The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-07-01

dependence resulting from such suffering
are entitled to the benefits OF their govern
ment. This reflection lends the bestowal
OF pensions u kind OF sacredness which in
vites the adoption OF such principles and
regulations as will exclude perverslon as
well as insure a liberal and generous appli-
cation OF grateful and benevolent designs.
Heedlessness and disregard OF the principle
which underles the granting OF pensions Is
unfair to the wounded crippled soldier who
is hOnOred in the Just recognition OF his gov
eminent. Such a man should never find
himself side by side on the pension roll
with those who have been brought to at
tribute their natural ills to which human
itv is heir, to service in the army. Every
relaxation OF principle in the granting OF
pensions invites applications without
merit and encourages honest men to be-
come dishonest. Thus is the demoralzing
lesson taught the people that as against
the public treasury the most questionable
expedients are allowable.
The president suggests the significance of
the startling increase i'll pension legislation
and the consequences involved in it's con-
tinuance.
The president vetoed the Sioux City
postoffice bill. His message is as follows:
The report fthe committe tee to whom this
bill was referred states that, by the census
Of 1880. the population OF Sioux City was
nearly 5000, and that by another emu
meration since made its population would
seem to exceed 23, 900. 1t is further stated
in the report that for the accommodate ton of
this population the city contains 1893 brick
and =. 9Sl frame buildings. 1t seems to me
that in consideration OF the merits OF this
bill the necessities of the government should
control the question: and that it should
he decided as business proposition de-
pending upon the needs OF government
building at the point proposed in order to
do the government work This greatly re-
duces the value OF statistics showing popu-
lation. extent Of business, prospective
growth and matters OF that kind, which,
though exceedingly interesting, do not al
ways demonstrate the necessity OF the ex-
penditurc OF IL large sum OF money for a
public building. | find upon examination
that United States courts are sometimes
held at Sioux City, but that they have
been thus lar held in the county court
house without any serious Inconvenience
and without any expense to the gov
eminent. There were actually no other
federal officers here for whom the govern
ment in any view should provide accom-
modatIons, except the postmaster. The
post office is now located in IL buildingrent
ed by the government until January 1,
1889, at the rate OF 50, 200 per annum.
BY the last report OF the supervising arch
tect it appears that on October i, 1885,
there were eighty new public buildings in
course OF construction, and that the
amount expended thereon during the pre-
ce,ling year was nearly two and q hall
millions OF dollars, while large appropria-
tions were asked to be expended on these
buildings during the current year. In my
judgment the number OF buildings should
not at this time be increased unless
greater necessity exists than in this case.