Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-12-11
CONGRESS-.
THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-oPINIoNs OF
THE PRESS.

LOOK MS seat DIS presiding O1ncer OF The
Senate. The members were generally in a
good humor, even the defeated ones. The
Appropriation bills have been already pre-
pared, and will be introduced this week.
Notice was given in the House of mo-
ton to repeal the Poland press gag law.
The Richmond Dispatch" gives a sum-
mary of the Presidents message, from
which we take the following EXTRACTS:
CUBA.
Matters are no better in that ill-gov-
erned isle, which we ought to own. The
President proposes the settlement of the
troubles there by the intervention of the
United States i'll company with other na-
tions for the suppression of the insurrec-
tion and the libertti of the suffering
commerce of all countries from the evil
consequences which flow from the dis
turbed condition of Cuban affairs. 1t is
understood that the President in CONVEX
sation las an additional reason outside of
this message), states that the United States
purchases about eighty per cent. of the eX-
ports of Cuba, and to this extent helps
| Spain to carry Oh the war against the ILL
| surgents.
| The President had hoped that by the
meeting OF Congress Negotiations with
| Spain would be concluded He therefore
says little about indemnity pending nego-
| tiations.
FINANCIAL.
| The President recommends resumption
at the earliest practicable day. but does
not believe that this can be as early as the
LIST Of January, 1876. Without naming d
day, he thinks it the duty Of Congress to
do so. He advises the repeal of the legal
| tender clause of the currency act, and
! urges that the Secretary OF the Treasury
/ be empowered to buy gold, from and after
| the day fixed for the resumption, by the
| issue OF bonds. AS a contemporary meas
ure of assistance. he advises that the re-
| ceipts of Government should be i'll excess
of expenditures, in order to support re-
sumption. Economy in all departments is
pressed as proper OH the occasion, and, it
necessary, increased duties Oh imports is
advised. pretty good ''hard-money'i po-
| licy
! FREE BANKING.
| The President thinks that with the re-
! turn of specie payments banking should bp
| free. Bllllloders should be rejected, as
| in the present banking law; but there
Should be no limitation to the currency.
| The. community itself should determine
| What amount is required for business. in
stead nf leaving it tn the Executive, Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, and Congress. Re
gulatiOns, however, should be provided
| suited to the resumption of specie pay
ments for the gpFern,uknt of hunks. Tne
| President recommends that Congress shall
not interfere Witl the currency act passed
| last winter.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The President abstains from making
| any recommendations Witn regard to i'll
| terntl improvements by the General Gov
eminent. He refers to the documents
brought out by the invesl igations of COM
mittees and the surveys Of engineers in re
latlon to several routes. Some of these
accompany the message.
LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS.
The President recounts the occurrences
i'll Arkansas, and gives the reasons for his
declining to interfere in the recent diff
culties i'll that State. He recurs to the
facts recited i'll his message of February
| 1873, in regard 10 Louisiana-his submits
sion of the whole question to Congress,
and his informing that body that III de-
| fault of action by it on the subject he
should act according to the dictates OF his
own judgment, recognizing the government
| which WAS recognized and upheld by the
! courts of the State L. G., the Kellogg gov
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| the question 10 Congress, and assures them
| that he will continue to act rs he has here
| tofore done unless controlled by Congress.
| But is there any necessity for this acting
| at all?l
/ THE INDIANS.
General Grant reneWs his recommenda-
| ton OF the peace policy too late for Cap
| tain Jack and thinks if that policy be
maintained it will soon end troubles on
| the border But the guns which ended
| Captain Jacks life were not Quaker guns.
CiViL-sERvICE REFORM.
The message claims benefits from civil
| service reform that it has elevated the
capacity and tone Of appointments, Ec.:
but it is Impossible to continue this reform
without the direct support of Congress.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
The President recommends the reports
of the heads of Departments to the con-
sideration OF Congress.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
A court Cor the adjudication of the
claims ut aliens is again urged upon Con-
gress.
THE CHINESE.
The President calls the attention of Con-
gress 10 the continued influx of Chinese as
qnosi slaves: also of Chinese women whose
habits are demoralizlng to the conmuni-
ties in which they lncaGe. He deems legi-
Station needed with regare to these sub
jects.
COMMENTS OF TIE PRESS.
The n. Y. "Tribune'' says: Upon the
whole we take it to be clear that tho South
has nothin to hope from Gen. Grant. He
mas learned nothing from the elections.
He has no idea of making any change i'll
his course. Ii another political campaign
| were to open tomorrow he would give the
| Acknowledgement and his deputy marshals
longer rope than ever. The sutferings OF
the Southern whites do not touch bin; he
does not comprehend them: he never did.
And if KEEL Cggs returning Board muster
courage enough to cheat the people out of
the election OF last month as tlley did out
Of that Of 1872, they may depend upon the
support of tie President. Ii there is tn be
any help for the PROSTATE States this win
ter it must come from Congress. Are
none of the Republican leaders shreWd
enough to take care that it shall come
| from the Administration sidy?
| The ''Tines'' considers that the Presi-
dents yieWs Oh finances have undergone
no change. ind big proposition to repeal
| the lesal-tetder clause is sound The
President in stating that he will still sus-
| tain Kellogg does not say what he will do
about Packard and Casey, which is a pity.
! The Times" thinks the Presidents refer
emce to southern matters is plain advice
! given in kindness and frankness.
In regard to the civil-seryice reform the
| ''TimeS" says: 1--WE are sorry that he an
nounces his intention of abandoning the
civil-strvice reform unless Congress dis
| tinctly supports it by legislation. 1t was