The Forrest City times., 1892-12-09

"A Oe9. 24i 0S. while our receipts from
Internal revenue increased 81 .2o4 S2S.-
ID. leaving the net loss ~ revenue from
these principal sources S3S, sS6.il1 70.
The net loss of revenue all source was
So. 675 e12 81.
The revenues, estimated and actual
for the fiscal year ending June 80. ls93,
are placed by the secretary at s463,
1886 35O4i, and the expenditures 1851, :
1916 1904, showing surplus OF re-
ceipts over expenditures are 81 900 GOD.
The cash balance in the treasury AT
the end of the fiscal year, Is estimated,
will be $50. 932, 377.83
The report the secretary OF war
brings again TO the attention OF con
gress some important suggestions as
to the reorganization Of the infantry
and artillery arms OF the service, which
his predecessors have been urgently
presented, Our army is small, but its
organization should AL the more be put
upon the most approved modern basis.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT AGREEMENTS.
for accession Of Indian lands negotiated
by the Iowa mission appointed under
the act Of March >. 1883, are awaiting
the act of congress. Perhaps the most
important Of these is that for the Cess
sion Of the Cherokee strip. This has
been n source of great vexafion To The
executive department, and great frlc
ton and unrest between the settlers
who desire to occupy it and the Indians
who assert the title. The agreement
which has been made by the commission
is, perhaps, the most satisfactory that
could have been reached. 1t will be
noticed that it Is conditioned upon its
ratification bv March 4. 1898. The
secretary Of the interior has given the
subject careful thought. recommends
the ratification of agreement, and am
inclined to follow his Recommendation.
Certain it is that some action by which
this controversy shall be brought to an
end, and these lands opened up to
settlement is urgent.
The commissioner OF pensions he
lieyes that, IL the present legislation
and methods are maintained and
further additions to the pension laws
are not made, the maximum expendi-
tnre for pensions will be reached June
30. 1894, and will be at the highest
point $lsS 900 600 per annum. i ad-
here to the view expressed in previous
messages that the care OF the disabled
soldiers of the war Of the Rebellion is
matter Of National concern and du-
ty.
THE FORCE ELL.
have, in each OF the three annual
messages which it has been my duty to
subject TO congress. called attention to
the evils and dangers connected with
our election methods and practices us
they are related to the choice of officers
of the National government. In my
last annual message | endeavored to
invoke serious attention TO the evils OF
unfair appointments for congress. !
cannot close this message without
again calling attention to these grave
and thestening evils. | had hoped
thut it WAS possible to secure nom
partisan inquiry by means OF com.
mission, into evils the existence OF
which is known to all and that out of
this might grow legislation from which
all thought OF partisan advantage
should be. eliminated and only the
higher thought appear of maintaining
the freedom and purity Of the ballot
and the equality Of the elector without
the guaranty of which the government
could never have been formed, and
without the continuance of which 1t
cannot continue to exist in peace and
prosperity.