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ffn the paper. Only the reference that to have tne
of cabinet officers,
isted and matters of leas im
Mice have been eleminated.
sge twCongtess at the United States:
) *sitoiim<re within thsnation*legislative
of those charged with the duty of making
for ths benefit of a generous and free peo
___ .. exacting , oblige
BN impressively suggests the
man and inexorable responsibility involved in
«* task at the threshold of *uth labor BOW to
to* undertaken by the congress of the United
, and in the discharge of an executive
SMtp enjoined by the constitution, I submit
OBe communication containing a brief state
snort of the condition of our national affairs and
—*■— uirmilliiiT such legislation as seems to me
tototostry and expedient, with
Vfcu history of our recent dealing* other
and oar peaceful relations with them at
» additionally demonstrate the ad van
eonetstently adhering to a firm but just
policy free, from envious or abltious
smmBsmI schemes and characterized by entire
Bering th* past year, pursuant to a tew ot
commissioners were appointed to the
Industrial exposition. Though the
•■efSclp&Uotl of American exhibitor* fell far
of completely Ulus taring or national lnge
andIndustrial achievements yet It wa*
orndltable in view of the brief rime el
ghar- endeavored to impress upon theBel
h—sgsiei mrinnl the needieeaneas and posl
hmheiriitiilnnss of It* restriction* upon the
Mlsttaito certain of our food products,
have strongly urged that the rigid supervi¬
sed inspection under our tews are amply
te prevent the exportation from this
of diseased oattle and unwholesome
termination of the civil war in Brazil
followed by a general prevalence
***** government our naval foroe In the harbot
Mi Bio Janerio was strengthened. This pre
I ^turned leaded to restrict the
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manna complications, whioh at times seemed
gmmlwsat. Oar Arm attitude of neutrality was
find to end, The Insurgents re¬
ts shop man am* at of eventual asylum
r eommandora, and such opposition as
muntered was tor the protection of our
A] te tfh nnd awe clearly justified by public
Ku tension of relation* having arisen
otose of the war between Brasil and
Lhx raneon p( the escape of the lnsut-
441 DaOamaaad his follower*. The
iMws of our representatives to those
m wore exerted for the proteotion of
eeto of Dither within tho territory of
, although the government of Brasil
notified that the commercial arrange
wtag between the United State* and
he taring met* of the tariff tow in
M government subsequently notified
intention to terminate suoh arrange
WMatea the first day of January, >** lathe
rrnrnrnm* at the right reeerved ln the nrrange
the two countries. Attention to
secretary of
later on this *ub
!
mission organised under the oonven
lUfeMi wnJMfi entered into with Chili for
IgovornmhM neritotaijrof against the outstanding the other adjourned claims of
^^Netthe period atlputeted tor its con
a number of
1 not barred negotta
for the ton
is« £sr«r s’M&tss
to Waehiagten, aafien August ltohlt
ton Motion of th* senate. Bntlfloe
* part of China and formal exohang*
l to give effect to this mutually ben
tlonof the uniform lm
ttry toward* nil foreign
, by th* oo-tnoident re¬
ft Japanese governments
of the United Me tee should.
to the
£ 0 te toher due to a state and at a mis¬ war.
gave rt*a to tbs belief that
wn at ton
promptly
nn Chinn and
no of ■United
onr rest •oaoideratloa
iat its of ear i re wto f
the two eeontrtaonnd
■to our
te th* Interior
(The Aim oono lu ded with
I ftot at
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n the two
and aax
'jss&'rarui
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of too
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to of gov
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m nHtad with dm) Britain concerning in
atructionsto be given to the naval c om m an d e rs
of trrc in berm* tea and the
contiguous nos 11 Pacific ocean for their guid¬
ance in the execution of the award of the Pari*
tribunal arbitration and the enforcement of the
regulation* therein preacribed for the protec¬
tion of seal 11/e in the water* mentioned. An
understanding has also been reached for the
payment by the United State* of #i250JO in foil
satisfaction of all claims which may 'he made
Jby Great Britain for damages growing oat of
the controversy as to far seals in Behring Sea
or the seizure of British vessels engaged in
taking seal in those waters. The award and
findings of the Parte tribunal to a great extent
determined the fa^ts and principles upon which
these claims should be adjusted and they have
been suh,e»ted by both governments to a
thorough examination upon the principles as
well as the facts which they involve. 1 am con
rimed that a settlement upon the terms men
tinned would be an equiia ,le and advantageous
one and I recommend that provision be made
for the prompt payment of the stated sum.
Thus fa*, only France and Portugal have sig
their willingness to adhere to the regula
tioa established under the award of the Paris
tribunal of arbliratloi.
