The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-12-20


lion bed and projection Interference claimed by
pate. who admit that not only they wprr not within h-
that they have never resided In tho Uultrd STATES; In
others the certificate and record Of tbs court show
had not resided the rs,,uirrd tnr ii the Uniia stats
tn Others, g admitted upon examination that tue rr
cases even sIeh certificates have tecn matter Of put
| chase,
TIE PsrsIi-at adds The OWL has become 90 great
rsily recommend that sols elective b. adopt
riio provide piper tehedy and means for tbs vacAt
ing OF Auy cnrd tuuA fraudulsntly nadr, and Of pun
hsiaEi the gnllty parties 10 TIE Ir4nsactlon,
REPATRIATION.
lettering To tho question Of nationality tho rrrsIdunt
lays instances where citizens the United
becSns etilonS or SUBJECTS Of forsisn %a, bit VIII
neyerheiess In The absence Of any pysHns Of lestSA
%au .sss to b. tcs Dte TO- claim 1 to t. e,cs
Of tho United Rates and demand the inlerErnion Of
curnrnmont which they have long since abandoned" and
held themselves In any way AmtlAbr II but justice
u ali bona dr cit irus that doubt should exist
such questions and that COnErrss should determine by
enactment Of law how rGp4trAton may BE- accomplished
and Change VI citizenship bo established.
THE woxAS QUESTION.
Invite your attention to the Necessity OF regulating BY
Sr-snS and Il tSnaE moF fSIiy ID, Of shiId 81
born In fon,En county Of American pAfuats Who may
reside abroad and also e sctnc further pF!y'i1n Eesu
citizens contracted IN foreign Countries.
UNITED BrATis TREASURY
The rupOEt Of the secretary Of the rpsury shown the
rccnpt. from customs for the fiscal yeas ending June w.
rndng JnSe u. ISIS, to have been siSis $50 de-
crASe for tho last fiscal year Of s5d6lllL Reeplps
fun ntcrn. rrLeaqs for the year ending h Of June,
JuiIr, lsa, were sllVoV', ta6s -ncE~aSo 81 ,S0AtS
The Duly on TEA AND COFFEE.
ons sssuto for lncrvaslnE tie revenue. the only
ons think Of tbs TcstOralion Of the duty on lea and
million dollars y the pteIent amount received from
Imports and would In no way incro4aa the prices paid
The produ5s Of countries collecting reyeuus roin OF.
ports and as we, the largest eonsumers, reduce the
ian "a R n ssc dS,s tns WE S ad
when give but an insRncAnt return for cost Of ooeo'
ten might DO rsmitted and to the drset AdvautaEc Of
consumers At homo. I would msntion those articles
which enter Into manufactures Of all FORTS All duty
paid upon such Articles 20 directly 10 thu cost Of the
iiss wtca manufactured here and ba paid for by
| tbs eonEumrrE-
ThSss duties not only come from tho eansunur, at
home, but act a. prot con to foreign mAuni
oitac same completed articles In our own and distant
mlrkttL
Ihope Congrcs. may be Induced. at the earliest day
prtct insure this contamination Of the act Of the
Congress At th lat session 10 BRING about specie rs
sumption on aud After the fst day Of January ig At
| flrthost
1t would DO great blGSslnE II this could DO eon,un
mated oven At an earlier day. Nothing seems 70 ma
reaction cannot take place In favor Of tho industries and
financial walfArU Of the country until NO retprr "
world While We uIe currency not squiyaicnt 10 mi.
standardization worlds Ieeogni1od standards specie DO
surplus seeking market wherever there Is demand
fSrt undcr our present system should want none.
nor rond We have any were not that customs dues
interest Of ths public debt u cola be yed ofpfecous
metal wSSS flow OF ~ tsc peTsa.:O o. icn pm
and drAwer OF because Of Nlssr legislation on tho
subject Of finance BY tho nations with whom have
. am nj gFaE NhuNI
commanded.
EEsrxrTIoS or SPECIE PAYMENTS.
It will DO source Of great qualification to the to be-
able 70 appovo any MEASURE Of Congress looking cee
would probably bring aboI; specie payments more
speedily than any LEGISLATION looking tbs redemption
OF legal tender Ia coin Hut II would DO At tho expense
Of honor. The legal tenders would have no vans beyond
s,tlnR present liabilities. properly speaking rrpu
all settled Thare few measures which seem to mn
| Important In this connection and which commend to
legal tcndrr act a. macs theta notes receivable for
drb contracted after dAe 10 be med In the act ITSELF
EIy not later than the first Of January. 7 We should
then have quotations at real values not fictitious ONES
Geld w,lid no longer DO a. premium. brt eunvncy az
with il desire to make tho carrsney equal to what il
purports to be. Tho merchants. manufacturers and
trAdrsmen Of even calling eenld d. business fair
yAping value. lAIorers and all others who work lor
stipulated pay or saAry would receive more for their In
come because extra profits would longer be charged
BY the capitalist TO compensate for the risk Of down
ward lluctuAtion In the vAlus Of the currency.
