Connecticut western news., 1884-12-10
Recommendations Made hy President Ar-
 thur tn His Annual Message
TIE NIcARAouAN TREATY.

are at peace. The rcprgauiZattun ot the din- lomatic and consular service is recommended.
 FINANCE.
 On tho subject of finance, the President com curs with the Secretary of the Treasury in re- commenting the imm,d ale suspension Of the coinage of silver dollars, and of the lssu1nco of silver certificates. The fact, that Of tho slS5. .000. .000 coined during tho past six years, but little more than Si0 n00. 900 aro in actual circulation, seems Co furnish cogent argu ment for the repeal of the statute.
 The condition of our iinanccs and the opera tions of the various branches of the public service which are connected with the Ift asuiy Department are very fully discussed in the rec port of ihe Secretary. IL appears that the or- dinary revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1881, were;
 From customs. ms..................S Sla5. .O67. 4s9 76 From internal revenue. ........ l2l, ,5sB.u12 5l From all other sourcts......,. 3i,sG6,3Of B5
 Total ordinary rcNenue. .... S34s, ,5l9,s69 99
 The public expenditures duriug the same period were:
 For civil expenses. .............S S22 SIP, ,907 n For foreign intercourse. ........ l,26u,f66 3l For Indians. s........s...ssst'ss Natof9aJ ~ For pensions, nS,..s.s...,,......, DO 1AHsA-o Uo For the military establislment
 including river and haIbcr im-
 IrOvumenls and ars ndls...... 39 A23.5OJ JO For the naval establishment inc
 cludiug vessels, machinery,
 and Improvements at navy
 yards .................s.s.. lfs%3z,bul a4 For miscellan uus expenditures,
 including public buildings,
 lighthouses, and collecting the
 revenue. e.,..........s......s. ad,gJ9, flO Uu For expenditures on account of
 the District of Columbia. ,.... 2,40a049 62 For interest on the public debt. 54,57S,3fS is For the sinking fund. .....,,.... 46,T9O,229 90
 Total ordinary expenditures $29O, ,916, 4s9 s3
 ouR DEPRESSED INDUSTRIES.
 One of the gravt st nE the problem which ap- peal to the wisdom of Congress- for solution is the entertainment of the most effective means for increasing onr foreign trade. and thus rec lcv.ng the depression under which our tn- dustries are now iauguishing. Tue Secretary of the Treasury advices that the duty of in- vestigating this subject be intrustpd in the first instance to n competent commission. While fully recognizing the considerations that may be urged against this course, am never thcless of the opinion that, upon the whole, no other would be likely to effect gpecdier or better results. That portion of the Secrotary's report which concerns the condition of our shipping interests can | not fail to command your attention. He em- phatically recommends that as an incentive Co | the investment of American capital in Amcri. can steamships, the Government shall by lib- eral payments for mail transportation or otherwise lend its active assistance Co individual enterprise, and declares his belief that unless that course be pursued our foreign carrying trade must remain, us it is to-day, a.mnsl oX- cllsiFely in the hands of foreigners. One phase of this subject is now c ppcialy prumi- neut in view of the reTealby tho Q, tof June 2', 1884, of all statutory provisions arbitrarily com polling Ame ican vessels to carry mails to and from the United States. As it is necessary to make provision to compensate the own rs of such vessels for performing that service after Ap'il, 1885. it is hoped that the whole subject wll receive early consideration that vii, lead to the enactment of tuch measures for the rec yival of our merchant marine as the wiFdom Of | Congress may devise.
 TIE EXCISE TAXES. He renews his recommendation of 1882 fa- voriug the abolition of all excise taxes except those relating to distilled spirits. If these taxes be abolished the revenue still remaining to | the Gov, Tnmcut will net only suffice Co meet | it's reasonable expenditures but will afford surplus large enough to permit such tar.f re- | ductinn as may seem AdN isable, when tho re- | suits of recent revenue laws and commercial treaties shall have shown in wha' quarters thosu reductions can be most judieiously af- | fegted.
 FOREIGN TRADE.
 The President sa,s tha'. although fully sen sibe of the objections to he made to the np- nointnicnt of a commission Co ascertain tho | most effective means for increasing our foreign | trade. he still believes this to be the most speedy and eiicacious method.
 STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES. He indorses tine recommendation of tho Sec relaTy of thc Treasury fayoring liberal subsidies ! to mall steamship lnrs. as m incentive to the | investment of American capital in American | steamships and dtc.ar,s that unless that course be pursued our foreign carrying trade must remain as it is to-day, almost exclusively m the hands of foreigners.
 COAST OFFENCES. Concerning staboard dpfences for our cities | recommended by tho Secretary of War, he says | ''The time has now come when such dofences | can be prepared with confidence that they will not prove ahnrtye. and when the possible rec suit of delay in making such prepa' ation is se- riuusly consdered, delay seems ineXeusablc. ] For the most important cities. those whose | destruction or capture wonld be national | humiliation, adequate dJtt nces, inclusive or | guns. may be made by the gradual expen- | allure of s60,0O0,000, sum much less | than victorious enemy could levy as | contribution. An appropriation Of about | one-tenth that amount is asked Co begin the | work, and I concur with the Secretary of | War in urging that it be granted He rec news his recomm ndution contained in | special message to the last Congrt ss, favoring | the establishment of two government factories, one for the army and one for Che navy for the manufacturI of heavy steel cannon, aud urges l Congress tt V rt SO as tu enable the Government to construct it's own ordnance upon it's own terri | tory, and to provide armamcnts demanded by considerations of nation safety aud honor.
 REcoNsrRrcroN or THE NAVY. Concerning the reconstruction of our navy, the President says:-'Iu this, Che last of the stated messages that I shall have to transmit | to the Congrt ss of the United States cannot | too strongly urge upon its attention the duty or | restoring our navy, as rapidly as pnsslble' to | the high state of efficiency which Formerly | characterized it. As ihe long peace that has | lulted ms into a sense Of fancicd security may | at any time be disturbed, it is plain that the l policy of strcngthcning this arm of the service ! is dictated by considerations ui wise economy, | of iust regard for our future tranquility and l of true appreciation or the dBnily and honor 1 of the Republic"
 TIE POST OFFICE.
 The report of the Postmaster General, he says, disclasCs the gratifying fact that the loss | of postal revenues during the last year from | the reduction in letter postage Co two cents has been less than cSpecIed-only S2,2T5,OOo. | This he considers a trustworthy indication That | the revenue will room be restored to its former | volume by the natural iner ase of scaled c.r- l respondeuce. He api iuyes lhe recommrnda- | tion of the Postmastes-Cienern that the unit Of weight with frst-class mail matter should be one ounce instead of ouu-half ounce, as it now | is, and recommt nds reduct.on Of postage on | drop letters to one cent Ho also recommends an extension of the free delivery system.
 THE PREVENTION LAW.
 The President concurs with the Secretary of l the Interior in advising the rep al of the Pre- l cmption law, the enactment of statutes resoly- | ing the present legal complications touching | lapsed grants to railroad companies, and tho | funding of the debt of the several Pacific raii- i roads under such guaranty as shall eilectually secure it's ultimate payment
 PoLYdAMY.
 He believes that if polygamy can be sup- pressed in Utah by law at can onlY be by the