The advocate., 1894-12-05
Al Roard of Health.

. disease. This would involve the establish
ment by such board or oficer OF proper Quaran-
tine precautions OF the necessary aid and coun-
sci to locate authorities on the subject, prompt
advice and assistance to local boards Of health
or health officers in the suppression Of con-
tagious disease and in cases where there are
no such local boards.
The Labor Commission.
BY virtue OF a statute Of the United States,
passed in 1888, appointed in July last Hon. J.
D. Keen, OF the state OF New York. and Hon.
Nicholas E. Worthington, of the state Of ILL
nois, to form with Hon. Carroll D. Wright, COM
missioner Of labor, who was designated by said
statute q commission for the purpose OF maxi
ing careful inquiry into the causes OF the con-
troversles between certain railroads and their
employees which had resulted In an extensive
and destructive strike, accompanied by much
violence and dangerous disturbance with con-
siderable loss OF life and great destruction Of
property. The report Of the commissioners
has been submitted to me and will be trans
mitted to congress with the evidence taken
upon their investigation.
The Tariff.
The tariff act passed at the last session Of
congress needs important amendments II 1t Is
executed effectively and with certainty. In
addition to such necessary amendments as will
not change rates OF duty, am still very de-
cidedly in favor Of putting coal and iron on the
free list. So far as the sugar schedule is con.
cerned, would be glad, under existing aggrs-
tions to see every particle Of diferen-
tial duty in favor Of refined sugar
stricken out Of our tariff law.
Iearnestly repeat here the recommendation
have made in another portion OF this commu-
nication, that the additional duty Of one-tenth
Of a cent per pound laid upon sugar imported
from foreign countries paying bounty on Its
export be abrogated. It seems to me that ex-
ceedingly important considerations point to
the propriety OF this amendm ent With the
advent Of new tariff policy not only contem-
plated to relieve the consumers OF our land In
the cost OF their daily life, but to invite bet
ter development Of American thrift, and create
for us closer and more profitable commercial re-
lations with the rest Of the world, 1t follows as
logical and imperative necessity that we should
at once remove the chief. il not only, obstacle
which has long prevented our participation In
the foreign carrying trade OF the sea. The
ancient provision Of our law denying American
registry to ships built abroad and owne d by
Americans appears, in the light Of present
conditions, not only to be failure for good al
every point, but to be nearer relic OF barbar'
ism than anything tha' exists under the per-
mission OF statute Of the United States.
earnestly recon mend It's prompt repeal
The Bond Issue.
During the last month the gold reserves IN
the treasury for the purpose Of redeeming the
notes OF the government circulating as money
In the hands OF the people became so reduced
and It's further depletion in the near future
seemed so certain, that In the exercise OF
proper care for the public welfare 1t became
necessary to replenlsh this reserve and thus
maintain popular faith in the ability and de-
termination Of the government to meet, al
agreed, its pecuniary obligations. It would
have been well II In this emergency authority
had existed to issue the bonds OF the gov"
ernment bearing a low rate Of interest
and maturing within q special period
but the congress having failed to confer such
authority resort was necessarily had TO the re-
sumption act OF 1875, and pursuant to It's pro-
vision, bonds were issued drawing interest at
the rate Of per cent. per annum and maturing
ten years after their Issuing, that being the
shortest time authorized by the act am glad
to say, however, that on the sale OF these bonds
the premium received operated to reduce the
rate OF interest to be paid by the government
to less than per cent. Nothing could be worse
or farther removed from sensible finance than
the relations existing between the currency
the government has issued, the gold held
for It's redemption and the means which
must be resorted to for the purpose OF replen-
ishing such redemption fund when impaired
Even II the claims upon this fund were con-
fined to the obligations originally intended.
and II the redemption Of these obligations
meant their cancellation, the fund would be
very small. But these obligations when re-
ceiVed and redeemed in gold are not cancelled
but may be reissued and may do duty many
times by way Of drawing gold from the treas
ury Thus we have an endless chain In opera
tion constantly depicting the treasury's gold
and never near a final rest. AS II this was not
bad enough, we have by a statutory declara-
tion that it Is the policy Of the government
to maintain the parity between gold and silver
aided the force and momentum Of this exhaust.