The Dickinson press., 1893-12-09

Nnei'. however, through this restored CON-
n,lenc. The nio,,ey which has bts,n fright
eti.-i into heao:inS places is returned to
trade ani enterprise. L survey ut the sit
,ia,sHn will pr"tabiy disclose i safe path
anot1sntty >uilcient I" meet every require
,itht vi car iIi,rea>tns population aud os
nu>tnS>S- IN the pursuit ot this object We
should re>eluteiy turn away from allurins
anu teiulorary eNi.eiientS. determined to IL.
e,'i.tent with nothing 'eS> than lasting
s.uu con piehenSire Imam isl p.;ln. In these
Siable delay in dealing Wit, this subject.
instead OF being injurious. will increase the
}io' ahiiitieS "i wise action.
fONtofsiGe Department..
The r.lser, OF the postmaster general con-
taiit> detailed Statement ot The operations
OF the lNs>tuttiee department during the last
fiscal year. ani nuea Interesting iuforlna-
ton touching This important traiHh Of tue
public service. That 'nere was :, larger Ills.
| crepancy than usual between the posi- otiicc
rees:p,s aud expenditures is the expected
StrinSency which has prevailed throughout
the country during llUclt Of The time covered
by the postmaster generals report. At y
date when hritsr 1i,ue> Were anticipated it
was estimated hy hi> pre,iec ,SsorS ina, The
deficiency On the .iuIh day of June 1Ssss,
| would he little over Si,,ap.H1. lc
an anounie's. however. 10 a little over S6.ooS.-
Cr'. At the same kline. and undlr the in
huence of Ike antscipaiionS. estimates were
Slade fer the current nScal Year ending
June So. 1874. which eNhiti,ei 4 surplus Of
hut now. in view nj ;he actual receipts
and expenditures during t.lat part Of the cur
rent fiscal year already expired. The present
postmaster general estimates that. at its
close. instead of a surplus
There VIII BE IL Deficiency
Of nearly $S.n0.oo. The poStot,ice receipts
for The last IiSosl year amounted I" Si".s!s.
ssss. Ii and its expenditures 10 SSl.uI4. l4..1.
/ This poStutfice deficiency would disappear. or
| Ne Immensely decreased If less matter vas
carried free through the mails. an item of
grain from the agricultural drnartmrnt
The tn,al number Of l,ostoilics> in the
United States The :soth ,,ay If June, 1S!ei
was 'S.l'S. an Increase ri l.2Sl over the
| dental. An Increase in that class "f M over
| the preceding year. r"rty-two free delivery
offices We're a'li,sl dnrin: III" year Ia those
already existing. maxim: total of go cities
| June 80. lSe. Ninety-thrtNa other cities and
| towns are nov entitled 10 this service un-
der tho law hut i, has NOT vet been ac-
| corded them on account of insufficient funds
| II meet the expense Of lis establishments
The railway mail service not only adds to
the promptnr>S OF mail delivery ut all OF
| fees. hut it is the especial in>trumHntality
| which puts the smaller AMI WAY places IN
the service M an equality In thar REGARD
with the larger ani terminal offices This
| received much attention from the postmaster
general. anls though Il is gratifying 10 know
| that II is in a con!ti'O of high efficiency
| and great usefulness. am l"d I" agree with
| the postmaster general that there is room
for its further Improvement
| The Navy Department..
The report of the secretary OF the navy
cont aims a history of the operations OF his
| Department during the past year and cN-
| hihltS a most gratifying condition OF the
| personnel of our navy. III" presents
satisfactory account Of the rrnsrnsS wnlrh men
| had been made in the construction OF Ncs-
! sells and makes Il number "f rccommcnii-
tons to which attention Is sprcialiS in-
vitrd During the past six months ths ar
| IL, ,r,,is sir,v
| and urgent. There have been revolutions
calling for vessels I" protect Ameri'
can interests in Nicaragna ''antrmala'
Costa Hica. Honduras. Argentina and IRA
zil. while the condition of affairs In Homo.
| lulu has required the constant presence or
one or more ships. With all these calls
| der to make up Il sufficient fleet I" patrol
| the Rcring sea under 'hr m"!us Nivrnli
agreed upon with Great Britain. to detail
| to that service one vessel from the fSh
| commission ana! three from the revenue ma
| rinc.
