The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08
An Extended Review OF Our Relations
with Other Nations, Showing us
at Peace with the
World.
Suggestions Cleaned from the POlity
of Different GOvernments...A
String Of "Glittering
Generalitiss."
He Pays n Feeling Tribute to James A..
Garfield and Shows Difference
Toward His Policy.
Exhaustive Summary Of Treasury Sta.
tistics...A Creditable Showing
of "A Great Nation.
Interesting Extracts from Other De.
partmental Reports.
The Policy of the Stalwart Administra.
ti0n Family Outlined.
Interesting Extracts from Other De.
partmental Reports.
The Policy of the Stalwart Administra.
ti0n Family Outlined.
Forty-Seventh Congress.


Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 6.-Petitions
we're presented by Senators Beck, Jones,
Sherman and Plumb to require railroads to
conduct their business on terms just and
equitable to the public.
By Mr.. Mills, of California-For Terri.
torial government for Southeastern Alaska.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Cameron, OF
Pennsylvania, for public building for
courts and post-otiice at Erie, Pennsylvania.
By Mr.. Saunders-For the admission OF
Dakota as State.
At 1912 p m. report was made by the
Senate half of the Joint Committee to wait
ON the President and inform him of the re-
organization of Congress, that they had
been informed by the President that he
would communicate with the two Houses
in writing forthwith.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. ...
To the Senate and House of Representatives
An appalling calamity has befallen the
American people since their chosen repre-
sentatives last met in the halls where you
are now assembled: We might else
recall with unallayed content the
rare prosperity with which throughout the
year the nation has been blessed. FITS har-
vests have been plenteous, its varied indus
tries have thriven, the health of its people
has been preserved, it has maintained with
foreign governments the undlstursed
relations of am amity o4;oan and feaIGGei. IGi:
favor we owe Him who holds our destiny in
His hand the tribute of our grateful deyo-
ton. To that mysterious exercise of His
will. which has taken from us the beloved
and industrious citizen who was but lately
the head of the nation, we bow in
sorrow and submission. The mem
.ries of bis his noble exalted acbevements ehaenf
and of hispatriotic life will be treasured for
ever as a sacred possession Of the whole pee
pie. The announcement of his death drew
from foreign governments and people tri-
butes of sympathy and sorrow which his
tory will record as signal token of the
veneration of mankind.
OUR FOREIGN NRELATIoNs-GREATB BRITAIN.
The feeling of good will between our own
government and that of Great Britain was
never more marked than at present. In
recognition of this pleasing fact, | directed
on the occasion of the Centennial celebra-
tion at Yorktown that a salute be given to
ence to which shall refer hereafter in rela-
ton to the proposed canal across the 18th
mus of Panama, little has occurred worthy
ofmention in the diplomatic relations of the
two countries. Early in the year the For
tune Bay claims were satisfactorily settled,
by the British Government paying in full
the sum of $4,000, most of which has been
already distributed; AS the terms OF the
settlement included cempensations for in
iuries suffered by our fishermen at
Aspee Bay, there has been re-
tained from the gross award
a sum which is deemed adequate for those
claims. The participation OF Americans in
the exhibitions at Melbourne and Sydney
will be approyingly mentioned in the re-
ports of the exhibitors soon TO be pre-
sented to Congress. They will disclose
the readiness of our countrymen to
make successful competition in distant
fields of enterprise. Negotiations for an
International Copyright Convention are IA
hopeful progress.
The surrender of Sitting Bull and his
forces on the Canadian frontier has allayed
although bodies of British
Indians still cross the border in quest OF
has been obtained which
promises an adequate understanding, Our
troops have orders to avoid, meanwhile, all
collisions with alien Indians.
FRANCE.
The presence at the Yorktown
Celebration Of Representatives of
The French Republic, and decend-
ents of Lafayette and OF his gallant
who were our allies in the
has served to strengthen the
,pirit of good will which has always
existed between the two nations.
THE Br.METALLIc CONFERENCE.
You will be furnished with the proceed !
ngs of the Bi-metallic Conference, held dur |
ng the summer at the city Of Paris. No
lccord was reached, but a valuable inter |
.hange of views was had, and the |
Conference will next year be renewed |
It the electrical exhibition and co..gress
llso 10 be held at Paris. This country was
represented by eminent special |
SITS, who. in the absence Of an apprOpria- /
ion of generous magnitude lent their eff /
.ient service, and at the instance Of the
State Department. While our ex-
,ibitors in this This ALMOST dhisTseny, dlstnotIveIy
ave received several valuable awards, !
Congress to provide for the re
,ayment Of the personal expense incurred /
n the public interest by the Honorary
and delegates 10 the Confer
nee.
GERxAEY.
New Questions respecting the status Of
Iur natnralized citizens in Germany have
risen during the year. and the causes of
omplaint, especially in Alsace and -Lor-
aine have practically ceased through the 4
iberal action Of the Imperial government /
n accepting our often repeated views Onthe
ubiect The application 0fthe treaty nflss;c
o the lately acquired I,henish provinces
as received very earnest attention. and q
Iefinife and lasting agreement on this point
confidently expected. TIE participation
4 the descendants Of Baron Won Steuben
n the yorktown festivities. and
heir subsequent reception by
heir American k1nsmen. strikineiy /,
ortrayed the ties Of good viii which unite
be German people and our own
sfaIr.
Our iufercourse with Spain has been 4
iendlr. An agreement concluded in
'etruarr last fxes q term for the labor q
h. Suafish-American Commission. The
r1nish government has heen requested a.
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