The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-07
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Representations of the Presidents
Message.


Message.
WAsHfNeToS, Dec 6.
The Presidents message is not yet quite
completed, owing TO delay in receiving the
report of the District of Columbia COM
missioners, reference TO which will be
added to the message tomorrow morning.
Copies of the message are being made to-
day for congress and the representatives OF
the press association, although the Presi-
dent has shown the message to no person
other than the members of the cabinet and
the copyist. There is the best reason for
the belief that 1t will contain substantially
the following points, founded on express
sions of the President to intimate friends
since the message was submitted and cor
daily endorsed by the cabinet on Friday
last. The President says, although he did
not commence the preparation of his mes
sage until week ago yesterday, some
of the newspapers had previously
proguosticated its contents, although he
had consulted nobody as to what it should
contain. There is no doubt the message
will state that our relations with all foreign
powers are friendly and without disturb
ance, though there is an unsettled question
with Venezuela, which has not yet paid
the awards of the joint commission under
the convention of 1856 Congress, it will
be recollected, strongly expressed its sense
on this subject in February, 1878. The
president in his message of last December
said there was reason to believe the hest
fancy of the republic in recognizing the
claims sprung in part, at least, from real
difficulty in discharging them in connection
with lis obligations to other governments,
and therefore the eApediensy of further
foibearance on the part of our
government was believed to be worthy
of the consideration of Congress.
In addition TO Venezuela we have un-
settled questions with Spain growing out
of the affair CT the Virginius and other
grievous transactions on the part of the
Spanish authorities in connection with
events in Cuba. The magnitude of the Of
fences has not been reduced since the pres
idents previous message year ago. As the
unsettled condition of affairs in Cuba can
not long continue, it may become neces-
sary for other nations with our own to in
terfere to terminate he instructions which
has 50 long prevailed. The. Spanish gov
ernmcnt having unsuccessfully attempted
to suppress it, meantime the commerce of
all countries and especially that of the Un-
tied States suffers, the flags of the United
States and England having been insulted,
The president in conversation, although he
does not state the fact in his message says
the United States purchase about eighty
per cent. of Cuban exports, and therefore
the duties paid by American citizens con-
tribute TO this extent in helping Spain to
continue The war against insurgents.
The president had hoped that
by the meeting of congress to-
morrow the present regulations with
Spain would have been ended, but in this
he has been disappointed. He therefore
says in his message little or nothing about
indemnity pending the negotiations, but at
a future time will present the subject to
the special consideration of Congress. The
position Of the President on the financial
question is positive, as follows Notwith.
standing the former sneculatiOns of those
who spoke without authority, he desire,
and will recommend resumption of specie
payments at the earliest practical day bu
he does not believe this can be reached a
soon as the first day of January, 1876. II,
does not name any day, leaving congress t,
devise the means to secure this desired end
it being the duty of congress to do So
The legal lende: clause of the currenc,
act should be repealed to effect as 20 con
tracts made after the day to be fixed b,
law for its repeal, Power should be givel
TO the secretary of the treasuary to obtail
from and after the date fixed for the re
sumption of specie payments by the issu
ance of bonds in addition to this the rev
cnues of government should be in eXces
of the expenditures. To support rcsump
ton greater economy should be practice
in all departments of government