Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08

persons residing within the limits of the
United States in I775 and 1898, have now
only historical interest. Section Pip,
recognizing the citizenship of children
of naturalized parents, is ambiguous in
its terms and partly obsolete. There are
special provisions of law fayoring the
naturalization of those who serve in the
army or in merchant vessels, while no
similar privileges are granted to those
who serve in the navy or marine corps.
The legislation of the last session eff
fected in the diplomatic and consular SER
vice certain changes and reductions which
have been productive of embarrassment.
The population and commercial activity
and are giving rise to new, varying, and
often delicate relationships with other
countries. Our foreign establishment
now embraces nearly double the area of
operations that it occupied 20 years ago.
The confinement of such a service within
the limits of expenditure, then establish
with true economy. A community of co.
100000 people should be adequately rep
resented in its intercourse with foreign
nations. A project for the reorganization
of the consular service and for recasting
the scheme for jurisdiction is now before
you. If the limits of a short session will
not allow of its full consideration, / trust
that you will not fail to make provision
for the present needs of the service 1t
has been customary to define in the APP
preparation acts the rank of each diplo-
l suggest that this course be abandoned
and that it be left to the president, with
the advice and consent of the senate to
fix from time to time the diplomatic grade
of the representatives of this government
abroad as may seem advisable, provision
being definitely made, however, as now
for the amount of salary attached to the
representative stations.
What the president says under the head
of 1.-The Reduction of Revenue" is as fol-
lows: SIN myannual message of SS2 1 rec
es except those relating to distilled spirits.
This recommendation is now renewed. In
case these taxes should be abolished the
revenues that will still remain to the gov.
eminent will, in my opinion, not only
suffice to meet it's reasonable eXpendi.
lures, but will afford a surplus large
enough to permit such tariff reduction as
may seem to be advisable, when the re-
suit of recent revenue laws and CONNER
cial Treaties shall have shown in what
quarters these reductions can be mos
.judiciously effected. One of the graves
of the problems which appeal to the wis
| dom Of congress for solution is the ascer
tainment of the most effective means o
| increasing our foreign trade and thus re
| lieving the depression under which on
| industries are now languishing. Thu
| secretary of the treasury advises that tn,
duty of investigating this subject be in
trusted, in the first instance, to Il compc
tent commission. While fully recogniz
ing the consideration that may be urget
against this course, | am, nevertheless
of the opinion that, upon the whole, M
other would be likely to effect speedie
or better results"
The three per cent. bonds of the gov
eminent to the amount of more than 500,
100000 have, says the president, sine
the treasury. The bonds of that issu
still outstanding amount to little owe
| $500, 000, 900 ABOUT one-fourth of which viii
be retired through the operations of TIL
sinking fund during the coming year
As these bonds still constitute the chic
basis for the circulation of the nationa
banks, the question how to avert the con
traction of the currency caused by thei
retirement is one of constantly increas
ing Importance. 1t seems to be eenel
ally conceded that the law governing thi
matter exactS from the banks eXcesSiv
security and that upon their present bon
deposits larger circulation than is no,
allowed may be granted with safety,
hope that the bill which passed the ser
ate at the last session permitting the is
sue ofnotes equal to the face value of de
posted bonds, will commend itself to tn
approval of the house of representatives
The report of the secretary of the nav
exhibits the progress which has bee
made on the new steel cruisers author
lied by the acts of Aug. 5, 1882, and Ma
tract, one, the Chicago, of $50 tons,
more than half finished. The Atlanta
5000 tons has been launched, and her m;
chinery is now fitting; the Boston, ais
!, OF 5000 tons, is ready for launching; an
the Dolphin, Il dispatch steamer of l5(
tons, is ready for delivery. Certain az
, verse criticisms upon the designs of thes
, cruisers are discussed by the secretar,
VINO insists that the correctness of I'll
conclusions reached by the advisor
t board and by the department has bee
shpbailding abroad The machinery
the double turretted monitors Purita
: Terror and Amphitrite, contracted #
under the act Of March 3, 1888, is in pr
: cess of construction. No work has bee
: done during the past year on their arm'
4 for lack of the necessary appropriation
- | A fourth monitor the MOnadnock ST
: remains unfinished at the navy yard
: California. 1t is recommended that ear
& steps be taken to complete these vesse
Y and to provide an armament for the mo
. itor Miantonomoh. The recommend
: tons Of the naval advisory board appro
e ed by the department comprise the CO
: stluction Of one steel cruiser of 45
Il tons; one cruiser of 5000 tons; tv
O heavily armed gunboats; one light crui
O i ing gunboat; one dispatch vessel, ARM
q with HotchkiSs cannon, one armored ri
n and three torpedo boats. The gener
J. designs. all of which are calculated
q meet the existing wants of the ServiC
p are now we'll advanced, aud the constru
e ton of the vessels can be undertaken
J. soon as you shall grant the necessary a
"a thority
n L. this, the last of the stated mesSaa
r that shall have the honor to transn
10 to tie congress OF the United States,
!. cannot too strongly urge on its attenti
!; the duty of RESTORING our navy as ranit