Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-12
raEsrDExT's MEssAaE.

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70 the Senate and House Of Representative,
INTRODUCTORY.
The year that has passed since til
submission of my last message /
Congress has, especially the latte
part OF it, been an eyciltful one to til
country. In the midst of great ns
J tional prosperity crisis has occurre
which has brought low the fortunes q
q great many. Political partizanshi
i has almost ceased to exist, especial
in the agricultural region, and th
capt,iresupon the high seas Of ves
sci bearing our aag has for q TIM
threatened most serious consequence
and agitated the public mind fron
end Of the country to the other. This
happily, now is in the course of a sat
isfactoTy adjustment, honorable t,
both nations concerned.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The relations of the United States
! however, with most of the ether ma
tons continues to be friendly and cor
dial. With France, Germany, Russia
Italy and the minor powers, with Bra
| I'll and NEST Of the South American
Republics, and with Japan, nothing
has occurred during the year to de
mand special notice. The correspon
dcnce between the departments 81
State and the various diplomatic rep.
resentatiyes in or from those coun tries
is Transmitted herewith.
VIENNA EXPOSITION.
IN executing the viii of Congress,
as expressed in its joint resolution of
the l4th of February last, and in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of a res
oltion from a number of practical ar
tizans, of scientific men and of homer
ary commission, who We're authorized
to attend the Exposition at Vienna as
Commissioners on the part OF the
States, it is believed that we have OBJ
tanned the object which Congress had
III view, when It passed the joint reso-
luton in ORDER to enable the people of
the United States TO participate in the
advantages of an International eyhi-
bition of the products of agriculture,
manufactures, and the fine arts, to be
held il, Vienna.
/ take pleasure in adding that the
American exhibitors have received a
gratifying number of diplomas and
medals. During the exhibition a co1,-
ference was held il, Vienna for the
purpose of consultation on the sys-
tens prevailing in the different coun-
tries for tiie perfection of inventions.
| authorized a representative from the
Patent Office to be present at Vienna
at the time when this conference was
to take place, in order to all as far as
we might iii securing any possible adj
protection to American in-
ventors III Europe. The report of this
agent will he laid before Congress.
THE CHINESE CooLIE TRADE.
1t is my pleasant duty to announce
to Congress that the Emperor of Chi
na, on attaining his majority, received
.he diplomatic representatives of the
western powers i'll person. An account
If these ceremonies and of the inter
ssting discussion which preceded them
will be found in the documents trans
nitted herewith. The accompanying
,apers show that scme advance, al
hough slight, has been made during
he past year towards the suppression
# the infamous Chinese Coolie trade.
recommend Congress to INQUIRE
whether additional legislation be
.eeded on this subject.
THE NORTHWEST BOUNDARY.
By the act approved on the 18th dag
f February last, Congress made pro
ision for completing, jointly with an
fficer or commissioner to be named
Y her Britanic Majesty, the determin-
ton Of so much OF the boundary line
etween the territory of Great Britain
5 was left incomplete by the commits
ioners appointed under the act of
ongress Of August 11th, 1856. I'm
er the provisions of this act the
orthwest water boundary Of the Uni
ID States has been determined and
larked i'm accordance with the award
the Emperor of Germany. A pro-
,col and copy of the map upon
hich the line was thus marked are |
,ntained in the paper submitted here.
also transmit a copy of the commits
on for making the boundary between
,e United States and the British Pos
,ssions west of the Lake of the
foods, and of the operations of the
during the past seasons
lrveys, which have been made to a
,int 497 miles west of the Lake of the
foods, leaving about $50 miles to be
lrveyed, the field work of which can
} completed during the next season.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS. It
The Joint Commission of 1865 under