The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-09

both civil and criminal, shall be as small
and as inexpensively transacted as the
ends Of Justice will allow. The system Is.
f the ,rne5 5nHiS%sn ny c y's,9us st i%hlSh d Iskes'
upon, the volume OF such business, and tnus
creates Il conflict between a proper execution
81 Of, the e law ha and lsI private ta t gain ,,, Which and Ga Trset
dom Of the citizens, an irresistible tempta.
ton to the unjustifable expenditure Of
public funds. p
I also heartily join the attorney general
In recommending legislation fixing degrees
Of federal Jurisdiction, as has been done IN
error OH behalf OF the government In cases
where final Judgment is rendered against
the sufliciency OF an indictment or against
the government upon amy other question
rigAtNof review in cases Of felony punish
ahle only by fine and imprisonm ent to the
circuit court Of appeals, and making speedy
provision for the construction Of such pris-
ons and refOrnlatOries as may be necessary
for the confinement Of United States con-
victs.
The report Of the secretary Of agriculture
will be found exceedingly interesting. es-
pecially to that large part Of our citizens
intimately concerned In the agricultural oc-
there was upon its pay rolls 2,43o employees.
This number has beeen reduced to 1.s5O per-
sons. In view Of a depleted public treasury
economy in the administration of their gov
eminent, the secretary has entered upon the
task Of nationally, reducing expenditures Dy
persons not. needed for an efficient conduct
Of the affairs Of the department. During
the first quarter of the present year the ex-
B bsSs7 Is a as a asai nsPr StSs, os1. assff eF the CORE CORE
spending period of the, fiscal year, ending
June 30, 1893; The secretary makes appar-
duction by submitting. estimates. for, the
mex next Ifs fiscal year Less: by. ssa4 ,2so than those e
bureau Of animal Industry for the current
fiscal year is SS5G.OOG. The estimate for the
ensuing year is 500, Oon The regulations OF
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 W9ss
G11,542; The exports show a falling. of OF
about 25 per cent from the preceding. year;
half Of the year. This suggests that the
falling OFF may have been largely due to an
increase in the price of American expert
Exports Of Inspected pork aggresateui 20
G77,4f0 pounds: as. against So, hl2 .S74 pounds
for the preceding year. The falling on IN
Inspected pork, the total quantity. exported
Tin. 1892 being G655 49oG1G pounds, while In
1s9s>it was only 52I 3os;695 pounds. - xrom =,
the United States for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1892, attained the enormous fig
ure' Of $500, OOO, 600 In round numberst being
i iss1 t he fe ysaf ef tS GRs a atstsl sSPo us t y s1s
reduced, .: but, nevertheless, reached SGlo,-
100000 being al per cent Of all American lean
agricultural exports with special reference
to their destination, will show that In al.i
most every line the United hingd9 on, ,o OF
1.-THE. largest proportion. OF cattle, the tota!
EsxIorts aggregated in value for, The, ,ffsca!
Year: ending June SO, 1898. 600n.G J.. q
Us, 100000. Of beef praa.lsts;s ef;s al. kiiids,
| our total exports were sos, 900, 900, Of which
Great: Rrltian took SS24, 0O0. 900. ct; HpnK
81 pfo9 %h'sn th &r ssts' s szRGfss tss! .sss,SSs:S@:
IL II Ike Risaf pr stseefl Sstt sent 's $>t %sns san Sso dsstis
HI In the e.! year sneI 1889 the congress appropri::
ofieea Funds funds, for It t6 ss'1 purpose Of collecting,
Ties Of seeds and fol prosecuting asricult'
aral Investigations. and, procuring agricult-
ural statistics. From this small beginning
riculture has grown to it's present unWiieidy
and unjustifiable eXtravagant PROPORTIONS;
During the last fiscal year the cost OF seeds
Of IN appropriation of $135,0oO was ex-
/ pended IN. putting them up and distributing
Them. :;
eSperiment station has been established;
fIThese ,statiops,: by their very character and
{|ename, are the proper agencies to experiment aad
iributiotf by legislation and legislator con.
tiniss; answering no RSIpo ,She anle ianr - eS a.
tives ares willing to gem ne them :NHl
Il. Civil Service Reform, ..,.....-..
The continued intelligent execution OF the tn.
I:nruyal by the people. of it's operation are
most gratifying. Tie recent extension ,,of:
it's limitation and regulations tons f e me With G,.i,
has been honestly and promptly accom-;
plished by til. commission by the hearty
cooperation, ct fn, the t%R9ft adxa ase jf ia the uses Is
., / s% ~ i ts5p a;; ss5iss,, mere ST. ent 5ssR s sSniss ssai
e ~ sn0 up %yn. tie n bubble service, btt ALSO,
lwhatSis even more Important ,sin its. effect
in elevatins the tone OF polltiea. NE gen
Since 1886 congress has at each session
authorized the building of one; or more YES
sells, and the a secretary rlaa ,oe Of TIN 5ae co MaHy Rlee
! Of this plan. He recommends the authori-
cation Of at least one battleshl,ip and and sin
torpedo bouts anst While n ! ann distinctly 4he' nyg,,e e9
we have fnaugnrated in building up a thor
onghs and efficient navy, l can not relrain
from the suggestion that the + congress res
SuOuIu carefully InhS -
Der of, unfinished vessels on our hands and
1.-THE depleted condition of our treasury In
considering: the prrop1riet;y OF an .,a aRpropr'a-
- The Pension Bureau.
On the Both day of June, 1893, there were
on the pension, rolls 966,O12 names, an n:
crease Of S9,944 over the number on the
rolls June so, 1892. OF these there were
seventeen. widows and daughters; Of revolu.
tionary soldiers. SO survivors Of the war of
1925 {, 425 widows of soldiers Of that war,
t2l,51S survivors and widows Of the Mexican
war;. :, 1880 survivors and widows OF Indian
waFs,s2S4 army nurses and ,475,845 survivors
| and, widows and children Of deceased
soldiers and saiiors Of the. War Of the Re-
belllion. The latter number represents
or death resulting from army and navy
service. The number Of persons remaining
on the rolls June 80, 1853. who We're pen.
| stoned under the act of June n, 1880.
! which include also pensions on account OF
death and disabilities not chargeable to
army service. was .459,jS6. The: number
added to the. rolls during the year was 123,-
634, and the. number dropped was $500.
The first payments on pensions allowed dur
ing the, year amounted to 33,576.b40.9S
T6is. includes arrears or the accumulation
| between the time from which the allowance
| Of the .pension dates and the time of act
uaIly. granting. the certificate. Although
the law OF $500 permits pensions for disa-
bilities now related to military, service, yet
| as. o requisite to its benefit a disability
must ssexfst in ! incapacitating applicants
'.frOm the performance Of manual labor to
such a degree. as to render them unable to