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

ury gold bullion amounting to S44 SIS 30z 55
and silver bullion which was purchased at a
cost of SIT 755.95a The purchase OF silver
! bullion under the act OF July II. 1s9l ceisei
| on the first day OF November. 1891 and up to
1hat time there had been purchased during
! the final year ,9l7 65875 fine ounces at a
cost Of ss SCI 81. an average cost Of 90 1918
| per fine ounce. The total amount Of silver
purchased from the time that law
| took effect until the repeal OF its
| purchasing clause on the date last mentioned
was l6S 674, 6S2 SO fine ounces which cost sI5j,
9slro02 p the average price per ine ounce be-
Ing $9244 The total . cunt OF standard sill
| yer dollars coined at the mints OF the United
| States since the passa,e OF the act of Febru.
ary 2S 1SIs Is $t2i 7j6 40si or which 1878 l66 95
under the provisions of that act. S3S, So, ,l43
were coined under the provisions of the act of
July IA 1890. and sa,O78 s78 under the act pro-
! viding for the coinage of the trade dollar bull
| lion The total coinaye of all metals 1T our
mints during thelast fiscal year consisted Of
| oS,4S ,22J pieces. valued at S106 2t67Q e of
which there was so, 47i,9l2 50 in gold coined
| s75s In standard silver dollars s602i no 30 In
sSG, '' '''A anu '''s-' = n'n0f
During the calendar yeaf ST 1891 the pro.
duction of preciou, metals in the United
States was estimated at l.7Se,S25 fine ounces 0f
gold OF the commercial and coinage Value OF
S95 955 0)O and 60 % 200 fine ounces OF silver Of
the bullion or market value OF s4S so 00J and
| Of the coinage value of III 576 01l It is estim-
| ated that on the first day of July 1894 the
stock of metallic money in the United States,
consisting OF coin and bullion. amounted to
u 2ol.6i0 95S. of which s6-7 92j. 20l wai gold
| 1924 347. 7o8 was silver
| Fifty national banks were organized during
| the year ending October 81, 1894 with a capital
OF S5.2 5, 100 and seyenty-nlne with capital of
| 'laff,OOJ went into voluntary Hquidat ion
Twenty-ole banks with a capital of S1,770 90
were placed in the hands of receivers The
total number of national banks in existence
on the 3lst day OF October last was !, 75 be-
in; forty less than on the 3ist day Of October,
1897 The capital stock paid in was Sj7,,671,-
361. being So, 67s 49l less than at the same time
| in the previous year and the surplus and un.
divided profits, less expenses and ia 1es paid,
amounted to S34i. 12 0s2 10 which was Sl6O39,-
7SO less than on October 81, 1s9&
The circulation has increased Sl,7i1,56I.
The obligations of the banks to each other
were increased :lI7 26]3A and the individual
| deposits were t227214.49, less than at the
correspondent. date in the previous years
Loans and discounts were s16l 206 923 more
than at the same time the previous year and
checks and other cash items were ;9J,3i9 96, /,
| more. The total resources OF the banks at
the date mentioned amounted to S3. 473 922;01o
as against So; lO9, ,563 2sL SO in 1893
War Department..
| The message reviews and comments on the
report of the secretary of war. The president
does not believe there is any necessity for in
creasnz the army to 5000 men. as recon-
| mended by Secretary Lamont He advises
| against the creation of new military posts
| The secretary's plal 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 distinguis he'd
| military services and faithful discharge of
delicate and res ponsible civil duties by Major
| General John M Schoield now the general
| commandny the army, it Is suggested to con-
| gress that the temporary revival of the grade
| OF lieutenant general in his behalf would be q
| just and gracious act
| Department OF Justice.
The report OF the attorney general notes the
| gratifying progress made by the supreme
court in overcoming the arrears of it's busi-
ness and in reachin. condition in which it
will be able to dispose of cases as they arise
without any unreasonable delay. This result
is of course very LARGELY due to the successful
| working OF the plan fnau;urating circuit
| courts OF appeals. In respect to these tfibun
aie tie suggestion is matio In quarters entitled
| to tho highest consideration that an addi-
| tional circuit jud .e for each circuit would
| greatly strengthen these courts and the
! confidence reposed in their adjudications
! and that such an addition would not create a
| rreater force of judges than the increasing
business OF such courts requires. I commend
| the suggestion to the careful co1siderati n Of
the congress. Other important topics are
| adverted to the report accompanied by recon-
| mendations many OF which have been treated
at lar-e in previous messages. and at this
| time they need only be named refer to the
abolition OF the fee system as a 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 topic dealt
with by the attorn ey general of much import
aQc6 Is the condition of the nd min ~
| justice in the Indian Territory. The perma-
| nent solution Of what is called the Indian
problem is probably not to be expect ted at
| once, but meanwhile such ameliorations of
present conditions Of the existing system will
admit ought not to be neglected am salts
| fed there should be federal court estab-
| hshed for the territory with sufficient judges
| and that this court should sit within the ter
| ritory and have the 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 I
| urged upon the congress as strongly as could
| the location and construction Of two prisons
| for the confinement of United States prison
ers similar recommendation has been
made from time to tfms since and few years
| ago a law was passed providing for the selec-
tton Of sites for three such institutions. No
| appropriation has, however been made to
| carry the act into effect and the old and dis
creditible condition still exists
4
| ferr ed to by the attorney general is the reor-
| ganiZation of the Union Pacific railroad COM
| pany on . basis equitable as re yards all pri-
vate interests and as favorable to the gov
eminent as existing conditions will permit
The operation of q railroad by a court throu b
| q 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 tho needed
| enabling legislation at the present session
| nOatDOnea the whole mi ha
blage OF new congress and inevitably in
| creases all the complications of the
| situation and could not be regarded as a sig
| nal failure to solve q problem which has
| practically been before the present congress
| ever since its organization
1t Is not my purpose at this time to repeat
the considerations which make an impre
nable case In favor of the ownership and man
| agement by the government of the penal in
institutions In which federal prisoners are
confined I simply desire to again urge
| former recommendations on the subject and
] to particularly call the attention of the con-
/ Rress to that part Of the report OF the secre-
| tary OF war, in which he states that the mil.
| itary prison 1t Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
can be turned over to to the government az a
| prison for federal convicts without the leas
| difficulty and with an actual saving Of money
| from every point of view
| Pendinz q more complete reform. I hone
that by the adoption Of he suggestion of the
Secretary OF war TINS easy step may be tax en-
| 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
recommendations of that official looking to
| the correction Of the abuses of the second
! class mail matter privilege by publis hers of
| advertising matter. who send tons of papers
through the mail and defraud the government
| out of millions of dollars Dostaza annuallv
| The free carriage of seeds of grain throu
| the mails is also condemned II these abuses
were rectifed the department would be self
sustaining. The report of the postmaster
general which has already been publis he'd, is
l reviewed at length
Attention Is called to the report of the sec
retary 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