The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-12-08

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The rcrorto Of the attorney general contains
ihe usual summary uf the Affairs and proceed.
lnss oi the department OF justice for the past
year together With ccrtnic recommendations
rs 10 needed legislation on various subjects
can not too heartily indofse the proposition
TINT the fee system as applicable 10 the com
ponsaiion OF United States attorncys, marshais,
clerk Of federal courts aud United States com.
mlssionors should be abolished with as little
deliy As possible. II Is clearly in the interest
oi The immunity that the business OF the
courts both cltil and criminal snail be as small
ana as lnexpcnsiyely conducted as the ends OF
jua'ice Will allow,
Tho System Is, therefore, thoroughly vicious
which makes the compensation Of court officials
depend upon the volume OF such business. and
thus creates conflict between proper exeeu.
tion Of the law and private gain, which can not
IAN 70 be dangerous 10 the rights and freedom
u the citizen and an Irresistible temptation 70
The uniqslihablo expenditure Of public funds
II IN adj tion 10 this reform, another was IN.
auguraicd witch would give TO United States
commissioners the ilnal disposition Of petty Of
lenses within the grade Of mlsdemeAnors, es-
pecinlly those coming under The Internal rev,
cnuc laws great advanee would be made
toward more decent administration Of the
criminal law
The president heartily joins the attorney
general Ia recommending legislation nxinR de
Erces Of Tho crime OF murder within federal
jurisdiction, as has been done In many Of the
states authorizing writs Of error on behalf Of
ihe government n cases where final judgment
10 rendered against the government upon any
other question arising before actual trial.
limiting the right OF review in cases OF felony
punishable only BY fine aud Imprisonment 10
the circuit court OF appeals and making speedy
provisions for tho construction OF such prisons
und foiormaiores as may be necessary for iho
confinement Of United States oonyiots.
The report Of the postmaster general con.
inius detailed statement Of the operations OF
the post onise department during the last fiscal
fcar and much interesting Information touch
ne his important branch Of the public service
Tho business Of the mails indicate with abso
Lutte certainty the condition Of the business OF
the country and depression IN financial affairs
Inevitably and quickly reduces the postal reye
nuca Therefore a larger discrepancy than
usual between thc"post ofice receipts and ex
peudliurcs Is the expected and unavoidable re,
suit OF the dstr ssing stringency which has
prevailed throughout the country during much
Of the time covered by The ostmastergonerals
report
The post Office receipts for the last fiscal year
amounted to i5i sl6,g l6 and its expenditures
20 tsi U7f l0i W This post ofiee deficiency would
disappear or be immensely decreased n less
matter Was carried free through the mails, an
item Of which Is upward OF three hundred tons
Of sce1s ana grain irom the agricultural depart
mont
The total number OF post Offices in the United
States on the 80 b day Of June ls0a was %, lOS
On increase OF 80 over the proceeding year
OF these 3j we're presidential, on increase In
that class Of s0l over the presiding year
Tie expense OF free delivery for the fiscal
year en- ling June 10 1891 will be more than sii
O0c00 and under legislation now oTisting there
must bc a constant increase In this item OF eN.
ponditurc
There were Gt0i additions TO the domestic
monoy order Offices during the last fiscal year
being the largest increase In any year since the
inauguration 0f the system. The total number
OF these ofnees at the close OF the year was
isul
! desire 10 commend as especially worthy OF
prompt ptattentlon the suggestions OF the post
master.gentral relating TO q more sensible and
business like organization aud better distribu.
ton o. responsibility In his department
The report OF the secretary OF the navy con.
tgias history OF the operations Of his depart.
nent durins The past year and exhibits most
auiyipg condition OF the personnel OF our
navy he presents satisfactory account OF
the progress which has been made in the con
structloa of vessels, and makes q number OF
rccomml ndauuns 10 which attention is especial
ly invited
During the pasts'x months the demand for
cruising vessels have been many and urgent
There have tccn revolutions calling for vessels
20 protect American interests in NlcarlguL
Guanmala Costa R.ca, Honduras, Argentine
and Brazil, while The condition OF affairs 10
H0Ioiclu has required the constant prt sence OF
oua or more ships. With all these calls upon
or navY, 10 became necessary, IN order to make
40 a sunlc.oni feet. TO patrol Behring sen under
mndus iv,ni agrced upon with Great Britain
o doAh 10 that service one vessel from the ish
comm ssion ana on from the revenue marine,
PROGRESS In the eors;ruetion OF new vessels
hgs not boon as rapid as was anticipated There
nlyc tceu dciays in the completion Of IN.
