Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

| u prices, 1t ha0 contributed largely 70
the country's prosperity. Through thia
agency, advanced through IN investigation
touching the subjects Il has in chares,
applied to the homs production, alta Low
cost, Of articles Of food which are now inn.
ported from abroad. Such an limo
walton viii necessarily, Of course, IN
the beginning be within the do
main Of intelligent expesime1ts, and the
subject in every stage should receive III
possible e-neouragemeot from the govern
msnt. The interests OF millions Of. our citi.
Gems engaged in agriculture are involved in
an enlargement and improvement Of the
results Of their labors. and azealous regard
for their welfare should be . willing tribute
to those whose production are the main
source Of progress and rower:
The existence OF
PLEURo-PNEUMoxIA
among the cattle of the various States has
led to burdensome and in omre cases IDEAS
trous restrictions in an important branch
Of our commerce, threatening to effect the
quantity and quality Of our food supply.
This is . matter of such importance and
such f~aF-reaching consequences that / hope
it will engage the serious attention OF Con
gress, to the end that such q remedy may
be applied as the limits Of constitutional
delegation Of power to the general govern
ment will permit. ] commend to the con-
sideration of Congress the report OF the
Commissioner and his suggestions concern
ing the interest entrusted to his care.
CIVIL eEnv1cE.
The continued operation of the law re-
lating to our civil service has added to the
most convincing proofs of it's necessity and
usefulness. 1t is . fact worthy Of note that
every public officer who has q iuat idea OF
bis duty to the people t~estifies to the value
of this reform. It's staunchest friends are
found among those Who understand it best
and it's varmest Supporters are those who
are constrained and protected by its re-
quirements. When the civil service yields
more fully to an examination the system
will then have large additions to the num-
Der OF ito friends. Now our civil service
reform may be imperfect in some of ito de
tails and it may be misunderstood and
applied; and it's designs may sometimes
miscarry, through mistake; it may some
times tremble under the assaults of its
enemies or laDguish under the misguided
seal OF impracticable friends and fail. We
people OF this country never submit to the
Punishment of it's underlying principle
from the operation of their government.
They will not abandon the surest guaran-
tee OF the safety and success OF American
institutions. l invoke for this reform the
cheerful and ~ungrudging support OF the
Congress.
renew my recommendation made last
year that commissioners be made equal
to other Offices of the government having
like duties and responsibilities. and I hope
that such reasonable appropriations may
ho ~ lA no ~~sn on hIo khorn< IN inopaoo m Tho
usefulness Of the cause they have charge Of.
FREEDMEN's BAN
desire to call the attention OF Congress
to a plain duty which the government owes
to the depositors of the Freedmen Savings
and Trust Company. This company was
chartered by Congress for the benefit of the
with the intention OF encouraging them
to industry and thrift. Most of the branches
were presided over by officers holding the
commission and clothed in the uniform of
the United States. These and other cir
cumstances reasonably, I think, led these
simple people to suppose that the invita-
ton to deposit their ~hard-earned savings in
this institution implied an undertaking on
the part OF the government that their
money should be safely kept for them.
When this company failed it ~ liable in
the sum of 81. 939. 925.22 and had 131 de-
positors. Dividends amounting in the ag-
gregate to 60 per cent have been declared
and the sum called for and paid of such
dividends seem TO be 81, 64s. 181.7 2. This
sum deducted from the entire list If de-
posts leaves $129,144.5O still unpaid.
Past experience has show that quite a
large part OF this sum will not be called for.
There are aesets still on hand amounting
to the estimated sum OF SIG, 900. l think
the remaining 80 per cent. of each Of these
deposits as have claimants should be paid
by the government upon principles of
equity and fairness. The report of the
Commissioner, soon to be laid before Con-
gress will give more satisfactory details on
this subject.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The control of the affairs of the District
OF Columbia having been placed in the
hands of purely executive officers while the
Congress still retains all legislative author
ity relating to it's government, it becomes
my duty to make known the most pressing
needs of the District and recommend their
consideration. The laws of the District
appear to be in an uncertain and unsatis-
factory condition, and their codiication or
revision is much needed. During the past
year one of the bridges leading from the
District to the State Of Virginia became
unfit for use and travel upon it was for
hidden. This leads me to suggest that
the improvement of all the bridges crossing
City OF Washington is worthy the attention
of Congress.
The commissioners of the District repre-
sent that the laws regulating the sale of
liquors and granting license therefor should
be at once amended, and that legislation be
made to consolidate, define and enlarge
the scope and power of charitable
and penal institutions within the District.
l suggest that the commissioner be clothed
with the power to make. within fixed
limitations, police regulations. l believe
this power granted and carefully guarded
would tend to subserve the good order of
the municipality. 1t seems that trouble
exists growing out of the occupations of
the streets and by certain rail-
roads having their terminus in the city. It
is very important that such avs be enac-
ted upon this subject as will secure to the
railroads all the facilities they require for
the transaction of their business and at
the same time protect citizens from injury
to their persons or property. The com-
again complain that the acorn
afforded them for the necessary
office for district business and for the safe
Of valuable books and papers are
inefficient. I recommend this con-
dition Of affairs to be remedied by the
Congress, and that suitable quarters be
furnished for the district government.
In conclusion l earnestly invoke such
wise action on the part of the
PEOPLES LEGISLATORS
as will subserve the public good and dem
o%nsfrate during the remaining days of this
Congress as at present organized it's ability
inclination to SO meet the peoples
that it shall be gratefully remembered
~ an expectant constituency.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
WARRINGTON, December 6, 1886.
ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT DANA.
The Montana Union and Its Excellent
Management.
President N. J. T. Dana, of the Montana
Union, ACCOMPANIED by his wife. arrived in