Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-09

tuuiNt Dl Fi1fooof0fo. Abc h'cHN.
which bal been deposited In bank
Without interest being gradual.
withdrawu aud used IN redemption
Of bonds, n the fir-t Jay II Dee.
1891, they ammounted to 81 ,57Tp p262,
O70, or $24. 3s per capita.
The president r. grets the separa
ton Of Secretary Of War Proctor anC
comments his administration o
army affairs. He recommends tha
ample appropriations be made fo
carrying On the work Of building
coast d fences and modern riiief.
Enforcement by the treasury de
pNtment of the law providing
against the coming of Chinese 10 tile
United States has been effective as
to landing from vessels arriving AT
ports. The provision has been made
TO divert travel TO vessels entering
ports of British Columbia whence
passage into the United States at
obscure ports along the Dominion
boundary is easy. A very consider
able number of Chinese laborers
have during the past year entered
the United States from Canada and
Mexico. The officers of the treas
uarS department Of justice have usee
every means at their command to
intercept. The impossiLility Of per-
fectly guarding our intended
frontiers is apparent. There
seems to be satisfactory evi.
dence that the business OF
passing Chinamen through Canada
to the United States is organized and
quietly done. Justice has construed
the laws to require the return Of any
Chinaman found to be unlawfulls
in this country TO China as the
country from which he came, not
withstanding the fact that he came
by way of Canada. But the district
court has in eases brought before
them overruled this view Of the law
and decided that such persons must
be returned to Canada. This con
struction robs the law Of all effec
tiveness. recommend such legis
lation as will remedy these defects
In laws.
In previous message / have
called the attention of congress to
the necessity of so extending the
jurisdiction of the Uuited States
courts as to make triable therein OF
any felony committed while in the
act Of violating law of the United
States. These courts cannot have
the independence and effectiveness
which the constitution contemplates
so long as the. felonious killing OF
high court officers, Jurors and wit
nesses In the discharge of their
duties or by reason of their acts as
such, is only recognizable in state
courts.
The attorney general aud also the
commissioner of the District of
Columbia call attention to the
effectiveness and inadequacy of
laws relating to crimes against
chastity in the District OF Columbia
A stringent code upon this subject
has been provided by congress for
Utah and 1t is matter of surprise
that the needs of this district should
have been 80 long overlooked.
In the report of the postmaster
general some very gratifying results
are exhibited. Among betterments
Of The service suggested the revenues
of the department show an increase
of $4,000, 900, while the estimate
for the year 1893 shows a surplus of
receipts over expenditure.
The message reviews the post
master generals recommendation
on ocean mail service, do not think
there Is any reason for discourage
ment or for any turning back from
the policy Of this legislation. Indeed
a good beginning has been made, land
as the subject Is further considered |
and understood by capitalists and |
shipping people, new lines will be
ready to meet future proposals, aud |
we may date from the passage of |
this law the revival of American |
shipping interests and the recovery
of a fair share Of the carrying trade
OF the world.
l commend To your favorable con-
sideration the recommendation of
the secretary Of the navy. There
should be no hesitation in promptly
completing a navy Of the best mod
ern type, large enough 10 enable
this country 10 display itself In al
seas for the protection of It's citizens
and OF extending commerce.
The provisions are inadequate for
school facilities of Indian children,
and the locating of adult Indians
upon farms involves the solution OF
the "Indian question: There is
great advantage, | think, in bring-
ing the Indian children into mixed
schools. This process will be grad
lal. Ia the meantime, the present /
provisions and arrange
ments, the result Of the best expert
ance of those who have been charged
with this work, should be continued.
This will enable those religious
bodies that have undertaken the
work Of Indian education with so
much zeal and with results 80