The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-11
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


dCHt 0tCNSldUu W WIG
death of Vice President Hendricks, aud
to the separate functions of the exec
utive and legislative departments of the
Government, and while the one rec
ommends the other must be responsible
for legislative action. All are public
servants, and must be judged by the
tribunal the people establish.
Our relations with all foreign nations
are friendly.
The position of Minister to Austria
is vacant by reason of objections to Mr..
Kelley, on the ground of religion. To
admit the force of Austria protest
would have been recognition of
religious test for Office.
The action of our Government in
sending troops to keep the Isthmus
route open has received the approval of
the government of Columbia.
The obligations imposed upon US by
the proposed Nicaragua treaty are not
consistent with the principles which
were adopted as our guide in the early
days of the Republic, and it has been
withdrawn and will not be re-submit-
ted. Government control of ship
railway or canal across the Isthmus
does not meet his favor.
He says the Chinese question is in an
unsatisfactory condition. He will give
the Chinese the protection guaranteed
them by treaty, and if existing laws are
inadequate to exclude Chinese, he will
give any measures Congress may pro.
pose for that purpose earnest considera.
tion. ..l.,.. ......... .,..,.,
He justifies the course of the Govern.
ment in sending delegates to the Congo
Conference at Berlin last Summer on
the ground that they were instructed
to act as deiiberative members, without
authorityto bind the Government.
He has hopes that France may re.
scind its action regarding American
pork, but looks for no change in Ger
many and Austria. "
He hopes that the temperate and just
attitude of the American Government
on the question of the right of Ameri.
can citizens of German birth to. reside
in Germany without being subject to
military duty will lead to satisfactory
understanding.
He recommends the creation of a
commission to adjust the fishery ques-
ton between the United States and
British America.
A revision of existing extradition
laws between the United States and
Great Britain is suggested.
The proposed reciprocity treaty with
Mexico is recommended, and a new
commercial treaty with Spain is under
consideration.
An increased appropriation is recon.
mended for the diplomatic service.
A revision of the tariff. with the fea-
ture of incidental protection retained
and the necessaries Of life admitted free,
is suggested.
He thinks the coinage of silver should
be limited to the needs of the country,
the Treasury Department to determine
what these requirements are, and he
recommends the suspension of silver
coinage.
He refers to the condition of the
navy, and urges the Importance of
strengthening it, and alludes to the fact
that $75, 600, 600 has been expended
since 1868 on the construction and re-.
pair of the navy, in which there is not a
first.class vessel.
The action of the Postmaster. General
in refusing to distribute the $500, 900
appropriated by Congress for carrying
the foreign mails is endorsed. 4aia
He gives the value of exports from
the United States last year at 1874. .
All, $50. and of imports, including $26. :
SOL 800 in gold and So, 550,627 in sill
yer, at 1922. 1922, 800. s@
He says the laws for the suppression
Of po!ygamy in Utah are being energet.
cally enforced, and recommends that
there be no relaxation in their firm but
iua avacntion and ho sho,,ld he ,,lod 80