Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-12-09

THURSDAY MORNING, December ?. lac.

LF0NtRDTOEy, ND,

PREsrnrx7's MFss.GR, ETC --l|o'A
House. of Congress nsfemtl"d .. : p
Cari,ol, Washington. on MONDAY Ia''
and organized 4. IL c'clcck, m. The
message If the Presi9cn. va, received
and road. Nothing Of moment waa done
n either House. int = humber Of new
Eil. was introduced, among others, on"
r-obihi,ing tho Supreme Cour. from *
crossing Jurisdiction ovor the acts of Cow
gross. Thi. ia hnn.linp Of the inev'ta-
BE Summers and will. II passed. oFnc:u-
ally disposc Of the littlo that is left Of the
coordinate powers Of the Federal judc-
dry.
Wo have peIshsr space DO, tpslinatiou
10 publish The message. Par.i1.n we
expected il 10 Be snd il has not disap-
pointed Us in ibis respect. For tho bal
ascs. we must lss sho following synopsis,
which we take from the Baltimore Ga
sett<. speak for it as hest j, may.
The President expresses the profound
est gratitude for things generally. nni
states that though the efforts Of Congress
have not been rs successful as desirable,
still they were quito as much so as could
reasonably have been Anticipated
Recommends that Georgia (Which has
not adopted the Fifteenth Amendment)
he reconstructed so ns turn out white del
cgates and replace them by blacks, who
were illegally elected
That Virginia. having done all that
was required. be admitted.
That an immediate resumption, ifprac
ticable, is not desirable, and that fuctu-
atoms in gold be stopped by authorizing
the Treasury to enlarge its stock opera
tions hv rcderming legal-.enders for gold
ut fixed price and selling them again if
applied for.
That overdue Government 6 per cent.
bonds be swapped for II per cents, if the
thing can be managed.
That, as the revenue is already larger
than is needed. and promises TO increase,
the exorbitant tariff be not interfered with
for the present.
That, for the same reason, the Income
Tax. at 8 per cent, be continued for
three years longer.
That the dignity Of the Office Of Com
missioner of Internal Revenue be made
commensurate with the importance of the
gentleman who fills it,
That although this Government sym
pathizes with Cuba. bclligerent rights
cannot be accorded TO the Cubans until
the contest warrants it.
That an intcroceanic camel be built at
Daren. if it can be done by private en-
terprisc.
That "a he did not feel authorized to
de'nin tie Spanish gunboa.s, he tied them
up in law courts.
That the Alabama questions be settled
as soon as England appreciates the gray
ity of their character and removes the
sense Of unfriendliness to this country
manifested during the struggle for exis-
tencc.
That for the purpose of cultivating our
relations with ChnA, the importation of
Chinese coolies be prohibited.
That to enable us to fulfil our obliga-
lions. the whole public debt should be
declared payable in coin.
That as the Tsnute-of-O Once could not
have boon intended to embarrass the
President, it had better be repealed.
That to quiet the Indians, whom he
calls the nations wards, and prevent
strife, all the tribes be exiled to remote
reservations.
That as the frauking privilege is sim
ply an abuse, it be repealed.
The Message then compliments the mu-
nihcence of Congress, recommends liberal
appropriations to the Agricultural Bureau
and increased pay to the Judges of the
Supreme Court. 1t alIudes gracefully to
the patriotism and craftsmanship ofmem-
bers of Congress, wisely. however, alb
staining from the mention Of particular
names. and closes with promise of
rigid adherence to and q strict enforce
ment of oil laws, including amendments,
no doubt.