Arizona weekly miner., 1875-12-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special to the Miner by United States and W. D. Lnss

I
 liable to fine of Sl QUO and one years i'm
 prisonment for neglect f duty and if Tweed
 is not forthcoming will be apt to get the ful benefit of the law
 | Later.-Tbere has been no cessation to- day
 to the excitement created by the announce
 ment of the escape of Tweed. Prison Com
 missioner Matzall said emphatically that ir
 his opinion there was a collision somewhere
 Captain Waling at a late hour this evening
 stated that not the slightest clue had been
 obtained 10 the track of the fugitive. The
 police have been unable to find any person
 who saw the coach which is supposed to have
 taken him away, or the driver of the coach
 which had been left at bis residence
 San Diego, Dec. s.-President's message
 commences with congratulations on the
 steady advancement of our people. The
 President then urges the necessity Ofthe gen.
 eral education of the masses, he says large
 association of ignorant men cannot for any
 considerable period oppose successful resis-
 tance to tyrany and oppression from the ed
 ucated few. but will inevitably sink into an
 acquiescence with the will of intelligence
 whether directed by the demogogue or by
 priestcraft, hence the education of the mas ses becomes matter of first necessity for the preservation of our institutions, he therefore recommends constitutional amend'ts making 1t the duty of each state to establish and for ever maintain free public schools for education of all children in rudimentary branches and forbid and division of school funds for any purpose whatever he suggests the taxation of all property equally whether of churches or corporations exempting only the last rest ing places of the dead, this is aimed more es- peclally at the one thousand million dollars worth of church property which is now re- ceiving the benefits of protection from the Government and yet is untaxed. In re- gard to our foreign relations the Presidentsays all are friendly ;submits the Hawaiian rscipro- city treaty to Congress for proper legislation to render it effective. Speaking of Cuba he says "the recognition of the independence of Cuba being in my opinion impracticable and lndeiensible and the recognition of beliger- ency being equally impossible to the agency of foreign powers whether by meditation or intervention seems to be only waiting and must sooner or later be invoked for the termination of the strife. do not rec the adoption of any measures of in- tervention, but Ishall be ready at all times as the equal friend to both parties, to respond to from them, or either of them that the good offices of the U. S. will be accepta- ole to aid in bringing about peace that will De honorable to both The method of treat nent of Indians adopted at the beginning of irst term has been steadily pursued and with satisfactory and encouraging results. It | las been productive of evident improvement # that race and will be continued | with only such modification as further expe- fence may indicate to be necessary.
 The Presidents message in addition to | previously mentioned points devotes some pace to considering means to obviate mo- opoly and fraudulent naturalization the re- ump'ion of specie payment is urged, and an. lst 1879 as the time he thinks it ought 0 be accomplished. He recommends the re- cal of so much of the legal tender act as makes them receivable for debts after cer- ain date to be fixed by the repeating act. is recommended that the Secretary of the treasury be instructed 10 redeem not ex- eeding two millions of legal tenders py ;ssu- lg long bonds in denominations of from;S5O Q Sl,OOO each. Additional powers. should be iven to the Secretary of the Treasury to ac. umulate for final redemption, either by in. reasing the revenue or curtailing expenses. le recommends restoration of the duty on "a and coffee as a means of increasing the avenue, refers to fraudulent war claims and laugurates an attempt to guard against them. With reference to polvgamy the President ses the following strong language: "In early every message that have had the onor of transmitting 10 Congress have call l attention to the anomalous, not to say condition cfaffairs existing in the erritory of Utah, and have asked for def . te legislation to correct it. That polyg- { ny should exist in a free enlightened and | hrsiian country without the power to pun. |, b so fiagrart a crime against decency and c orality seems preposterous. True there is ( law to restrain this unnatural view. but hat IS needed is a law to punish it as crime and at the same time to fix the atus of the innocent children, the of. spring !
 the system, and of the possibly innocent ural wives, but as an institution polycamy ould be banished from the land"
 While this is being done invite the at n tion of Congress to another perhaps no IS an evil, the importation of Chinese omen. but few of whom are brought to our ores to pursue honorable or useful lives. San Diego, Dec. S.-The Presidents mes X ye proceeds to discuss the propriety of 'ending the laws in regard to public lands timber in the mining states and terri 'ies. He suggests the appointment of a ! nmission to report upon what changes arc