The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-12-17

the present secretary, and commissions issued,
and 800 additional ailotments have bsen made
for which Ip.tents are ruT Id process.
Of Indian children has been increassd
during that tins over u per cent, the
enrolment for ls9s being nearly 2o.00l- A
uniform system Of school tsxt books and of
study has bsen adopted and the work In these
national schools brought as near As may DO to
the basis Of the fires common schools Of the
states. These schools can 10 transferred and
ststss when the Indian has fully assumed hil
new relation to the organized civil community
In which he resi1es. and the new states ara
able to assume the burien.
have several time s bsen called upon to re
move milan agents appointed by me and have
don SO promptly upon every sustained com
plant OF uuftness or misconduct. I believe,
however, that ths Indian service at the
agencies has bsen improved. aad is now sd.
miriste-ed, on tho whole, with q good degree
OF Ell cheney. u any legislation Is possible By
whica the selection OF Indian agents can be
wholly removed from all partisan suggestion
! and consideration, / am sare ii would be q
great relief to ths executive and Q great ben
edt to tbs service.
THE PENSION BUREAU.
The rcpor. OF tn, commissioners OF pensions
to which extcni.d notice Is given by the secre-
tary OF the interior in his report. will attract
great attention. Judged by the aggregate
amount OF work done the last year has besn the
greatest in tine history of the Office. I believe
that the organic ltion Of the officers Is efhcien,
and that the work has bern done
with fidelity. Ths passage Of nha,
Ia has, AZ an9 %as torS as 'F very l arssPIy'iis serea iaS
the annual disbursements TO the disabled vet
erans of tho civil war. The estimate for this
fiscal year was sl44. 1885, $50, and that amount
SIo.0Ss .62l must he provided fof at this session.
Tho estimate for pensions for the fiscal
year ending Juas 81, 1884,. IL si6i.O0),00) Tn,
commissioner OF pensions bei ,v.s that, II the
present legislation aud m,tho1s are main
tanned. and further additions to tbs pension
laws are not made, the maximum expenditure
will be at the highest point, SlsS,G0),0J1 per an
num-.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the secretary OF agriculture
Contains not Only a most interesting statement
Of the progressive AMI va,uahls work dom
undor ths administration Of Secretary Risk.
but many suggestions for tie enlarged useful
ness OF this important department In tho
tons to the free introd Irtiol Of our m ,at prod
nets in tn, countries OF E1rop,, the sscrat1ry
has bean qn.irins fro the Nat.
officers. at huuns ani abroad. who's, official du-
ii. enabled them to participat, in tho work
The total trad, il hog products with Euro2, in
against 70 9oloO in tho sa sc month Of lsol: IN
pounds. against 4f.ooO.0O pounds in
the TiSr, s ,s,1, /, mont, .1u,v Of t,,,ro the wa, pre- re-
incteas, o; Il par cant. and in August of s. pr
cent oT,r the corresponding months o; 1891.
Over 40,U0.0 0 pounds of inspected pork havs
bscn exported since the law was put ia OPERA.
tIon, AMI a comparison of thu four months OF
May. June. July and Auylst, 49,, with tbs
same months OF 1891 shows an incrsas in tn,
number of pounds Of our export OF pork
products CT 2 per cent. and an ~incrsase
IN ralue OF 56a per cent. To exports Of
dressed baef increased from 1877. $4,000 pounds
in 1889 TO 22t.5D,0C1 pounds in 1892, or about 10
,- @zk IA-r,A. ~aN 49, lA~-
exported S9I.6O head OF cattle ag1inst 2o5.7s5
exported In 1889. This increased exportltion
has b,en largely promoted nv tia inspection
authorized by law and the faithful efforts of tins
secretary aad his ~efficisn: suboriinate, to ni.Es
that inspection thorough 5nd TO carefully eI-
cluie from all cargoss diseased or suspected
cattle.
PLEuRo- PNEUMONIA.
Tho department OF agriculture has labored
with great ercr9y anil faithtalns|s To cxtirpate
i.eIrU- pneumonia; AMI on the 26.h day OF Sap
tember last a public anloulc,m sat was male
by tho secretary that ths dissas> no longer
existed within the United States. He Is en-
tr 'ly sltisisi. after thu most searching IA
Guiry. that this statement was justifs |, AMI
quarantine now required OF cattle brought into
tsis country tho dissass can b. prevented from
again getting any foothold.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
Tho subj ,ct Of Gulrantius raguia tions, IN.
spsctioI aud control w7s brought 81; ldsnly 10
my attention b. the arrival ut oar ports In Au-
gust last of vessels infected with cholera.
