Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-12-05

Bio de Janeiro. The vi ;ofous sction of Rear
Admiral Renhsm IN protecft ng th6 personal
the disturbed condition, Afforded results
which will. it il believed have far-reac hing
and wholesome influence when ever In like
circumstances 1t may become necessary for
our naval commanders to interfe re on behalf
of our people in foreign ports The war now
in progress between China and Japan has
rendered 1t necessary or expedlent to dis
patch eight vessels to those waters
Interior Department..
The report Of the secretary of the interior
exhibits the situation of the nums rous and in
terestfng branches of the public service con-
nected with his department. ! recommend
this report ana the valuabfe recommends
tions Of the secretary to tlSe careful attention
Of congress-
fully indorse the recomm endation Of the
secretary that adequate protection be pro
vided for our 70 rest reserves and that d com
prehensiye forestry system be inauguraseG
The recommendations OF the secretary IN
regard to dealing with the Indian question is
concurred IN and has already been published
Pensions.
The barefsced and extensive pension FRAUDS
exposed under the courageous and generous
veteran soldier now At the head Of the bureau
leaves n6 ROOM for the siRimthas no purgation
of our pension roll was needed OF that eeu-
tinued vi -flafice and prompt action sfe BOT
necessary to. the same end The ACCUSATION
that an effort TO detect pension frauds IS eFi-
dence or unftiendliness towards our
worthy veterans and q denial Of their
claims to the generosity. cf the gov
ernment suggests an unfort unate iudifer-
ence to the comis sion. of any oiense which
has for its motive the securing Of pension
and indicates Willingness TO be blind 10 the
existence of mean and treacher Gus crimes
which play upon demagogic fears and make
sport Of the patriotic people.
Agricultural Department.
The secretary of agriculture In his report
reviews the operations OF his department for
the last fiscal year and makes recommenda-
tions for the further extension of its useful
ness The recommendations of the senate
are concurred in The prohibition of free dis
tribution Of seed by the department is again
urged.
The work done by tho department Of aori-
culture is very superfciafly dtast with tn this
communication and commend the report Of
the secretary and the very important inter
ests with which it deals to the careful atten-
tion Of the congress
An exceedin .ly important recommendation
OF the secretary relates to the manner in
which contests and litigated cases growing
out of efforts to. obtain government land are
deternined. Tie entire testimony upon
which these controversies depend In sill theft
stages is taken before the local registers
and receivers and yet these officers have no
their attendl nee TO, testify, These cases,
numbering three or four thousand annually
are sent by the officers to the commissioner
of the general land office for his action. The
exegencies of his other duties obliye him to
act upon decisions OF the registers and re-
ceivers without an opportunity of thorough
personal examination. Nearly 20)) Of these
casei are appealed annually from the commits
sioner to the secretary OF the interior. Burden
ed with other important administrative duties
a fFrnTra raati inn Of aN1GRA ~
almost perfunetionAfy and based upon the ex-
animation OF others Through this determine
tfon Of the SECRETARY operates final adjudicai
ton upon rights OF very Importance. concur
in the opinion that the commissioner OF the
general land Office should be relieved from
this duty o. deciding liti<ated land cascS that
non partisan court should be entreated to
pass on such cases and that the decisions OF
this court should be final at least so far as
the decisions Of the departments are final
Civil Service Reform.
The advantages to the public service OF an
adherence to the principles of civil service
reform are Constantly more apparent and
nothing is so encouraging to those in official
life who honestly desire good government as
the increasing appreciation by our people OF
these advantages A vast majority OF the
voters OF the land are ready to insist
that the time ana the attention Of
those they select to perform for
them important public duties, should not be
distributed by doing out minor of1ces and
they are growing to be unanimous In regard
ing party or 'aniZatfons as something that
should be used IN establishing par ty principle,
instead OF debating the distribution Of public
places as rewards OF partisan activity
Numerous additional ofices and places have
been brought within civil service rules and
regulations and some others will probably
soon be included The report OF the commits
sioners will be submitted to the congress and
n vi ttl nNN
dations 1t contains.
National Board Of Health.
am entirely convinced that we ought OF
to be longer without a national board Of
health or national health oficer charged with
no other duties than such as pertain to the
protection Of our country from tho invasion
of pestilence and disease earnestly recon-
mend that the Inauguration of Q national
board OF health or similar national instru-
mentality. believing the same to be a neede ed
precautfon against cont a2iotis diseases and In
the interast OF safety and hea tn Of poor
people
Strike Commission.
BY virtue OF statute of the United States
passed in 1881 appointed In July last Hon
j. d Keen Of the state Of New York and
Hon. Nicholas Worthin ,ton of tho $ tate
of Illinois, to form with Hon Carroll d.
Wright, commissioner Of labor. who was des-
ignated by said statute commissioner for the
purpose OF making careful inquiry into the
causes OF the controversies between certain
railroads and their employees which had re-
suited in an extensive and destructive
strike, accompanied BIZ much violence and
dangerous disturbance with considerable loss
OF life and great destruction of property. The
report OF the commissioners has been sub
mftted to me and will be transmitted to con.
gress with the evidence taken upon their in
vestfgation Their work has been we'll done
ana their standing and intellisence give as
surance that the report and suggestions they
make arc worthy OF careful consideration
Tariff Amendments Urged.
The tarin act passed st the last session Of
congress needs important amendments II Il is
executed effectively and with certainty In ad-
dition to such necessary amendments as will
not change rates Of dutv / am still very de-
cidedly in favor OF putting coal and iron on the
free list So far as the suEar schedule is con-
cerned. would be glad under the existing az-
gravations to see every particle Of deferential
duty In favor of refined sugar stricken out of
our tariff Law. II with all the favor accorded
the sugar refining interest In our tariff laws Il
still languishes to the extent Of closed re-.
nneries and thousands Of dischar.e work
men II would seem to present q hopeless cese
Tor reasonable legislative aid
Whatever else Is done or omitted earnestly
repeat here the Recommendation l have made
IN another portion Of this commune that
the additional duty Of one tenth of a cent per
pound laid upon sugar imported from coun.
tries paying bounty on its export be sbro-
gated 1t seems to me that exceedingly i'm
portant considerations point 30 the propriety
OF this amendment With the advent Of a ma
tarin policy not only contemplated TO relieve
the consumers Of our land in the cost of their
daily life. but to invite better development
OF American thrift and create for us closer
and more profitable commercial relations
with the rest OF the world it follows as a logi
cal and imperative necessity that We should
at once remove the chief IL not only obstacle
which has so long prevented our par ticipa-
ton in the foreign carrying trade of the sea
A tarin built upon tbs theory that it Is we'll Ia
cneck imports and that homs market hould
bound the industry ana effort of American
producers, was dtly supplemented BY a re-
fusal TO allow American registry vessel 8
built abroad though owned ana navigated by
our people. thus exhibiting o willingness "a
abandon all contest for the advantages of
American trans oceanic carriage Our new
tarln policy bill upon the theory that Il il
wen 70 encourage such fmportations As
our people need ana that our products and
manufactures 4h0uIA fr,A vno-Ira&