The Somerset reporter., 1889-12-05

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~ o. ~ m ~ q March, - 8 revspGs
vss1A ~ desa1d ~ % s1fnrso q kws ~
protsct the intsrssss q ~ United 61atsa
The sstablishnsnt Il . r.fuss station q
successfully accomplished.
Our Cost Dsssass.
Judged By modern standards. ws arc Pro
tically without coast defsnseAL Many OF the
structures we have would enhance rather
than diminish the perils u their garrisons II
subjected to the fire Of improved guns: and
| very few are 30 located as to give full effect
to the greater range Of such guns as we are
now making for coast defense uses
The military.
| | approve the suggestion Of the secretary Of
war, that provision he made for encampihe
, companies Of the national guard in our coast
marks for specified time each year, and for
their training IN the use Of heavy guns. His
suggestion that an increase of the artillery
| force Of the army is desirable, Is also in this
connection commended to the consideration
| OF congress.
Rivers and Harbors.
Tho improvement Of our important rivers
and harbors should be promoted by the
necessary appropriation. Care should be
taken the government is not committed to
the prosecution of work not of public and
| general advantage. and that the relative U.S.
| fulness OF work Of that class is not over
| looked.
So far as this work can be said to be COM
pleted, do not doubt that the end would be
sooner and more economically reached il
! fewer separate works were undertaken at
| the same time and those selected for the
| greater general interest were more rapidly
pushed to completion A work once censid-
eraby begun should not he subjected to tho
| int ,fa.l
Insufficient appropriations necessarily occa-
sion
| Protection of Judges.
| The assault made by Devid s. Terry upon
the person of Justice Field Of the supreme
court Of the United States at Lothrop Cal,
i'll August las, and the killing of the assail-
ant by deputy United States marshal who
had been deputed to accompany Justice
| Field and to protect him from Anticipated
violence at tbs hands OF Terry in connection
with the legal proceedings which followed,
suggest ques. ions which, in my judgment, are
worthy OF 1.-THE attention Of congress rec
ommend that definite provision he made
| by law, not only Tor the protec-
ton. of federal officers, lbut for a full
trial of such cases in United States courts
In recommending such legislation | do not
impeach either the general adequacy of the
provision made by the state. and for the pro
| lection of all citizens, or the general good
| disposition of such laws for the protection Of
officers of tho United States
Higher Salaries for Judges
The salaries of the judges IT the district
| courts in many of the districts IRE, in my
| judgment, inadequate. recommend that
all such salaries now below 5000 per annum
be increased to that amount. II is quite
true that the amount Of labor performed by
| these judges is very unequal, but. a. they
cannot properly engage i'll other pursuits to
| supplement their incomes. the salary should
be such in all cases Us to provide an indepen-
dent and comfortable support.
Trusts.
Earnest attention should be given by con-
| gress to a consideration of the question how
| far the restraint of those combinations of
| capital commonly called trusts is matter
of federal jurisdiction, When organized AS
| they often are, to crush out all healthy com
petition and to monopolize the production or
| snle of an article OF commerce and general
| necessity, they are dangerous cnnspracics
AGAINST the public good, and should be made
| the suhiec, of prohihitory and even penal
| legislation.
international Copyright.
The subject Of an international copyright
| has been frequently commended to She atten-
| tion of congress by my predecessors. The
enactment of such "A law would be eminently
| wise and just.
Standardization.
Our mt rr,l;,a,;,, l,,,,. eho,,lJ L., 90 80
v;sod nc to r,,l,a ia t,n,i,,, me- 10 ,,o,.el
| character and good disposition toward our
| government of the PERSONS applying for
| citizenship more thorough. This can only he
| ntion bv tiyinr tne time for hcorin,r s,,ch ny.
| ,minot;one nnd Inv rac,,i,.;n', tha ,srosa,c, NJ
| some GA, Who shnil renr ent tho ,rovnrnmont
| in the iuonirv Thosi who nrc tbe nvow,d
| enemies a. sirinl order M. who coma 10 our
| shores IN swan tho in in,inus influence and In
extend the vile practices IF any association
| that dciies our laws, should not only he
| denied citizenship, but domcle.
