' 7 ' ‘ 1’ HESSAGE
THE PRESIDENT-3
v «1‘ Mo United sing“...
anvvtila constitutional duty. and
an“ well~esrablislied precedent in the
”fi'avo office. I herewith transmit t.itlic
~ at its n‘asseiiibling certain inlorma~
tion concerning the state of the l‘nioii. to~
ther with such in 'tuniiiendatioiis for Iegis~
ative consideration as appear necessary and
cape lieiit.
Our government has consistently main-
tained its relations of friendship toward all
other powers lll‘d of iieiuhborly interest to-‘
ward those whose pessessions are contiguous
to our own. Few quest‘ons have arisen dur-
ing the past ycir with other governments.
and none of those are beyond the reach of
settlement. in friendly counsel.
“'9 are as yet without provision for the
lettlement of claims of oitilens of the l‘nitcd
Status against Chili for iii‘urics during the
late war with Peru and Bo ivia. "I‘heinixed
commissiousair anircd under claims convenr~
tions. concludei by the Chilian government
with certain European States,have dcvelogcd
on amount of friction \vh'ch we trust i an b.-
‘avoide l in the convention which our h‘pl‘e-
aentative at Santiago is autlioriied to 110—
gotiatc. . ‘
The cruel trcatmcnt of inotl‘enslve Chinese
has, I re ret to 5.1V. been repeat-«I in some of
the for \ 'cstcrn Stan-s and Territories. and
acts of v “It‘ll-1‘ nun ust those icoplc. IIQ‘YOIMI
the bowel" of the local constitute I authorities
to prevent. and difficult to puiiis . are rc~
ported t'\'t\ll iii distant .\Iasxa. Much of this
violence can be trace-l to race prcjiidico and
(‘Ulllln‘lllitill oi labor. .\\ liich i anuoi. howm er,
justify tliti opi-rossiv ii of strangcrs whose
safety is gtiai’antziwl by our treaty with
Ciiiiia c .u:-lly \viilitlie niost fiivin-il nations.
In opening. our vast domain to alien cle-
nieiits. the purpose oi our law givers was to'
invite assiiiiiliitii-ii, iuiil’iiot t-i prioiile an
arena for endless aiit:i_-oiiisins. ‘lic parzc
”and?
mount iluti of niaiiitaiiiin : public order and '
defending tlic iiiiiiisis. oi our own people
may rc iiiiri- the adoption of IIil‘ILN’JI‘Q‘S of no i
liili'l‘alo Illt‘ l
)II‘ltIlIIII. but ill ~y \Il-‘lllil not.
opprisi n of iiidivi liials of a spccial race I
am nit \\IIII iit lt‘slllllll that tho KtH'I'I‘II‘
tiiciit «vi i‘hiiin.i\hu.sc II'II‘lltII) disposition to-
\"lll‘lllln aiu iiiosl happy to rem-twine. will
meet its hall way in itin isiii; a. c-iiiipi‘clicn-
:iveictiicilv by \‘Ilii‘Il Il'l c'l‘os‘tixc
tion of t‘liiiii s-i tHlILUllIIHIl. .oiii ml to i~i'ot.i'
tioii o: lliosc t‘biitcscsuliici is who l‘t‘lil'llll in
this is llllll‘}. mnv be >I‘-‘lll‘t‘ l.
'Illll i .gg‘llilAN I‘IKIII‘IlIH“.
'I‘hc l't'i‘<-IllI\|i"illIll"-\lll\' contain. il Ill my list
nuiiiiiil lllt“.\.' go in i.~l:iiioii to :i iiin-lc .ii wt:
bailout of t! 'Ilsllt‘ll riulin' in tlic \\"l' ~i‘s of
A ‘ Ni-i'ili \iiii-ii ii —so ion; a S‘lllp‘i‘l
of MN iiis iliiforwi o l-t-tw-u-n the l'iilicl
Statcs and lil‘i‘zll lliiinm ~i\:ls iiict liv an
advorw \I'II'HI t .c Sonata on :\]|I‘ll ZS last.
and thrust; l‘ll iicgwiiiatiwiis \vcro iiistitiitcl
to obtain .‘lll :i;ic-- tioiil “:III licr liritaiiiiic
lll‘l‘lt‘slv's -.:oicrni:i--;.: in" t to iroiiiiilgaIii-zi
of such .ioiiit lIlIttl'. iii-iii and (It'llllll o-i of
thc nrtii lcof tli -« ivllit‘lllli'll of l‘-‘\ rcluiiii;
to tli-i to: ri'i al \\.i:ci's :llltI inshore lislici‘ics
(if thc lii': pr J\lll cs, :is sliiiiilvl sci-iiiii
the l‘iiiia-Iiaii lights from t‘ll"li|llt'lllllt‘llt by
l‘iiitcd Sliiics tislii-rniuii. and. at the Sil‘lt‘
(zinc. iii~ iiro tho ciijoviiii-iit l=\‘ Ilio IllIIt'li of
thr pi'ii ”0.1% piiiii‘iiiito.~il to them by such
coiivi iitii-u.
I The lllli'sllwll‘ Eiiiulicil arc of linx‘r .staiiib
iilg. of :Ill\i- coiisc llli‘ll c. and from tiiiie to
time for nearly i‘ii'cc 'ill-‘III:‘I\‘ of u i'ciitiirv
havi‘ givcii risc In riii'iiest lllli‘l'IIJIIJIIIII disr
riissiuiis not llllit"i‘iillllu‘lT-ll'il liv Il‘l‘llul'iill.
'I‘ciiipoi'ni‘y .ii iaiuciiiciiis'lii trcritics have
Nirvvil t i allay friction which. liimcvi-r.
has no I\ ii I as ca ‘ll trca’i v was It‘l‘llllllllli‘~l
The last iiii‘aiigciiiciit. iiii-lcr Illt‘ll’l‘i‘II)‘ of
IN). “lls abrogatiul all -r iliic iioiico luv the
I'iiitcil rtat w on .liiiie 31". hm. but I was
ennl-Ii-il toobtni-i for our tishcriiicii for tho
l‘t‘llltllliilt‘l‘til Illlll si-asiiu ciroynieiit of III?-
full pr“ 1! ale-s a 'i «rte I by the tcr.iiiii:itcd
treaty. '
'l‘lic jun! high wiiiiiiissiiiii by whom the '
trcutv hail bccn i'cg itinlc l—altlioiigli iii~
vested iii!li |~lc iiiry iniuci‘ t . Illilbl‘ a perina-
pent .s. it c'iiciit —\vcrc t‘-‘IIII‘III With a It‘lll'
porii' v niraug uncut. alter tho termination
of “hi 'Il tho iiiicstioii was rclcsiicd to tho
Itlllllltlllll is of tlic treaty of l‘l‘. as tiitlio
first :irtii-lo o: \i Illr‘ll no construction .s:itis~
factory to Iii-thi \illlill'li“ has ever been agrocd<
upon
The l rogrcss of civili ration and growth of
population in tlic‘ Iil’lllsll lll‘0\ iiiccs to which
the tlshoric~ iii ipicsti in are contiguous. and
the expansion oi coiiiiiicrciiil intercotiiso bo~
tween them and the United States. presents
toalav a condition of adults scari ely realim~
hle at the date of tho iimutiations of lNl‘.
New and vast. iiitorosts have been brought
Into «vistcii (i; iiiwb-s of iiitci‘coiirso between
the rospeclivo countries limo bcoii iiivciiti-d
and multiplied. tho lllv'll‘iviils' of ion inotiiig
the fisheries liavo been \iliollv chungcd. and
all this is no \‘S‘i‘\l'll_\ ciitilled to candid and
careful consideration in tho ailiiistiiiciit of
the tcriiis and conditions of intercourse and
coiiiiiierco b-twoi-n the l iiilcd Stan-s and
their neighbors along a fronliui;of more than
3,500 Iiiilcs. ‘ ,
This propii iuity. coinmunitj.’ of languago
and o-iiijatioii. and .siiiiilariiy of political
and .so iii) iiistitiit ions. iii-licatc tho practica»
bility and ' oln icu‘ u ii'ltllll of maintaining
mutually liciictl int and lricnilly rclatii its.
\Vliilsi I am iiiil‘ciqiiedlv desirous that
In It is Intions should oxist liciwccn us and
the inhal-itaiits III t‘aiiada. yet the action of
their oilii inls ili ring tho past season toward
our l‘ishcriiien has bocu such as to seriously
llll‘viiloii their cotiiiuiiancc.
:‘IIIl-‘IIJII lIlSlllilkilllIOI in my otl‘oi‘ts to se-
curc a ~atisfactory settlement oi the tishcry
ipita ion. iicx'otint ions are .st ll pending. with
I‘casoiia: lo hope that Iii-{pro the close of the
present ~cssicn of (“ingress ullllulllli‘t‘lllt‘llli
may b i male that an arm-51:13!» conclusion
has been rca Ill‘-I.
As iit an earlv day there may be laid bo-
Iore Congro .s the corn-s}iiiudeiice of the he
i‘tinciit of State in relation t i this iaipor~
ant subjcst. so that tho historv ot the last
fishing season mav be fullv dis load and the
actcu and the attitndoiif the ailniiuistrution
clearly coinpri handed. a more extended re-
ferent e is not ilccuiml nocczisary in this coni-
lnuulcatiou.
