The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-02

port duties upon works OF art.
Elt-- Is well to consider whether
the present discrimination In favor Of
the productions Of American artists abroad
IS not likely to result, US they themselves
seem very generally to beliuye it may re-.
suit, in the practical exclusion Of our
painters and sculptors from the rich fields
for observation, study aud labor whicl,
they have hitherto enjoyed.
There Is prospect that the long pending
revision OF the foreign treaties Of Japan
may be continued ut new conference to
boz held at Toxic. While this Govern
ment fully recognizes the equal and inde-
pendent station OF Japan in the commu.
nifty Of Nations 1t would not oppose the
general adoption Of such terms OF com-
promise as Japan may be disposed to offer
lnY 1urtherance OF q uniform policy OF In
tercourse with Western Nations.
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES.
During the past year the increasin. good
will between our own Government and
that Of Mexico has been yariously. mani
Tested. The treaty Of Commercial recip-
rocity! concluded JanunrySe0, 5lss3, has
been ratified and awaits the necessary
tariff y f, legislation Of Congress to become
The legislation Swill, I doubt not, be
among the first measures to claim your
attention. \ fult treaty OF commerce,
navigation and Consular rights is much to
be desired, and such treaty have reason
to believe. the Mexican government
stands ready TO conclude. Some e,nbar-
rassment has been occasioned by the fail
ure OF Congress at its last session to pro.
vide means ior the due execution OF the
treaty OF July 80, 1852, for the re-survey
OF the Mexican boundary and the re-loca.
ton Of the boundary monuments. -
With the Republic OF Nicaragua a
treaty has been concluded which con.
templates the construction by the United
States OF canal. railway and telegraph
line across the Nicarauguan territory. By
tho terms Of the treaty sixty miles of the
river San Juan as we'll ~ LakeNicauraugua,
an inland sea, forty miles in width, are to
constitute part Of the projected enterprise.
This covers for actual canal construc.
tions seventy miles on the Pacifcside and
thlrty.slx miles on the Atlantic. To the
United States whose rich territory on the
Pacific Is for thesordinary purposes OF
commerce practically cut of from COM
munlcation by water with the Atlantic
ports,; the. political and commercial ad.
rantages OF such project can scarcely be
over estimated. It's believed that when
the treaty Is laid before you inr consider
alton the Justice and liberality of the pro-
visions will command universal approval
at home and abroad. - ''7 7 : ! - =
The death OF our representative at BUS
sia while at his postat St. Petersburg af-
forded to the Imperial government IN op-
portunity to testify its sympathy ina
manner be6ttiny the intimate irlendhness
which haa ever marked the intercourse OF
the two countries. s 49, 1E ii.
The course ofthis Government in raising
its representation ut Bangkok to the diplo.
matte rank has evoked from Siam eyi-
dencesy OF warm / friendship and augurs
we'll for our enlarged intercou rse. !, The
Slamese GoVernmenthas present ted to the
United States commodious mansion and
grounds for the occupancy of;thelsgation,
and suggest that by q joint resolution
Congress. attest its appreciation OF this
generous gift. - 8 f',s5}s3t ~
| II 80 4hE SfASlSH .ASTu-LES. Js,ss..'- J
This Government:has more than once
been called on oi-latc7 to take action in
the fulfllmcnt Of its international sobliga-
tion towards Spain. The agitation in the
Island Of Cuba hostile to the Spanish
Crown having been fomented by persons
abusing the sacred rights Of hospitality
which our territory affords, the officers Of
the Government have been instructed to
exercise vigilance to prevent iniractions
OF our neutrality laws at Key West aud ut
other points near the Cuban coast. am
happy to say that in the only instance
where these precautionary, measures
were successfully eluded, the Offend
ers when found + in : onr 4 territory
were subsequently tried and convicted.
The growing need of close relationship
Of intercourse and traffic between. the
Spanish Antilles and their national mar.
ket, the United States, led to the adop.-
ton in January last of q commercial
agreement, looking to that end. This
agreement has since been superseded bv
more carefully framed and cornprehen-
sive convention, which I shall submit to
the Senate for approval. 8 It has been the
aim OF this negotiation to open such a fa-
yored reciprocal exchange az productions
carried under the flag .of either cnuns
ttry. as 10 make intercourse between
Cuba and +sf Porto Rico .and our
SELVES scarcely less intimate than
the COMMERCIAL movement between
our domestic ports, and to.insure re-
moval Of the burdens on shipping III tTle
Spanish Indies, of which in the mast our
ship owners and ship masters have so
often had cause to complain. $ The neyo-
tiation OF this convention has for, a time
postponed the prosecution of certain
claims of onr citizens which we're declared
to be without the jurisdiction ot the late
Spanish-American Claims. Commission,
and which are therefore remitted to d:plo-
matte channels for adjustment The
speedy settlement OF these claims will now
be urged by this Government. essIS55lsErl
Negotiations for a treaty OF commercial
reciprocity with the Dominion Republic
have been successfully concluded and the
result will shortly be laid before theySen-
ate.
= Certain; questions between the United
States an,l tue Ottoman Empire; still5re-
main unsolyed. Complaints on behalf OF
our cit zens are not satisfactorily adjusted.
The Porte has sought to withhold from our
commerce the right OF favored treatment
toiwhicf we are entitled by existing con
ventional stipulations, and the revision OF
the tariff is -unaccomplished!s The dispo-
sition Of pending questions with ,Venezu-
ella has not as yet been reached, but have
good reason to expect: early. settlement
which will provide the, means Of re-e1-
amining the Caracas awards, with the ex.
pressed desire Of Congress, and which will
recognize the, justice Of certain claims
preierred against Venezuela. 4 Il 0lG!ptsi
The Central and South American Com
mission appointed BY authority Of the act
OF July !, 1884, will soon proceed to Mex
leo. It has been furnished with instruc,
tions which win be laid before you. They
fcontain q, statement OF the general policy