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THE MESSAGE.
Th. Important Document
to Our Daw Maker*.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT
iff lh«* tf’Ail.nfr QuolioM that AfTmrt
|*oilMc Th«* R»medl«|
lUroin mended.
AVAatuxoTov, I)ec*cm'x*.r 4. The
«tar acHb’ou of { on gross convened
noon tod a, with a full nttend&nca.
!mro< after organiration, the
preside n is messa tvai m’4‘t'r<j<l
(refttl, as follows^
To the < ojigrcst of the l nited States:
Th** listiinthuiai duty which
quire'- t he president from tiro* to
te vh* give Id the eottpri ■<*w» li*f*»rniatk)n
stub i»f the i nion and
to tJ»cir c»*iiskk*rttiion Mich mensure* r.
he sh ill judge necesK^fy and
is fit t ing t I'tiUre'J, np<Nt cf mi in
to the <’> »{:rr «• ,T r • ful
of the df’iaih d atatemeiita and
j*upnort^d recoinmendati*m*
in th** 1 rjxirtf* of tin* hnnda *»f
jiicnt/’, who are chicdy charip^d trl'it
< x^cutiv' work «if ill#* */oV*»rtJfm*ni.
In an effort b> iihfl*l^> thin
raU- Ji c imudi l« coiiaiM^nt wit>
t^rj> * i ^l»fall Mippletutof a, brief
• rum*! to t in* iMinti’tiU of thene
>n<*ntel rujKirts hv Um mention of
rs«mtSv« Ifuaitu an*l incjdeutJi an
not euii*rr,? 4nl therein, and by KOoh
• lUimeiHiutioni, sih appear to \m wt
iwriteuiar \\ time appropriate
11 s l<7 our f* * re bn» r*latjona have
nt all t ma s dujinp Hu* pant year
entirely free from perplexity, no
UHrruH*\np aiUiation remains’ that
»ot yield to the Apirit of fairne**
OVi of Au^' arC, which, joined v VHU
7/iatent Ante*' irmuesa, chfte^teriMi })t>)ky. a
Lly jean forei#**
pi e<ie*»‘;;sor ha t ing aeeepte/1
«*ilhc4* of arbitrator of th«* loti if
'fliwiiN# heyoml any dispute tendered
the president by the A iv«*ntin»'
fw* and Hra/jJ, it Jut* been my
duty to iveeive the aj«*ejftl envoy#
jUc-Nii»ned bv tiiose statcH to Jay
me i and afifumenta in behalf
Ha ir r* " peetlvo govyriitOuQt*.
'fin runt MI LS IN UUAZfl..
The outbreak of domestic )ioaliliii**«ln
ihe renuldic of Hiu/.il l«>und the Tinted
Stab • to watch the interraln of our eiti
in that eounlry, with which we
eftny on important commerce. HevrrtU
is- ,4^ ot ••nr new navy art* now and
fin aoiin timu hftvi* Won HlftUoited
itio de duihdro. Tha tdrtig^rifs Ixdng be*
tween the established ff<n'«rnin*iit
wbteh eontro'.H the umehiuery of ihe
ailmtniaVr’jtlion and with wideh we
nndnt*;,,, friendly relation*, nod certain
fdJi eei h of the navy employin»f thn Vt‘l
V*1 h *»f \h» n I’uiijjti.uui In an attack upon
theeapitul andehief waport, and lack
Si*|f, as it de*e*\ th** elemeiita of divided
stdmhdafrQtiou, l have failed to M*e
the insViiy* nts can claim roooptltion
re n th.
Thu* far the jxndtloti of our gtivern
ment Im Wen that of n.n attentive
impartial conflict, observer of the
partial Kuipl>nKi/.)ii|f in our Jeff icy t *»f im
neutralit y atiuh a com ........ li iiiutt
now exist#, I deemed It neceaeafy
iUsavow in a manner not to W
cieratood, the mmut}iort4i d action of
lab* naval immuiander in those
mlral, in snlutittR ti»e revolted Brazilian u*l
beiufj indla)H>aed to
an ad cuhnlatcd to iflvs
nj* net h*Vi to the local inMirruouoi).
TUK4 IUI.KAN CLAIMS.
i'iic oonvontlou lad ween our govern
nsnt and l liilc. iiaving adjustment for list
Ilia M-tl lenient and of
.....the t Y 1 iv
• SA maftr eirffdlvo
S the ctalms l -nmnls
aten Tliv j«wI* 1 *hI far .
Ihe t w»»jAa thin! t*rnm«:ut* failing of U> n^fi
%ij*ou tin ml»er the I’umuus
OIOQ, the <ifBoea t»f the preoident
the Hwlis* roouMlt? were invoked, mi
vide*I in the treaty, and the ik* lection <»f
the SvvIah rrprtM’iitaUvo hi this eottn*
ry to complete the h.ati*»u wa*
gratifyityf idle. alike to the Ltilted State*
and <
RoAN** HNKAK ItKVlKWKt»
The vexathm* auenUon «»f *o ch 11 *m|
this tegnt iuti um Iiiiiih It* for law*, 4iff*:i»dor* »jfrtln*t
#i$U' and wa* proaeitted
in ( Idle bv th# uaauthorlted ac¬
tion of Uh* lat** t*tilted Slate* mlnUter
Itvo ill meclvtiif Into Id* ofthdal fallad aaidtDOA
jK*rt«»tii» who had jjuat in au
attempt at t*evolution, au«l *Mfain*t whom
ofinkiiuii clmrgwa wer# jM iuling, grow
tog out of a f<irro«*r abortive dUturb*
nncc.
