The sun., 1889-12-04


: eseence Upon the local authorities
; Events, which have been brought 70 my At
! try. hRve also suggested the proprlety OF OK.
ttendlng by Legislation, fuller protectiG%n On ,I y
courts Of the United cd States. states The law compeii
those VINO are supposed to have knoWIeuRe q
pnSde Gm9nees 70 attend upon our Sars S2nrss "a enc
shsll be protected from injury on account , .. o.
inal offences are often rendered futile, and the
punishment of crime I'M possible, by the intimi-
The necessity of providing some more speedy
nna meIaoh a. Tor dsposlng OF the eases weien NOV
Court becomes every YEAR more apparent and
urgent The plan of providing some inter-
mediate courts having final appellate igrisdIs-
ton Of certain classes OF questions and cases.
has, think. received a more general approval
from the bepsh and bar Of the country than han
tails, recommend that provision be made Tor
the estabIishment 4 such courts, A. ,,-,-,..
Courts in many OF the districts are, in ny judg-
ment Inadequate. recommend that all such
to Sa eS0T aSof It RsF Is qG g
the amount OF labor performed by these
Judges Is very unequal, but rs they cannot
properly engage in her pursuits 70 supple
ment their incomes tho salary should be such
In all cases as to provide an Independent and
Earnest attention should. be given by Con-
gress to consideration OF the question now
capital commonly called trusts is matter Of
| Federal Jurisdiction. When organized. as they
~ are to crush out all hsShy sne ~
| article OF commerce and general necessity
they are DANGEROUS c9nspiracies against the
| pubic good, and should be made the subject
o, ,nrohibtory and even penal legislation;
The su beet OF an intern at ional copyright has
Congress Oy my predecessors. The enactment
OF such law would be eminenlly wise and
! Just
Our naturalization laws should be SO revised
| ms to make the inquiry into the moral charac-
ter and good disposition toward our Govern
more thorough. This can only be done by TAX
| ing fuller control Of the examination by fixing
| the times Tor hearing such applications, and
by recurring the presence of some ono who
| shall represent the Government in the inquiry:
order or who come to our shores to swell the
Injurious influence and TO extend the evil prac-
should no aoy on be Gened b
The, enactment Of national bankrupt law
OF character to be u permanent part OF our
general Legislation is desirable. 1t should be
simple in its methods and inexpensive in its
The report OF the Postmaster General not
only exhibits the operations Of the department
liable suggestions for the Improvement and
extension OF the service, which are commended
to your attention; No other branch OF the Coy
ernment has so close contact with the daily
life OF the people, Almost every one uses the
service 1t offers. and every hour gained in the
transmission OF the great commercial mails
has an actual and possible value that only
those engaged in trade can understand.
the M mails be- between W @ New New y York @ and San Fran. n
cisco. which has recently been accomplished,
is an incident worthy Of mention.
The plan suggested Of Il supervision OF the
post offices in separate districts that shall in
volye instruction and suggestion and rating
have no doubt. greatly improve the service.
A pressing necessity exists for the erection
ment and OF the city post office. The Depart
ment was partially relieved by renting outside
he bud1g used S% by Il The eedtg etg
office never was fit for the purpose. and is now
inadequate and unwhoesome.
The unsatisfactory condition OF the law
latinE to the transmission through the mails
OF lottery advertisements and remittancos iss
his suggestion as TO amendments should have
your favorable consideration.
Tho report OF the Secretary OF the Navy
shows a reorganization OF the bureaus of the
Department that will. do not doubt, promote
the efficiency of each.
made in. the construction OF the new ships OF
war authorized by Congress. The first vessel
very severe trial tests and to much adverse
criticism, But 1t is gratifying to be able TO
which she has recently returned, has demon
strated that she Is first-class vessel OF her
The report OF the Secretary shows that while
the effective force of the navy is rapidly in
crsasing. by reason OF the improved build and
armament of the new ships, the number OF our
ships ut for sea duty grows very slowly. We
had on March last thirty-sever, serviceable
ships. and though four have since been added
to the list the total has not been increased. be-
cause In the meantime four have been lost or
have been authorized and appropriated for.
but it Is probable that when they are COM
Of e TEe old T6Sden sps or aTo
are added. Those facts carry their own areu-
strength, be equal to two Of the old. but it can
not do the cruising duty Of two. 1t is import |
rapid increase In the number of serviceable |
ships; | concur % IN the recommendation OF the |
hps three s Sanboats and live tor
pedo boats be authorized. |
An appalling calamity ,befell three, OF our |
naval vessels on duty at the Samoan Islands. |
In the harbor OF Apia. in March last involving |
the loss OF four officers and forty-seyen sea-
meTn. of two vessels the Trenton and the Van
dalia and the disabling OF third. the Nipslc
Three vessels Of the German Navy. also in he
harbior shared with our ships the force Of the
While mourning the brave officers and men
dff hap 6ns t6osss OF Yh P
ing to state that the credit Of the American
Navy lor seinmanship courage. and generosity
The. report of the Secretary of the Interior
with the Indian tribes, Substantial progress
has been made In the education of the children
adult inds6s. it is to to be- % regretted that The
policy OF breaking up the tribal relation and q
dealing with the indian as an individual did |
not appear earlier in our legislation. Large
reservations. held In common, md the main
tenRnce otthc authority OF the chiefs and head
men have deprived the individual OF every in
centive to the exercise OF thrift. and the Rnnu-
ity has contributed an affirmative impulse
toward a state OF confirmed pnuperism.
Our treaty stipulations should no observed
with fidelity, and our Legislation should be
highly considerate Of the best interests OF an
ignorant and helpless people. The reserva-
tions are now generally surrounded by white
settlements. We can no longer push the In
dian back into the wilderness. and II remains
only, by every suitable agency, to push him
upward into tho estate Of q solf-supporting
and responsible citizen. For the adult, the
first step Is to locate him upon farm. and Tor
the child, to place him In a school.
School attendance should be promoted by
every moral agency and those falling should
bs coWrelled. The national schools for In;
dams have boen very successful, and should |
be multiplied. and, ms far as possible should
be so organized aud conducted as 10 facilitate
the transfer OF the schools o tho States or Ter
rlt9ries in which they are, located. when lhe
Indians In IA neigh bOrnood have accepted citi-
zenship. and have become otherwise fitted for
such transfer. This condition Of things will
be attained slowly. but it will be hastened by
keeping 1t insmind. And In the mean time