The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-12-10

Tho mistake witch has hecn made nv many
in Their estimates of tic en~i of pensions Is in
npt iuli ue account of The diminished Naiue oi
ir-. Fis utut- uuder Tho recent legislation
Thes,=I ay ,ucpt-. uHder the general law, hafe
len suf many wear, VERY large, Ha Tie IL n
sians. - hen allowed, dated from tie lima OF
fling the claim, and most "f th'-e CAIRNS hah
been pending for year. The nr-t payments
under the law Of June. Ism, are relAthely
SMALL and as the rcr eenl. Of those cs7e5 IN
crrasss and that of the old caste dinini,hes'
tie animal aeLr,sate Of inst payments Is
largely reduced
Report ON Railroads.
The report of the commissioner Of rail
reads shows that the total debt Of the
subsidized railroads in the United states
Wis ON Dee "a. lNsp sll2 .5l2,GlAod.
Nth regard 10 this important mattel
the president says
have twice before urgently called the atten-
ton Of concrrs- to thu uere-sftN "i legislation
Tor tie protection IF tic lltc-oi railroad en-
po>e-. huI urthIu. has vi hrr0 d'nr. During
the year ending lime ~, islu. 3" hrakemen
were killed and ~ MANNED whale engaged n
coupling cars. Tine tald uumhrr at rtilroad
employees killrd during lie Htu WIS al, ana
the number injured. 80 This is IL cruel and
largely needless ~acrHce.
Census Tnrcuu.
The work of the eeusu~ bureau IS now
far in advance. and uearly HE great bulk
of thecnnrmous labor cneplvcd completed
1t will hr more strictly "A statistical eN-
hibit. and less encountered by ESSAYS than
its immediate predecessors. The methods
pursued have been fair. careful and in
telligent, and have secured the approval
II the statistirian7. Who have followed
them with ii scientific and non partisan
interest The appropriations necessary 10
the early completion and publication Of
the authorized volumes should he given in
time To secure against delays. which in
crease the cost and ut the same time di-
miiish the value Of the work.
Touching Pol,Eamy.
The LEGISLATION Of congress for The re
PRECISION Of polygamy las after Eears OF
resistance ON the part Of the Normons, at
last brought them to the conclusion that
Resistance is iiuprHlitable and uuasalilng.
7 - power OF congress over this subject
sf.allld not hc surrendered until We have
satisfactory evidence that the people OF
the state to be created would exercise the
exclusive power of the state over this sub
jcct in the same way.
Department of Agriculture.
ii Iit tNlilbll1IlilltllA VI INV fll 'iii'ii
Of agriculture was regarded by ANY one as
a mere concession to the uncnligiliened de
lnand of Il worthy class Of people. that i'm
preston has been musl eiIectually removed
by the great results already attained. Its
home influence has been very great in dis
eliminating agricultural aud horticulture
information; in stimulating and directing
Il further divcrsiieation Of crops in detect
ing and eradicuting diseases Of domestic
animals. and, more than all. in the clust
and informal contact which it has estab
lished and maintained with the farmers
and stock raiscrs of the whole country.
Civil Service Reform.
The report of the civil service commits
sion invites personal inspection by sena
tors and representatives. its records anc
methods, and every fair critic will fee
that such an examination, either of TIL,
system or the administration. 1t is moi
claimed that either is perfect, but TIN
president believes that the law Is being ex
ecuted with impuuiality, and that thu
system is incomparbly better and faire
than that OF appointments upon favor,anc
] recommend that the appropriations 70
the civil service commission he made ade
quate to the increased work Of the mex
fiscal year.
Presidential Electors.
A brief history of the methods adnptc,
by the various state, for the appointment
OF electors of president and vice pre~iden
was then referred to by the president, il
which he stated that renewed interes
was attached to the custom by the depar
ture by the state of Michigan from TIN