South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-12-07
Pressden, Arthurs Message

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aee 81 ssisf-.ays srtoss tks zen nsais
OF FLORIDA. along a.. eosi fron Tlorlia
&, tlsmp,0n hosss, bst~sea the Caesa.
pcake la aud the Deiax.re river .na
through Cape God. thus receraix' a.
more AZ less directly the nsiisasl chsf.
ac'sr 0f The prujcctet Chesag ale All
Delaware sh1pcansi. Commercial t.cs.
ties have bscn made With Sefsia Roa
nanir, Cores and MadAsascsr lesa.
uons have heea established ia Persia
Coiea aud Siam. aud ~ b. tscouac n,icd
tba, the interests of Americas citizens
resident or iradiag iB Baigaf and tie
Central American States bo cared Tor by
tue presence o. consGlsr Representatives
OF the Uaiiod States. Reference 4.
made to the Braz,liaa oxloit duty on
coli G, and 10 TIE penalties Cor icchni
cal isults applied 20 American vessels
and csigocs an the A alllles. and toe sug.
eest'on - made that fetaliatory msasrr.
es applied II Spanish vessels all car.
goes from Cuba aud Paef.o Rico might
not be barren Of COOL results. Atten.
ton Is called TO the work oi the inter-
national African Association In Ia. Con.
go valley, and Congress il reminlel tina,
II may become advisable for u 10 CO.
operate with other comu orcial powers
IN promoting the tights of trade in that
region 'iree fom the in cri.rence or pol.
ticai control OF any oue Lation No
large reduction OF revenue. IL advised.
Congress is reminded that tariff hill
has been recently passed., the results OF
which are not yet sufficiently appaien,
10 variant iur her moditica, ion OF the
tariff or internal revenue laws. lie
states, how, yer. that the legislation re
icrred to has cut down the income og the
| government some City or. sixty millions
CT doliars-a statement ut variance with
that made BY the Secretary OF The Urea.
sury, who puts the net re iuctiDn al but
| $50 OOo,O0 The sugplas OF revenue &.
| w ~ az Nuitb INC ~ RN.uen' &C.
Inmates at 500 900. 000. it j. recOmmou-
ded should be sp nj III rehab .li,stinE our
navy and providing coas, d feuses. Tie
suggestion Of tic Secretary OF the Tres.
sury as TO the proper TIT thol of perpc,ua.
tinS the mai Jnai bark systc M 5 apprOy.
e. II IS accordingly recommended tina.
the tax Of per cen. on tic circulation
OF Tie national banks tie rcpcaleI. and
,ha. the amount of The circula ion allov.
ei on bonds deposited Tor security lie
increased To- % per cent. on the markc;
value of such bonds. The effect OF this
would he to make 1t profitable TO the
| Ranks 10 base their circulation on 4 pcr
! cents, which are not lie 'eemah.e ill
l9OI. With respect 10 the disposition
10 be made Of trade dollars The Prcsi-
dent and Secretary OF the Treasury
"h |, not favorins exscily The same
! plan, are in substantial agreement.
The former recommends that The trade
dollar be accepted by Tie treasury and
the mints as bullion at "a small percent
age about the current market p-icc OF
silver of like fneness. lie SCcr.t ary
suggests simply that tho standard silver
! dollar De exchanged, dollar Tor do'lar.
Tor the ira lie dollar, the latter 10 be re.
! garded as 20 much bullion bou.h, -ur-
der the &C, oil 1873. Approval is given
also the Secretary of tie Ifeasury's PLAZA
Tor the consolidation OF certain customs
districts, end it is added tha, by tue re-
! ductlon OF internal revenue uislricts. &c.
Gently perfected, their. number has been
reduced from l26 10 IS. Dwelling on
The Gupro.ccte condition ofour extend.
en seacoast. the number OF large ana
"eiltby cities with which IL is dotted.
we age nnd weakness OF our works OF
defense, their inferior armament an i'm.
pericc. torpedo eGuipmen', the Prcsi.
Gent urges the recoG struc,ipn Of our NJ
" and the building OF plant for the
manufacture of heavy ordnance, and
points TO The OVERT Iwing condition Of
Tie treasury as n fact that renders the
! present tbe proper time for the inc ptiJn
OIL so patriotic WORK. Attention is
called To the growth OF the number OF
postOliices from 46,23I in 1882 To- A.
! S63 in 1885. TIE recommendation is
| maze, adversely to til, views OF the
Postmaster General, that the rate Cf
I postage on drop letter.. which AZ pres.
ent is two cents where the carrier sys.
tenn is established and one cent else
where. be made uniform by reducing il
everywhere ID one ceat.
Reference Is made to the long.moo tcd
! proposition that The government sbuul1
assume The same control over the tele-
graph that IL has always exercised over
the mail. but the President is unable 70
accord Bis approval to the project. The
suggestion is made, however, that the
government should be authorized to ex.
ercisc some sort OF supervision over in,
terstate Geographic communication.
The fees Of jurors AMI witnesses m tho
Federal courts, fixed ~ laws OF Old
date. are insufficient. II is recommend.
cd that they bc increascl, and that dis.
trict attorneys and marshsls be paid by
| salaries. rather than a. nj nresnnf nv