Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-02

| W II at once be, further reduced Ivy S99 a0A
| $50, being bonds which have bN,n called as
| already stated, but not redeemed and eau
celled before the latter date.
SILVER COIN
During the fiscal year o. led juno
80, 1886, there were cont uudc
| the compulsory silver ca.uage act
| OF 1887, S27,SlS,49o, silver aud the
cost OF the silver used in such coinage was
$23 AS a600l, There had been coined up TO
the close of the previous ils'al year under the
provisions OF Law, 2Q $50, asa silver dollars ana
on the LIST day of December 1876, the total
amount Of such coinage waa SlIf, laA5I9
| The director of the mint reports that at thr
| time OF the passage Of the law o 1870, direct
this coinage, the intrinsic value OF the dol
| 9 thus coined was Nl1 cents each, aud that
On the 3lst day Of July, 1881, tho price of sl
yer ,reac he'd the lowest ever known, 50 that the
intrinsic or bullion price OF our staodard silver
dollars was less than 81 cents, The price Of
| silver ON the 30th day o November last, was
| such AS to make the dollars intriRsically worth
Is cents each. These dill 'rences in
value oi the coins ropres nted the
fluctuations in the price OF silver
| They certainly do not indicate that compulsO
~ 60 mage by the government, enchancei the
| price ct that commodity or secures uniformi'
| ~ In Its values Every fair aud legal effort
has been made by the Treasury Department
| to distribute this currency among the people,
| The withdrawal OF the United States treasury
| notes Of small denominations aud the issuing
OF small silver certificates have been rcsorted
10 ~ the endCaVOr 20 accomplish this ~ suit In
! obedience To the viii aud sentiments OF repre-
! sCntatiyGs Of the nrope IN Congress, On the
9Th day Of Nov mhrr, 1870, the people held
Of these coins or certificates representing them,
the nominal sum Of Sl60, ST3,0il, and We stu
| have S194 ,8iS IN the treasury, IN against
| about $l42 Si4, 0hS m the hands Of the people
| aud az S65, $40 remaining In the treasury Que
| year ago, The Director of the Mini again ~.
| gcs the necessity of more vault room for the
purpose of storing these silver dollars, which
| are not needed for circulation bY the people,
| | have IN no reason ~ clangc the Views
| expressed IN my last message on tho subject OF
! this compulsory 60 mage aud again urge It's
| suSpt nsiun on all grounds contained In former
recommendations reinforced by the significant
! Increase Of our gold expectations during last
| year as appears by the compare tive statement
herewith presented, and for the further reasons
| that the more this currency Ia dlsIhuted among
| the people the greater becomes our dntY 10 pro
| tCCt II from ds lstcr, that we now have abunds
ance for all our needs and t1at there seems
but little propricty IN building vaults TO store
suCh currency when the only prctense for it,
| coinage Is necessity OF It's use by the PEOPLE
AS IA circulating med nm.
The great number Of suits now pending In
| Uui'cd States courts for the southern district
OF New York growing OF
CUSTOMS
revenue at the port Of New York aud the
| number of such uts that are almost daily In
| siitutcd are certainly worthy attention OF the
| Congress. These legal controversies based M
on conflicting ews by Inn ortcrs and the col
lcCtor Ms to the intrrplo alton Of our present
complex aud indefinite revenue laws might b.
largely obvlnted by an amendment OF those
laws. But UCndng such an amendment the
present condition Of this litigation EhOuidbe
| relieved. There are now pending about 1850
OF these sui s More than III 0 have been
commenced IN the past eighteen months an
many Of the others have been ut issue for
more than twenty five years These delays
subject the government 10 the class OF
| evidence aud prevent the preparation
! necessary Ia defeat unjust and fictitious
| claims while constantly accrutng IN
| terest threaten TO double the demands InvOly
ed. In the present condition OF the dockets
OF the courts well filed with private suits,
and Of the force allowed the District Attorn.
ey, no greater than Is necessary for the or.
binary business of his office, those revenue
| litigatiOns cannot be considered.
In default OF the adoption 10y Congress Of
plan for the general reorganization OF the
Federal courts as has heretofore been recon.
mended urge the prOpriuty OF passing
law permitting tho appointment OF mn add
tiOnal Federal Judge In districts where these
Government suits have accumulated so that
by continued sessions Of courts devoted 10
the trial Of these cases, may q determined.
IL is entirely plain that u great saving 10
the government would he accomplished by
such n remedy, sultors who have honest
claims would not be denied justice through
| delay.
The RET ort OF the Secretary Of War gives a
| detail of the administration and contains
| sundry recommendations for the Inn rove
ment of the service which ! fully approve.
The army consisted at the date Of the lsL con
sOlidatcd returns Of two thousand one hun
bred and three officers and twGnty-t0ur thou
sand nine hundred and fOrty-stN enlisted
men. The expenses OF the department for
the last fiscal year were t69 0Db.S includ-
ing 1924, 305.43 for public works and river
and hArbor improY
ARMY PROMOTION.
especially direct the attention OF Congress
to a recommendation that officers be required
TO submit to an examination as preliminary
TO their promotion. | see no objection but
many advantages In this feature which has
operated so benenc ally In our navy depart
ment as well as In some branches OF the
army.
The subject OF coast defenses and fortihcA-
tiOns has been fully and carefully treated by
the Board on Forti cations, whose report
was submitted at the last session Of Congress,
but NJ construction Of work Of the kind
recommended BY the Board has been possible
for the last year from the lack OF apprbpria'
tIOns for that pur ose. The defenCeless con
ditlOn OF our coast and lake frontier Is per,
fectly palpablG; the examinations made must
convince us all that certain OF our cities
named In the report of the Board should be
| lOTLlntu, anu LUAl WOTk II tht HlOhb
ant of these Notifications should be com
meEced at once The work has been thor
Oughly considered and laid ut the Sc Rotary
Of War reports, but all Is delayed In default
of Congressional action. The absolute nee
essity, Judged bv the standards Of prudence
and foresight Of our PREPARATION for an ef
fectual resistance against the armored shlps
and steel gun and mOrtars Of modern con-
struction, which may threaten the cities on
our coasts Is 8 apparent that hope effective
steps will be taken m that direction The
valuable and suggestive treatment OF this
question by the Secretary OF War Is earnestly
commended ~ the consideration OF Congress.
GERONTMO's CASE.
| In September and October last the hostile
Apaches, under the leadership of Geronimo,
who had for IS months been on the warpath,
and during that time had committed many
murders and been the cause Of constant ter.
ror TO the settlers OF Arizona, surrendered to
General Miles, the military commissioner,
who succeeded General Crook IN the manage.
ment and direction Of the pursuit Under
the terms Of their surrender, as then reported
and in view OF the understa ding which this
murderous savage seemed to entertain OF the
assurances given them,i was considered best
TO iml rsOn them In such a manner as 10 pre-
vent their ever engaging in such outrages
again, instead Of trying them for murder
Fort Plckens having been selected as safe
place OF confinement, all the adult males
were sent thither, and will lie closely guarded
as prisoners. In the meantime The residue