Preliminary surveys of the Alaskaln boundary
and a preparatory examination of the question
of protection of the food flsi in the contiguous
waters of the United States and the Dominion
of Cana la are in progress.
The boundry of British Ouiniea still remains
in dispute between Great Britain and Venl
Believing that Its early settlement on
HOme j uat ta!4 i s a uke honorable to both par
ties, is in fronkhls the line of our established policy to
remofe hemisphere all causes of dlf
ferences with powers beyond theses, I shall re
new the efforts heretofore made to bring about
a restoration of diplomatic relations between
the disputants and Induce recourse to arbitra¬
tion which Great Britain so conspicuously
favors in principal and respects In practice and
which is earnestly sought by her weaker adver
nary.
Since communicating the volumnous cor¬
respondence In regard to Hawaii and the ac¬
tion taken by the senate and house of regre
sentatlves on certain questions submitted to
the judgment and wider discretion of congress
the organization of a government in place of
the provisional arrangement which followed
the deposition of the Queen has been announe
exf with evidence of its effective operation. The
recognition usual ln such cases has been ac¬
corded the new government under our present
treaties of extravatlon with Italy miscarriages
of Justice have occurred owing to the refusal
of the government to surrender Its own sub¬
jects. Thus far our efforts to negotiate an
amended convention obviating this difficulty
has been unavailing.
Apart from the war In which the island em¬
pire is engaged Japan attracts Increasing at¬
tention In this country by her evident desire to
cultivate more liberal intercourse with us and
to seek our kindly aid in the furtherance of
her lauable desire for complete autonomy In
her domestic affairs and full equality In the
family of nations. The Japanese empire of to¬
day Is no longer the Japan of the past, and our
relations with this progressive nation should
not be less broad and liberal than those with
other powers. Good will fostered by many
interests in oommon has marked our relations
with our nearest southern neighbor.
Peace being restored along her northern
frontier, Mexico has asked the punishment of
the late disturbers of her tranquility. There
ought, to be a new treaty of commerce and nav¬
igation with that country to take the place of
the one which termlnoted thirteen years ago.
The friendliness of the intercourse between
the two countries is attested by the fact that
during this long period the commerce of each
has steadily Increased under the role of mutual
consideration, being neither stimulated by con¬
ventional arrangement* nor retarded by Jeal¬
ous rivalries or selfish distrust.
An indemnity tendered by Mexioo as a gra¬
cious act for the murder ln 1887 of Leon Bald¬
win an American citizen by a band of marau¬
ders ln Durango has been accepted and la be¬
ing paid ln Installments, Tho problem of the
storage and nse of the waters of the Rio
Grande for irrigation should be solved by ap¬
propriate concurrent action of the two Inter¬
ested countries. Rising ln the Colorado
Bright the stream flow* Intermittently yield¬
ing little water during the dry month* to the
irrigating channels already constructed along
It* oourse.
In It* course through level sands often rates
embarrassing questions of territorial jurisdic¬
tion. Prominent among the questions of the
year was the Blueflelds incident, in what Is
known as the Mosquito Indian atrip bordering
on the Atlantic Ocean and within the juris¬
diction of Nicaragua. By the treaty of 1880 be¬
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua the for¬
mer government expressly recognised the
sovereignty of the tetter over the strip and a
limited form of self-government was guaran¬
teed to the Moaquito Indians to be exercised
eooordlag to their oustoms. for themselves and
other dwellers within Ha limits.
- The aocaltod native government, whioh grew
to be largely made up of alien* for many years
disputed the sovereignty of Nicaragua over
the strip and claimed tho right to maintain
therein a practically Independent municipal
government. Early ln the past year efforts of
Nicaragua to maintain sovereignty over the
Moaquito territory led to serious disturbances
cnlnunating ln the suppression of the native
government and the attempted .substitution
of aa impracticable composite administration
la whioh Nicaragua sad alien residents were
to participate. Failure wa* followed by aa
Insurrection whioh for a time subverted Ni¬
caraguan rule, expelling her officers and re¬
storing the old organization. This, la turn,
gave place to the existing local government
aetabltobed and upheld by Nicaragua.
