Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07

gress shall legielate. In my opinion the
whole subject should be taken into ma
tional control and adequate power given
TO the executive to protect the people
against plague invasions.
On the 1st of September, last, 1 ap.
proved regulations establishing 20 day
quarantine for all vessels br rnging inn
migrants from foreign potts. This order
will be continued in force. Some lose
and suffering has resulted to passengers,
but due care for the homes of our peo-
pie justifes, in cases, the utmost pre-
caution.
There is danger that with the coming
OF spring cholera will again appear, and
a liberal appropriation should be made
at this session to enable our quarantine
and port officials to exclude the plague.
but the most careful and stringent uar-
antine regulations may not be sufficient
absolutely to exclude the disease. The
progress of medical and sanitary
science has been such, however, that if
approved precautions are taken at once
to put all our cities and towns in the
best sanitary conditions, and provision
is made for isolating any sporadic cases
and for thorough disinfection, an epi-
| demic can, am sure, be avoided. This
work appertains to the local authorities,
and the responsibility and the penalty
will be appalling if it is neglected or un-
duly delayed.
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION.
We are peculiarly subject in our great
ports to the spread of infectious diseases
by reason of the fact that unrestricted
immigration brings to us out of Euro
pean cities, in the overcrowded steer
ages OF great steamships, large num-
Der OF persons whose surroundings
make them easy victims of the plague.
This consideration, as we'll as those
affecting the political, moral and indus
trial interests of our country, lead me
to renew the suggestion that admission
to our country and to the high privi-
leges of its citizenship should be more
restricted and more careful. We have,
think, right, and owe a
duty to our own people, and especially
to our working people, not only to keep
out the vicious, the ignorant, the civil
| dlsturber, the pauper and the contract
laborer, but to check the too great flow
OF immigration now coming by further
limitations.
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
The report of the worlds Columbian
exposition has not been submitted.
That OF the board of management of the
government exhibit has been received
and is herewith transmitted. The work
of construction and of preparation OF
the opening of the exposition in May
next has progressed most satisfactorily
and upon scale of liberality and mag
nifcence that will worthily sustain the
honor of the United States.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SALOONS.
The District of Columbia is left by q
decision of the supreme court of the
district without law regulating the
liquor traffic. An old statute of the leg
islature of this district, relating to the
licensing of various vocations, has
hitherto been treated by the commits
sioners as giving them power to grant or
refuse the licenses to sell Intoxicating
liquors, and as subjecting those who
cold without license to penalties. In
May last the supreme court of the
district decided against this view of the
powers of the commissioners. 1t is OF
urgent Importance, therefore, that con-
gress should supply either by direct en-
actment or by comforting discretionary
powers upon the commissioners, proper
limitations and restraints upon the
liquor traffic in the district. The district
has suffered in its reputation by many
crimes of violence, large per cent OF
them resulting from drunkenness and
the liquor traffic. The capitol OF the
nation should be freed from this re.
proach by the enactment of stringent
restrictions and limitations upon the
traffic. ?
SAFETY FOR RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
which have made in three preceding
annual messages, that congress should
legislate for the protection of railroad
employees against the dangers incident
to the old and inadequate methods of
breaking and coupling still in use upon
freight trains, l do so with the hope
that this congress may take action upon
the subject. Statistics furnished by
the interstate commerce commission
show that during the year ending June
80, 1890, there were AZ different styles
of car coupers reported to be in use, and
during the same period there were 1850
employees killed and &c. injured
nearly 16 per cent of the deaths oc-
Cured in coupling and uncoupling cars,
and over 36 per cent of the injuries had
the same origin.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The civil service commission asks for
an appropriation for clerical assistance,
which l think should be given. / ex-
tended the classified service March /,
1892, to include physicians, superin-
tendents, assistant uperintendents,
school teachers and teachers in the In
dian service, and have had under con.
sideration the subject of some further
extensions, but have not determined
the lines upon which the extensions can
be most properly and successfully made
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
have in each of the three annual
messages which it has been my duty te
eubmit to congress called attention tc
the evils and dangers connected with
| our election methods and practices, as
they related to the choice of officers OF
the national government. In my last
annual message I endeavored to invoke
serious attention to the evils of unfail
apportionments for congress. l canno
close this message without agar
calling attention to these grave anC
threatening evils. l had hoped that il
was possible to secure non-partisar
inquiry, by means of commission
into the evils the existence of which il
known to all, and that out OF this Nigh
grow legislation from which all though