The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-12-08
THE PRESIDENTS MxssaG CT.


ted to Congress his Annual Message, q stIns
| Ills views Of National Affairs sbrpad aud Al
home. IL Is too lengthy for our coldmrs aid
We submit Instead the following brief r-fnr
| .nce TO Its more salient points:
Our relations with all foreign governments
are fraternal aud satisfactory.
Ia relation 10 the isthmus causl II Is anti
'ipated that time and interchange Of views
, viii lead To . sa,isfsctory soiutbpn ofti,'
d ference OF international views.
He thinks Kussiz will soon tolerate -thr
Hebrews. a..e
| Spain Is exScting Ia her fines and fees on
| OR mercantile vessels aud should be
| wrestled with. ..a ra
II Is not thought the law and treaty should
be so construed Is TO prevent the mere tram
sit Of Chinese laborers across the United
| ,ates, and the question Is submitted To
| Congress. g.. san
Congress having taken no action OH the
proposed conference Of American Govern
m"nIs, the President pos: poned II, aud again
.vows his will to cooperate In any measure
10 promote peace Oh this continent.
Congress Is recommended to lesislstes In
harmony with other powers to prevent COLT.
| SONS at sea.
The total ordinary receipts Of tn. Govern
mrnL last year were s403, 425. $50 2si Total
ordinary expenditures $257 0Sl. 439.57; sur
plus Sli5 ,543, sl0.7l. This was applied with
~ additional amount from The cash balance
IN the Treasury to the redemption Of the
| . iblic debt.
The excess Of exports over imports during
the year was s25. 90z, 1888. This Is the small
st excess Of exports In six years.
There a'e now 2.269 National Banks, Ill
,rw ones having been organized during the
ear. Their circulation Is $424, $50, 45S.
There are IS, O00, Oco silver dollars coined
aud in circulation, aud the mass Of aceumu-
lated coin In the vaults 10 so great that the
oragr capacity Is exhausted. He thinks
T. not desirable to continue this coinage.
The Secretary Of the Treasury complains
OF an excess Of revenues. The President
therefore recommends . reduction. For the
fiscal year 1881 the surplus revenues amount
q / T., one hundred millions dollars; for the
fiscal year 1892 the surplus was one hut dred
ald forty five millions. This surplus cannpt
be legitimately expended or applied to debt
redemption, except by buying TAP anmatursd
bonds at excessive rates. The President
therefore advises the ahrogstion Of tax on
distilled spirits which would retire fifteen
hundred or two thousand officers aud reduce
expenses two and a half millions dollars,
It he does not advise total abolition Of
excise taxes. -a-- 90. -.
The present tariff system. Is pronounced
unjust In many respects. Its modi6cat ion 10
urged but no suggestions made In detail.
Tie Customs duties last year amounted 20
two hundred and twenty SIX million dollars,
almost double what II was In 1879. An en-
larpement of the free list aud . correction
Of the conspicuous inequalities Of che present
law Is urgently recommended.
The Indian troubles during the past year
have been Insignificant. =.
Our sea coast Notifications are also insig.
ui6cant and d.fenses for our great harbors
VIGOROUSLY inadequate.
II 10 urged that more adequate provision be
made for arming and equipping the militia Of
the country: The absurdity. Of The aw re;
quiring all regular army officers to be re-
tired at o. and limiting The number /" 400,
while there are 420 now on the retired list,
10 referred to. q. .g.
The President very properly shakes up the
ann ial omnibus fraud known as "the river
. I'd hsrbor bill" aud suggests al .mend :
N mt TO the Constitution giving he President
p '~er to veto particular parts or sections Of
a,y bill, as 10 now provided In the conslitu
tions Of fourteen States, without vstoing the
entire bill. .e--
Tha navy is in good running condition, tif
q Oh usse gunbost gets after it, The Presi.
dent calls attention to what should be . mat
ter Of National pride and pstriotism-the
construction Of better ships for the Ameri
can navy. As gallant sailors ~ ever boarded
AL enemy or fred gun are sfoat Ia = lot of
mud scows that would BE- .. shsue to .
Sandwich Islander, aud American CONNER
cial vessels are thing Of the past. -. ...
The President, IN . very elaborate review
Of the Postal service, says there is now COLI
siderable surplus In that department and
recommends reduction Of fifty per cent. In
the present rates Of letter postage, with IN
increase OF postage on merchandise, II nee
esssry.' sas.-
The enactment Of bankrupt Law. ID hoped
fur. .#..a -n lis. s-sa r:s Eaa
The recommendation that Indians DO al
lolted land In .everalty 10 repeated. ier5zryr
The attention Of Congress Is called toths
neglect % Of railroad companies TO whom
large grants Of land were made In 1869. 4.tO
take title thereto and pay taxes. (Thsi's
good.) The attention Of Congress IL also
called 10 the determinations INSIDE by rail-
road corporations In freights, and l-gislsl ION
by Congress Is advised where IL has. juris-
dicrion. -I.r..'r.s. . ~ a SEX t-.g
The suggestions In regard 10 polygamy and
the Territories are thin and ambiguous. In
The President takes . practical and patti
otto view Of the civil service aud makes
some excellent suggestions. He concludes
by saying that political assessments .shauld
be prohibited by law. President Arthur y
not " Chet Arthur Of New York. .ssE
The Message altogether, Ii fail. one, but
not great one. There Is no great issue be-
fore the country calling for . great state
paper, and the President has mainly con-
tented himself with business-liks -nip-
isterial presentation Of Affairs. The Repub.
lie Is prosperous aud n peace. Let US be
content. ~ -- " as H..v s.-s 4
BLOW YE WINDS. -.
II This = Prophecy, Fraud or joker
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE President bas
received the following Communication from