Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-13

| Fifty national banks were organized durinJ
tho year ending October 81, 1884, with capita
Of q, 5000 and seyenty.nine with capital o
,o0) went into voluntary llquidat ioT
Twenty.ono banks with q capital OF g. 40 OOt
Wera placed In the hands OF receivers The
total number OF national banks In existence
on the Slst day OF October last was S75S be
INK forty less than on the 3st day OF October
1891 The capital stock paid In was s679, OIL,
30I, being 80, go 4Jl less than ~ the same time
In tho previous year and the surplus and un
divided profits, less expenses and taxes paid
amounted 10 1914, l2l, 0s2 10 which was Sl00sO,'
80 less than on October 81, 1894
The circulation has increased si74i, 50l.
Tho obligations OF tho banks TO each other
were increased ul7 800, 1884, and the individual
deposits were t2T2)i $50. less than At tho
corresponding date IN the previous years
Loans and discounts were il6l 2OO,0 23 more
than AZ tho same time the previous year and
checks and other cash Items were toO $40 g6]
more. The total resources OF the banks At
the date mentioned amounted TO ", H3 O22, 0jb
as against Is, lO9, 5G3 2sL 80 in 1893
War Department.
The message reviews and comments on tho
report OF the secretary OF war, The president
does not believe there Is any necessity for In
creasnE the army TO 5000 men, as recon.
mended by Secretary Lamont He advises
AGAINST the creation OF new military posts
The secretarys pla1 OF the adoption OF the
battalion system Is recommended The strike
troubles OF last summer are briefly referred to
and the action OF the military commended
In recognition OF the long and dl5tInguls he'd
military services and faithful discharge OF
delicate and responsible civil duties by Major
General John NJ Sohoaeld. now tho general
commanding the army, II IS sugg ested TO con-
gress that tho temporary revival OF the grade
OF Lieutenant general In his behalf would be
just and gracious act
Department of Justice.
Tho report OF tho attorney general notes tho
gratifying progress made by the supreme
court In overcoming the arrears OF its bust.
ness and In reaching q condition In which II
will be able TO dispose OF cases as they arlso
without any unreasonable delay, This result
Is OF course very largely due to the successful
working OF the plan inauyuratlng circuit
courts OF appeals, In respect TO these trbun
ais the suggestion Is made in quarters entitled
to the highest consideration that an add
tional circuit judge for each circuit would
greatly strengthen these courts and the
confidence reposed In their adjudloations
and that such an addition would not create
reater force OF judges than tho increasing
DubluGAb VI SUN GOuIlb ItlulIvo 4
the suggestion TO the careful consideration OF
the congress, Other important topics are
adverted to the report accompanied by recon-
mendations, many Of which have been treated
at large In previous messages and ut this
time they need only be named, Irefer to the
abolition Of the fee system a3 q measure Of
compensation to federal officers, The en-.
largement OF the powers Of United States
commissioners In The territories the allowance
OF writs OF error in criminal cases on behalf
of the United States and the establishment OF
degrees in the crime of murder A topic dealt
with by the attorn ey general Of much import
ance Is the condition OF the administration Of
justice in the Indian Territory. The perma-
nent solution OF what Is called the Indian
problem Is probably not to be expected at
once, but meanwhile such arleliofations OF
present conditions OF the existing system will
admit ought not to be neglected l am salts
fed there should be o federal court estab-
AsAed for the territory with sufficient judges
and that this court should sit within the ter
ritory and have tho same jurisdiction as to
territorial affairs as now vested in the federal
courts sitting in Arkansas and Texas
Eight years ago in my annual message
urged upon the congress as strongly as I could
the location and construction Of two prisons
for the confinement OF United States prison
ers A similar recommendation has been
made from time to time since and few years
ago u law was passed providing for the selec-
ton OF sites for three such institutions No
has, however, been made TO
carry the act into effect and the old and dis
credltible condition stlll exists
Another subject OF pressing moment re-
ferr ed to by the attorney general IS the reor-
ganization of the Union Pacific railroad com
pany on basis equitable as regards all pri'
vate interests and as favorable to the gov.
eminent as eXis ting conditions will permit
The operation OF a railroad by court throus h
o receiver is an anomalous state OF things
which should be terminated on all grounds,
public and private at the earliest possible
moment Besides not to enact the needed
enabling legislation at the present session.
postpones the whole matter until the assem-
blage of o new congress and inevitably in
creases all the complications Of the
situation and could not be regarded as sig
nal failure to solve problem which has
practically cen before the present congress
ever since its organization
1t Is not my purpose at this time to repeat
the considerations which make an impre Z
nable case in favor OF the ownership and man
agement by the government Of the penal in.
institutions in which federal prisoners are
confined simply desire to again urge
former recommendations on the subject and
to particularly call the attention OF the CON
gress to that part of the report Of the score
tary of war In which he states that the mil
Itary prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
can be turned over to to the government as q
prison for federal convicts without the leas
and with an actual saving OF money
from every point OF view
Pending q more complete reform, hope
that by the adoption OF he suggestion Of the
secretary OF war this easy stop may be taken
in the direction Of the proper care Of its con-
victs by the government Of the United States.
Postal and Navy Departments.
The message next takes up the report OF the
postmaster general and strongly urges the
of that official looking to
the correction of the abuses of the second
class mail matter privilege by publls hers of
ADVERTISING matter, who send tons OF papers
through the mail and detraud the government
out of millions OF dollars postage annually.
The free carriage of seeds Of grain III
the mails is also condemned II these abuses
we're rectihed the department would be- self.
sustaining The report of the postmaster.
general which has already been published, Is
reviewed at length
Attention Is called to the report Of the sec
rotary OF the navy which shows very crafty
ing progress in the construction Of ships for
our new navy.
recommend that provision be made for the
construction of additional battle ships and
torpedo boats The secretary recommends
the manufacture not only Of reserve supply
of ordnance and ordnance material for ships
of the navy, but also q supply for the auxi-
larry fleet Guns and their apurtenances
should be provided and kept on hand for both
those purposes We have not to-day single
gun that could be put upon the ships Paris or
New York of the International Navigation
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