The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-16

should have been kept out Of circulation 10y
boarding IL IA tho treasury or depositoi W
han.s without interest, while the govsrnnent
rontinuei to pay the very banks intetsss
upon tho bonds deposited as seeu'isy en-
sion legislation was y public robbery, or tns'
tho duties upon sugar should hhvs p''h niAln
tanned. am content To- mD, Law We vat To- sss
whether these criticisms will take tho form Oh
legislation.
rhs reveuues for the fiscal year ending juno
~ lsgs' from all sources wsre N~ss's6sr
al ~. and the Expenditures Tor AL
purposes were s:iSSsas'S. Th 90: , ~s,s gpail
d A, S.s, . ssi ~ S' .. 1s upon surplus. in d:
treasury and the bank redemption luna, pssssu
10 tho act OF July IL. 1890. 10 the general Innai
yvral.hed in large part the each available ana
used for tho payments made upon ths puonc
deb. c Com s..,am .' aa,, ss' s.i IL. or s,s.csS. al.
M willis orr receipts from internal rsvcnus
increased ss.sst,SsJ IL. leaving tns ns' ia, vs"
revenue from these prine'pa. snuss's from nil
sources was &.675.a1ss 81.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
The estimated receipts for the nscs, year
est,mst. appropriations stS', 2cl .sS ~, leaving
an estimated surplus % receipts over me- n.
p~nditures Of 2,s60,GD % This docs no. ~ s
,iuie any pay ment TO the sinking fund 10 tne
Observation-Disclosures Of the secretary that me
s,,king fund law BE- repealed. ! concur. The
redemption Of bonds sinoe tine passsgs
SSsss ins exceeded tbs requirements BY
the ann Of $500. $40. ssi ". The retirement OF
bonds in the future bsiors maturity snouiu -
a matter Of ccnvenieucc. not Of compais'on.
We should not collect revenue LOT tnas M
pose. but only use auy casual surplus, 1919
SS,sar.s for the year 1894. should bs aided tbs
sstimatsd surplus at the beginning OF tne year,
ssOQs. ST. 0. and from thm aggregate .nere
must b~ deducted. As stated by the secretary
about So. 900, Wj Of estimated unexpended APP
TEE DRAIN or GOLD. j.
The public coahdsnce in the purpose anu
parity OF all our money Issues. whether coin os
paper. must remain unshaksn. Inc oemHnu
for gold in Europe, and tss sonssaaSo' s an
OF tho effort. OF some Of the European govern
msnts to increase THAR gold reserves, and these
Efforts s snUu'd y n. me. eo sy seSs'''' sSaa I Ssss
created this drain OF the treasury
gold are in an important desre. pSlis,
Teal and not commercial In view ., 'n avs Nm n
the near future seems to he probable, II wonid
10 better that any changes should DO = part o.
tat revision rather than of . 'smPo'ais ma
During the last fiscal year the secretary par.
ebased. under the act Of July IL. iSao. 5t.ss6 ~
anne'. Of silver: and Issued " psyln sase. since
. ~. massage OF the act have bsen l3o.OIy,vsl
ounces. and the aggregate OF notes issued slio'
l 1sj. 80.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Tbs renort Of the secretary OF war bring
= again TO the attention OF congress some I'm
] purtant suggestions as to the re -oIeanlzatio
of tho infantry and artillery arins OF tne sew
,ce which his predecessors have before urge
? that they %. pressed. Cur army y small. out II
. oryanization should all the more be put upo,'
tho most approved modern basis e ins soA N
"frontisr~ heretofore required the mair
tenance OF many small posts put nc
= the policy Of concentration IS ous'ous,s ~ ~
pruper strategic relations 70 the only Iroi
= tisrs" we now nave. taose OF the sea coast an
: OF the northern ana part Of our soutn"rn ooaa
n Diary. l do not think that any question OF a.
