The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03

KC4Q OF the commercial and coinage value
- $500 oO and 60 90 900 hne ounces OF silver OF
he bullion market value Of S48 so 600 and
Of the coinage value Of III, 576 COO It is ostiEu
ated that on the first day OF July. 1894, tbs
stock Of metallic money IN the United States
consisting OF coin and bullion amounted to
FL 81. $40 s58 Of which SCI, % POI was old
1924 347. 759 was silver
Fifty national banks were ORGANIZED during
the year ending October 81. 1881 with capital
d s5s2 5000 and seventy nine with ca pital OF
f10.47@, GOD went into voluntary liQ uida ton
Twenty-one banks with a capital OF s. 770000
were place in the hands of receivers The
total number of national banks in existence
on the sist day OF October last was 3. 70. De
IN forty less than on the 3ist day OF October,
1893 The capital stock paid In S57z. 67i.-
30, being 50. 67ss49I less than At the same time
liz the previous year and the surplus and un-
divided profits. less expenses and taxes paid,
amounted to 1914. 12l, 0e2- 10 which 81 0S9.
80 less than on October 81, 1894
The circulation has increased Si,T41.563-
The obligations Of the banks to each other
were increased Sly 263. 384 and the individual
deposits were s227. 294. 4s9 less than al the
corresponding date in the previous years
Loans and discounts were 1851 FOG g23 more
than at the same time the previous year and
checks and other cash items were s91.3z9. ao3
more The total res ourees Of the banks az
the date mentioned amour ted to g. 473 ~. O55
As against IT, l09 ,563 284 SO IN 1898
War Department
The message reviews and comments on the
report OF the secretary Of war. The presidents
does not believe there IS any necessity for in
creasin the army 80. 09J men. as recon-
mended by Secretary Lamont He advises
avafnSt the creation OF new military posts
The secretarys plal Of the adoption Of the
battalion ysten is recommended The strike
troubles Of last summer are briefly referred to
and the action OF the military commended
In recognition OF the lon< and dtsting us he'd
military services and faithful dis charge OF
delicate and res pOnsible e Vii duties by Major
General John II Sshoheld now the general
aress that the temporary revival or the 4rade
Of lieutenant general III his behalf would be
Just and gracious aet
Department. of Justice.
The report OF the attorney general notes the
gratifying progress made by the supreme
court in overcoming The arrears Of its bu AZ
ness ANA in reachin- a condition in which IL
viii be able to dispose OF cases as they arise
without any unreasonable delay. This res ait
is Of course very lar zely due to the successful
WORKING Of the plan lnaus uratlng circuit
ais tho suggestion is made in quarters entitled
to tho hizhest consideration that an addi-
greatly STRENGTHEN these courts and the
confidence reposed in their applications
and that such addition would not create a
5 reater force Of JUDGES than the increasing
the sugr sti0n TO the careful consideration OF
the congress- Other important topics are
to the report accompanied by recon-
men dations many Of which have been treated
at lar in previous messages, and At this
time they need only be named. refer 10 the
abolition of the fee system as a measure OF
onpensation to federal onicers. The en-
largement Of the powers Of United States
commissioners in the territories the allowance
OF writs of error n 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 perrna-
nent solution Of what IS called the Indian
problem is probably not to be expeeted at
once. out meanwhile such ameliorations Of
present conditions of the existing system viii
admit ought not to be neglected am salts
ned there should be a federal court estab-
Iished for the territory with sufficient judges
and that this court should sit within the ter
ritory and have the same Jurisdiction to
territorial affairs as now vested In the federal
courts sittin- IN Arkansas and Texas
Eight years ago in my annual message I
urged upon the congress as strongly as I could
the location and cons truction of two prisons
for the confinement OF United States prison
made from time to time since ana a few years
ago law was passed providing for the selec-
on OF sites for three such institutions. No
Appropriation has, however. been made TO
carry the act into effect and the old and dis
credftible con dition stiu exists
1t is not my purpose at this time to repeat
the considerations which make an impre q
nable case in favor of the ownership and man
axement by the govern ment Of the penal in
institutions in which federal prisoners are
confined I simply desire TO rain urge
former recommen dations on the subject and
to particularly call the attention Of the con
rress to that part Of the report OF the secre-
irary prison Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
can be turned over to to the government as q
prison for federal cOnvicts without the leas
din1culty and with an actual saving Of money
from very point Of view
Pending a more complete reform, I hope
that by the adoption Of The suggestion Of the
secretary Of war this easy step 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 stron Fly urges the
recornmendati0n OF that of1cial looking TO
the correction Of the abuses OF the second
class mali matter pri vilege by pubiis hers Of
advertisin matter who send tons Of papers
through the u Ill and defraud the government
out OF millions Of dollars pos tage annually
The free carriage OF seeds OF grain throu
the mails IS also condemned II these abuses
were rectihed the department would be self
sustaining The report OF the postmast err
general which has already been published, is
reviewed at length
Attention IS called to the report OF the sec
retarv OF the navy which shows very crafty
fnr proSress IN the construction Of ships for
cur new navy.
Irecornrn end that provision be made for the
constr uction OF additional bat tie ships and
torpedo boats The secretary reco nmends
the manufacture not only Of "a re- erve supply
OF ordnance and ordnance material for ships
Of he navy but also supply for the auXil-
larry fleet Guns and their apurtenanc es
should be provided and kept On hand for both
those purposes We have not to-day q single
gun that could be put upon the ships Paris or
New York OF the Intern attonal NAVIGATION
company any other ship OF our reserve
navy The manufacture Of guns AT the
" shineton navy yard Is pr oeedin salts
required to wait for their uns or ordnance
Interior Department.
The report OF the secretary OF the interior