, 1874-12-08

yae, 40 .far M I am aware. there has bootl
no rsoRton Of Our natttraity-riglts Which, "a
well M o'r dutiea in that rcspoct Il Blial ue my
endoayor to maintain and obaorve.
VENEZUELA.
II Ia will regret I ainon1ee that no further
Payment Inns loon raeeisod from tho tsovornn,ent
ol Vonez,lon OFT account Of awards fu favor Of
citlzcns Of tho ULitod Htatos. 11opeo l,avo boen
entortafhea tint, II tho Republic could escape
groat natural resources wonld euablo II to honor
'ts oplisatloha. Though 1t In now understood to
10 81 peace with other countries, a serious In
sufIectloh II reported TO DO In progrens i'll an i'm.
pGnfsnnt pna.' fealon Of that Republic. This mey DO
taken advantage OF m anotllor 1oaHon to delay
the payment Of tue dues Of our citizens.
CUBA.
Tho deplorable strifo in Cnba continues, with
ont my maTkol olinngo IN tho relntivc alvant~
continues, hut Spain has gained no auperiority.
Nix years Of atrifo give tho insutrootton suntH-
canco which cannot ho i1suied. 1ta duration,
and tho tenacty Of its exiatonco, together with
on tue part Of Spain. cannot he controversial,
atd may mako aomo positive stops on Tho part
Of other Powers u nattor Of aslf-neceasity.
BrA1H.
Lind confidently hoped ut this time TO ho ab!o
to announce the arrapgoment Of some Of tho i'm
portant questions betwenu tlis Government and
that Of Spain hut tho negotiations havo boon
protractcd. Tho unhappy tntcatine diBsenBions
OF Spnfp conamand cur profound sympathy, aud
detny. An carly eottlomentt, In part at least, Of
tho questions between tito Goyoyutuauta ia
hoped. In tho meantime awaiting tho results
Of Immediately y-ronding negotiations, I dofer q
further and fuller communication on tho subject
OF tho relations Of this country aud Spain.
ExpArRrAr1oN.
liaVe again to ca!l tho attontion Of Congress
TO tho unsatisfactory condition Of tho exiatiag
Laws with reference to expatrlat!on, and the cleo
opinions and decisions. 1t "as dinlcult to exactly
determine how far tho doctrine Of perpetual al-
1ogianoo Was applicable to cliizcns Of tue United
Staten. Congress, by tho net Of the 9Th Of Ju-
y 1862 Assorted tho aatraet right @ Gt e9patria-
n,ent. Notwithstanding euch ASSERTION, aud tho
necessity Of frequent application Of tho princi-
pie, no legislation has beau had dohning what
acts or fornlalitfes shan work e1pnlriaton. or
Ton yann,ns.a citizen 0ha1l b' deemed L to hare m
citizenship. The Importance Of such definition
is obvious. Tho representatives Of tho United
Statea in foreign countries aro continually called
upon to Loud theft aid. and tho protection Of tho
United 6tatos, 10 pcraona concerning tho good
fifth or the reality Of whose citizonsIp thefo III
at teaet great question. In Eolno cAAoH. the pro-
visions Of tue treatioa furnish somo guide; In
othols, 1t scoms Left to tho poraous claiming the
oonn~ u e,a%a9sn,p, "no LIVING IL ao1e'gn
ths performances Ct tue duties Of =
citizen OF the United States, and
without intention at any time to return and
undertake those duties, to nso tho claims Of
citizenship Of tho United statea simply ns a
Hhield FROM tho performance OF the obligations
of citizon e]aorhere.
Tho status Of American children horn Of
American paronta residing In d foreign country;
Of A.nor'enn women who have married aliens !;
ri mn nit it1v nh r,1,.~1
such question is not regulated by treaty, aro all
SOURCES Of frequent difficulty and discussion.
