The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-12-17

ing the y cal yunr, R.W3ll3 otncrs of eilvoi
The highest pirr pnid during the year wns ~
| sHj, md W." luwost SnNGlN In exchange
| tut this silver hulun there hnvc been isaucd
tN,hiO iw ui the treasury notes authorized Wy
| the net Thn lowest price of silver reached dur
ing th" nsrn ycnr was SOnGj0 nn Apiil ~, lml
lnt on Noyrnhcr !, the market price woS only
MW which would givo TO tho ailver dollar
bullion valuc Of ~ cents
1rE SILVER QUESTION.
Rcforc The Influence of the prospective silver
/ legislation Wnq frlt IN the market silver WIS
worth IN Now York about 81 ma ucr cuncc The
nhlcet advocates of FREQ coinage IN the In Il con
glcsa were most confident in thulr prediction
| that ihn purchaqns Nv tho government required
by the nw would nt once h,iug tho price oi III
| YER tn 81 2p1 per ounce, which would make tho
/ hnlion viur " II dollar ln cents, nni hold II
~ linatgir 10 rTmh't from. tho roinng'
nf SNNlW per month were not widcr uf tlr
mark. The exports of silvor from london to
% sS gp al fe s r @ vcr tT 70 Nv w. %ss s VI
compared with the a1niN nont'iFof INC Nrrcd
ug year Tho rVpprip of domc4tic silver hui
the ngt ten yontt Ovor 81 nOlOnl foil IN tho IN Il
n4cnl year to SllMlNl whl'o, FOR t'iN first tiinc
IN rocout y'nia. the importg of silver into this
country exceeded IN" export hy Tho surt ~ So. .
] il6Mi. Thu government u now huvug nnl
putting n7ilo hi,NlnH ounc"7 which allowing
ror 81 liOWn uunccs uf now bullion u4nd IN tho
nrtq T. GIi1 Wu mora thnn our dumoalir Irolurt
a,unhlc for coinage
I hopc the doprcssion IN tho rricc ~ oilvor "a
| thor trial uf this legislation will mora favrrHnlv
niloct II That the increased volume of cur
rrncy thus ,supplcl for the people wa9 needed
! and that beneficial results u'nu trrdr and
! prirne have followed thil lrni iaiinr thuk
| mn I We very clear To- "vrrynnr' nor should Il
| lr forgotten that for cvoiv dolar Of thnsr nu'rs
issued rnii dollar worth Of silyrr bullion it
| hcuositcd In tho treasury NJ n security for itq
| redemption. Upon this euhNct NJ upon the
! tnrin my recommendation " that the cNi /.
ing lave hc given n fun tiinl, and that
our hutnceg interests be- spared tho DID
! i,cHeuy Influence which threats Of raii.
! cal "hnuros always mpait | am still Of tho
| opinion ,hHt frcc coinage NJ silver undcr cxist.
! IN" conditions would dpHptronslv nir"ct unr
! hu9no11 int"rr7ta NJ homo and abroad We
! could not hope TO maintain an equality IN the
I putrhnH ing power Of the gold nnl silver dollar
IN our own mnrkctq, md IN iurripn trade he
NNo,nn rl,'ns mo- ndIrn ynlnn man w bullion
| lrv, its farmers and lnhnr"rs, hnv" m" highest
| iutor"lt that uv"rv dollar paper or coin issued
| lv the government, phnll ho ns rood Hs my
utlcr n thrrr iq onc lcge valuable thrn m.
| other IA suro and constant crrnud will ho to
pny thcm for th"ir toll aud fnr thoir c'org The
| mnnrv lrndrr will protect himSclf hy gtipu'a,
ting for payment In. gold, hut tho IN
horrr has never been able TO do
that 70 nn"c business upon n ail.
contraction " the currency hy the wtth.in ~
! puld and gold nut'a, aud such mn nusnttling ~
| MI values ne would produce CONNER ial par'r
| cannot believe tlint n pcurl" so etrOrv mud
| prosperous NJ uuIa win promote such pulicv.
| The producers OF silver R'o entitled to that
| consideration, hlt they qhDuln mot forget thlt
| iho government ~ now buying md ruttnr On
| IN" market what IL the equivalent " tho entire
| product Of Our silver inuc1.
| ~ mntnlliqm IL the desired end. nnl tho true
| friends nr silver will ho careful not to uvrrrun
| the goal aud bring in ailvcr mono met nlsm,
with IT. necessary attendants the lnss Of our gold
| tu Europe aud the relief of the pressure ihCro for
| larger currency There is however. II growing
| sentiment IN Europe IN favor NJ u larger 90 ~
| silver, nna know Of no moro r1cctuM way "
| promoting this sentiment than hN ncCumulntnR
| gold here. A scarcity of gold in tn" European
| rcscrvcs will I've the most prrsuaeiyc argument
| for the upr Of silver.
| Referring to the trcnaurv surrluR, tho rrrei
Don't snys II was agreed hv all that the with
| drHwnl of 30 large nm amount of money from
| circulation was Hn embarrassment tO the busi
ncsa of N" country nnd mnlc ncccrnry the
| Intervention ~ the treasury department nj frr.
uuont Intervals TO rcliovc thrratrncd monetary
| fnmircg Tho aurplus on March l. 1890 wus
| SvlF'7 100 -, which has been atnndily r..
ducod by the rcdrnption of interest bearing ~.
rutiIira NJ tho United Stntca Tho result nf tho
! policy uf tho administration has boon y lprru IN
! Ctuuto In tho circulation which ON December
| I, lsol, was SO % rcr capita
! In commencing tho conduct Of tho war do
| rar'wont the president incidentally unv1 u high
| compliment tu Secretary Proctor, wholC r'tirr.
m"ut tu unt"r the srultr Va profoundly ~.
