The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-02

and searching inquiry into ali the facts necas-
SAY 70 nat Inhalation before any certffca- es
are granted IL certainly is not too muc1 TO
require thar an applica- ion for American citi-
lenShlP shall D. heard with as rullca can, and
recordtd with as much Formally as are giscn
{" cases involving the psttes, properly ris.t
at the last session.
returned. without my approval. a bill emit
Tea An to prohibit bO1kUakIHr and poOl
selling 10 the District Of Col lmbia " and state!
my objection to be that il did not prohibt amt
IN Tact licensed What pIr or;ed 10 prohibit
An eHoFi viii ba made under existing laws to
supp ess this evil. thou IN il is not certain that
they will be found adequate.
The POstofiice Depar. N snt.
The report II the Postmaster General shows
Tue most Sra lying progress IL tIe important
WORK committed 10 his direction. The business
H4ethuls nave been greatly improved. 4 large
economy in expenditures ami an increas. 81
S4.sJV,hO in receipts mas been realized The
deficiency this year is S5,7S6 500. as against
o',3J1,lo3 last year, Notwithstanding the great
enlargement OF the service. Mail routes nave
peen extended and quickencd. and greater
accuracy and dispatch in distribution ami de-
livery nave been attained. The report will be-
found 70 be full! of interest and su tgestiol not
only TO conyr IS. but to those thoughtful ciu-
zeus VINO may b. interested to know what bust
ness methods can do for that department Of the
pnblc administration which mos; nearly
touches all our people.
Ine passage Of the act to amend certain sec
lions OF { e r viset statutes relating to lotter-
lie e approved sept. l9. 1890. mas ho'n received
WIN great and deserved popular favor The
pos ctlc" department and the department of
JUSTICE al once entered upon the enforcement of
the laW Win sympathetic VlSor. and a ready
Tie public mails have been largely freed from
the irauiu.e e and demoralNlg appeals and
literature emauatng from the lottery compa-
MES.
The Naval Department.
The construction and equipment of tine new
SHIPS for the navy have made very satiSfa tory
progress. Since March !, 1887 nine new vessels
nave been put iii commission. and during this
winter four more, including one monitor. viii
be added The construction Of th- other vessels
authorized is beng pushed, bcrh in the govern.
ment and private yards, with energy, and
watched with the most scrupuious care
The experiments conducted during the year 10
test the relative resisting power Of armor
plates have been so valuable as % attract great
attention in Europe
The only part OF the worl, upon thu rev ships
that IS threatened by unusual delay is the arlnor
plating aad every effort is being made to re
duce tnat e. the rninImum. 1t Is source of
concentration that the anticipated influence OF
those modern vessels uDol the ESPRIT dR conn
or Tue officers aud selmeu has been fully rea
lZtd Confidence ana pride in thu snip among
nc crew are equivalent to stationary battery.
Your fayorable consideration is invited TO the
recommendations Of the secretary
The Interior Department.
The report of tie Secretary Of tho Interior
exhibits, with great fullness and cearueSs. the
vast work Of that department and the
satisfactory results attained Tue suggestions
made by hun are earnestly commended TO the
consideration of congress, though they cannot
all Oe given particular mention here The sew
cr1l acts OF congress looking 30 the reduction of
the larger Indian reservations. to the more
rapid setueme OF the indians upon individual
ailJtm-ntS. and the restoration 10 the plbhc
domain Of lands in excess Of their needs, have
been largely carried into eject. SO far as the
work was conf ted to tine executive.
Agreements have been concluded since March
4. so, involving the ce>sion to the United
States OF about ,126,0)O acres of land. These
contracts have, as required by law. been sub
mtted to congress for ratification and for the
apprOprig lions necessary to carry them into
erect. These with the SssctOn and Wahpe-
ton, sac ami Fox, Iowa. Pottawattomie' and
absentee Shawuees and C0eur d'Aieue tribes
have not yet received the sanction OF
congress, Attention is also Gale TO the fact
that the appropriations made In he case Of the
Sioux ladians have not covered all the stiuu-
lated payments. This should be promptly cor
recte1 II an agreement is confirm d, all OF
It's terms should be co nplled with without de-
lay, aud full appropriations should be made,
ParENTTNG OF SDs.
The police outlined in ny last annual mes
sage relation 10 the patentlng OF lands TO
settlers upon the public domain has been car
RED out in the admins ration Of the land Office
No general suspicion or imputatiCn of fraud
has b IN allowed to delaT the hearing and al
JuulcdIOA o. lndlNiuual cases upon ruef lnerIbS.
Tue purpose ha been to perfect the title OF
honest settlers with such promptness fhat the
value Of the entry might not b. swallowed I'D
BY the expense aud eXtOrtions to which delay
subjected the ella mani The average monthly
issue of agricultural patents has been increased
about COCO.
THE PENSION BUREAU
The disability pension act which was ap-
proved on the 27th OF June last. has been ut
into operation as rapidly as was practicable
The decreased clerical force provided was
sci acted and assigned 10 work, and q consider
able part of the force enCages in examinations
Ia the fed was recalled and added TO tire WORK
i8g iOrCr 10 the Office
rae examination and ADJUDICATION Os claims
have. by rsas OF improved methods, been
more rapid than ever before There s no econ
omy to the government ia delay, while there is
much hardship and inlu tce to the SOldie-.
The antic patad eXpen lClre while very large,
will not it is believed be ia excess of the e,tI-
mates made before tine enactment OF the aw.
TINS liberal enlargement of the EeDeraI law
shOul suggest more careful scrutiny OF bulls
for sp 'cial relief, both as to cases where relief
is granted and as to amount allowed
THE M1RMoNs.
The Increasing numbers and influence Of the
non-mormon population in Utah are observed
with satisfaction Inc recent letter OF Wl,ford
Woodruff, president Of the Mormon church, ia
which h advised bis people TO refrain from
contracting any marriage forbidden by the
laws Of the land. has attracted wide attention.
ana IT II HOpsi ludS Tvs iHllAcHCe Will NC mighty
beneficial in restraining attractions OF tde laws
OF the United States, but the fact should not be
overlooked that the doctrine or belief
Of the church tEat polygamOus marriages
are Tightful and supported by divine reyea tion
remains unchanged. President Woodruff does
not renounce the doctrine, but rcfrans from
teaching Il and advises against the practice of
it. because the law is against Il. Now it is quite
true taat the Law should not attempt to deal
with he faith or belief OF any one but it is
quite another thing, and the only safe thing Z
deal with in the territory of Utah is that those
who believe polySamy to be rightful shall not
have the power to make it lawful.
THE NEW STATES.
The admission Of the states of Wyoming and
Idaho to the union are events full Of interest
aud con emulation, not only to the people of
those states, now happily endowed with full
participation Of our privileges aud sponsbi-
ties, but to all our people. Another belt of
states stretches from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
The work Of tae patent oIice has won from
all sources very zig CONNIE ddation, Tho
amount accomplished has been very largely in
crease :. and all the results have been such as
to cure confidence and consideration for the
SUI gestions Of the commissioner.
THE CENSUS.
The enumeration Of the people OF the United
States under the provlsi ms Of the act Of March
/. 1889, has been completed, and the result will
The completion OF TINS decennial enumeration
devOlves upon congress the duty Of making a
new apportiOuinent Of re Jresentatves among
the several states according to their respective
numbers
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.