Although the alien interest* arrayed against
Nicaragua la these transaction* have been
largely American and the commerce of that
region has been for some time and still is
chiady controlled by oar eitixons, wo cannot
for Nat reason challenge the rightful sover¬
eignty of Nicaragua over this important pan
of her domain. For soma months one, and
part of the tlase two, of our naval, ships have
boon stationed at Blueflalds for tho protection
of all legitimate Interests of our cltiseua. In
September lari the government at Nicaragua
WptUlfi from it* territory twelve or
hclediag two Americans for alleged
Uoe la the seditious or revolutionary
ta against the republic at Bluefield*
tloned, but by the earnest
of this government, the two Ameri
permitted to rotam to tho
■oat of their Our
a at Ue of tones dte
hytotor exhibition of firm
end good judgment oontributed largely te
and to to* restoration of qntot and
I regret tool In ton mldat of
there h smart grare and irri
failure Nicaraguan^ JtuUoe. An
at
In toe moaquito
AagOto, i
delay the
hut oo
re
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hr of his
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to
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Paris award. baa bea» food *a
_________ awerament aqnality of
treatment for our great life lnaaranoe octnpa
nie* whose operation* have been extended
throughout Europe.
Admitting aa wa do foreign operation to
transact business In the United States, we
naturally expected no less tolerance for our
own In the ample fields of competition abroad,
But few eases of interference with natural!*
ed citizens returning to Russia have been re
ported during the current year. One Krze
minski, was arrested last summer in a Polish
province on a reported charge of unpermitted it
renunciatiation of Russian allegiance but
transpired that the proceedings originated in
alleged maleasfance committed by Krxemlnski
while an imperial official a number of years
ago. Efforts for his release, which promised
tobe successful, were in progress when his
death was reported..
The government of Salvador being over
thrown by an abrupt popular outbreak, certain
of lu military and civil officers, while hotly
pursued by infuriated insurgents, sought
refuge on board of the United States warship
Bennington, then lying in a Salvadorn port.
Although the practice of asylum is not favored
by this government, yet in view of the.immi- and
nent peril which threatened the fugitives,
solely from consideration of humanity, they
were afforded shelter by our naval commander
and then afterwards demanded under our
treaty of extraditon with Salvador for trial on
charges of murder, arson and robbery, Idi
reeled that such of them as had not voluntarily
left the ship be conveyed to one of our nearest
ports where a hearing could be had before a
Judiciary officer in compliance with the terms
of the treaty. On their arrival at San Fran
cisco such a proceeding was promptly insti
tuted before the United district Judge, who
held that the acts constituting the aUeged
offenses were political and discharged all the
accused except Cienfuegoes. who was held for
attempt to murder. Thereupon I was con
strained to direct his release for the reason
that an attempt to murder was not one of the
crimes charged against him and upon which
hls surrender to the Salvadorean authorities
had been demanded.
Unreasonable and unjust fines imposed by
Spain on the vessels and commerce of the
United States, have demanded from time to
time, during the last twenty years, earnest re
monstrance on the part of our government. In
the immediate past exorbitant penalties have
been Imposed upon our vessels and goods by
customs authorities of Cuba and Porto Rico for
clerical errors Of the most trivial character in
the manifests or bills of lading. In some cases
fines amounting to thousands of dollars have
been levied upon cargoes or the carrying ves
sels when the goods in question were entitled
to free eutrv
sin*. Mdth? ti^.sUh.nthorltles Krrnr
w
notified before the arrival of the goods In port.
*5?~" sideratc 1 “ and 6 ‘ 1 liberal treatment ^ extended to
Spantah vessete and cargoes.in our ports in like
ations questions has yet been reached. The The
Mora case, referred to In my last annual mes
sage, remains unsettled. From the diplonmtic
laid mid before the senate* 8 it ftwlfl will be »JsMn seen that Sfat*thte this
outstanding^^ ^S the'two ^ntries,
except the Mora claim, which having bean long
ago adjusted now only wants payment as stipu
la ted and of course it could not be included in
the proposed convention. It was hoped this
offer would remove parliamentary obstacles en
countered by the Spanish government in pro
vlding payment of the Morn .indemnity. I re
grot to say that no definite reply to this offer
has yet been made and all efforts to secure pay
ment of this settled claim have been unavall
Ing.
In my last annual measage I adverted to the
claim on the part of Turkey of the right to ex
pell. a* persons undesirable and and dangerous,
Amerl. ans naturalized ln the United States
and returning to Turkish jurisdiction. Numer¬
ous questions ln this relation have arisen. •
While this government acquiesces in the as¬
serted right of expulsion it will not consent
that Americans may be imprisoned or other¬
wise punlsaed tor no other reason than having
acquired without imperial consent American
cittzenabip. Three of tho assailants of Miss
Melton, an American teacher ln Mosul, have
been convicted by the Ottoman courts, and I am
advised that an appeal against the acquttal of
the remaining five ha* been taken by the
Turkish prosecuting officers. A convention bas
been concluded with Venezula tor the arbitra¬
tion of a long disputed claim growing out of the
seizure of 1 ertaln vessete, the property of citi¬
zens of the United State*.
