, 1874-12-07
WASHINGTON.
A Peep at the Contents
Of the Presidents
Message.
He Will Recommend a Speedy
Return to Specie
Payments,
Leaving Congress to Determine
the Earliest Practic-
able Day.
The Propriety Of Interference
in Cuba Suggested.
The Indian Peace PoIicy---Ciyil-
Service Reform---Lonisi-
ana and Arkansas.
Annual Report Of the Secre-
tary of the Navy.
Remarkably Efficient Condition
Of the Navy.
Plottings Of the Louisiana Lobby in
Congress.
No Respectable Opposition to The
Confirmation of jewell.
William D. Kelley Aspires to Be an In
f'ationist Leader.
No Respectable Opposition to The
Confirmation of jewell.
William D. Kelley Aspires to Be an In
fiationist Leader.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
EXPECTED EEcoMMENpATroSa.

spec,ai DtsuatcA to Tie chtedqo Tribune.
WARRINGTON. D. G., Dec. 6.-The expected
recommendations OF tho Presidents nleBsat.e
With regard to specie payments have becn very
gcuclnlly discussed By Congressman. 4 promi
ueut Western Congressman, who is In favor Ut
specie payments. states tonight that Tho pres-
dents messngo In thia respect is likely to be
fire-brand. aud an Eastern Representative, who
olaims that his district contains % many pro-
nounced rasumptiopiBts as any district In the
country. and who himaef has uniformly voted
against any increase Of currency, Gays that. while
ha fayors any legislation tending to tho gradual
REsuMrr1oN OF SPECIE PAYMENTS,
ho would not undertake to assume the RESPONSE
bllity Ut attempting to fix any given immediate
day Tor resumption. Thoso oxp1 casionB are a
type Of representatives OF tne hard-monoy claas
in extreme sections Of tho country. Tie general
DRIFT Of Discussion. even with those who favor
coin payment, ia against any lcglelation which
shall tx day for resumption at any time within
tie Administration Of President Grant. There IL
PRONOUNCED uNw1111S0HEss,
even among suna Of tloEe who nfo tho strongest
advocates OF sllccio Payments, to attempt ut
preBont to fix any day when resumption shall
begin. othe'a. who arc nsore positive in thcir
judge Hoar, Of Massachusetts, il a type. are in
favor Of fixing dny, nnd arc willing that TINT
day shall be as early ss Jen. 1. 1s77. The
indications, from partial canvass OF the
House, are that q bill cHnnot pass
which will fix day Of resumption at any period
as carly as that named. This is t1a opinion,
eyer. Of conservative mon. It ia given out to-
night, but not on authority, thct tho PRESIDENT
has decided to
REVISE THE r1xASc1kn SECTIONS
Of hls mesaago. and, whilo naking stroug rec
ommendatons In fayor Of fixing some carly day
for resumption, will mt in his meHsaso name
such day. Gen. Bristow, in his report, will. it
is understood refer 70 this unwillsgnses to Nx G
hoiinite timo as one Of tho gfeAtoSt obstacles in
tho way Of resumption. 1t il manifest that q
majority Of the House Committee on Barking
aud Currency, to Which the prosidtnt'a roconl-
n,ontlations would DO referred, ID opposed to fix
ing date for resumption.
CONDITION OF THE Aour1E.
The president, it Is believed, WI! devote con-
siderable portion OF his tpeaBago to statement
Of the condition Of the Sonth, mud recital OF the
evidouco Which led to Tho moyonont Of troops in
aomo OF tho Southern States during tho Inst
summer. Tho reports Of army officers and other
official evidence will be cited M tue basis Of this
action Of tho President aa proof Of tho opera
tions Of the Whito League, purticnlarly in Louis-
t7o he Assosiated Presa1
NOT QUITE CuMpLETEn.
WARRINGTON, D. e., DOC. G.--Tilo prosidonts
message is not yot quite completed. OWING to
dolny Iii receiving the report Ut tho District Of
Columbia ColnmlayiuuerB, q reference to which
will be added to tho messago Tomorrow morn
lug. Although the presldont has shown tho
message to no person other than nlomborH OF
the Cabinet mud copsiss6, thoro is tho best rem
son tor believing it will
CONTAIN SUBSTANTIALLY TIE FOLLOWING POINTS,
founded Oh expressions OF the Prasileu. to nl-
| tlmate friends since tue message was submit
| ted 20 and cordially indorsoa by the Cabinet on
+! Friday last, Tho Presldont says that although
| he did not commence tue preparation Of hia
message until week ago Yesterday, aosne Of the
newspnpera had previously prognoaticasoa isf
| contents. although lie had consulted nobody a.
| to what 1t should contain. There is no doubI
| tho message Silt state thai
our RELATIONS WITH ALL ronElax POWERS Arr
| FRIENDLY
and without disturbance, though thefe IL al un
| settled question with Venezuela, which llas no
yot paid the awards Of tho Joint Commission
under the Convention OF 1868. Congress-, it vii
shis subject III February. 1878. Tho ProHidep
| in hia message Of 1ast December SAID tharo VA
roason to believe that the hesltaaey Ut tha
Republic in recognizing tho caima sprung ii
part, at leaBt, from real difficulty in discllarg
| ing thon In connection with ita obligations +
| other Governments, ind, therefore, the expedl
eucy Of further forboaranco on tho purt Of Of,
| Government was believed to bo wnrthy Of til
| consideration OF OongreHs. In addition to Fono
xuela, we haye
uAsErrLxp QUESTION: WITH sPA1a,
growing out Of the affair Of tho Vlrgintua, m
ether grieYnus tranhacttonB on tho part Of sh
| Spanish authorities in conneotlon with oyonts Il
| Cuba, Tho magnitude of tho o1ronnes has nu
noeu reduced ainco the prca!dons's p.eylo,t
massage year ago. Thih unAottlod condtio
OF affairs Ii, Cuba cannot long continue. IT ma
become necessary for other nations, viii. ou
own, to iatortere to termnate tho insurfoctio
whlu!, las 30 long prevailed. the spaniH
Government having ,unauccessfntly astempte
to supprosH it, Meantime the commerce Of al
eouatr!es, aud especially that ott. tho, Unite
statea, suffers, tho Aags OF tho Unltel State
aud England having been insnlled. Tho preh
ldont. III convcrratiot. a!shougl, he does notstat
tito fact IN A!s msssusa. uaya tha unltod atata
ind therefore tho duties paid 1y American CIT
izeus contribute to this extent in helping 6pal
| ia continue
TUE WAR AoAlsar TIE ISsuGoESTs.
TAa Piea.dant Aa4 hoped that by Tho meetsn