The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-06

find 1t and take that course which will.
under existing conditions. best secure
the interests OF the United States.
recommended In my last annual message
that a commission be appointed To deal
with the question and renew that recon-
mendation, and suggest that the commits
sion be given full power
Cholera.
The subject OF quarantine regulations
inspection and control was brought sud-
denly TO my attention by the arrival at
our ports in August last of vessels in
fected with cholera Quarantine regula-
tions should be uniform at all our ports.
Under the constitution they are plainly
within the exclusive federal jurisdiction
when and so far as congress shall legis-
late. In my opinion the whole subject
should be taken into national control,
aud adequate power given to the execu-
tive to protect our people against plague
invasions
Protection OF Railway Employees.
In renewing the Recommendation which
have made in three preceding annual
messages that congress should legislate
for the protection OF railway employees
against the dangers incident to the old
and inadequate methods OF breaking and
coupling which are still in use upon
freight trains. do 80 with the hope that
this congress may take action upon he
subject. Statistics furnished by the in
ter-state commerce commission show that
during the year ending June 80, 1891.
there were forty-seven different styles OF
car couplers reported to be In use and
that during the same period there were
2.660 employees killed aud 26, lao injured.
Nearly 10 per cent OF the deaths occurred
in the coupling aud uncoupling of cars,
aud over 30 per cent Of the injuries had
the same origin.
Civil Service.
The civil service commission ask for an
increased appropriation for needed cleri-
cal assistance which 1 think should be
given. / extended the clas ,ified service
March 1, 1892. to include physicians,
superintendents, assistant superintend-
ents. school teachers aud matrons in the
Indian service, and have had under con-
sideration some further extensions, but
have not as yet fully determined the lines
upon which extensions can most properly
and usefully be made.
Elections.
L have in each of the three annual mes
sages which it has been my duty to sub
init to Congress called attention TO the
evils and dangers connected with our
election methods and practices as 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 apportionment for Congress. /
cannot close this message without again
calling attention to these grave and
threatening evils. L had hoped that it
was possible TO secure a non-partisan in
quiry, by means OF commission, into
evils tn, 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 aud only the higher
thought appear of maintaining the
freedom and purity Of the ballot aud the
equality OF the elector, without the guar
anty Of which the government could not
have been formed aud witdout the con-
tiuuance Of which it cannot continue to
exist in peace and prosperity.
IL j. time that mutual charges of un-
fairness and fraud between the two great
parties should cease, aud that the SINGER
ity of those who profess desire for pure
aud honest elections should be brought
to the test of their willingness to free our
legislation and our election methods from
everything that tends to impair the pub
lie confidence.