Daily Republican., 1881-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
,v A.. ARTHUR's FIRST
.r.s.GE CONGRESS.

,,udent Ar'b"r sen"H >" "
f,..., Mc.sss" to Congress
yes,erdpy-Iie refers I'm
ais message 10 President
Garheld's Death.
.,aer. Arthur sent in his frs
n'' 10 tle Congress of the United
go ''' yesterday shortly after noon, the
n~ oyof which is Il hriet synopsis
S" g'SarrInr 10 the death of President
,.4sd .. he says an appalling calamity
,Sn'i4al,n the American people since
p.,Hosen representatives. last met in
s~ts,s where you are now assembled
.%,t mysterious exercise OF HIS VIII
s;'b ., has taken away from us the low
imj I iius,riouS citizen who was but
'r ,be he'd Of the nation, we bow
1r a.ny and submission. The memo
SJti. exalted character, OF his no
gh,beycments ana of his patriotic
sTTrGI be treasured forever rs q sa-
> ms.se,ion of the whole people. The
.rrremenr OF His death drew from
tsw Governments and pc piles trib-
,s1f | .orrow, which history will re-
W. .gnal tokens OF the kinship of
v,.,r,and the federation of mankind.
.rb, President says the fetling of
.J will between this country and
s,, Britain was never gr ater, tX-
s,.pr the feeling over the Panama
~. The relations existing between
|, country and European nations,
rnc,hem France, Spain, Italy, Rus.
Germany, koumauia and Servia,
rsry cordial. The state OF feeling
AM between this country and Mex
and Central American States, and
krl is highly satisfactory.
E,.ecing the probable reliance of the
st,h Government on the provisions
M rClaytun-Bulwer Treaty of 1850 ~
f,Ipc room for a share in the guar
rt, which the Uuited States cove
rpi with Columbia forr years before
krs not h stated to supplement the
Ian Of my predecessor by proposing
MNsie.'y'> Government the mo1ih-
Sga Of that instrument, and the abro-
ru Of such clauses thereof as do not
IMPORT with the Obligations of the I'm
MSates towards Columbia or with
.raI needs # the two friendly par.
kstoths comprCt.
htlati,n TO the war between Peru
}MChili, the President deemed it Judi
als, the present time to send
aAvOy, accredited to all al &C 81
kAsm, and furnished with gen, n H.
zatons winch will, | tru't, eraDle
tnD bring these powers into friendly
|tliOns.
FINANCES.
It finances are t1Ourish.ng. The
(aCriiuary rcveuu. Tor the year was
h2,OOO, in round numbers, and the
% o-dlpary exp nditure was $780,
! lH-lrav,ng surplus gilmore than
Kindred millions, which was applied
atrrlen ,ilon of the National debt.
Etdls is not the whole reduction OF
trbt lor mat year, the aggregate OF
u redeemed or hat have ceased to
sl.erest tring Sl23, ,9Go, $50, and the
PRODUCTION OF interest, sl6, S26, 292 %.
D may b. regarded as a large work
aOle year il the way of getting rid Of
Nj and It's burdens,
THE PANAMA CANAL.
The questions growing out of the pro-
FScd inter-oceauic way across the 18th.
fus OF Panama, are OF grave national
nportauce, THIS GO?crumcnt has hot
e"a unmludtu. of the solemn ohliga-
onS imposed upon 1t by its compact Of
lJ win Colombia as the independent
lN sovereign mistress If The territory
Ossed by the cllaL, and has sought to
ller them effective by fresh engage.
e'tS with the Colombian Republic
Nhg 10 heir PRACTICAL execution.
negotiation, 10 this end, after they
reached what appeared TO he Il nu-
A'y satisfactory solution here were
t.lh colombia by II di.avowal of the
Ses which It's enyov had assumed,
Ov proposal for renewed negotia.
ts on modifie,. bass
plean"liIe this Government learned
colombia had proposed to the Eu.
van powers To join ia a guarantee of
Aea'ral'y Of the proposed Panama
la' guarantee of which would be
Sact cortravtn'ipn of our ohiiga
me Sol' guaranty of the intesri.
" So'ombian territory and Of the
1aI'y ol he canal itself.
!amenteH predecessor felt it his
\" place before the Europeanpow-
wfeasons which make the prior
wee II the United States indis
'Ne, and for aud for which the in
sIon of any foreign guarantee
aT regarded as a supertluous and
TIE REVENUE.
auf'ng to the revenue, the Presi.
@yS, our present revenue is great
'is sAceSs OF our necessities, and, If
s I"ws continues in force, may
Ma rate that would extlnguish
hwy IVY III ten years. This condition
ae w. Resident up to the suggestion
,1e ,lme has arrived for the aboli-
wall Internal Revenue tax except
,,s vu ,oDacco, spirituous and malt
a.. S anu the special taxes on the
mS.u ',n 'ii"se articles. The repeal OF
"a s, m,, he recommends, in concur.
NJ ,'n the Secretary of the Treas.
soa uen comes this reference to the
,s nvuoi Vln the Tariff, which we quote
IN , Inc tariff laws also need re.
W, ,ul' mat due regard may be
Esns ~'ne conflicting interests OF our
~! Important changes should be
On c,, ",'n caution. If y careful re-
nj. isahh"t be made at this session, a
H. sun Sa such as was lately approved
NJ Sellate St and is now recon mended
b,s'e SECRETARY Of the Treasury would
nsra ' Lsaten the lahors of Congress
nv .uis tubJect shall be brought
f, INDIAN AFFAIRS AND
MORMONS.
is ,.ha y a strong recommendation
sucb ucb'DAoilltatiOn of the navy, and
on l., measures as will put our
rbsra,n ~ a condition for defence,
reci,ay ri,sy one should be glad to see
stc.la tai OF Pust-office affairs is
IA , sn, except as to the Star Route
spsaI. iu upon this subject the Presi.
tion Hs n IN st.ong terms of the in-
Iu he laid nnnn oil tho nronar