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arrangement was, however, speedily
reached, and upon notification from the go =
ernm mt of Spain that all
DETRIMENTAL TREATMENT OF ORR
VESSELS


DETRIMENTAL TREATMENT OF ORR
VESSELS
and their cargoes from the United States or
from any foreign country had been com
pletely and absolutely reliuquished.
availed myself of the discretion conferred
by the law and issued, on the 9th OF Oct.
my proclamation declaring reciprocal sus-
pension in the United States. IL = n ost
gratifying to bear testimony to the earnest
spirit in which the government of he Queen
regent has met our efforts so avert the
initiation of commercial Determinations
and reprisals which are ever disastrous To-
the material interests and the political
sood-will of the countries they may effect,
the profitable development OF the large
commercial exchanges between the United
Stale and the Spanish Antilles Is nataaIlly
an object of solicitude, living close at our
doors and finding here the main markets
of supply and demand, the welfare a
Cuba and Porto Rico and their prOducticD
and trade are scarcely less important to-
Us than Spaiu. Their commercial AMI
financial movement are so naturally part
OF our system that no obstacle To fuller and
freer intercourse should be permitted To
exist. The standing ins ructiOns of our
representatives at Madrid and Havana
have Tor years been to spare no effort nee
essarg to further these ends, and ut no time
has the equal good desire of Spain been
more hopefully manifested than now. The
government OF Spain by removing consul
lar tonnage fees on eargOes shipped to An
titles, and reducing passport fees, has
shown a recognition OF the needs OF less
trammeled intercourse.
An effort has been made during the past
year To remove the hindrances OF the proc
lamation of the treaty of naturalization
with the sublime treaty signed in "a, which
has remained imperative owing to- disa-
greement of Interpretation OF classes,
relative effects OF the return To,
and the sojourn of naturalized
citizen N the land OF origin, trust soon
To be able TO announce a Favorable settle
m Mt of the differences as to this interpre-
tation. Ii has been highly sat Siactory to-
note the improvement of American mis-
sionaries in Turkey As has been atiested by
their acknowledgements to our state minis
ter to that government OF u Is
SUCCESSFUL EXERTIONS IN THEIR BEHALF.
The exchange Of ratification OF the c. n
yentiOn of December 9Th, 1855, with VeUe-
zula for the re-opening OF the swirdS of
the Caracas commission under the
claims convention OF 1856, has
not yet been effected owing TO
the delay of the executive of shat repub-
lie in ratifying the measure. | trust that
this pOstpOnement will be brief, but should
il much longer continue the delay may
we'll be regarded As a rescission OF the COM |
pact and failure on the part OF Ven
eZula to complete an arrangement SO per- |
sistently sought by her during many ears |
and assented to by this government In a
spirit of international fairness, although to |
the detriment of holders of bona hde awards |
of the impugned commission. renew the |
recommendation OF my last annual |
message that existing legislation con-
corning citizenship and naturalization !
be revised. We have treaties with many |
states providing for the remuneration OF !
the citizenship by naturslised aliens. |
But no statute is found To give effect to |
such engagements, nor any whick provides |
a needed central bureau Tor the
NEGOTIATION of NATuRAEIZEp
citizens: Experience suggests that our
amended by a provision for
the transit across our territory. Dow a con-
venient thoroughfare oil. travel, from one
foreign country to another, Of fugitives
by a foreign government TO
q third state, such prOyisiOnsaFe usual in
ether countries, and tend To prevent
she legislation of the mis-
carriage Of ilstiee, il is also desira-
bic, in order u remove present uncertain
ties, that authority De conferred on the Sec
rotary 81 State to issue certificates IN case
of an arrest, for the purpose OF extraditiOn,
to the officer before whom proceed 9 pend
ing. showing that requisition for the sur
render of the person charged,
has been daily made. Such a
certificate, il regui ed to BE- received before
the prisoners examination, wOuld prevent
a long and expensive Judicial inquiry into
a charge which the foreign government
might not desire to press also recon-
mend that express provision be made for
the immediate discharge from custody of
persons committed for extradition where
the President is OF the opinion that the sur
render should not be made.
The drift of sentinel in the
RECOGNITION
of the rights of property in the creation 81
the human intellect has brought about he
adoption BY many important nations of
our copyright convention, which was
signed at Berne on the 10th of September,
1885, inasmuch, as the constitution give
To congress the power to promote the pro-
gress of science and useful arts by securing
| for limited time TO the authors and
inventors, the exclusive right
to their respective writings and diseourses
this government did not feel warranted in
becoming akignaiory pending the a"tion Of
congress upon measures of International
copy right now before 1t, bat the right Of
adhesion to the Berne convention hereafter
has been reserved trust the SGbjec
will receive at your hands