The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-07


relationship with ourselves as the chile
of the Pacific powers.
A question has arisen In relation Il
the exercise in that country Of the judi
cial functions conferred upon our minis
ters and consuls. The indictment
trial and conviction in the consular
court at Yokohama, of John Ross, :
merchant seaman on board of ar
American vessel have made it necessary
| for the government to institute careful
DDS Of this Jurisdiction. 1t appeared
that Ross was regularly shipped undel
the flag of the United States, but wal
by birth British subject Ny prede-
cessor felt it his duty to maintain the
position that during his service as reg
ularly shipped seaman OH board Of an
American merchant vessel. Ross was
subject to the laws of that service and
to the jurisdiction Of the United States
consulate authorities l renew the re-
commendation which has been hereto.
fore urged by the executive upon the
attention of congress, that after the re-
duction of such amount as may be
found due to A merican citizens the bal
ance Of the idemnity funds heretofore
obtained from China and Japan and
which are now in the hands of the
state department are to be returned to
the governments of those countries.
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
The friendship OF the United States
and Mexico has been constantly main
tained. The government has lost no
occasion Of encouraging the Mexican
government to beneficial. realization of
the mutual advantages which will re-
suit from more intimate commercial
intercourse, and from the opening OF
the rich interior of Mexico to the rail-
way enterprise. l deem it important
that means be provided to restrain the
lawlessnes5 unfortunately so common
on the frontier, and to suppress the TO-
rays OF the reservation Indians on either
side of the Rio Grande.
SANITARY CONFERENCE.
The ;ntar,at;ona, sanitary confar-
encs FOR which n, 1870 conaress msda
provision assembled IN this cifv early in
Tanuarv Last and ;ts sass;ons wsra nro.
longed until March re Aitboneb IL
reached no snec;f;c conc,,s;on affect;ng
th,, fnture action Of tha nart;c;nan ne
nowers the intercbanoe of v;ews nrpved
to he most vaiuahla The fnil nrptoco,s %
of the sess;ons have Neon already nra1
sented to the state ~ ' 'p''
Az nertinent to this ganera, aub;act
T cali vour attention re tho oneraf,ons
of tha national hoard of he.Ith astah
l;sbad hv oct of corrrass anoroyod
March al 1870 Jts snhara of dptv wss
enlarged Nv the acts of lime ID in the
same year. BY the last named act the
board was required to institute such
measures as might be deemed neces-
sary for preventing the introduction of
contagious or infectious diseases from
foreign countries into the United States
or from one state into another. The
execution of the rules and regulations
prepared by the board and approved by
my predecessor, has done much to ar
rest the progress of epidemic disease
and has thus rendered substantial SER
vice to the nation.
The international sanitary conference
to which have referred adopted form
OF bill of health to be used by all ves-
sells seeking to enter the ports OF the
countries whose representatives partici-
pated in its deliberations. This form
has since been prescribed by the ma
tional board Of health and incorporated
with its rules and regulations, which
have been approved by me in pursuance
of law. The health of people is of su-
preme Importance, all measures looking
to their protection against the spread Of
contagious disease, and the increase of
sanitary knowledge for such purposes
derive the attention of congress.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
The questions orow;ng ont of tho rro.
nosad intarocaan;c water NOV across
Tho ;o,hn,,,s of pan.r,a ara ,f .,r.ra ss 40
t;oral ;mnortonca This roSarnmamt
has not haen nnm;pdf,,i of the soiam N
ohlioat;ons ;mnosed mon II NV ;ts com.
pact of 1886 with Columbia as the in
dependent and sovereign mistress Of the
territory crossed by the canal, and has
sought to render them effective by
fresh engagements with the Columbian
republic looking to the practical execu-
tion of the negotiations to this end after
they had reached what appeared to
be a mutually satisfactory solution
here, were met in Columbia by a dis
avowal of the powers which as envoy we
had assumed and by proposal for re-
newed negotiations on fortified basis
Meanwhile this government learned
In" E"ronoan ,am,ars n ~ ;p;U p;Uposou W tao
Of the nentra,itv of the nronosed pa
mama canal guarantee which world
be in direct contravention of an oblioa.
tion as the sole guarantees Of the intec-
rity of Columbian territory and of t6e
neutrality Of the canal itse,f Nv la la.
mented predecessor felt it his duty to
place before the Eurouean mowers the
reasons which made the prior guaran-
tee of the United States indispensible
and for which the interjection of anv
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