Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-04

l havo seen aIreeeed. ana tne fsvsr w1tl
which shis enlarged policy has tl1ns far beel
lions viii, ore long, embrace all or nearly FL
4 the countries Of this hemisphere. &c IL by M
nner considersfon Should be sppea
to these countries alone. The heaithfu
enlargement OF our trade with Europe
sha sa1 o oe
their wares as neither we nor the other
american States are lifted e produce and
better market for our supplies OF food, Of
raw material and of the manufactures in
| of the embarrassing elements In the great
National conflict between protection and free
trade may thus be turned to good account
longer to over-tax the people, that protective
duties may be retained without becoming
burdensome, that our shipping interests may
liked on firm basis, and above all such an
unity of interests established among the
great and ever increasing advantage to them
all. All treaties In the line OF this policy
which have been negotiated or are in process
be 9ner the canse Of the con
stitution limiting to the House of Represen-
tatiyes the authority to originate bills for
raising revenue.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
On the 18th of February last, i trans
mitted to Congress the first annual re-
port Of the Civil Service Commission, to-
heads of the several Executive Depart
ments of the Governments respecting
the practical workings Of ad the law under
The good results therein foreshadowed
have been more than realized. The sys-
tenn has fully answered the expectations OF
its friends in securing competent and
faithful public servants and in pro-
tecting the appointing officers OF the
sonaI ana the labor
examining the claims and pretensions OF
rival candidates for public employment; The The
President and of the heads of the several de-
partments, and the members of the Commits
sion have performed their duties with zeal
and fidelity. Their report will shortly be
submitted, and will be accompanied by such
recommendations for enlarging the scope of
selves to the Executive and the Commission
ers charged with its administration.
NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW.
In view of the general and persistent de-
munity for q National bankrupt law, hope
that the differences Of sentiment which have
hitherto prevented its enactment may not
outlast the present session.
CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS.
The pestilence which, for the past two years,
has been raging in3the countries of the East,
ports with which we are in constant
communication. The then Secretary of
clamaton of the President, issued certain
regulations restricting and for q time pro-
hibiting the importation of rags and the adj.
mission of the baggage of immigrants and
of travellers arriving from infected quarters.
Lest this course may have been without
strict Warrant OF law apptoye the recon- that
Congress take action in the premises, and
also recommend the Immediate adoption OF
such measures as will be likely to ward or
the dreaded epidemic and to mitigate its Sc
verify in case it shall unhappiiy extend to
our shores.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
ho oil of Crv,, iscfa ~
the District of Columbia reviews the opera
tions of the several departments of Its
f i'm asn your ~
legislation, especially commanding such as
relate to q revision of the civil and criminal
code, the performance of labor by persons
sentenced to imprisonment in the Jail, the
construction and occupation of wharves
along the river front, and the erection of q
suitable building for district offices.
A PENSION FOR GRANT.
I recommend that in recognition OF the
eminent services of Ulysses s. Grant, late
General of the armies of the United states,
gress confer upon him suitable pension.
am certain of the measures that seem to me
obedience to the Constitution recommended
for your adoption. As respects others of no
less Importance, shall content myself with
renewing the recommendations already
made to Congress without restating the
grounds upon which such recommen-
dations were based: The preservation of
forests on the public domain; the granting
of Government aid for popular education;
the amendment of the Federal Constitution
SO as to make effectual the disapprovaI by
the President of particular items in appro-
priation bills; the enactment of statutes in
regard to the filing of vacancies in the Pres
idential office, and the determining of vexed
questions respecting Presidential inability,
are measures which may justly receive your
serious consideration.
AS the time draws nigh when am to retire
from public service, cannot refrain from
expressing to the members of the National
Lee I hrQuUhE
into personal and official intercourse, my sim
cere appreciation of their unfailing courtesy,
and of their harmonious cooperation with
the Executive in SO many measures calcu-
lated to promote the best interests of the
Nation. And to my fellow citizens generally
acknowledge a deep sense of obligation for
the support which they have accorded me in
my administration of the Executive Depart.
ment of the Government.
[Signed] CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
WASHINGTON, d. c., December /, 1884.