! vantage in localities OF states snouli dstermiu
tho location Of the new post. ms organ
,atiou and enlargement OF the bureau
military formsti which the secretary b;
u .fectei is a work the usefulness OF which vi
y become every Year more apparent Inc VOL
caa. dsfansss has been well begun and saou
be carried on without cnsck
a rHE pEpA RrMESr OF JUSTICE.
,r The report of the attorney genera. !, oy Ia
n admitted directly to congress. hut 1 can ~
refrain from saying that he has conoucted y
Increasing work OF the department OF 1ustl
b. with great professional skiii- hs nas'n s.sel
- directions secured from the courts decissol
giving Increased protection 20 the once
ID OF The I'm tod States and bringing son
Il classes OF crime that escaped Local cognix~n
4, and punishment INTO the tribunals ~ :
he Unit.d states. whore they could bs tired WI
ty impartlality.
- in the recornm ,ndation Of the attorney gcne'
that degrees OF murder sholld be recognized
the federal statutes as they are. believe. IN
a the states. These grades are founded "a C
be r.ct sistinctions In crime. This recognition
ne them would enable tbs courts 10 ex,rc's Sc sof
nx discretion in apportionins punishment =
IT. coming 10 be 4 very heavy burden-the exa
m nation OF these cases on application for CO
mutation.
THE COURT or CLAIMS.
The aggregate OF claims pending against
~ government in the court OF clsinsis snormo
~ Gains to the amount OF nearly ssVtvv.ovo
~ taxing IL property. for injury OF persons "a
y. iny 10 be loyal during the war. are now bel
hat court for examination. When 20 those
res saiad r.. Indian depredstions claims and
,en Flench spolistlon claims. an aggrsgA''
IN t,,s defense OF these claims the &
x. The claimants have preserved 4
evidence. whereas the government has 10 :
evsnts IN rurnsg. tho Held for what they
no. And. This difficulty - peculiarly y
Of wh-r. tho fact 70 De essaoisheu + r.
~ great threat against our revenues Us 70 na.'
other check, certainly congress snouiu ~
the department q justice VIVA ,nnp p bppsi
~ ,slsnt in The defense OF these claims an
~. uursue its vague search Tor eviienc''
THE rosr OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
The report OF the postmaster Rshera ~
nct- +, moat gratifying incr sase ana most ein.
not aud progressive management OF tnt great
ness Of tnat department Inc remarhao'.
rrease In revenucs.in the number Or poster
a to and in the miles OF mail intsrcnan2e turn
tho further evidences OF the high state OF '
,eipy ,er,fv which our people arc enjoying
:. ~ resr., ,nsan new hnmhets and towns;
4 On rn,,.s nom the extension OF our border
- OF .iements and increases revenues
ae,,vo mme The .postnaster-
Jan ersl reviews the whole PERIOD
III. nam,ui.tration OF the Office and brings
tstes ~ his statistics down to ths month OF no
oress har last The postal revenues have iucre
during tho last year nearly S5,VO.OO.
a.dr,t for tho year ending .uns 30. II
ssas AL less than that deficiency OF the pr
~ ,nr wear The deficiency OF the present
% vcar n Il estimated. will be reduced 70 u
y IN aSy which will noe only bs extinguished a.
:" II 1, the next fiscal year. but n surplus OF u
ovorv 81. 600 600 snould then be shown.
hen In the calculations the payments TO ne
.r... under the contracts for ocean mail ssrvice
+. ~. not Leen included. There have been
10 the l,ubDnew mam rou'rs - 49,, !
when mileage OF sooo m''.s - aasa ar,inc m,
4, nearly II. 90. Tho number OF mi
= 49,. mail JOURNEYS added during the last four
= - l. about 1900. 900. this addition being 2l,e
49, OF miles more than we're in operation
.rgsd whole country In 1851. -
.'k-L The number OF post Offices has be.
49, creased by 2,1N during the ysar. ana q
~ H.. the past four years, up to october - las
~ total increase in the number OF Offices has
k's nearly 500. The number OF froe-de
nsve odires has been nearly doubled IN the pas
csirl wears. and the number OF money order