Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-02
literature emanatipg from the lottery compaa-
THE NEW NAVY.

ne CplstIuCllcn ana equipment OF the new
sGlps Tor the navy has made very satisfactory
progress since March 4, 1859. Nine new YES els
nave been put in commission, and during this
winter four more, including one monitor, will
De aoded Ihs'constructjon OF the other vessels
authorized Is being pu' he'd both in the Govern
ment and private yards, witt energy, and is
waiched with the most scrupulOCs care.
The experiments conducted duriaE the year
TO test the relative resisting power of armor-
plates, have been so valuable as 20 attract great
attention Ia Europe The only part OF the work
upon the new ships that is threatened by un.
usual delay is amor platiag and every effort is
being mad 10 reduce that TO the minimum It
Is source Of coogratnlation that the autici-
pated influence of theSa modern vessels mon
tne ofhcers and sgamen has been fully realized.
ConhIeaoe AMI pride in the ship among the
crew are equivalent 10 a secondary battery.
1oar favorable consideration is invited to the
recommendations OF the Secretary.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
The report OF tie Secretary of the Interior eN
hlblLs with great fnliness ana c earness the
work OF that great Department and the salts
iaciory results attained. The suggestions made
! oy MN are earnestly commended to the copsid-
efatlon OF Congress, though they Garnet alI be
given particular mention here
Ihe several Acts OF Congress looking TO the
feductlon OF the larger Indian reservations to
the more rapid settlement of the Indians upon
Individual allotment, and the restoration 10 tbe
public domain OF the lands in excess of their
needs, nave been largely carried into effect so
lar as the WORK was confided TO the Executive
agreements have been concluded since
! March A. 1889, involving the cession to the
United States OF about IA 726, ,000 ecres of lard
These contracts have. as required by law been
submitted TO Congress ior ratification ID for the
sp1TopflatloDs necessary to carry them into
ehect. Inese, with the Sisseton and Wahpeton,
SIC and Fox, Iowa, Potta% atamies ami Absen
lee, Shawnees and Cu9r d'Alene tribes, have
not yet received the sanction OF Congress.
Attention is also called to the fact that the
appropriations made in the case of Sioux In
dians have not covered al the stipulated pay
ments. This SHOULD be promptly corrected. If
an agreement is confirmed, all of its terms
should be conplied with without delay, and
full appropriations should be made
The policy outlined III my last annual mes
sage in relation to the paienting of lands to
settlers upon the public domain has been car
ried out in the administration Of the Land
Office. No general suspicion or emulation of
fraud have been allowed to delay the hearing
and adjudication of individual cases up1n
their merits. Their purpose has been to perfect
the tile OF honest settlers with such piompt
ness that the value of the entry might not be
swallowed up by the expense and extortions to
which deisy subjected tie claimant. The
average monthly issue of agricultural patents
has been increased about six thousand.
DISABILITY PENSION ACT.
The disability pension Act. which was ap-
proved on the 9th of June last, hss been put
into operation as rapidly as wss practicable
The increased clerical force provided was Sc
lected and assigned to work, and considerable
part OF the force engaged in the examinations
! working force of the Office The examination
! and adjudication OF claims have by reason OF
| improved methods, been more rapid thar ever
before. There is no economy to the Govern
ment in delay, while there is much hardship
| and injustice to tie soldiers. The anticipated
expenditure, while very large, will not it is be-
| ileyed, be in excess of the estimates made be.
! lore the enactment OF the law. This liberal
| enlargement of the general law should suggest
not only more careful scrutiny of bills for
special relief, but as to the cases which relief is
| granted and as TO the amount allowed.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
| The increasing number and influence of the
non Mormon population in Utah are observed
| with satisfaction. The recent letter of Wiford
| woodruff, President of the Mormon Church in
which he advised his people to refrain from
| contracting any marriage forbidden by the laws
OF the Ian has attrs cted much attention and il
is hoped that its influence will be highly bene-
| ficial In restraining nfractions of the laws of
| the United >tates But the fact should not be
| overlooked that the doctrine or belief of the
| church that polygamous marriages are rightfll
and supported by divine revelation remains un-
| changed. President Woodruff does not renounce
that doctrine, but refrains from teaching it and
| advises against the practice of it because the
law is against it. Now, it is quite true that the
law should not attempt to deal with the facts or
| belief OF anyone but 1t is quite another thing,
and the only safe thing is TO deal with the Ter
rltory OF Utah as that those who believe polyga-
| it lawful.
