The Globe-republican., 1893-12-08

! done IN many OF IN ST IteS autnorlZn g VIII o'
error on behalf Of the government in cases
where final Judgment is r nde ed against the
suff1ciency Of an Indictment or aga INST the
government on any other question arising be
! 70 actual trial limiting the right OF revie IS in
! case of felony nishable onl: b. fine and i'm.
/ pri>onment 10 the circuit court Of appeals, and
making speedy u ision for the construc: ion
/ of such prison and reforml,ories as NAV be
necessary for the confinement. OF United Sta ties
convicts
Post Office Department.
| The report Of the postmast-rgeneraI con
tains a detailed statement OF the operations of
| the post Office department ring the last ii s.
! cal year ami much Information touching This
| important branch Of the public service. The
business OF the mails indie te with absolute
| certaintT the condition OF the business OF the
country. and depressions in financial affairs in
| evitablv and quickly reduces the posttl reve.
nues. Therefore larger discrepancy than
| usual between the post Office receipts and ex-
panditures Is the expected and unav oidable re-
/ suit Of the depressing strlncency which has
! prevailed throughout the country during much
| OF the time covered by the postmast Ter gener
| ais report
At a date when better times were anticipated
| IT was estimated by his predecessor that the
| deficiency on the 18th d,v of June. 1888 would
| be but q little over Sl,50.0Jl IL amour led,
however. to more than s',G0i00 At the same
| time and under the in fluence of like articipa-
ton estimates were made for the current fiscal
| year ending June 30. 1894 which exhibited a
surplus OF revenue over expenditures Of 1872
ei5 Il, but now in view Of the actual receipts
and expenditures during that part OF the cur
rent fiscal year already expired the present
ostmas ter general est ma eS that at its close
| instead Of a surplus there will be i deficiency
of nearly ss.OoO.VD
The post Office receipts for the last fiscal year
: =
| to ;sL0i4,l1i 30 This post office deficiency
| would disappear or be immensely deere lsed il
less matter were carried free through the mails.
an item Of which is upward OF three hundred
! tons of seeds and grain from the agricultural
department The total number of POS. offices
| in the United States on the 3,th day OF June
! 1898, was 6S,4ol an increase of LISA over the
preceding year and CT these 5. 81 wers
presidential, an increase in tha'
class OF pa over the preceding
forty-two free delivery offices were added
during the year TO those already existing.
making { total OF 90. and ten cities and towns
provided with free delivery June 3. !,?S
ninety-ihrce other cities and towns are row
entitled to this service under The law, but il
has not been accorded them on account OF in
sufficient funds 10 meet the expense OF it's es-
adjustment l am decidedly Of the opinion
that the provisions f the present law permits
| as general Introduction OF this feature OF mall
service as is necessary and iustidab!e and tina.
il ought not TO be extended to smaller com
muuitieS than ar NOW designated
The expense OF free delivery fo- the fiscal
year ending June %, 1894 will be more than
sll, 0j.cyo and under the administration uow
existing ihsre must be constant increase in
the item OF expenditures. There were "a ] ad
ditionS TO the domestic money order Offices
during the last fiscal year, being the largest id
crease il any, year since the Inauguration 81
. fha SYSTEM Tie total mum her nj
1T the close OF the wear was is, 49, There wers
1882. rs money orders issued from these of
fees, being increase over the p-ecedu-
year Of 80. s9t and the value OF ,hese orders
amounted 10 Sias, 40, &S3 o.. an increase o. -
=0..ji2 IS. There were also issued during tbs
year postal notes amounting TO Sl2. 903 "a *
During tn. year 10, international mon or
der Offices were adde1 to those a ready pro-
vided making TO al OF AZ in operation or
June %. 1895. The numo,r Of International
mo ey orders issued during the wear was Loss,
99', an increase over thu preceding year of -.
55', an the value was SO S4i = 8 So an increase
OF 81 .sal. 59i 81 The number of orders paid va
So0.slT al increase over the p-eceedin, year o
Is SOB and their value was 3 1s3 315 IN in
crease S9Lrels3 From the forsg ing state
ments ii appears that the total Issue of money
ord rs and postal ties for the ear amour ej
TO si56. .2isiS2 81
The mum Der OF letters and packages mailed
69S. an increase over the preceding year o;
nearly - per cent The special delivery stamp
used upon these letters and packages amounted
to S5S. $50 ~ and the messengers fees paid 70;
their delivery amounted to $3.50. 59.1l leaving
profit to the government OF go - The rail
vay mail service no. olly adds 20 the prompt
ness OF mail delivery at all offices, but il is the
especial instruE1en;ality which puts the smaller
and way places in the service an equality in
that regard with the larger and terminal Offices.
This branch Of the postal service -. there
fore, received much attention from the post
master general, and though it is GRATIFYING TO
know tia. it is in q condition Of high Ell :iercy
and great usefulness. 1 am led 10 agree with
the postrnaster-ZensrIi tina; there is room for
its further improvement. There are now con
rec,ed with the post otfce establishment p. 1921
employees who are in the classified service. and
the head OF this grea. depart eni gives con-
elusive evidence OF the value o.: civil service
his Judgment absolutely reliable. he expresses
the opinion that without the benefit o; this
system il would be impossible TO conduc: the
vast business iutrusfed 20 him
The Interior Department.
The secretary OF the interior has the super
vision of SO many .mportan: subjects that his
reports are OF special value and interest On
the 3Oih day Of June, 1873 there were on the
pension rolls go. OLE names An increase OF 81
"a over the number on the rolls June %, lso.
OF these there were seventeen widows and
daughters OF revolutionary soldiers the sur
vivors o. the var Of 1919, a,45 widow Of soldiers
OF that oser. q. SIS survivors and widows Of the
Mexican war, IS: Survivors and widows Of In
dian wars "a army nurses and as s45 surviv-
OTIS and widows and children Of deceased sol.
diers and sailos Of the var of the rebellion
The latter number represents those pensionsd
on account Of disabilities or death resulting
from army md navy service
The number OF persons remaining on tie rolls
June 30, 1924 no Are penSioaed under the ses
OF June 2. 1880. which allows pensions on n.
count Of death and disability not charHsble n
army service was GAIA
The number addsd 70 the rolls during sAs