Legislation, OF these mud similar questions, and
particularly defining when aud uodor. what
ciTcnnHtanceB oxpatriatior can DO accomplished,
or Is to be presumed, ia especially needed.
>. FRAUDULENT STANDARDIZATION.
In this connection / earnestly call tito atten-
tion Of Congress to tho difficulties arising from
fraudulent naturalization. Tho United Gtates
to all xho may como in good faitb to resido witE-
in ttB limits on their complying with certain pre-
Ecribed reasonable and simple forn1alltles and
conditions. Among tho highest duties Of tho
hatiye-born or naturalizea. Caro should bo
taken that right carrying With it such support
from tho Government should not bo ftaudulontlY
obtained, aud should DO bestowed only upon iull
proof Of compliance with the Inv. There
aro frequent instances Of illegal aud
fraudulent naturalization. and Of tho ilnauthor-
izod use Of certificates thus improperly obtaiued.
Il. some oases. tho fraudulent character Of the
naturalization las appeared upon the face Of tho
certificate itself LII othcrs, examination dis.
clones thAt tho holder had not complied with the
law1; and, iu otlicra certificates laye been OBJ
tanned wloro tho persons holding them not ouly
we're not entitled to DO naturnlfzoa, but had not
oven beon within tho un.od States at tho tmo
OF tho pretended naturalization. Instances Of
each of these classes OF fraud Hre discovered 0t
our LegatfonB. whom the COL iilcatos Of nturali~
zasion are presented, either for tho pur-
Csc of obtaining. passports, or 10 de-
When tho fraud is plain Oh tho face
of such cortihcates, They arc taken Up by tho
representatives Of the Government, and for
wartlod to the Department Of State. But oven
the record OF the Court in which the fraudulent
naturalization occurred remains, and duplicate
certificates gro readily obtaiuable. Upon tho
presentation OF these for tho iaeue OF the pnss.
ports, or demanding the protection Of tho Gov
erntnent, tho fraud sometimes escapes, notice:
mud sueh certificates arc not infrequently used
10 transactions Of business. to the deception aud
injury Of innocent parties.
Without placing cny additional obstacle iu
tho way Of the obtainmont Of citi~
zonship by tho worthy and woll-intention-
cast his lot with us, I earnestly tscom-
n,ond further legislation to punish fraudulent
naturalization, aud to secure tho raady cancola-
ton OF tho record Of eYory naturalization Mado
Ill tFauus
TREATIES.
Since my last annual n1esaage tho exchange
has buon laado Of tho ratification OF trenties OF
extsadition with Belgium, Ecuador, Peru, AID
Salvador alao Of u treaty OF commerce and nav
igation with pa.u, and QUO Of commerce anil
Consular privileges with San sa1vador,-a Of
which hayo been duly proclaimed AZ has also q
declaration With Russia with reference to trade
marks.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
Tbs report Of tho Secretary OF tho Treasury,
which by inv Is naaslo directly to Congress, and
FORMS 10 purt Of this messaHe will SHOW the ro-
ceipts anu expenditures of thu Government for
tho laHt fiscal year, tho amount received from
each source Of royenus, end tue ansuun. Vaid
out for eacl Of tho Departments Of the The Coy
ornnlent. It will be observed from thiB report
That tho amount Of receipts over expenditures
has Leo,, bnt :9,3a4. .83a.ao for tho Gssa! year
ending June 30. 1874; and that, for tho
curroNs Ngea! year, tho estimated receipts
over expenaitures will not much oxeeee
"a, ,G00,0U0. In viow OF the largo National
dnbt exstipU and the obligations to ada
per cont pnr onnum to tue Binting fund, %
Bnm amounting now to ever aS4. QUO, 900 pef as,-
uum,--i subnlit whcthor reyenles should uot
10 Increased or expenditures diminished to
roael, this anouut OF surplus. Not to provide
for tho aiakug suutl Is partial failure to COM
ply with tho contracts and obligations Of tho