Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-02
The Presidents Message

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President AuInus's lat message !, Ike
IN that nc has sent 10 Congress. Al Of
them may be characterized Is bu.ipcs,
documents The one before usis peculiar.
" SO. There :. 30 attempt at fine writing,
aud no show 81 mere sentiment. lie writes
as ore who Hives ~ q cosmopolitan eiiy.
The message opens with business. Ba'.
ing congratulated the country upon the Ie-
sItct for law and order which marked the
recent counting Of tho vote Of New York.
sud noted Il a. a proof of The excellence OF
our free Institutions. the President pro-
cceds at once to recommend early action on
the part OF Congress to provide for close
contest and for determining doubtful re-
suit. II is = difficult problem. A bad law
Is better than none. says the President
Tut we doubt H. With ex-senator E,ToN,
we sre inclined to reverse that dctum.
Our relations with all foreign countries
continue TO be amicabe. short but clear
The war between Chill and Peru Is ut an
end.
lie leans little towards the Chinese in
MS utAt We utu u wv u
Chinese ought TO be allowed to come into
this country. I'm ten thousand years there
will be none but whites upon the earth.
The Free-Soilcrs wisely fought against eX-
tending slavery into the United States Ter
Iitorics, knowing that the more territory
inhabited by slaves the more slaves there
would be. SO we say as 70 the Chinese.
Keep them ont OF this country. The great
est misfortune that ever happened TO this
country was the bringing OF Africans hither.
The international Association of the
Congo river lin Africa j. good thing.
The United States should see that It's Gin.
ternationality" is preserved. Africa i
wonderful country. II only needs develop.
ment.
Recommendation are made ~ TO Egypt.
The Germans get kind word.
The BARTHoIDI statue IL commended 10
the attention of Congress. Mr.. ARrnUE is
New Yorker.
England receives due notice.
The Hawaiian treaty is recommended for
extension. Louisiana will have a word to
say on that subject.
There sTe interesting references to Hsyti.
He would have works OF art admitted
into this country upon liberal terms.
Japan come. IN for notice.
There are several recommendation a. to.
, or references TO. Mexican treaties WITH the
United States.
A treaty with Nicaragua gives the
United States the right to make a canal,
build q uiroad. and what not, across the
continent.
The death OF our Minister QIUNr) to
Russia u noticed, ana Russia mentioned
with kindness.
siam receives nattering notice.
Spain, Cuba. Porto Rico, &C., come next.
We strongly suspect that the Louisiana
sugsr-planters will feel that they are ruined
when they read this message.
A treaty has been made with the Domni-
can republic.
Venezuela comes In for the next notice.
The Central and south American Com
mission viii soon 20 10 Mexico, and tell
Nil about this country. and DO all they can
To ufdM t1tWt Ulliifl nun wv NlNt anu tn-
trail America.
The President tells what the recent In
teruational Meridian Congress did. We
have told heretofore. We are TO count lSu
degrees west and east from Greenwich a
zero. and ~ soon ~ possible count the
hours Of our day from to -.
lie desires authority to take part in in
terrational exhibitions.
lie would have new rules adopted for
preventing collisions at sea, aud these
rules have been recommended by an In
tcrnational Conference.
lie commends to Congress authors. CONF
posers, and artists.
lie wishes our neutrality laws improved.
lie shows that the naturalization laws at
this country need revision.
lie dcprecstes the legislation OF the last
session Of Congress which affected certain
changes in the diplomatic and consular
service ON the ground that il has produced
endorsements.
In respect 10 finances he quotes Il, es-
f,nSo from the report OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury, and concurs with that official
In recommending the immediate suspension
OF the coinage Of silver dollars and OF the
issuance OF silver certificates. The reason
gwen by The Secretary for thi, recommen-
daiion l. that unless this coinage and the
issuance OF silver certificates be suspended
silver is likely at no distant day to become
our sole metallic standard.
The President also approve, the sug.
ges,icn Of the Secretary OF Treasury in IT.
sptct Of the Withdrawal from circulation OF
tse one and two-dollar notes. aud reeon-
mcnds that some provision be made for
the surrender Of the trade dollars TO the
Government for recoinage rs standard
dollars.
lie renews The recommendation made In
his annual message Of lSss. that all excise
taxes. except those in relation 10 distilled
liquors. be abolished, declaring tina, be Is
OF opinion that In ease these taxes shall be-
abolished. the revenue that will stlil re-
man 10 the Government viii no; only sui.
fee to meet it, reasonable expenditures.
permit such tsris reduction A. may seem
advisable.
He advises that the Government, 10y Id.
ersl payments for mail transportation or
otherwise, lend lis active assistance 10 in.
diyidusl American shipping enterprises.
lie urges The proper protection Of the
principal cities on our seabosrd by FORTH
cation. and other defenees.
lie touches upon the removal OF the re-
msins Of the Dk LoNC party 10 ,hi. couu-
tiy sud upon the GRslLY relief expedl-
tions, and recommends the restoration OF
our nary 10 the high stne OF efficiency
which formerly characterized II.
He repeats the Recommendation OF his
isst message that the single-rste postage
upon drcp-ietiers be reduced to one cent
wherever the payment Of two cents Is now
required by law. He also recommends tina, |
tbs unit Of weight in the rating OF tirsi-clsss
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