The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-16
FRAUDULENT NATURALIZATION.

are held protection interference claimed by
United states tine Of pretended led bqt
they resided sd 10 the H%'sS s sow
their face ht tae person Claiming to Pe
in others It is admitted upon examination that the
qur, mens Of law ad not been complied with in some
such certificates have been matter of pur-
The President adds The evil has become so great
esty recommend that effective be adopt
Of ny record tRas raudnany mae a- Of
isting the guilty parties to tile transaction
ExPATnnTIoN.
Referring the question Of nationality the President
says instances where citizens the United
tates, either naturazed or native born have formally
nevertheless in the absence of any of egsla
ton on this question when involved IN dicult,es CT
Of the United sates and demand the intervention Of
which for years they have rendered service nor
held themselves in any way amena6e AZ IS bpt lusuce
such questions and that Congress should determine by
enactment " law how exparieton may be accomplished
THE WOMAN QUESTION
invite your attention to the necessity of regulating by
Foreigners and Of defining fully that Of child
Rep and %gd II % e
sting or giving legal effect to marriages of Amer can
citizens contracted in foreign countries.
UNITED srArts TREASURY.
The report of the secretary the rersury shows
receipts from for the fiscal year ending June SO
1874 to have been S63 lQ3 og and for the hscal year
crease for the last fiscal year Of $6asSl& Receipts
from interl revenue for the year ending SOsh of June
june 1915 were SlO,OO 4sS sS58iucrease S7b97,IOs.6s
THE DUTY ON TEA AND COFFEE.
One measure for increasing the revenue the ons
coffee. Tnese duties would add, probably, eighteen
million dollars Z, the pre- ent amount received from
for those articles by the These articles are
as as Vt oGSs Sa from or tS s
duties they propotionally increase them With this ad
whCn give in.ie return for cost Of coieo
tion msht be remitted and to the direct of
which enter into manufactures Of all sorts AZ duty
tce when here and must be paid for By
the consumers.
These dnties not only come from the consumers at
home but act as rro ction to foreign manuf ctures
OF the same completed articles in and distant
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
hope Congress may be induced. at the earliest day
prct eableo insure the contamination of the act Of the
asst Congress at its last session to bring about specie
sumption on aud after the fst day of January 1872 at
1t would be great blessing ii this could be consum
mated even at an earlier day. Nothing seems to ma
reaction cannot take place in favor OF the industries and
financial welfare of the country until we return to
measure of values recognized throughout the civilized
world. While we use currency not equivalent to this
comes commodity like the products of the soil, the
surplus seesing market wherever there is demand
would we have any were it not that customs dues
PSbs eb n Of
metals would flow out for the parchaee OF foreign pro
and drawer. of water because OF wiser legislation the
subject of finance BY the nations with whom we have
the best legislation to secure the end most heartily
RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS
1t will be source Of great qualification to me to be
able to Of Congress looking eec.
tiyels toward securing resumption Unlimited initiation
spsa 9s Looking
Of legal tenders in com But it would be at the expense
aias Bsm beY Dns 5y S PSPR1 pe9d1s s
all settled There are few measures WHICH seem to me
important in this connection, and which commend to
legal tender et a these notes
debs contracted after date to be liked in the act itself
then have quotations at real values not fictitious
discount healthy reaction wond set in at once and
with it desire to make the equal to what il
tradesmen Of every calling could do business fair
Of 9 9 De ali ss d wo a a
stipulated salary would receive for their in
by the capitalist Compensate for the risk of down
ward fuctuation in the value of the currency.
recommend that the secretary of the treasury be
thoIized redeem say to exceed S2oOOO mOnthl,
bens at G r of n pee an
hundredth per cent per annum of denominations rang
would in lime reduce the legal tender volume
that could be kept afoat without demanding redemp
be given to the secretary of the TO accumulate
e3rtang expenses or both It is preferable e do both
and l recommend that reduction of expenditures /,
made wherever 1t can be done without mparng
ment obligations crpplng the due execution thereof
WAR CLAIMS
dent says: Nothing is more certain than that yer!
ether Wholly fraudulent or are far Of the rea
| losses sustained.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
| Calling attention to the recommendation mads b.
the secretary of war the President requests tine atten
| tion of Congress TO them.
THE NAVY.
The condition Of navy at this time is subject
satisfaction II does not contain, it is true any of tn
powerful cruising ironclads which make much of tn
continental situation nor foreign policy demant
The estimates for the regular support Of this Branch
the service for the next year amount to little less in tn
some additional appropriations are asked for objects no
included in the ordinary maintenance Of the navy, bu
II would in my opinion be wise at once to afford sni
double turretted monitors now undergoing repair,
which must otherwise advance slowly, and only
se oaP nS With
modern warfare manned by our seamen and in charge
home purposes of responsible though peaceful nation
WORK OF THE PENSION OFFICE.
The number of pensioners still continues to decrease
the highest number having been reached during tn
Daring the last year II 557 names added to tn
and @ the
has decreased the apnua al. amount due on the pensi2
! TIL
liberal legislation of Congress has increased fror
tie average rate Of T tssa per
the three years, During the year ending June 0 ls
eape sss 6f aA'd ds6u ss@en beus
less than was pad the preceding year this M Inc
crease in the amount Of arrearages due on allow
by the legislation OF the preceding session OF Congress
At the close Of the last fiscal year there we're on II
pensioners los As being inyalds and 0i SIS widows
dependent relatives S,4SC were navy pensioners
dent relations 81 0SS were pensioners OF the war 1872
Of whom we're 1 S 3 ana @ es were Widows fN
payment of pensions Tor the hscal amount 96
! 900 less than the eatimate for the present year
3 TIE INDIAN POLICY.
The method for the treatment of the Indians adoptt
sued and with Satisfactory and encouraging results
has been productive of evident improvement IN the
dtion of that race and will be continued with
notifications as further experience may indicate to
4 necessary
As this will be the last annual message which sh1
have the honor OF transmitug 70 Congress before
! questions which deem of vital Importance. whiC
may be eglsl ted upon and settled at this session;
opportunity Of good common school education to
sscond1No sect1rian tenets shall ever be taught
any school IS & IN Whole % or IN part Sy the stat
. community 10 make education o1mpulsory so lar as
deprive all who cannot write from becoming voters aft
1890 dsfranchising none however grouD DIS of lis
acy may be voters at the time this amendment tax
Thrd-Declare church and State forever separate al
distn but each II within their proper spheres,
that all church serty shall bear its own proportion
! FOurth.priy out licensed immortality. such as pol
g aE % @ ssi 10 II ths oensnnia mn yea e won
seem as though now as we are about 70 begin the
!, Fifth-Fnact such laws as will insure speedy retu
d Of the world.