South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-17


fisca, year Is estimated at $29.55j 200.
The President thinks his Indian poll
cy has been prosecuted with encouraging
aud satisfactory results as 70 the i'm
proyemcn, OF the race. and he says the
same policy will be continued with such
notifications a. may &c deemed proper.
As TO tie centennial exhibition the
President thinks that IA it Is to he On
international affair. TO which the United
States government is only voluntary
contributor. its contribution should be
large enough 10 sustain the dignity of
the United States in such n contingency.
lie says that almos. without exception
the powers OF Europe, the South Amer
lean States, and even the far-off Eastern
sovcreigntes have taken steps TO be re-
presented in the centennial exhibition.
The President recommends the forma.
ton Ola special tribunal for hearing and
determining all claims of aliens ayuinss
the government Of the United States
which now exist or may hereafter arise
outside OF treaty stipulatons.
The question rs to monopoly and OK.
orbitant charges on the Atlantic telegra.
phic cabei lines i, given to the earnest
consideration of Congress. and in ab.
sence of action by that body the Presi.
dent will not approve the landing of ca.
bles proposed TO be laid by competing
companies.
The frauds in naturalization aud cx.
patriatioa are severely commented on.
and preventive legislation asked. 1t ia
also suggested that there is necessity OF
enactment in relation to the status OF
American women who may marry for
cigners, and of defining the condition of
children OF American parents born in
foreign countries, so rs TO give legal cf.
feet TO marriages OF American citizens
effected IN foreign countries.
As to re sumption OF specie payments
the President will heartily approve any
practicable measures TO that end that
may be adopted by Congress. lie thinks
unlimited imitation would bring about
specie payments more quickly than a law
looking TO redemption OF legal-teudors
IN coin, but this would he nj at the ex.
pense OF national honor. lie recon.
mend5 reveal OF 50 much OF tie legal.
tender act rs makes such notes rcceiya.
Die Tor debts contracted after January.
1877.
The Mexican robberies and cattle liz.
in9s in the Free Zone. adjoining Texas,
are alluded 10, with the admission that
the military force OF our government n.
valuable for service at that point is ina
dequate 10 guard the line even mt the
places where rsiding iDcursions arc most
frequent.
The bureau ofagriculturc has dissem-
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culturists. and has introduced new and
probably useful productions to our soil,
and the President thinks the bureau
worthy Of continued encouragement by
the government.
The Mormons are visited with short
hut positive rol. The President thin ks
MosmouisIn should be banishei from the
land OF Utah by Furnishing it rs crime.
lie thinks similarly in regard TO the i'm.
portation of Chinese women for infa.
nous purposes.
1t is recommended in view OF the Pre-.
sidencs own observations i'm visits 10 The
Territories, That existing laws in rela.i IN
to the disposition ofpGbiic funds and the
mining interests he carefully amended.
50 ~ to protect AMI agsist tie cnterpris.
ing pioneers who are 90 do so much for
the development OF tie Western wids.
nc suggests that joint Committees Of
Congress be sent to examine into these
sunjccs.
ia conclusion The President refers to
this as the last annual message lie will
transmit TO Congress before his success.
sor IS chosen, AMI sums up into five pro.
positions his views on requiring the
States TO give common school education.
making 1t compulsory and without sec
tarianism; for keeping Church aud
state separate; FOR driving ont licensed
immortality. and enacting laws for q
speedy return to sound currency
Bur. Sun, Dee. o.