The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-12-13
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

lates the people On their good behavior
during the recent election, and their
ready acquiescence in results. An
amendment to the law for counting the
electoral vote is recommended, but no
suggestions are made Of the provisions Of
the proposed new law.
The relations Of the United States with
all foreign nations are friendly. There
does not seem to be an exception worth
mentioning.
The flag of The international Associa.
ton on tho Congo has been recognized.
A commercial agent has also been ap-
pointed for the Congo basin.
An intimation is thrown out that the
recent Chinese restriction law is not sat.
isfactory to the President. He says it
may be seriously questioned if the statute
passed at the last session does not violate
the treaty rights of certain Chinese "who
left this country with return certificates,
valid under the old law, and now being
debarred from landing from the lack of
certificates required by the new law"
| This is one of the points in which the
President is not precise in statement
The return certificates which were in &C.
cord with the old law are good under
the present law.
Tha Government of Hawaii has indi.
Gated its willingness to continue the re-
ciprocity treaty seven years longer, and
such continuance is recommended
Brief reference s also made to the treaty
of commercial reciprocity which has been
concluded with Mexico, and an assurance
is expressed that the necessary tariff leg.
islation by Congress will receive prompt
attention.
The construction of Nicaragua Canal
by Government aid is recommended.
The President says that the ''rch terri
tory of the United States on the Pacific
is, for ordinary purposes of commerce.
practically cut off from communication
with the Atlantic ports.
Reference is made at some length to
the proposed reciprocity treaty with
Spain. The message says: "The grow
ing need of close relationship of inter.
course and traffic between the Spanish
Antilles and their natural market in the
United States led to the adoption in
January last of a commercial agreement
looking to that end. This agreement has
since been superseded by more care.
fully framed and comprehensive conven
ton, which l shall submit to the Senate
for approval" The aim of such conven-
ton is to make the intercourse between
Cuba and Porto Rico and American ports
scarcely less intimate than the CONNER.
cial movement between our own ports.
The President endorses the recon.
mendations of the Secretary of the Treas.
ury that the coming of silver dollars and
the issuance Of silver certificates be dis
continued. He shares the Secretary's
belief that unless the coinage of silver
and the issuance Of silver certificates be
suspended, silver will, at no distant day,
be our sole metallic standard.
The recommendation that all excise
taxes be abolished, except those on dis
titled spirits, is renewed. If these taxes
are abolished the revenue will be suti-
Gent for all reasonable expenditures,
with surplus large enough to permit
such tariff reduction as may seem advisa-
bic.
The President also concurs with the
Secretary OF the Treasury in recommend
ing the creation of a commission to in.
stitute inquiries as to the most effective
means to increase our foreign trade. He
regards this increase as one OF the means
by which the depression under which
our industries now lapguish may be re.
lieved.
The fair remuneration OF American
We sells for carrying the mails is urged as
one of the means Of reviving our foreign
trade
To avert the contradiction which must
result from the payment of bonds now
held by national banks, the President
recommends that the banks be allowed
to issue currency to the full face value o
bonds deposited.
The message refers to the report Of thu
Secretary of War in reference to the con
struction of defences on onr coasts, ant
recommends the gradual expenditure 0
$50, 100000 for that purpose. He ais
expresses himself as in full sympath.
with the recommendation of the Nav,
Department in the matter of new vessels
He thinks the vessels now being con
| strrcted will meet nuhlic q nect tim nm,