The dotdriue of hm him an applieil
thk c.om» ii* not Mine tinned by the lH*«it
pCtHH’druts, and, when allowed,
encourage aeiiition and stHfo. under
eirx umstan.’frs can the repraaentetiv#*
this gi*\ n me ut 1 h* permtit4Hl, under the
ilbdethuHl t .Akm of extra territoriality,
fa temipt the admiiustratb»n of erlm
us* just-tee in the countries to which
X be y tte«rodit#d, A temiH*rate de
maud havmg be, a made by the Chilean
government for tbe eurrectioii t»f
eemduet in the iu»tuitce tuentbmed, the
in in later xv a* i naif acted to no longer
harbo*. tli© offemicrfi,
AS TO * IIK HI AIU LAW.
The legislation of last year known m>
the tieat v law, requiring tbe reg'istratkm
4>| ail ChintttK) cut it Itnl t** ivsidenec In the
States, and the <iejH»rtetion of all
not e» itliiu lying wit!) the wrilwi, ptMviaion*uf the
act w the time tm met with
muehop|x»Hitbm the mivk-e of from eminent x liinainen. counwl Acting that
upon l»Av unconstitutional, thn
tii* was great
mass of ( hinese lat*orer*. januUng j«dl*
odd liujuirv as U» Its validity, ft* good
faith g f'nuHl to apply for theeortUieates
nM)uirad A test eaae upui jmx'txidinif tefoiv
by lialx’a* ct>rpu.s waa brought
ti»e Miptvme chiuiI, ind uu MaV IMh,
i*y:i. a ilecisUm wa* mad© by that tri¬
bunal It sustaining be.ieveil that the Uiav under
is the recent
atnendtm-ni of the act extending the
time for legistratum, the i lutiase
labor**r* thereto entitle<t, who ilpslrod
to reside in this eounlry, will now
avail Ihemsehex of the renewe4l privi¬
lege thus affxirdexl of establishing by
lawful prtH edttrt* their right to rt*
main, txVx«l that thereby the neocsMtv
of enforced deportation may, to a great
degree, le avoided.
MISSION 4UY VV Ht»» IIS IN t lilS S
It has developed upon the l nited
States miuistei at Pekin, as dean 4*f
th# diplomatle Rid?, m the absence of
m r#pre*eiiutive of Sweden and No#
way. to press upon the Chinese jfov
eminent reiMftration ftir the recent
murder of Swedish missionaries nt
Sung 1\ this question is ill vital
interest to all eonntna* w hose oil
men* engage n missuiiiarv work in
the interior.
THft SI HRI XPKH »I MM Kn
(Viklt Kica ho* lately textARod it>
by *urrendering to the
Mitri. in the iWnca of a
of extradition, but apon
au boo tied evideucc of cnminai:
a uuleti fugitive from jaitka It
trusted that the negotiation* of «
with the country to meet recur¬
oaxe*» of this kind will eoon le «c
In inv opinion, should treaties la*
rseipneii extradition
tided w ith all counts u*»>
which the l’nited Plates has not
eonveoUoital arrangements of
diameter.
l h«v« deemed it fittinr U. sxprvAs
the govern men t* of tosta hioa ami
the kind Jv deaire of the Fei- ■
Sm7mwSu£S7«*i!Sm
the treaty concluded between them
Rome years fttfo.
Of It FXROPKA* HKL A TIQBtl,
Our relations with i ranee
to be intimate and cordial, I fdncerely
that hope that the extradition treaty with
will country, as amended by the aen
nte. noon be in op*-rativU-
" bile occasional action,
our Vho laiyj, natural(.ji;,,,,). rrri’ 1 ning
of Ihalr t-c' Si nave arisen
r ,av tuterc^**: with fiermany, our
with that country
satisfactory.
The questions aff*»eti»»g our
in with <»rca t Hr I in in have been „ treated
tions a wpirit of frieudlin* A
oft* It\ Vi t,r'■*»*■ . : V/< i ween the
gove* cU v , > with h view to such
chrit‘r»t notion ».« w ill make the award
nod regulations agreed upon by the
liehrittff j$#& tribunal of arbitration
prtictioaUy ufteutiv<»; fiiifi it in not
doiibtefl that Great itrltaln will coop
crate freely with this etjunlrr for iH6
aeoorupMabtnctit of t hat p'*./pose. The
dispute i/**»** ‘*, f / o*ii of the disesimh
ttf canal, liig tolls imposed in the Welland *
upon cargoes of cereals Hour 1
to and from the lake poWn sf t he I ni
ted States wa *"* < fl by ih#» Mihstl
tution wf ‘X ir oxi < intiftbte of chartfUH,
ana wy bin proulauifttiow f vmtt iharatipon impoain^ div
crlminutbiff toJN upon Britixb
ihrouifh our < 'aniv’>t».
A ruouunt for to the Hat
oxtroditablu offi*nM*s cov<jr<*d by
uxlttbitf treaty Iwt.«?cn Uiu two uotte
irleu ih -iindcr coob'dcrnlDoi
r#A*CV, A!*r>
A noiebb of the wmtht’a«terlf
•Mad Of Lilwodn. lK»tvk<*«*r» th** ( avdly
ft.bG Hun }*edro rivrrn, whh h for n**urly
half u cent ary haa boon pt* nr rally rrc
offnirsul uu<l a*. hrloioHn^ biiimf U»*ve rrpnDlh' by
c«kkIou iftirrnftM* huH
to lu- itndrr th** < b <>t 1 ranee
in Virtu#* of hUteemetntM entered into by
l hr native tribi*H over whom Idbi'Tiii f*
control h jls not been well
More recently, u** n th**
bilwrlfiti re we i* and tin- French
f.rovfo : toorftf it stiju f* . In the ai^fnature
Jafttinent, <*f ii treaty trin Uberian : !e-reby, territory iih «n it«l
**» , i
e«‘de*l ir Thin eo*«vention
hint advices had not been ratified by
Liberian hqrtfdatdtv atnl executive.
l*'e«dlti(f ft rynijiat h« * ie intern**^ lh the
fort.-tinea of the jitti* * /iVun«m\v«*ult.h,
ihe e*-.tabHshuw i'V and development
!ene«‘ whirh VVS-H largely aided by th** mid believe** which
of our countryitv -a,
contditutes the only imJer^rhleiitly sov¬
ereign wtate 4*n Mv Vvest e.oast **f Africa,
tliia </*w* ,v l‘im«'llt has sH^fj^'- xted t-#» tile
KVeiiidi ifovam me nt its ennusat concern
lent territorial impairmetnt in
uiioitid take place without her imeor
atraimnl consent.
