Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-15

for their own protection fn closs contact With
the white man and for the Intelligent exercise
| have several times been called upon to re-
move Indian agents appointed by me and have
done so promptly upon every sustained COM
plant OF nnhtness or misconduct. believe,
however. that the Indian. service at the
agencies has been improved. and il now ad-
minise-ed. on the whole, with good degree
Of efficiency. II any legislation Is possible BY
| wholly removed from all partisan suggestion
| and consideration, am sure 1t would be q
great relief to the executive and great bsn-
| edit to the service.
| THE PENSION BUREAU.
The report of the commissioner of pensions.
| to which extended notes Is given by the score
tary OF the interior in his report will attract
amount OF work done the last year has beens the
greatest in the history OF the Office. believe
ana the sas sns work OF the Sas bssn dsn
'n known as n' the a'' d9s.pDisy 1 1a1
tbs annual Disbursements to the disabled vet.
fiscal year wa. 4s.e5e, 90. and that amount unit
$40 .621 must be provided for at this session.
| The estimate for pensions for the fscal
COMMISSIONED Of pensions beiisves shat, II the ae
present legislation and msthods are main
faned and further sh additions to the pension
| for pensions will be reached June 80, 1891, and
will be at the highest point, S18s O0o 900 per an
num-
.HE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
The report of the secretary of agriculture
contains not only most interesting statement
OF the progressive and valuable work dons
but many suggestions for the enlarged useful
ness OF this important department In the
successful effort to break down tho restrIc-
tons to the FREQ introduction OF our meat prod
ucts in thu countries of Earop9 tho secretary
has bsen nnsiring from the first.
oesrs at nom n and aSrsnd WHOSE ociaI da
ties enabled than to participate in tho work.
The total trads in hog products with Europe IN
against is oo1. 600 in the same month Of isal: il
June. 1sS2. the exports - aggregated 65;0oo.000
Ess ..n against month . es R ess prs a
increase Of i pe- cent. and in August Of IS pr
Over 10000 600 pounds Of Inspected pork have
been exported since tho law was put In opera.
aP an Of ss %es sse
| same months Of 1sa, shows an incrsase in tbs
number of pounds of our export Of pork
IN value Of 5sns Per cent. TIE exports Of
dressed beef increased from 137. 900. 600 pounds
per cent. During the past year there hays besr
exported 1874. 6O7 head of cattle against 2O5. 7so
exported in 1889. This increased exploration
authorized by law and the faithful efrorts Of the
secretary and his eff1cien: subordinate. to make
that inspection thorough and to carefully ex,
cattle.
EURoPHEuaoNIA.
The department of agriculture has labored
with great energy and faithfulness to extirpate
p!euro pneumonia; and on the 18th day of Sep
tember last public announcement was made
by the secretary that the disease NO longer
tir ely satisfied. after tbs most searching In
curry. that this statem.nt was justified, and
quarantine now required Of Cattle brought in to
this country the disease can b. prevented fro N
again getting any foothold.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
The subject of quarantine regula lions. In.
spection and control was brought suddenly to
e OF ss.es as wt a
Ru .ranttne regulations should bs Uniform at
sny
ton when and so far as congress shall legisIat.
In my. opinion the ,whols subject should BIS
e ezseass e. sod pro sasu shs
people against plague inva,io,s. On the first
Of September last I approved regulations es
si. ss'l' forts FITS o9asr will % coz a
tnfsa b.y, fe5si 70 pa,,,sssi 1ns
due care FOR the homes OF our psopl. tustidsd
IA s.,ch cases the utmost precaution. There Is
s e
should b, made at this s-ion ito enable our
quarantine and port officials to exclude the
deadly plague.
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION.
We ara peculiarly subject in our great por
ton Of the spread OF the Infectious diseases by
reason OF the fact that unrestricted immigra-
ton brings 70 US out Of Europssn cities in the
large n@mbsr Of persons whose sn1roundines
make them the easy victims s 1t the plague
,Hoctipn tho r,oIifica1 moral md
dustrial interests of our country leads me
to renew the suggestion that admission
its citizenship should be mora restricted and
more careful. We have. think. a right aud
owe duty to our own people, and especially to
vicious, the ignorant, tn. civil disturber, the
paupar and the contract laborer. but to check
the too great flow of immigration now coming,
by further limitations.
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
The report OF the Worlds Columblan xposi-
ton has not been submitted. That OF the
board Of management OF the government ex-
mitted The work Of the construction and OF
preparation for this opening Of the exposition
Of snd
that will wortnilF sustain the honor OF the
United States.
PROTECTION FOE RAILROAD EMPLcrEs.
In reviewing the recommendation which
that that congress should iegisase for tn. protes-
ton Of railroad employees against til, dangers
Incident to the old and inadequate methods
OF breaking and coupling. which AZ, stnl
So with the hope that this congress will take
action on the subject Statistics Furnished by
the inter state comnzerce commission show
that during tae year ending June 30. 1890 there
lef5 reported to be in use. and that during the
same period there were 1850 employees killed
ana g. 40 injured. Nearly Is per cent. Of the
deaths occurred in the coupling and pncoupling
of<ears aud over 36 per sent. of tbs Injuries had
the same origin
THE GIVE SERVICE
preparation for nesdsd clerical ass is4apce,
which tn ink should be given. ! extended tbs
CLASSIFIED service MarcfsT I. 1892. to include ply
sicians, supsrintendenss. assistant supeTin-
tentents, school teachers and matrons in thu
Indian service and have had under considera-
ton tho subject of some further ex-
tensions. bat bsTe not as yet
fully determined ths lines upon which
made.
ELECTION LEGISLATION.
Ehave in each thrse annual messageszwhfch
it; t1ns been my duty 10 submit to cosogress
called attention to tho evils and danger con-
nected with our election methods ami Drac-
tiD-s as they related to the choice of officers
of the national government In my last annual
me sage endeavore1 to i1voks serious attez,-
tons to the evils OF unfAir appors'oxments
without again calling attention to these GTnvs
and threatening evils. u hal hoped that it WAS
IHBsibfe to secure a non partisan inglify By
isssnce o; which is known to all. AMI that ont
of this might grow legislation from
vdairi, all thought OF partisan advantage soeali
bs. eliminated and only the higher
and parity Of the baliot and the equaiityo at 6is
slecfor without the guaranty of whicAsthe gov