The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-10

Sherman, and relates to the reeoinage Of the
silver dollar that it viii coutaln enough silver
to m Ike it equal in value to the pr. sent market
value OF the gold dollar. The cost of recoinage
would be covered by the profits of the Gov, m
ment already made in its coinage of
silver bullion. These RE the only
financial recommendations in the Mosaic
Under the head of the War Department.
which comes next, the President only makes
one strong recommendation, ind that is most
rnest approval of Gen. WlIshts late report
upon the neces ity of siren, thening our coast
defe1lseS. At the present time, all of the great
commercial ports of the United States. re abso-
iutely In de enseiess condition. an in the
event Of foreign trouble mcalculaole d mage
could be done to our CONNER ial interests be-
fore the first step of real defense could be
made. The President calls upon Congress to
take this subject into consideration and to pro-
VIDE for system of liberal ap. ropr4ations to
remedy his great weakness
The Navy Department gets but short chap
ter, and this for the reason that Secretary
Thompson asked for but little to be inserted IN
the Message. The President regards Secretary
thompson as one of the most s1 ,c5ssful of his
Cabinet associates. He speaks in very eulogis-
tic terms of Secretary Thompsons manage
ment, an approves of the SecretarY's plan for
the encouragement OF the merchant marine,
already alluded TO under the head of the State
Department The same suggestion by the
Postmaster General is also approved. He does
not indorse all of Mr.. Mtynards suggestions,
He recommends only the adoption of tine post
al-sayings-bank scheme, but stys nothing about
postal telegraphs.
The Interior Department receives qrite long
chapter. The President views Secretary Schurz's
policy toward the Indians with great approval.
aud thinks that his plan for educating the In
dian, 80 that he GIN take esre OF himself, Is the
only true solution OF the Indian question. He
calls upon Congress TO live aid Ill the way Of
APT roprlations to the encourage nent of this
plan, which looks to the establishment of the
Indian upon land of his own, breaking up Of
all the tribal relations, and the gradual with
drawal OF financial support upon the part of
the Gov rnment,
The President speaks of the Attorney Gen
erals recommendations that "a sufficient sum
be appropriated by Congress for the payment
OF Deputy Marshals He also recommends
that Congress pass some bill authorizing the
establishment of some intermediary court be-
tween the United States Circuit Court and the
supreme Court, for the purpose of relieving
the extraordinary pressure OF business under
Which the latter il struggling. The
most pronounced feature of the Attor-
ney Generals report the President does
not even discuss, and does not mention in the
Message. Attorney General Devens, in one
elaborate chapter, urges on Congress the pro-
prlety OF national supervision of the ballot IN
I'LL national elections. Gen. Devens recon-
mends that Congress take the position that in
Ill national elections State hines are not to be
consi Tered, and that national author ty be di-
rected 0 rotect the baliot-box from fraud and
intimidation IN all sections of the country. The
President, while agreeing wit the ideas of Gen.
Owens on this subject, did not think t best to
incorporate this recommendation in his Mes
sage.
Following the review Of the departments Mr..
Hayeshas a spe tally good word to say for the
work of the Commissioner of Ayr culture. He
speaks of the success of Mr.. LIE Due in his ex-
periments for the establishment of the growth
OF tea in this country and the manu- aclure of
sugar from corn-stalks. The President III nks
that through the work Of this one man the
country will be able to produce all of the tea
and sugar consumed by it, thus saving millions
that are annually sent away from home in the
purchase of these two staples.
The next to the last chapter in the Message
following this relates to tn, report of the Com
missioner Of Education, MIR. Eaton. The chief
raiut Of this is the Presidents recommended
ton That the remainder of the prhlic lands Of
the country be set aside for the education of
The lil.terate of all sect ons. This would re-
suit the President says, in giving most OF it to
the South where the greatest iIEteracy pre-
and black, would have tendency to place the
two sections upon q closer intellectual level,
and consequently In closer bond OF union.
Then follows the closing chapter of Mr.. Hayes
last annual Message. TtiI relates entirely to
District affairs. No PRECEDENT has ever taken
more interest in the District than Mr. Hayes.
His great hobby is the improvement of the Po-
tomao river fats After dwelling upon the
necessity to the alth and beauty of the
national capital to make this improve
ment, he calls upon Congress to appropriate,
In one sum, enough to do the entire
work in one year. The President tstima ties
49, 100000 as ample to do this work. He calls
upon Congress, also, to make the necessary ap-
propriauons to continue the work of the Wash
ington monument. He then dwells upon the
neces, ity and advantage of taking up the two
reilroad depot5 in Washington and removing
them from the Government reserva ions that
they now disfgure, and then consolidating
them into nn.on depot outside of all proximi-
ty to reservations or publ parks.