Arizona weekly miner., 1876-12-15

ity winch attends our reiatlOn Wlth the TOW
 CTS of the earth has been plainly shown by
 the general participation of foreign nation: [ in the Exhibition, which has just closed, and by exertions made by distant Powers tc . slow their interest in, and friendly feeling f towards the United States in commemora.
 tion of the Centennial of the nation. The 1 Government and people of the United State:
 have not only appreciated this exhibition oi kindly feeling, but it may be expected that
 no small benefit will result, both to our
 selves and other nations from a better ac-
 quaintance and better apprehension of our
 mutual advantages and wants.
 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
 Congress, at its last session, saw fit to re-
 duce the amount usually appropriated for
 foreign intercourse, by withholding the ap-
 propriation for representatives of the Uni
 ted States in certain foreign countries, and
 for certain consular offices, and by reducing
 the amounts usually. appropriated for cer-
 tain other diplomatic posts thus necessita-
 ting achange ip the grade of representatives.
 For these reasons, immediately upon the
 passage of the bill making appropriations
 for the diplomatic and consular service for
 the present force, instructions were issued
 to the representatives of the United States
 at Bolivia, Ecuador and Columbia, and to
 other consular officers to whom no appro- ! priations had been made, to close their res l pective Legations and Consulates, and cease | from the performance of their duties and
 Tn like manner steps were taken to Substi- ! ute Charge q. Atfaires for Ministers resident in Portugal, Denmark, Greece Switzerland | and Paraguay. While thoroughly impress ed with wisdom of sound economy in the III .l-. | the Government, cannot escape the conclu- sion that in some instances the withho' ding of appropriation will prove an expensive economy, and that a small retrenchment, secured by change of grade in certain di- plomatic posts, Is not an adequateconsidera- tion for the loss of influence and importance which will attend our foreign representatives under this reduction. I am under the opinion that an examination of the subject will cause change in some instances in the conclusions reached on these subjects at the last session of Congress.
 THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
 The Court of Commissioners of Ala bama Claims whose functions were con tinued by an Act of the last session of Congress nntil the first day of Janu- ary, 1877, has carried on its labors with diligence and general satisfaction, By report from the Clerk of the Court, here with transmitted, bearing date November Ii, 1876, it appears that during the time now allowed by law, the Court will have disposed of all the claims presented for ad- !judication. This report also contains a statcme It of the general results of the labors of the Court to date thereof It is caused for congratulation that the method adopted for the satisfaction of the class of claims sub mltted to the Court, which arc of long standing and justly entitled to early consid- l eration, should have proved successful and |, acceptable.
 BOUNDARY COMMISSION.
 It is with satisfaction that I am enabled | to state that the work of the Joint Commis- sion for determining the boundary line be- tween the United States and British posses sions, from the northwest angle of the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, con- menced in 1872, has been completed. The final agreements of the Commissioners with the map have been duly signed, and the work of the Commission is complete The fixing of the boundary upon the Pacific coast by the protocol of March 10, 1872, pursuant to the award of the Emperor of Germany by Article XXIV. of the treaty of Washington, ends with the termination of the work of this Commission.
 THE UNITED STATES AND THE OTTOMAN GOV
 ERSMENT.
 The Ottoman Government gave notice un- der date of January l5, 1874, of its desire to terminate the treaty of 1869, concerning and navigation. Pursuant to the provisions of the 22d Article thereof, under this notice the treaty terminated upon the 9th day of June, 1876. That Government has invited negotiations towards the conclu- sion of a new treaty. By the Act of Con yress of March 23 1874 the President was when he should receive satisfac- ory information that the Ottoman Govern : nent, or that of Egyt, had organized new likely to secure to citizens or the ,, United States the same impartial justice en- , gagged under the exercise of judicial funct- ons by Diplomatic and Consular officers of = he United States, to suspend the operation q ,f the Act of June 9, 1860, and to accept !. or citizens of the United States the iuris- :. fiction of the new tribunals. Satisfactory / information having been received of the or N ,anization of such new tribunal in Egypt, I auscd a proclamation to be issued on the Eth of March last suspending the operation . # the Act of June 22, 1860 in Egypt, ac- | ording to the provisions of the Act. A | opy of the proclamation accompanies this I message The United States has united | 'ith other Powers in the organization of a hese Courts, and it is hoped the jurisdict- ! onal questions which have arisen may be eadily adjusted, and that adjudication there nay be hindered by no obstacles. BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES :,
 AND BRITISH POSSESSIONS. The necessary legislation is needed to carry, Il djust an dix the boundary between the q Inited States and British Possessions, ex- s ept as to that portion of territory ceded G V Russia to the United States under the C reaty of 1S67 This work, which has been W ltrusted to Commissioners and the officers ii f the army attached to the Commission, Q as been well and satisfactorily performed. Ii he original of the final agreement of the Q was signed on the 29th of ii lay, 1876. The original list of astronom- b al stations observed the original official z, st of monuments making internal bound q, " lines and maps. Records and general ci