Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-12-08

v.ar ending June 80. 1894. IS Si6i.eO, W
comnai ssioner OF psnsio IS ne ,ho Ia a. msin-
tsined, and further additions to tns Ps ai.mrs
lava are not made. the miximum ehpSai ~
win Be at tbs highest point. slss.0ol,0o par an
nura-
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Tho report of the secretary OF agrlcnisurs
opn Is. p n0s ents and Vaiusbis work done
under thS administration OF Secrstary nus1,
bat many suggsssioas for sns en,a In tbs
saossssfuI effort to break down the rsssrse-
tors to the free introdaetion OF our iasas Proc,
las been untiring from the nrst,
stimulating and aiding all other goysrnmsnt
ofacsrs, at nome and abroad, whose on no 10y aI.
May, 1882. amounted to s2.0ooooo POUNDS,
5sa.; 1891 . sni s1D'r ss.e ssss's@' peuHds il
e ss:a. ; ,ss:; /, mont: July. q Their. the wa. pr. an
cent. over the correspondent months o. issl,
Seen exported since the law was put In op IRA,
tion, AMI a comparison OF the tG0Npro ION t y
Nay: g JUNE; Js oY I sd . ASxss an an Increase hse1 Ms.i in the
number Of pounds Of our export Q. pors
PRODUCTS Of e2 per cent. and an increase
IN sr,, v.tpi S,s q increased c from 49,. 5000 pounds
in 1889 to ~. 500. 900 pounds in 1899, or about ~
psr cent. During the past year tnsrs naVs nsy1
srnortsd 3pl, 6O7 head of cattle against aOo,7eo
exported in 1889. This increased eIportstion
has bssu largely promoted BY the inspection
authorized y h Il" s sae .ns . .asarih to m.Is
that Inspection thorough and to carefully ex,
eluds from all cargoes DISEASED or suspscted
eattle.
PLEuRo-PNEUMoNIA-
Tina department OF agriculture has labored
With great energy and faithfuiness to extirpate
plsuro pneumonia; and on the 18th Day OF ssp-
bv the secretary that the disease no longer
existed within ths United States. he Is en-
tirsly satisfied; after the most ssar tia am. I'M
that bv Q continuance Of the inspection and
quarantins now required of cattle brought into
tais country the disease can BE- prevented from
again getting any foothold.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS
The subject of quarantins regulations. In.
spection and control was brought uideniy 70
% aa.s s'f fs.s q b ys e: :rr iHisa Z. gu, w RGl's eh 10 Aa.
Quarantine regulations should BE- s,u uni ,Ssn At
AZ our ports. Under the constitution ,sdats1 i tnsy Are
tton when and 30 far as congress shall iezislats
In my opinion the whole subjsct should be
power given to the executive to protect the
people against plague invasioas. On the nrst
Of September AS. l approved Regulations e s.,
. ssss'.' forts. TIE IL. oFdsr viii e con- on;
suffering hsv. resulted to pass.nssrs. but |.
due care for the homes of our peopls justified
in such cases the utmost precsution; ThsTe Is
will again appear and q liberal sp preparation
should be made at this ses don to enable our
quarantine and port officials to exclude ths
deadly plague.
wATc H%FULNKss NECESSARY.
But the most careful and stringent quaran-
tine regulations msy not be sufficient absolute
i y to . .na .sa shs a1's ssisn as' R RsssFss ssn Of s mss.
taken at once 70 put all of our cities in the
sion is m,de for isolating any sporai ic
cases and for . thorough disinfsction. an
epidemic can. I am sure. be avoided.
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION.
We are peculiarly subject in our great por-
don of the spread of the infectious diseases by
reason Of the fact that unrestricted iTnmigra-
s sTsrc nrauss d St sss.raxes Of au fpsst stssmship .ns
make them the easy victims Of the pissus.
. ls,s sen', shs P%ofii.ic.i. moral and 'nf is'
austriaf interests of our country leads me-
to our country and to the nigh privilegss Of
Its citizenship should be more restricted and
more careful. We have. I think. q risht aud
our working people. mot only to keep out the
vicious, the ignorant, the civil disturber, the
p,super and the contract laborer: but to check
by further limitations.
THE EXPOSITION.
The report OF the worlds Columbian EXPOSE |
ton has not been submitted. That Of the
board Of management of the government ex-
hibit has been received and is herswith trans
mittsd. Tbs work Of the construction and Of |
In May next has progressed most satisfactorily |
and upon q scale Of libsraiity and maxniacence
that viii wortaily sustain the honor of the
PROTECTION FOR RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
In reviewing the recommendation which I
have made In three preceding annual messages
ton Of railroad employs. against the as1gsrs
incident to the old and inadequate methods |
Of breaking and coupling. which ara still
80 with the hope that this congress viii take
action on the subject. Statistics Furnished by
that during the year ending June 30, 1890, there
were forty-ssven different styles of car coup |
lers reported to be in use, and that during the
and g; 10 injured q Ns.1ly Is per cent q the
of cars aud over 80 per cent. Of the injuries had
tho same origin. |
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The civil service commission ask for an op- |
preparation for nesdsd clerical ass istance.
which think should be given. / extended the
classified service March l. 1892. to include ply
sicisns, superintendent. assistant superin-
Indian service and have had under considers
ton the subject of some further e1-
fsII1 sse.rn bHs f have rna not as yet
extensions can most properly and ~usefully be
made. |
ELECTION LEGISLATION.
/ have in each three annual messages which
1t has been my duty to submit to congress
called attention to the evils and danger con-
nected with our election methods and prac-
tees. as they are related to the choice of oficars /
Of the national government. In nv last annual
message I endeavorsd to invoke serious atten-
lions to the evils of unfair apportionmsnts
Tor congress. 1 can not close this message /
without again calling attention to these grave
and threatening evils. had hoped tha IL was
possible to secure 2 non. partisan inquiry by
istsnce of which Is known to all, ami that out
Of this might grow legislation from
be eliminated and only the higher
thought appear Of maintaining tbs freedom
and purity Of the ballot and the equality Of the
eisctor without the guar an ty of which the gov
ernmsnt could never ha We been formed, and
without the continuance of which it can not
commune TO exist In peacs and prosperity.
LYNcHISe OF NEGROES.
The frequent ~lynching of celored people ac-
cused OF crime is without the excuse which has
sometimes bssn urged by mobs for a failure to
ment of crime that the accused have an undue
acfs u over oour. and juriss, Such
a muni.y Ar whers th rsPr0a occur, to and the 40 eo fnr
As they can be made subject of federal
Jurisdiction the strongest repressive Legislation
tain the officers OF the law ia resisting mobs
and protecting accused persons In til cir custodv
The oficer who gives bis lie in po the be. med dls.
charge of this duty is worthy Of special honor.
CONCLUSION.
This exhib 1t Of the work Of the executive de.
par tments IL submitted to congress and to tins
public in the hope that there will be found In
1t q dus sense o: rsspon. ibility and an earn
est purpose to maintain ths national honor and
to promote the happiness and prosperity of
all our people,. And this brief ex hit Of
the growth and prosperity of the
country will give Us a level from which to note
De fcfes may bring to IA. There is no reason
why the natl ,nal iniu snce, prosperity and
generosity should not observe the same
rates OF increase that have characterized
the past thirty, years. We carry the
ths future. There is no reason wbv in man
lines OF the production we should not surpsss
All other nations Q We have already done in
some. There are no near frontiers to our nos
sfsis development. Retragression would De a
eflms. BENJAMIN HARRISON. |
Executive Mansion, December 6, 1891
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