Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-12-13

position to be held next year at New Orleans IN
commemoration OF the centenary q me arss
shipment Of cotton from Port Of the
success. Under the act Of Congress- of the
10th Of February 1883 declaring that exgosi-
lion TO ne nagonaa ana With which the
United States maintain relations nave De Gen
nvisa Ia have received
assurances of the lively interest Wnicn II mas
excited abroad.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The report of the Commissioners Of the
District Oh Columbia Is sftenton. specially
for those portions which relate to the assess
ments OF arrears of taxes and water supply.
CIVIL SERVICE. r
The Commissioners who were appointed un an.
to regulate and improve the Civil Service of
the United States" entered promptly upon
the discharge of these duties Aseries OF rules .s
framed In accordance with the spirit OF tne
statute was approved and promulgated py the
President. In some particulars wherein i
quentiy amended. It will be seen that they
discountenance any political or RELIGIOUS
f the sas ss e r RReo aes IS
in its original application to the CLASSIFIED
cierkships in the several executive depart arr
tricts and post-ofices where, as many
e es persons 81 these postions analo.
gous to that existing in the Washington ofces
was duly made before the law wenIinto erect:
post-ohices were thus brought under imfnedi-
ate operation of the statute. The annual re-
win soon be submitted to Congress, will etord
the means OF a more definite Judgment than
am new prepared TO express as 70 ade tine its
effects have thus TAR proved beneficial the
practical methods appear to be adequate for
rious difficulties in carrying them into effect.
Since the 10th of July last no person, 80 faras
service in the ciassiticd Portions thereof In any
OF the departments or at any of the post-OfhceS
and customs districts above named, except
most competent, on the basis of the examina-
tons held in conformity to the rules.
THE EXECUTIVE.
At the time when the present Executive en-
ignation, or inability to discharge his duties
would have left the Government without
constitutional head. 1t is possible, of course,
unless the wisdom of Congress shall provide
against its recurrence. The Senate, az its last
to this we
trust, commend itself to the approval of both
houses of Congress. The clause Of the Con-
regulating the Presidential succession, pre-
sents also for solution other questions OF
paramount Importance. These questions re-
THE PROPER INTERPRETATION OF THE PHRASE,
of said Office" our organic Law providing that
when the President shall suffer from such ina
bility the Presidential office shall devolye up
on the yice-President, who must himself, UNI
der like circumstances, give place to such OFF,
GERS az Congress may by law appoint to act as
merous and interesting Inquiries which are
suggested by these words of the Constitution.
They were fully stated in my first compunica-
ton to Congress-, and have since been the sub.
ject of frequent elaboration in that body, 1t
is greatly to be hoped that these momentous
questions will find speedy solution, lest
emergencies may arise when longer delay be
impossible, and any determination, albeit the
wisest, may furnish cause for anxiety and
alarm.
vEToING APPROPRIATIONS. t,aa.
For the reasens fully stated in my last an
nual message, repeat my Recommendation
that Congress propose an amendment to that
provision of the Constitution which prescribes
the formalities for the enactment Of laws
ton of public money the Executive may be
enabled, while giving his approval to partfct-
lar items, to interpose his veto as to such others
as do not commend themselves to his judg.
ment. fa ,is~ s
CITIZENSHIP. .sd fi
The fourteenth amendment OF the .Constit,l.
ton confers the rights of citizenship upon all
persons born or naturalized in the United
states and subject to the Jurisdiction thereof.
to insure members of the colored race the full
enjoyment of civil and political rights. Ger
of those rights have been re-
Gently declared unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court. Any legislation whereby Congress
may lawfully supplement the guarantees which
the Constitution affords for the equal eBjoy-
ment by all citizens of the United States Of
sensp Or
[Signed,l CHESTER A. Arthur,
Washington, d. c., December 8, 1888.