The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-12-11
The President Fires His An
nual Message at Con-
greSS.
A Lengthy Document, But 1t
Will be Very Generally
Read.
Arthur's Review Of the Re-
ports OF the Cabinet
Officers.
Suggestions Made by Arthur
as to Foreign and Do
nestle Matters.
"Mormonism Must Go"--Other
Evils to be Swept
Away.
The Navy Must be Strengthened
Alaska to be Looked
After.

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
At the threshold of your deliberations
congratulate you upon the favorable as
pect of the
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF this government. Our relations with
other countries continue to be upon a
friendly footing With the Argentine
Republic, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark,
Hayti, Italy, Santa Domingo, Sweden and
Norway no incident has rccurred which
calls for special comment. Recent opening
OF new lines of Geographic communication
with Central America end Brazil have per-
mitted the interchange of messages
of friendship with the govern
ments of these countries. During
the year there have been perfected and pro-
claimed consular and commercial treaties
with Servia and a consular treaty with
Roumania, thus extending our interiors with
the Danubian countries, while our eastern
relations have been placed upon a wider ba-
sis by treaties with Corea and Madagascar.
THE NEW BOUNDARY SURVEY TREATIES
have been made with Mexico and
a trademark treaty, and supplementary
treaty of extradition with Spain, and a
convention extending the duration of the
Franco-American claims commission, has
also been proclaimed. Notice of the ter
mination of the fisheries articles of the
treaty of Washington was duly given to
the British government. The privileges
and exemption Of the British government
and the reciprocal privileges and exemp-
tions of the treaty will accord
ingly close on July 1, 1885.
The fisheries industry is pursued
by numerous class of our citizens on the
northern coasts, both of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, and are worthy of the foS-
tering care of congress. Whenever brought
into competition with like Industries of
other countries our fishermen, as well as
our manufacturers of fishing appliances
and preparers of fish products, have main
tanned a foremost place. / suggest that
congress create commission to consider
the question of our rights in the
fisheries and the means of opening
to Cur citizens under just and
enduring conditions the richly stocked fish
ing waters and whaling grounds of British
North America.
THE QUESTION HAS ARISEN,
touching the deportation to the United
mental or municipal aid of persons unable
there to gain living, and equally bur-
den on the community here. Such of these
persons, as will come under the psuper
class, as defined by the law, have been
sent back in accordance with
the provisions of our statutes.
precautions have been taken before ship
IL la s,c
proven Intellectual, and especially so in
reaching our territory through Canada,
that revision of our legislation upon this
subject NAV be deemed advisable. Cores
pondence relative to
THE CLAYToN-BULwER TREATY
has been continued and will be laid before
congress.
The legislation of France against
the importation of prepared swine pro-
ducts from the United States has been re-
pealed. That result has been due no less
TO the friendly representations of this gov
eminent than to growing conviction in
France, that the restriction is not demanded
BY any real danger to health. Germany
still prohibits TIE introduction of all swine
products from America. This govern !
ment has extended TO the imperial |
government friendly invitation to send
experts to the United States to inquire |
whether the use of these products was dan |
gerous to health. This invitation was de- |
clined. I have believed it of such impor-
lance, however, that the exact facts should |
be obtained and promulgated, that have |
appointed a competent commission to |
make thorough investigation of the sub. |
ject. Its members have shown their pub |
lie spirit by accepting their trust without
pledge of compensation, but i trust that |
congress will see in the ma.
tionaI and international bearings |
of the matter sufficient motive for pro- |
viding at least for the reimbursement OF |
such expenses as they may necessarily in
cur.
THE CORONATION OF THE GAR
at Moscow afforded to the government an
occasion for testifying its continued friend |
ship by sending special envoy and rep |
resentatire of the navy to attend the cere-
mony. While there have arisen during the |
year no grave questions affecting the |
statutes in the empire concerning Ameri- |
can citizens other than factions held by |
the national church this government re.
mains firm in its conviction that all rights of |
its citizens abroad should be in no |
way affected by these schisms of religious
feeling.
1t is understood that the measure for the |
removal of the restrictions which now bur
den