Although signed, the treaty of extradition
with Venezuela te not yet in force, owing to the
Insistence of that government that, when sur¬
rendered, its citizens shall ln no case be liable
to capital punishment. ciuisto
The rules for the prevention of ns at
sea which were framed by the maritlne confer¬
ence held in this city in 1889 having been con¬
currently Incorporated ln the statues of the
United States and Great Britain, have been
announced to take effect March 1, 1896, and
Invitations have been extended to all maritlne
nations to adhere to them. Favorable re¬
sponses have thus far been received from Aus¬
tria, France, Portugal Spain and Sweden.
In my test annual measage I referred briefly
to the unsatisfactory state of affairs ln Samoa
under the operation of the Berlin treaty aa
signally Illustrating the Impolicy of entang¬
ling alliances with foreign powers, and on May
9,1894, In response to a resolution of the senate
I sent a special message and document to that
body on the same subject, which emphasised
my previously expressed opinions. Later oc¬
currences, the correspondence ln regard to
which will be laid before congress further
demonstrates that the government which was
devised by the three powers and forced upon
the Samoans against their inveterate
hostility can be maintained only by the con¬
tinued presence of foreign military force and
at no small sacrifice of life and treasure. Hie
suppression of the Matas! a insurrection by the
power*, and the subsequent banishment of the
leader and eleven other chiefs, a* recited ln
sty tost did not bring lasting peace to
the Islands. Formidable uprisings continued
and finally a rebellion broke out ln the enpitot
The nina again appealed to the power* for
help nod the combined British and German
naval foroes reduced the Atuen* to apparent
subjection not however without considerable
toes to the native*. A few days later Yamo
aeae and hit adherent, frering the ships and
the marine*,
received from our agents nt Apts da not justi¬
fy the belief tost the pence than brought about
will he of long duration. It is their conviction
that the netivre ere nt heart hostile to the
of as
profess loyalty te to do 00 from fear at ton
powers and that it would speedily goto
U the warships were withdrawn. In
lag to his on the onset!
situation alnee toe *appr eee l o n ef the tote re¬
volt, by foreign armed foroes. the Gorman
salat Apia stated that pence will be testing
to hardly to be pw ne ntod . The lesson flvaa
Atnawaa not
to* in vet
are
will tort and it is art
king, and hte
of will be a
that ton •eef the vll
aa toe riS 4
mhntd
hereto
aSaSreef'tt*
ton
1
of th* ......,,,, wise »nd , patriotic ,. _ _____ men _____ who .
warning* tree
laid the foundations of our of
and 1 invite an exjtoeaslon of the lodgment
oongreaa in the propriety of steps being **ken
by this government looking to the withdrawal
from It* engagement* with the other powers
on aome reasonable terms not prejuaicax
any of our exciting right*.
The secretary of the trresury repwts that
the receipts of the government from aU«rarc«s
of revenue daring year endln f J ““ e
30.18M. amounted to ^re.^iBe.ai and its ei
$69,*03.240 penditures 58. to There Mi2,804,758, was a decrease leajDte of * ’
874.86 in the ordinary expenses of the go TP
There ment as was compared collected from with customs*4J1.818,o3n« the fiscal year 1^
and from internal revenue *147,186,449.70. ine
balance of the income for the year amountmg
to *63.815,817.97 was derived from the sales of
lands *nd other sources.
The balance of _ lmoorts
amounts than during u> the *06,^ preceding year and ^ Omto ^ ieg8
portarions free of duty W Vn»,7W.
53* being #64. 748.875 less than'
ceding /««; The
} eas 8Bd
*13,836,5®.97 less than in 1893. The to-----_ tax
_
collected from distilled s]
to manufactured tobacco 617,896.83 and on
fermented liquors #31 414,788.04. Our exports
of merchandise domestic;and foreign, a
ed during thejear to *882.140,572, beUig an in
crease overthe preceding year of <*« 48'.37B.
The report of the attorney Kenerel notes the
gratifying progress made by the aupreme court
n overcoming the arrears of its burinere and
In reaching a condition in which It will be able
to dispose of cases as they arisewlthoutany
unreasonable delay. This result Is of course
very largely due to the successful working of
the plan of Inaugurating circuit courts of ap
peals. In respect to these tribunate the sug
gestlon is made in quarters *btnled tot
highest consideration that an additional dis
tr,ct Judge these for each circuit and the would- confidence re- -
strengthen courts such
posed in their adjudications. And that
an addition would not create a greater force of
Judges courts requires. than the ^creasing IcommendthesuggestionU.
