The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-09

L pclUR nov no pIOCuI1ulS bb0Ckh uhyAuk
b high 4 rate OF interest, the letter OF u
10 statute is at present inRppiicsbIe, bnt !
Is spirit Is subgCrved by continuing TO max
IL investments Of this nature in current stock
Il bearing the highest interest now paiC
2, The statute, however, makes no pToytstO
' for the dispoEAi OF such RccretiODs. II b,
q ing contrary to the general rule Of thi
e Government TO allow interest on claims,
G recommend the repeal Of the provision I
i. question aud the disposition under uni
!. form rule Of the present accumulation
u from Investment oi trust Innds.
J NATURALIZATION LAWS.
: The tnadequRcy OF existing Legislation
, touching citizenship and naturalization
demands your consideration. While rec
! oguiEing tho right OF CxpatriStion, nj
: statutory provision exists providing mean
for renewing cit zen ihip by an American
citizen native bonn VI nRturlliSed, nor to
terminating an i'm proper acquisition o
citiEenship. Ev'nR fraudulent decree O.
naturalization cinnoi now be Cancelled.
Tho privilege aud franchise Il Amerl
can citizenship should be granted will
caro- and extended 10 those only who In
tend In good iAith 10 assume Its duties and
responsibilities when attaining its ptivi
leges and benefits. II should bs withheld
from those who merely 30 through the
forms OF nRturaliz ltiOn with tho intent Ot
escaping the duties OF their original ale
glance without taking upon Themselves
those Of their new status, or who may nc
Quire tho rights Of American citizenship
Tor no other than hostile purpose TO.
wards their original governments. These
evils have had many llRRraHt illustrations,
regard with favor tho suggestion put
forth by one OF my predecessors that pro;
vision may be made for central bureau
u record Of the degrees Of naturalization
granted by the various cOultg throughout
lhe United SsRtea now invested with that
powor. The rights which spring from
lOmiCie ia the United States, especially
when coupled with declaration Of inten.
tion to become citizen, arc worthy Of
definition by statute. The stranger com
ing hithcr with intent 10 remain, Ostab.
liBhing his residence in our midst, con.
tributtng to the general welfare aud by his
voluntary act declaring his purpose TO as
sumo the responsibilities OF citizenship,
thereby gains an inChoate status which
legislation may properly define.
The laws ot certain States and territories
admit domiCiled alien 10 the local fran.
chise, cOnterring on him the righ! OF clti
zen.hip to degree which places him in
the anomalous position OF being citizen
OF Slate aud yet not oft the United States
within the puYYtaw oil federal and inter.
scope OF national legislation 10 define this
right Of alien dOmicile as distinguished
from federal naturalization.
COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
The commercial relations Of the United
States with their immediate neighbors and
With important areas OF traffic near our
shores suggest especially liberal inter.
course between them and us. Following
the treaty oil 1883 with Mexico, which rest.
cd on tho bNss Of reciprocal exemption
from customs duties, other similar treaties
were initiated by my predecessor. ReCog.
MIXING the need OF lesJ ObttruCted traffic
with Cuba and Porto Rico, and met by III,
desire Of Spain 10 succor languishing in
teIests in the Antilles, steps were taken t.
RttIin those ends by treaty OF commerce
A similar treaty was afterwards signed
by the Dominican Republic. Subsequently
overturea were made by Her Britannia
Msjestys Government for like mutual
extentton Of commercial intercourse with
tho British West Indian and South Amer
lean dependencies, but without result. Oh
taking office | RithdTsW for rc.fxamina.
tion the treaties signed with Spain and
Santo Domingo, then pending before the
Senate. The result has been TO satisfy MT
Of the ineIpediency OF entering into en-
ragemeuts Of this character not covering
the entire traffic.
These treaties contemplated the sur
render by the United STATES Of large rev.
enues for inadequate considerations. Upon
sugar alone duties were surrendered 10 al
amount far exceeding all the advantages
offered in exchange. Even were It in-
tended to relieve our consumers, il WA
evident that go long rs tl.H exemption but
partially covered our importation such re.
liei would be illuSory. To rellDQuish 4
revenue 80 essential seemed highly i'm.
provident at time when new and large
drains upon the treasury were conten.
plated. Moreover en- mbarrasslng questions
would have arisen under the favored
nation clAuneB Of the treaties with other
nations. As further objection it Is evil
dent that tariff regulation by tre&ty dimin.
ishes that Independent control over its
own revenues which Is essential for the
safety and welfare OF any government.
Emergency calling for an increase Of tax.
alton may at any tiBe arise, and no engage.
ment with foreign power ahould exist 10
hamper the action Of the government.
TONNAGE TAX.
By the fourteenth section OF the ship.
ping act approved June 2s, 1881, certain
reductions and contingent exemptions
from tonnage dues were made as to vessels
entering ports Of the United States from
any foreign ports Of Central America,
the West India Islands, the Bahamas and
BermpdaS, Mexico and the IsthmuS a far
rs AspinyAll and Panama. The govern.
ments OF Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Portugal and Sweden and Norway have
asserted under the favored clause in
their treaties with the United States q
claim 10 like treatment In respect OF veg
sells coming 10 the United States from
their home ports. This government,
however, holds that the privileges granted
by the act arc purely geographical,
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DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE,
1 sarnestly ur0o that Convr.sa reca,t IN.
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