Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-14

ton agents and the interest they have
in their work.
The total amount expended for pen
sions during the year was $l39,SO4,-
46I.05, leaving an unexpended balance
from the sum appropriated OF $25, ,205,-
7l265. The sum necessary to meet
pension expenditures for the year end
ing June 80, 1896, is estimated at $l4O,-
100000.
The barefaced and extensive pension
frauds exposed under the direction of
the courageous and generous veteran
soldier now at the head of the bureau
leave no room for the claim that no
purgation of our pension rolls was
needed or that continued vigilance and
prompt action are unnecessary to the
same end.
THE CENSUS BUREAU.
The completion of the eleventh
census is now in charge of the com.
missioner of labor. The total dis.
bursements on account of the work
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1894, amounted to $40 1865 ,67G.Sl. At
the close of the year the number OF
persons employed in the census Office
was 979. At present there are about
400. The whole number of volumes
necessary to comprehend the eleventh
census will be 80, and they will con-
tain 22,270 printed pages. with the AS
surance IS confidently made that the
work will be completed by the 4th OF
OF March, 1895.
The census is being prepared ac-
cording to the theory that it is de-
signed TO collect facts and certify them
to the public, not to elaborate argu-
ments or to present personal views.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary of Agriculture in his
report, reviews the operations of his
department for the fiscal year and
makes recommendations for the fur
ther extensions of its usefulness. He
reports q saying in expenditures dur
ing the year of six hundred thousand
dollars, which is covered back into the
treasury. This sum is % per cent. of
the entire appropriation. A special
study has been made Of the demand
for American farm products in all
foreign markets, especially Great
Britain.
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
The amount appropriated for the
weather bureau is $951.lOO. Of that
$132 500, or IA per cent. has been
saved and is returned to the treasury.
As illustrating the usefulness of this
service, it may be here stated that the
warnings which we're generally given
of two tropical storms occurring in
September and October of the
present year resulted in OBTAINING
safely in port 1905 vessels valued at
$36. .2S3, ,913, laden with cargoes of
probably still greater value.
The recommendation contained in
the report of the Secretary of 1898,
that the vicious system of promiscu-
Gus free distribution of its department
tai documents be abandoned is again
urged. These publications may we'll
be furnished without cost to public
libraries. of educational institutions
and the officers and libraries of States
and of the federal government but
from all individuals applying for them
price covering cost of the document
asked for should be required.
The Secretary also again recon-
mends that the gratuitous distribution
of seeds cease aud that no money be
appropriated for that purpose except
to experiment stations.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Numerous additional Offices and
places have lately been brought within
civil service rules and regulations and
some others will probably soon be in
cluded. The report of the commits.
sioners will soon be submitted to the
Congress and / invite careful atten-
ton to the recommendation it con-
tains.
TARIFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
The tariff act passed at the last ses-
sion of the Congress needs important
amendments, if it is to be executed
effectively and with certainty. In ad-
dition to such necessary amendments
as will not change rates Of duty,
l am still very decidedly in favor of
putting coal and iron upon the free
list. So far as the sugar schedule is con-
cerned / would be glad under existing
aggravations to see every particle of
differential duty in favor of refined
sugar stricken out Of our tariff law.
i earnestly repeat here my recon-
mendation l have made in another
portion OF this communication that
the additional duty of one-tenth of q
cent per pound laid upon sugar i'm
ported from countries paying bounty
on its export be abrogated.
A tariff built upon the theory that
it is we'll to check imports and that a
home market should bound the in
dustry and effort of American pro-
ducers, was fifty supplemented by 9
refusal to allow American registry to
vessels built abroad, though owned
and navigated by our people, thus
exhibiting a willingness to abandon
all advantages of American trans
oceanic carriages. Our new tariff
policy, built upon the theory that it is
we'll to encourage such importations
as our people need, and that our
products and manufactures should
find market in every part of the habi-
table globe, is constantly supplemented
by the greatest possible prosperity to
our citizens in the ownership and
navigation of ships in which our pro-
ducts and manufactures may be
transported. The millions now paid