Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-12-10
The Leading Questions For Legisla-
tion Treated in States
manlike Manner.
Suggestions as to How the Indians
Can Be Civilized and Made
4 Self Supporting.
The Ideas Of Sparks Embodied in
the Clause Pertaining to the
Public Domain.
The President Recommends the Re-
peal of the Presumption and
Timber Culture Acts.
The Message.

President Cleveland opens his second
message to congress, document of about
$4,000 words with the statement that the
United States government is on friendly
terms with all Ather nations. Special at
tention is called to the extradition treaties
with the various foreign powers. Discuss
ing the case of Cutting he says: Watchful
care and interest Of this government over
its citizens are not relinquished because
they have gone abroad, and if charged with
crime committed in foreign land, fair and
open trial, conducted with decent regard
for justice and humanity, will be demanded
for them. With less than that, this gov
ernment will not be content. Experience
suggests that our statutes regulating ex-
tradition might be eadvantageousiy amended
by a provision for the transit across our
territory, now a convenient thoroughfare
of travel from one foreign country to an
other, of fugitives surrendered by one for
eign government to third state.
THE CANADIAN FISHERIES.
The history of the Canadian fishery
troubles is gone over and the matter is re-
commended to early attention.
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
Speaking of the international copyright
he says: / trust the subject will receive at
your hands the attention it deserves, and
that the just claims of authorities so urgent
ly pressed, will be duly needed: 1t is also
recommended that discriminating duty on
works of foreign artists be abolished.
FAvoRs GOOD Salaries
An increase Of salaries is recommended
for our ministers and consuls at foreign
countries.
COAST DEFENSE.
The subject of coast defenses and forti-
tications have been fully and carefully
treated by the board on Notifications which
report was submitted at the last session of
congress. but no construction work of the
kind recommended by the board has been
possible during the last year from the lack
of appropriations for such purposes. The
defenseless condition of our sea coast and
lake frontier is perfectly palpable; the ex-
certain of our cities named in the report of
the board should be fortified and that work
on the the most important of these tortifica-
tions should be commenced at once.
ANOTHER ASSISTANT.
/ renew my approval OF the recommends
ton Of the postmaster general that another
assistant be provided for the postoffice de-
partment.
MORE PENTTENTIARIEs.
In the report submitted by the attorney
general to the last session of the congress
he strongly recommended the erection of
penitentiary for the confinement of prison.
ers convicted and sentenced in the United
States courts; and he repeats the recon-
mendation in his report for the last year.
This Is a matter of very great importance
and should at once receive congressional
action. United States prisoners are now
confined in more than thirty different state
prisons and penitentiaries situated in every
part OF the country. With prisoners under
its own control, the government could deal
with the somewhat yexed question of con-
vict labor, SO far as its cOnvicts were con-
cerned, according to plan of it's own
adoption and with due regard to rights and
interests of our laboring citizens, instead of
sometimes aiding in the operation Of q sys-
and discomfort. Upon consideration of this
subject it might be thought wise to erect
more than one of these institutions, located
in such places as would best subserve the
purposes OF convenience and economy in
transportation. The considerable cost of
maintaining these convicts as at present in
state institutions would be saved by the
adoption of the plan proposed, and by en-
plOyiDg them in the manufacture of such
articles as were needed for use by the gov
ernment, quite a large pecuniary benefit
would be realized in partial return for our
outlay. .,
THE INDIANS.
The report of the secretary of the inter
ior presents comprehensive summary of
the work of the various branches of the
public service connected with his depart
ment, and the suggestions and recommend
ations which it contains for the improve
ment of the service should receive your
careful consideration. The exhibit made
Of the condition of our Indian population
and the progress of the work for their en-
lightenment, notwithstanding the many
embarrassments which hinder the better
administration of this important branch of
the service, is gratifying and hopeful one.