The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-08
SYNOPSIS OF THE PRESI-
DENTS MESSAGE.

DENTS MESSAGE.
The President opens his Message
by congratulating Congress upon the
friendly relations existing between
the United States and all foreign
powers. TelegraphIc communities
tons have been established with
Central America and Brazil; consular
and commercial treaties have been
proclaimed with Seryia, and a con-
sular treaty with Roumania'
Treaties have also been made with
Corea and Madagascar, thus extend
ing our intercourse with the world,
The boundary survey treaties with
Mexico and trades mark convention;
a supplementary treaty with SPAN
and a convention extending the du'
ration of the Frapco-American
Claims Commission have also been
proclaimed. Notice of the termiua'
! ton of the fisheries article of the
Treaty of Washington has been
duly given to the British govern
ment. He recommends that the
fisheries industries of the Atlantic
and the Pacific Oceans receive the
fostering care of Congress, and sug-
gests that it create a commission to
consider the question of our rights
in the fisheries to the richly stocked
fishing waters and sealing grounds of
British North America.
He refers to the question of assist
ed emigration; says those of the pau
per class as defined by law haye been
sent back; that Her Majesty's Gov
eminent has insisted that precau-
tons have been taken before ship
ment; refers to recent instances of
needy emigrants reaching our coun-
try through Canada, and thinks a
revision of our legislation upon this
subject may be deemed advisable.
The American hog is noticed. The
President says France has repealed
her laws against the importation Of
swine products from the United
States, but that Germany still pro-
hibits their introduction. He has
invited Germany to send experts to
the United States to inquire whether
the use of these products was dan
gerous to health, but the invitation
was declined. The President, how
ever, has deemed the subject of such
importance that he has appointed a
competent commission to make a
thorough investigation of the sub
ject, and recommends that Congress
provide for the expense of such in
vestigation.
He says the coronation of the Car
| of Russia afforded this Government
an opportunity to testify its contin-
ued friendship by sending a special
envoy and a representative of the
Navy to attend the ceremony. The
President regrets that the fresh pro-
tests of this Government against the
restrictions which now burden our
trade with Cuba and Porto Rico have
not yet produced a satisfactory re-
suit. International treaties for the
retirement to arbitration of grave
questions between nations is referred
to and the fact that this Government
has assented to the proposed negoti-
atoms of such a treaty with Switzer-
land is mentioned.
The President thinks there never
was a time in our National history
where there was more need of close
and lasting relations with Mexico
than now exist. The treaty of COM
merce and navigation of 184S has
been terminated by the Mexican
Government and in the absence of
conventional engagements, the rights
of our citizens in Mexico now de-
pend upon the statutes of that Repub-
lie. There have been instances of
infringement of the laws against our
vessels and citizens in Mexico and of
the denial of diplomatic resort for
their protection. But the initial step
toward a better understanding has
been taken in the negotiation by the
Commission, appointed by Congress,
of a treaty which is still before the
Senate awaiting its approval. The
provisions for the reciprocal crossing
of the frontier by troops in pursuit of
hostile Indians have been prolonged
for another year.
He thinks our political and COM
commercial relations with Central
America justify the placing of a Con-
sular-G General at the capital of each
State in that country. The question
of terminating or modifying the ex-
isting reciprocity treaty with the
Sandwich Islands is now before Con-
gress. He is convinced, however,
that the charges of abuses and
frauds under that treaty have been
exaggerated. He desires the treaty
modified only where its provisions
have proven detrimental to legiti-
mate trade between the two couu-
tries and wishes to foster the good
will existing between them.
Touching the Chinese question he
says: "There is good room to be-
lieve that the law relative to the i'm
of Chinese has been vio-
lated internationally or otherwise by
the officials of China upon whom de-
volved the duty of certifying that the
immigrants belong to the accepted
Measures have been taken
to ascertain the facts incident to this
supposed infraction, and it is De-
lieved that the Government of China
will cooperate with the United States
securing the faithful observation
Of the law"