ADMISSIONS TO STATEHOOD.
The admission of the States of Wyoming and
| Idaho to the Union are events full of Interest
ana ana eongratulation. not only to the people of
| the states happily endowed with full partici
| patlon IN our privileges and responsibilities
| but TO all our people. Another belt OF States
stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
PATENT OFFICE.
The work of the Patent Office has won from
| al! sources very high cCmmendation. The
| amount accomplished has been largely in
creased and all the results have been such as to
| secure confidence and consideration for the
! Suggestions OF the Commissioner.
THE CENSUS.
The enumeration ofthe people of the United
| States under the provisions of the Act of March
I l, 1880, has been completed, and the result will
| be at once ofhcislly C c,mmunicated to Congress
| The completion of the decennial enumerations
| develops upon Congress the duty of making a
new apportionment of Representatives among
the several States, according to their respective
numbers.
| PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
| At the last session l had occasion to return
! with my objection several bills making provis-
ions Tor the erection OF pubic buildings for the
reason that the appropriations contemplated
| Were IN my opinion. greatly in excess OF any
| puplc need. No class of legislation is more
/ liable to abuse or to degenerate into unseemly
| scramble about the public Treasury, and there
| should be exercised in this matter a wise econ
| omy, based on some responsible and impartial
! examination, ana report as to each case under
1 the general law.
| AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Inc report OF the Secretary OF Agriculture de-
serves especial attention, IN view of the fact
| that the year has been marked in a yer5 unus-
| ual degree by agitation and Organization among
the farmers, looking to an increase in the prot,
| Its OF their business. 1t will be found thnt
efforts in the department have been inteligentiy
| and zaalously devoted to the promotion of the
! interest intrusted to their care
! very substantial improvemel 1t hiss been
mace III lne market prices of the trading farm
p-oducts during the year. The price of wheat
adyanced from 81 cents in october, 1889, 10
81 oG54 in October, $780, corn, from 81 cents to
501s cents; oats, from 295 cents to As cents and
barley from 63 cents to rs cents Meats showed
substantial but not so large an incease
! The export trade in live animals and fowls
! show very large increase. The total in such
exports for the year ending June so, 1880, was
SS5, 600 ,OCO, and tie increase over the preceding
year was over SO, 100000 Nearly 20),6OO cattle
and over 40 G90 more hogs were exported than
I in the preceding year. This export trade in
beef and pork and in dairy products was very
largely increased, the increase in the article Of
; butter alone being from 15,50i 97S pounds to
49, 74s,042 pounds, the totalincrease in the value
of meat and dairy products exported be .ng sl4.-
! c00,09o. This trade, so directly helpful to the
farmers it is believed will be vet further and
largely inc: eased when the system of Inspection
and sanitary supervision now provided by law
is brought fully into operation
Inc efforts OF the Secretary to establish the
healthfulness OF our meat sgainst the disparAg-
19g lmputat1ons that have been put on them
abroad have resulted in substantial progress.
! The veterinary surgeons sent out by the De-
inspection OF the live cattle from this couutry
landed at English docks, and during the several
months they have been on duty no case of con a.
gious pleuro pneumonia has been reported This
/ inspection abroad, and the domestic inspection
OF live animals and pork products provided for
By The Act OF August So 1890 viii afford es per-
fect guaranty for the whole someness of our
meats offered for foreign consumption as is
given 10 food products, and is acceptance will
quite clearly reveal the motive of any continued
restriction of their use. That having been made
clear, the duty of the Executive will be very
plain.
SUGAR INDUSTRY.
The information given by the Secretary of
the progress and the prospects of the beet sugar
INDUSTRY is full of interest It has already
passed the experimental stage. and is a COM
mercial success. The area over which the
sugar beet can be successfully cultivated is very
large, and another fed crop of great va ue is
offered to the choice of the ia .mer.
The Secretary of the Treasury concurs in the
recommendation OF the Secre tary of : griculture
that the official supervision provi led by the
tariff law for sugar of domestic production shall
be transferred 70 the Department of Agri-
culture.
CIVIL SERVICES.
The law relating to the civil service has, 90
far as can learn, been executed by those hav-
ing the power OF appointment in the classified
service with fidelity and impar,islity, and the
service has been increasingly satisfactory. The
report OF the Commission shows a large amount
of good work done during the year, with very