The sun., 1883-12-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IND WARM
INGS GIVEN TO CONGRESS.

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INGS GIVEN TO CONGRESS-
Our Pcnceabio Relations with FOREIGN Ma.
tions-Favorins Cheaper Rates for city
I.etters-ExistinR Mormon Leuislntion .
Failure Protect tho Forests Finances
To the Congress Of The rnaed states;
At the threshold of your deliberations
congratulate you upon the favorable aspect Of
tho domestic and foreign affairs of this Govern
ment.
Our relations with other countries continue
to be upon friendly footing.
With tho Argentine Republic. Austria. Bel
giun. Brazil. Denmark. Hayti. Italy. Santo Do
mingo. and Sweden and Norway. no incident
hns occurred which calls for special comment.
The recent opening OF now lines OF teiegraphio
communication with Central America and Bra
zil permitted the interchange OF messages Of
friendship with tho Governments OF those
countries.
During the year there havo been perfected
and proclaimed consular and commercial
treaties with Serbia and q consular treaty with
Roumania. thus extending our intercourse
with tho Dnnubinn countries. while our East
crn relations have been put upon wider basis
by treaties with Corea and Madagascar. Tho
new boundary survey treaty with Mexico. a
trades mark convention. and n supplementary
treaty Of extradition with Spain. and conven-
tions extending tho duration OF tho Franco
American Claims Commission have also been
proclaimed.
Notice of the termination OF tho fisheries ar
ticlcs OF tho treaty OF Washington was duly
given to the British Government. and the re-
ciprocal privileges and exemptions OF tho treaty
will accordingly cease on July /. 1885.
The fisheries industries pursued by n numer-
GUS class Of our citizens on tho northern coasts.
both OF the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. arc
worthy OF the fostering caro- of Congress.
Whenever brought into competition with the
like industries OF other countries. our fisher
men. as we'll rs our manufacturers Of fishing
appliances and preparers of fish products, have
maintained foremost place. IsugGest that
Congress- create a Commission to consider the
general question OF our rights in the fisheries.
and tho means OF opening to our citizens un-
der Just and enduring conditions. the richly
stocked fishing waters and sealing grounds Of
British North America.
Question has arisen touching the deporta-
tion to tho United States from the British
islands by governmental or municipal aid Of
persons unable there to gain n living and
equally n burden on the community here. Such
us defined by law have been sent back in ac-
Gordance with the provisions Of our statutes
precautions have boon takcn before shipment
| to prevent these objectionable, visitors from
hs The e"nrGa aeIon
| OF the British authorities in applying measures
inefrectuai. and especially so in certain recent
instances OF needy elni2rnnts renching our ter
EG trouGn Gahda % tha revision m OF our
advisable; Correspondence relative to the
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| THE AMERICAN HOO IN FRANCE AND GERMANY.
| The legislation OF France against the mporta-
tion Of prepared swino products from tho uni
due no less to the friendly Representation Of
THE sSd than to growing eonyieton
y'" Iii profibs The
sndod S syne the Asfs
inyitition to send experts to tho United States
@ e nf use hs 2 fsG nrass Ma
| declined. have beloved it of such Importance.
and " hG Ifs ,Sa SSa H be
| competent commission TO make n thorough
Investigation OF the subject, Its members have
trust without pledge OF conarensa,ion: but I
trust that Congress- will SEQ in tho national and
iicicnt motive for providing at least for reim-
bursement OF such expenses as they may
The coronation of the Gar at Moscow afford
ed to this Government an occasion Tor testify
| ing its continued frienf lhip by sending n spe-
cial envoy and II representative Of the navy to
| attend the cercnonY
grave questions affecting the status in tho RUS
san emrr9h h Of me ctIens Of hs other fa
Governmcnt remains firm in Its conviction that
the rhts Of It's is GtiTens abroad should be In no
| 1t Is understood that measures for tho remo-
val Of the restrictions which no~' burden our
trade with CuLn and Puerto Rico nrc under
TRs PROXIMITY OF cuba to tho United States
aud tie peculiar methods Of administration
cussion and arpca! on our part from the pro-
cscdnys M Of the lnsIIar au,h?r'ies s i, regret to
have not as yet produced satisfactory results.
The C2mmSfi2n s. appo!H!ted to to DECIDE certain
ernmsnt. after the recoEnit!on oi a sntiSactory
rule MS 70 the validity and force Of nnturnllza-
Some Son OF ii It's awards though made more more than
two Years MO. have not yet been paid. Tier
| Claims TO n lnrE" amount which were held by
TIE late Commission to he without its inrisdic-
tion, have been dip!onatica!lv, presented to the
-coionini authorities, which has given rise to to
these claims. MAS admittedly Illegal, fan ropa.
should be no longer delayed
Ths eass q he Mssonis las net yet reached
tho proceed inga Of WHICH this io.eTnmept has.
com planned wera unau.horizcd, and 1t Is hoped
the he's SPEEDY pee reraraion wnr It's sense Of justice
should impel i to o,ler for IN" uIilsun! severity
acers en.ns' IN the "st1 case o this m @ yess "' COLONIAL
The Iielyc.ian Confederation has proposed tho
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tions bctweel. nations. This Goyernmont has
asscntcd TO the proposed negotiation Of such u
| treaty with Switzerland.
Under Tho treaty OF Berlin liberty Of con-
science and ciyi! rights aro. assured to all
strangers in bulgaria. As the United States
have no distinct conventional relations with
that country. ana are not party to tho treaty.
they should. In my opinion. maintain diplo-
ment OF intercourse and the proper protection
Of the many American cs,zcis who resort to
that country rs missionaries ana teachers. I
suggest that | be given authority to establish
an agency and Cons lato- General at the BuGs-
rian capital.
revision OF the tariff Of the Ottoman empire.
They have assented to the application OF u IL
cense tax to Foreigners doing business in Tur-
key. but have opposed the oppressive storage
tax upon petroleum entering tho ports OF that
country.
The Government Of the Khediye has pro-
posed that the authority OF tho, mixed judicial
| tribunals In Egypt ba extended so ns to cover
citizens OF ths United Staios accused of crime.
| who are now triape before Consular courts.
This Government Is not indlsposed to accept