Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-10

formalties and conditions Among the high
est duties of the government is that to afford
a firm, efficient and effectual protection to all
ts citizens, whether native born or natural
lied. Care should be taken that right car
rying with it such support from the govern
ment should not be fraudulently obtained,
and should be bestowed only upon full proof
of a compliance with the Jaw, as frequent
instances of illegal and fraudulent natural
iZation, and of unauthorized use of
certificates thus improperly obtained, come
to light. In some cases the fraudulent
character of the naturalization has ap-
peared upon the face of the certificate itself
in others, examination disclOses that the hold
er mad not compile with the law, and in
others certificates have been obtained where
the persons holding them not only were not
entitled to be naturaliZed but had not even
been within the United States at the time of
the pretended naturalization. Instances CT
these classes of fraud are discovered at our
legations, where the certificates of naturali-
zstion are presented either for the purpose
of obtaining passports or demanding the pro-
lection of the legation. When the fraud is
obvious on the face of such certificates they
are taken up by the representatives of the
government and forwarded to the Department
of State. But even the court in which the
fraudulent naturalization occurred remains,
and duplicate certificates are readily obtaina
BILE. Upon the presentation of these for
the issue of passports OR demanding
protection of the government, the fraud
sometimes escapes notice, and such certif-
Gates are not infrequently used in transsc-
tons of business, to the deception and injury
of innocent parties. Without placing any
additional obstacle in the way Of the obtain
ment of citizenship by the worthy and we'll
intentioned foreigner Who comes In good
faith to cast his 10. with ours, / earnestly
recommend further legislation to punish fraud
ri I'm lizoti 10 ha de-
cancellation of the record Of every naturaliza-
ton made in fraud.
Since my last annual message the exchange
has been made of the ratification of treaties
OF e1tradition with Belgium, Ecuador, Peru
and Salvador also of a treaty of commerce
and navigation with Peru, and one of COM
meTce and consular privileges with Salvador !;
] all of which have been duly proclaimed, as has
/. also declaration with Russia with reference
| TO trademarks.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury,
which by law is made directly to Congress and
| forms no part of this message, will show the
receipts and expenditures of the government
| for the last fiscal year, the amount received
/ from each source of revenue. and the amount
| paid out for each of the departments Of the
government. 1t will be observed from this
report that the amount of receipts over ex-
penditures has been but 81, 341 ,SS2.30 for the
fiscal year ending June so. 1874, and that for
| the current fscil year the estimated receipts
| over expenditures will not much exceed So
| 000,0 900. In view of the large national debt
| existing, and the obligations to add per cent.
per annum 10 the sinking fund, sum
amounting now to over S34 600 per an
NUN. submit whether the revenues should
| not be increased or the expenditures dimin-
| ished. To reach this amount of surplus, and
| not to provide for the sinking fund, is a par
| tial failure to comply with the contracts and
! obligations of the government. At thu last
| session of Congress a very consider
| able reduction was made in the rates of tax
| alton and the number of articles subject
| to taxation-the question may well be asked
| whether or not in some instances uuwisely
In connection with this subject, too. venture
| the opinion that the mems of collecting the
revenue, especially from imports, have been
| embarrassed by such legislation as to make
it Questionable whether or no! large
amounts are not lost by failure to collect,
| to the direct loss of the Treasury and to
| the prejudice of the interests of honest i'm
porsers and Taxpayers.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in his report.
| favors legislation looking to specie payments,
! thus supporting the views previously ex-
pressed in this message. He also recon-
| mends economy in appropriation calls atten-
| ton to the loss Of revenue from repeating the
tax on tea and coffee, without benefit to the
| consumer; recommends an increase of ten
| cents gallon on whisky, and further, that
Currency bill rased at the last session of Con-
gress, unless a modification should become
necessary by reason of the adoption Of meas-
ures for returning to specie payments. In
| these recommendations cordially join.
would suggest to Congress the propriety
| OF readjustiDg the tariff, so as to increase the
| revenue and at tho same time decrease the
| number of articles upon which dues are levied.
| Those articles which enter into our manufac-
| lures and are not produced at home it &C ems to
me, should be entered free. Those articles of
| manufacture which We produce constituent
part of, but do not produce the whole, that
| part which we do not produce should enter
| free also. | will instance fine wool, dyes etc.
| These articles must DO imported to form a
| part of the manufacture of the higher grades
OF wooden goods. Chemicals used as dyee.
! compounded in medicines and used in various
| ways in manufactures come under this class.
| The introduction. free of dues, Of such woods
as We do not produce, should stimulate the
manufacture of goods requiring these. There
are many articles er serng into home manu-
| features which we do not produce ourselves,
the tariffupon which increases the cost of pro-
] dacipg the manufactured article. Ali correc-
| tons III this regard are in the direction of
bringing labor and capital into harmony with
each other, and of supplying one Of the ele-
ments of property so much needed.
The report of the Secretary of War, here
with attached and forming part of this
| message. gives all the information concerning
the operations, wants and necessities of the
army, and contains many suggestions and
recommendations winch l commend to your
special attention. There is no class of gov
eminent employees who are harder worked
than the Amy Ulcers and men none who
perform their tasks more cheerfully and
efficiently, and under circumstances of greater
prlyation and hardship. Legislation is de-
sirable to render more efficient this branch of
| the public service. All the recommendations
of the Secretary Of War regard as judicious,
and especially commend to your attention
| the following: The consolidation of govern
mcnt arsenals the restoration of mileage to
officers travelling under orders TIE exemption
of money received from the sale of subsistence
stores from being covered into the Treasury;
the use of appropriations for the
purchase of subsistence stores without
waiting for the beginning of the
| fsca, year TO. which the appropriation is
made; for additional appropriations for the
collection of torpedo material; for increased
| appropriations for the manufacture of arms;
| for relieving various States from indebtedness
| for sarms. charged to thom during the REBEL
ion for dropping officers from the rolls Of
| the army without trislf for the ffense of draw
ing pay more than once for the samo period !;
for the encouragement of the plans to pay
soidiefs by checks. and for the establishment