Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-06
ENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS DECEMBER 1894

specti0n Of beef animals Tor export anu inter-
state trade has been continued and l!,yit. W
head were inspected during tn. year at cost
OF " cent per head against " cents for 1904
The secretary Of agriculture recommends
that the law providing for the microscopical
inspection OF export and interstate meat be SO
amended as to compel owners Of the meat In
| spected 10 pay the COS Of su.h inspection and
call attention 70 the argument, presented III
his report In support 4 This recommendation.
The live beef cattle exported aud tagged dur
Ing the year numbered S5i, 81 This Is an In
crease Of o9,Sss head over the previous year
The ONCE Of experiment stations. which is o
part Of the United State, department Of agrl
culture, has during the past year engaged itse I
almost wholly In preparing for publication
works based upon the re 1orts OF the agricult-
ural experiment stations AMI other institutions
for agricultural inquiry In the United states
and foreign countries.
The department expened in the fiscal year
1892 As,35i809b6 and out Of that sum the total
amount expended In scientific research was
456 per cent But In the year ended June 80.
1894, out Of total expenditure OF 81, 9i5 9ss 81
the department applied5l per cent. Of that sum
TO scientific works and investigation.
1t Is deemed possible that an agricultural
census may be taken each year through the
agents Of the statistical division Of the depart
ment. Such course Is commended for trial
by the chief Of that division. The work done
by the department. Of agriculture Is very super
iclally dealt with In this communication and
commend the report Of the secretary and the
very important interests with which 1t deals to
the careful attention Of the congress.
Tho Civil Service.
The advantages to the public service OF an
adherence TO the principles OF civil service re-
form are constantly more apparent and moth
Ing Is so encouraging to those In Official life
who honestly desire good government a. the In
creasng appreciation by our people Of these
advantages. vast majority OF the voters Of
the land are ready to Insist that the time and
the attention OF those they select to perform for
them important public duties, should not be
distributed by doing out minor Offices and
they are growing to be unanimous In regarding
party organization o. something that should
be used in establishing party principles instead
Of debating the distribution OF public places as
rewards Of partisan activity. Numerous addi-
tlonal Offices and places have lately been
brought within civil service rules and regula-
tl0ns, and some others will probably be in
cuded. The report Of the commissioners will
be submitted to the congress- and invite care
full attention to the recommendations II con-
talns
A board Of Health.
I am entirely convinced that We ought not 10
be longer without national board Of health
or national health officer charged with no other
duties than such az pertain to the protection Of
our country from the invasion OF pestIlence and
disease. This would involve the establish
ment by such board or onicer Of proper Quaran-
tine precautions Of Unnecessary aid and coun-
sci to locate authorities on the subject, prompt
advice and assistance to local boards OF health
or health officers in tho suppression OF con-
tugous disease and In cases where there are
no such local boards.
The Labor Commission.
By virtue OF 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
nols, to form with Hon, Carroll D. Wright, COM
missioner OF labor, who was designated by said
statute commission for the purpose Of maxi
Ing careful inquiry Into the causes Of the con-
troversies between certain railroads and their
employees which had resulted in I'm extensive
and destructive strike, accompanied by much
violence and dangerous disturbance with con-
siderable loss Of lie and great destruction Of
property. The report Of the commissioners
has been submitted to me and will DO trans.
mltted to congress with the evidence taken
upon their investigation.
The Tariff.
The tariff act passed ut the last session Of
congress needs important amendments II II Ia
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 for Us the sugar schedule Is con-
cerned, would DO gad, under existing aggra-
lions, to see every particle Of dineren-
la duty In favor Of refined sugar
stricken out Of our tariff law.
earnestly repeat here the recommendation
have made In another portion Of this commu-
nlcaton that the additional duty Of one-tenta
Of cent per pound laid upon sugar imported
from foreign countries paying bounty on its
export be abrogated II seems TO me that ex-
ceodingly important considerations point to
the propriety OF this amendment With the
advent Of new tariff policy not only contem-
plated 10 relieve the consumers Of our land In
.he cost OF their daily life, but TO invite bet
TER development Of American thrift, and create
'or US closer and more profitable commercial re-
ltions with the rest Of the world 1t follows as
nj 10 m xpa CHI
Mt once remove the chief, II not only, obstacle
which has long prevented our participation In
the foreign carrying trade Of the yea. The
incient provision 0f our law DENYING American
registry to ships built abroad and owned by
Americans appears, in the light Of present
conditions, not only to be failure for good I
every point, but 10 be nearer relic OF barbar-
Ism than anything that exists under the per-
mission Of statute Of the Un!tel States !
earnestly recommend its 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 its 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 md thus
maintain popular faith in the ability and de.
termination Of tho government 10 meet, az
agreed its pecunary obligations. II would
have been well II in this emergency authority
had existed 10 issue the bonds Of the gov
eminent bearing low rate Of interest
and maturing within special period
but the congress- having failed to confer such
authority resort was necessarily had TO the re-
sumption act Of 1875, and pursuant 10 Its pro.
vision, bonds were issued drawing interest Ut
the rate Of per cent per annum and maturing
ten years after their issuing, that being the
shortest time authorized by the act. l lam glad
10 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 8 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 Its redemption ind the means which
must 10 resorted to for the purpose Of replen-
!shing 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 DO 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 final rest AS II this was not
bad enough, we have by statutory decara-