The reuiiiiiiicudation. submitted Ind. year.
that pixivision be made for a preliminary re
oouiioissanco of tho univontioual boundary
line between Alaska and British Columbia is
renewed. ,
I oxpreoi itiy uiili-‘sitating,_coiiviclioii that
the intimacy of our relations with Hawaii
Ibould be emphasivcd. As a result of the m-
ciprocity treatv of INT-'i. those islands. on the
highway of oriental and Ansti'alasion ti‘atlic.
Ore virtually an outpost of American com-
merce and a stepping stone to the growiii:
trade of the I’ariflc. The Polynesian Island
groups have been so absorbed by other and
more powerful governments. thattho Hawni~
iln Islands are left almost alone in the enjoy-
meat of their aiitoinuiiy. which it is important
for us should be pmservel. Uur tnaty is now
tormiuable nu one year‘s notim. but proposi-
tions to abrogate it would be. in my jndg<
moat. most Ill advised. The paramount in-
fluence we have there awnired. once relin—
quished. could only with difficulty be re-
ued. and a valuable ground of vantage
or ourselves might be converted into a
atrong'hold for our commercial competitors.
earnestly recomnien I that the existing
treaty stipu‘atious be extended for a further
term of seven years. A race utly signal
treaty to this am is now before the Senate.
The wenknca of Liberia and the difficulty
of maintaining effective sovereignty over its
outlying ditricts have etposed that. republic
to encroa -huient. It cannot; be forgotten
that this distant: community is an offshoot of
our own system. owing its origin to the asc—
ciated beuct'oleiii e of American citizens,
whose praiseworthy etforts moronic a uncle-
In of civilization in the dark continent
have commanded respect and sympathy
cvoryu here, especially in this country.
Althougha formal protectorate over Liberia
h contrary to our traditional hey. the
moral right and duty of the Uni States to
win in all oper ways in the maintenance
of its integrity is obvious. and has been com
ulstentli’ announced during nearly half noon-
tury. I remininend that. in the reorganiza-
tion of our navy. a small vessel. no longer
found adequate to our nec ts. be presented to
“India. to be employed. by it in the protec-
tion of its coastvnsc revenues.
or“ RELATIONS “’I‘l'ft nurse.
.The encouraging development of beneficial
and’iutimatue relations befivcen the United
States and Alexico, which has been so malted
within the last few years is at. once the oc~
casion of congratulation and of friendly so.
licltudc ’l u tly renew my former rep-
‘ mutation the need of speedy legisla-
tion by Cougreu to carry into ell'cct the Re-
“£11m unreal‘ ConvcnfiouofJanuary
commercial malty of 1831‘ with Mexico
accord in
liiniia- '
/
.‘_ ‘ _~_. .‘...n n .
a new and \‘lllfll‘gt‘d treaty of commerce and
navigation.
In compliance with a resolution of the
Senate. I comuiuiii :atlsl to that body on
August ‘J Iast.an.l als) to the Houseof Ilcpre-
sentativcs tho correspouiloiice iii the case of
A. , K. l‘utiizig. an American citizen then
but ‘is‘oiio-l iii Mrivicii.cliiirgol with the com-
mission of a penal olfciiso in Texas. of which
a Mexicaii'i»i:i.~en was the object.
After demand had been made for his re»
lease the charge against. him was amended so
as to include a viii‘ntlun of Mexican law
within llevican torritory.
'l‘hisjoiiidcr of alleged otl‘ences. one within
and the other exterior to Mexico. induced
me 2 i order a spe ‘ial investigation of the
case ~~pcii.liu;.: which Mr. Cutting was re~
I(\'|St‘tl. ‘
This incilent has. however. disclosed I
;claim of jurisdiction by Mexico, novel inoui
history. whereby any offence. committed
anywhere by a foreigner, penal in the placq
of its commission. of which a Mexican is tht
object. may. if the offender be found in Max-
ico. be there tried and punished in conform-
ity with Mexican laws
This ‘tirisdiction was sustained by the
courts 0 Mexico in the Cuttingcase. and ap
proved by the eve ‘IIIIYO branch of that gov—
: crniiicnt. it'ion the authority of a Mexican
i statute. The appellate‘ court. in releasing Mr.
Putting. decided that the abandonment of
the complaint- by th \ hIe\i.~an citizen a -‘
'l’l wed by the alleged crime (a lihcllous pal:
l.‘:llli\ll‘ nunovotl the basis of further prose-
cution. and also declared justiw to have been
~ntisiio-l by the cnfi'ircciiicnt of at small part
of the original sentence.
The admission of such a p§tensiou would
T 1.. attended with serious results. invasive of
l we inrisdiction of this government. and
i highly dangerous to our citizens in foreign
‘
1
. lauds; then-fore I have denied it. and pro-
tcstcl against its uttcm iioil cxcrcisc. as nn~
.- warranted by the priiicipl as of law and inter-
~ iiati. iuii iisiucs. ,
.-\ sivcicigii has jurisdiction of ofl‘cusos
ii lll“I| take ctcht within his territory. al-
though coiicoctol or i‘ilIIlItlt‘lb‘t‘d outside of
if. but tho i'i:lit is denied of any forciwusov
crcign to punish ii citixou ol the ‘iiitcil
:s‘taiiul tornii offence cciisiiiuiuatod on our
soil in violation of our laii s. ovcii th iiigli tli i
l i-llcii c be against a .sitliIe 'l \Il‘ cilia-u of Mich
~ .sovci'ci-gii. The Men ‘HII st itiilc in question
. inalms the claim broadly. and the principle.
‘ iz‘ con 1 do i. w ~uld cictiio a dual i’espoiisibib
! ity in tin iiimin. and lc.id to IIIt‘VII‘IlflIlIt‘
confusion. destructivc of that ccitaiiity in
the law which is lit! essential of Iibcrtv.
“'hcn I'Ill,'.i‘lls‘ o: ilicl nitcd States \‘villlll-
. tarily g i iniiia i‘iircigu country they niust'
' llIiliItV ii, III‘ laws tth in force. and Will
‘ not l.c pro ccicd by their own poveriiiiiciit
from i lio ciiii~c .ucuoos of an ot‘iciii‘c against
tli -s-' laws mi‘iiiiiiittml in such furcigii coiiiis
; tri . l-iit \‘fllclllul care and int rust. iif this
1." vcriiiuintovci‘ its i-itiziuis arc not rcliii-
j quislc il be now they haic goiic abroad. llllil
if chriigol with criiiicciiiuiiiittol in tho icr»
I'lLlIl l. iii a fair llll-I opcii trial. t‘iilllllll'liil
I \\ itli ilcc- ni l'i‘;-‘ll‘tI tor iitsticc an I humanity.
\\ ill lio dciiiaiiilcd for tlieui. Willi Icss IIl‘lll
that this goicriiinciit \iill not be (‘oiitciit
\\ licii the life or liberty of it. ciii'ciin is at
stake.
Whatevcr the ilogroc to whi h extra terrlrs
Idl'llll ci'iiiiiiial jurisdiction may liaio bccii
. f-ii'iucrly iillowcd by consent and reciprocal
agrcciiieiit among ierlniii of tho lfiiroioni
.- Sintcs. no such do ‘tl‘lllt‘ or prai'ti- e was
3 ex or known to tho laws of this country or of
i that from which our institutions have mainly
boon di-i‘ivo I.
x In the case of Mexico tlicro are rcasoiis’
especially strong for imam-t Ilul‘lllilll) in tlic
- iiiiitiial exercise of jurisdiction. Nature has
made us irrcvocably no glib vrs. an I \visiloui
llllII kind {0“Illlg .sli iild makcs as friends.
i The overtloiv of capiinlauil ciitcrpriscfroiii _
I the l'uitoil Staics isn potoiit factorin assis'
l in: the lIt‘Yt‘lilllllll‘llt of “I“ rosourccs of
\Icvico. and iii lillllillllg up the pixispcrity of
‘ both cuiiiitrios.
To assist this good work all groan ls of up
i prchcnsiou for the \i“lil‘ll)' of poison and
_ iroporty sli iiil l he l't‘llli\\0 l: aul Itriist that
in tho interests of pool iiciglilmrhuinl tlni
? .stntzilu i'ofci‘icil to \\‘ill be so iiiiiililied as to
i-liniinzite tho pri-scnt possibiliics of daiigcr
' to thi- pcaco of the two coiiiiti‘ios’.
l N \‘i‘l'iiiiAi.i;’..\TioN .\Nl\ irxriiaiil flux.
. Ircnow tho recoiiitiiozrlaiLin of tar last
‘ tlllllll'll iii-issuo. that oustinglc;islationcoii-
l writing citszcnslup and naturalization be r...
. \ isisl. \\'c hive treaties ivith Vlllllll)’ States
‘ proviiliii; for the renunciation of cub-cuship
to give otl‘oot to such engagements. nor any
> which provides a “code I ventral bureau for
the registration of naturalmsl citizens
I'prcricn 0 suggests that our statutes rcgu~
'nti‘n; ovtra litloii might be advantageou-Lv
iiiietiilcil by a provision for the transit
‘ Icrivss cur torritory. now a convenient
5 tliariitiglilai‘o iii Il‘.‘l\ cl from one foreign
5 country to Illll'llli‘l‘. of fugitives siii‘i‘oiiilci‘cl
iv a fort-Ru giivcruiunnt t in Illll‘iI state.
