Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-12-13

those Interested in agriculture and deriv: Z
their support from it, will find 1t Of value IN
pointing out those articles which are raised In
greater quantity than the needs OF the world re.
quire, a. must sell. therefore, for less than the
cost OF production, and those witch command
profit over cost of production because there is not
al oycr-prodnct:on call special attention to the
need Of the Department for a new gallery for the
reception Of The exhibits returned from the Cen
tennia! Exhibition, including the exhibits do
mated by very many foreign nations, and to the
recommendations of the Commissioner of Agrl-
culture generally.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The reports OF the District Commissioners and
the Board OF Health are just received, too late to
re q them and 20 make recommendations thereon,
and are herewith submitted
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
The International Exhibition held in Philadel-
phia this year in c0mmemoIation of the one hun
dredth anniversary of American independence has
provena great success, and will no doubt be of
enduring advantage to the country. 1t has shown
the great progress in the arts sciences and
m nnd inca, skin made in single century,
tie way behind the older nations in any
one branch, while in some we scarcely have
rival. II has served, too not only to bring people
aud products of skill and labor from ali parts of
me world together, but to bring together people
rom all sections OF our own country which must
proyea great benefit in the information impaired
and In the pride OF country engendered.
1t has been suggested by scientists interested in
and connected with the Smithsonian Institute in
! communication herewith, that the Government
tAuinIt Dt TsfuoNeu 10 tue NSptt0l ana suitable
building be erected or purchased for its accommo-
| daiion as permanent exhibit | earnestly
re eoIG aao this and believing that Congress
NIL the Government exhibits at the Cen
tennial Exhibition should remain where
they are except such as might be injured
by remaining In building. not intended as a pro-
lection III Indictment weather, or such as may be
wanted by the department furnishing them until
the question OF permanent exhibition j. acted on
Although the MONEYS appropriated by Congress to
enable the participation Of the several Executive
Departments in the International Exhibition OF
1876, were not sufficient to carry out the undertake
ing 10 The full extent at first contemplated
II gives me pleasure 10 refer to the very eff.
II lent and creditable manner in which the boards,
| appointed rom these re eral Departments to pro-
vide an exhibition on the part OF thc Government
have discharged their duties with the funds
placed at their command, without precedent
70 guide them in the preparation OF such
amply attestcd by the sustained attention
which the contents OF the Government
Building attracted during the period of the Ex.
hibiton. from both foreign and native people
am strongly Impressed with the value OF the coll
lection made by the Government for the purposes
oil the Exhibition, illustrating it does the gen
erai resources Of the country. the statistical and
/ practical evidences OF our growth rs a Nation and
/ the uses OF the mercantile arts and the appca-
| uon- OF applied science in the administra-
ton OF the Affairs OF Government Many nations
nave voluntarily contributed their exhibits to the
United htates, 10 increase the interest in any per.
maneht exhibition that Congress may pr,,yide
Tor. FOR thls act OF generosity they should re-
cei'o The thanks OF the people, and | respectfully
suggest that resolution of Congress to that effect
be adopted.
THE MANNER OF ELECrrNa PRESIDENT
The attention OF tongress cannot be too earnest
y called to the necessity Of throwing some greater
safeguard over the method of choosing and declar.
ing the election OF a President. Under the pres.
ent system, there seems to be no provided remedy
for contesting the election in any one State.
lhe h1smn"y partially no doubt in the
sorry support OF the free schools and
/ the Acknowledgement OF all who cannot read and
write the English language, after n fixed proba-
ton, would meet my hearty approval. would
not make this apply, however, to those already
| voters, but would to all becoming so after the
expiration of the probation fixed upon Foreigners
coming 10 this country to become citizens, who are
1 educated in their own language would acquire the
/ requisite knowledge of ours during the necessary
residence To obtain naturalization. II they did
not take enough interest in language to aclu re
sntacieht knowledge " it to enable them TO study
the institutions and laws of the country intelli.
gently, would not confer upon them the right to
make such laws nor To select those who do.
FORMER RECOMMENDATIONS
! lappend TO this Message for convenient refer
encc, u synopsis OF administrative events and of
/ all the recommendations to Congress made by me
during The last seven years. Time may show some
Y OF these recommendations not 20 have been wisely
/ conceived; but believe the larger part will be no
/ discredlt TO the Administ alton.
SAN DOMINGO
! One OF those recommendations met with the
united opposition OF one political party in the
( senate, aud with strong opposition from the
I other namely: the treaty for the annexation OF
/ san Domingo 10 the United States, to which
shall specially refer maintaining, l do, that IL
Z my views had been concurred In, the coun-
try would be in more prosperous condi-
! ton to-day, both politically and financially
san Domingo Is fertile, aud upon its
soil may be grown Just those tropical
products of which The United States use 40 mitch,
and which are produced and prepared Tor the mar
ket now by slave labor almost exclusively, namely:
sugar, coffee. dyewoods, mahogany, tropical fruits,
tobacco, etc About seventy 1--WE per cent, of the
exports of Cuba are consumed in the United States.
large percentage OF the exports OF Brazil also find
the same market. These paid for almost exclus-
lively in coin, legislation particularly in Cuba being
uuayorable 10 mutual exchange ofthe products Of
each country. Flour shipped from the Mississippi
I 10 hy franz N,