Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-08
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or paper, must remain unshaken The demand
tor gold In Europe, and the consequent
calls upon us, are In considerable
degree the result OF the efforts OF some
OF the European governments, to incIt use
their gold reserves, aud these efforts
should be met by appropriate legislation upon
our part The conditions that have created
s Sa Ss nSss, sna s Sn S IN an I'M
In view Of the fact that general revision OF
our revenue laws In the near future seems 10
he probable Il would he better that any
changes should be a part OF that revision rather
than OF temporary nature,
During the last fiscal year the Secretary pur-
chased under the act OF July IA, iS,m, "a, aAAGi9
ounces OF silver. and issued in payment there
for Si, i0.l6s IN notes. The total purchases
since the passage of the act have been 100, AM
Wl ouncos, and the aggregate notes issued sllG,-
7SlSn, The average price paid Tor silver during
the year was ~ cents per ounce, the highest
price being sloasi, July I, 1871, aud the lowest
that the monetary conference Is now sitting,
aud that no conclusion has Vet been reached,
withhold ANY Recommendation IA TO legislation
'rhe Recommendations of the Secretary OF
War that the army be rcorganised, aud that
the number OF frontier posts he decreased and
troops concentrated at such points ~ possess
strategic advantages are indor-ed by the Pres
ident, and the work Of the Department Of Jus.
tice Il particularly commended,
court at claims,
The aggregate OF claims pending against the
Government IN the Court of Claims IL enor'
NOUS claims to the amount OF nearly slno-
nm. 600 for the taking of or injury to the prop
erty OF persons claiming To be loyal during the
war are now before that court for examination.
when the Others are added, the Indian depre-
dation claim and the French spoia-
tion claims, an aggregate II reached
that In indeed startling In the defense
OF these claims the Government IL at
u great disadvantage. The claimants have pre-
served their evidence whereas the uoycrn-
mcnt has to send agents to rumRge the Held for
what they eau find This difficulty IN pecull-
ariy great whore the fact to he established In
lal
IL THIS great threat against our revenues IL To
have no other check certainly Congress should
supply the department OF Justice with appro.
priations sufficiently liberal TO secure the best
legal talent IN the defense OF those claims, and
TO pursne It's vague search for evidence effect
lively.
building Up IN Nmcrican Marine.
Reference IL made 10 the report Of the Post
master General M abstract of which has
already boon published, The policy OF con
tracing with American ahipa Tot the tTans-
portation OF torclgn mails has hcrue
OF March ., isDI contracts have been
made by the Postmaster General Tor eleven
mail routes. The expenditure Involved by
these contracts for the next Ds,M year az
proxinatoa s,Nl lflSl, As one OF the retults
already reached sixteen Americau stcamrhipH
tTioN.mn have boon built or contracted 10 be
built In American shipyarda, The csti-
mated tonnage pf all Htcamshirs re-
qulrcd under existing contracts II 1892.
aud when the full service required by these
contrasts IL established There VIII be forty,
one mail stcamcis under the American ilag
with the probability OF further nocnarary adj
ditions IN the brazilian and Argentine service
Tho contracts recently let for transatlantic
service VIII result IN the construction Of Ave
ships OF 10000 tons each costing n,OOD,W1 or
si0O0o,OO0, and viii add with the city ~ New
York and the city of Paris, To which the Treas
ury Department was authorized by legislation
NJ the last session 10 give American registry
seven OF the swiftcst vessels on the sea To our
naval reserve, The contracts made with the
lines sailing TO Central aud south Amerl'
eau ports have Increased the fire.
quency aud shortened the time of
tho trips, added new PORTS Of call
aud sustained some lines that otherwise would
almost certainly have been Withdrawn, he
service TO Bueuoa Ayres II the first 10 the Ar
gontino republic undor the American tiav, The
service to southampton iloulogno, aud Antwerp
ateamshlps city OF New York and city
~ ppris IN February next, ! earnestly urge
continuance OF the policy innngurated by this
lCgipintion and that the appropriations re-
uuirad 20 meet tho obligations OF the Govern
mcnt under the contracts may be made
promptly. 40 that the lines that have entered
into these engagements may not be en-
Amcrlcn Ms u Naval Power
After noting the increase In the American
navy during the past yenr the President III.