ireful consideration of the coagrert
Other Important topics are ^ verred to ln the
“any report, of which have been treated at large U^lTin to
previous messages and at therefore
need only be named. I refer to the aboUtlonof
the fee system as a measure »
‘ion to federal officer ^e e^awment of
the powers of the United States commissioners
at least in the territories, tho *l lo wance
writs of error In criminal eases on bertalf of
the United States, and the establishment of
degrees in the crime of murder. A topic dealt
with by the attorney general of much impor
tance is the condition of the administration of
4 Ustt e ln the Indian Territory. The perma
nent solution of what is called the Indian
problem lg pro ^ bably not to be expected at
ftut m ttnwhUe sucU ameU orations of
present conditions ae the existing system
w(u adinJt of ougb t not to be neglected. estab- I am
gatlgded there should be a federal court
u shed for the-territory with sufficient judges,
Bnd tbat thls court shou,d slt wltWn tbe terr1 '
d ^ ^ same jurisdiction as to terri
torial affairs as is now vested In the federal
In Arkansas and Texas,
Free 1 »>rougb the Mails,
The postofflee master general believes that In
the near futuro all legitimate newspapers ana
periodical magazines might be properly irans
mitted through the mails to their subscribers
free of cost. ,
I invite your prompt consideration of this
subject, and fully Indorse the views of the post
master general.
The total number of postofficee in the United
Stales on the 60th of Juhe 18.4 was 69 *05 an in¬
crease of 403 over the proceeding year. Of
these 34.8 were presidential, an increase in that
class of 68 over the preceding year.
Six hundred and ten cities and towns are
provided with free delivery. Ninety-turee
other cities and towns entitled to this service
under the law have not been accorded in on ac¬
count of ine Hci nt funds. Tae expense of iree
delivery for the current fiscal year will be more
than #12,3 0 000 and under existing legislation
this item or expenditures is subject to constant
increase. The estimated cost of rural free de¬
livery, generally is so very* large that it ought
not to be considered in the present condition of
affairs,
During the year 830 additional domestic
money order offices were established. The
total number of these offices at the close of the
year was 13,264. There were 14 303 041 money
orders Issued during the year, being an increase
aver the preceding year of 994 306. The value
of tuose orders amounted to *138,793,579.4-3, an
increase of *11217,145 84. There were also is¬
sued during the year postal notes amounting to
#12,649,091.55. During the year 213 International
money order offices were added to these already
established, making a total of 2,625 such o Hces
in operation June 30th, 1894. The number of in¬
ternational money orders Issued during the
year was 917,823, a decrease in number of 138,-
176 and their value was 13,792.455,*1, a decrease
in amount of *2 549,382.55. The number of orders
paid was 861.180, an increase over the preceding
year of 60 262 and their value was *6,568,493.78,
an increase of *1,285,118.08.
From the foregoing statement it appears that
the total Issue of money orders and postal notes
for the year mounted to (185,225,229-35.
The number of letters and packages mailed
during the year for special delivery was 3,438,
970. The special delivery stamps used upon
these letter* and packages amounted to #343.-
797. The messenger* fees paid for their de¬
livery amounted to *981,29).70, leaving a bal¬
ance ln favor of the government of *82,487.10.
The report shows moat gratifying results In
the way of economies worked out without af¬
fecting the efficiency of the postal service.
These consist ln the abrogation of steamship
subsidy oonf acta, re-letting of mall oontraota.
and In the cost and amount of supplies used in
the service amounting to *18,619,047.42.
This report also contain* a valuable contri¬
bution to the history of the Universal Postal
union, an arrangement which amounted prac¬
tically to the establishment of one postal sys¬
tem for the entire civilised world. Special at¬
tention is directed to this subject at this time,
ln view of the tact that the next congress of
the union will meet in Washington in 1897 and
it is hoped that ttoneiy action wilt he - taken in
the direction at perfecting preparations for
that event.
tfoa mode ta a previous report that the depart¬
ment organization he increased te the extent
of creating » direct supervision of ell postal
affairs, end in this suggestion I fully concur.
are now connected with toe postofflee
VMM employes who are in the
etoaaUtod serrioe. This includes many who
ponimasim general. Be states that another
yenF* experience at the heed of th* deportment
only to Ktrengthea the conviction as to
the excellent working of toe civil sendee tow
te UUs ef ton public service- .
is to toe report of 'toe secre¬
teryof toe n*ry -which shows wary gratifying
■ gewton a te toa construction of ships tor our
wow navy. All toe veaaote now building, te
etadirer ton three torpedo Mote authorized at
lawn, wfll probably be
p» ‘ ;______of toe
navy
fit, 1866, are large, but
new ships
new
for
et
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the navy but also a supply for the
field. Guns and their appurtenances :
be provided and kept on hand for both these
purposes. We hare hot today a single gun
that could be put upon the ships Paris or New
York of the international navigation com¬
pany or any other ship of our reserved navy.
