The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-10

| in any other country ond ho bonaS cncb oon-
summation NAV intimately embrace citizcnc
of ali nations
chilli hos made rororo,iop IN eor,o lono
standing eases of outra@e on our con,merci4i
marine Mention is modc or Tho JInwoiion
reciprocity treaty and of tbr Vircinins in'
demnitv which has hocn set,lod Ly Snoin
In rcg,rd IN Cnho tho Prasido11, N ,I'ini,s
there is M evidence If a no,r torn,inot;on 81
the conflict there md That there si;Ii av;ots
that continuous disregard of laws civilized
worrorn and hnmonit1 which hos oborantor
iZed Inc internecine strife during the nast COW.
on veoTs Uc odverte IN tho coInn,o ro; nI ~,
nortoncn Of Cnha tn tho ,TorlJ Of ior%a i ,,,i
asserts hie boliof thot the nations hove ,;ri,,
IN intcrfnre snf,icientlv r. eStoIliSh itS 80
ernment On a secure boeis Inf he oo ,n Sor
the recooni,ion of Cuban indrncndence i'm.
nroctico,la NJ nrccont and ha hoi;nvoS i H.,
limited states and aIl other nations mms,
soon consider the nocnss;tv of modiotion ND
I intervention in the nrcmiscs A considSro.
bile portion of lhe mess. gn is devoted n this
subject
lie Endorses tbe recommendations mazda in
/ the annual renort of the Secretorv Of Nv War
including a system of annuities for families
of deceased officers bv funding n monthly
dednction from the nav Of those ofricar:s,
n al Tom
of mileage. nm apnrovol of tornedo eynori.
ments md nermanent oroonizo,ion of ,he
SIGNAL service corns, Wv
7The condition of the navy 10 sto,od nc bo.
inc satisfactory. II docs not contain much
iron cruising mower. hit il has n considernhln
number of iron clads of the monitor cIoco
which though not cruisers ore of oyoeIlont
effect for OPERATIONS on our coast and for sofe
defence of our harbors, The navy includes
more than fifty war ships fifteen Of them hc.
ing iron clad.
In referring to Postofflce Department oG.
fairs, the President recommends thc eycln.
sion from the mails of merchandise of Nil
kinds, and the limitation of tronsnortoble
matter therein only to those articles which
should be properly classed as aminblc
The President says that although govern
ment efforts to protect the rights of Indians
in the Black Hills have been successful. the
next year will exhibit n large increase of
immigration thither. The condition of the
Indian Territory is practically unchanged,
but the President may hereafter make some
suggestions as to legislation for the govern
mcnt of that Territory.
The grasshopper plague is supnoscl to
have diminished the sale of public lands du-
ring the year, there being decrease in the
sales of 2,459,G01 acres as compared with
those of the previous year. The SURVEYED
area of public domain is $50, 253 O04 ocros
leaving / 1914 ,762 acres vet to be suryovel
The management and disposition of this vast
farm of Uncle Sam" are recommended to
the careful consideration of Congress.
AS to pensioners, the message states that dr-
ring the past year 1 ,557 names have been add.
ed to the payrolls and Il, or dropned. show.
ing decrease of ,420 pensioners, But not.
withstanding this decrease ofpensioners thore
has been an increase in pay to the amount OF
$44 733.13, which was induced by the Dreot.
ly increased average rate of pensions allow.
ed by the last Congress. During the last
fiscal year there was paid for account oi
pensions 500, GS3,116 There are on the rolls
234,S21 persons, of whom 210,363 are army
| pensioners, (of these 1O541S BEING invol;dc
and 104,SS5 are widows and dependent rea
| tiyes. The navy pensioners are 942O in.
GLIDING ,636 invalids and / ,7S4 widows and
dependent relatives. OF the war of 1875
there are 81 OBS pensioners, 1881 being sur
viyors and 5,l43 widows. Tue amount re-
quired for payment of pensions for the ncyI
fiscal year is estimated at 500 $50 900.
The President thinks his Indian policy In,
been prosecuted with encouraging and salts
| factory results as to the improvement of tho
race, and he says the same policy will In
continued with such notifications as NAV be
deemed proper.
| AS to the centennial exhibition the pres
dent thinks that as it is to be an information
al affair, to which the United States govern
ment is only voluntary contributor, it.
contribution should be large enough to sus
tain the dignity of the United States in sucl
| contingency He says that almost without
exception the powers of Europe, the Soutl
| American States, and even the far-otf East
ern soyerelgntles have taken steps to be rep
resented IN the centennial exhibition.
Inc PRESIDENT recommends the formation
OF a special tribunal for hearing and determ
lining all claims OF aliens against the govern
ment o, the United States which now eXist
or may hereafter arise outside of treaty stipu
latlons,
The question as to monopoly and exorbi
tant charges on the Atlantic Geographic ca
bic lines Is given TO the earnest consideration
OF Congress, and III absence of action by thai
BODY the President will not approve the
landing. OF cables proposed to be laid by
competing companies
The frauds in naturalization and expatria
ton are severely commented on, and pre-
ventive legislation asked. 1t is also suggest
ed that there is necessity of enactment in re-
lation to the status of American women who
may marry foreigners, and of defining the
condition of children of American parents
born in foreign countries so rs to give lega
effect to marriages of American citizens eff
fected in foreign countries.
As to resumption of specie payments tho
President will heartily approve any practi
cable measures TO that end that may be
ad opted by Congress. He thinks unlimited
imitation would bring about specie payments
more quickly than law looking to redemp
ton of legaltenders in coin, but this would
be at the expense of national homer. He
recommends repeal of SO much of the legal
tender act as makes such notes receivable
for debts contracted after January, 1877.
The Mexican robberies and cattle-liftinrs
in the Free Zone, adjoining Texas, arc al