! rrpitud The surr'gg Of the experiment ~ IN
! dian enlistment In the regular army AMI the
| Improvement in the morale Of the service IL
In sp.to Of our rcglriction laws the Chinese
! nrr coniuv in, and mora effective lnws are
| urged. Also greater jurisdiction for United
|
! thn not of violating United Strtcs laws.
| POSTMASTER. Gru"ipl WanamnEci'a report
| shows NhNnw Increased revenues aud i'm.
! proved service, OCEAN mnlls are rrumrtnr aud
| reach mOrr ports through the suhsi'ly plan S,
| Ou milrs of nrw service have been established
! ON railroads aud postal delivery " urged FOR
| towns Of 6On. mud free hoNcs for small towns.
The administration of the interior department
s commended AMI the work accomplished for
the un4t wear reviewed
Tho appro, ri iltion ot S2,rll 40 for the Choc
oral Indian appropriation hill of March a. 1891,
hns not boon rXurnl'd, for the reason that tho
president has not vet nurruyrd release TO tho
government Or th' Indian claim to tho lnul4
mentioned Thi' matter will he made tho sue
jurt of y special m"asHr'
! occupying Indian territory tC the United States
| taays the president. suot, believe that best
calculated 10 promote tho highcs, advancement
or thcsr lndirns That there shouA hc within
our hOrlors Nvn independent states having no
iClrtiOns except those growing out ur trcntcS
with the government of the United StntCs; No
representation IN the Nations logi0lj turc, its
people not ctiacus. i,n startling anomaly,
citizenship Tor the Indian is urged so TINT the
Indian may ancurr his rights on the nooI mNcnd
of through the lobby II IL the hope ut tho
president that tho present cougrcs3 viii mako
a sufficient appropriation to cuahlc him tu upru
for spttlcmcnt tho lands of the cheyenne ami
Arapahocs, about 3nnUn nctCs
During the past uunmrr the Cherokee com
mission have completed arrangements with tho
Wichita, kicknrOo and TOnknwn rih's, whore
by " the agreements nrc ratified 10y couErrJ1,
over nOm additional acres will h' opened to
settlement in oklahoma Since March I lySl.
| about Gi,CsDn nn acrcs have honn separated from
| Indian reservations and added to the public no
main.
The administration Of the pcusion bureau hns
hccn characterized during the year by rrrut
! diligence The total numhrr Of pensioners uiun
the roll ON the 10th day nt June, 1871, was 49,,
! lW. There wcrC allowed during the fiscal YEAR
| ending nt that time go htl CnSns. Of this num.
| her l09 .;p7 were allowed under the law Of Junc
| ~ lspN The ssuing ~ certificates has boon
| ltpfr tn nh Nst
| about "a per cont Of these being cash under the
new law. The commssntn"r oXlnssns tho
opinion that he viii hr able to carefully Hdiu II
cato aud allow @N Om CLAIMS during the present
| hscal yonr The appropriation for the payment
| of pensions for the fiscal ycnr lSm nl, was Sl2,
| iiSh, M ~ and the amount expended Sllnhn-
| 30 leaving an unoxpondcd surplus ot M,li5 D.
| llW.
| nscal year ending June ~, lNll, isSlii rNNM
The report Of the commissioner of railroads
shows that the total debt of the sub ,dgcd vail
| roads to the United States was, ON December
~, lsa0, slls, 0laW, large part of this debt
X now fast approaching maturity, with no
adequate provision for its payment some rot
lev for dealing with this debt, with view to It's
ultimate collection, must he nj once adopted
The secretary of agriculture snvs we lost SEQ
| nn,WnR year by European restrictions on pork.
| which, thanks tu our present inspection laws
aud tho efforts Of the administration will again
| flow In this direction,
our grain crop never was no large hcforr, II
| Is ~ per cent. above laat year and worth SAn
mWn; meats, SlDnn,0n Foreign demand
good, The Interstate commerce law, the prnsi.
dent believes, will he hcncht 10 the farmer In
gctting this product 90 market
Congress- is urged 20 pass a law protecting
| the lives of railway employees, Three hundred
and sXty nine brnkemen wcrr killed and iSI
MANNED while coupling cars last year Total
numhor of railroad men killed, 2lbl; total in
jurcd. 22,aO
Uniform methods of appointing presidential
electors In urged
doTymandGrs for congressional purposes,
by n gerIymnndcr of the Legislative districts,