Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-06

nothing in behalf of the exhibitions. Al
 international inventors exhibition is t,
 be held in London next May. This vii
 cover field of much importance Il
 which our country holds
 foremost rank. but the executiv,
 is at present powerless to organize (
 proper representative of our vast nationa
 interests in this direction. have 1T
 several previous messages referred tC
 this subject. Ii seems to me that a stat
 ute giving to the executive general dis.
 cretionary authority to accept such iu.
 vitations and to appoint honorary com
 missioners without salary and placing
 at the disposal of the secretary of state
 small fund for defraying their reasona-
 ble expenses would be of great public
 utility. The question of securing to
 authors, composers and artists copy
 right privileges in this country in return
 for reciprocal rights abroad is one that
 may justly challenge your attention. I
 recommend that the scope of the neu-
 trality laws of the United States be so enlarged as to cover all patent acts of
 hostility committed in our territory and aimed against the peace of friendly
 nation I see no reason why overt prep arations in the country for the commis- sion of criminal acts such as are here under consideration, should not 0e like punishable, whether such acts are in- tended to be committed in our own country or in a foreign country. with which we are at peace. The prompt and thorough treatment of this question is one which ultimately concerns the natioal honor. Our existing naturalization laws also need revision. A uniform rule of naturalization such as the constitution contemplates, should, among other things, clearly define the statues of persons born in the United States, subject to foreign power, and of minor children of fathers who have declared their intentions of becoming citizens, but have failed to perfect their naturalization. It might be wise to establish central bureau for wherein should be filed au- thenticated transcripts of every record of in the several federal and state courts, and to make provision of such records, in cases where fraud had been prachced upon the court by the himself, or where he had re- moved or forfeited his acquired citizen ship. A just and uniform law in this respect would strengthen the hands ot the government in protecting its citizens abroad, and would pave the way for the conclusion of treaties of with foreign countries The secretary of the treasury estimates the total receipts for the fiscal year which will end July 30, 1885, at s330, ,000, 900, and the total expenditures at S290,620, POI .16, in which are included the interest on the public debt and the amount pay able specie, s67, ,133, ,3S3, total exports If and specie, sO,764,692. The cotton and cotton manufactures included in this statement were valued at 20S,- 900,415, the breadstuffs at 162, ,544, ,715, the provisions at 114,416,547, and the mineral oils at 47,103,748. During the same period the imports were as follows: S667, ,697,693 gold and silver 37,426, ,262, total, S705, ,123,955. More than 62 per cent. of the entire value of imported merchandise consisted of the following articles: Sugar and molasses 103, ,844,274, wool and wooden 53,542, 292. silk and its 49,949,12s, coffee 49.6S6,- 705, iron and steel and manufactures thereof, 41,644,599; chemical, 3S, S,464,- 965; flax, hemp, jute and like substances and manufactures thereof, 33,466, ,39S; cotton and manufactures thereof, 30,- 454, ,476; hides and skins, other than fur skins, 22, ,350, ,906 dollars. I concur with the secretary of the treasury in recom- mending the immediate suspension of the coinage of silver dollars and the issue of silver certificates. This is matter to which in former cOmmunica- tions I have more than once invoked the attention of the national legislature.