Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-11
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

THE PRESsOE EW ' mESSAGE. f., t.e !Ss a- i.,t + si.e : E,.r', <snt';itss;
 ..s He year inst has I,:ts,s:d since t:i. sEb lpission Of my fast i,,essa gyes r., es.igrrs
 has (especielly during the latter part {, itJ been aI eventual oEc to the con fry.e - In the midst of :sre:.. national prosper ity tinancial crisis i,:.s occurred that i.a:
 brought low fortunes oi giganti. propor tlons, political partisa,islnp aas aim0s ceased to exist, especially Ill ti;e agricui tnral regions, and finally, the capture mp on the high seas of a vessel hearing oa flag, has, for time, threatened the most serious cOnseqaences. and has aglt&tel the public mind from One end of the couu try to tie other. but this. happily. now i: is the Course Of satisfactory adjustment honorable to both nations concerned.
 af FOREIGN RELATIONS. s yE
 The relations of the United States how ever, with most of the other powers con tinue to be friendly and cordial. Witf France. Germany, Russia, Italy and the minor European powers; with Brazil and most the South American republics, and with Japan, nothing has occurred during the year to demand special notice. The correspondence between the departmen, of state and various diplomatic represen tatives m or from those countries 1T transmitted herewith. --. t.ss... .s
 THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
 In executing the will of congress, as ex pressed in its joint resolution of the 14tl February last, and in accordance with the provisions of the resolution, & number oi practical artisans, of scientific men and of honorary commissioners were author lzed to attend the exposition at Vienna as commissioners on the part of the Uni- ted States. It is believed that we have obtained the object which congress had Ill view when it passed the joint resolu- ton in order to enable the people of the United States to participate in the ad- vantages of the international exhibition of the products of agriculture, manufac- lures and the fine arts to be held at yi- enna. I take pleasure in adding, that the American exhibitors have received a gratifying number of diplomas and of medals. During the exposition confer ence was held at Vienna for the purpose of consultation on the systems prevailing in different countries for the perfection of inventions. authorized a represen- tatiye from the patent office to be pres ent at Vienna at the time when this con ference was to take place, in order to aid. as far as he might, III securing any possi- ble additional protection to American in- FentOrs ln Europe. The report of this agent will be laid before congress.
 CHINA
 It IS my pleasant duty to announce to congress that the emperor of China. on attaining his majority. received the di- plomatic representatives of the western Bowers i'll person. An account of these and of the interesting discus sions which preceded them will be found n the documents transmitted herewith. The accompanying papers show that some advance, although slight, has been made turing the past year towards the suppress 'ion of the infamous Chinese coolie trade. recommend congress to inquire whether additional legislation be not needed on his subject.
 THE GENEVA AWARD.
 The money awarded to the United States by the tribunal of arbitration at 3eneva was paid by her maiesty's gov, nent 8 few days iA advance of the time when it would have become payable ac. sording to the terms of the treaty. In with the provisions of the act of March 5, 1873, 1t was at once paid into ;he treasury, and used to redeem, so far IS 1t might, the public debt o: the Uni ted States, and the amount so redeemed vas invested i'll @ five per cent. registered pond of the United States for S15. .5OO.- 100, which Is now held by the secretary of state, subject to the future disposition ,f congress. renew my recommenda- ,ion made at the opening of the last ses- sion of congress, that commission be created for the purpose of auditing and determining the amounts of the several lirect losses growing out of the destruc- ton of vessels and their cargoes by the Alabama, the Florida or the Shenandoah after leaving Melbourne. for which the haye received no equivalent or compensation. and qf asceftaining the names of the persons entitled to receive for the same, making the upon the basis indicated Dy the tribunal of arbitration at Geneva, and that the amount of losses be author zed to an extent not exceeding the award of the tribunal. I v84s-ff 2-aissst
 THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY
 By an act approved on the l4th day of Febuary last, congress made provision for completing jointly with an officer or to be named by her Rritan- lic majesty, the determination of so much of the boundary line between the territo- " of the United States and possessions of Great Britain as was left uncompleted by the commissioners appointed under the act of congress of August II, 1856. Under the provisions of this act the north west boundary of the United States has been determined and marked in accor- dance with the award of the Emperor of Germany. A protocol and copy of the map upon which the line was thus mark ed are found in the papers submitted. I also transmit copy of the report of the for marking the northern boundary between the United States and the British possessions, west of the Lake of the Woods, and the operations of the commissioners during the past season. Surveys have been made to point 497 miles west of the Lake of the Woods, leaving about $50 miles to be surveyed, bhe field work of which can be completed during the next season. 9
 AWARDS OF THE MIXED CONFESSION.
 The mixed commission organized un- der the provisions of the treaty of Wash ington for settling and determining the claims of citizens of either power against the other, arising out of acts committed against their persons or property during the period between April 13, l76l, and April 9. 1865. made its final award on the 18th day Of September lasks1 1t was awarded that the government of the Uni- ted States should pay to the government of Great Bntain. within twelve months from the date of the award, theasnm of $1 ,929, ,S19 in gold, The commission dis allowed or dismissed all ofhers claims of British subjects against the United States. The amount of the claims presented by the British government, but disallowed or dismissed, is understood to be about S93, 900 900. It also disallowed all the