The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-19
THE WEEKLY iNTcILIGENCER.
Official Press Of King County.
Friday, October 10. 1877.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The first message OF Presidca. Hayes
was submitted to Congress on Monday
Three general topics were treated: the
delinquent appropriations for army end
navy expenses; the Paris Exhibition
and the proposed European Prison Re-
form Congress.
He reminds Congress that we have
~ army in service. authorized by law
and entitled to be paid, but 10 funds
available for that purpose, and says:
"The present maximum numerical
force of the army is $1,000 men. The
estimates of the appropriations for the
support OF the military establishment
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1873.
were transmitted to Congress by the
former Secretary of the Treasury at the
opening of its session IN December last.
These estimates, modified bv the pres
ent Secretary so rs to conform TO the
present requirements, are now renewed.
amounting to *32, 1896, 1G4 9s, having
been transmitted to both houses Of Con-
press, are submitted for your consider
alton. There is also required by the
navy department S2.003. SCI 81. and
this sum is made up Of Sl,446.sss 10
due to officers and enlisted men for the
last quarter Of the last fiscal year. $751;
0l3 SO due for advances made by the
financial agent OF the government in
London for the support of the foreign
service; $4,000 duo to the naval hos.
pital fund; $50 900 due for srrearsges
of pay to the officers, and 1929 50
for the support of the marine corps.
There will also be needed an appropria.
ton Of $262. 56J 90 to d.fray the un-
settled expenses Of the U. s. Courts for
the fiscal year ending June 30th last,
now due to attorneys. clerks. commits
sioners and marshals, and for rent of
court rooms and The support of prison.
crs and other deficiencies; and as par:
Of the interior department was destroy
ed on the oath of last month, some re-
pairs and temporary structures have in
consequence become necessary, for
which estimates will he transmitted to
Congress immediately. An appropria-
ton of the requisite funds is respect.
fully recommended"
1t is recommended that steps be
taken to enable the people of the
United States to participate in the ad-
vsntages OF the international exhibi-
ton Of the agricultural industry and
the fipe arts, which is to be held at
Paris in 1878.
Alfusion is made to an .invitation
from the government of Sweden and
Norway TO the United State govern
ment to take part in the International
Prison Congress which is to he held in
1873. He says:
The problem which the Congress
proposes to study. how to diminish
crime, is one in which all civilized ma.
tiOns have an interest in common, and
the Congress of Stockholm seems likely
to prove the NEST important conven-
tion ever held for the study of this
grave question. Under authority of a
joint resolution of Congress. approved
February 10th, 1873, a commission was
appointed by my predecessor to repre-
sent the United States on that occasion,
and the Prison Congress having been.
ut the earneet desire OF the Swedish
government. postponed to 1878. his
commission was renewed by me. An
appropriation of eight thousand dollars
was made in the sundry civil service act
OF 1879 to meet the expenses Of
the commission. / recommend the re-
appropriation Of that sum for the same
purpose, tho former appropriation hAv.
ing been converted into the treasury and
no longer available for the purpose
without further action by Congress.
Reference to other matters Of public
interest is postponed TO the regular ses-
sion OF Congress in December.