Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-27
Che Presidents Message.


The President having completed his Mc ssage,
to be sent to Congress next Monday, tho fol
loHlOg authentic synopsis Is given
He c0upratuatcs Congress ard tho oounlry
upon the successful accomplishment oil resump
ton, but warns Congress that unlrSs tho uu-
limited cnlnago II standard silver dollars is
STOPPED the irtHeEt amount oil gold will soon
begin era !uslly to flow GU! OF tho country, and
that silver will take It's place. Ga This point
he rtcommr nCa that no action EG taken al TO
t2Ing tho ratio between the silver dollar and
the gold dollar Until tho International monetary
congress- shall haVn arrived Gl Gcmn conclusion
regarding tho l2si:imhto status OF silver, but
suggests that tic coinage Of The silver dollar DO
merely Suspended. 1t il aisn understood that
hc takes tbs ground that az it Is only in time Of
war OF other pressing emergency TINT tho iISue
81 It's, tho worth OF which is fixed wholly Nv
the government, Is authorized, and that rs
DO such emergency now exists. tho circulating
notes, /. c., tho GrcCnhGCks. should now be ru-
tired 10 Some manner wisely calculated 10 fore
tend any dlstuibanC, CT the present financial
equilibrium, lie also argues that, ~ it has
been tho policy OF thu government ever since
the adoption OF the Constitution TO pay eff all
debts rs soon alter they arc Incurred M posi-.
bic, ;lnklng fund should TO be provided, or
the existing laws relating to THAI fund amend.
ed o as to fix limit specified ard distinct
within which the present. public debt shall be
paid lilo then recommends that ii The royo.
nucs OF the government shall not DO sufficient
10 provide necessary funds TO meet tho demand
oil such p0cy taritl should DO placed on too
ard eGtfoc, as tho tax could he conveniently
levied, and would ho less flt by tho ucrpo
than any other.
lie calls the cspccilE attention CT Congress to
the continued and utter disregard of tho STAT
ntcs against po|ygamy ny tho people O! tho
Territory OF Utah, and suggests or REQUESTS
that some action DO taken 10 tho premises. lilo
refers TO the feet tllt the Territory is now an.
preaching thS period WHEN sic will apply for
admission into tho Union. and wheu she will
certainly haVo to be admitted as a State. 10
this connection lie recommends that tho citizens
OF all the Territories who are gully CT The crimo
Of roygamy shall b, dcbEricd from tho right CT
suffrage. and also from tho privileges OF jury
duty. lie a!so recommends that . lest oath
shliI bo imposed in the Territories for tho pur.
pose OF tX,uling ruIygamitl from The Jury
bcX.
lie occupies ,osidcratl, spaoc in the mes
sage to discussion OF the theories of evil scr.
vice reform, and advocates the appontmert of
COMMISSION, to be endowed with the power to
appoint officers o. cfcials of different grsdss in
tho civil service. all such appointments 10 last
during coed behavior
He reports an agreeable and friendly state of
affairs with foreign nations, and remarks in ef-
feet that nothing of Importance has occurred in
diplomatic affairs since his last message. lie
discourages q removal CT the discussions regard
ing the transfer of the Indian Bureau to tho
War Department IS that discussion always serves
TO hamper the officials of the Indian Buresu IN
pending operations and negotiations, and pro.
duces no corresponding good. As a member of
the Washington Monument Commission he ad-
vises tho appropriation Of sufficient sum and
the change of existing laws to psrmi! the com.
pleton or the monument 8! On early date
Referring TO the deficiency which exists in
the appr opristion for the Department of Justice,
he points out tho necessity of an immediate CD.
preparation for tho payments of accrued dues
and fees Of United States marshsls arising from
tho failure of Congress TO provide at the late ex-
tra session for their payment under the usual
process Ito further pointa out the necessity of
similar or full appropriations for tho faith full
and competent execution Of tho Laws in tho flu.
turJ
In tone and spirit the entire message is con.
splcuousy stslwsrt so far il relates TO political
affairs, and IN length exceeds any of its prode-
Cesso:s.