The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-10


thought necessary can be used.
commend 10 your favorable consideration
the Recommendations on the secretary. who
has. am sure. given 70 them the most consci-
cntiots study.
The Department 81 che rnterior.
The report &c the secretary IL the interior
shows that very gratifying progress has been
made in all 81 the bureaus which make up that
complex and difilculi department. -
fThc presidents remarks on the work Of tho
bureau Of Indian affairs an, on the general In
dian situation are lengthy Several rccon,-
inendAflOns arr made therein 10 cpnhress.l
The Pension narcan.
The administration u the pension bureau
has been characterized during rho year BY
great diligence. The alnumhef 81 pension
crs uilon the roll on the 3oth day &C June. 1871.
WAS uiuslnus There were allowed during the
fiscal year ending Al that time s50.515
cases OF this number lnsfS5 were allowed
under the law OF June =, lxA The issuing pf
certificates has been proceeding At the raie OF
about M,O0A per month, about - per cent. Of
these being Gases under the new law. The
commissioner Expresses the opinion that he
VIII he able 10 carefully adiudicatc and allow
S00n claims during the present fiscal year.
The appropriation for the payment Of pensions
for the fiscal year iSpOi WINS &iss.ns6 sifp. and
the amount expended siissy,u dfa.sa. leaving an
unoxpendefl surplus ~ 6N.f .lffufs
The commissioner Is quite rpnlsicnt that
there viii be no call this year for i deficiency
appropriation. notwithstanding the rapidity
with which this work is heing pushed The
mistake which has heen made BY many III
their exaggerated estimates IT the cost of pen-
slons II In not taking account Nf tile diinins
ished value Of first payments under the recent
legislation. These payments, under tho gen.
ergl law, have been fnt many years very large.
a. the pensions. when allowed, dated from the
time Of filing the rlnin. and most of those
claims had hfen pending Cor YEARS. The first
payments under fhn law Of innc. 1870. are folit4
lively snlnils and. rs Tim per cont. ~ tbtea
eases increases and that II the Old rasestiiah.iis
ishea, the annual aggregate u hlfl paSlnehta
III lnrweiy reduced.
THE commissioner. under date Of Nfiy. u,
fuFnIhes nv with the rtateneni tint during
Ills Inst four months llsiis1a certificates wnrs
issued. n ss8 under Tile general law and s5.sHs
under The act of June x. ISM The average
first payment during these four months Was
tlal.tsA while iAe average ilrnt payment upon
cases allowed during tin year ending JUNE 10.
iSai. Mas S1'Ei4gi being il reduction il thnAeor-
Rge hfHt pstynftasN Turing tlps.r fa.st months
II $i0a.iS.
'rhc Haiinatr for penalnn expenditures fur
the fiscal year ending June 80. lstl. Ii Sli4G-
no. which, gtftef earefnl examination nf Tile
subject. the commissioner II III Tho opinion
will be sufficient Whtle these disbursements
ID the disabled soldiers Df flie great civil war
arc lnrge. they 10 not reNll1e the exNgEeFotesl
estimates g tlose who uppesp this teneflceut
legislation. The secretary Or the Interior
shows with great fuiiness the carrthnt iatAken
10 exclude fraudulent claims. and Alsa fhe
gratifying fnrt thai the persons 70 wfonl Ihese
pensions are kuinR nfN lnen who rendered. nnl
slight. bit substantial war SefNiee
pThe president here refers briefly % tho rnii-
polyFssiny and town government ~ Alasska
The Department ~ Agriculture.
III The establishment Of the department OF
agriculture was relyarled ny any one ~ mere
s.s.sestign ~ we nrmanA n z
worthy claAN q people, that impression hRs
been most eflcetfniiy removed BY the great re-
suits nlready attained. It's bpme Influence has
been yss{ grsat n assanaing agrlen1ltarai
and directing u further ivcfHifIcalionnf crops;
IN detecting aud nradicafine diseases 0f do
Aid Informal contact which il has established
and mainfnins With the farmers and stock
raisera 0f the whole country Every reuueet
every suggestion fnerited consideration. The
scientiiic corps uf the department Is ~ q high
order and II pushing AZ Investigations With
The inspection BY this department Of cnttln
and pork products Intended for shipment
abroad has been tile basis Of the success which
has attended our Efforts 70 secure the removal
,f the restrictions maintained w the European
governments
For ten years protests and petitions upon
this subject from the packers and stock raisers
II the Enited States have been directed against
these restrictions, which 50 seriously limited
farm. II III a source 0f general congratulations
that success has at LAST been attained. for tie
effects Of an enlarged foreign market for these
meats Will be felt. not only by the farmer. but
In our public finances aud IA every branch pf
trade.
il il particularly fortunate that the Increased
demand for food products, resulting from The
removal Of tile restrictions upon our insats
and from the reciprocal trade arrangements to
which have referred, should have come AZ Il
time when the agricultural surplus II 50 large.
would have prevailed The secretary II aGri-
culture estimates thatMthe restrictions upon
the importation uf our pork products into Eus
rope lost us 4 market for SEQ. 0Qo,otO worth Of
these products Annually.
Thegrnin crop Of this year was the largest il
our history and yet the new markets and the
larger demand resulting from short crops In
Europe have sustained prices, bringing relief
and prosperity to an industry that was much
fhe value ii the grain crop 81 the United
States Is estimated BY the secretary to be this
gra5 " NV fnrm los eO aon q AZ X
not inappropriate To suggest that our sat
isfsction il uncIonded By any suspicion Of the
currency IN which the farmer il paid for the
product Of his fields.
The Civil Service Commission.
The civil service commission invites per-
s0nal inspection by senators and represent
eiaied tet the sVste or Ia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ii perfect, but believe that the law il being
executed with impartiaiity and that the eys-
ttiH - AAA&uAI 1SttrN ~tttt
that of appointments upon favor | have dur
ing the year extended tho classified seryice ID
include snpcrintendente, teachers, inatrous
and physicians In the Indian service.
The heads Of the several executive depart
menf6 have been directed ID establish at once
an efficiency record A. the basis 0fia compare.
tive rating Of the clerks within the classified
service with q vice to placing promotions
therein upon the basis OF merit.
recommend that the aiifrOpriatiOnsfo for the
civil service commission be made adequate tn
the increased work Of the next fiscal Year.
A Protest Against tire Gcrrymander.
The method of appointment BY the states 81
electors Of president and vice president has re-
Gently attracted renewed interest BY reason Of
. departure Of the state Of Michigan from the
method which had become uniform in all the
states. Prior 70 1892 various methods had been
used by the different states and even BY the
Same state.
South Carolina. until the civil war. continued
10 choose its electors BY Il vote Of the legisln-
A ture. but after the war changed its method md
conformed 70 the practice ofthe other states.
After afull test Of other methods. without
important division or dissent In any state and
|, without any. purpose Of party advantage: e.
we must believe, but solely upon the consid-
erati0ns that uniformity was desirable and