M*mLb J VLL ftlOlIT.
(♦nr t v etail *>11 n with Mexieo <’**ntlnue to
bo of that clone and friendly nature
which should 11 I c i i rt rinrtcrtxe 1 hr
IntereourH** of two neig'hboring repuh*
lie*.
kh ahaoi a's civii. THorm i
Nicaragua Dm has imancd through
rovoluttm**, party at first
fwt, having in turn been displaced by
another, and our neuly appointed
minister, hv his timel, guM offices,
aided in a peaceful adjustment of the
c<nrir.wc<**V Involved In ttio lit si
(Hi t, The tin ge American
estahllshed in that country In
Don molested. with tho Nicaragua'caual
not
The rniUst States are especially
terestard to the sUc-e ...f„l
of tli* vast undertaking this coin pant
him in charge. T'hiit i* should lie
oouipIUUsd allspice*and tindch It* distinctively enjoyment
can
not only to the Vessels f -••«<*«,iiinioatlon of this
?* » ..........>!’ tUantc; nnd i’acflo !•
..... ae*
br.ar.ti|^yj ii Di : _. v . fie
: not VfWk BU..TH q«.“ • j|; ..... ... .
Mf KxmiHttBS VBKATtKs
An extradition treat v with
cluimetl. has recently * been exchanged aad pi
The extrndlllon trentv with Utissln
signed in March te*,* nml amended ami
conilrtned hv Die senate In February
last, was duly proclaimed last June
CLAIMS AllllNsr WAIN.
More limn fifteen year* airo thi* ffov*
erumettt in behalf preferred of tv clafni airain*!
Spain one of our citizens
for property se 1 and confiscated in
Cuba Spain agreeing in lH*»i the claim ftni nncttitdlilon- adjusted,
t*» pay
allv, r#*peeifill a* tv fair but indemnity, sm.mklihmv.
A earnest note W (I *
recently ad«lr#**t*d lu*i*titig tu ihe Spanish the gov*
crnmeiit, uj am prompt
fulfillment of long neglected obli
gat ion.
Othi r elaim* ptvfrfhMl by Hie United
St ican ate* citizen*, u; r ;dnM Spain. In behalf of Amer¬
for property confiscated in
('libit, have been jH'tuung for niuny
year*. the Spain'* title the Carolina
At time to
Island* wa* eonfinued by arbitration,
that government agreed that the rights
\v lilcli hint twen ae<piin*«l (her# by Amer¬
ican mlaaionai ilnutbi 1 h' rtH’ogniatHl
this uud pledge' respected. will It 1 is obverved sineeivly by hu| allowing a»4l that
h»
our ntte marie? who were r#*tn«»ve<l
from i'oimiH* t«* n place of K.ifety by a
l idled State’ war ship during the late
trouble lietuecn th Spanhdi garrison
and the nutiv , to return to tiieir Held
4*f uscfuUn sH
rttm tn 1 wiut Tint u nit*.
Important ma tte « have demanded our
attentions to th. Ottoman INu'te.
The firing auc partial destruction, by
un unrestmiuei mot*, of one of the
SiduHil buibling). 4if Anatolia ( ollege, e*
ta Id ished by citi enaof the 1 nited State*
at Mursovan. a: a pi hi rent indiffer
cnee of ti Turk i government to the
outrage, not will ndtttff the eomplU ity
of some of its vIh, eu for earnest
remoustnuusv \v hi l!tm e#t l*v
promise* of rcpnmt he puui* .h*
ment of the «»ffemiers ,* fi*r
the injury to the l tvbuibi iriven ! i .) > t \
been strati paul. j cmivvv t>* *4*4*1 in
regi {iro|M*ity
the name Hcan owner* m'
t'liivtl, ami efficient »tc nran
U'Cti.
1 II k h v m m t A n » VI It n» *4.1 Jft
It im hardly ueeewarv forme t\* Ktat©
that lift# qtttmti) ug from our
relation* with 11 w a v y* esuhni
rioum ruiLmas*
,Uv»l prior to \ nstallment of the
present a«lt»nnb • n. the existent
If rument of u i had boati aud*
w u and a treaty of an
nexatbm tad tt negotiated be
tween the iiu it' men t of
tli :i mis a t ted Mates and
MibiulttiHi (41 the senate for idea
tion.
This Irea ew or e\am»
nHtid and dtnu'i* ii.
lUount. of ( to ion dulu a* a
>l*e, me Konger t o ke «u uurwir
cstigathm of tli rvQitistanorti
.n! ?i ern ment.
‘aring upon
» e subject
After a tl >n \ Uaustive ex
exati *a HU> t au broil ted
IvvDlul all
<4 ucst U that tl uth al gx»v
ernmrnt of vd been Mb*
verted with tl asd of our rep
ntative to t st gov cut and
, *ugh the ltitimiilaliotk eauawsl force by of
* ■ presence of a UllHi naval
I nited Suits which was landed
^hni niirtx^c v™ at th nstanee of our
•
, ’ * h r fticto dc "lojwvl.THswmod * .»
