Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-12-12
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MS seek TO land from vessels entering our ports.
Tho result has been to divert the travel TO yes
sells entering the port Of British Coiumsia II, ola
easy. A considerable number of Chinese
ssrsa .he Gnted ttcs om
and Mexico. The oficers of the treas,
ury department and OF tho department
OF Justice have used every means at their com.
mand to intercept this immigration; but the
impossibility of perfectly guarding our extend
ment eoiiects hend tsx Of u" 10 from every Chi
nnman entering Canada and thus derives con
siderable revenue from those who only use its
ports to roach position of advantage to evade
our exclusion laws There seems to be salts
factory evidence that the business of passing
Cninamen through Canada to the United states
IL organized and quite active. The department
of justice has construed the laws to require the
re urn of any Cinnamon found to be
the country from which he came, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he came by way OF Canada;
but several of the district courts have. In Q,
brought before them, overrued this view OF the
law and decided that such persons must be re.
turned to Canada, This construction robs the
law of all effectiveness, even IL the DEGREES
could be executed, for the man returned can
the next day recross our border But the only
appropriation made Is for sending them bock
allow them to re enter Canada without the pny.
mcnt of the $50 head tax. recommend such
| legislation us will remedy these defects In the
| law.
| In previous messages have called the at
| tention OF congress to the necessity OF so eN
tending the Jurisdiction OF the United States
courts so rs to make triable therein any felony
committed while in the act OF violating law
| OF the United States. These courts can not
| have that independence and effectiveness which
the constitution contemplates so long rs the
| k ling OF high cour. officers Jurors. and wit
| nesses in the discharge Of their duties or by
reason of their acts us such, Is only cognizable
| in the state courts. Tho work done by the
| attorney general and the officers OF his depart
ment. even under the present inadequate legis-
lnf haa notable
the interest OF law and order.
| THR POSTAL SERVICE.
In the report OF the postmaster general some
very gratifying results are exhibited and many
bettermeuts OF the service suggested pc.
rusal of the report gives abundant evidence that
| the supervision and direction of the postal sys
| TEN have been characterized by an intelligent
and conscientious desire to improve the service.
| The revenues OF the department show an in
crease OF over s5,OooOoJ. while the estimate for
| the year 1903 shows surplus Of receipts over
| expenditures.
Eight thousand miles OF new postal service
have been established on railroads; the car dis
| tribution to sub stations in the great cities
| has been increased about ~ per cent while the
| percentage OF errors In distribution has been
reduced over one halt. An appropriation was
| given by the last congress for the purpose OF
| making some experiments in free delivery in
| the smaller cities and towns The results of
| these experiments have been SO satisfactory
| that the postmaster general recommends and
| ] concur in the recommendation that the free
| delivery system be ut once extended to towns
| adequate facilities extended under our present
| system to rural communities and his sugses-
9ns with view to give , these M ,ha no
| al service are worthy OF your careful consider
| alton.
Over $1,000 neighborhoods ure. under the pres.
ent system receiving mail ~ post onices where
| money orders and postal notes are not issued
| The extension OF this system to those commu.
mites is especia ly desirable, as the patrons OF
such ofices are not poss. ssed OF the other facil
tiles offered in more populous communities Tor
the transmission OF small sums of money.
have, in q message to the preceding congress,
expressed my views aS to modified use OF the
| telegraph in connection with the postal service.
THE NAVY.
| The report OF the secretary of the navy shows
| n gratifying increase OF new naval vessels in
commission. The Newark. Concord Renning
ton and Miautonomoh, have peen added during
the year, with an aggregate OF something more
than II 200 tons Twesty four war ships OF all
clussss are now under construction in the navy
yards and private shops, but while the work
completion OF the more important vessels will
yet require about years time. Some OF the
vessels now under construction 1t is believed
will be triumphs OF naval eng ineering.
We have now at Washington gun shop, or
ganized and conducted by naval officers that
in it's system, economy and product Is unex
celled. Experiments with nrmor plate have
been conducted during the year W th most i'm
portant results 1t is now believed that plate
Of higher resisting power than any In use has
been found and that the tests have demon
strated that cheaper methods OF manufacture
than those heretofore thought necessary car
be used.
The report OF the secretary of the interior
shows that u very gratifying progress has beer
made in all OF the bureaus which make up tina
department. The work In the bureau of IndiaI
affairs was perhaps never so large now b,
reason CT the numerous negotiations which
have been proceeding with the tribes
the incident labor OF making allotments
and was never more carefully conducted
The good work Of reducing the larger IndiaI
reservations by allotments in sevcralty TO tn,
Indians. and the cession of the remaining land
to the Unite States for disposition under the
homestead law, 5 been prosecuted during thu
year with energy and success. In Septembe
last IL was enabled to open to settlement IL
Oklahoma 9noOD acres OF land oil OF which
was taken up by settlers in a single day.
Tho negotiation for the release by the Chero
KEGS OF their claim to the Cherokee Strip ha
made no substantial progress. but 1t Is stu
hoped that the cession of this large and valu
able tract may be secured. The price which tn
commission was authorized to ofer-Sl..5 pc
| ncre-is, in my judgm mt. fair and adequat
| one and should have been accept ID by the In
dians Since March 4, 1889. about 23.00O,oO
acres have been separated from Indian reseryu
tions and added to the public domain for tn
use OF those who desired to secure free home
| under our benetcsnt laws.
THE PENSION BUREAU.
The administration OF the pension bureau hn
been characterizei during the year by grea
diligence. The total number OF pensioner
, upon the roll on the 2)th day OF June, 1891. wa
6'6,lSO. There were allowed during the tisca
year ending Mt that time 80, 80 cases or thi
humber, lOl,337 were allowed under the law G
June 81. l-sO The issuing of certificates ha
> been proceeding at the rate Of about 80 0Jo pc
! month about 6per cent, of these being case
! under the new law. Tue commissioner say
y he will be able to carefully adjudicate and a
low $50 600 claims during the present fscn
year. The appropriation for the payment q
pensions for the fiscal year iS909l was Sl27, ,6S5
= 79S. and the amount expended Sli3b3O $40. leav
. ing an uaexpended surplus OF s9,i55, l4i.
, The commissioner Is quite confident tina
: there will be no call this year for n defcienc
q q | appropriation, Notwithstanding the rapidit
. with which the work is being pushed The mis
: | take which has been made by many in their cs
n | aygerated estimates OF the cost OF pen sions
g in not taking account of TIE diminished yalu
= | of first payments under the recent Legislation
These payments under the general law. hav
been for many years very large, Ms the pension
when allowed dated from the time OF filing tn
$ claim, and most of these claims had been pend
4 ingfor years. The first payments under tn
}. law of June. 1897. ais relatively small and q
II The psr cent. OF the cases increase and that {
IS the old cases dimnishes, the annual aggregat
D. OF first payments is largely reduced
During the last four months ll3 us certii
al..sA