The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-14

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d9tin6 ~ year 10 var3Cee o9noo6a6a140 ~
icloee q ths yeer tAe nu16ee a apoocloSs n
81 elaeses reeeavteS pensloss va Of.
q 1919; l0,5e7 vtdowa q thoee vho eefvoS q
that war; 1900 soldiers q IL Heyjcas -
and b.1Oi widows Of eald eeadiefs. o. Snss
dsed and two different lates o. pen6oee ~
paid to these beneacaar1eA ranging fton Il
10 az per month. The amount pad fcr -.
sions during the ntcal year was ese.7s1.S6i.
period IL the year 1857 q e6,1e0,0eQ.A
The expentes attending the maintonsnca
and operation Il the pension bureau 6prins
that period was q ,909,62 Q q, making tho a.
tire expenditures Of tue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81.
h:ing as per cent. s o. ne scsal expsaditstss
thoroughly convinced that our eenefel ~.
sion laws should be revised aad abused "a
meet - far - -posslble IN the tg4t.o1 cur "a.
periepce, all meritofious casos. The fact
that 100 different rates Of pensloas are poid.
cannot In my opinion be made coesastsne
eminent and the numerous private pensioa
bi IL that are passed predicated upon The
imperfection OF general lava, while they n.
crease 10 many cases the existing inequality
and injustice, lend additional t6ico Is ~
recommendation for revSoeon of t~he4Renefal
laws on this subject.
. The ideas prevailing among alatge mum.
Ter OF our people regarding pensions q g.
coming sveiy day mofe marked. The prtn.
cipl. o upon which they should be grantod ara
IN danger Of being altogether lgnorod, onA a.
ready pensions are often Clatn0d bocsuse the
applicants are % much entitled - other -.
ceseful applicants, rather than upon any dis.
ability reasonably attributable to military
service. II tn. establishment Of yariovs
presidents be continued and the granting q.
pensions be not divorced trtm psftisan and,
o:h.r unworthy and irrelevant onsldera0oos:,
and II the honorable name Of veteran m.
fairly becomes by these meane but another
aid Of The government, there 10 danger that,
injury will be done to the fame and patriot.
ism q many whom our citizens al dslt9ht 10.
honor, and that o prejudice will be aroused,
unjust meritious applicants for pensions.
The department IT agriculture has CON
forts t, develop the process. enlarge the re-
suits and augment the profits Of American
husbandry. 1t has collected and distributed;
practical information, introduced and tested
new plants, checked the spread Of coptaaious,
disease Of farm animals, resisted the advance
Of noxlous insects and destructive. fungus
gowthe, and sought TO eecure % agricultural
labor the Highest reward Of effort and the
fullest immunity from loss. It's records oe..
the year show that the season 1883 has been
one Of medium productions. Agenerous sup
ply for the demands Of consumption has been;
assured, and . surplus for expectation Ia
full In others, will prove . benefit, alike to
buyer andgrower. Four ears ago Il was found
that the great cattle industry Of the
try was endangered and those engaged were.
alarmed at the rapid extention Of the Europ-s
can plague Of pleuro pneumonia. Serious.
and Kentucky and In, Tennessee. Animais
affected were held in quarantine In i've
counties In New York, and from one to four
counties in each Of the states Of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware aud Maryland, which
were almost equally Affected. With this great.
danger upon US and with the contagtod a.
enormous, direct and indirect, losses already
being caused by II, and when only prempt'
and energetic action could be SUCCESSFUL.
there were IA none OF these states any lswe
authorizing this department to eradicate the
mslsdy or giving the state cfactals power To-
cooperate With It for this purpose. The de-
partment lacked both the requisite ap-
preparation and authority.
By securing state cooperation In c0nnec-
tion With authority from congress, the work
OF eradication has been pressed successfully, :
and this dreaded disease has been ~extirpatedi
eastern states, with the exception Of . few re-
stricted areas which are still under SUPER
vision. The danger has thus been removed
and trade and commerce have been freed
from the vexatious state Of restrictions which
were deemed necessary for . time.
diffusion a applied to the nanukaeture Of,
sugar from sorghum and sugar cane has been
introduced In this country and fully perfected
by experiments carried on by the department
OF agriculture. This process IL now univer.
sally considered to be the best aud most eco
nomical. and It is thought the .horghum and
sugar industry has been established upon .
hrmer basis and the road to its future success
opened. The adoption Of this diffusion
process is also advancing in Louisiana aud
other sugar producing parts Of the country,
and will doubtless DON be the only method
employed for the extraction Of sugar from the
cane.
Anexhaustive study has sowithin the same
period been undertaken of the subject Of
food adulteration and the beat ANALYTICAL
methods for detecting It. Apart Of the re-
suit OF this work has already been published
BY the department, will make the most COM
been published in any country. The depart
ment seeks . progressive development. Il
would combine the discoveries 81 science
With the economic and the amelioration Of
OF rural practice. A supervision Of the en-
dowed experimental station system recently
partment and Is now in operation. This gu
pervision Is very important ~, should be
wisely and vigtlantly directed 10 The end that
the pecuniary aid Of the z " crnmcnt in favor
Of Intelligent agrfcultur. ahould be 20 ap-
piled % to resu!tin the general good and TO
the benefit of all our people,, thus iustifying
the approximation from the public treasury.
The adjustment Of the relations between
the government and the railroad companies
which have received land grants and the
guarantee OF the public credit ia aid Of the
construction OF their xoads, should receive
early attention. The report Of the majority
OF the commissioners appointed to examine
the affairs and indebtedness Of these roads IN
which they favor an extension Of the time for
the payment Of euch indebtedness in at least
IN one case, where the corporation appears to
be able to comply with the we'll guarded and
exact terms.
such extension and the reinforcement
Of their opinion by gentlemen Of undoubted
business judgment u experience appointed
70 protect the tnterests Of the government,
as director Of satd corporations, will lead 10
the belief tt4t such an extension would bet to
tne advantage OF the government. The subject
should De treated as business proposition
With . view Of final realization Of ito -indebt-
edness by the government, rather than - 0
question to be decided upon prejudice or By
way OF punishment fer previous wrong
The report Of the commissioners Of the
District OF Columbia, with It's ACCOMPANYING
documents, gives In detail the operstions 81
the several departments Of the district gov-
ernment and furnish evidence that the
financial affairs Of the district are at presert
10 such satisfactory condition ~ to Justify
tue commissioners In submitting to the CON.
gress estimates for desirable and needed I'm.
provemente. The connie eiOners Fecommand