Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-12-07
Peace Has Refgned.

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Neither Indian outbreaks nor domestic vio
lence have called the army into service during
| the year, and The only activs military duty re-.
Quired VI 1t has been i'll the depar tment Of exas
/ Where violations OF the neutrality laws OF the
/ United States aud Mexico were promptly aud
efficiently dealt with by the troops ellciting The
/ warm approval OF The civil and military au
thorlties VI both countries. q
| keOrganize the Army.
The operation OF W.se laws and the influences
OF civilization constantly tending TO relieve tue
| county from The dangers OF Indian huslilities
| together with the increasing ability OF the
states, through the efficiency OF the ma.
sner r citizens from domessis violence ero lead
| to the suggestion THAI the time is
fast approaching when there should
! be "a reorganization Of our army on the lines Ut
| The present necessities Of the country. This
| change contemplnteS neither increase III number
| nor added expense, but redistribution OF The
| ing to greater efficiency among the lnea and I'M
| provement OF the service. The adoption Ol
battalion formations for infantry regiments
! The Strengthening OF the artillery FORCE che
abandonment OF smaller anu unnecessary
I posts, aud the massng Of the troops at impor.
tant and accessible stations all promise 10 pro.
| mole the usefulness OF the army. Ia the ludg.
| ment OF army officers, with Dut few exceptions,
| the operation Of the law forLidding the reen
| Istment VI men after ten years service has not
| proved its wisdom. and while The arguments
| lnat led TO its adoption We're not without merit
the experience OF years constralus ME " JOIN in
| the Recommendation for its repeal
Progress in Coast Defense
| 1t is gratifying to note that we have begun
| to attain completed results in the comprehen.
siVe scheme Of seacoast defense and iorufc!
| large sum has been already expended
bur the cost OF maintenance will be incou.
| siderable as compared with the expense OF
| the current calendar year the war depart.
mem will have nine Finch. twenty iU-lnch
and hirty-fouf 8-inch guns. ready 10 be mounted
| on gun lifts and carriages. ana seventy-hve IL
| inch mortars. In aduition to The proouct OF
the army gun factory, now completed 1T Wa.
,erylie me has
Sers, the frss Of guns which t snos,d oa be
1881 Of heavy
| nance keeps pace with current needs but to
renuer these guns available Tor the purposes
| they are designed 10 meet tmplaCtments must
| be prepared for them. Progress has beeu made
i'll this direction. and it is desirable that con.
gress BY adequate appropr ations should pro.
necessary WORK.
! New Rife for the Army.
After much preliminary WORK and exhaustive
examination in accordance with the require
| ments OF the law. the board appointed 20 select
a magazine rife OF modern type, with which to
replace tue obsolete Springfield rife of the in j.
| fantry service, completed its labOrS during the
last year, and the work OF manufacture is now
| in progress at the national armury at SPRING
| lield 1t is confidently expected that by the
end OF the current year our infantry will be
supplied with a weapon equal to that OF the
| most progressive armies Of The world.
| National Military Park.
The work on the projected Chickamauga and
Chattanooga national military park has
been prosecuted with zeal and judg.
ment, and its opening will be cele.
DRAFTED dur az the coming year Over nine
annare niles Of the Chick I'm .ny, 1927 .'in'd
have been acquired, twenty-five miles Of road.
way have been constructed and permanent tab
let's have been placed at many historical points.
while the invitation to the states to mark the
| nj fhntH al f{vC
battle has been very generally accepted The
work OF locating and preserving the lines OF
battle al the Gettysburg battlefield IS making
| TIE last congress-.
The Military Schools.
The reports of the Military academy at West
structions OF officers show marked advance in
education Of the army and commendable am.
| bilion among its officers to excel in the mill.
,tary profession and to it themselves for tho
Under the SUPERVISION of Adjt Cen Rober,
| Williams. lately retired the bureau Of military
performing a service that will put in possession
| of the government in time Of war most valua BILE
information aud at all times serve purpose OF
great utility in keeping the army advised of the
| worlds progress in all matters pertaining to
| the art Of war
The judiciary Department..
