The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-12-04

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urgent The plan Of providing some interme-
diate courts having Anal appellate jurisdiction
OF certain classos OF questions and cases has,
think, seeeiYed a more generA approval from
the behohsnf 5oi the SCntry tna epy otssE.
mend tat provision should be made Tor
the anIIahrfIent of snth courts. The salaries
Of the judges OF the District Court In many OF
the districts are, In my Judgment inadequate.
recommend that all such salaries now below
1000 per annum be increased 10 that amount.
Il SsS I Sey spsaAa but R1s as
ne 20. Il 9. Y psAS ss psssSi,sSs aSnn,S
be such-in all cases-as TO provide an tnde'
pendent and comfortable support.
Earnest attention should be given by Congress
10 consideration Of the question how for 1ne
restraint Of these binationso OF capitM eqm.
monty sailed trusts" IL matter OF federal 1uf-
isdicfion. When organised, as they often are
70 crush out AL healthy composition and 70 mo.
nopoliz the production or sac q a. artielq,p Of
oSi,.';|>|ye ind genfFal ntte y tf al tnh:
ssssY SO. n q a17s' ssS' ss s $: ga "a
even penal egIslauon.
The subject of an International copyright has
been frequently commended 70 the attention OF
Congress- by my predecessors. The enaotment
OF such law would be eminently wise and Just.
Our naturalization laws should be 50 revised
ns 70 mnRU tna inquiry into ihe .ohnfhrtet- ma
good disposition towards our QQYernmeut. OF
theper1Qpk ai,plyinf ~ ~ tizopskip m0no ttor-
SS SSso 1s + ~ can s iSas r. tss tGss
the prebence of SOME Ole who Biaif REPRESENT
tho Governnent IL the, inquiry Those who ore
the enemies q social order or who come g opr
dcnes OUT Avs, SHOULD hot only % denied pisi.
zenship, bpt adomioiloat pi 80 u faiirGn ~
The enactment Vf . national bankrupt law q
Rcharactef 70 % permanent pau oi our gen
sral Legislation q desirable 4 tshonldlb sipple
intts methods md inexpensive In It's adminis-
trationa ihlir bsi69W ,tlit1WIa llBiF hlot'
The report Of thu Postmaster Generai not
only yexhibltB The operations of the department
for the fiscal ysst but contains naoy yslSsele
Of the service which are commended 10 your at-
tention, No other branch OF the Goyernment
has 50 close q contact with the daily life OF the
people, Almost every one pa9s the service A. Of;
Of the great commercial mails has an actual and
possible value that only those engaged IN trade
can understand The saving Of one day In the
transmission Of the mails between New York
and San Francisco, which has recently been &C
Tho plan suggested Of o supervision OF tho post
onices In separate districts that shall involve
instruction, and Suggestion and q rattns Of
efficiency Of the postmasters would, have no
doubt greatly improve the service 2. !. y -.
ANoaAhn AtaNNAAAN. NAeN NtFNaNF@@
a building for the jolht use Of the department
and Of the city post-oflce. The department was
partially relieved by renting outside quarters
for a part Of is force, but Il is again over.