reefs attention to the Improvement In naval
construction. II IN believed, he says, that ma
the tcault of new processes In the construction
Of armor plate our later ships win bc
resisting power. than are found IN any
war vessel niiott We were without
torpedoes, Tests have been made TO asccr-
tain the relative efficiency Of different con.
structionH. torpedo has been adopted and
the work OF construction ~ now being car
ricd on, snccc-stulIy. We We're without
armof piercing shells aud without shop
constructed and equipped for the CON
ziructioh Of them. We are now making
what y believed % be a projcctile ,su-
powder Inns been developed and n allow burn
lug powder for guns Of large oalibor. The de-
yelopinent OF naval miiltin which has been
organized In eight StHtcs aud brought into cor
dial and co operative relation with the navy,
H. another important achievement, recon-
mend such Legislation and appropriations NJ
Will encourage and develop this movement.
The Pension Burrau.
The work OF the Interior Department "
based upon the report OF the Secretary pub
lishcd Yesterday, and the several recommended
tions Of that official are endorsed by the Pres
dcnt the Indian bureau Efforts Tor the adj
yanoement OF the Indiana particularly cliciting
commendation. The President expresses =
hope that LEGISLATION viii come which AhnIl
separate the administration OF Indian affairs
from pnrty strife, particularly In the selection
OF agents ~ the several reservations
AZ TO pensions, the President says; adhere
90 the Views expressed IN preyi0us messages
that the care of the disabled soldiers ~ The
war OF the rebellion " matter OF national
concern and duty. Perhaps no emotion coolH
soonct than TINT OF gratitude. but cannot h".
lcve that this process ~ has yet reached u point
with our people that would sustain the policy
OF RENTING the care Of these disabled veterans
to the inadequate agencies provided by
local laws. The parade on the Hlth OF
September last upon the streets OF TINS
capital OF 0o,no OF the surviving Union yeter.
ans OF the war of the rebellion. was most
touching and thrilling episode, and the rich and
gracioui welcome extended TO them by the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and the applause that greet.
ed their progress from tens Of thousands OF
people from all the States did much 10 revive
the rccollcctlons OF the grand review, when
these men, and many thousands OF others nov,
In their graves. were welcomed with grateful
joy as yictOrs In n struggle In which the ma
tional unity, honor, and wealth were all AZ
The Pacific Hal, way.
In my laft annual message called attention
to the fact that some legislative action was
necessary In order tn protect the interests OF
the Government In Its relations with the Union
Pacific Hallway We must deal with the qties-
tion ns we Ind n and take that course which
will under existing conditions. best secure the
interests Of the United StatcL
Quarantine Regulations.
After reviewing the work of the Agricultural
Department and It's bearings upon the exports
OF provisions and brcadstufs, the President
takes up the subject OF quarantine regulations.
The subject of quarantine regulations. In
spcction and control was brought suddenly
20 my attention by the arrival ut our ports III
August last OF vessels infected with cholera.
Quarantine regulations should he uniform at
all our ports Under the Constitution they
are piatnly within the exclusive Federal JH-
rlsdction when aud far as Congress shall
Iegislate In my op.n.on. the whole subject
should be taken into national control aud
adequate power given 10 the executive 10 pro
tect people against plague inyasions. ON the
lst OF September last approved regulations
establishing twenty -day quarantine for
all vessels Drin ling immigrants from for
cign ports. This order Will be continued In
force. Some loss and suffering have resulted
10 passengers, but due care for the homes OF
our people justifics In such cases the utmost
precautlon. There j. danger that with the
coming of spring cholera will appear and
liberal appropriation should be made Mt this
session To enable our quarantine and port
officers to exclude the deadly plague.
but the most careful and stringent quar-
antine regulations may not be sufficient abso-
Iutcly to exclude the disease. The progress OF
medical aud sanitary science has been such
however. that IL approved precautions are
taken at once TO put all OF our cities and towns
In the best sanitary condition and pro-
vision IL made for isolating any sporadic
cases and for a thorough disinfectlon,
an epidemic can. ] am sure. he avoided
We are peculiarly subject IN our
great ports TO the spread of infectious disease
by reason az the fact that unrestricted immi-
grafton brings to us out OF European cities, IN
the oyercrOwdcd stecrages of great steam
ships IA large number OF persons whose sur
roundin u make them the easy victims Of the
plague This consideration. az well as those
affecting the political. morsl and industrial In
terests of our 'Olntry lead me to renew the
suQQestiOn TINT admission to our country and