The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-02
sT'['HEsIAlSiT,S ! !, MESSAGE i IS:
OF THE PRESENT rnEs,pEsr.
a Plain nnd Comprehensive STATE Paper
The Condition Of the Country and tho
Lsei.lation It Needs at the Hands
Of Congress Fully Set forth.
WAsH'SoroS, Dec. 1.-THE President
has sent the following, message to Con.

WMfiiSGToS. Dec. 1.-The Psesiden,
has sent the following, message to Con
grcss: ,JlI ME-. KIN ~ N
20 ht Can7rtu ofht Cai..d SIalei.. y
Since the close Of your last session the
American people in the exercise Of theil
highest right OF suffrage hare chosen thei,
Chief Magistrate for the four years ensu
ing. When 1t Is remembered that a. no
period in their country's history has the
long political contest which customary
precedcs the day Of the National election
been waged with greater feryor and dinten,
sity,it Is q subject OF general congratulatiop
that alter the controversy ut the polls was
over, and while the sligli. prepondersuce
by which that issue had been determined
were as yet unascertaiued, the public
peace suffered no disturbance. but the peo.
pie everywhere patiently and quietly
awaited the result. Nothing ;couli more
ssrikinSiy illustrate thel tenoper of the
American citizen; his love of order and
his loyalty to law; nothing could more
signallydemonstrate the str.nx xth and Wis.
dom OF sour political institutions.t Eight
years have passed since n controversy
concerning the result ofa National election
sharply called the attention Iiof the Con.
gress to the necessity OF providing more
precise and definite regulations for the
counting OF the electoral vote. 4 It Is
OF the greatest Importance that this
question be settled before conflicting
claims to the Presidency shall again
distract the country, md Il am
persuaded that by the people at large any
OF the measures of relief thus far proposed
would be preferred to continued inaction.
G$s ~ FOREIGN RELATIONS. ~ 4
Our relations witllSall foreign powers
continue to be amicable. With Belgian
a convention has been signed, whereby
the scope Of present treaties has been 80
enlarged as to secure to the citizens of
either country, within ther jurisdiction OF
the otheISelual rights and privileges, lin
the acquisition and alienation OF property,
"A trades mark treaty has also been con.
cluded. The war between Chill and Peru
is at All end. For the arbitration of the
claims OF American citizons who. during
its continuance suffered through the acts
Of the Chilian authorities, q convention
will soon be negotiated. ,3-glj II II :
The state OF hostilities between France
and China continues to be an embar-
rassing feature of our Eastern relations,
The Chinese Government has promptly
adjusted and paid the claims OF American
citizens, whose property was destroyed
during the riots at Canton. I renew, the
recommendation OF my last annual mes.
sage that the Canton indemnify fund be
returned 70 China. The trne interpreta-
ton OF the recent treaty with that country
permitting the restriction OF Chinese I'M
Is likely to be again the subject
,ot your deliberations. 1t may be seriously
questioned whether: the statute passed; at
the last session does not violate the treaty
rights OF certain Chinese who left. this
country:with return certificates valid un-
der, the old Law, and now: seem to be de.
barred from landing from lack .of certifi-
Gates required by the new. The recent
purchases by the United States Of
n large trading fleet, heretofore un-
der the Chinese flag, has considerably
enhanced our commercial importance in
the East. In view OF the large number of
vessels built or purchased by American
citizensinfotl countries and exclusively
employed in Legitimate traffic; between
foreign ports under the recognized pro-
lection OF our, flag, it might be well to pro-
vide Q Uniform rlle ior;their registration
and Recommendation, so that the ,bonatide
property right -four citizens thereto shall
bezfullyStevidenced and the property
guarded 2 ~ = t-Etr-,
=. Z .s;2a & Z; THE CONGO COUNTRY.
Pursuant to the advice OF the Senate at
the last + session i recognize the flag of
the international Association Of the Congo
as that Of a friendly Government, avoid
ing in SO doing any prejudgment of conflict
in territorial claims in that region. Sub
sequently, in execution Of the expressed
wish OF the Congress I appointed
. commercial agent for the Con-
80 basin. The importance Of the rich
prospective trade Of the Congo Valley has
led to the general conviction that It should
be open 10 all Nations upon equal terms.
An International conference for the con.
sideration oithis subject.w called by the
Emperor Of Germany and is now in ses-
sion ut Berlin. Delegates are in attend
ance on behalf OF the United States. OF
the results of3the conference you will be
duly advised.
The Governmental OF Corea hasgenerously
aided the efforts Of the United States
States Minister to secure suitable premises
for the use OF the legation. As the condi-
tions OF diplomatic intercourse with the
Eastern nations demand that the leya-
ton premises be owned by the represent
ing power, advise that anIappropriation
be made Tor the acquisition iof this prop
erty sby the Government. The United
States already possesses valuable premises
Us gilt from the Sultan Of Morocco. Asis
stated hereafter, they have lately received
Il similar gilt from the Siamese govern
ment. The Government OF Japan stands
ready to rent us extensive grounds at
Toxic whcreon to erect q suitable bnilding
for the Legation, court house and JAIL and
similar privileges will probably be secured
in China and. Persia. The towning OF
such premises would not only effect a
large saving OF the present rentals, but
would permit Of the due assertion ~
extra territorial rights in. those .colnt tries
and would the better serve To- maintain
the dignity OF the United States. ta5-5
/, RELAfloSs,wIrn EdYrr. 81
The failure Of Congress to make, an ap-
preparation for our representation at the
autonomous court Of the Khedive has
proved aserious embarrassment in our en-
tercourse with Egypt, and in view OF the
necessary intimacy Of diplomatic rela-
tionship due to the participation Of this
Government as one Of the treaty powers
in NJ matters Of administration there af.
iectins the rights Of foreigners, I advise
the restoration Of the agency and consul
lata-generafatGa Cairo on its former basis. q
Lido mot conceive, 1t 10 be the wish Of
Congress that the United States should
withara w:altogether; from the honorable
position they haxe hitherto held with re-
tspect to tha,Khelive, or that the;citizens