. . ,
Sijir^srv. t >
existing at the time of e.ir forcible
terxentirttt.
I’BOOBESS OK arbITOatios
Jiy a concurrent resolution paused
houteot reprewntatives on Was
April following Invite Urn from preside,',,
nuclei* fd “to time to time,
occasion* may arise,
with any government with which
i’nited States has or mav end have
roatic relations, disputes t/> the* that any
fercnce* or Arming betwecu
Jnsdd t".i goyemmcnls "plotnatlr which cannot 1-e
Hv t>.g-w ?. may
referred to arbitration and tie *
adjusted by wicli means.”
American April Is, iKr >, the of
Conference Washington,
1.V res.dBtiou e.*pressed the wi-l.
might be wttjfd by arbitration #t»d
omweixlcd tlmi, th<5 jfoti rurnent of
BaVioii represents in tliat
should communicate this wish to all
friendly A fav.waW* powers im*
5- ponse been
caved I mm/, feat Britain in the
of a resolution, adopted -onfaliy by the
wient Jnlv With la.*
upon the bail* of the concurrent
iutio/i 'afforih above (pulled signal b>
, me plea'-tire
Hi’s piirHatrtfcbsary resolution
. ... and my
gratification that the sentiment.of thus
great and kindred nations is
liioritatividy manib-.ti d in favor of
rational and peaceable settle.nent
intcrriBtional uateei* by honorable
hoH to sHi** rat ><•**
Fir Art: of rlife TiiKASt'RY.
tl“^Kte ... , ..
that^ e e
of
from nil jfin« 10. diuSHg the fiscal
rinrHtitt lSO'i, amounted
f^61.7!»h.v»hDl. and it« expenditures
jf-I.VJ.:i7-b674.2*.». There nan
from custom:* fc >',,3r,r,,oir>.v.{, and
711! an Inerkte of r.M IniportitfiofiH over
,\{ preceding thounted year, tuid lb
r $-Hi,r>K>,tin, a
rreuse from Internal flu preceding year
♦UM.V..HV revenue,
c veeeded of the proceeding year
#7.147,4-10.33. basis
It is estimated upon the
the pr......nt revenue laws that the
ccipts ending of .1 the government IS'.i-i, will for be the
line 30,
.I'lfi.ls and its esfienditures ^«W«hey
N »
• in the first day of November,
the amount of money of all kinds
circulation, or not included in
m y holdings, was VI,718,344,OS'.’, un
ereH-e for the year of si I3.4(m,ti47.
Katimatlng our populfttion at
rt«i *t tile time mentioned, the
Ckptta circulation wan §33 4y.
Iiuring bi the thirty-two year HO banks and were
K u,ll f'' Mates
rttones with a capital stock of
21<M>00, distributed as follow*:
F<1rlv-four with a capital stock
#.'.,133,000 in the eastern states;
one west with of the a capital Mississippi stock river, of and
iii tv-four with a capital and southern stock of
the central period states.
Within the same 138
suspended "f with tills it capital nurolicr slock o'
WMWfi
with a capital stock of #18,803.000
smiled, amt sixty-five with passed capital into
hand* of receivers, a
of #10,883,000.
rule HltKltMA* i.aw HIK iI..
i h, ,,, ent repeal i|„. of th. provision live,
; • (il , W ,,i„vlinn f
I ,he ............ I si ,, fete.
uf ........... Jug, mink
j.,'.- --rkrT^T—r7A
cm....... atVeus. I d <t .h.,,1.1
the ultimate result far-reaching. of t .ctioii will
mo*t salntafv anti
1,1 " a,ur ' - “ f things, however, it
impossible to know at this time
wh«i coiulltioH* will brougm
by the change, ot- what, if any,
dlentary legtslathm may, In the liglit
sm h conditions, appear to 1 k< essential
or Of expedient. ufter the tl in.
course y recent nunc
porturbution, CKtabliwhim'nt time of in business nrecHsury confidence, for
I'C
When, however, through this restored
cen tide nee, the money which hen been
frightened Into hoaruln# place* l* re
tiirnevl to trade and enterprise, a survey
of the sit nation will probably disclose a
safe path leading abumlaiitly to a permanently suflicicnt
cnrrcncy t«>
every poiuilntitm requirement business. of our
and
in the pursuit of thisohjet t we
tVsolutelv turn away from all
and be tetu)Htrary expedients,
to content with nothing less than a
lusting und com prehe naive financial
plan.
URASONaIILK dki.av thk iikmt
In these circumstances I aiu convinced
thot a reasonable delay of in dealing with
tliis Miliject, instead In'ing injurious,
will increase the probability 4»f wise ae
tl»U.
rim MoM.i inv i oxkkhkm k.
The monetary conference which i»«
M'tttbleil at Brustsds upon our invitation,
wus adjourned to the JJOth day of Nie
veinlK'r in the pri*MUit years
The consideration just stated and
tho fact that u dotinite be expected proposition
from us seemed to upon
th© reassembling of the conference
ed me to ex press a willingness to have
the It meeting tome ktill that further it woulil pDst(K)nrti. Ik* wise
seem*
to give general authority to the such presi
lent to invite other nations to a
'onferene# at any time when there
should be a fair prospect of accom
(dishing an iuternatumal agreement
in the subject of coinage,
as To a b«ni> ts'i t;
I desire also to earnestly suggest
(he wisdom of amend ng the existing
statutes in regard to the issuance of
government Isolds.
The authority now vested in the
seervtary of Ihe treasury to issue
lamds is not as clear ns it should Is*
ami the tHvmls authorij'tHl uri* iltNit
vantageou* lo the govemmeot, lx>th
ts tt» the time of their maturity anti
rate of interests
orn military rivnixo.
