Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-01

! ing from tne lottery companies.
The disability pension act. which was AZ
| proved on the 9th of June last, has been
| put into operation as rapidly IS IVES practi-
cable. Tnis lihersl enlargement OF the
general law should suggest move cs:sfpl
scrutiny Of bills for special relief, baih 0a 20
the ceses whsre relies is granted AID 81 tc
the amount allowed
Che increasing numbers aud irf1eune OF
the non Mormon population in U.ah are OBJ
served with satisfaction. The doctri3e CT
RIGGS ere riebtful ard supported hg Divine
revelation rsfasios unchanged. Now, IL is
quite true that the lew should no5 ett9aap
TO deal with the faith or belief OF Sry eGe;
bat it is quite another thiDg. and the onJ
ssferhing, SO to deal with the T5,ritory OF
Utah as that these who believe polyssmy
to be rightfui shall not have the power TO
make il lawful.
The report of the Secretary Of agriculture
shows very subal autiel Improvement IN the
marx ct prices Of the leading farm pycGuc
during the gear. Nests showed G substau-
tial but not so large sn increase IS graiD.
| The export trade In live animals enc
towls also shows 3 very large increase.
Veterinsrp surgeons sent out by the de-
oar.men5 are now allowed to participate 10
| The inspection of tho live critic from this
oouutry landed at the e III sh docks, sad
during thu several months they have been
on duty no case of contagious psuro-pEsG-
monia has bean reported
The Law relating TO she civil seTViGa has
&C far es Can lesru, been executed oy those
having the power Of appointment In Cha
classified SERVICE with fidelity and impsr-
TALLY, and the ssrvice has beea increasing
| ly satisfactory.
| Tue general trade and Industrial c2nd-
items throughout the country during che
year heve shown marked improvement.
The general testimony is That labor ie
every where fully employed, and the Feports
for the last wear snow smaller number OF
empIses fll'sctad By strikes a1d lockou.s
than Ia any year since 1851.
There is ueithey wisdom nor justice in lie
suggest ion that the s1bjec5 Of tariff revision
shall be agaio opened before the law has
had fair trial. l. is quise true that
every to, III schedule il sui j4ct to objections.
No DILL was ever framed sopposa, that 10
oil OF its rates and cassifcstions had the full
approval even of party Caucus Such
Legislation is always and necessarily the
product OF c1upromiss ae TO details, aaG
the present law is no exception. Bat IN iis
Epeneral scope and etf,ct think il viii jus
tify the support CT those VINO believe Enai
American legislation should conser;e aad
defend Amosinen trade and the WAGES Of
American Workmen.
In addition TO tho important bills that became
lsws before The adjournment of the last session,
some other bill, o. the highest Importance were
| we'll advanced toward final vote and now STAND
UPON the calendars OF the two Hcuses il favor
positious. The proper consideration of these Of
an apportonmont bill, and Of The annusl aPpro.
pration bills viii require not only thst no work
ing day of the scssion shall be lest, hut that
measures OF minor and local interest shll! not be
allowed to interrupt or rctard the progress Of
these that are of universal interest. In view OF
hes, conditions, most earnestly invoke your at
ten ion to tho duty of perfecting The important
leg station now well advanced. 10 some of these
inca. ures which seem 10 mo most Important now
briefly call you attention.
The recip ocity clsuso Of the tariff bill will be
largely limited, and its benefits retarded and d.
m;ni-hcd, If provision is not mtdeto encourage
tho estab!ishm nj Of steam Communication
between our ports and tho Toc.s Of sRch nations rs
may meet cur ovcrlures for enlarged Commercial!
exchanges
The Sou,h Atlantic and Gulf ports occupy 3
very fs7oIcd pcs ton towards tho now and iiu-
p,rtant commerce which tine reciprocity clSulc of
The tariff act and tho postal shipping bill are de-
signed TO promote Steamship lines from the7c
ports to some northern port Of south America viii
sgn,ost certainly feet g connection between the
railroad systems OF the continents long bJfcra &ny
contLuous line OF railroads can be put into opera
ton.
/ had OCCASION in May LIS. to transmit TO Con-
gross q report adcp5edzby the International Amer
Jean Conference upon toe subject OF Inc iaccrpoTG
| ton Of al stionel American bank with
| view TO facilitating money exchanges between the
! States represented in that conference, / renew
! the recommendation that careful and well
| guarded charter be granted.
| The bill for the roiof OF the Supreme Court has,
reached position whore foal action is easily At
! tainabc. In uhis connection | earnestly renew
my recon incubation that the sllaIiCs OF theJuiges
Of rho United States district courts 90 rosdjnst-
ed that mono of them shall receive less than SO coo
per annum
Bills bsve bocn reported from tho proper COM
mittees in both Houses upon the unaSJusted span.
| ish and Mexican land grants, and very earnestly
| hope thst this Congress will put an end to the do
| lay which has attended the settlement OF Tho dis
pu.cs.
Tho ensctment of national bankrupt law /
still regard az very desirable. The Inconvenience
resulting froG the occasional and temporary exer'
else OF this power by Congress, aud from tho con-
fict;ng state code, of insolvency, should be ro'
moved by the enactment Of eimple, inexpenElve,
and permanent nationsl bsnklu It law.
1t may still BIO possible for tEis Congress to in
augurate. By suitable legislation, movement
looking to uniformity and increased safety il The
use OF coz piers and brakes upon freight trans Gu
| gagged in interstate commerce. Tho purpose
should be to secure the corporation of al we'll
disposed manages and owners, but tho f3aIfll
fact that every years delay involves :he sacrifice
OF two tho Sand lives and the manning OF twenty
thousand young men should plead both with
Congress ana the managers against any needless
| delay,
The use OF ths telegraph by the Postcii % De-
partment as means for the rari Transmission OF
VIZ tton communications Isl believe. upon proper
terms quite desirable. Ths government does not
own or operate the rsiroadp, and it should not,
think, own or operate the telegraph lines. 1t
d ,es however, seem to be quite practicable for the
government to contract with The telegraph COM
panieg, as il docs with the railroad companies to
carr; st specif rates su'h communications as
the sonders my desgr ate for this method OF
transmission recommend that such legislation
| be enacted as will enable the Postntfce Dep TT
ment fairly tO test By experiment. tho advantages
Of such a use OF III, telegraph.
It IS gratifying know that generally there is
growing and non-psrtisan demand for better
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