Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-18
REGULATIONS ron OCEAN reLreRArus PROPOSED.

zation and control, which probably can be best II
pectiye states In the absence, however, Of inter
national conventions on the subject, national leg
islation may be secured on many porn.S for the
protection Of the public against the extoruons
which may result from a monopoly OF the rignt. OF
operating cable telegraphs, or from combination
between several lines. First: No line should be
allowed to land the shores OF the United states
under concessions from another power, which do
not admit the right Of any other line or lines from
the United States to land and freely connect VITA
aud operate through its land lines. Second: NO
line should be allowed TO land on the shores OF
the United States which Is not by treaty stipula
tons with the government from whose snor ,h.r
wise, to the satisfaction of this government, pro
hibited from consolidating or matchmaking with
with for the purpose of elevating and maintain
ing the cost OF telegraphic communication.
Third: The lines should be bound to give prece-
dence in the transmission of official messages to
the governments of the two countries between
which II may be laid Fourth pow s;tbs sno Son
Jointly or to each, rs regards the message as
patched from its shores to Ok limit 70 tne
charges tobe maintained Tor the transmission oi
present this subject to the earnest con sidera-
eress otherwise directs, l shall not oppose the
landing of any cable which complies with and as,
sents 10 the points above enumerated, OUT VIII
which does not conform with the hrst ana secOna
points, as stated, AMI which will not stipuiate TO
concede to this government the precedence IN
transmission OF its official messages, and will not
enter into satisfactory arrangements as regards
its charges.
FRAUDULENT NATURALIZATIoN.
Among the pressing and important subjects to
which, in my opinion. the attention OF Congress
should be directed. are those relating to fraudu,
States with great iberaity, offers its citizenship
to all who, in good faith, comply with the require
m na o, law tn he
as is the high privilege t9 which ne Is aamittea c
can or should permit. And do not propose any
additional requirements to those which the law
now demands But the very simplicity and want
of necessary Formally in our law have made fraud
credit and injury OF all honest citizens who are
native or naturalzed. Cases Of this character are
to tne ot ana Of
persons resident In foreign countries Most ire
quenty these, II they had really remained In this
country long enough to entitle them TO become
naturaliZed, had generally not over passed that
period, and have returned to the country OF their
the United States by their absence, and claiming
to be exempt from all duties to the country OF
their nativity and Of Their sy ao ..
eminent itself, and to great mass OF naturalZed
citizens who have entirely, both IN name and act.
should not Be held by fraud or in violation Of the
many cases il has been brought to the knowledge
of the government that certificates OF naturaiza-
ton are had and protection or interiersnce I'M
citizens of the United States at the time OF their
pretended naturalization, but that they never re-
sided In the United States In Others, the certin-
cate and record of the court show on their face
that the person claiming to be naturalzed had
not resided the required time in the United States
In others it is admitted upon examination, that
the requirements OF the law had not been COM
piled with In some eases certificates nave oeen
arising at fare intervals, but OF common occur
renee, and which are reported from all quarters
of the globe. Such occurrences cannot ana 10 not
fall to reflect upon the government, and inJure all
honest citizens. ,,., ,.-.o. .,o,o 10
no practical means within the control Of the gov
eminent by which the record OF naturalization
be vacated, and should the certificate be taken up
resentatives OF the government TO whom II may
have been presented, there is nothing to prevent
from obtaining q new certificate in the place Of
that which had been taken from him.
ouent Occurrence, that cannot too strongly rec
Ommend that some effective measures be adopted
to provide anne ana tnas ad
furnishing the guilty parties to the transaction.
OTHER IMPORTANT FINANCIAL MEASURES.
There are few other measures which seem
to me important in this connection, and which
commend to your earnest consideration:
First--tile re peal of so much of the legal ten
der acts as to make these notes receivable for
debts contracted after date to be hxed IN
the act itself, say not later than the 1sto an
uary, 1879. We should then have quotations
at real values, not ficticitious. Then gold
would not only be at O premium, but curren.
CIV at a discount. A healthy reaction would
set in at once, and with it desire to make
| the currency equal to what it purports to be.
The merchant manufacturers and trades
men, and every calling could do business on
| a fair margin at profit. The money TO be
| received having an unvarying value, labor.
pay, or salery, would receive more for their
| Income, because extra profits would no lon
| ger he charged by the merchant 20 coinpen-
safe for the risk Of a downward tiuctuation in
tt,nr nlluAXl nj A
| Second--That the Sec 'etary of the Treasury
| be instructed to redeem, say, not exceeding
| So, 900, 600 monthly of legal tender notes, by
issuing instead long bond-bearing interest
! at 3,65-lOO per cent. per annuln, of denomina-
lions ranging from SIS to 81, 200 each. This
would reduce legal tenders to a volume that
could be kept afioat without demanding re-
I gcicn IN large Sntt:S %lEI3CDly.
Third-That additional power be given to
| the Secretary of the Treasury to accumulate
gold for final redemption, either by increas-
1t Is preferable TO do both, and recommend
| that reduction of expenditure be made where
ever it can without imparing government OBJ
legations or crippling the due execution
| thereof.
TEA AND COFFEE
One measure for increasing the revenue
and the only one think of, is the restoration
of the duty on tea and coffee. These duties
| would add probably $4,000, 900 to The present
| amount received for imports, and would in
! ticles by the consumers. These are the pro-
| ducts of countries collecting revenue from
exports, and as we, the last consumers, de-
crease the duties, we proportionaily increase
the consumption.
DUTIES on ARTICLES USED IN MANUFACTURES.
With this addition to the revenue, MANY
dulles now collected and which give but an
insignificant return for collecting, might be
RENTED to the direct advantage of consum-
| ersat home. / would mention those articles
which enter into manufactures of all Sorts
All duties paid upon such articles go directly
to the cost of the articles when manufactured
here, and must be paid by consumers The
duties not only come from customers at home
but act as protection to foreign manufac-
lures of the same or competing articles in our
own and distant markets.
PROTECTION AGAINST FRAUDULENT CLAIMS.
suggest or mention another subject bear
ingup0 the question of how to enable the
Secretary of the Treasury to accumulate bal
ances. 1t is to devise some better method of
verifying claims against the government than
at present exists. OF claims growing out of
the late war; nothing is more certain than
that large per centage of the amounts passed
and paid are partly or wholly fraudulent, or
ar IA In ~ fba