The Red Cloud chief., 1888-12-07

'fNH 0ypn0narS fU% ~ cuoseY5rssos- ard
she s6dsiio.si labor they :nyoive- lie total
ordinary or eurrent expenditure o! fse oe-
pssfu.ers FOR the three yesfs ee6ea Ssrs ~
l-Na- arc jess By more shEn % p~s c~si fasn
such erpenditsrrs for shr fe-ce yess ended
June ~. ,~s. The yAr1oss STRIP. usses have
t.-~e sasrr 10 Improve the S~ssi.es> C~ihofs
o. The Deparsn~n; ~. reviewed b. TIE ecerr
,srv. The purchasing q; sCppises has been oon-
soiidated and placed vufcr . rvspunsio'~ ba
.-au head. Tn.s has resulted in The o1rsai-
rs-nt o. open purctIzse.. which n tie r-arNt-s
and ls.s amounted to over % pr cesf . Atss
purchase. o, the department. 10 less thsr Pr
cent: so that al 'te present tine AoSos' PEE
CEN, Of The total Departmental purchases ~.
n.sde b. contract and ate. composition As
thu Expenditure. CO this account exceed Or -
ayerz.. q y 90. sa ssnuxJy. :; 10 cT.de.' that
m important ifr Improvement OF the sTsien Las
been inangurIt-d Aid sacs'antaa ecoaOrsses
introduced
THE pUeI-oFFTCr.
The refori O: the osimast.T Genera sioSs
n marked Increase O: business IL every br.Hca
o. .ae postal service. The ngmoerof po>ionrrs
on yuiy !, I.s-. vas 5. SO. an ,nc+,ass OF "a n
three ycars and q; :-:io for the last sseAl year
rr.e delivery Offices have increased from ~ n
IN. s,ca. wear en.ed June -. IS., 10 u Il Tue
y.ar ended June -. i--- IL The .aitSay n-h
service there has Drea Increase IN onf year c'
Is- routes, and IL the number of niles Travelled
De. zrnun al .Icrrs-e ~ i,..t.3i'-S The
estimated Increase Of railroad service 'c' The
year VAS &C miles but The amount % new
railroad service actually put on ~as 2'IS
mica.
The volume @. business In the money order
division including transactions Ia postsl notes,
reached ,hs sun @: upwards Of is million, Tor
the year. During tie past year psrcsri pet COZ
y~crtion. have been concluded with b.rbadoes.
the bahamas, British Hondurus and Mexico
and are pos un,icr negotiation with all he
Central and South American State. The in
crease for co,r-spondence with foreign
countries during ihr past three year, IL Er.;ify-
Ing and - especially notable and exceptional
with the Central and South American STATE.
and Mexico. As the greater part OF mall
matter exchanged with these countries l. com
merciai In lis character th,s Increase - -yi-
denc. q. the increased business relations with
them.
The practical operation OF the parcel pest
convention 80 far as negotiated has served "a
fulfil the most favorable prediction - 30 ,heir
benefits. In January last a general posta, COZ
vrntion was negotiated with The Duu lriou 90
Canada. which went into operation March ] and
which practically makes one postal territory OF
the United States and Canada Und~r IL mer-
chandisc parcels may nov te transmitted
through the mails ~ fourth class rs;es Of po.t-
age.
I: - not possible here "a touch even the icSf.
Ing heads o: the great postal establishment 10
illustrate the enormous and rapid growth Of the
business and the needs for Legislative" r~-adlu.t
ment OF much az its machinery that II has ont
grown. For these and valuable rccconincndA
lions Of the Pos:ma ter General attention II
invited To his report A department whose
revenues have Increased from sla..20 q In ls.u
10 az . 0.ap IN Iss. despite reduction 81 post
age which have enormously rc'iuccd rates OF
revenu. vhile daily increasing Is business de
mands the Careful consideration a! the Congress
n 10 all matters suggested by ihos- familiar
with it, operations and which are calculated
to increase it, efficiency and us' fulncSs
OF the total n-mb-r " po>tnastcrs A.s74 are
OF the fourth class. These. 81 cour~- receive
no a.iow anc-s whatever for expenses IN the ser
| vice. and their COMPENSATION Il fixed by per
c-n,ag.s on receipts at their respective orices.