Kin-h prov isions ai‘o not iiiiiis:i:il in tho legis—
_ IthllI of otlior coiiiiirios. anl Ii‘llil to
f not tho inlscai‘ruiucnf _uis‘ico. '
1 ilcsiralilo. iiiorilcr to rent Ac lil‘t‘st‘til unit -
la nlics. that authority should lio i onlcrrcil
on the Secretary of State t i issux‘ ii \‘t‘t‘llll-
, rate in case of an arrest {i r tho purposii of
i “tradition. t i lliiiutlici-r bAt‘oro whom the
pro calm: is pctixllllz. showing that a re iiir
; nton for the surrcii-Iei‘of lliepcrsoucharged
, lia bwii duly inado. Such a certificate. if
. i’c .llil‘t‘il to be riscivcl Ii~~foro the prisoners
l Ma-iiuiivion. would provcnt a Ion); and cx~
f yo isivo ii‘di ‘IltI Itl»]lll“\‘ iiiliia i'liargo which
; tho t'oroi~_n gmernriient mizht not dusiro to
.' lll‘iis\’ lalso l‘t‘.‘l\llllllt‘lliI that cviircs‘s pro—
i isii-n be made for the inuiiciliato dis barge
, from custody of poisons committed for e\'~
. traiiiiou whore the President is of opinion
lliat Mll‘h‘llilV‘I‘ should not be made.
'I‘Ill: t‘tlxsl‘IJR .siciivn'ic.
Pursuant. to a pnivis in of flu‘ diplomatic
and consular appropiiatioii act. it proved
July I. 1850‘». the. estimates snbiiiittoi by tho
. Sci-rotary of State for the maintenance of
l the consular service hai e been i'ocast. on tho
I ‘liasis of salai'i-s for all otlicois to whom such
allowance is doomed advisable. Advantage
has boon takcii of this t i redistribute the sub
arics of the otliceis now appropriatcd for.
. ii accordance with tho work performed.
the importance of tho mpixisentativo iIll‘
ties 'of the Ill“lltllli(\llt and the cost. of
s living at. each post. The last consideration
has been too often lost Sighf'of in the allow~
ances heretofore made. The compensation
which may sullloe forth-i decent iiiaiiitcn-
auco of a worthy and capable officer in a posi-
tion of onerous- and repiesontative trust at a
post readili awesible. and wheretho no ‘essa~
ries of life are abundant and cheap.
. may prove an inadequate finance in dis-
taut lauds, where the letter part of
a year‘s iiav is coasuined in reaching
the post of duty. and where the comforts
of ordinary civilized existence can only
be obtained with dilllculty and at exorbitant
cost. I trust that. in considering the submit-
ted schedules. no mistaken theory of economy
will perpetuatea system which in the past
has virtually closet to deserving talent many
ottices where capacity and attainments of a
Iii-:h order are indispensable. and in not a
few instan» as has brought dis“redit on our
nat'oual character and entailed embarrass-
ment. and even suffering on those deputod to
uphold our dignity and interests abroad.
THE TREASURY REPORT.
The report of the Se -retary of the Treasury
exhibits in detail the condition of the public
finan- es and of the several branches of the
government related to his department. I
espe wally direct the attention of the Congrem
to the recommendations contained in this
and the last preceding report of the Sucre
AP)’, touching Int? Slll] iincation hull amends
men: of the law's relating to the collection‘of
our revenues; and in the interest of economy
and justice to the government: I hope they
may be adopted by appropriate legislation.
. he ordinary recei ts of the government
for the fiscal year en ed June SJ. 1886. were
$336,439.7274ki. (if this amount $19.3.llli‘i;
trill-II was received from customs and $116.-
81)},tl3ius‘ from internal revenue. Tho'total
receipts. as have stated. were 313.749.03t63
renter than for the previous year. but the
increase from customs was SIIJSLOs‘lJO and
from internal revenue $4.4il7.2l.9l. making a
gain in these items for the last year of $15,-
bllfiihtM—a falling otf in other resources
reducing the total increase to the smaller
amount mentioned.
The expense at the different custom house:
of collc ting this incrcas 3:1 customs revenue
lcction of such icveuua for the Preceding
year by saunas, and the increase receipts
of internal revenue were Coliectcd at a cost:
to the lntcrnel revenue bureau of $15i94t99
less than the expense of such collection for
the previous year. » ‘
In: total ordinary expenses of the govern—
ment for the fiscalyear’ ended June 30, two,
were $212,483,138.me 10$ by $l7,‘£8s‘.9?3
thansuch cxpcuditnn’qforthc year preceding,
and leaerplus iu the trees at the
clone ofthc heal your of $93. 585.56.
as a?“ want}? at the clone of tlic
prev cm antarctic in such lur-
piia ct flung .
Nthccuncutycartocnd Juana}. 1887.
to October
the rec-l up 7 1,
l withuchncipgcdnahdf tli.
‘g‘lfiwoflhmumtwmhrmfi
iy iiaturalizel alions. but no statuto is found.
was lam than thcexpeusc attending the cob.
pose to int-ab With Mexico negottatlons for I The expenditures ascertained‘ and estl~
mated for the same period are snowman.
indicating an anticipated surplus at the close
of the year of $96.0( moon.
The total value of the exports from the
I‘nited‘States to foreign countries durng the
“cal year is stated not compared with the
preceding year as follov 's:
For "Il‘ year
rud’g Jtuttxi'.
‘or the uni r
rail'u Jouir Lil.
1w.
Domestic merchan-
dise . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 35.65.961.52! 00 $72i3.683.9m 01
Foreign merchandise is. .‘iiii nu tsp-$509 on
Hold............. . 4!. "19100 5477.“): III
sliver” .. 29.5ii.2iet\ti 33.: 3.6.3.: 00
A STAGE or scrum-muons iiuvnsuu.
In my last annual message to the Congress
attention was directed to the fact- that the
revenues of the government exceeded its ae~
tiial needs: and it. was suggested that legisla-
tive action be taken to relieve the people
from the unnecessary burden of taxation
thus made apparent.
In view of the pressing importance of the
subject I deem it. my duty to again urge its
consideration. ‘
The income of the government. by its in-
creased Volume and thorough economies in
its collection. is now more than ever in excess
of public necessities. The ap licatiou of the
surplus to the par-neat of suc portion of the
public debt as is now at our option subject
to extinguishineat. if continued at the
rate which has lately prevailed. would
retire that class. of indebtedness within
less than one year from this date.
Thus a continuation of our present
revenue system “wild soon result iii the re
ceipt of au animal income much greater
than neiess‘ary to meet government expcnsas,
with no indebtedness upon which it could [I
applied. We should then be confronted with
it vast l uantit y of money ihccirculating ins-
:lium o the people. boarded in the Treasury
when It should be in their hands. or we
should be drawn into wasteful publicextrav
aganm with al' tho corrupting national dc-
iiioi‘alization which follows in its train.
But it is not the simple existcu e of this
surplus. and its tlii'catciicl attcudaiit evils
which furnish l he strongest argiiiiiciil against»
our present scalo of Federal taxation. Its
worst phase is tho ovaciioii of such a surplus
through a lK‘I‘\‘\‘I\Ii|Il of the relations bctivccn
the l coplc and their government. and a 43‘!
lien-its dci-ui‘turc from tli . rules which limit
VIIII‘ right at; Fc lcral taxation.
flood government. aiidasimciallv the gov»
ci‘iiuiciil of \\'IlI-‘Il ovcry .-\.I.\‘l‘li‘llll citi cii
boasts. has for its vli‘o its. III" priitccti in of
ci t‘I‘V yors-in within its care in tho ,i,_* iliist
libci‘tv consistent with thc good i-i‘ib r of s-i-
ciciv. and Ili‘ l‘ni'fc .1 seem itv III the cii;u\‘~
iiiciit of h s c irniii_s. \i itli tho lv-ast possible
«liiiiiiiution inr pubac niwls. When more of
tho 1'“ 'Hfls \llllslltllt‘t‘ i.s cvnctcd tlii‘oii;h the
form «if kixi'itii ii than is re cssui‘y to iiioct
lh ~ .lllsl old A tin-is uf thc Ilovcriiiiiciit and
tli . c\pcii.se of its economical administra-
l.iiil. such cvn ‘II-ill licciiiiics iiitliltiss cxtwi‘
Ilv‘ll and a violaton of tlic t’uiiiliiiiicntal prin-
cipfcs of a Ii‘oc: govcrii‘i’icnt.
'I‘lic iiidirc ~t iiiiiniicr in \vlii ‘ll ilicsc cuic
ti-iiis are made has a triniciicv to con il
their true characzcraiid tlicir i-vti-ut. I»\
no havi- :iri-ivcd at a stale of \lll'l‘l'lllliills‘
rcvciiiio which has arouse] the pool I . to ii
rcalizati iiiot tho t it t. that tho iiiii-iiiiit rai-cd
profcsuslly for tho sin-purl of the ;;o\ crii
iiiciit. is i-aii I by tliciiias :ibs’iiliitcly. if :iilil Ml
to the iii'ic . of tho things \\liich sup lI_\' their
daily “ants. as it" it was paid at livci pciiiiils
int i tho haul of the tax KIIIIII'IQ‘I‘.
'V‘Iltiai‘ uh i toil for daily wagcs arc begin
iiiiig to iiiidcrstaiiil that i apital. though
sometimes vaiintiug; its llll‘iiiTI-llll ‘e aiil
clamoring for tho protwtion and favorof tho
gm criinieiit. is dull an I sliigprli till. touched
by tho iiiagicnl “and of labor. it spritus
tuto a"ti\ iiy. fuitiislitii; an occasion for l-‘c l—
eral taxation. and gainingth value “Illi‘lt
enables it to bcar its I‘Ill‘iIt‘ll. and the labcr
iii: mail is thoughtfully Inquiring olicil or
in these vircuiiistaiiccs. and considering the
tril do he constantly pays into the public
treasury as ho supplies Ii.s daily wants. he
re ‘t‘l\ cs his fair share of ailvaiitaflx
There is also a suspicion abroad. that the
tii‘pliis . t . iii i‘cvciiucs indicatcs fll=lliil‘lliltl
and exceptional liiiszno\s \I‘tiIIts. which. un-
der the s_ stein \\ hit Ii lll‘mIlb‘rs such surplus.
iiicrcasc \\ tli -ut corresyoiidiiig I't‘llt‘lll t~i the
people at largo. tho vast acciiiii‘ii‘aiions of a
few among our l‘lllifl‘lls’ whose fortiiiics. r:
valiiic: the wealth of the most favorod iii
:ZIIII‘RII‘I"!li‘l‘lllll‘ Ili'IIIi‘Il\’.'lU‘t‘ "HI [“0 IIIlIlII‘Ell
gnmtli of a stc‘iili'. plain and industrious I“
public.
Uiir fariiicix. to i. and those engaged di
rcctly and indirectly in supplying the iro~
diets of axi‘ic-illurc. we that day by ( ay.
and as often as the daily wants ot their lh'u‘t“
holds mcur. they am forced to pay excessive
and needless taxation. \\ bile their products
strug 'IQ‘ in fumigu markets with the competis
tion 0 iintaiiis. which. by allowing a freer
excliaiuo of prmlnctioiis than we permit
cualilc tlicir icople to sell for prime which
dist rcss thc .~\iii-'iric’an farmer.
.-\sovcrv iin coir citi-cii re;oi 0‘ in th‘
coiist intiv i casing til'lil" of our people iii
.-\‘iicrivau .- l.‘t‘ll\ll‘.l‘ and iii the gl ry of cm
lintzozial :iciii -\ mouth and l‘l‘i‘;ll‘\\. a sciiti
llli‘lll pi'cuiils Ill‘l'. tlu loadm: string ii cfiil
to a nation in its iiilaii *v. iiiav \icil bc i»i a
great cxtcnt dis 'atilc l Ill tho present .st go of
.\ll|t‘l icau ingonui‘. \ , ciiiiriuc llll'I l'i ir'Eo-s
.scli' reliance. .’\Il\I for the prii Ilt“'\‘ of in
iliil'.’iii..~ t:.is :ciitmii-iit “Illl tiiio Alllt‘f‘li’llll
onlhiisrisiii. our citi.o i~ sic quite williu- Ix.
frl‘l‘;t\ aii lilit‘ surplus in tho public 'l‘i’casiiijv.
.-\lliI all tho pi oplo know that thc aici‘alo
ratc of rislci'al ta\at:ou upon iiiii-oris is to-
day. in time of pca 0. but litilo Ii-ss. \vliilc 1
ins ii .souio ait rlcs of Ili‘a‘vssal‘)" « onsiiniption
it is actually nuirc. than was iiiipiiscil by tho i
grievous bzir li-n oill iiglv b iron. at a time
when the govei‘niiiciit ncodod millions to
maintain by war the safety and int igrity of
tho l‘nioii. ‘
It has loin the policy of tho government to
‘collcct. ihc :irin upal part of its revenues by
a tax upon iiii wrts. and no change iu_this
policv is ilcsira do. But the present \\‘IllIlII\‘II
of ntl‘airs constrains our people t i demand
that by a revision of our revoiuic laws the
“V cipts of ilic government shall be reducod
totho necessary expense of its Notioiuical
administration. and this demand should be
rcmigiiitcd and obeyed by the poo ile‘s n-p-
Nsciitat‘ivcs in th \ logislatyo branc of tho
government.
In rcadjustiu ' the burdens of l-‘eilcral tax
atiou. sound iiu ilic policy l\‘ intros that such
of our citiiciis as have built up large and till
portant industries under llh‘St‘lll conditions.
should not be suddenly and to their iuiiiry
deprivcd of advantages to which they hai ii
adapted their biisiiiuss; but if tho public good
l'cqllih‘s it. they should be content with such
\ ousidci‘atiou as shall deal Illll‘h‘ and can
tiously with their interests. while the just
iloiiiaiid of the people for relief from nced~
less taxation is honestly answered.
A niasoiiable and timely subiiiimion to
such a demand should certainly be powiblc
without disastrous sho.~k to any interest: and
a careful concession sometime: averts abrupt
and hccliess action. often the outgrowth of
impatience and delayed justice.
This isrnnits'rs UFARIERIL‘AN LABOR.
Due regard should be also accented in any
proposed readjustment to the interests of
American labor so far as they are involved
We congratulate outselves that there is
amongr us no laboring clam. fixed with an
yielding bounds and doomed under all condi-
tions to the inexorable fate of daily toil.
“"e recognize in labor a chief factor in the
wealth of the republic. and we treat
those who have it in their
keeping , as citizens entitled to the
most careful regard and thoughtful atten-
tion. This regard and attention should be
awarded them, not only tehause labor is the
capital of our workinguien. justly entitled to
its share of government favor. but for the
further and not less important reason that
the laboring man surrounded by his family
in his humble home as a consumer is vitally
interested in all that rhea us the cost of
living and enables him to ring within his
domestic circle additional comfort; and ad~
vantages. ,
This relation of the worki man to the
revenue laws of the country, an the manner
in which it palpably influences the question
of wages, should not be forgotten in the jus
tiliablc prominence given :3 the proper
maintenanceof the supply and the protection
of well-paid labor. And these constdcrations
suggest such an arrangement of government
revenues as shall reduce the expense of Iiv~
inz. while it does not curtail the opportunity
for work nor induce the compensation or
American labor. and injuriously affect its
condition and the dignified [:la.c it holds in
the estimation of our ieople.
But our farmers agriculturists—those
who from the soil pro luce the things coir
ruined by all~are rhsps more directly and
plainly concerned t any other of our citi-
zens in ‘a just and carotid system of Federal
taxation. Those actually on in and
more mobsly connected with ‘ kind of
work number nearly one-half of our p9pula~
tion. None labor harder or more continue
ously than the . No enactments limit
their-bonito! and no interposition of
ttc government. is givcata the more favored
manufacturer. ' ‘ ~
I recommend - that. keeping In View all
these considerations. the increasing and tin
necemary surplus of national income annual~
ly accumulating be released to the people. _h ~
an amendment to our revenue laws “‘th
shallcheapen the price of the neccsaries of
life and -ive freer entrance to such imported
materials as by American labor may be man-
ufactured into inarkctablccommodities. _
Nothing can be arcomplishcd. however. in
the direction of this muclrneedel reform2 uu<
less the sabje:t is approached in a patriotic
spirit. of devotion t i the interests of the en-
tire country. and with a willingness ti yield
something for the public good-
181‘: rvauc burr.
The sum paid upon the
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1556, was s“;
551.com. ~ -
During the twelve months ending October
31. 1336. three per cent. bonds were called for
redemption amounting to 81'17.‘.'\‘?l.lo0. of
which 850.6%?” was so called to answer the
requirements of the law relating to the sink-
in ' fund. and unpaid“) for the. purpose of
reducing the public debt: by application of? a
part. of the su ilus in the or to‘ that.
object. or therlionda thus called $lt .‘.2i-*J.~l~io
became subject under such calls to redemp-
tion prior to November I. lash. The remain.
der. amounting to mOImtfioinatured under
the calls after that date.
SILvlilt coixlmx.
During the tis all year ending June 30. 1‘30.
there were cointxl. under the compulsory
silver coinage act of l-‘TS. L’K‘flfiiki‘i silver
dollais. and the cost of the silvur used in
such coinage was $23.H3~‘.Nio.ul. There had
been coined tip to the close of tho previous
fiscal year. under the provisions of the law.
arthrjfit silver dollars and on tho lst day
of liecciiiber. issn. the total amount. 'of such
coinage was $247.l$l.5lll.
The director of the mint reports at thi-
time of tho passage‘of the law of ISIS dire ~t
dug this coinage. the intrinsic \alue of the
fourth i cats each. and that on the illst. day
of July. l\\t‘-. the price of rll‘t‘" reached the
lowest sin :e ever known. .so that the intrin-
sic or bullion price of our standard silver
dollar at that date wa: less than .scvcty-two
icuts. 'I‘Ili‘.]\l‘li‘0 of silver on Ill.‘ :tcth day of
Novctiilicr last was such as to make thme
dollars intrinsically wi-rth .sovcnty-cight
cents in -h.
Tliosc ilill‘o"eiiix~s in value of the l‘iiIlIS rop-
rcsont the fluctuations in the price of silver.
and they certainly do not iiidiciitc tliat_coni-
pulsiiry t‘i'llllltt‘i by Ihagrnt‘l‘llliit‘lll ciiliaiiocs
tho pi'ii o of that commodity. or .so ‘iii‘es iiiii«
t‘ornii‘iy in its value.
I'IYi'l'V fair and legal t‘th‘I‘I has 1 con iiiaile
bv the 'l‘rcasury Department to distribute
this currency among the pool-IR 'I‘ho witlc
drawal of l nited» States 'I‘rcasury notc‘ of
small denominations nnl the issuing of
n'iinll sil\cr (‘ei’tillv‘atcs Il:|\'.' boon i‘i-sortcl
to in the endeavor to am 'llllillsll
this resu‘t. in obelivnisi to IIIi‘ will “mi
! sentiments of the rcpri "IllllIHi‘s‘ of th-
iicoiile in the (‘iiurcsx «in in.-
‘.‘Itli day of November. l N1. the pciiplc Il"l|I
of the e coiug or ceriiii uti-s reprcsciiiiii;
them. the nominal suin iif sin" :tLHH. and
\ic still had $Tll.~ltil.1lt.’i in tlic 'I‘ro:is:ir_v :is
aziiinst about $142.\‘.|l."3-'- so ill the hands of
the "mph“. and $72.~L‘~..-. 2 rciiiaiiiiii: it: the
Treasury one year ago. The direct ir of the
mint again urges the iicccssii »' of llb'l‘i‘ vault
room for the purinso of storing: those silvcr
dollars “Ill‘ Ii are not Ilt‘»‘ilt‘~l for circulation
by the peiipltk
si‘si-i:xn m: niixxoi: or >II.\ Ell.
I have soon no reason to clia'i;o IIl-' \ lows
; evpi‘esscd Ill my last annual Ill“\\‘l~,;i‘ on the
i .sulije‘t oi tlils,conipiilsory xoiiingc: and l
again urge its~ suspension on all tho ground;
coutaiuisl in my former rc ‘I'i‘llllllt‘llillllli‘ll.
roiiif'orced by tho stuniil ant llii‘l‘t‘llsd
of our gold cxiairtntian during tho
last year. as appears by III‘ ciiiiipariitivo
stat‘eiiiciit herewith pres iiitcil. and for lll.‘
further reasons that the iii-iri- this ciirroiicy
is distributed among the pc iplo the greater
becoiiuxs our duty to proti- t it from disisl i‘.
that \ie now have til-unilxnisi for all our
iiwssls; and that there s.‘clil< but little pro-
pricty in baiidinSv iarilts to st -ro sllf‘Il cnr~
ioiicy \‘Ilt‘ll the only p i-tc‘icc tor its cuiiiazo
; is the no essity of it . use by the people as ii
circulating medium.
Tit: “'Alt DEPARTMENT.
The rci on. (if the Soi‘i‘ctai y of “'ut‘ givct
a detailed a ‘Glulll of Ill!‘ allllllllls‘ll‘allvilt of
his do; artnient. and contains- sundry rcconc
inondations for the iiiiprm «meat of tli - .siir
vice which I fully approve.
The army t‘OltSlleI at the date of tho last
consolidated return. of 2am utliccis and ‘.'l.s
ma culiutcdm '
The otreases of the dcpaitnicnt for the
last flacalyoar wcrc iiili."‘.~'.‘.s'=.I-S. inclu-iin -
$ti.‘.“.ll.:‘.u‘i. ti; for public works and river and.
harbor llllpl‘n\ cin- cts ‘ .
especia‘li diio ,1 the attcuti ill of tlio
_ Congress ti tho l\\ wiiiitiiooilat ion that otliceu
j l-croiiiiircd to siiliiiiit to an o\aiii;iiatiiin as a
i philiiiiinury to tho I' promotion. l soc llil
iilijo‘tiiiii but iiiaru n<l~aiita:os iii IIiIi‘IIII":
this t‘cntnrc. u li i‘II has i-poai ~il NI i-oii -~
E t'ici.il‘._v in our \avv l‘~ci«.~iitiiictit. as wcll at
: Ill some bran iii-s of tli - ariuv. .
l The .siibjc ~t of tli in is! ilcfcnces auil forti~
. Ii» ati‘ons II.‘I\‘I‘I on t v and i aro‘fiillv to at~-~I
7 l‘)‘ th \ Iliuiril of I'o. ll.li‘:lIlUll\‘. “h iso l‘t‘t'i‘l‘t
; \\ as submitted at tho Ins! sossioii of l‘iiiigi‘css‘.
. but no cozisti'ii l: ‘ll work of tho kiiil re. out
I Illl‘llilt‘.I by tho Iii-:iri has boon possible dur»
iiig the last _\'car from tli i la 'k of lip-Tupi in
: tioiis for sii Ii purpose. ‘
The dcfciicclrss condition of our son ‘i :i-t
and lako front or is perfectly palpable t .o
cuiuiiiiatious' mailo must coni inco us all that
nii‘tain of our citins iiaiiiisl in tho wport of
tho Board should be fortified. and tho \iork
on ih i most important of these fortifications
should lsii‘oiiiiiicucod at once; the work lieu
boon ihorouglilv t‘villslilt‘l\\l and laid out. the
g Societarv iii \\'ar niports. but all is dclaved
in default of Congressional action. I
The absolute necessity. judged bv all .staus
ilnnls of prudence and fonxsi' (ht. 0 our prep-
aration f oran cifcctual resistaiim against the
armonslships and steel mills and mortars of
‘ modern construction which may threaten the
cities of our Coasts. is so apparent that I bolt
cffi-ctivo .stcps \\ ill be taken in that dink tion
iinmediate‘y.
The, valuable and suggestive treatment of
this question by the Scorctary of \\'ar 5 rat‘-
ucstly tsiiumeiided to the causideratiou of the
Congress.
In September and October last the hostile
Apaches who. under the lMiloiship of Heroic
inn. had for eighteen months been on this war
path. and during: that time had committal
many murders and been the cause of con-
stant terror toil-e antlers of Arizona. .sur-
reiidcd to General Miles. the military com-
mander who su raided tleiicinl ank in the
Iliallaltenient and dimctiou of their puisiiit.
Under the terms of theirsuuender as then
re iorted. and in view of the undeistanding
w ich these murderous savages seemed to
entertain of the assurances given them. it
was considered best to imprison them in such
manner as to prevent their ever aigaging in
such outrages again. instead of trying th an
for lllllh‘It‘l‘. Fort Pickens having been select-
edasa safe place of,confincment.all the adult
males were sent thither and will be closely
guarded as prisoners. In the meantime the
ivsiduc of thebaud.wlio. thouzh still romain—
ing upon the resirvat'ou. were re
ai‘ded as unsafe. and susxm-ted of furnish—
ing aid to those on the war th. had been
removed to Fort Marion. 'IEia‘e women and
larger children of the hostilcs were also
taken there. and amugenients have been
made for putting the children of proper age
in Indian Sch iols. -
. THE NAVY DIPARTIINT.
The report of the Secretary of the Navy
contains a detailed exhibit of the condition
of his department. with such a statement of
the action needed to improve the same a
should challenge the earnest attention of the
Con
The present navy of the United States,
aside from theshi in mum of construc-
“l'l ”‘8‘. is“ °‘= pa in...
is — urteen si lc-tiu'reted moni
none of which are in l"ctnnmimion nor at the
thine serviceable. The batteries of
caships are obzilete, and they can onlybo
relied upon as auxiliary ships in harbor do.
fence. and then after such an expenditure
.ulppentbcm asmtght not be deemed justifi~
Second—Five fourth-rate vowels of small
tonnage, only one of which was designed as
a war vtmel. and all of which are auxilarv
morel . , '
. I‘Weutvacvcu cruisingsbi three
or which are built ofiron, of small gluten.
0:!)th wooden
public debt- during.
dollars thus coined was ninety four and outs ‘
has been” the subject of investigation
by two boards, and bv two special
committees of Congress within the last three
year. The report of the gun foundry board
in lt‘xQ-l. of the board on ortifications made
in January last. and the reports of the select
committees of the two Houses made at the
last session of Congre$. have entirely ex-
hausted the subject. so far as preliminary in-
vestigation is involved. and in their'reco‘ in-
inendatiuus they are substantially agreed.
TIII-Z I‘OSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The reduction of the rate of letter postage
in 1351!. rendering the postal revenues inade-
quate to sustain the expenditures. and hosi-
nca depresion also contributing, res ed in
an exam of ( us: for the fis a] year end June
3U. 15%, of eight and one third millions of
dollars An additional check u ion receipts
by doubling the measure of weig t in rating
scaled corresponden *e and diminishing
onelialf the charge for news per carriage.
was imposed by Iegislation.w ich took effect
with the beginning of the ‘t fiscal year:
while the constant demand 0 our territorial
development and growing population for the
extension and increase of mail facilities and
machinery. ne ~emitates steady annual ad-
vance in outlay; and the careful estimate of
I year ago upon theratcs of expenditure than
existing. contemplated the unavoidable aug-
mentation of the dcticiediicy in thelast fiscal
year by nearl ' $2,000.01! The anticipated
revenue for e last year failed of realization
by about $613!“: but proper measures of
economy have so satisfactorily limited the
growth of expenditure that the total defi-
ciency. in fact. fell below that of RV»; and
at this time the increase of revenue is in a
gaining ratio over the in Tease of cost. de-
monstrating the sutlicieucy til' the present
rates of pustage tiltiiiiately to sustain the ser~
vii c This is the more pleasing be time our
people enjoy now both cheaper postage.
propdrni-iially to distances. and a vasteriina
iiiore costly service. than any other upon the
Line.
8 Iletreiicliinciit has been ell'ectcd iii the cost
of supplies. is inc evpciiditures unwarranted
by law have ccascd. and thc outlays for mail
carriage have been subjected to beiiolicial
scrutiny. At tliocloseof the last Iis 'al ycai
the expense of transportation Ull star routes
stood at an annual halo of cost less bv ovi-
$331M”! than at the close of the pri-\ ions
your: and .sicaiiiboat and iiiailsiiicssiingci
service at nearly $1“ UL! ' less.
'I he .scrvicc has-boon iii the meantime en
Iai‘ged and extended by tho t‘slll‘uilsllllli‘llt of
llt‘\\‘ o!lico-. in ~rcas.~ of ro'itcs of carriage.
t‘Xliuiisii-ii of carricr delivery coiiveiiicii 'es‘.
and additions to II)" raiiuay iiiziil fa ~ilit5es.
in accuriliiiicc with th- growing exigencies
of thci-ouiitry and the long-i stnblisliczl policy
of IIlt‘ govcriiiiicnt.
Tin: I‘L'I‘AHT‘dI-TNT or Ji's‘rii‘it.
The conduct of the Do: artmcnt of Justice
for the last fiscal y car is fully detailed in Illa
rein-rt of Illc Attorncvdiiiiicial. all-I I in-
vite the earnest aft i:it.uii of tlic (‘oiigrcss to
the Hilllv‘. llllil duo tsiiisidoi'atiuii of the rec-
tiiiiii t-iiilatiiiiis‘ tlict‘i-iti ccntaiiic l.
Iii thc icp‘irt siiliiiiiltcil by this ofli-‘ci' l i
the last scssioii of tho (‘ongrcss be strongly
rismiiiiuv-h led the cie tion of a penitentiary
for the confinement of prisoners- convicted
and sentenced iii the l'iiitel Status courts:
and II" rcpcnts thc rcmiiimeinliiti ii in his
report for the last year.
This is a iiiattcr of vcry great importance
and should at once 11‘ -civo i migri-ssioual a s
tion. . l’nite-l Stab-s prisoneis are now «on-
tincil in more than thirty dilI'i-rciit Siam
[R‘isoils‘ iiiiil iciiiti-iitinries scattered in evci‘y
part «if the . oiiiitry 'I‘hcv arc subic It‘d t.
iicarlv as many «bill-rent iiiiulcs n! tranuuent
and dis iiiline and are far too iuu--b Telll\)\'l'd
from the i iiiitrol and i'c;ulatioii of the gov-
eriiiiicni. So far in they are ciit.tlcd t illll
iiian ticatiiicnt and an opportunity for im-
I'I‘in'i‘llll‘llt and reformation. the gi-vi-i'iiincnt
is I‘I‘Sllillallilv to thcm and society tha' these
things are foith ouiiiig. But this duty can
scan oly be d .s ‘Iiiirgc l with" it liiurc absolute
control and direction than is possible under
the pi cseut systcni.
TIIE I.\‘I‘I.\\ QI'E‘TI r\‘.
Thccxhiliit iiia lc of tho uinilxtioii of our
Indian population flllil the progrcss of the
work of their i-iiligliicniii ~iit. notwithstand-
ing tlic iiiiiiiy t‘llll‘lll‘l‘nss‘lIlt‘ulS which IlllliIi‘l‘
the boiler a Ill]|lll\ll'tlll»ill of this iinp i:'t:iiit
b an ~li of the sum Ii‘t‘. is a gratifying nail
Illl'k'flll one
Tho funds appropriat sl for the Indian siir
\ |\‘1‘ tor tho fiscal \ car and passcd. With the
available lllt‘i-llli‘fl‘iilll Indian Iallillllltl trust
moneys. :Illlnlllil’llg iii all to $7.‘Tu|.??fi. IL‘.
\Vt'h‘ aiiiplii for the sari ice iiii lcr the condi-
thins and n st ri- 1 ions of la“ s rcgii'at in; their
expenditure. Them n‘Il‘il‘IlI‘il a balance “I!
hand on Juno 3 '. X‘s‘l. o:- Shiitilail.‘ 2:0. of
which $l.1‘~'ii.2ii\;’l are permanent funIs for
fulfilment of (null sand otliorlikcpiirpnw.
and tho reiiuiiuilcr. .‘\ ‘.'.‘.‘.‘ Ci." '. is sub)» it to
be carried to the .surpliis fund as h‘ iuirtsl by
law.
fJ‘hc cstiuiatcs prcsc nod for a- phipt iatioiis
fur the ensuing lis. al year amount to Skulls.
NIJUH. or $ll‘3. NL‘N loss than thosc lail lic
tow the t‘oiigi‘cas last )‘ts‘ll‘
With an aiix:oa~ dcsii‘o to devise some
I Inn of operatniu by “I I‘ll to scene the
“clinic oi the Iiidzazis. null to rclicve tho
li‘i‘:lslll'_\' as far as pins-lilo from the support
of an idle and depends-tit [Kliilllflllt‘lhl ro -oiu-
mciiilcl in my previous nun .al iii~~ss:i.;o tho
p:is~:i_;c of a law with inning the appoint
iiiciit of a commission as an iiistrumciitahty
auxiliary ti tli-isi- alrraily o~tablish d. for
tho \ are of the Indians. It “as dcsigiicl
that this 1‘t'illllll\\liill should lie i'viiiiisvsrl
of six intelligent and capable yeisozzs
thch ti b: ilcta lcd from tli i ar-iiy—
having pi'ao.‘cal iilcxs iipozi thi .s-ibjo-i of
tho tnsitnicut of Indians. aiil lIlIt‘l‘.‘\I“QI Ill
ttioir ivcltaw; and that it should boclurgisl.
iiudor the \Ill‘i‘t‘ll'lll of the Secretary of the
Iuicri ir. with the iiiauagoiuciit of such mat
lots of detail as canon! \\ ith the prompt or-
ganization be pro vi-rly aiil su ccsfully con-
iIlli tcd. aii-l wliic i pro ezit diil'orcni planes.
as the Indians theiiisclvos differ. in their pro-
gress. nmsls. disposition anl ca; a-~it_v for
improvement or iniiiic'lialc s ‘Ifisupport.
by the a:d of such a commission much ll'l-
wise and use‘owexpon-litiimi-f money. wast.-
of materials and unavailin" efforts might bi-
avoided. and it is hoped that this or some
nzcasuw which the wisdom of t ‘ongniss may
better (Itfi‘lcb. to supply tli ~ dcti-‘iency of the
present system. may receive your «sinsidera-
tiopiiuil the appiopriato legislation be pro
\‘li x
The time is ripe for th.i work of sum an
agency. .
There is less opposilnti to the education
and training: oi the Indian youth. as shown
by the iacreastslnt teiiilaiico upon the schools
and there is a yielding tendencv for the in-
dividual holding of lands. )evelopnieut
and advancement in these directions are
essential. and should h ire every encourage-
ment. As the rising generation am tau lit
the language of civilization and train in
habits of industry, they should asuiue the
duties, privileges and responsibilities of
citizenship.
No obstacle should hinder the location and
settlement of any Indian willin to take land
in severalty; on the iontrary. inclination
todoso should be stiiiiulatal at all times
when proper and :3on lient. But there is no
authority of law for making allotments on
some of the reservations, and on others the
allotments provided for are so small th it the
Indians though ready and desiring to settle
down. are not willing to sweep! such small
areas, when their ween-aliens contain ample
lands to atfonl them homesteads of sufficient
site to meet their present and future -‘
laws. and the principal cause of their result
in land accumulation instead of land distri-
bution, is the facility with which transfers
are made of the right intended to be secured
to settlers, it may be deemed advisable to
provide éby legislation some guards and
checks upon the alienation of homestead
right; and lands covered thereby until
patents issue. .
Last ear an executive proclamation was
issuel ( irectiiig the removal of fences which
iuclosed the public domain. Many of these
have been removed in obedience to such
order: but much of the public land still re-
mains within the lines of these unlawful
fences. The ingeni us methods reeortol to
in order to continue these trepasnjes and the
hardibood of the pretenses by which in some
cases su'sh incl sums are justified. are fully
detailed in the report of the Secretary of the
Interior. . _
The removal of the fences still reniaiinn
which inclose public lands will be enforces
with all the authority and means with which
the executj ve branch of the government is or
shall be invested by the Congress for that
purpose. ,
THE PENSION Bl‘RKA‘J.
The report of the Commimioner of Pensions
contains a detailed and most satisfactory ex-
hibit of the operations of the Pension Bureau
during the last fiscal year. The amount of
work done was the lair 't in any year since
the organimtion of the Bureau. and i! has
been done at IN cost than during the previ-
ous year in every division.
Un the £301!) dtyof June, l-“r'i. there were
:ul’ifix“: pensioners on the rolls of the bureau.
Since I‘m there have been l.“l\.fii3 appli~
cations for pensions filed. of which Tx-‘H
were bascd upon service in the war of I‘I‘J.
There were 62!.254 of these appii ations al-
lowed. including il'fl?‘ to the soldien of
Isl? and their widows.
Tlio totalauiozint paid for pensions since
I‘lil is $‘ll‘.li.’<l.‘l l.-‘ii.
The number i I now pensions allowed dur-
ing the year ended June 2:0. INN'i. is 4U.\'i?-—:i
larger llllllilr'l' than has I‘Q‘x’ll all me! in any
ycar save one .siiice lVll : the names of L‘.‘.’3J
‘R'usltlllc’l'i which had been previously
droppisl from the rolls were rest ired during
the year. and. after deducting those droppel
within the s-inic time for iariuus causes. a
net Ill"lwt.\c remains for the year of 20.6.13
names.
From January I. INEI. to De ’l‘llllt'fi‘ I. l\\’».
1.1M?privatcpeiisioii a-‘ts bud I-ocn passed.
Since the last iiietitioncd date. and during
the last session of the Congress. NH su 'h acts
IIGi‘Ilflu‘ laws. 7 .
It secuis to Illt‘ that no omi can examine- our
pension establishment and its olk‘l‘flll‘ as.
iiiihoiit being convince! that tliri ii~_:h its in»
.strninentality justzcci aii Lo very nearlv done
to all who are entitled “nil“? present laws to
tli - pension bounty of the government,
Ilni it is undeniable that cases exist. well
entitled to rclicf.iii_wlii~ lithe Pension Bureau
is powerless to aid. The r. allv worthy 1 uses
oi tli .s class are such as only la ~k by misfor-
tune the kill I or ill’illllllly of proof whi-Ii the
law and I'I'gllltllliilln of the blll‘eflu‘l‘e wire. or
which. Ilt‘iligll thczr merit is apparent. for
sonic other rca mii cannot be 'jll‘lly dealt
with through general laws. These cons
«litions f :lly jll>ll‘)‘ application ttjthe L‘onr
press and .s] c ‘Iai rtiiictiiiciits. Iiiit res-rt
to thc Congrcss for a spe 'ial [cusion
a -t to U\9TI‘IIIQ' the deliberate and can-
iul determination of the Pension Bu~
reau on the merits or t i secure favorable
action when it ixiuld not be evpe:ted under
the most liberal execution of general laws.
it must be admitted. open the doors to the
almwsn -c of i llesll'illfllllo claims. and pie
souls to tho c;i.sl:itive and exe ‘utive
bran hes of t i~ governiiiei’it applicati ins
cuniele lly not within the law and dandy
ilov oid of went. but s i surroiitiiidul Iiy .scn-
tiini-nt aul patriotic feeling that they are
hard to resist. I suppiso that it will not be
denied that many claims for pension are
"IalI" without incrit. and that many have
been allowel upon fraudulent repress. nta«
tions This has been deslared from the l’ -
si-ixl Bureau. not only in this but in prior ad~
ministratioiis. ,
The usefulness and the justice of any system for
the distribution of pensions depcndnpou the equals
ity and unlfuriiiity of it: operation.
It “iii bciiccn from the report of the commis-
Iiulicre that thci’c are now paid by the government
13'. dim-rent rates of pension.
llc «minutes. from the best information he
can obtain. that ninc tli instant) of those chi
can ccrvnl :ii tlic army and navy of the I‘nv'
ii-d Muir.- arc no“ supporzrd. in \\ hole or in part.
from p':b ic ' inds by organircd i‘hartttcs. rxi Ina.“
of tin ac in b'uitl.‘ {5‘ bonus under the direction and
man i: of inc ‘L’iflt‘fllnl‘ql‘a may :3 per cent. of
these arc pcnsmnors. “ha-- of the entire number of
men furnished fortlie late war 5 iinelhing Ilkc ‘2‘‘
let ci-ni.. Including llirlY wzdows and Nlatlvel.
iavc been or now are in the he up! of pension-i.
The American pc iplc. with a immune and grates
ful rand for our rxsliuilllt‘YU—IO i broad and too
"cred to be mono ruined by any special advocate:
«are not ontv “Am: but anxious ihst equal and
exact justice should be dom- to all huucct clalm~
nuts for pri aioiul. In t! ctr sight the friend-m and
dest.tulc coldchili-militia. or: public charity. if
oili- l\\‘.‘t‘ t‘li'dlt‘il. has pit-cue v the same right K'-
Ili‘irc in the provision made for [hose who
to 'Ill tlicu ci uiitry‘s liatilia as tliosc better
rib c.ihroii h him Is and influence. to push their
uuiius. \ciy pen-ion iliu lc grau'etnndcr our
presini plan upon any i-tiicr :mumls than actusi
56P\it‘1‘3ldlll‘ilf_\’ or il.~cisc .iivui'icd in each per
\ :cc. and ci cry :iia‘anvc of :b - maiiv in which peas
sinus :i-o: mint on other grounds than the mer—
It.s - l the ii. .iii. \‘lil'ln an lti"|~?ll‘t‘ to the brave an!
cr‘pp (‘ *. but poor and f: icisdit us said er. who is en»
tirc‘v rrghs ted or who must be content with the
n: ' sum allowed under goncral laws.
’1 how :Il’r far too many mug? burl-nod.- m which
are In ind gl ‘IIIIL' c lSQ“ of Illt‘qll ill] of treatment
in the nutter of pensions. and they are largely due
to a yielding ltchLt‘pt‘Ilslon bureau in importunit)
on the part of iliosc. othcr than ih - pensioner. Kb»
arc Q‘tipri‘lnll} iiitcrcstrd as they arise from “local
:r's passed for :hi- lwiu- ii of unzii duals.
I‘hc men “no !i i;h' sale by bld'.‘ should ”and
Into by sid~ wh» n they partzciiac iii a grateful
nahon‘: Lind Il‘lllt‘lltlil’nllt‘t‘. ,,
livery consideration of Lilrncce and justice to
our cx-solilicrn. at 2 inc pmiocti-iu of the patrtonc
instinct of our t‘lll.‘.-‘M from perversion and vioia-
tiou.poiut in the adoption of a petition nyctcin
. broad and voniprv‘irnsive enough to covi-r every
coming-nor. and which slut: nuke unnecessary an
objectionable volume of special legislation.
.\.~ long as we adhcre in the principle of cranial:
pensions for service. and disability as the result 0'
the service. the allowance of pensions should be
restricted to cases [-Nst‘lillllg these features.
livery p-itrionc ht'afl rim-onus to :2 tender 00th
(adoration for those wh-i. having served their
country :cng and we 1. are reduced to destliuiiou
and dependence. no: as an Incident of their con-ice.
but with adv-urn: age or through slckueu or
mintortuue. We are an tempos! by the contents
platiun of such a condition to mpp'y relief. and
are often impatient of the Iimiiat om
of public duty. Yielding to no one
in the desire to indulge this feel a: of
considerailon. Icahn-it rid myself of the conviction
that if :h a:- cx-soluicia are to be relieved. they and
their cause are entitled to the Ilt'nt'fil of an enact-
ment. under which relief mav t».- clah'ncd as a right
and that such relief may be granted under the
MnCtlon of law. not In cvncinn of It : nor should
such worthy objects of care. all equally (nailed, be
remitted to me unequal operaziou of sympathy or
the tender mercies of social and political influence
with their unjust discrimination.
The discharged soldiers and tailors of the country
are our fe'iow c lining and inn-mint with in in
the passage and faithta‘ execution of wholesome
lawn. They cannot be swerved from their duty of
citizenship by artful appeals to their spirit of
brotbe hood born of common peril and aulerlng.
nor will th -,\‘ exact. as a tent of devoiian to their
332?. a willingness to neglect public duty In their
was raraxr onion
Onthcmiot imm- uncut hm
of the Patent unlu- was. on an average. five and a
half months In arreare. and. in several divintoac.
more than twelve months behind. At the close of
the list that vest ouch work was but three months
in arrears. and it Is allotted and believed that In the
next few moathc the delay in obtaining an enmi-
n
The of “ ‘
others to follow. breaking away from tribnl
customs and substituting therefor the love of
home. the interest of the family and the rule
of the state.
raorlrcnox or PUBLIC LASDS.
Theancrgics of the land d rtment have
been devoted during the presae’iiat administra-
tion t) remedy defects and correct abuses in
the public land service. The results of these
efforts are so largely in the nature of reforms
in the prom-sm- and methods of our land
system as to prevent ad uatc esti-
mate; but it appears by ae‘i‘ompilation
from the the Commissioner
report of
cf the General Land Office that the imme-
diate effect in leading cases which have conic
ton final termination has been the restora-
tion to the mas of public lands of 2.7515010
acmszthat 2.570.011) acres am am ‘ ‘
vestigatlons now pending before the depart-
ment or the courts. and ‘
has
tion of 2,790.03)
lrecom the oftho ‘on
and timber culture 23:?“ thatmthzmhomc-pu
stoning“ cannondedasto We: comic
compliance with ‘ is of rest-
iui vcuatand cultivation fort-ho
pad of mycanhomdatcofcatry.‘ith-
r - for r ' ‘- during
These inc inalities of existing 5 -ial laws the lat ""1 a" ““1““?- "f‘fl'e’r ““3"“
and treaties should be correct and some tradcalrhaudhbela. ”“3“ “‘3‘5‘ "P‘chEW’
genersgegi sl $0.310“ the subjc:t I uld be Olden y hum of [Le number received during
vi . so ‘ t t a more progressive mom- 'thorccel ofie eat omcc d nil-v tli
rs of the different tribes may beamed _ b8&ta.m.metmbliag the “cuts: 2: I3:
upon homesteads_ and by their example lead mm I ‘ ""9“” '°““““ we" “‘1 ‘1‘"
all expend!“ of about flBfl'ltsfl.
patent- granted dn la: the last
Idl ks. design.
Quite Intel!
to be in a prosperous condition and constantly la-
cmsitu: in its basilica; Xe Inc-tone of force II
asked for.
'lhe amount estimated for the fiscal yc-r _ (1!
June :10. 1583. was 8390.7“. The amount mtm‘lfi
for the year cudi ' June in. N82. 853.81 The
amount estimated or the fiscal yiarendirg June
30, 8178.710.
. In: uaoa BFREAL'.
The relationa' of labor to capital and of laboring
men to their employers are oi the minus: concern
toevcry patriotic citizen. When there are “rained
and distorted. nnjutinable claims are an: to be In-
sist-damn by bo In human! In the noun.»
verily which results. the welfare of all and the pros-
p:-riiy of the country are jeopardize L Any later-
ventiou of the general government, within the
IIIIII of the constitutional authority. to avert Inch
accorded.
a mdlumshonld be willing“
laammr‘nuumtdtothem
ant-Int canton languid thccnlarzement of
ocrprcccntlaborbnmna-dlddiug loltcnrcnuit
Wale poweroIarbitr-atloa lacuna-hue
ammhtm c- own-ileum
“hen the“ dilemma India cages. to
Wimb‘hmnptbaofwobetmlu
Sula. oflhl- remedy ”the
Manon - bc cat
cral ha txht landed ? we
m‘“ .2:- mt...“ mum"
dthc y to be m 00 30M
mum-«mammoth...»
mmmmwhlhthcd-ahdfl
:1!) some of
derstood and
nation of u! lcatioii for a tent will be but
0.10.]. - "ml pa _
nan either Federal or state to relieve a tit ion
full of collcitnde. much inororemains ‘.° be m-
by the reinstatczn 1n. and. cultivuuun of a
true American Cltllelflhlp. This. in the Lght of our
tradition: and In loyalty to the spam. of our institu-
tlons. would teach that a hearty «to-operation on
the part of 3.1 microns Is the pure-st path to na-
tional greatness and the hlpplness of at: our
pee he. that capital .shquld. in recognition ‘9!
the {otherth of our citizensh p and In a npmt
of American fairness. grueron-Ey accord to labor
it:I just compensation and con-idenizon. and that.
contented labor is capital‘s best protection'nnd
faithful ally. It would icach._too. that the diverge
Situations of our people. are inseparable from car
civilization. that every ciiimn should. in his sphere.
beacontribuzm to the general good. that capital
does not. necessarily tend to the oppression of
labor. and that vioicn: disturbances and disorder!
alienate from their promo era true American lyin-
path y and kindly‘feeling.
ntranrnzsr or Mil tend-int
The department of agriculture. rcpt-cumin: the
olden. and largest of our national industries, D
whitening well the purpose of III emulation.
3)! the introduction of new subjects of farming en-
terprise and by opening new sources of agincnl—
tural wealth and the dissemination of early inform-
ation com-“cram: production and prices. it has con-
tributed largely to the county‘s prosperity.
'l‘hrough this agency advanced th Minna m—
vriit‘ tion touching the subjects 2 .as in chug.
anon d. among oi her things. be praCIICflq‘ applied to
the home production .21. a low-cos: of artitlm- of
food which are now img-orted from abroad. Such
an innovation will nicessaniy of Coin-so in the be-
ginning be withm the domain of intelligent experi-
mem; and um mien-u t :nem-ry stun-should net-no
all encouragement from the poteninicxit.
The interests of in Lions of oxirc-itiaens engaged
in agriculture are II:V|i;\!‘d in an cataract i and
improvement of III" r "s of Ihclf ;alx and I
zealous regard luv ”11".: w: fare :hoali bc 1 wading
tribute to lhoec a Liisc l lvitlEK‘ZIVl‘ returns :2: man;
rourve of our progress and Quinn. .
The emsienu- u! pn'unqmcninon a unsung the
came of van is \u. cs has led in {Le burdencomc
and. in some ru es. it as road I‘m-{tit Lune man im-
iortant bran h (.1 our ~ oninr rsc l-rcateiiiug to a!—
ert thequamity and iludlily of our f-iud supply.
This I: a matter of .snih importance aid of such
farrcarhin: consc pi 1'? that I hope will ea-
;zage the callous a. main of il c «’o
cud that such a :cna-dy an the hi '
tionaid. :"IZIUII i-fpomr to :‘m; a
nxent w’i. pe
I cominim‘
the report i.r . .
conccm.i.;: thi- L
t l\ 3‘.
The cm t I..l(‘(l 0;
our t‘iu. .. r" ‘
proofs of its
wmlhv of iii iv
just I‘I"a
value of I
found am .,
\\ .‘l'iiicrt supp
amt pr 'Ix‘cird in.
'i h“ v o .
a”
.izic. -
'riisicd 'o ii:-
I 5.: ii:
pi Hernia. .
ll )- c\i not i
into of t‘i._s r~
that .s:» t at y!
arr ca; 1 by
fully to ruin
additions ti) the
Unit can my
Lint-.uley air-'-
carrv llll‘lis; '
sometimes 1!"! i- 1' null-'2
or inuziiieh slide the ni‘
be friends. but i ,o pupa:
rubinii to the t-anieiiuicui o.’
pic from the Lp‘l‘huf‘i of me
a i‘l abandon the 2-1:
success of Am:
clicmiru
.i! 1m3i?u1;(1-
iniitry evir
_' minus
r1. thty
» sit. t_v and
i: ll iiu~
n‘.‘\\ my
all tine.
an off.-
and re—
, . it in 3;.
. them In
cent of (he go iicu‘. nai :u; ..
sninailmmcs. uici I h ipc that a v .
pro fillifll‘lll we inside a- ‘.\T
increase the dh‘fl;.lii s: of me m1. limo :n
calf-gt: , ‘
Tin: i‘iu nous s _ -.' -
Idui‘rc in t ‘ ~ ~ .3“. 3... a
plain duty whit ~ [hr nos
[aisltors of i=0.- i :- cd:-..a:.'- s... :
I‘V ‘
'Ihls (‘On‘ipacv
for the bcnc . 0
Inc of our
it l~
Y
encouracm ~ ii.
of If! bran 'IC‘Q were )1
In! the coi;iuiics.iins and c...
the [tilted blurs. '2 Inc—e ai
reasonab‘y. i in us. in! Ill"‘l‘
pose that the av i ismi ll»
earned “vim:- :ii tl..s ,‘na
taking on the part -.
money Ihouid bi -
\\ lien in:- i»
mm of i’
dcnds aim
have own net :1. and iii a. l c. ’~
paid of such it \ :d-Ands .l c Ils to bc 5
This sum deducted from inc
pnslki lene- i ‘ ‘
tit-nee has snow
n in i....i.: Lis
these dezu cs hair i :l‘ltl
the government. .- 3
fairness.
The report of :2 r ioiniriss ..,
before \‘i:ii;tr-s._n . gm. :i.o:c
.
.: such of
ii bo paid by
‘1':Zly and
.:K .-I'
.w: ' ~ belaid
‘ ‘-'»r_v intuit:
b
In 01'.‘ iron I Q Hi t. \ gauge i- 2 \\.s:. .I‘
tion on the part of ‘ ' oi: :- wzil
autwerie thc l .. _ 'v t :zng
the remainin:
organiled :ts an.
maple] needs t
it shall
“'aishiagton. Di ceizibcr 6
THE TREASURER
The Gnicrnuwnt‘s Receipts and Il‘ -
ll‘llllilurvSHSiIVI‘r Dollars.
From the tenor! of the l'nitied States
Tieasuri-r to thc Secretary of the Treasury.
it up cars that the net reisiipLsoftbe gov-
crnmant during the t! ul ymr ended
June l‘w‘i. were 81:15.443‘j17 and
the n»! enmiditires faith; 1‘. Th.
excess of revenue over expenditures
was Sikiffin'fill. nieipts were
sl‘3.:49.tk$n‘v~‘ greater. and the expenditures
were “LILLRVLM less than last yoar. mak-
in: an in Teas: in thi not receipts for the
past-fiscal yiar over that of iss'i of (Stump
‘I£.‘.J.
Bonds of the l‘uitisl Stat-s amounting t:
3tl.fi€l.‘s‘-I were rclauneil and applied t i
the s akin: fun I. Coupons from boa is of
the l’nited States amounting t , 37.55141:
were paid by the Assistant Treasurers In-
terest amounting ti “2.49s3‘ifi was ;aid on
“ulster“! boadsot the l‘nited States
The balance in the Treasury at the clog;i of
the year ending September 1:0 ENE. was
antenna an increase over that of INN)
of Messiaen
“’orn and mutilated Paired Stat-3s note
muting h Stitlu‘Jlll were forwarded to
thcl‘lccsury for redemption and new new.
to a like amount were issued inplace thereof.
Thcisaueof silver mtitlcates amounted to
“3:1qu and tax‘ffl‘dflll were In
Gold certificates amounting to “with-tab
The total amount of debts outstanding at.
the do“ of the
.n.
.al.
Standard silver-doling. being the sun:
yet attained in the circulation of t is kind
The Treasurer is of opin-
_ _ common is the extreme
liniit- which may be attained. He
says. however. that it.
ry of at one-
circulatinn is ex-
pected. think the Gov“-
mcntwonkl bebncflhcdbya mm‘ o!
the dive dollar coinage.
moon: m OUTIiAX.
Federal Insect?- and Expenditure-
lu number.
Fdlowiu; h a munmd
fi- toedphlud waives of the Unlh‘
Stats fu- th “the! November:
nouns.
c323? 7 was
mam"""::::“isazsi
WW" 2.746.215
rout............m.sm.i¢n
lacuna-vars.
...........8ll.6‘i‘7.846
Wm ..... 12.517.”
1m............. 1,413,533
Ml. .. .mmm'lfl
1%.
1mg:
8.0mm
There are how its circulatiin 'S‘il.7fit.-Il~t5»-~
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