Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-07

1894, is $165, ,OOC, 900. The commissioner
= of pensions believes that if the present
legislation and methods are maintained
: and further additions to the pensions
are not made, the maximum expendi
+ ture for pensions will be reached June
} 30, 1894, and will be at the highest
point, $168 900 900 per annum.
, | adhere to the views expressed In
previous messages that the care OF the
disabled soldiers OF the war OF the rebel,
lion is matter of national concern and
duty. Perhaps no emotion cools sooner
than hat of gratitude, but cannot be-
lieve that this process has yet reached a
point with our people that would sus-
tain the policy of remitting the care
OF these disabled veterans to the
local laws. The parade on the
goth day of September last. upon
the streets of this capital of 800, 900 of
the surviving union veterans of the war
OF the rebellion was most touching and
thrilling episode, and the rich and gra-
cious welcome extended to them by the
District of Columbia and the applause
that greeted their progress from tens of
thousands of people from all the states
did much to revive the recollection OF
the grand review when these men, and
many thousands of others now in their
graves, were welcomed with grateful
joy as the victors in struggle in which
the national unity, honor and wealth
were at issue.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
in my last message 1 called attention
to the fact that some executive action
was necessary in order to protect the
interests of the governments in it's Tela-
tions with the Union Pacific railway.
The commissioner of railroads has sub
mitted very full report, giving exact
information as to the debt, the liens
upon the company's property and its
resources. We must deal with the
question as we find it and take that
course which will, under existing condi-
tions, best secure the interests of the
United States. 1 recommended in my
last annual message that a commission
be appointed to deal with this question.
and renew that recommendation, and
l suggest that the commission be given
full power.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The report of the secretary OF agrcul-
ture contains not only most interest
ing statement of the progressive and
valuable work done under the ad-
ministration of secretary Rusk, but
many suggestions for the enlarged use
fulness OF this important department.
In the successful effort to break down
the restrictions to the free introduction
of our meat products in the countries of
Europe the secretary has been undying
from the first, stimulating and aiding
all other government officials, at home
and abr Dad, whose official duties en-
abled them to participate in the work.
The total trade in home products with
Europe in May, 1892, amounted to
50 600, 900 pounds, against 46.900,000
pounds in the same month of 1891.
In June, 1892, the exports aggregated
S5,O00,0 900 pounds, against 46,000,000
pounds in the same month of the pre-
vious year. In July there was an in,
crease OF Al per cent, and in August OF
months of 1891. Over 40 900 900 pounds
of inspected pork have been exported
since the law was put into operation,
and comparison of the four months of
May, June, July and August, 1892, with
the same months OF 1891, show an in
crease in the number of pounds of our
exports of pork products of 62 per cent,
and an increase of all of 66A per cent.
The exports of dressed beef increased
from 1877 100000 pounds in 1889, to 220,-
100000 pounds in 1892, or about 80 per
cent. During the past year there have
been exported 394, ,607 head of cattle,
against 205,7 exported in 1889. This
increased expectation has been largely
promoted by the inspection authorized
by law, and the faithful efforts of the
secretary and his official subordinates
to make that inspection thorough, and
to carefully exclude from all cargoes
diseased or suspected cattle. The re-
quirement of the English regulations
that live cattle arriving from the United
had it's origin in the claim that pleuro-
pneumonia existed among American
cattle, and the existence of the disease
could not certainly be determined by a
post mortem inspection. The depart
ment of agriculture has labored with
great energy and .faithfulness to
extirpate this disease; and on
the 26th day of September last, a
public announcement was made by the
secretary that the disease no longer eX-
listed within the United States. He is
entirely satisfied, after the most search
ing inquiry, that this statement was
justified, and that by continuance of
the inspection and quarantine now re-
quired OF cattle brought into this coun-
try the disease can be prevented from
again getting any foothold. The value
to the cattle industry of this achieve
ment can hardly be estimated. Wecan-
not, perhaps. at once insist that the
evidence shall be accepted as satisfac-
tory by other countries, but if the pres.
ent exemption from the disease is main
tanned and the inspection of our cattle
arriving at foreign ports in which our
own veterinarians participate confirms
it, we may justly expect that the re-
quirement that our cattle shall be
slaughtered at the docks will be revoked,
as the sanitary restrictions on our pork
products have been. If our cattle can
! be taken alive to the interior the trade
, will be enormously increased.
Agricultural products constitute Ill
per cent of our unprecedented exports
for the fiscal year which closed June 30,
J 1892, the total exports being $1,030,-
2S7 ,03O.
An interesting and promising work
for the benefit of the American farmer
has been begun through agents of the
. agricultural department in Europe, and
consists in efforts to introduce the
various products of Indian corn
, as an article of human food.
Fhe high price of rye offered
| a favorable opportunity for experiment