National I,ankrupt Law.
| M
ne eiihc,neht on hhooiiai eahkrupt law
y. !" on'i"'"' ~ u" l"ili,t.cht Far. u ",h
sene,a' le1'Niail"h Is "cs',i'ne, IL shonia DC
slihPle III l's lheth"hS ana inexpensive III its
ADMINISTRATIONS
inc f"st"' service.
The repor6 of the postmaster general not
| only exhibits the operations of the depart
ment for the last lisral year, but contains
many valuable sussesil ions for the improve
ment and extension of the service which are
commented TO your attention. No other
ul'.V. ~ Wy E,Nr' iih', nus ~ c','Sc coz
,',,, on, ,,sns th ,.r,. :, ,, All a,,,,,,
b,,, ,,ninod in tho trnns,,syi',, 81 H., .,,o,t
| cnn,,rrrci,l noiis hns mn a,..,,oi md ,ossi,ia
| v,lun tbot only those nu,-,,rpd in trade can
| un,inr.tand
| Tba soying If ouo DIV in tho t,ausn,isso,,
| If RI. mills tween Vow VorL and Sa,,
| Francisco winch has ,ncnnti, iean accnn.
| nlishcd il mn Incident verify If mention
| HIN ,Inp SUGGESTED of +, s,t,.erv,. ION ~ tLa
| nostiri a. IL son.r.,a diu,,i,.ts tb,t sbalI Ia
| vnlye instruction and s,,pgestion md a rat
| inc IF tho efficiency of tho no.tmosinr.
| wruIa I have M dnui,t grontlv ;mnroya tba
|
| IT,. S,,,,,, ni.,s,ar
|
An appalling calamity befeli three OF our
| naval vessels on uuly at !ne samoan lslands
| IN the hafoor OF apa IN March last, lnvolv-
| ing the loss Oh TOUR oiiicers ana forty seven
sealnen OF Two vessels, the trenton, the Van
| dalia, ana thediAioiiiig OF n thiru. the MD
| sic lhree vessels OF the German navy also
| IN the narnor shared WIN Our shlls the
force OF the hurricane and suffered even more
| neaVy loss
Nhlie mourning the brave oiilcers ana
men VINO dled racing with hlgh resolve perus
greater than tho'e OF battle, 1t IS most graft
| Tying to state that thecrcdit OF the American
| navy Tor scalliahship, courage ana general
| bravery was significantly shown IN the har-
Dor OF Apa
Our lied brethren.
u,ho ,.o,,c,> IF th, s,or,+o,,. ee the ;.o;.,
axhibits rho transactions of Tho povernncnt
With the Indian tribes Substantial nrngress
hos h.an made In tha oducntion nf oh ir,n nf
."hon a,n md The attainment of lands ~ adult
Indians # is To- In. r,yr..it,.d that rho n"i,ny
- hr,ari,,, ~, tho mini ,el.,ion anj 81 al
| ,r ,,.;.L tE jnIion ms a., Mi, ;i,,ai ia n,',
n -, "a. ri;o In ',,,,. l,ai.iat;nn '' '0'
"f ar',o ,.,...rva,inns heid in common with
| ~, ',eei,tananca IF thn a,thori,u nf a,,;,fs
and h"ad mon hive dnnr;vnd tho ind; ,id,aI
"f every incentive to ia eYerc;se of tbr;c,
and the com,nunity hns contributed m az
airn,a,:vc im,,,Isc townrd stafe IF con.
G,,,oJ ,a,,,a,ri.,, Our ,,aotY sti,,,,ia, i,,,'.
.hnnld ba nl,s,rved With fdeitv and ,,,r
I,ai'iot;nn .hnnid H., hi,,biv cn,,,idarat., af
.h,, TO- i,,tnr,st NJ M i,no'apt AMI haI,Ios.
people. The reservations are now generally