinement, al
Il the adult males were sent thither and vii
y be closely guarded as prisoners. In ths
meantime the residue Of the band who
{ though still remaining upon the observation
Z were regarded as unsafe and Suspected ol
4 furnishing aid to those on the warpath, had
a been removed to Fort Marion. The worneT
IL and larger children Of the hostiles were alsC
taken there. and arrangements have beer
= made for putting the children Of proper age
u in Indian schools.