The fteeretery of war reports that the
strength «»f the army tin the .v th day of
September last was * ■ > enn>teil men
and 8,144 officers, Ihe total expeiull
lui#* of the department for the year
ending June J><*. l s ‘‘ . am4*uiitetl to
^5 Lwkj, 074 (*f this mito
mas for salaries and contingent ex
*4*«S4*#». $23.877,8*&SA fk*r the »uppi»rt i*f
the military establishment, SxLOTT.OJU.lJ*
miseellaneNms objects ami This $.V.M>s- latter
^ 1.41 includes fk*r public works for river and
stun $15,, •OA.STfi. . ... 4<' _
harbor imprtwemente and v m .
for fx^rtitiv atkms and other works of
defeuM*.
1'he t<'tal enrollment of the militia of
ih,* several state#, was 4»n the (1st of
of the current year, 112,5^7
oSkvn end enlisuni men. The officers
4if the army tktaiirti fur the inspection of
and instruction of this reserve v»ur
military ft»rvv, i\‘p»rt that increaj*e4l in
terest and roarketl progress are ap|ro
rent fat the discipline ami effeiency of
tbe vsrgai\iRation
OI K SE AiX»A ST DKFKNi
It is gratifying to note that we nave
I**} n to gam couple ted n*su Ita in the
cx*mprehensive scheme of seaeoast de
f#»w* and fortification entem! <
■ - 111 ■ ? 0.4V> A sum I
rt
drmdjr ex» nxled but the cost of main
rent calendar rear, the war department
w m have p twelve-inch <nsn», 30 ten
inch and 31 eight-inch gww ready to be
motmtee on gun lifts ami carriages, and
of'thd WaUrviiet. » *>? gt® factory,
now completed at the gov
eminent ha* contracted with private
parties for the purcliase of one hundred
gnn* of these caliber*, the Sr*t of which
should be delivered to the department
for test before July I,
The report* Point of the m litary Reademy
„t West and * he several of r gbools
for the special insti uction ofli
cers showed marked (advance in the
t and commend
education in the army a
able ambition to fit themselves for the
highest service of the country.
r.l* LttoAL rrei*AKTMKST.
s.nd Justice proceeding* of ihe depart
ment of fiit Hit itiioiitim past year, hdaHoli* to
aether with tHtelkd certain
to legislation on various
subject*. too heartily endorse the
[ canno t
prop }, ,‘ oaition tliat the fee ayatem as ap
li( atj i e to the compensation of United
hUit< ., at u Jrr .ey*. marshals, clerks of
s jK’r.te-i-ssatJiStfsif epttvts, both Civil
ii, P Business, of t ( h».
arid criminal, shftll Be as email and
inexpensively transacted as the ends
(l f justice will allow.
, also heartily join the legislation attorney
,- ( .„ er a! in recommending pf-the of
fixing the degree* drime mur
,| er vvithin the federal jurisdiction, as
j mB done in many of the states,
aUtiirrfbritig Write of ertor on behalf Of
the government ih cases where final
thj'^rtmcntS^ L re rnbrtient’ otL^ , ot- ftcrtfnst ^et
tion arising before sctoal trial: limit
ing the right of review of cases of fei
ony punishable only by fine and im
prisomnent to the (jrcuit court of ap
|><ial» %sxagx.&?jxz,'& and ^medy provision for
the confinement of l nited .States con
Vlclfi.
is riiK. n&r offick.
T he report of the postmaster gen
eral contain* a defailed statement of
the operation of th> postoflico depart
ment during the last fiscal year and
much insercsting information touch
j n g this imbortant, branch of the pub
jj »ervice. '
c malls indicates
The absolute business cci/ainty of.the
with the condition
andq'ulckly the "WVSV^vStewJ
Therefore redoes the larger postal discre- reve
nues. a
pancy than usuu between the post
office receipt* am expenditures is the
evpectcd and nnivoldable result of.
the distressing fcritigeney which has
prevailed thyongtHiit the country ilur
of tee. time covered by the
postmaster genertTs Jtt^pta report. for the last
fiscal Tiu, poatoiMce amo#ted to 87.,7.6,033.6
year expemUtJre to 8rt.074.m4.Wt.
and its
I hi* posteilico, deficiency would
disappear if less, matter was carried
free through the malls, on *'<‘m of
of is seed* upwarl amgerain of three from the hundred agri
tons
eultnrabdepartment. total of postoHlces
The nom-sar in
the Bolted Stole} on the 30th of June.
1802, gas 6M " . in increase of 1,284
over the pvC'ei ng year. Of those
3,.W were r o' il. an increase
in that class oi j 4 over the proceeding
° ' | ie r,f t “|,ii»hi^t clnssitJIt l V _ ■ >-feii.u . , , ’ ,, wLwhn .
n l fi P service
VadvoK i i L civrt, skBvrca,
T, V ‘JP depart men I .five
. »
" 11 -l! 11 A"> 1 Fatter
ant xp. rieilfi
renders h? toclnsion relin ii! So
wpreake* the <>I ton that without the
Aneflt bN of conduct this sy|>em .ho vast would .... business bc iinposM
to en
troW<*d to nun. ^
1 besire ^ “ s
worKv of P ro,t dj attcutioii, the relating Mtfsgc -
the sens]ibfc postiiwjster general
to a mure mid buau«M-l»We «r
jranizathjiiftnn reaponsUAUty in n better department. aihtribntion oi
us
ouh Qtuttfwo navy.
The report of the secretary of the navy
contains ft history fUirin# of the the operations of
his department past year,
nf nnd the exnibits personnel a meat gratifying condition He
our navy. of the pro
sents a which satisfactory been account made in the pro
gi*esa has 4*4)11
struetion of vaiuwpJb and makes a number
of recommendations to which attention
la erpecially invibkl.
