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

claims TO the generosity OF tho gov
eminent, suggests an unfort unato indffer.
enco to tho comission, OF any oIense which
has for It's motive the securing OF a pension
and indicates willingness TO be blind TO : he
existence OF mean and treachercus crimes
which play upon demagogic fears and make
sport OF the patriotic people.
Agricultural Department.
The secretary OF agriculture in his report
reviews tho operations OF his department for
the last fiscal year and makes recommends.
lions for tho further extension OF its useful.
ness Tho recommendations OF the senate
are conclrred In The prohibition OF free dis
tributlon OF seed blythe. department is again
urged.
The work done by the department OF agri
culture Is worry superhcially dealt with In this
communication and commend the report OF
the secretary and tho very important inter
ests with which II deals TO the careful atten.
ton OF the congress-
An exceedingly important recommendation
OF the secretary relates 10 the manner In
| which contests and litgated cases growing
out OF efforts to obtain government land are
| determined. The entire testimony upon
which these controversies depend in all their
stages Is taken before the local registers
and receivers and yet those officers have no
power TO subpoena witnesses or 10 enforce
| their attendance TO testify These cases,
numbering three or four thousand annually
are sent by the officers to the commissioner
OF the general land ONCE for his action. The
exeponcies OF his other duties oblige him to
act upon decisions OF the registers and no.
ceivers without an opportunity OF thorough
| personal examination, Nearly 20)) OF these
cases are appealed annually from The commits.
sloner to the secretary OF the Interior Burden
cd with other important administrative duties
his determination OF these appeals must be
| almost perfunctionary and based upon the ex
animation OF others, Through this determine
ton OF the secretary operates as final adjudica-
tlon upon rights Of very Importance l concur
In tho opinion that tho commissioner OF the
general land ONCE should be relieved from
this duty OF deciding lltigated land cases. that
q non'partisan court should be entreated to
pass on such cases md that the decisions OF
this court should be final at least so far ns
the decisions OF the department are final
Civil Service Reform.
The advantages to the public service OF an
adherence to tho principles OF civil service
reform are constantly more apparent and
nothing is 80 encouraging to those In ofical
life who honestly desire good government as
the Increasing appreciation by our people OF
these advantages A vast majority OF the
voters OF the land are ready to insist
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those they select to perform for
them important public duties, should not be
distributed by doing out minor ofIlces and
they are growing to DO unanimous In regard.
ing party examinations as something that
should be used IN establishing part principles
instead OF debating tho distribution OF public
places as rewards Of partisan activity
Numerous additional 6flces and places have
been brought within civil service rules and
regulations and some others will probably
soon be included The report Of the commits
sioners will be submitted to the congress and
l invite careful attention to the recommen
dations 1t contains,
National Board OF Health.
am entirely convinced that we ought not
to DO longer without u national board OF
health or national health officer charged with
no other duties than such as pertain to the
protection Of our country from the invasion
OF pestilence and disease, I earnestly recon.
mend that the inauguration OF national
board of health or similar national instru
mentality believing the same to be a needed
precaution against contagious diseases and in
the interast OF safety and heath OF poor
people
Strike Commission.
BY virtue OF q statute OF the United States
passed in 1883, appointed In July last Hon,
j. D. Keen Of the state OF New York and
Hon, Nicholas E Worthin gton OF the tate
of Illinois, to form with Hon. Carroll D.
Wright, commissioner of labor, who was des
ignated by said statute a commissioner for the
purpose Of making careful inquiry into the
causes Of the controversies between certain
railroads and their employees which had re-
suited in an extensive and destructive
strike, accompanied BY much violence and
dangerous disturbance with considerable loss
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report of the commissioners has been sub
mitted to me and will be transmitted to con-
gress with the evidence taken upon their in.
vesttgation. Their work has been well done,
and their standing and intelligence give as
suranCe that the report and suggestions they
make are worthy of careful consideration.
Tariff Amendments Urged.
The tariff act passed at the last session OF
congress needs important amendments If 1t is
executed effectively and with certainty in adj
dition to such necessary amendments as will
not change rates OF duty l am still very de-
cidedy in favor Of putting coal and iron on the
free list So far as the sugar schedule is con.
cerned would be glad under the existing az
CARNATIONS to see every particle OF deferential
duty In favor Of refined sugar stricken out Of
our tariff law II with all the favor accorded
the sugar refining interest In our tariff laws 1t
still languishest to the extent OF closed re,
fineres and thousands Of DISCHARGED work.
men it would seem to present hopeless ce5e
for reasonable legislative aid
Whatever else Is done or omitted earnestly
repeat here the recommendation have made
in another portion Of this communication that
the additional duty of one tenth of o cent per
pound laid upon sugar imported from coun-
tries paying bounty on its export be abro-
gated 1t seems to me that exceedingly i'm.
portant considerations point to the propriety
of this amendment With the advent of new
tariff policy not only contemplated to relieve
the consumers Of our land in the cost OF their
daily life, but to invite better development
OF American thrift and create for us closer
and more profitable commercial relations
with the rest Of the world 1t follows as logi.
cal and imperative necessity that we should
ct once remove the chief il not only obstacle
which has so long prevented our participa-
ton in the foreign carrying trade of the sea-
A tariff built upon the theory that 1t is we'll to
check imports and that home market hould
bound the industry and effort OF American
producers, was fifty supplemented by re-
fusal to allow American registry vessels
built abroad though owned and navigated by
our people, thus exhibiting a willingness to
abandon all contest for the advantages Of
American trans oceanic carriage, Our new
tariff policy bill upon the theory that it is
well to encourage such importatons as
our people need and hat our products and
manufactures should find market In every
part OF the habitable globe is consistently
supplemented by the greatest possible liberty
to our citizens in the ownership and naviga-
tion Of ships in which our products and man.
ufactures may be transported The millions
now paid to foreigners for carryin American
passengers and products across the sea
should be turned into American hands, Ship