The Globe-republican., 1890-12-10

rromote result which is confidently be-
iieved would confer very large dement's upon
the commerce of the world. The recent
monetary disturbances in England are moi
likely to suggest discrimination OF Opln'
ions upon this subject. Our very large sup
ply of gold will, if not lost by impulsive leg
islatiOn in the supposed interest OF silver,
give US a position of advantage in procuring
a permanent and safe International agree
ment for the free use OF silver as a coin metal.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
| Inotice with great pleasure the statement
of the Secretary that the receipts from inter
nal revenue have increased during the last
fiscal wear nearly sl2 0Oc, COO and that the cost
of collecting that large revenue was less by
sSo6I7 than for the same proportion in the
preceding year. The percentage of cost or
| collecting the customs rvenue was less for
the last fiscal year than ever before.
| THE ARMY.
The report OF the Secretary of War shows
several gratifying results attained during
the year by wise and unostentatious meth
! DDS. The percentage of assertions from the
/ army ian evil for which both Congress ana
/ the department have been long seeking a
! remedy has been reduced during the past
year a per cent, and for the months of
August and September. during which time
| the favorable effects of the act of June
| Is were felt, 81 per cent, as COM
pared with the same month or 1888.
| The results attained by a reorganization and
! consolidation of the divisions having charge
/ of tine hospital and service records of the
volunteer soldiers are very remarkable.
! This chaI &c was effected in July 1883, and at
| that time there We're 1854 cases awaiting at
| tention more than half of these being calls
| from the pension claims. On the "etn OF
| June last though over 100000 new calls nad
| come in, there was not single case that mad
not been examined and answered.
| / concur in the recommendations or the
| Secretary that adequate and regular appro
| priations be continued for coast defense
works and ordnance. Plans have been prac-
| tically agreed upon and there can be no good
reason for delaying the execution OF them;
while the defenSeless state OF our seapOrtS
| furnishes an urgent reason for wise expedi-
ton.
| The aid that has been extended to the Mill
| tia of the States generally and most appro-
priately designated the National Guard"
should be continued and enlarged. These
military organizations constitute, in large
sense the army OF the United States, while
about -sixths of the annual cost of their
maintenance is betrayed by the states.
The NAVY.
The construction and equipment of the new
ships for the navy have made very satiSfact-
DRY progress. Since March 4, 1889, nine new
vessels have been put in commission, and
during the winter four n-ore, including one
monitor, will be added The construction OF
the other vessels authorized is being pushed,
| both in the Government and private yards,
| with every energy, and is being watched with
the most scrupulous care.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The report OF the Attorney General is, I'M
der the law, submitted annually to Congress,
but as the Department of Justice is one OF
the executive departments, some reference
to the work done is appropriate here. \
vigorous, and in the main an effective, effort
has been made to bring to trial
and punishment all violatOrs of the
law, but at the same time caro-
has been taken that frivolous and
technical offenses shall not be used to
swell the fees of officers or to harass we'll
disposed citizens Especial attention is
called to the facts in connection with the
prosecution of yiolatOrS of the election laws
and of ofienses against United States officers.
The number of convictions secured, very
many of them upon pleas of guilty,
will. it is hoped, have salutary,
restraining influence There have been
several cases where pOstmasters appointed
by me have been subjected to violent inter
ference in the discharge of their duties and
prosecutions and personal violence OF the
most extreme characters. Some OF these
cases have been dealt with through the De-
partment of Justice, and in some cases the
post offices have been abolished or sus-
pended. l have directed the Postmaster
General to pursue this course in all cases
where other efforts failed to secure for any
postmaster, not himself to blame, an oppor-
tunity peacefully to exercise the duties of his
office. But such action will not supplant the
efforts of the Department of Justice to bring
the particular offender to punishment.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Secretary of the Interior
exhibits with great fullness and clearness the
vast work of that great department and the
satisfactory results attained. The sugges-
lions made by him are earnestly commended
to the consideration of Congress, though
they can not all be given particular
mention here. The several acts of Con-
gress looking to the reduction of
the larger Indian reservations, to the
more rapid settlement of the Indians upon
individual allotments and to the restoration
to the public domains Of lands in excess of
their needs have been largely carried into
effect, so far as the work was cOnfded to the
Executive. Agreements have been concluded
since March 4, 1889, involving the cession to
the United States of about H,726,O 900 acres
of land. These contracts have, as required by
law, been submitted to Congress for ratifica-
ton and for the appropriations necessary
to carry them into effect. Those with the
Sisston and Wahpeton, Sac and Fox, Iowa,
PottowatOmies and absentee Shawnees and
CRur d'Alcne tribes have not yet received
the sanction of Congress- Attention is also
called to the fact that the appropriations
made in the case of the Sioux Indians have
not covered all the stipulated payments.
This should be promptly corrected. If an
agreement is confirmed all of its terms
should be complied with without delay and
full appropriations should be made.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICCLTURE.
The Secretary of Agriculture deserves spec
ial attention in view of the fact that the year
has been marked in very unusual degree by
agitation and organization among the farm
ers. looking to increase in the profits of their
business. 1t will be found that the efforts of
the department have been intelligently
and zealously devoted to the promotion
of the interests entrusted to its care.
The efforts OF the Secretary to establish the
healthfulness of our meats against the dis
paraging imputatons that have been put up
on them abroad have resulted in substantial
progress. Veterinary surgeons sent out by
the department are now allowed to particle
pate in the cattle from this country landed at
English docks. and during the several months
they have been on duty no case of contagious
pleuro pneumonia has been reported.
The information given by the Secretary OF
| the progress and prospects of the beet SUGAR