Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-16
The Presidents Message.

Inc annual Message of President Lincoln
was delivered to both Houses of Congress OF
Wednesday Dec. S, and published in tie .4Ztc
ana Sacramento Union the next morning
having been telegraphed through in little Iesl
than six hours.
NOT having space to publish the Message
shtlre' we will refer only to some of its most
important features and direct the reader to
the papers above alluded to for full perusal
OF 1T The Message is written in laconic and
forclble style. The President congratulatsa
the people of the United States on the ami
cable relations existing with foreign Powers,
notwithstanding the efforts of disloyal citizens
to involve US in foreign wars, in aid of an in
excusable insurrection. A convention will be
submitted to the Senate for the disposition of
novel and important question, involving the
Jurisdiction of Spain in the waters which sur
round the Island of Cuba. The difficulties
concerning the inter-oceanic transit through
Nicaragua are in course of an amicable ad-
justment.
Incidents have occurred during the pro-
grsss of the war, which show that foreigners.
many times, after living in the United States
most of their lives, declared their intention to
become citizens, or who have been fully natu-
rallied, have evaded the military duty requir-
ofthem,by denying these facts, thereby throw
ing the burden of proof upon the Govern
ment. The inconvenience for obtaining this
proof are apparent. The President therefore
recommends an amendment to the laws a.
will make the fact of voting, an estoppsl
against any plea of exemption from military
service or other civil obligations, on the
ground of alienage. He also suggests the
expediency of modifying the law which re-
lates to tax upon incomes, so as to exempt
Consuls not citizens of the United States
The suggestion is made on the ground of
courtesy that ought to be reciprocated, ex-
empting from taxation our consuls in all other
countries. The operations of the Treasury
during the last year have been successfully
conducted. All demands thereon, including
the payments of the army and navy, have
been promptly met and duly satisfied. The
receipts during the year from all sources, in
Guiding loans and balance in the Treasurey
at its commencement, were 1901, 1874 74 Sc;
the aggregate disbursements$895, 796, $50 60;
leaving balance on the 7th of JULY. 1868.
of $5,329,044 81. The duties devolving on
the naval branch of the service during the
year have been discharged with fidelity. More
than one thousand vessels have been captured
since the blockade wac instituted valued at
over thirteen millions of dollars. The naval
force of the United States consists at this
time of 558 vessels, and of these Is are a
iron-clads, and armored steamers. This num- |
Der, together with those under contract gre I
belleved to exceed those of any other power. {
The financial condition of the Post-ofice De- !
partment is in heathful and prosperous t
condition. The postal revenue has nearly ;
aqualed the entire expenditure, the former |
amounting to $l1,3l4,00O "a, and the latter
.o$ l,464,4l7 %, leaving deficiency of only e
l5O,4l6 20. The year proceeding the re- d
0ellon the deficiency amounted to $685. a
l05 40. We publish in another par. of
our paper the Presidents plan for recon
'tructtIon, embodied in proclamation accom-
panying mis- message. .