Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-05

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
A Cursory Glance at Onr Relations VIII
Foreign Countries. "
:.
Al Peace With NIL tho World and the
balance OF Mankind.
Review Of National Finances and DO.
nestle Affairs In General.
The Momcutous Mormon Questionable
Civil Rights Decision.
An Honest and STRAIGHTFORWARD State
Papcr-Plnin and Practical.

To the Congress ofihc United states.
Washington, ID. c., December =.
Al the threshold OF elaboration. / con
graduate you upon the favorable as
| pect OF the
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ArrAins.
of the government. Our relations
win the other countries continue i,
be upon friendly footing. With IA,
Argentine Republic, Belgium, Den.
mark, Brazil, Hayti. Italy, Sai,to Do
mingo and Sweden and Norway, IA, In.
cident has occurred which calls for spe.
cinl comment. The recent opening OF
new lines of telegraph communication
win Central America and Brazil, the
interchange OF messages OF friendship
with the governments OF those coun-
Tries have further cemented the
good good feeling already existing.
during the year there have been per-
iected ami proclaimed consular and
commercial treaties with Servin. and n
consular treaty with Ronmnnia, thus
extending our intercourse with the
Danubinn countries. and our Eastern
relations have been put on wider
basis. Treaties with Madagascar, the
new boundary survey treaty with
Mexico, n trade convention and sun
Elementary treaty OF extradition with
Spain, and conventions extending the
duration ofthe Franco-AmerIcan claims
commission, have also been proclaim
ed. Notice OF the termination of the
fisheries articles of the treaty of Wash.
ington was duly given TO The British
government. The privileges OF the
British government and the reciprocal
privileges and exemptions Of the trenty
accordingly close on July |, 1885.
THE FISHERIES INDUSTRY,
pursued by numerous class of our
citizens ON the Northern coasts, both
oi the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, are
worthy oil the fostering care of con-
gress, as whenever brought into COM
petition with the like industries of
other countries, our fishermen, MS well
as our manufacturers of fishing ap-
plianccss aud preparations of fish pro.
duets, have maintained foremost
place. suggest that congress create
commission TO consider the general
question oil our rights In our fisheries,
ana the means OF opening 10 our clii. |
zens under Just conditions the richly |
stocked fshlng waters and breeding |
grounds OF British AMI Russian North |
America.
PAUPER IMMIGRATION.
a question has arisen touching the
deportation tothe United States from
The BRUSH government or municipal
ties of persons unable TO giiu "A Living
here and equally so In amy commu-
nifty here. Such persons. under the
Dauper clause as defined by the law,
nave been sent back In accordance
a IAsa ~ 80. A.. |
Her maiesty's government has insisted
hat precautions have been taken he
ore shipment. This has, however. In
70 many cnses proven questionable. es.
lccinlly in certain instances of needy
migrants reaching our territory
through Canada, that revision of our
egis alton can be deemed advisable.
correspondence relative to CLAYTON
}ulwer treaty has been continued,
nd will be laid before congress.
THE AMERICAN Hoa.
The legislation of France against
OF prepared swine
roducts from the United states ,
M been repealed. That result has
cen due NO less 10 the friendly repre-.
citations of this government than 10 I
growing conviction In France that y
le restriction In not deemed requisite u
any real danger 10 health. GernIa-
y still prohibits the introduction of
i swine products from America.
To the imperial government v
friendly invitation TO send experts to u
lc, United States 10 inquire whether G
,e'usc Of such products was danger u
~ 10 health. This invitation was y
,clined. j have believed II OF so u
uch Importance that the cxact facts v
I0uld be nscertaincd and promulgated u
mt have appointed n competent y
10 make "a thorough invcs. Il
CATION Of tho subject. It's members II
we shown their public spirit
ithout compensation, but j trust al
Dgress will see In the national and Ia
ternatiopal bearings Of the matter ID
illcleDt Importance 10 suggest some %
ode Of providing for at least the re- NJ
lbuIsement Of such oxpeDses Us they
~ necessarily incur. Ia,
THE CORONATION or THE czAH h,
Moscow presented 10 the govern W
,nt AN occasion for tcstifyihg its con- ~
Iued friendship by sending "a special "
voy and "a representative IL the navy ~
attend the ceremony. While there ~
We arisen during the year no grave ex
'btoHs HIicrtU1H TIC SINUS III tne y,
Isslan empire Of American citizens, az
other facts than that held by the IN
Lionai Church, this government re- w
.ins firm IN its conviction that tho W
hts of It's citizens abroad should lie 60
no way affected by their la
iglous belief II ~ undcrslood ns
Il measures for the removal OF M
friction which now burden our be
de with ma
cUBA AND PoHfo RICO rcI
under consideration by the Span - -
government. The proximity OF ~.
ba and the peculiar methods Of nd -
abstraction which there prevail me- -.
state constant discussion and mp ~
J on our pari from the proceedings ~ ~,
he Insular authorities. regret 20 ~ ~.
the just protest Of the government ~
not produced any satisfactory re- ~
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