Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-17
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The President Offers His Advice
to Congress-.

me freS1oenC OHor6 his A0V1ce
to Congress.
He Discusses the silver ana Chinese Cues
tions-Be Deuounces Mormonism-
His Views on Civil Ser
vice Reform.
WASHINGTON, December 9.-The first
p,essage of President Cleveland was delir-
cred to both Houses of Congress yesterday.
1t . as follows:
70 THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
Your assembling is clOuded by sense Of
public bereavement, caGsed by the recent eud.
den death of Thomas A. Hendricks Vice Pres
ident of the United States. This distinguished
devotion to every duty and his personal vir-
tnes will find honorable record in
t bis sountry yoo, history Ample and
@Seh he Fse'i held BY Ss
| were manifested by his election to Offices OF
the most important trust and highest dignity,
and ut length, full of years and honors, he has
been laid at rest amid universal sorrow and
| benedictiun.
The Constitution, which requires those
chosen to !egjsate for the people to annu-
| ally meet in the discharge of their solemn
| trust also requires the President to give TO
Congress information Of the state of the
Union, and recommend to thcif considera-
ton SUCH measures ne shall deem necessary
and expedent. At the threshold of a
compliance with these Constitutional direc-
TONS it is well for us to bear in mind that
be promoted by a constant appreciation of the
! scope and character of Otr respective duties
as they relate to Federal legislation. While
the the, Executive may recommend such meas
! sponsbility for Legislative action will devolve
on Congress: Contemplation Of the grave
! and responsible functions assigned to the
| Executive branches of the Government under
! the Constitution, will disclose the partitions
! ct power between our respective departments
! end their necessary independence, and also
| trusted to each in that spirit of comfy ami
! cooperation which is essential to the proper
| fuifllment of the patriotic obligations WHICH
rest Ill on his as faithful servants Of the
people. The 2ealcus watchiulness of our
! constituency, As great and small supple
ments their suNragcs, and before the tribu-
nal they establish every public servant should
| be Judged.
rOTE1GE RELATIONS.
1t is gratifying TO announce that the reia-
tons of tine United States with all foreign
| powers continue to lie friendly. Our nOHi-
tion after nearly century of successful
constitutional government, maintenance Of
gCcd faith in all Of our engagements, the
avoidance of complications with other ma
tions. and consistent attitude. toward the
strong and weak alike, furnish proof of d
political disposition which renders pfofcs-
questions OF difficulty pending with any for
eipn Government. The Argentine
Government has revived the long dor
mant question of the EGlkland Isl
ands by claiming from the United States
indemnity for their loss. attributed to the
action of the commander of the sloop
Lexington in breaking up pirates colony
on those islands in 1881 and their snhspltieht
occupation by Great BIZ tain In view of the
ample iEstificato ION OF the act of the Lexing-
ton ana the derelict condition OF the islands
before ard after their alleged occupation by
Argentine Co!oaists, this Government con.
s.dcrs the claim as wholly grOundleSS.
THE KELLEY CASE.
question has risen with the Government
OF Austria Hungary touching the fepreSeii-
tation of the United States at Vienna; hay
ing uhdtr my constitutional prerogative APP
pointed an estimabc citizen of un.mpeached
probity and competency, as minister at that
court the Government of Austria Hungary
invited this Government to cOgnizance of Il
certain exception based upon allegations
Kelley. the appointed envoy. asking that in
view thereof the apo Etment should be
Withdrawn.
The reasons advanced were such as could
not be GcquieSced in without violation Of
my oath OF Office and the preccpts Of the
Constitution. since they necessarily in
volve limitation in. favor Of a for
eign government upon the right of selection
by the Executive and required such
an application of a religious test as qualifi-
cation Tor Office under the United States as
chiscment OF a large class of our citizens
ard the abendonmeilt of Il vital principle in
our Government, The AustrO.Hungariau
government finally decd not to receive
Mr.. lie ley as the Envoy of the United
states. and that gentleman has since resigned
his comm :ssion. leaving the place vacant.
have made no new nomination and the in
terests of this Government at Vienna are
now in the care of the Secretary Of Legation
acting us charge d'affa'res I'D interim.
CENTRAL. AMERICAN TROUBLES:
Central America, caused by the attempt of
Guatemala to consolidate the several
States into single government In these
contests between our nc:ghbOr;ng States
the United States fOrebore to interfere act
lively, but lent the aid of Their friendly Of
hccs III depreciation of war to promote peace
ana concord among the bclligefcnts and by
Such counsel contr butte impartally to the
preservation of tranquility in that locality.
Inc emergenc eS growing out of the civil
war in the United States of Colombia, de.
mantcd OF the Government at the beg inning
OF this Administration the employment of
an armed force to fulfill it's guarantees un-
ncr thcthirty.ffth article of the treaty of
1S.6, IN order to keep the transit open across
the Isthmus of Panama. DESTROYS of exer-
sing only the powers expressly reserved to
us by the treaty. and IN ndful of the rights of
were instructed to confine their acton
to positively AMI cficaciously" preventing
the transit and its accessories from being in
terrupted Or embarrassed.
The execution of this delicate and repOnsi-
Die task necessarily involved police con-
troll where the local authority was tenn. |
perarily powerless. but always in aid |
prompt and successful fulf.liment of its |
duty by this Government was highly erpre- |
clated by the Government CT Colombia, and |
faction High praise is due to the officers |
and men engaged in ii il service. The rcstor- |
alton OF peace on the Isthmus by the re-es-
u enlistment of the constituted Government !
shn1f 1,of a.
United States were withdrawn,
Pending these occurrences a question of |
much importance was presented by DEGREES
OF the Colombian government proclaiming
the closure of certain ports then in the
hands OF insurgents, and declaring vessels
ned by the reyolut:onsts to be piratical and
of these prOposit Ons could the United States
submit. An effective closure of ports not in
the possession of the government, but held
by hostile parties could not be recognized
Neither could the vessels of insurgents
against the legit mate sovereignty be deemed
hostls human generiS within the precepts of |
International law. whatever might be the
definition and penalty OF their acts under the
law OF the State against
whose authority they were in revolt. The
Icn al by this Government of the Colombian
mission of q bcligerent status on the part of
the insurgents The Colombian Government
has expressed its Willingness to negotiate
for the adjustment by arbitra.
tOn of claims of foreign cit zers arising out
Of the destruction of the city of Aspinwall
by the iEsurrectiOnary forces.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The condition of the Chinese question in |
The western States and Territories is, de-
spite this restrictive legislation. far from be-
ing satisfactory. The recent outbreak in
wyoming Territory, where numbers of unof-
tending Cinnamon, irdisputably within the
protection Of the treaties and the law, were
murdered by mob. and the still more re-
GENTLY threatened outbreak of the same
Washington Territory, are fresh
n the minds Of all, and there is apprehens on
est the bitterness of feeling against the |
VI ongolian race on the Pacific slope may find
rent in milar iawless demonstrations
All the power of this Government should |
De exerted to maintain the amrlest good |