The manufacturer of guns at the Washington
navy yards is proceeding satisfactorily, and
none of our new ships will be required to wait
for their guns or ordnance equipments. An
important order has been issued by the secre¬
tary of the navy, co-ordinating the duties of
the several bureaus concerned in the con¬
struction of ships. This order It is believed
will secure to a greater extent than has here¬
tofore been possible the harmonious action of
these several bureaus and make the attain¬
ment of the best results more certain. During
the past fiscal year there has been an unusual
and pressing demand in many quarters of the
world for vessete to guard American
interests. In January last during the Brasil¬
ian insurrection a large fleet was concentra¬
ted In the harbor of the Rio de Janeiro. The
vigorous action of Rear Admiral Benham in
protecting the personal and commercial rights
of our citizens during the disturbed conditions
afforded results which will, It Is believed, have
a far reaching and wholesome influence when¬
ever in like circumstances it may become nec¬
essary for our naval commanders to interfere
in behalf of our people in foreign ports. and
The war now in progress between China
Japan has rdndered it necessary or expedient
to dispatch eight vessels to those waters.
The report of the secretary of the interior
exhibits the situation of the numerous and in¬
teresting branches of the public service con¬
nected with his department. I commend this
report and the valuable recommendations of
the secretary to the careful attention of the
congress. during the
The public land disposed of year
amounted to 10,401,003.77 acres, including 28,-
878.06 of Indian tends. It is estimated that the
public domain still remaining amounts to a
little more than 600,008 000 acres, including,
however, about 360 000,000 acres in Alaska as
well as military reservations and railroad and
other selections of tend as yet unadjudicated.
The total cash receipts from the saie of lands
amounted to *2.674.t85.95, including $91,931.03
received from Indian tends. Thirty-five thou¬
sand patents were issued for agricultural lands
and thirty-one hundred patents were issued to
Indians on allotments of their holdings in
severalty. The tend not allotted being inalien¬
able by the Indians for a period of twenty-five
years after patent.
There were certified and patented on account
of railroad and wagon grants during the year
866,558.46 acres of land, and at the close of the
year twenty-nine acres are embraced in the
lists of selections made by railroad men and
wagon road companies and awaited settlement.
The selections of swamp lands, and that taken
as indemnity therefrom since the passage .of
the act providing for the same in 1849, amount
to or nearly or quite eighty million acres, of
which fifty-eight million have been patented
testates. About 138,003 acres were patented
during the last year. Nearly 8.0,000 acres of
school and education grants were approved
during the year, and at its close 1,260,363.81
acres remained unadjusted.
It appears that the appropriation for the cur¬
rent year, on account of special service for the
protection of the public lands and the timber
thereon, is much less than those for previous
years and inadequate for an efficient perform¬
ance of the work. A larger sum of money* than
has been appropriated during a number of
years past on this account has been returned to
the government as a result of the labors of
those employed in the particular service men¬
tioned. and I hope it will not be crippled by an
insufficient appropriation. I lully endorse the
recommendation of tho secretary that adequate
protection be provided for our forest reserves
and that a comprehenseve forestry system be
inaugurated.
At the close of the last fiscal year, on tho
30th day of June,1894, there were 909,544 persons
on our pension rolls, being a net increase of
3.532 over the number reported at the end of
the previous year.
These pensions may be classified as follows;
Soldiers and sailors, survivors of all wars,
753,978; widows and relatives of deceased sol¬
diers, 215,182; army nurses in the war of the
rebellion 414. Of these pensioners 32,069 are
surviving soldiers of Indian and other wars
prior to the late civil war and the widows or
relative of such soldiers. The remainder, num¬
bering 937,505 are receiving pensions on account
of the war of the bebellton and of these 469,340
are on the rolls under the authority of the act
of June 27, 1890, sometimes called the depen¬
dent pension law.
The total amount expended for pensions dur¬
ing the year was #139,804,461, leaving an unex¬
pended balance from the sum appropriated of
*25,206,7X2.
The amount necessary to meet pension ex¬
penditures tor the year ending June 30,1896, Is
estimated at *140,000 093.
The commissioner of pensions is of the opin¬
ion that the year 1896, being the thirtieth after
the close of the war of the rebellion, must ac
cordlng to all sensible human calculation see
the highest limit of the pension roll and that
after that year it must begin to decline.
The claims pending in the bureau have de¬
creased more than 90,000 during the year. A
large proportion of the new claims filed are for
increase of pension by those now on the roils.
The number of certificates issued was 80,213.
The names dropped from the rolls for all
causes during the year numbered 37,951.
Among our pensioners are nine widows and
three daughters of the revolution and forty
five survivors of the war of 1812.
The bare-faced and extensive pension frauds
exposed under tae direction of the courageous
and generous veteran soldier now at the head
of the bureau leave no room for the claim that
no purgation of our pension rolls was needed or
that continued vigilance and prompt action are
not necessary to the same, and the accusation
that an effort to detect pension frauds is evi¬
dence of unfriendliness towards our worthy vet¬
erans and a denial of their claims to the gener¬
osity of the government, suggests an unfortu¬
nate indifference to the commission of any of¬
fence woich has for its motive the Issuing of n
pension, and indication of a willingness to be
blind to the existence of mean and treacherous
crimes which play upon demagolc fear* and
make sport of the patriotic impulse of agrate
ful people. The completion of the eleventh
census 1 s now In charge of the commissioner of
labor. The total disbursements on account of
the work for the fiscal year ending June 30ta
1894, amounted *19.3*6,6TBA1, at the close of tae
yeer the number persona employed ln the cen¬
sus office was 87*, at present there are about
403i The waoto number of volumes necessary
to comprehend the llvh census will be twenty
five and they will contain 22,270 printed page*.
Tea assurance is confidently mode that before
the close of the ire sen: 0 . 1.1 n ar year th;
tertel still Incomplete will be practically m
hand and the census can certainly ha closed by
the 4th of March. 1896. After that the revision
and proof reading necessary to bring out the
volumes will still be required.
The text of the census volumre has been Urn
ited as far as possible to the analysis of the
statistics presented This method which tain
accordance with tow has
friction and te some instance* Individual disap¬
pointment tor when ton
took charge of the work he found much matter
on hand whioh according to tola into ha waa
compelled to discard.
The tariff art at the at
Hills
to be executed effectively and with certainty,
la addition to as
will not Mage rate* of duty, I am still very
decidedly to tevor of putting coni and Iren on
tree list.
So tern*
begind. to
out of tariff tow.
If with aa ton Urn
te term it still ton
to ef
to
to; n ter
add.
te
of
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’
termination or the government to meet
agreed, its pecuniary obligations. i t .
hare been wen llein this ‘
had existed, to issue the emergency &u th
bonds of the
eminent bearing a low date of interest
maturing within a short period, but the
gress having failed to confer such author
resort was necessarily had to theresum, provil
act of 1875, and pursuant to its
bonds were issued drawing interest at the
of 5 per cent per annum and maturita
years est time after authorized their ... issue, , by the that act. being theTh
i am
say, however, that on the sale of Vae«e bn
the premium received operated to reduce
rate of interest to be paid by the governm
to less than 3 per cent, Nothing could
wor- 3 or further removed from sensible fin/
that the relations existing between
rency. The .government has issued the
bonds for its redemption and the means g
must be ^resorted to for the w
plenishing such redemption purpose of
fund when
spired. Even if the claims upon this 14
were confined to the obligations originate/
tended and If the redemption of these obiw"
lionsmeant their cancellation the fund wom*:
be very small.
edln But gold these are obligations not canceled when but read and redeem.' reiwji
are
and may do duty several times by way of dm*
ing gold from the treasury thus we have m
endless chain of operalion constantly dejjuT
pleting the treasury’s gold and never near*
final rest as if this was not bad enough* »«
have by a statuatory declaration nj
it is the pelicy of the government■■
To maintain aided the the force parity and between gold and gfiyS exitl
ver, momentum of this cur^M
hausting process, and added largely to the
renew redemption obligations our small claiming gold this peculiar is gold 9 B
reserve the sub
ject to drain from every side. m
The demands that increase our danger also ■
iacrease against the necessity depletion and of protecting it Is this re- I I
serve most uremia,
factory-to know that the protection afforded la ■
only and palpably a temporary plain palliation. that the only It Is perfectly fl I
conditions by which way under I
present this reserve whes
dangerously depleted can be replenished is ■ S
through the issue and sale of the bonds of the
government gold, and yet congress has not ■
only thus far declined to authorize the tisueof ■
bonds best suited to such a purpose, but there ■
seems a dlsposltionin some quarters to deny I I
both the necessity and power for the issue of fl
bonds at all. I cannot for a moment believe I
that any of our citizen* are deliberately will
ing that their obligations government should default in it* I 1
pecuniary or that its financial op- 1
erations should be reduced to a silver basis. I
At any rate I should not feel that my duty wa» 1
done If I omitted any effort I could make to
avert such calamity. As long therefore as no i
provlsfon is made for the scheme modifying 1 8
present banking laws and providing for the Is- |
sue of circulating notes by state banks free 1
from taxation under certain limitations. 8
It Is pro •to repeal all laws providing I
for the deposit of United States bonds as secu- I
rity for circulation, to permit national banks I
to issue circulating notes not exceeding in 1
amount serenty-flve percent, of their paid-up 1
and impaired capital, provided they deposit I
with the government as a guarantee fund ln .1
United States legal tender notes, Including *-]
treasury notes of 1898, a sum equal In amount I
to thirty per cent, of the notes they desire ;
to issue this deposit to be maintained at all 1
times, but when any bank retires any part of
its circulation a proportionate part of its guar¬
antee fund shall be returned to issue, to per¬
mit the secretary of the treasury to prepare
and keep on hand ready for issue in case an in¬
crease ln circulation is desired blank national
notes for each bank having circulation and to
repeal the provisions of the present law im¬
posing limitations and restrictions upon banks
desiring to reduce or increase their circulation
—thus permitting such increase or reduction
within the limit of seventy-five percent.of
capital to be quickly made as emergencies
arise. In addition to the guarantee fund re¬
quired it is proposed to provide a safety fund
for the immediate redemption of the circulat¬
ing notes of failed banks by imposing a small
tax, say one-half of one per cent, upon tbs
average circulation of each bank until the
funds amounts to five per cent, of the total cir¬
culation outstanding.
Each national bank, except in case of a failed
bank shall redeem or retire its notes in the first
instance at it* own office or at agencies to be
maintained on account of deposits.
Anotair very Important feature of this plan
is the exemption of state banks from taxation
by the United States in cases where it is shown
to the satisfaction of the secretary of the treas¬
ury and comptroller of the currency by banks
claiming such exemption that they have not
had outstanding their circulating note exceed¬
ing 75 per cent of their paid up and unimpaired
capital, that their stockholder* are individually
liable for the redemption of their circulating
notes to the full extent of their ownership of
stock; that the liabilities of said banks upon
their circulating notes constitute* under tutor
state tew a first lien upon their assets; that
such banks have kept and maintained a guaran¬
tee fund in United States legal tender notes In¬
cluding treasury notes of i860 equal to thirty
per cent of their outstanding circulating note*
when presented at their principal or branch of¬
fices.
I conclude this communication fully appre¬
ciating that the responsibility for all legislation
affecting the people of the United States rest*
upon their representatives in congress and as¬
suring them that whether in accordance with
recommendations I have made or not, I shall
he glad to co operate in perfecting any legisla¬
tion that tends to the prosperity and welfare c*
our country.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND,
Dec. S, 1894, Exactmvn Msxsio*.
Princes* Bismarck Dead.
Princes* Bismarck, wife of the great
German chanoelor, died nt Varxin,Ger¬
many, Tuesday. Prince Binntnrck i»
completely broken down Ijy the death of
his wife, although her death was not
altogether unexpected, in view of her
reoent repented attacks of faintin g
fits.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
COHBXCTKD WMDCfcY.
Grocerie*.
Bosried cofire 21.80 « 100 to
—Choice OCi fair Ifle; 18c. _ fin
prime •« otofi
Stead Origan- rd granule white ed 4*; <*>• firm jeUow*V
New kettle J0«30o;i !
-New Orleans opan
li »<<*20 ; sugarhonre tOafiOe. Bfee-H Twm^ nd _ «0r
90 $«V; ot«*S%c. go 8 en It—reirz,recks, *[ H;-* bkto.
c.
SA.fi; to* cream 90c; common TOa. I hi ao s
Full 12 ^ 0 . Matches—AS* fide; iOte
•14 0*i.7S; 8.0. fiiTA Boda-Bretoa 6 *;
ken fie. Crackers—Sod* 8 1 ',*. C.ndy-OoMMa 6%ei cream 8%0; totot
git** «sritSk4S?!Ss nap.
Country Product
K -*r» 18@ 0;- Batter—Wr*
fancy Teunamre 16@l8c, dank
@180, ft@ Georgia 8 9 to; il%@lfe bare # lire fie; pmtt y— aft
key* e J 2 spring
one, Urge. 16418 c; medium li% @
small 8@X0e; do- ks 18@J0c. Dressed 1
Toney* lO@19V4e; tnrkeya u
ISc chicken* 8@13*e, Irish |
u> a—Burbank *i,00<* ,35
Ten a es nre bu, 60 @70e. Swre* jr>te o re
8 >@460 V bo. Hoo-y—«-reined 8 *Ma * *
he comb . 0£13%e. Ottieos 7 >@ftOh 9
•L 0092..0 Cabbage 1 *@ tfc. mm
Flour, GrataaadKaaL 4,
, fin* parent, AS 7S; _
MM; straight UK; fancy **70; autre
Ip 83.80. Core, waits &fi; maced fig.
i Btej whbe ile; rn msff fife.
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ti£rtJre, 1
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8*4
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