crowded. The building used by the city once
never was 1t for the purpose and Is now made
Quate and, unwholesomea Tho unsatisfactory
condition OF the law relating 70 the transmission
OF lottery advertisements and remittances Is
clearly stated by the Postmaster General and
his suggestion as 10 its amendment should have
your favorable consideration 10 Jh 2 u
The report OF the Secretary OF the Navy shows
q reofganization OF the bureaus OF the depart
ment that will, 4 do not doubt promote the
essnc q each each II fe1sss ,Ss
the new ships Of war authorized By Congress,
The first vessel Of the new navy, the Dolphin,
was subjected % very severe trial tests and 10
much adverse criticism, but u is gratifying
be sele e state mat a. cruise Sas sT,a sroTna
returned, has demonstrated that she Is . nrst-
class vessel OF her rate, The report Of the SEQ
retary shows that while the effective force OF
the Navy Is rapidly Increasing. BY reason Of tho
the number OF our ships at for sea duly grows
very slowly. We had on the 4th Of March last
thirty seven serviceable ships, and though fsur
have since been added 10 the list the total has
not been increased, because An the meantime
four have been lost or condemned. Twenty-six
additional vessels have been authorized and
appropriated for, but II Is probable that
when they are completed cur list viii only be
increased 70 ,fortytvo, q gain OF fiye. The old
wooden ships are disappearing almost as fast as
their own arguments. One OF the new ships may
In fIghtinR strength be equal 10 two OF the old,
but Il can not do the cruising duties OF two. II
Is important therefore, that we should have a
more rapid increase IN the number OF servicea-
BILE ships. concur In the recommendation Of
the Secretary that the construction OF eight
armo-ed ships, three gunboats and five torpedo
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 seamen OF
two vesscs-the Trenton and the Vandalia-
and the disabling Of q third, the Nipsic. Three
vessels OF the German navy shared with our
ships the force OF the hurricane and suffered
even more heavily, While mourning the brave
officers and men who died with the high resolve
10 brave perils greater than those Of battle, 1t
Is most gratifying 10 state the credit OF the
American navy for seamanship courage and
generosity was magnipcently sustained In the
siorm-beaten hnrbor OF Apin. atN
The report OF the Secretary OF the Interior ex-
hiblts the transactions OF the Government with
the Indian tribes Substantial progress has
been made In the education OF the children OF
school age and in the allotment Of lands TO
adult Indians. II Is 70 be regretted that the
policy OF breaking up the tribal relation and OF
dealing with the Indian as an individual did not
appear earlier in our legislation. Large reser.
yations held In common and the maintenance Of
the authority OF the chiefs and head men have
deprived the individual OF every incentive 70 the
exercise OF thrift, and the annuity has con.
tributed an Affirmative impulse towards state
OF confirmed pauperism. Our treaty stipula.
tions should be observed with fidelity and
our Legislation should be highly considerate
OF the best interests OF an ignorant and helpless
people. The reservations are now generally
surrounded BY white settlements. We can no
longer push the Indian back into the wilderness,
and II remains only BY every suitable agency 70
push him upward into the estate Of q self-sup.
porting and responsible citizen. For the adult,
the first step Is 70 locate him upon farm, and
for the child 70 place him in q school. School
attendance should be promoted by every moral
agency and, those falling, should be compelled.
The national schools for Indians have beon very
successful and should be multiplied and, as far
rs possible, should be 50 organized and
conducted as 70 facilitate the transfer Of the
schools TO the States or Territories In which they
are located, where the Indians In q neighbor.
hood have accepted citizenship and have become
otherwise fitted for such transfer. This con.
dition OF things will be attained slowly, but II
viii be hastened by keeping 4 in mind, and in
the meantime that cooperation between the
Government, the mission schools, which has
wrought much good and should be cordially and
impartially sustained.
The last Congress enacted two distinct laws
relating 70 negotiations with the Sioux Indians
.
their lands TO the United States and for diyid.
ing the remainder into separate reservations.
Both were approved on the same day, March
3, The one submitted TO the Indians, a specific
proposition, tho other fsaCtion Of the Indian
appropriation nct) authorized the President TO
appoint three commissioners 10 negotiate with
these Indians for the accomplishment OF
the same general purposes, and required
that any agreements made should bo
submitted 70 Congress- for ratification On
April 10 ! appointed Hon Charles Foster,
Of Ohio; Hon William Warner, OF Missouri,
and Major General George Crook, OF the United
States Army. commissioners under the last
named law. They were, however, authorized
and directed nrst 10 submit 10 the Indians the
definite proposition mnde 70 them by the act
first mentioned, and only In the event OF n
failure 70 secure the assent OF the requisite
number 70 that proposition, 70 open negotiations
for modified terms under the other act. The
work OF tho commission was prolonged and
nfduous, but the. assent OF the requisite
number was finally obtained 10 the prop.