The Red Cloud chief., 1892-12-16

necessary IN order to protect the interssts0 =
tho government In its relations with the Union
Pacific railway. The commissioner Of railroads
has submitted very fully reports giving exact
Information as TO tine debt, the liens upon the
company's property and its resources.
We must deal with the question as We md 10
and take that course which will, under existing
conditions, best secure the interests OF the
United States, In my last an
nual message that q commission be appointed
to deal with this question and 1 renew that
recommendation and suggest that tho commits.
sion be given full power
A"GRIcULTURE.
The report OF the secretary OF agriculture
contains not only u most interesting state.
ment vt the progressive and valuable
work done under the administration
of Secretary Rusk, but many suggestions
for the enlarged usefulness Of this important
department In the successful effort to break
down tho restrictions to the free introduction
Of our meat products In the countries OF Europe,
the secretary has been untiring from the first
stimulating and aiding oil the government Of.
fcers, at home and abroad, whose oficial duties
enabled them TO participate In the work. Tho
total trade in hog products with Europe in May.
1907, amounted to 82,JO0,O0O pounds, against 49,.
10000 in the same month Of 1891; In June
1872, the exports aggregated 80 0o0,-
CO pounds, against 4G,voo.too pounds
In the same month OF the previous
year: in July there was On increase OF Al por
cent and in August S. per cent over the CORE.
spending months OF 1891. Over 1900, 001
pounds OF Inspected pork have been exported
since the law was put into operation. and q
comparison OF the four months Of May, June,
July and August, 1872 with tho same months OF
1891. shows an increase In the number OF
pounds OF our export OF pork products OF 81
per cent and IN Increase In value OF coz
per cent. The exports OF dressed beef increased
from l37.op.0o) pounds in 1880 to ~. 800. OOO
pttaI Ia IAnD ~ Ata,,s m -
the past year there have been exported 3),,GT
head OF cattle. against 2J5, 7Sj exported in 1885.
This increased expectation has been largely
promoted by the inspection authorized by law
lind the faithful efforts OF the secretary ana his
Official subordinates to make that inspection
thorough and to carefully exclude from all car.
goes diseased or suspected cattle. The require
ment OF the English regulations that live cattle
arriving from The United States must be
slaughtered ut the docks had It's origin in tho
claim that plcuro-pneumonia existed among
American cattle and the existence OF the dis.
ease could only certainty be determined by Q
post mortem inspection.
The department Of agriculture has lab)rcd
with great energy and faithfulness to extirp,te
this disease, and on the 18th day OF September
last public announcement was made by he sec.
rotary that IL no longer existed within the
United States. He Is entirely satisfied. after The
most searching inquiry that this statement was
Justihcd ana that by d continuance OF III inspcc.
tton ana Quarantine now required uf cattle
brought into this country the disease can b. pre-.
vented from again getting any 10 ,tho,i. Tho
value to the cattle industry Of tho United states
OF this achievement can hardly be estimated.
We can not perhaps ut once insist that the
eevidenc shall be accepted rs satisfactory by
other countries; but IL the present exemption
from the disease Is maintained and
the inspection of our cattle arriving
at foreign ports, In which our own vetcrInarians
participate, confirms 1t, We may Justly expect
that tho requirement that our cattle shall DO
slaughtered NJ the docks will be revoked as tho
sanitary restrictions on our pork products have
been. II our cattle can be tallen alive to the In.
terror the trade will be enormously increased.
Agricultural products constitute al per cent
OF our unprecedented exports for the fiscal
year. which closed June -, 1892. The
total exports being sl,06l, 2S', 90 ana the value
OF the agricultural products s.D3, III, 17d which
exceeds by more than $500 700 the shipments
OF any previous year.
An Interesting and promising work for the
benefit OF tho American farmer has been
through agents OF tho agricultural department
IN Europe and consists In efforts to introduce
tho various products OF Indian corn as nrtgiesr
OF human food. Tho high price OF rye oncrAA
favorable opportunity for the experime!" ~
OF combining cornmcal with rye 10
produce q cheap broad A fair degree OF success
has been attained aud sorne mills for grinding
corn for food have been introduced. The secre.
tary is OF the opinion that this new use for the
products Of cora has already stimulated expor.
fations ana that II diligently prosecuted large
aud important markets can presently be opened
for the great American product
The suggestions OF tho secretary for On en-.
largement OF tho work OF the department arc
to your favorable consideration
QUARANTINE
The subject OF quarantine regulations, inspeo-
ton and control was brought suddenly 10 NV
attention by the arrival at our ports In August
nat n r ynaaa1l apSAntaI aN-
ulations should be uniform at all our ports.
Under the constitution thoy are plainly within
the1 exclusive federal Jurisdiction when ana 40
far as congress shall legislate.
In my opinion the whole subject should be
taken into national control and ADEQUATE power
gwen to the executive 10 protect people against
plague invasions. On the first OF September
last. 1 approved regulations establishing o
twenty day quarantine for all vessels bring.
ing immigrants from foreign ports. This order
VIII Dc continued In force. Some loss ind suf.
fering have resulted TO passengers, but n due
care FOR the homes Of our people .ustlnes in
such cases the utmost precaution. There IL
danger that with the coming OF spring cholera
Will again appear and q liberal appropriation
should be made nt this session to enable our
quarantine and port oGicials to exclude the
deadly plague,
We are peculiarly subject in our great nation
OF the spread Of infectious diseases BY rea.
sons OF the fact that the unrestricted immiyra.
'ion prinBs VI W. out OF European cities In the
ov~crcrowdsd steerages Of great steamships q
large number Of persons whose surroundings
make them the easy victims OF the plague This
consideration, as well as those affecting the DO
litical, moral and industrial interests OF our =
country lead me to renew the suggestion that
admission TO our country and to tho
high privileges OF its citizenship shall
be moro restricted and more careful. We
have, l think, u right and owe a duty
TO our own people and especially to our
working people, not only 20 keep out the vicious,
the ignorant, tho civil disturber, the pauper
and the contract laborer, but TO check the too
great flow OF immigration now coming by fur.
ther limitations,
ELECrIoNs.
Ihave In each three annual messages, which
II has been nv duty to submit TO congress.
called attention 10 the evils and dangers con.
nected with our election methods and practices
as they are related to the choice OF ~oficers OF
tho national government In nv last annual :
message 1 endeayored TO invoke serious attcn.
lions to the evils OF unfair apportionments for
congress. Lcanrot close this message withoua.
again calling attention TO these grave and
threatening evils. ] had hoped that II was DOS.
sible To securea noa-partisan inq uiry by means
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