Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-02
No. 2SS
felt, thirty-three per cent, as compared
with tha usr,aa r,annrhs of 1889

felt, thirty-three per cent, as compared
with the same months of 1883.
The results attained by a reorganization
and Consolidation of the divisions having
charge of the hospital and service records
of the volunteer soldiers, are very remark
able. This change was effected in July,
1889, and at that time. there were 4O,b5
cases awaiting attention; more than half
of these being calls from the pension office
for information necessary to the adjudica-
ton of pension claims. On the 30th day
of June last, though over three hundred
thousand new calls had come in, there was
not q single case that had not been exam
ined and answered.
i concur in the Recommendation of the
secretary that adequate and regular appro-
priations be continued for coast defense
works and ordnance. Plans have been
practically agreed upon and there can be
no good reason for delaying the execution
of them while the defenseless state of our
great seaports furnishes an urgent reason
for wise expenditures.
The encouragement that has been ex-
tended to the militia of the states, generally
and most appropriately designated as the
National Guard, should be continued
and enlarged. These military organizations
constitute in large sense the army of the
United States, while about tive-sixths of
the annual cost of their maintenance is de-
frayed by the states.
PENSIONS.
The disability pension act, which was
approved on the 9th of June last, has
been put into operation as rapidly as was
practicable. The increased clerical force
provided was selected and assigned to
work, and considerable part of the force
engaged in examinations in the field was
recalled and added to the working force of
the Office. The examination and adjudica-
ton of claims have, by reason of improved
methods, been more rapid than ever be-
fore. There is no economy to the govern
ment in delay, while there is much hard
| ship and injustice to the soldier. The
anticipated expenditure, while very large,
/ will not, it is believed, be in excess of the
estimates made before the enactment of the
law. This liberal enlargement of the gen
eral law should suggest a more careful
scrutiny of bills for special relief both as
| to the cases where relief is granted and to
the amount allowed.
UTAH.
The increasing numbers and influence of
the non-Mormon population in Utah are
observed with satisfaction. The recent
letter of Wilford Woodruff, president of
the Mormon church, in which he advised
1 his people ssto refrain from contracting
any marriage forbidden by the law of the
land, !" has attracted wide attention, and it
is hoped that its influence will be highly
beneficial in restraining infractiOns of the
laws of the United States. But the fact
should not be overlooked that the doctrine
or belief of the church that polygamous
marriages are rightful and supported by
divine revelation remains unchanged.
President Woodruff does not renounce the
| doctrine, but refrains from teaching it and
advises against the practice of it because
the law is against it. Now it is quite clear
that the law should not attempt to deal
with the faith or belief of anyone, but ii
is quite another thing, and the only safe
thing, so to deal with the territory of Utah
| as that those who believe polygamy to be
rightful shall not have the power to make
it lawful.
THE FARMERS
| The report of the secretary of agrlcul
ture deserves especial attention, in view
of the fact that the year has been marked
in a very unusual degree by agitation anC
organization among the farmers, lookin;
| to an increase in the profits of their busi
| ness. 1t will be found that the efforts o
: / the department have been intelhgentl
= | and seriously devoted to the promotion Q
| the interest entrusted to Its care "A yer
substantial improvement in the marke
t prices of the leading farm products durjn
: the year is noticed. The price of wheat ad
vanced from so cents in October, 1889, I
}: 81 .OOE in October, 1890; corn from 81 cent
2 TO Jof cents; oats from I9s cents to 4
9 cents, and barley from 63 cents to 7Seents
r Meats showed substantial butnot so larg
an increase.
r The export trade in live animals an
= fowls shows very largeincrease. ThetO
{ tai value of such exports for the year end
e ing juno 80, 1890, was SSS, ,0O0, 600 and th
e increase over the preceding year was owe
. s15, ,O00, 900. Nearly 5000 more cattl
: and over A., 900 more hogs were exporte
4 than in the preceding year. The expol
a trade in beef and pork products and dair
+ products was very largely increased, th
s increase in the article of butter alone bein
f from 15,5O4 ,9sS pounds to 90, 74S, ,04
e pounds, the total increase in the value c
r meat and dairy products exported bein
e S34, 900, 900. This trade so directly helE
r full to the farmer, it is believed will be VI
further and very largely increased whe
the system of inspection and sanitary 81
pervision now provided by law is brougf
fully into operation. The efforts of th
s secretary to establish the healthfulness
n our meats against the disparaging imputs
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