This rate OF compensation may have been and
| probably was. nj cpe time, just but tn stand
ard has remained unchanged through the sew
crai reductions ~ the rates OF postage. such
reductions have necessarily cut down the com
pensation q these officials while IL undoubtedly
increased the hosiness performed hy them.
Simple ~Jus:ic. requires d mention of this sub
,ccf 20 the end that fourth-class postmast.rs
may receive ~ least an equivalent To that
/ which the law Itself liking the rate intended for
them.
Another class Of postal employees whose con
dit on seems 10 demand legislation IL that OF
clerks In post and ] call especit Il att-n.
ton 10 the repeated recommendations Of the
Postmaster General for their classification.
Proper legislation of this character for the
relief Of carriers in the free delivery service has
been frequent. Provision H. made for their
promotion for substitutes for them on yaca-
ton, for substitutes son upiidss md lm:tinS
their hour OF laipr SSAva mi!..cn dollars has
been appropriated for the current; year 10 pro
vide for them. though the to,.. number OF Of
fees wh-r. they are employed il tut 80 FOR the
past fiscal year. nth an estimated Increase for
the current wear of but forty, while the total
! appropriation for all clerks In ONCE. through
out the United States il G.taU".
DEPARTMENT og JUSTICE.
The transactions of the Department OF Jus
iice for the fiscal year ended Jane 81 iSS- ar.
contained IN the report % The Attorney CEN
sral. ~ well a. q nun Der of valuable recon
menaarions. the most O; which are petitions
OF those previously made and oucht 70 receive
consideration. II - stated III tn,s report that
though judgments in cIvll suits amounting 10
sEaU.f.' : were recovered In favor o; n. Gov
err,nenf curing the year. only the sum 81 sl3.-
gsi WAS collected thereon: and thai though
fines. penalti.. and !ori-i'ur~> were imposed
amounting 10 sal. So ~, only 81 a.e:s - OF iha;
sum was pail on account thereof
These facts may furnish an illustration Of the
sentiment; which extensively prevails that n
debt due the G~overumca; should cause no IN
convenience TO the citizen
II also appears frnm Ills report that though
prior 10 March. isC there hal been but SIX
convietsons in the Ter ito-,cs OF Utah and
Idaho under the laws Of Ixs and Isss, punish
ing pclyramy a~o unlawful cohsnita.ion ns
crimes, there have hccn since that date nearly
- L--l--a
statutes OF i>>'. and the opinion il expressed
thai; under such a firm and s,riIan, execution o!
ihcs. laws and the advance Of ideas opposed "a
IA. forbidden practices, poiygafry within the
Cuifcd States is virtually AT au end.
Suits instituted by tae Government rnde'
the provisions q! the act Of Na-ra & 49,. for
'hc termination Of the corporations Euown rs
IN. perpetual Em:-rs:inE Fund Company and
The Church O. Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
have resulted IN a degree, favorable To he
Government declaring The charters OF the.
corporations offci,-d and -sch.ating their
property. Such property. amounting N vain.
10 roorc than '>-."" - - the hauG> o. q r.
criver. p.Riing further yrsceedinr,. an appeal
having been taken TO thc Supreme Court o; tn.
United Safes
PrEIIC LAND NsTTEKS
In ~. rcp"r; Of ihe Secretary ~ she Interior.
vhsre VIII he laid u.fo-e you The condition OF
n. various br inches - our domestic affairs
connected with that D~p~artnen. AID iis cpcr.
'iors during the past wear arc :Eiiy exhibited
/ Hut a tr,e: r.'ercnC. 70 some q: ~. subjects
discussed IN Iti- abe and interesting report
. he her. made, eu, recommend The entire
report TO the attention q Congress AZ trust
that the srnsinse aud valuable recommends
'scns il contains ~il! secure careful con,iI-rs
tcn-
I car Sot tNn s:rcraously insist o. The m
r~syfsAnce Of p-urc- measures 20 insure = right
disposition of our pahlic lands not only - a
matter Of present ,ust,c- ou' in forecast OF the
con>ecaenc-> To future Sea.ratioa.. Tt.