The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-12
THE NJ ME.SS.ACI.
Synopsis Of President Clevrl,ud', ,i.ss:,,r.
to Congress-.


President Cicveland's mrssaye to Con.
! gress makes ti,irtv.six thousand words. II
is conservative document, though on
some questions the Presden, is decided in
! his views. lie has not changed his opiu.
ions on the silver question, but will rciter.
ate them. as expressed in mis- first "mes
sage, written before he was iuauyurateti.
1t does not appear, unless some new com.
promise is suggested, that the Democrats
in the House will be any more likely to
! adopt the Presidents views than they were
last winter.
On the tariff question he is conservative,
but in favor OF some modification of the
existing rules, adding such things as !um.
| her and salt to the free list and recommend.
ing changes that will remove antiquities
in the present law.
The message is outspokcn on the civil
| service reform question, the President ex.
pressing his purpose to extend the system
| to all branches Of the public service. No
attempt is made to explain how the ap.
| pointn'ent OF such men rs Higgins, Truup,
! Chase, Hedden. and others compnr,> with
| his professions.
! Legislation in behalf Of National Bank
ing is also recommended with the with
drawal oi, silver and other certificates.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Tildcn's message
the President does not give any promi.
| nence TO the question Of sca.coast de'ensc>,
| but urges the Importance OF providing lib
orally for rebuilding the navy. AS TO how
this should be done he does not say.
The President agrees with Secretary
Lamar in recommending that the Indian
reservations be reduced to proper size and
| that part Of each remaining reservation be
divided into suitable tracts for farms and
allotted in sevcralty to the Indians but no,
compelling the Indians at once to abandon
their tribal relations. 1t should, he thinks,
| be gradual work. He is not in favor of
dividing all the lands in sevetalty nor OF
gathering the Indians into one territory.
He thinks that liberal provision should be
| made for educating them in a practical
way on their reservations. What remains
Of the public domain, he suggests, should
be reserved for actual settlers and the laws
permitting large tracts to be taken by in.
dividuals and corporations shou!d be re-
pealed.
! lie deposes "subsidies" to steamship
lines and thinks the vessels enjoying the
protection OF the American flag ought tc
be compelled to carry the mail. In thi:
he disagrees with the last Congress.
On the question Of restoring American
commerce he has much to say to the effec
that it cannot be done by subsidies bu
rather by legislation to secure trcer inter
change Of commodities with foreign coum
tries, thus squirting at free trade.
The introduction and consideration q
private and local bills, especially those fo
claims, the President considers has u per
nicious influence on legislation. Ever,
consideration Of expcdicncy, he says, ough
10 OlCtulC tllS SiS!uS1OiI w oA>A '.A'E\I
from legislative consideration.
The postponcmcnt of legislation unit
the last Of the session is also mentioned Il
improvideut. He contends that the polio,
Of the accum ula:;on Of millions Of useless
and in his opinion. unnecessary surplus II
the Nationa! Treasury, which he say, ha
been none the less tax because twas in
directly, but surely, added to the cost Of thu
peoples li!c He says the policy of th'
Il Government should he tn care for the pcn
pies needs as they actually arise, and sh'
application Of remedies TO The wrongs a
they appear.
The reservation of the National forest
he regards as important, and advises !cgis
lation 10 arrest their useless and nnne''
cssary destruction.
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THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Succulution an the General Result -Th'
Adjournment Of Parliament.