The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-02

ular favor The postoffice department and
the department of justice at once entered
upon the enforcement of the law with sym
pathetic vigor and already the puolic mails
have been largely freed from the fraudu-
lent and demoralizing appeals and litera
ture eminating from the lottery compa-
MES.
THE NEW NAVY.
The construction and equipment Of the |
new ships for the navy have made very
satisfactory progress Since March 4,
1889, nine new vessels have been
put in commission and during this winter
four more, including one monitor, Will be
added. The construction OF the other
vessels authorized is being pushed, both IN
the government and private yards, with
energy and watched care.
The experiments conducted during the
year to test the relative resisting power of
armor plates have been so valuable as to at
tract great attention in Europe. The only
part of the work upon thenew ships that Is
threatened by unusual delay Is the arnor
plating and every effort is being made to
reduce that to the minimum. 1t is source
of congratulation that the anticipated In
tluence of these modern vessels on the esprit
de corps of the officers and seamen has been
fully realized Confidence and pride IN the
ship among the crew are equivalent 10 a
secondary battery. Your favorable con
sideration is invited to the recommends
ton of the secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
The report of the secretary of the. interior
exhibits with great fuiness aod clearness
the business of that great department and
the satisfactory results attained. Inc
suggestions made by him are earnestly COM
mended to the consideration of Congress,
though they cannot all be given particular
| mention here.
THE INDIAN TREATIES.
The several acts of Congress looking to
the reduction of the large Indian reserva-
| tions, to the more rapid settlement of the
Indians upon individual allotments and the
restoration to the public domain OF lands IN
excess of their needs, have been largely
carried into effect so far as the work was
confined to the executive. Agreements
| have been concluded since March 4, 1889,
involving the ceSsion to the United States
of about IA, 726, 600 acres of land. These
contracts have, as required by law, been
submitted to Congress for ratification and
the appropriations necessary to carry them
into effect. Those with the Sisseton and
Whapeton, Sacs and Foxes, Iowas, Potta-
watamies and absentee Shawnees and
Couer 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 the Sioux Indians have
not covered all the stipulated payments
This should be promptly corrected. Ii an
agreement is confirmed all of its terms
should be complied with without delay and
full appropriations should be made.
SETTLERS ON THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
The policy outlined in my last
annual message in relation to the
| IS ontt IN
on the public domain has beer
carried out. In the administration of the
land Office no general suspicious or simula
ton of fraud have been allowed to delay
the hearing and adjudication of individual
cases upon their merits. Their purpose ha
been to perfect the title of honest settlers
with such promptness that the value Of thu
entry might not be swallowed up by thu
expense and extortions to which delay
subjected the claimant. The averag
, monthly issue of agricultural patents ha
been increased about six thousand.
} DISABILITY PENSION ACT.
The disability pension act, which was az
> proved on the 9th of June last, has bee
: put into operation as rapidly as was practl
. cable The increased clerical force pro
l vided was selected and assigned to WORK
and considerable part of the force Ell
gagged in the examinations in the field wer
; recalled and added to the working force o
i the Office. The examination and adjudics
:. ton of claims have, by reason of improve
L methods, been more rapid than ever be
I fore. There Is no economy to the govern
Il ment in delay, while there is much hard
y ship and injustice to the soldiers. Tn
anticipated expenditure, while very large
will not, it is believed, be in excess of tn
estimates made before the enactment G
J, law This liberal enlargement of the ger
/ eral law should suggest more GARRETT
5 scrutiny of bills for special relief, both a
q to the cases in which relief is granted an
: as to the amount allowed.
d NoN-MoRMoN POPULATION IN UTAH.
t The increasing numbers and influence
u the non Mormon population in Utah al
Vt observed with satisfaction. The recer
r letter of Wilfred Woodruff president of tt
Il Mormon church. in which he advises hi
J. people to refrain from contracting an
% marriage forbidden by the laws of tt
l. land, has attracted wide attention, and it
II to be hoped that its influence wi
/, be highly beneficial in restraining il
fractions of the laws of the Unite
. States. But the fact should not
n overlooked that the doctrine or belief
J. the church that polygamous marriages a.
> rightful and supported by divine revel
81 tion. remains unchanged. President Woo
e. trains from teaching it and advises again
t. the practice of it because the lawis again
d. it. Now it is quite true that the law shou
to not attempt to deal with the faith or bell
er of anyone, but this is quite a.
T. other thing and the only safe THU
~ to do is TO deal with the terrltol
is of Utah SO that those who belle
lie polygamy to be rightful, shall not have tt
lg power to make itlawful.
ADMISSION OF WYOMING AND IDAHO.
The admission of the states of Wyomi
and Idaho to the union is an event full
d. interest and congratulation, not only to t
On people of the states happily endowed wi
n a full participation in our privileges d
ed responsibilities, but to all our peop
ar Another belt of states stretches from I
n Atlantic to the Pacific
I'll THE PATENT OFFICE.
d. The work of the patent Office has w
We from all sources very high commendatiC
eg The amount accomplished has been large
vs. increased and all the results have be
nd such as to secure commence ana consider
IS ton for the suggestions OF the commission
IL THE CENSUS.
mr. The enumeration of the people of t
th United States under the provisions of t
oh act of March l, 1890, has been complete
he anu Tue fesulO W 10 aU on 20 oAA0laiS W
municated to Congress. The completi
of the decennial enumeration devoly
IA. upon Congress the duty of making
ut new superintendent of Representatil
TO- among the several states accol
he ing to their respective numb
70 PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
in
lit At the last session | had occasion to
WIS turn with my objections several bills max
ira provisions for the erection of public Dui
ings, for the reason that the appropriate,
contemplated were, in my Judgment, grea
in excess of any public needs. No class
raj Legislation is more liable to abuse or to
5he generate into an unSeemly scramble alb