While I am distinctly in favor of oon
tistently pursuing the policy thorough we, have
inaugurated eScient of building up u
and navy, I cannot ref rain from
the auggeation that congress should
carefully take into account the unfin*
ished vessel* on our hands and the do
pletcd condition of our treasury in eon
sidering the propriety of an approprm
tiou at this time to begin new work.
Tit* CIVIL a*HVICE.
The continued intelligent execution
nf the civil service law and the increas
ing approval by tbe people by itsoper
ntions are most gratifying. than
1 am. If possible, incalculable more benefits ever con
vineed of the law. con
ferred by the civil service not
only in its effect upon the public >er- iro
vice, but also what is even more
portant in its effect in elevating the
toeie of political life generally,
p,»H TAHIFF reform.
After a hard struggle. turifT reform
is directly before ns. Nothing s«> im
1 lortant claims our attention and noth*
1 tig so Clearly presents itself as !>ot!«
an opportunity ami a duty, au oppor¬
tunity to deserve the irrutitude of pur
citizens and oftrepeafesl a duty imposed
Mpi , n U9 j,v our profes of
sjons and by the emphatic mandate
( | u , ,^ 0 ple.
After full discussion, our country
mou | iaTl , spoken in favor of this re
form, und thev have confided the work
,,f a ceomplDihmeut to the hands t'i
tluw who arc solemnly plvtlpwi tt> it.
Nothingshoaltl ilisturb inkivvoc to effort 4fi,strft4‘t
our attention or our un*
til this reform K aecompHsheu by wise
and cateful legisHlatiou.
THK WILfioX Btu
\ measure has been prt'paml by the
appropriate ctmgressbma! ciroiiuittcc,
emlmavinff tariff rt‘f«»rm on the lino
Ruggested, which will be
promptly submitted for legislative ae
tion. li is the result of much patriotic
and unselfish work, and i !h»H« ve
deals with its subject existing consistent eon-btions > ar*
as thoroughly as
permit.
r h e oommit^'XVm
tion. and to provide against a temporary
to the new tariff aeho.hut , have wise-v
embraced in their schedule a '
tional internal revenue taxes, roeludiug
s small tA* upon tocome derived frxen
tvrtam corporate mv-stments
These new assessment, are not on .y
elv just aa* sssily borne, bat
thev have the further merit of being
sucb as can be remiuci without unfa
vorable tmsineas disturbance whenever
^ U
In my great desire for the success >f
this measure, I canard fwtrs’.n the >ug
Session that its success ean .mly K-at
taiued by means of «nse#feh eoims.
the port wiUi&fMM of tariff r ef orm, eabordinate aiu; aa a^jpeanlt
of their te r-
J 'and by the so proposed varied that r< f*rtn if are all so are numerous £fls«te«
[ WOlt the legislation embodying the re
j form must inevitably fail
In conclusion, my intense feeling of
responsibility manifold impels me to revoke and for
the interests of a generous
c- aS<ling people the most scrupulous
care, and to pledge my willing support ad
to every legislative effort for the
vancement of the greatness and pros
perity of our country.
(JiiovKn Washington. U.rvei.abp, D.
ESftoutl v* f,,
December
1 HE HIGHEST AWARD*
_
Koval Bakin- Powder has all the
per cent, above ita Nearest Com
feetitori
fhe Royal » , T> Baking Powder ha* re., the
enviable record of haying received the
highest award for articles of it* class
—greatest strength, purest ingre
d j e nt*, most perfectly combined—
wW . er exhibited in competion with
s. Industrial ip fairs, where it has been ex*
hibited, judges bate invariably award
C J the hnnori Koval Baking Powder the high
eat f?l,e
At A ths recent recent World’s worlds r Fair air tne the ex ex
amination for the baking powder
awards were directed by the chief
chemist of the Agricultural Depart
meht at Washington. The chief chem
igt < B official report of the tests of the
baking powders, which was made for
the specific purpose of ascertaining
which was the best, shows the leaven
jng strength of the Boyal to be 160
cubic inches of carbonic gas per ounce
0 £ nowder. Of the cream“of tartar
* tSadsu * • « 0 wders exhibited, the next
but 133 cubic inches of leavening gas
The other powders gave an average of
m. The Royal, therefore 3 vraa found
of twentv „ti,'than per cent, greater leavening
gtr( . n its nearest competitor,
, for ,,-.f ollr ,, e r cent, above the
•• ... t*„
average o ,
superiority in other respects, however,
in the quality of the food it makes as
to fineness) delicacy nnd wholesome
n esa, could not be'measured by fig
ure “-. '
It is these high qualities, known and
appreciated by tile women ot that the coun- have
try for to many years,
caused tbo sales of tbo Boyal Baking
powder, us shown bv o'thcr statistics, to ex
ree d the '• sale of all baking pow
uers , eomomeu. i
Marine Engine. For Laml Service.
An interesting departure in engin¬
eering is the introduction of marine
engines for land service. One of the
great H electric illuminating companies,
it appears, lias adopted . them .v in • ite -i
work, nnd concerning their economy
in respect to space aud power it is ro
ported that the land engine takes up
some ten tiin. s bm mffclf apace us a ma
rine engine, and the marine quadruple
expansion ’ engine has ten times the
tieatiug surface of the land engine.
Further, the new quadruplex two crank
> xpanaion Hurin. engine lstwiceas in twice as powerful poweruu
as the triple expansion three crank en
one, occupies also 30 percent less
, 10m and PATH, Bie fa»3 regularly 210 pounds
■'( steam. engine carries only
-ff) or 90 pounds of steam and gets one
horsepower out of from 4 to 10 pounds
of anthracite coal, while the quadru¬
ple expansion marine engine develops
one horsepower out of Ij pounds of
Welsh coal—that is, according to
these data, the hind engine requires
from two to four times us much coal
ns the marine engine to produce the
same power, - Age of Steel.
