Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-07

Monday last, President Cleveland's mes
sage was read "a a large attendance ofboth
Senate and House and 10 fail galleries.
The message Teciies that the relations Of
this government with other nations are
friendly and cordial and gives detaiIed &C
counts Of orr dealings with them. or the
Hawaiian question IL IL the Presidents
opinion that upon the facts developed IL
seemed the only honorable course fDr our
government 10 pursue was 10 undo the
wrong that had been done by those repre-
seniing us and 30 restore as far rs practice
bic the status existing at the time Of our
foIcihle Intervention. Additional advices
are soon expected. When received they
will be promptly cent TO the Congress,
together with all other information al hand
accompanied by special exhaustive mes
sage fully detailing all the facts necessary
10 q complete understanding Il the case
and pIeseBiifg a history II all the material
events leading up to the present situation
The suggestion Is made to reorganize the
army not by increase 10 numbsr or ex
pebses but by encouragement If measures
feDv'--r- >--G.-AsaA4-s-i. ia GsfYiciency
The Civil Service Law l. favOTabIy com
meniee upon aud il said TO have grown in
favor
On the Both day Of June, 1893. there
were on tie pension rolls 9G6 OLE names, an
increase of ss,944 in the year. OF these
there were IL widows and daughters "f
revolutionary soldier s6 survivors # the
waroi 1912, 425 widows Of soldiers Of that
war. 81 5lS survivors and widows Of the
Mexican war, 3ts2 survivors and widows
Of Indian war;, 284 army nurses, and 475.-
GAS survivors and widows and children OF
deceased soldiers and sailors Of the civil
war.
Frauds on the pension rolls should lie
exposed and corrected with thoroughness
and vigor. Every name fraudulently put
upon these rolls il a wicked imposition
upon the kindly sentiment in which pen
sioBs have their origin.
Congress Is urged TO exercise strict econ
Omy in appropriations as 10 exhibit sy m
pathy with the condition of our people.
Msnif,stly, il we are IN aid the people
directly through tariff reform, one OF its
most Obvious features should be reduction
in present tariff charges upon the neces
saries of life The benefits Of such reduc-
ton would be palpabIe and substantial.
seen and felt by thousands who would he
better led and better clothed aud better
sheltered. These gifts should be the will
ing beneiacii"ns nf government whose
highest fu 'ctsOn is the pr'mniion of ihr
weItare OF the people. Not less closely
Tela'ed "a our peoples prosperity and well
being is the removal of restrictions upon
the importation ot the raw materials nece-
sary To our manufactures. A measure-Aas
been prepared by the appropriate conVres
SO Ial committee emDOdying tariff rel I'm
ON the hines herein suggested II rs the re-
suit Of much patriotic and unselish work,
aud II in believed that il deals with its sub
iect as consistently ard as thoroughly as
existing conditions permit
Topr'vide against temporary deficiency
which may exist bef;re the business of the
country adjusts itself To the new tariff SEIZED.
nies the committee has wisely embraced 10
their plan a few additional internal Teve-
nue. taxes, including u small tax upon in
comes derived from CERTAIN corporate in
yesiments. These new assessments arr
not only absolutely just and easily borne,
but they have the further merit Of being
such as can he remisied With u, unfavUr
able business disturbance whenever The
necessity OF their imposition no longer ex
lists.