The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-12-05
Extracts From The presiaens's Message.

Extracts From The Presidents Message. | The Presidents message opens with con gratulations on the prosperity of the ceun- | try and the successful execution of the Re- sumption act. The demand upon the Treas ury for gold and silver Tn exchange for | United States notes has been small, and the deposit of coin and bullion in exchange for notes has been very large. The excess of the precious metals, deposited or exchanged | for United States notes, over the amount of United States notes redeemed, is about S4O,- 000, 900. The resumption oi specie payments has been followed by a very great reylval of business. The increasing foreign demand for our manufacture and agricultural pred ucts has caused large balance or trade in our favor, which has been paid in gold from the 1st of July last to November 10th to the amount of about S59,000,000. After mentioning the placing of the four per cent loan, and the consequent saving oi Sl2, | IF in anual interest, the President says: The amount of national debt which ma tunes within less than two years is S792,- | 1:1 TOO, of which $500,000,00O bears inter est at the rate of five per cent. l. Is beiley- ed that this part of the debt can be retund- ed by the issuance of four per cent bonds, and by the reduction of interest, which will thus be effected, about Sll 100000 can be annually saved. To secure this reduction of interest further legislation is required, which it is hoped will be provided by Con gross.
 GOLD AND SILVER COINAGE.
 The coinage of gold during the last fiscal year was $90,9S6,912. The coinage of sil- yer dollars since the passage of tfe act fer l that purpose up to November 1st, 1879, was | S45 ,000,S $50, of which SIP, ,700,3i4 has been issued from the Treasury and is aow in cir culation, and $32, 300, 306 is stili in the pos session of the government.
 RETIREMENT OF LEGAL TENDERS ADVISED. Ihe retirement from circulation of United States notes, with the capacity of legal ten der in private contracts,i is step ie beltaken in S progress toward a safe and stable crr- rency, which should be accepted as the pol icy and duty of the government and the in- terest and security of the people.
 THE RESULT OF THE RECENT ELECTIONS Is cited as showing the deep interest which the great body of citizens take in the pro- gress ot the country toward a more general and complete establishment, at whatever cost, of universal security and freedom in the exercise of the elective franchise.
 CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
 The subject of civil service reform is dis cussed at great length, and the his 9ry Of the Civil Service Commission related in de tail Its discontinuance for want of ap- proorIatlons by Congress is alluded to with regret, and the hope expressed that funds will be provided to continue the system of competitive examinations, the result of which have been eminently satisfactory wherever tried.
 FOREIGN RELATIONS.
 Our relations with foreign countries have continued peaceful. The United States Minister in London has been insti ucted to present demand for $10,530, ,502. in view of the damages received by American citi- zens at Fortune bay on the 2d day of Janu- ary, 1878.
 CHINESE IMMIGRATION. The government of China has signified its willingness to consider the question of the emigration of its subjects tO the United States with dispassienate fairness and 10 cooperate in such measures as may tend tS prevent injurious consequences to the United States. The negotiations are stlll proceed ing and will be pressed with diligence.
 PoLYGAMY.
 The continued violation of the laws of Congress against polygamy in Utah is al- luded 10, and recommendation made that more comprehensive and searching meth ods for preventing as well as PuniShing this crime be provided. If necessary to secure obedience to the law, the enjoyment and exercise of the rights and privileges of citi- zenship in the tcrritorios may be withheld or withdrawn from those who violate or op- pose the enforcement of the law on this subject.
 MEXICO.
 Through the energetic actioh of the mili- tary commanders of the two nations on each side of the Rio Grande raids and depreda- tions have greatly decreased, and in the To- calities where formerly destructive have now almost wholly ceased.
 ALASKA.
 Both the obligations of the treaty by which Alaska was ceded to this country by Russia and the necessities of the people re- quire that some organized form of govern ment over the territory be adopted.
 PAY OF DEPUTY srARsHALs.
 The appropriation for judicial expenses, which has heretofore been made,for the De- partment of Justice in gross, was subdiyid- ed at the last session, and no appropriation was made for the payment of the fees of marshals and their deputies, either in the service of process or the discharge Of other duties, and since June 30th the officers have continued the performance of theIr duties without compensation, taking upon them- selves the necessary incidental outlays, as we'll as rendering their own services.
 THE INDIAN QUESTION. The fact of the occurrence of only two disturbances among the Iudians-one at Whi-e River, Colorado, and the other at MescaleTo, New Mexieo-is considered to have fully justified the expe ,tations of those who believed that by humane and and peaceful influences the Indian can b. | led to abandon the habits of savage life and 1 to developa capacity for useful aud civilized