San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-04

Admiral Benham al Rio is specially COM
men led. The transfer Of the work OF the
recommended, with the exception OF
Alaska. Some life should be infused into
rho navy by provision for promotions,
which are too slow. The placing OF all
work IN the navy yard, beyond the reach
Of political influence Is urged as necessary
for their efficiency.
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPORT.
The administration of justice within
the Indian Territory is a matter OF the
greatest concern. There should be a
Federal court established for tie Terri
tory with sufficient judges, and this court
should sit within the territory and have
the same Jurisdiction as TO Territorial al;
fairs as is now vested In the Federal
courts sitting In Arkansas and Texas.
Good progress has been made In over
coming the arrears of business IN the Su-
preme court, and this is largely due to the
establishment of Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Former recommendations as TO the con-
struction Of two prisons for United States
prisoners have not been acted upon, and
attention is called 10 that part OF toe war
secTetary's report in which he states that
the military prison at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, can be turned over to the govern
ment as a prison for Federal convicts
without the least difficulty and with an
actual saving of money from every point
of view. Pending more complete re-
form, the mes Ige asks the adoption OF the
Sugg Stio ofIthe 81 cretary OF war; this
easy step may be taken In the direction OF
the proper care Of its cOnvicts by the gov
eminent Of the United States.
SECRETARY OF INTERIORS REPORT.
The public land disposed of during the
year amounts to 10, 406, 100 n acres, includ-
ing 2S, SIC. O5 of Indian lands. lt is esti-
m ated that the public domain still re-
naming amounts to little more than
6C0,0C0,0O0 acres, excluding, however,
about 36O, OOO,O0O acres in Alaska, as well
as military reservations and railroad and
other selections of land yet unadJudicated.
The cash receipts from sale of lands
amounted to S2,64S, 2S5 70, including SOL
five thousand patents were issued for
agricultural lands, aud 3, 100 patents were
issued to Indians 90 allOtments OF their
holdings in -everal y, the lands so allotted
being inalienable by the Indians for a Pc
Rod of twenty five years af er.
H. The reco nmendatiOn Is m ide that the
commissioner Of the general land ONCE
should be relieved from this duty of decld-
ing lItigaUed laud cases, that a On-parti =
san court should be created to pass on
such cases ana that the decisions OF this
cOurt should be fiGal, at least so far as the
decisions of the department are now hnal.
The allotment Of lands In severalty TO
the In1 ans has been productive of good
results, but is not wholly satisfactory,
and much depends upon the Indian
agents, who Ia is urged will fill the
requirements of that office to better salts
faction now that they are taken from the
war department. The Indian schools
this year have yielded gratifying results.
Pension reports show 969,544 on the
rolls and eXDenditurrs for the year $780,
SO4 46l, leaving a balance of S25, 275,7l2.
or compleJi n OF census work $685.
$40 were expended. Work will be all COM
pleted by March 4th, next.
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
The report shows that during the
nine months Immediately preceding
September 30, 1894, the United States ex-
ported to Great Britain 222, SIG, 900 pounds
of pork: of apples 1905, eco bushels, val
ued u 81. 500 900, and of horses ISL, atan
average value OF S139 per head. There
was falling off In American wheat eX-
ports of / 3 SOC, 900 bushels, and the secre-
tary is inclined to believe that wheat may
not In the future, be the staple export
cereal product of our country, but that
corn will continue to advance in impor-
lance as an export on account OF the new
uses to which it Is being approprt a ted.
The export of agricultural products from
the United States for the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1894, amounted to S62S 363,OiS
being ~ .27 per cent of American exports
of every description, and the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain took more than
81 per cent of all farm products finding
foreign markets.
The expenditures OF weather bureau
were 1851, 1000. OF Animal industry, $3.50
600.
MISCELLANEOUS
Civil service reform is commended.
the creation of national board OF
health urged, charged with no other du-
ties than such a. pertain 10 the prOtC cLiOn
of our country from the invasion Of peStil
enre and disease. This would involve the
establishment by such board or officer of
proper quarantine precautions or the
necessary aid and counsel to lOca author
tiles on the subject; to locate boards OF
health or health officers; in the suppress
sion of contagious disease, and in cases
where there are no such local boards OF
officers the immediate discretion by the
board or officer of measures Of
constant and authentic in
formation concerning the health OF for
eign countries and all parts of our own
as relates TO contagious disease;
Of regulations TO be enfOrc,
in foreign countries and all parts OF our
country as relates to contagious diseases
and consideration OF the regulations to be
in foreign ports to prevent the
OF cOntagion into our cities,
and the measures which should be en-
forced to secure their enforcement.
The need 1 # important amendments to
tariff is set forth.
The issue of bonds to keep intact the
gold reserve of the treasury i offended;
the lack of elasticity 10 currency cirtula-
tionand its evils dSet upon and a prop
osition such as is SET forth ny the secreta-
ry Of the treasury for that purpose Is
unqualifiedly endorsed.
The message concludes by declaring
that
Fully apprectating that the rrespont-