Srmorei vessels but for the most part they
hays b,cn sucn as are constantly occurring
even "a c0uutr cs having the largest expcri.
sae' Ia naval snip building. The mcst serious
delays however have been in the work upon
armorcd ships The trouble has been the fan.
nrc ot contractors TO deliver armor as agreed
The uinlculucs seem now, however, to have
teen overcome and arindr rs being delivered
with satisfactory promptncss,
As a result Of tbs experience acquired by
ship builder, and designers and mater al men IL
Is holl,yrd that the dates Shen vessels will be
competed can uoS he estimated with reason.
able accuracy Great guns, rapid IRE rGns,
torpedo and powder are telng promptly
supplied The following vessels o; the new navy
have been completed and are ready for service;
The double turrctcd co1st defense monitor
Mllutonumoh the double turreled coast dc.
fonsa monitor Monterey, tie armored cruiser
New York the protected cruisers Baltimore,
Chicago, Philadelphia, Newark, San Francisco,
Charleston, Atlanta and Boston, the cruiser
Detroit the guuhuats Yorktown Concord. BeA.
ulnrton. Mach as, Casiine and Pcirol the dis.
patch vessel Dolphin. the practice vessel Ban.
rrcii and The dyn unite runboat vesuvius. or
these The Bancroft, Machils. Detroit and Cas-.
tine have btcn rllccd IN commission during, The
current Cnlcudar year
The folow.ui vosscls are IN progress OF con,
structlou. The eond.class battle ships Maine
aud Texas The Orusrts Montgomery and Mar
n,Chrad and hc coast Icfensr monitors Terror
Puritan, AmihNriiH md Minadnook all Of
which WI be- completed Nithno ore year IN,
hartor dcicnse m ktinhd n and the protected
crui ers tol mbus, MINNEAPOLIS, olympia, Gin
oiunaN ana Rdc rb. an q which will be com
pleiud PRIOR iu joy l.9H the arstclass battle
ships Iowa fniisna, Massachusetts, and oregon
which viii tc ccmplctcd February l. 1890, ant
the armCl cruiser ro0l,lyn, which will be com
plciod ay August l, q that year I, Is also OK
pectrd jha, the krce runboats, authorized b,
the last cougfe 3 viii be completed IN less than
two years
Since lssj congress has at each session au
ihorIzrd Nc hui!drE q one or more vessels, anS
tho secretary of the navy presents an oarucs
plea for The ccnilnuanteof this plan lie recon
ncnds The authorization OF nj least one battl
ship and SIX torpedo boats
The seIruiury OF The Interior has the supvis
ion OF 80 many important subjects that his ro
port Is Of osp, cal valae aud interest. On IN,
slth day OF June, 1854 there Nere ON the pen
sion rolls a0,uls names an increase OF sl,pi
over the number on the rolls June 81. 1899 Q
th'so ih, re- were seventeen widows and daugh
tors Of revolutionary soldiers and survivor
OF the war lsls. a,isi widows OF soldiers OF tha
war " BIS Survivors aud widows OF the Moxi
can war aSesar,iyors and widows OF fndai
wars gst army iurses, and i7S,6p survivors
and wldows and chadrcn Of deceased soldier
and sailors of The war OF the rebellion III
latter number represents those pensionod OF
account Of fdislh.iuss or death resHlting fron
army or nav service. The number Of person
remaining on The rolls June ~ 1888, who wcr
pcrS.oucd under The aci OF June ~ iSe1 whlcl
allows pensions on account OF death aud dis
ability not chargahlo 10 army service. was ~
1885,
The number added TO tho rolls during N
year Sas li1eIi' and The nsmber dropped wa
@6)t fhc hrst payments on pensions al
lowed during he ycar amoaaicdio H,i5g $40 "
] This inc'ld y arrears, or the accumulation b,
/ tween IA, tma from VIII ch the allowance q