For the Nineteenth Time.
Delegates to the nineteenth annual
convention of the Railroad Passenger
an*l Freight Conductors* Mutual Aid
and Benefit Association of the United
States, Canada and Mexico, assembled
at Chicago Friday. The association is
one of the oldest and strongest rail¬
road organizations in America
Wash rusty gilt frames with spirits of
wine.
Good Inventions.
One of the most valuahle inventions
was made by a Sew England woman
who lived for many years in Washing¬
ton. In 184:1 Mrs. Nancy M. John¬
son sold her patent of an ice cream
freezer for $1,500. She was the first
to utilize tho idea of turning a handle
for churning the cream, and the latei
improvements are modifications of her
patent. Before this a spoon was used.
Mrs. Johnson lived on Twelfth street,
and at her death she bequeathed the
valuable scientific lilirary of her has
hand, who had been a professor of
chemistry at the Smithsonian institu¬
tion, to that building.
Another Washington woman pat
eaten is Mr*. William H. Dodge, oi
» apital hill, the wife of the well
known patent lawyer, who iuvented
au improved ice pitcher which has
met with great success. This pitcher
";: X'‘fflsrs:
mi.iat.r. whioh ,.ll»r. on th. O.Uol,
and to prevent it from trickling down
on tbe table.— Washington I’ost:
Waste of Time.
Daughter—“The teacher thinks 1
ought to study mental arithmetic.”
Mother—“Sheer waste of time. Ii
you marrt a poor man, you’ll get
mental arithmetic enough; and if you
marry a rich one, you won't need it.”
__ Street it Smith’s Good Yeu-s.
Q VI7
•* w *
Is the Time to Take a
Fall Medicine
10 ■ Wllj r* 8tr6Ugth , ‘? , '"LTi SO , , t
lip \ OUT
= prt rtf vent > trill Pueumoni* i u v. , Dipll- r
i therin. the Grip and levers
t
froill •rptUDg ° A hold On YOU.
! Hood s S.irsapari! la pOSSfiSSeS
. (USt the qualities .... wnicn • • , make ... „ V- „
u the ideal Fall Medicine.
Be sure to get Hooti’s,because
[ fY M ftftn T» S ..at;,,, #,.««« LUiES
A*Vr WVa \0 r Vila
Pitl« r# m*
stox* te.Vs»^t l'S4 |i m »
A Boy’s Composition on Bones.
Bones *fe tls» framework of the
boys. If I had HO bones in me, I
^audmotoer^wouJJ grandmother would Whic^'butl be glad, hull Hi"
to hate tto.ion Bones give me ao
tion because they are Something If I Sad hard
for motion to cling to. no
bones, my brains, lungs, heart anu
] af nr e blood Teasels ould be lying
around around in in me me and an i mioht might cet get hurted nurteu
but now the bones get hurted, but not
xxitico, tmiess it is a bard bit. II iny
$>ones were it woujpi burned take I should the animal he brittle, onf
oeea^se
of me. If soaked in acid/I
should be limber. Teacher showed us
bend it easily. J would rather be
soaked than burned. Some of iny
bones don’t grow close to my body,
^ hfee the branches of a tree, and
( al g] fl j thev don't. fo f If they did,
j cou j d „,;t plav l .' I6M> " jhe hote and other
. 1 . know iti. feason reason whv why
“ Ice feames
he v do “» (fro w close to my body JS
-
au and socket, like my th u ae ,
Teacher showed it to me, only
it was the thigh bone of an ox. One
end was round, smooth and whitish.
That is the ball end. The other end
hoUowe<l and deep ■}.'it That is the
socket, anil it oils risen, it .« 1 .i, l ie .
only machine that oils itself. Anotn- el
er joint is the hinge joint, like my
bow. It swings back and forth and
oils itself. It never creaks like the
schoolroom door. Xhere is another
joint that don t seem nke a joint, . inat
is in the skull. A don t have ho mo
tion, All nay bones put togeflfe? in
their right places makes a skeleton,
Cripples efud deformed people don’t
***** -*-•
have their skeleton on theif ontside.
J m glad lain t them animals, for tnj
skeleton, like it is on the chart, would
not look well on my outside.— Jfoxpit
id Utisctte:
An Awful Dilemma.
“I’m in a terrible dilemma," said
Mickles to a friend at thy office.
“What’s the matter?”
'*yj. „Tfe and I had been talking
economy this morning, and eh*asked
me how much 1 pay for the cigars I
B m ( ,ke. Iliad to pretend to be in a
frightful hurry to keep from talking
about it.”
“Why didn’t you answer her?”
■‘I was afraid to. If I told her the
truth, she’d scold about tho extrava¬
gance, and if I named a fictitious price
she might buy ine some.”— Wan king -
ton Star.
UtiW > I a n y P,.»|ile It Boihera
This dysjwpsla with U-abominable symptoms,
siakiu, at the pit of the stomach
between nvals and. oppression there niter
w n „vousne-8, insomnia and its general
discomfort! Put these to speedy flight with
Ho-totterV- 8t uuich Bitters, which rheumatic remedies*
also, iver complaint, ki iney and
tr,,uble »° d malarial disorders.
.. A wuttl t „ the Mi „, !s 8 „ffl, i 0n t." A word
to the otherwise Is sometimes sufficient—to
produce a tight.
I.adios » cling a tonic, or children who
"ant building itisopasaut up, shim d take Brown's Malarle, Iron
j,j : . rs _ Bllion to take, cures Complaints,
Indigestion. makes the Blood rich ness and and Liver
pure.
