The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-08

where they are. except such IS might
be Injured By remaining in . building
not intended as protection from IN
clement weather. or such - may be
wanted by the department furnishing
item. until the question Of permanent
exhibition is acted upon. Although
tie ~ ,neys appropriated by Congress
to enable the participation Of the sew
eral executive departments Ia the IN :
ternational exhibition il 1876 were not
sufficient to carry on the undertaking
to the full extern. At first contemplated,
it gives me pleasure 70 refer to the very
efficient and creditslle manner in which
these several departments. to provide
all exhibition On the part Of the gov
eminent, have discharged their dnties
with the funds placed at their COM
mand. without precedent to guide
them in the preparations for such dis
play The success Of their lahors was
amply a'tested by the sustained at
tendance which the contents OF the gov
ernment building attracted during the
period of the exhibition from both for
eign ard native people | am strongly
! impressed with the value of the co.lec-
ton ma lie by the government for the
purposes Of the exhibition, illustrating
as it docs the general resources Of the
country, and statistical and practical
evidence of orr growth as ration in
the uses Of the mercantile arts and the
application of applied science III the ad
ministration of the affair, Of the govern
mcnt. Many nations have voluntarily
contributed their exhibits To the United
States to increase the interest in any
permanent exhibition Congress may
provide. For this act Of generosity
they should receive the thanks of the
people, and respectfully suggest that a
resolution Of Congress to that effect be
adopted.
CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT.
The attention of Congress cannot be
too earnestly called to the necessity Vi
throwing SOME greater safeguard over
I TIL method ut choosing and declaring
the -ircti,a Ut Pr esidens Under the
pre>,n; sy-tti.i. there seems To h. no
/ provided remedy for con'e ting tie
election of any one State. The re,nedy
/ is partly. no doubt. l. in. e1lish'an-
ment az electors.
! The compulsory support Of oar free
school, rn0 the disfranchisemcnt Of all
who cannot read aud write the English
! language. after fixed probIiio.l. would
meet my hasty approval lwould no,
make this apply. however t" those al
ready voters, but would To all beco,n
! ing so after the expiration of the pro-
baton fixed upon. Foreigners coming
to the country to become citizens, who
are educated in their own language
would acquire the requisite knowledge
ef ours during the necessary residence
! to obtain naturalization. If they did
not take enough interest in our Ian
guagc to acquire sufficient knowledge
of it to enable them to study the insti
tutions and laws of the country intel.
| ligently, l would not c,nfer upon them
the right to make our laws nor TO select
those who DO.
SAN DOMINGO.
| lappehd to this message, for con
| vcnient reference, a synopsis OF admin
istrative events. and Of all recommen
the ast t ss3en Years Time may ' sno~
some of these Recommendations not to
have been wisely conceived. but | be
licye the larger part will be no discred
it to the administration. One of these
recommendations met with the united
opposition of one political party in the
Senate. and with strong opposition
from the other, namely: The treaty fol
the annexation of Santa Domingo tc
the United States, to which shall es-