The followin. vessels of the now navy
for service: The double turr't ted coast de-
| Tense monitor Mianton"m"h. the double
turrctcd coast defense monitor Monterey.
the ar'nor.d cruiser New York the p,,; nT"
| dclphia. Newark San Francisco. Charles
ton Atlanta and Boston. the cruiser De
troit., the gnnhoats Yorktown. C%nror1'
the dispatch vessel Dolphin. the practice
vessel Bancroft aud the dynamite runboat
| Nrsusivins. OF these the Bancroft. Ma.
| chias, Detroit and CaStne have been placed
! In comm! !ssiun during the current calendar
year.
The following vessels are in progress Of
construction: The serond-class hatt'eships
| Maine and Texas. the cruisers Montgomery
and Marble head and the coast defense
monitors Terror. Puritan ,Amrhitrtc and
within one year: the harbor defense ram
| Katahdin and the prol"ctcd cruisers CO.
lumhla. MlnncaroiS, Olympia; Cincinnati
and ha!tisl all Of r whir, n VII be r"nnlstsd
| ships Iowa. Indiana. Massachusetts and
Oregon, which will he completed Feb. l.,
1896 and the armored cruiser brooklyn,
| which will b" completed Aug. ] of that
| year. 1t ts also expected that the three
gnnhoats authorized by h" last congress
Will be completed IN less than two years.
Immigration.
The superintendent of immigration.
! through the secretary OF thu treasury. re-
ports that during the last fiscal year there
1rryHa ar ,ndso at @ "r "s ot 1a m,sran,s +,
under the limitations If iii" law. AMI az
| were returned to til" countries from which
they came by reason of their having h"con"
Ill .03i less than for the previous year.
The alnontions of The last two years
strntnh on ot % OF m" ell @ Of u"'" n"n
/ taginns diseases from foreign ports has in
vested the subject of national quarantine
| Win lHC1hHSptl interest,". a more ptntfaI
and harmonious system than now EXISTS,
acting promptly and directly everywhere
and constantly, operating ~ prcv.nriv1
| means to shield COUNTRY from the In
yasion Of disease. and AT 'he SANE time
having due l., s,rI tn the RIGHTS aud duties
nf local agencies. you'd. ! believe, add
| greatly to the safety Of our I'"opic.
Sen Coast Dcfcnses.
1t Is gratifying to note that we have bo-
gun to attain complex results In the com
prehcnSivc srh"m" of sea coast hef"ns"s
| ago. a large sum has been expended. hut
the cost of maintenance will be incpnsider-
allie as compared with til" expense of con:
the currcn, calendar year, Ne war depart
tn"nt will hay" min" 12.in"', guns twenty
l0-inrh AMI tllirtyf"'i" > in Ii guns ready
and srv"nty.,iv" lonch m"rJars.
THE manufacture Of heavy ordnance keeps
pace. with current nr"is hut 10 render th"s"
| guns aYaiiuhi.' for me purposes they ara.
designed to meet elnrlarcnrnts must lie
prepared for it"in. ''ro-res- has been made
In this hirer,i"', and it is desirable" tl'a,
! congress by adequate appropriations should
| provide for III" unin'"rrupt"l prosecution
| OF this necessary ~ 'r't
Abolish the Fee System,
The report of tho attorney general con-
| tans tn usun! SUMMARY "f tho affairs ami
proceedings of The d"p;n'i:unlt IT nf Justice for
the past wear, together with certain r6coln-
menda,ions as to needed legislation ~, varI-
ous subjects. I carmut too heartily ind"rsc
| the proposition that the Zee system. as
| applicable I" the comp .nsniipn Of United
! States attorneys. marsllals, clerks Of fr,:nraI
| courts and United States commissioners
| should be abolished with as little delay ;s
! possible II Is clearly iii the interest NJ Tie
community that III" business OF the courts
both civil and criminal. slinIi be nc small
and AS incXprnsiv"iy. transacted as the
ends Of justice Will allow. The system IL.
therefore, thorough. vicious which makes
the compensation OF court officials driend
! upon the volume Of such business, and thus
creates Il CONFLICT lctwc'n II proper execution
| Of the law ana private gain, which cannot
| fail to be dangerous to the rights ana free
dom Of the citizens an irresistible tempta.
tion to the unius'iabe expenditure Of
public funds.
/ also heartily join the attorney general
In recommending Legislation liking degrees
| Of federal juris;iiction. as has been done In
| many Of the states, authorizing writs OK
error "i: l'"haif of the government IN cases is.
! whore final lhla.a"n, is rendered against
the sutcicn"y of an indir,t:.agt or against
the government upon any other question
i arising before actual trial: limiting the
right uf rrvicw in cases of felony punish
able only by Gla and imprisonment to the
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