Quarantine regulations snOult b, uaitorm al
plainly within the exclusive federal ~jlrisdic-
tion when AMI 50 fir as corSrsss SD al l,gi-l1ts.
In my opinion the whoi. subj ct should bs
taken into national control and adequat'
power given to tar executive to protect tn
people against p,azu, invas:on.. On the ars
Of Septeuber last / approved rsIulatio1se, -
tshliShing a tTenty-day quarautlas for al
eiSn forts. This order will b. con-
tinued in force. Some loss and
suffering have resulted to passengers, but a
in such cases the utmost precluei1n. There is
d LANCER that with the cDm!ly Of spring cloler1
will again appear and a liberal ap preparation
should b, made at this scs ion TO enable on,
quarantine and port officials to exclude III
deadly plasue.
We ara peculiarly subjacs in our great Tor
ton OF tho spread OF tho infectious diseases by
reason OF the fact that unrsstricted immiyra-
ton brings to Us out of European cities il the
orerrrovisd stserayes of great steamship, n
large number OF persons who's surrounding
make them tao easy victims of thu plague.
This co1s;d.ration. as vol as thos
thu political. moral and in
dustrial interests of our country lends m
to renew ths suggestion that admission
to our country AMI to tho high p-ivilag. - OF
its citizenship should be mcrs restrict sd and
moro careful. We have, | think, a right aai
owe a duty ir to n our own nj Ie3pifS, ana an espec "a, : to
vicious, the ignorant, tho civil diaturher, the
paup,r and tho contract lzborer, but to check
the too great fow Of immigration now coming,
by further limitations
THE EXPOSITION.
The report OF the World Columbian exposi-
ton has not been submitted. That OF the
board Of management of the government ex-
hibit ha. been received AMI is herewith trans
mitted Tho work of the construction an OF
preparation for the opening Of the exposition
in May next has progressed most satisfactorily
and upon a scale of lib,raiity aud magn:ic,ncs
that will wort1ily sustain the honor OF the
States.
PROTECTION FOR RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
In reviewing the accommodation which /
have made in three preceding annual M sssagss
that congress should l~ezisi1ts for tn, pro;ec-
ton Of railroai employeI against tn, dargsrs
incident to the old and inadequate methods
Of breaking and coupling. wnich ar, still
in use upon freight trains, | do
so with the hops that this congress will take
action on the subject. Statistics furnished by
the inter state om,nsrc commission show
during nc year ending June 30. 1920. Their
wers forty-sevea different styles Of car coup
reported to be in use. and TINT during ths
period there were > $50 employees killed
and q, 40 injured. Nearly l6 per cent. Of the
deaths occurrs | in the coupling and uncoupling
cars ani ov II 80 per cont. Of ths injuries hal
the same origin
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Tho civil-service commission ask for an OPP
preparation for needed clerical assistance
| think SHOULD be given. l extended tn
service March /. lS92. to include ply
sicians. sup.rintenients. assistant superiu-
school teachers and matrons in tbs
service and have hal under considera
ton the subject of some further eI-
tensions. bat have not as YET
fully determined tn, lines upon whict
can most properly and ussfully be
made.
ELECTION LEGISLATION.
have In each three annual messages which
it has been my duty to submit to congress
attention to the evils All dang n con
with our election methods and prac- |
rs they are related to the choice Of officer.
Df the national government. In my last annual
tons to this evils OF unfair apportionm ,nts
Tor congress. l can not close this message
again calling attention to thes. grave
md threatening evils. l hal hoped tina 1t was
to secure a nom partisan inquiry b. '
means of a 0nmission into the evils. the ex-
Istence OF which is known to all, AMI that GU.
IF tais might grow legislation from
all thought OF partisan advantage should
be eliminated and only the higher
thought appear OF maintaining tho free1pm
elector without the guar anty of which the gov.
co1l1 never have been form I'd. and
tbs continuance OF which it can not
to exist In peace and prosperity. l.
t not time that we should come tog ,th-I
Tniie we devise mat,ods that shall secure the
light OF m1n qualified by law to cast a free bal
OF and give to every sucl ballot an equal vaiu,
n choo sing our public Oh ;srs and in directing
he policy OF tins government. Lswlessness is
Of tho p,acs officer ald OF the courts
LYNcHING oil NEGROES.
The frequent lyEcbing Of colOred people &C
used OF crime il without tIe excuse which la /
b zen urged By mobs for a failure tc
,ursuc tina appointed methods for the punish
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