The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-08
or hTa agencies. w~nId. I nt5eva ..,s
stca1iy 70 tire safety Of our p~onla
Sen Coast DefenScs.

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greatly to tire .afaty Of orr p~onla "A1
Sca Coast Defenscs
It ~ srstifyfnG to note that we have h.
gun To attain complex results m fhe ccnn
prs'eslvs ', e',i,, scheme OF sen coast de.ens,s
hgo. large sum has been expe-,,led huf
ths COST OF matntpn' 'nce will be incensiier-
shIe ~ compared with the expense OF CON
etructinn and ordnance and at tho cpd nr
tlr current calendar year. IN, war dspart.
nent will have nine 12-inch cuns twan,v
io-thch and thirty -four .s-inch gun. ready
TO be mounted on gun lifts and ,orrio zoo
and seventy-flvc 12inch nortars 7'~
The manufacture Of boavy ordnance ko.nx
pace with current needs but to render these
SS, Sniis asal.abie for the PURPOSES they are
DESIGNED to meet emplacements mnst h-
prepared for them. Progress hna heen ,pada
In this direction and II Is desirable that
congress by adequate appropriations should
Of this necessary wrrk
Abolish the Fee System.
me report or the attorney genera! cpu-
tains tn usual summary OF the affairs and
proceedings OF the departure 1t OF Justice for
the past year, together with certain r,con,-
nendationa ~ to needed legislation on vari-
oas subjects. | cannot too heartily ln9orse
the proposition that the Fec system as
applicahc to the compensation of United
States attorneys. marshals, clerks OF federal
courts and United States commissioners
should be abolished with RS little deiay as
possible 1t Is clearly IN the interest OF the
coDmunfty the business Of the courts,
both civil and criminal, shall he as slnall
ana as inexpenstvey transacted as the
end3 OF Justice will allow The system is
therefore, thoroughly vicious which makes
the compensation OF court officials depend
upon the volume Of such business aud thus
creates II conIict between a proper execution
OF the law and private gain, which cannot
fali 10 be dangerous to the rights and free
dom OF the citizens, an Irresistible teinpta-
ton to the unjustiable expenditure Of
puhio funds.
al,
In recommending legislation liking degrees
OF federal jurisdiction, as has been done In
Hany or the states, authorizing writs OF
error on behalf Of the government In cases
the sutlirieucy OF an Indictment or against
the government upon any other question
arising before actual trial; limiting the
ri -tlt OF review in cases Of felony punish
able only hy 6ne aud impriaonulen To tho
circuit court OF appeals, and making speedy
provision for the construction Of such pris-
ons and refOrmatories as may be necessary
for the confinement or United states con
vlctS.
Agrlcuiturc.
The report OF the secretary Of agriculture
VIII be found exceedingly interesting. es-
Iecially to that large part Of our citizaps
Intimately concerned in the agricultural oc-
cupation. On the 7th day OF March lSsE'.
there was upon It's pay rolls : no employees.
This number has bteen retuced to | 90 per
sons, In view OF depleted public treasury
and the imperative demani OF people for
economy In the administration Of their gov
ernnent, the secretary has entered upon the
task OF nationally reducing expenditures by
the elimination from the pay rolls Of all
persons not needed for all efficient conduct
Of the affairs OF the department During
the first quarter Of the present year the eX-
penses of the department aggregated Saba,-
97G. 76, as against $402, OIL ~ for the csrre-
spending period Of the fiscal year, ending
June 30, 1898, The secretary makes appar-
ent his intention to continue this rate OF re-
duction by submitting estimates Tor the
next fiscal year less oy $J94.2sO than those
for the present year.
bureau OF animal industry for the current
fiscal year Is SS,JG. 0U The estimate ior tha
ensuing year Is ST0O,0Ol The regulations OF
1892 concerning Texas fever have oeen Ell
forced during the last year, and the large
stock yards of the country have been kept
free from infection.
The total number of inspections OF cattle
for export during the past fiscal year was
61i .42 The exports show q failing on oI
about % per cent from the preceHins Seai.
the decrease occurring entirely III the iast A
half OF the year This suggests that the
falling off may have been largely due 70 an
Increase in the price Of American export
cattle during the year ending june o. 1Se,h -
Exports OF inspected pork asSfegaten I e ~,
for the preceding year. The railing on IA
this export was not confined, however. 70
T. 9s,o haing i e 400 6l6 pounds, Willie In
1891 1t was only 527 ,3os, ,695 pounds
Tho exports OF agricultural products from
the United States for the fiscal year Emily aa
Jupe 70 1892 attained the enormous u.s.
ure OF $500 600, OCU in round numbers, oelIs
7S7 per cent of our total exports. IN ,ls
last fiscal year this aggregate was stsa.y &C.,
reduced, but, nevertheless. rcached $,lo..
600 600, being 75.1 per cent OF al aheriean
commodities exported. A review OF oal
agricultural exports with special reielehce
most every line the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland ahsorbs by Iar
tho largest proportion or cattie' tne aueai ,oe,i
exports ngsreEaed ine IN 1s rsas sesooooo S Of
which Great Brtian took considerably over
so5oO0. 600 or beef products OF an kl,lus, lls
our teta, EXPORT, ,,s we're 81 ssS oo OF pork
nrndncts the total exports were Sofou'1a,nn
Of which Great Britain took s,Af.uuJ.vott s.J',ots
In bread stufrs, cotton and MINOR ploaiuG,' aant,
Of ike proportions sent 10 'he eAAe 1850
In the year 1889 the congress appropri..
sted 81 900 to be taken from the pa.ei.
office funds, for the purpose or coAec,ins
and distributing rare and improved vaIie-
ties Of seeds and for prosecuting asr,em. as,ii.
ural Investigations and procuring asliou.g s,osn.,
uraI statistics From this small oeslniins
the seed division of the department OF as
ricn,tnre has grown to it's present unWieluy
and untustiiiable aNtravagant prop,ftiohss.
During the last sl ssn ysar e. 'nr rbs e"sr remaner N
OF m appropriation or $Loo,uu ..,n',.;n, VIZ,
pended III putting them up ana distriDueihs
them .;,nltnraI
o,ner,nent station has been established;
These stations. by their very character and ana
name, are the proper agencies to eSpsrinendi r and
~at th;s in1lscrIminate and wasteful DIS
frthution by legislntion and LEGISLATOR C con, n
times answering no purpose unless II h -, :"
remind constituents that their repre5thl.l.
t;ras arc wiling to remember them with
rratuities at Dublic cost
civil service Reform.
The continued Intelligent execution OF tne
civil service law and the increasing ap-
proyt ost grsytfying ny yin % The recent extension Of
its limitation and regulations to- f. the s,ab r.a
pioyes at the free delivery postotices, "lnl Wn.en
nlished by the commission by the hearty
cooperation OF the postmaster genera, .h ,,oa -
m Immensely important advance III the use