Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-12-06

' A
 tn surplus be applied to the long
 neglec ted duty of rehabi;itating the natio n and providing for defenses
 On the national currency question
 the message says: The aggregate
 amount of bonds now on deposit in
 the treasury to support the national bank circulation is about S350,000,> x
 900. Nearly S2O0, 100000 of this
 amount consists of three per cent, wh ich as already stated are payable
 at the subtreasury commensurate with the expenses of the volume of
 circulation will not be likely to suf-
 fer any material disturbance, but if,
 on the other hand. there shall be
 great delay in reducing taxation it
 will become necessary either to subs
 stitute some of the forms of currency in place of the national bank notes,
 or 10 make important changes in the
 laws by which that circulation is
 now controlled,
 He recommends the reception of
 trade dollars by the treasury and
 hints as bulliorfat q small per cent,
 above the market price as silver in
 fneness.
 The message then touches on the
 treatment of Indian tribes and raids
 by Indians in Arizona The Pre-
 sldent again called attention to the present unprotected condition of the sea coast, which, if not placed in sufficient state of defense, may be the means of subjecting the nation to humiliation by rival power.
 He thinks the condition of the public treasury made the present time an suspicious one for putting the naval service in state of eff ficiency, though it was no part of the policy of this government to create and maintain a navy able to | cope with those of the great powers of the world; that we had 10 wish | for foreign conquest, and the peace which we have long enjoyed seemed in no danger of interruption but that our naval strength should be made adequate for the defense of our commercial interests and the of our national honor was a proposition from which no patriotic citizen could withhold his assent.
 He recommended consideration of the railroad question to congress, and the matter of the preservation of forests and recommended the with> irawal from sale of the forests lands. The new civil service reform applying to appointments are highly commended.
 I repeat my recommendation that congress proposes an amendment to hat provision of the constitution which prescriEes the forualities for he enactment, whereby, in respect 0 bills for the appropriation of public money, the executive may be enabled while giving his approval o particular items, to interpose his etc as to such others as do not com mend themselves to his judgement. The Fourteenth amendment of the confers the right of ,iti zenship upon all persons born or l;zoJ ;p tba T7ritaJ Statac and subject to the jurisdiction thereof. It was the special purpose Of this to insure members of he coIored race the full enjoyment of civil and political rights Ger .ain statutory, provisions intended he secure the enforcement of those lights have been declared uncon- ,tituhonal by the supreme of the United States. Any legislation congress may as fully sup> )lement the guarantee which the affords for the equal .njoyment by all the citizens Of She United States of every right, privi- ege and immunity of citizenship will receive my unhe sitating ap- ,roval.
 FROM THE REPORT OF THE SECRETA-
 RY OF THE INFERIOR.
 In my last report 1 called atten- lon tc the annual raids made by the Apaches of Arizona. In April last number of the citizens of Arizona were killed and large amount of stolen or destroyed by a ,and of Apaches that left the San JarIes reservation in April, 1882, or before that time. Ia attempting to scape they passed into New Mex co and killed MT. McComas and wife, and took their young son pris- ner. The people of Arizona were realty excited over the murders of heir fellow citizens and the destruc- ion of their property, and threat> ned to take vengeance on the In ians of the reservation, claiming hat the murders were committed by hose Indians.
 It is not at all surprising that the ,eople of Arizona should have been xc:ted over these outrages, occur ing every year with the regularity { I the seasons, and in the eXciteN nent attending an Indian raid they hould contemplate holding the whole tribe responsible for the acts f comparatively small number of he tribe. There is nothieg more errible to 8 new settlement than an { ndian raid. No one knows when { he blow will fall, or where next the