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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1883
Page
7
The speaker emphasizes torpedo service and the need to perfect torpedo defences to avoid humiliation by a weaker power. The congressional board reports on heavy ordnance manufacture with help from major iron and steel works in the U S and Europe. A full report is expected and Congress may fund facilities for production of urgently needed guns.
The speech urges stronger state militia ties with federal guidance and outlines new ships. It details Capitol projects including Chicago Boston Atlanta and Dolphin steel cruisers and Puritan Amphrite Terror Madanock monitors. It calls for four gunboats and three more steel vessels, plus inland waterway plans to boost defense.
The report notes 47 863 post offices on June 30 1883 with 1632 opened in the prior year and 134 operating under free delivery. It discusses postage rates and urges restoring the local rate while examining telegraph government supervision and possible private partnerships without full public operation.
The passage expresses a wish that a suitable measure be devised to reach the stated end and earn your approval. It appeals for thoughtful consideration and favorable judgment from the recipient.
The attorney general decries outdated juror and witness fees in federal courts, rooted in the February 26, 1853 act and older statutes. He urges reform to replace fees with salaries for all officers, including district attorneys and marshals, to curb economy waste and curb unnecessary legal action for personal gain.
The secretary of the interior report highlights Indian policy, pension law frauds, and strict legislation. It argues for federal aid to public schools, reforms to Utah governance to curb polygamy, Alaska civil government, and stronger federal oversight of interstate rail traffic and forest preservation.
The civil service commissioners under the 1802 act rapidly implemented rules to curb tests and political influence. The system covers about 5,000 Washington clerks and up to fifty employees in customs districts and post offices across eleven districts and twenty three offices. The coming annual report will offer a clearer judgment on its merits and results. Since July 16 no one has joined classified posts except those certified as most competent through standardized examinations.
A 19th century call urges congress to protect forests on public lands to secure irrigation water. It cites floods and droughts from timber removal, stressing the Missouri, Columbia, and Saskatchewan headwaters near Montana between Blackfeet and Flathead reservations as crucial for future Western agriculture. A forest preserve is urged to sustain essential water supply.
Foreign governments show interest in American exhibitions led by Boston and Louisville events with a national and international scope for the coming New Orleans centennial exposition. Agreements under a 1885 act invite participation and signal broad appeal abroad.
The commissioners transmit the DC report urging careful attention to arrears of taxes and water supply assessments. The document highlights sections detailing assessments and collection issues for delinquent taxes and related water charges.
The address urges Congress to amend the constitutional provision on presidential succession and the process for approving appropriations. It discusses the meaning of inability to discharge duties, the vice president’s role, and the potential to appoint an acting official by law. It warns against delay and seeks speedier solutions to a constitutional emergency.
The text notes the fourteenth amendment confers citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, outlining core criteria for national status.
The statement emphasizes the amendment as protecting color barred rights and full civil and political enjoyment. It notes recent Supreme Court declarations on enforcement provisions and asserts that Congress may lawfully supplement constitutional guarantees for equal citizenship. Chester A. Arthur signs from Washington December 3, 1883.
Nelson Lyon of Albany has won 38 447 10 in damages against G T Fisher & Co in the United States Circuit Court at Detroit for infringing Lyon s patented metal heel stiffener. The device, a metal plate on the outside of a boot heel, prevents counters from breaking and heel wear. The court doubled the master s damages to 7 ?xxx with interest and costs.
The session records oath administrations for Beck and others, Senate debates credentials, and House votes Carlisle for speaker amid adjournments. By week’s end Congress analyzes railroad grants, territorial bills, and election procedures, with standard procedural adjournments.
Andrew J. Wilson was arrested by Sheriff Thurston with assistance from Sheriff Farrell and Sheriff Chandler. The suspect, linked to a Riverton bank robbery in July with Poke Weiss, had been lingering in the area with his wife. He previously stole $50 at North Loup and disposed of two revolvers. The capture followed a well planned operation as A. J. Wilson.
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