And now even days arc falling into the
SSt." f ’ *"*' rtnarrion ai.J are get. .n„
Hnw’» This f
We ©fte.r On© Hundred Dollars Reward fot
aeveaseof Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Props., Toledo, r „ , , O. ^
F. J.Chenkv & Co., F. J. Cha.
We, the undersigned, last. have and known believe him
ney for t he 15 years, transactloni per¬
fectly honorable In all business
and rlnane ally abb* to carryout any obliga¬
tion made by the.r firm. . ^
West & Thuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, , ,
Ohio. Marvin, Wholesale
WAldi'o, KiftvAN Toledo, & Ohio.
ITa Druggists, Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act¬
Ts 1
ing (aces directly of tho system. upon the Pri< blood_ 75c. an muci)uasur bottle. Sold
e, per free.
by all Druggists. TestiiuoniaLs
Worry is the great terti i/.erof troubles. It
produces them and it nukes them grow.
If yonr Rack Aches, or you arc all worn out,
rood for nothing, it is geueral debility.
Brown's iron B.C**: • w 11 cm a you, make you
strong, clejtuse • !ir I: r, ■' no g.ve a g kk! «p
lK v tite tones the ii i viiv
The man who keep* his mind sharp will keep
his tools sharp.
Usr Brows’* B’lOvoniAL Troches for
C'utus, rc-eaxiueatly CiMs »U best.* oth^r 1 Throat £«v, Uenry Trouble^. Hard
“ p tiie
—
UUC el.
______
If afflicted Eye-water-Druggists with wire ryes use sell Dr. 2.V Isaac Thomp¬ bottle.
son's at per
A wonderful stomach comet. *r Befcham’e
pills. Beet ham’s—no others. ‘25 cen s a box.
- .
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XX Mjk B Lto-C**. I jLj | Vl I k-r I
j yvw/,,/,'' . a
M I (V /, \Af Ll j-*
JL Vlr I
‘ ‘ For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was* for
a j; tliat time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
wora out, and that I would have to
cease ,. atmg so lj d food. On the rcc
onlmcndatiou of a f riCn d I procured
'» 5?”'/°^ ,‘ss
strength and flesh rap.dlj . I feel
now like a new man, and consider
that August F lower has cured me.
Jas. E. Dederick, Saugerties, X.Y.44
Tits Best for Either Eesticg or Cooking
Excel in St vie. Comfort and Durability,
Visds and s.'ZES. evert DEFc.CH. oxx
WaKRaXTKD i0A0n
ASK YOUR STOVE DEALER
ni-o. J.’U SHli'EAB: S LATEST CATALOOCX
If bo doalet ne*r you writ* *e
* ISAAC A. SHEPPARD * CO..
LXMO fc - r KJ s»rrn
j „ Skt .-.a.tvwrosti I
Fop j - 4i are „« 2!5SR5S«^ #t « l .
|SSS»l8iu. l».id6*.:<irrt r w u#su-aach.
| UT aTpAn'FTaBt»LES fO ^/l
fkjfdnacrau art staUttm pwwipto • ’Va3§JP
crmS i l -Sl tei
.»'» • .. >boiat.ts- •
f >*-■’* ”S SqSvin^Jfik — CO- W«w Y.i-k, j
»
If *ay €*te d^St* 0*1
»® >-»a
_ I BLOOD POISON daya.
a speculty. r- ti
■M -ate > :r rgiBh :ity. On?
Kl . r-'lal Sttdtiaa a
S SS4C3. Wkem -or
lo»--5e pnUO'W. wy-srx n * ‘ Hc-tf- '“•Rff*
P|*1MN * r KtU yjf
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KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and
tend* to personal enjoyment when
rightly ukeA. The many, who live bet
tei -nan others enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, Dj' more products promptly
adapting the world’s bev*- to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the raliie to health of the pure bqmd
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs, presenting
Its excellence is due to its
in the form inort acceptable refreshing ar.d and pleas¬ truly
to the taste, the
properties of d perfect lax¬
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation- and
It has given satisfaction to millions
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid¬
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak¬
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug¬
gists in 50c and $1 bottles, California but I'ig it is Syrup man
ufactured by the is printed every
Co. only, whose name on Figs,
package, also the name, Syrup of
and being well informed, you wul not
accept any substitute :f offered.
SIX GRAND PRIZES
Are offered by ihe ATLANTA JOURNAL
for the six lar„ost lints of fubicription.
to the WEEKLY JOUKNAL «eut in be
tween now and June 1st, lJJ'Jt:
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A $400 CABINET GRAND PIANO.
A YEAR S SCHOLARSHIP
In the Georgia Norn*2i ►-mi Industrial
School tor girls, at MiUedgfcViUe, wurth
$150.
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In the Georgia Military institute for
boys, st Atlanta, worth $226.
5 -)o(
AN ECLIPSE BICYCLE
o Boys’ or Men's rize, worth $130.
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A GENTLEMAN'S GOLD WATCH
worth ,75. and a lady's gold watch worth
,75.
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The sender of the iar-est list gets first
choice; the sender oi tbe next largest,
( •ecoud cUoicu; and bo on down, ihe aixi'
largest list receiving the last choice.
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ecriber will got a premium oi £i«w>vrh.
■ Particulars free.
Young Mothers ■
Wt Offer Tou a Eemedy
which Inauret Safety to
Life of Mother and Child.
"MOTHER’S FRIEND"
Hobs Confinement of its
Pain, Horror and Risk.
After astng one bottle of “HI other’s Friend** (
Buttered but little pain,and dll not experience thai
weakens afterward usual in euch case#.—Mrs.
Axxiz Gaos, Lamar, Ho., Jan. 15th, 1331.
gent by express, chftrres prepaid, on receipt of
price, *1.50 per bottle. Book to A. , there mailed free.
0RA0FIELD ISEttbLATOE CO.,
ATLANTA, GA,
BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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