The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-02
THE PRLSID EHY"S MESSlG.E,


WAsTHNGTON, Nov. 26.-The Prcsi-
dent completed his message this after
noon before leaving for Philadelphia.
The NUttotM RepubIicaM Of to-mor-
row will print the following as ali
outline OF it's contents:
'lt IS understood in wcll-informed
circ lies that the President begins his
forthcoming annual message by con-
graduating Congress and the country
upon the successful accomplishment of
resumption, but warns Congress that
unless the unlimited coinage of stand
ard silver dollars is stopped the pres
| cnt amount Of gold will soon begin
gradually to flow out Of the country,
and that silver will take it's place. On
TINS point he recommends that no
action he taken as to fixing tho ratio
, between the silver dollar and the gold
| dollar until the international moncta-
ry congress shall have arrived at some
conclusion regarding the legitimate
status OF silver, but suggests that the
, coinage Of the silver dollar be merely
suspended. It's also understood that
he takes The ground that as it is only
| in time OF war or other pressing emcr-
gency that tho issue Of notes, the
worth Of which is fixed wholly by the
government, is authorized, aud that
us no such emergency now exists, the
circulating notes, I. c., the grcenbaCks,
should now be retired III some man
ncr wisely circulated to forofcnd any
disturbance Of present financial cquili-
brium. Flc also argues that, us it has
been the policy Of the government
| ever since the adoption of Tic consti-
| tution to pay Off all debts rs soon after
they are incurred as possible, sink
ing fund should now bc provided or
| the existing laws relating to that fund
! amended SO as to fix Il limit specified
| and distinct within which tho present
public debt shall be paid. lie then
recommends that if the revenues of
the government shall not be sufficient
to provide necessary funds to meet
the demand OF such q policy tariff
should be placed on tea and coffee, as
that tax could be conveniently levied,
and would be less foit by The people
than any other.
ole calls the especial attention of
Congress TO the continued and utter
disregard Of the statutes against poly
gamy by the people Of tho Territory
Of Utah, and suggests or requests that
lie refers to the feat thnt the TeriTt6-
ry is now approaching tho period
when She will apply for admission
| into the Union, and when she will
certainly have to be admitted as n
| State. In this connection he recon-
| men9s that the citizens Of all tho Ter
ritorics who are guilty of polygamy
shall be debarred from the right Of
I suffrage, and also from the privileges
of jury duty. He also recommends
that test oath shall he imposed in tho
territories for tho purpose of cxclud-
ing polygamists from the jury box.
"lic occupies considerable space in
the message to discussion of the
theories Of civil service reform, and
advocates the appointment of q COM
mission, to be endowed with the now
er to appoint officers or officials Of
! different grades in the civil service,
all such appointments to last during
good behavior.
"llc reports an agreeable and friend
ly state Of affairs with foreign nations.
and remarks in effect that nothing Of
Importance has occurred in diplomatic
affairs since his last message. lie dis
couragos Il renewal of tho discussions
regarding the transfer Of tho Indian
bureau to the War Department, as
| That discussion always serves to ham,
per the officials of ,hc Indian bureau
III pending operations and negotia-
tons, and produces no corresponding
good. AS member Of the Washing
ton Monument Commission he advises
the appropriation Of a sufficient sum
and lhe change of existing laws to
permit the completion Of the monu-
ment at an early date.
.'ilcferring to the deficiency which
exists in tho appropriation for tho
department Of Justice, he points ont
the necessity of an immediate appro-
priation for the payment of accrued
dues and fees Of United States mar
shals arising from the failure of Con-
g.ress to provide ut tho lato extra ses-
sion for their payment under tho
usual process. He further points out
he necessity Of similar or full appro-
priations for the faithful and compe-
tent execution Of the laws in the
future.
In tone and spirit tho entire message
is conspicuonsly stalwart, as the
phrases goes, so far rs it relates to
political affairs, and in length exceeds
any Of its predecessors"
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