Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-12-06

| "" t"o CuuinisSlOner.
Ine enumeration Of the people Of the United
suites under the act of March l., 1890, has been
VopPieted ana the result will be at once Official
communicated to Congress. The completion
/ o. ms deeennial enumeration deyolves uro,
Congress iht duty 6f making a new aijpotti8n,
Heht of representa- YES 'among the several
States according to ths respective nimbers:'
Az The last session had occasion to return,
WIN my objections several bills making pro-
VISIONS Tor the erection OF public buildings; for
Ile reason that the expenditures contemplated
"ere' IN my opinion, greatly In excess OF any
pubic need Noclass of legislation is more IL
"p'o 10 abuse, or to degenerate into nm un-
scein!y scramble about the public treasury
thah this. There should be exercised in this
matter wise economy based upon sons
reSpousloIe and impartial examination and re-
port Us TO each case under general law.
AGRICULTURE.
The report OF the Secretary of Agriculture
deserves especial attention in view OF the fact
mat the year has been marked in very unusu.
a. degree by agitation and organization among
sasss iII be"au Ss1 ~ r.se sae Preass gle si
forts oil fac department hpve been inteiligentiy
and yea ously devoied to the promotion Of the
interests intrusted TO its care.
very substantial improvement in the mar
ket prices OF the leading farm products during
the year is noticed The price OF wheat ad.
Vanced frem 81 cents in October, 1889 to 81 O0L
IN October $780, corn from 81 to oOl4 cents;
oats from 1914 cents to AZ cents, aud barley
from 83 cents to rs cents. Meats showed sub
stantial but not so large an increase The
export trade in live animals and fowls
SHOWS very large increase the total
value OF such exports for the year end
| ing June 80 1890 was s33 900 COO
ana the increase over the preceding year was
over Slb O000)O. Nearly go 600 more cattle and
over Al 900 more hogs were exported thanin the
preceding year. The export trade in beef and
pork products and in dairy products was very
| largely increased, the increase in the article of
butter alone beng from l55 ,9IS pounds to 90
| I4S,Ol2 pounds, and the total increase in the
value OF meat and dairy products exported
being s3i 100000. This trade so directly help
iul TO the farmer it is believed will be yet
further and very largely increased when the
system OF inspection and sanitary supervision
now provided by law is brought fully into ope.
ration
1he Efforts OF the Secretlry to establish the
healihfulncss OF our meats against the dispar-
aging impulations that have been put upon
thom abroad have resulted in substantial pro-
| gross Veterinary surgeons cent out by the de.
| parment are now allowed to participate in the
inspection of the live cattle from this country
land dat the English docks, and during the
/ se'c'a mouths thoy have been on duty no case
| OF contagious pleuro-pneumonia has been re.
ported, This inspection abrOad and the do
mc,tic insnoction az lir, on,,roIs and nor,,
products, provided for by the act OF August 81.
la9) Will afford as perfect guaranty for the
wholesomeness OF our meats offered for foreign
consumption AS is anywhere given IN amy food
product: and its non.accertonco will anita
clearly reveal the real motive Of y continued
restriction nj tboir nsn and ,hat Lavin, hnnr
made clear the dutv n, ,ho executive viii ha
very plain.
The information piynn nv the secrctnrv of tho
progress and prospects q, the bsct ,urnr iudns.
tIy is fnll OF interest If has alreadv nossod tho
cyperfmontal STAGE and is a commerc;,, surcess
Tho nrea over which tho sugor hant can be e,,c.
cessfullv cultivated is very large and ano,he-
field crop Of GREAT value ia offered to IN, choice
Of the farmer
The cecretnrv of the Trnasurv copcurs in tho
recommendation of the encre,arv of Agricri
ture that the official suneryis,on provided by
the tariff law for sugar of domestic production
shall he transferred To the Denartment of Apr
culture,
CIVIL SERVICE.
The law relating 10 the civil service has 40 far
as can earn been executed by those having the
power of appo ntment in the classified service
with fidelity and impartiality and the service
/ has been incre singly satisiactory The report
Of the commission shows n large amount of good
work done during the year with very limited
appropriations.
THE TARIFF
conpratulate the Congress and the country
|
first Congress- OF nm unusual number of laws
Of very him Importance. That the result, OF
mi, Legislation viii be the quickcnng and en-.
largement of our manufacturing Industries.
larger and bettermarI for our brradstnnsnn
provisions both at home and abroai. more con.
staut employment and better wages for our
working people and an increased supply of n
snfe currency for tho transaction OF business I
do not doubt Some OF these measures we're
enacted at so late a period that the bene.
fetal effects upon commerce which were in the
contamination of Congress- have MS vet Int mar.
tally manifested themselves
Tbe general trade md industrial conditions
thronrhout the country during the venr have
shown Il marked Improvement. For many
yoars prior To ISIS Tho merchandise bal n,
foro ,,u trade has been largely in our favor hut
during thar veor and the wear following thev
mrne,l agalnstu us. tits very gratifying 10 know
moi ,bo Iost fiscal vnar opoin shows a hoI,rca
in our favor Of over S6s o., Ooo Tho bank clcar.
mos which furnish n GOOD test of The vo pn,e nj
business transacted. for the first ten months Of
tbe y,or lSno chow as comnnrod with
,bo same months Of 1880 an increase
for tho whole conntrv nj nbout \ ner cent
while tho increase outside Of the CITY of New
Yor, was over n per cent. During the month
M octoher the cleorpgs Of the whole countrv
shaved an Increase of 2 1 nor cent over Octo.
hor ,sso vrb,In nuteide NJ New yor,, tbe in
creosc wos IN. npr cont These nyures show
mai tho increosr in Tho volume q, business was
yo,y ,,aner.l .brougbout The country That
mo lor,,.r bus,,ess w,s hoipc copduc,ed unor
, s,f, ,1d nrot,nbIe bnsis is shown bv tho foc,
mo, ,horo ,,cre 20o lcss foilurcs renor,ad In Oc
,nher tyoo man in tho same month of The nrc.
c,dirr vo,r with liabilities diminished nv
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