New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-30
MINNEAPOLIS INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.

dependence resulting from such suffering
are entitled to the benefits OF their govern
ment. This reflection lends the bestowal
OF pensions Il kind Of sacredness which in
vites the adoption Of such principles and
regulations as will exclude perversion as
well as insure a liberal and generous appli.
cation OF grateful and benevolent designs.
Heedlessness and disregard of the principle
which underlies 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
ity is heir. to service'in the army Every
relaxation OF principle in the granting OF
pensions ,invites applications without
merit anCS encourages honest men to be-
come dishonest. Thus is the dernoralizing
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 in 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 OF the committee 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 Tor the accommoda ton OF
this population the city contains 1913 brick
and 2.9S4 frame buildings It 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 a 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-
latlon, extent OF business, prospective
growth and matters of that kind, which,
though exceedingly interesting, do not al
ways demonstrate the necessity OF the ex.
penditure OF a 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 far held in the county court
house without any serious inconvenience
and without any expense to the gov.
ernment. There were actually no other
federal officers here for whom the govern.
ment in any view should provide accom-
modatIons, except the postmaster. The
postotice is now loca ted in IL building rent
ca by the government until January 1,
1889, at the rate OF $4,000 per unnunl.
BY the last report of the supervising arch
ltect it appears that on October l., 1855,
there were eighty new public buildings in
course OF construction, and that the
amount expended thereon during the pre-
ceiling year was nearly two and half
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