The report Of the attorney general contains the
| or the department OF justice for the past year
together with certain recommendations as to
needed legislation on various subjects can
| fee system as applicable TO the compensation
OF United States attorneys, marshals. CLERKS
| OF federal courts and United States commits.
siDners should be abolished with as little de:
lay as possible, 1t is clearly in the interest Of
the comm unity that the BUSINESS of the courts,
both civil and criminal. shall be as small and
! as lnexpensively. transacted as the ends
IS therefore thoroughly vicious which
makes the compensation OF court officials de.
| pend upon the volume of such business, and
thus creates a conflict between proper execu.
tiun OF the law and private gain which cannot
Of be o1zeGs to the sgs and
2: public funds i n addition q this re- e
give to the United States commissioners
the final disposition OF petty offenses within
the grade OF misdemeanors. especially those
coming under the internal revenue laws, q
great advance would be made toward a more
decent administration of the criminal law.
In my first message to congress, dated De
changes and referred somewhat at length tc
| the evils Of the present system. Since lha,
time the criminal business Of the federal courts
and the expense attending it have enormously
| increased The number OF criminal prosecu
| tons pending in the circuit aud district conrts
1885, was s,sys, Of which lisa were for VIZ
lations OF the internal revenue laws
while the number Of such prosecutions pending
| on Cue ISL Jay OF July, 1919, was W.. WnlCE
4,2OJ were tor vocation of the internal revenue
laws. The expense Of the United States courts
exclusiveof judges salaries, for the year ending
sndng Say was 1885, q a 81 8r no her
fore, apparent that the reasons given in 1885 fol
o change in the manner of enforcing the fedora
| criminal lazy have gained cOgency and gained
strength in lapse OF time.
| Indorses the Attorney General.
| also heartily Join the attorney general il
recommending legislation fixing degrees of the
ing writs Of errors in behalf OF the government
In cases where final Judgment IS rendered
d dEictment or e against the q gove an
upon any other question arising before
actual trial; limiting the right OF review IL
I prisonnien, the circuit court Of appeals, and
making speedy provision for the Constructor
| OF such prisons aud reformatorieS as nay be
necessary tor the confinement OF United States
| convictS
Postal Affairs.
! The report OF the postmaster general con
the post office depar tment during the last tisca
! year and much interesting information touch
ing this I'm important branch Of the public
Indicates. with absolute certainty the CON
dit.on Of The business OF The country
aud depression in financial affairs inevitably
Therefore larger discrepancy tnan usual be
| tween the post office receipts and expenditures
Is the expected aud unavoidable result OF the
| distressing sLringency which has prevailed
throughout the country during mucu OF the
time covered BY the postmaster generals re-
| VOrL
Enormous Deficiency.
Alta date when better times were anticipated
It was estimated by his predecessor that The
deficiency on the Sth day of June, 1893 would
be but . little over sl,50O,D00 1t amounted
however, TO more than s5oOo.0Oo Az the same
time, and under the influence Of like anticipa
tlons, estimates were made for the current
fs"al year ending June g. 1894, which exhibited
| q surplus OF revenue over expenditures OF SS72
i 2a5 II; but now, in view Of the actual receipts
and expenditures during that part Of tile cur
rent tscsl year already expired the present
/ postmaster general estimates that at lis close
instead of u surplus there will be y deficiency
OF nearly S8.00oO0l
The posi- office receipts for the last fiscal year
! amounted to Is. 1876 935 l8, and its expenditures
to t8l.Q74,OO49l Tnis post ONCE deficiency
| would disappear or be immensely decreased Il
| less matter was carried free through the mails
an Item Of which is upward OF 300 tons OF seeds
and grain from the agricultural department
/ The total number OF post offices in the United
States on the 3th day OF June, 1891 was g.
4O3 an increase of 1,2S4 over the preceding
year Or these 1850 were presidential, an il: