Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-06

! duced during tho past year twenty four por ssGt
during which time tho favorable efTocts Of the
aot OF June 10 were felt thirty three per cent rs
| compared with tho Same months OF 1850. The
| results attained by q reorganization and con.
| ciiation OF the divisions h wing charge q tho
| hospital and service records OF the volunteer
| soldiers arc very remarkable. This change was
enected in July 1889 and at that time there
| were 10 65i cases awaiting attention, mo o than
hnlt OF these being calls from the Pension once
for information necessary to the adiu iioalion OF
| pension claims. On June 20, 1899, though over
| Sol,OOJ n'w calls had come In, there was not
single case that hai not been examined and an
| swered.
concur In tho Recommendations OF the SEQ.
| rotary that adequate and re yular appropriations
ordnance. Plans have been practically agreed
| upon, and th9to can be no good reaNon Tor
| delaying the execution OF them, whlo the de-
| fense ess state OF our great seaports furnishes
| an urgent reason for wise expedition.
Th encouragement that has been extended
9o militia Of the states ;ss and %Ss
shou d be continued and enlarged. These mill
tary organizations eonsi ute In large sense
FIVE sxths OF the annual cost OF their mainten
ance is betrayed by the States.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
| The report OF the Attorney Gen >ral Is, under
| the law, submitted directly to Congress but as
the Department OF Justice is one of the Execu.
tive departments some reference to tho work
done Is appropriate here, w gorous and, in
the main, an effective effort has bean made to
bring to trial and punishment all violators OF
| the law; Dut, at the same time. care has been
| taken that frivolous and technical oienses
shonld not be used to swell the fees OF officers
or TO hnrass well disposed citizens. Especial
attent on Is called to the facts connected with
the prosecution Of violators OF the election
| laws, and OF onenses against United States
Officers Tho number OF convictions secured.
very many OF them upon pleas OF guilty Will, IL
ts hoped, have salutary restraining .auence.
There have been several cases wnere poStmas-
ters appointed by me have been subjected TO
violent inter erence in tho discharge OF their
official du les and to prosecutions and personal
violence OF the most extreme character. some
OF these cases have been d alt with through the
Department OF Justice, and in some cases the
poSt.oiiceS have been abolished suspended.
/ have directed the Postmaster General to pur.
| sue this course in all cases where other Efforts
| fai ed to secure for any postmaster not himself
| in fault, an opportunity peacefully TO exercise
not supplant the efforts OF the Department OF
Justice to bring tho particular offenders to pun
| ishment.
The vacation by judicial decrees OF fraudu.
lent certificates OF naturalization, upon bills in
equity filed by the Attorney General in the Cir.
cult Courts OF the United Stat s. is new ap-
Nearly one hundred such DEGREES have been
taken during tn. year. the ev dence disclo ing
that very large number OF fraudulent certii-
Gates OF natul alization have been issued And
in tn connection l beg TO renew my recon-
mendation that the laws be so amended as to
require more full ami searching inquiry into
all the facts necessary TO naturalization before
my certificates ar granted 1t certainly is not
too much to requirs that an application for
American citizenship shall b. heard with rs
much care and recorded with rs much formality
| as are given to cases involving the pcttlest
property rights.
At the last session returned, without my
approval. bill call I'd IAN act to prohibit book
making and pool selling in the District of Co
did not nrobiSit hut n Sct ic,es o "a hnt IL
purported TO prohibit An effort w.ll be made
under existing laws to suppress this evil.
though 1t is not certain that they will be found
adequate.
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The report OF the Postmaster General shows
the most gratifying progress in the important
work committed to his direction. The business
| methods have been greatly improved. A largo
economy In expenditures and an increase OF
I.7iOOCO in receipts have been real zed. The
deficiency this year is 81 7SS, ) u. against S6,
$50 lS3 last year. Notwithstanding the great en-
lar5ement OF the service Mail routes have been
extended and quickened, and greater accuracy
and dispatch in distribution and delivery have
been attained. The report will be found TO be
full OF interest AM suggestion not only to Con-
gress, but to those thoughtful citizens who may
| he interested to know what business m thods
can do for that department OF public admins.
tration which most nearly touches all our peo.
| pie
The passage OF the act to amend certain SEQ
tfons OF the revised Statutes relating to lot
teries. approved SEPTEMBER 10, 1880, has been
| received with great and deserved popular favl
| The Post oitice Department and the Department
of Justice at once entered upon the enforcement
| OF the law with sympa hetic vigor an already
the public mails have been largely free from
the fraudulent and dem 1ralizing app ais and lit
lIOul tut lOlLcIJ COulpduieS
OUR NAVY.
The construction and equipment OF the new
ships for the navy have made very satisfactory
progress Since March :. 1889. nine new vessels
have been put in commission, and during this
! winter four more incl lding one monitor, will
be added The construction OF the other yes
sells authorized is being pushed-both in the
! government and private yards-with energy
and watched with the most scrupulous care.
The experiments conducted dur ng the year
to test the relative resisting power of armor
DlateS have hem so valuable as 10 attract
great attention in Europe. The only part OF
the work upon the new ships that Is threatened
by unusual delay is the armor plating. and
every effort Is being made to reduce that tC
the minimum. II is q source OF congratuatior
tn I the anticipated influence of these mo ieru
vessels upon the esprit du corps OF the officers
and seamen has been fully realized. Confidence
and pride IN he ship among the crew are equ'v'
alent to condary battery. Your favorable
consideration is invited 10 the recommends.
tons of the Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
! The report OF the Secretary OF the Interior
exhibits with great fuliness and clearness the
vast work OF that great department and the sat.
istactory results obtained The suggestions
made by him are earnes ly commended TO the
consideration of Congress, though they can not
all be given particular mention here
the ne eednc,ion Of the i,rser indian rssGIva. 70
tons, TO the more rapid settlement OF
the Indians upon Individual allotmenls. and
lands in excess OF their needs have been
largely carried into effect. SO far as he work
was contded to the Executive Agreements
have been concluded since March l. 1859 in
volving the cessiln TO the United States OF
about l+,7a6,0oO acres OF land. These contracts
have rs required by law. been submitted TO
Congress for ratification and for the. appropria.
Those with the Sisseton and Wahpetou, Sac
and Fox Iowa. Pottowattomies. Shawnees and
Coeur d Alene tribes have not yet received the
sanction OF Congress Attention Is also called
to the fact that the appropriate ms made in the
case of the Sioux Indi ms have not covered all
the stipulated payments. This should oe
promptly corrected. II an agreement Is con.
hrmed all of its terms should be complied with
without delay and fun appropriations should
be made.
The policy outlined In nv last annual mes
sage in relation to the patentng OF lands to set
tiers upon the public domain has been car
ried out In the administration OF the Land
OMce. No general suspicion or imputation OF
fraud has been allowed 10 delay the hearing and
adjudication OF individual cases upon their mer
its The purpose has been to perfect the title
OF honest settlers with such promptnes, that
the value OF the entry might not be swallowed
up by the expense and eXtortions TO which de-
lay subjected the claimant The average