recommend thAt the secretary OF tho treasury be A
thorEed 10 redeem sSy not 10 exceed SsMOn monthly
Of legal tender notes b. Issuing IN their stead lenR
bond bearing interest ut the rate Of three and
hundtedth lnr cent per Annnm Of denominations rang
Ing from ttty dollars 10 one thousand dollar, each This
that could be kept aoat without demanding rodoInp
ton In large sums suddenly And, that additional poser
guild for ina. redemption either BY Increasing revenue
curtAing cIpens1s, Or bath IL IA preferable q do BOTH
made wherever can DO done without impalrng govern
tnen obligations or Gripping the due execution thereof
war CLAIMS.
OF the claims growing out Of ths late war. tho Presi
dent says: Nothing y more certain than that Sury
largo percentage Of the amounts passed and paid
losses sustained.
TIE wAR DEPARTMENT
| Calling attention to tho Recommendation made hy
the SECRETARY Of VAT the President requests the Atrn'
| ton Of ConRruAs to them,
TIE SAvr.
The condition Of our navy at this time Is subject
sAtsfAetiOn does not contain II Ia true any Of the
powerful cruising r3ncAds which make 20 much Of the
continental situation nor our foreign policy demand
tsm to meet ihs possible cmergency q Two years ago
The estimates for the regular support Of this branch Of
the saleo for the ueIt year amount To little ssa 10 the
aggregate than those made for the current year but
additional appropriations asked for objects not
Included In the Ordinary maintenance Of the nAry, but
believed 70 be OF pressing Importance at this time
u
elent ans for tho Immediate completion u tbs i've
double turTott~d monitor now undergoing repairs
can bc sparrd fUn curEn expenses Supplemented BY
thsEo navy, armed with this destructive weapons Of
Instructed oiccs, viii present To- CO powerful for tho
home purposes Of irresponsible though peaceful nation
woRE or HE rESEox orricE.
Ths number Of pSnAoaer still continues to decroa.e
the hshss, nnnbsr h.sinS osen reached during the
| nPIns ma AIT I'm, AddAh 20 in
doertase OF ~ Bat Walls the nunbSr Of punsonpra
T.lI has inefsised SH.iSlia TSls Is eIuaed By tho
greatly iaereAIed ratio OF pensions which 6y ths
in II? to Sa1s Ia iss, % each Invalid pen i1ntr
Increase 10 the Averages rats Of fifteen par cent IN
tSSo Vas paid On sosoaat q prnaa. nsadSx sss
expo res Of enhancement, se96E l6. beluE sglO!Ge
ID amount Of SIpsnditarts was produced By The d.:
| crease In the amount Of aTtuartEss dus on allowed
BY tie sSslaoa Of The preceding Ss,sisn Of Congress-
Al the Cce~ o. u" list nAonl year herr we're on thu
PsnSn rD bsss aaG 10 a5Ss
| dependent relatives; a,iO watN navy pensioners, Of
whom 6 Srfe inxslldi and l,'sI widow. and dsgsn
don't relAiona 81 9s NO pensioners OF the war lhe-
Is T;5 Of whom survivors, and 5lsJ widows,
NJ, o.inA,Sd ih.t 1919 90 WI be REQUIRED i.r u Tho
tIO lSsS than the oIlInatS for tho proiont yoAr.
TRE INDIAN Foley. ...
Tho mathol Tor th0 treatment Of tho Indians adopted
Al this beginning Of my trst term has been steadily pur
sued and with satisfactory and encouraging results 1t
has bcrn productive Of evident improvement IN tho con-
| dtnn Of that faeo, and will DO continued With such
notifications - further experience may Indicate to br
| necessary
| RECOMMENDATION.
As this will be the Last annual massage which shall
have tho honor Of Transmitting to oOnEruSs before my
successor IL chosen. will rrpeAt nr rreAptuAt- this
| questions which deem Of vital Importance, which
| may BIO lsgH ted upon and settled At this Iess0ns
Flnt-fhAt tho States shall 10 rrguited To a1ord the
opportunity Of good common school education 10 uyory
child within their limits.
Second NO Aact rian tenBtA shall eErr b taught In
any school supported In whOs or In part BY tho state
hAllon, or " w psoeTs ~ any .S uSu ~
deprive ali who cannot WrO from becoming voters after
$780, dIsiranehlsinR none houevsI, on ErOInds OF l sF
asy who may DO voters at tho time this amendment tikes
| effect.
church And Htatn fntnKor SEP lIan and