The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-12-09


ment Of shipping, consular privileges and
the Like. Our yet unexecuted reciprocity
convention Of 1888 covers none of these points,
the settlement of which is SO necessary to |
good relationship. l propose to initiate with
Mexico negotiations for new AMI enlarged |
treaty of commerce and navigation. In COM
pliance with resolution of the senate | com
municated to that body Oh Aug. last, and |
also to the house of representatives, the cor |
respondence in the case of A. < Cutting
American citizen then imprisoned i'll Mexico, |
charged with the commission Of a penal !
offense in Texas, of which a Mexican citizen |
was the object. After demand had been
made for his release the charge against him
was amended to include violation OF |
Mexican law within Mexican territory. |
This joinder of alleged offenses one within
and the other exterior to Mexico, induced me
to order special investigation OF the case,
pending winch tlr. Cutting was released.
The incident has, however. disclosed claim
of jurisdiction by Mexico novel in our
history, whereby any offense committed
shs pace of its Commission pe and Of
which a Mexican IS the object, may, if the
offender lie found in Mexico, be there tried
and punished in conformity with Mexican
laws. This jurisdiction sustained by the
courts OF Mexico in the Cutting case. and APP
proved by the executive branch of that gov
eminent, upon the authority OF u Mexican
statute. The appellate court, il releasing
Mr. Cutting, decided that the abandonment
of the complaint by the Mexican citizen ag-
grieved by the alleged crime Ia libelous pub
lcatlOD) removed the OASIS OF further prose-
cuUiOn. and also declared justice TO nave been
satisfied by the enforcement of q small part
of the orr ginal sentence. The admission of
such pretension would be attended with Sc
riouS results, invasive of the jurisdiction of
this government, and highly dangerous to our
citizens III foreign lands; therefore have de-
nied 1t ans. protested against its attempted
exercise unwarranted by the principles of
law and International usages. ). hen citizens
of the United States voluntarily go into &
foreign country they must abide by the laws
there in force and will not be protected by
their own government from the consequences
of an offerSe against those lSvs committed in
such foreigncountrY; but watchful care and
interest of this government over its citizens
are not reiinquished because they have gone
abroad; and If charged with crime committed
in the foreign land a fair and open trial, con-
Quoted with decent regard for justice and
humanity, will be demanded for them With
less than that this government will not be
content when the life or liberty of its
citizens is at stake. Whatever the degree
to which extraterritoriai criminal juris
diction may have been formerly al
lowed by consent and reciprocal agreement
among certain of the European states, no
such doctrine OF practice was ever known to
the laws of this country or OF that from
which our institutions have mainly been
derived.
In the case of Mexico there are reasons
especially strong for perfect harmony in the
mutual exercise of jurisdiction. Nature has
made us irrevocably neighbors, and wisdom
and kind feeling should make us friends.
The overflow of capital and enterprise from
the United States is Il potent factor in assist
ing the development of the resources of Mex
:co, and in building up the prosperity of both
countries.
To assist this good work all grounds of APP
prehension for the security of person and
property should be removed; and trust that
in the interests of good neighborhood the
statute referred to will be SO modified as to
eliminate the present possibilities of danger
| to the peace of the two countries
| AUTHORS AND ARTISTS.
The drift of sentiment in civilized COM
| munities toward full recognition of the
| rights of property in the creations of the
| human intellect has brought about the adop-
! ton by many important nations OF an inter-
| national copyright convention. which was
| signed at Berne on Sept IS, 1885. Inasmuch
| as the constitution gives to congress the
power ito promote the progress of science
| and useful arts by securing for limited times
| to authors and inventors the exclusive right
| to their respective writings and discoveries"
| this government did not feel warranted in
| becoming a signatory pending the action of
| congress upon measures of international
copyright now before it, but the right Of adj
hesion to the Berne convention hereafter,
| has been reserved. I trust the subject will
| receive at your hsnds the attention it de-
serves, and that the just claims of authors,
| so urgently pressed, will be duly needed.
| Representations continue to be made to me
| of the injurious effect upon American artists
| STUDYING abroad and having free access to
the art collections of foreign countries, Of
| maintaining q discriminating duty against
the Introduction of the works Of their brother
artists of other countries; and am induced
to repeat my recommendation for the aboli-
ton of that tax.
| THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
The report OF the secretary of the treasury
| exhibits in detail the condition of the public
| finances and of the several branches of the
government related to his department. l
| especially direct the attention OF the congress
| to the Recommendations contained in this and
| the last preceding report of the secretary,
touching the simplification and amendment
of the laws relating to the collection of our
revenues; and in the interest Of economy and
justice to the government, hope they may
be adopted by appropriate legislation. The
ordinary receipts of the government for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1886, were 1885,
439, III O6. or this amount 1892, 905, 023. Al
was received from customs and SIZE, S05, 93t
| from internal revenue The total receipts a
here stated, were $13, TAG, O206S greater thar
| for the previous year, but the increase from
customs was 81, ~ oe4 IL, and from lnterna
revenue s., 407 ,210 "a. The total ordinary ex
| penses of government for the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1856. were s242, AS, 13s. SO, being les
by ST, 7SS, 1871 than such expenditures for tn,
| wear receding and leaving a surplus in tn,
treasury at the close of the last fiscal year o
S93, $50. 5SS. Sc against s63 463, y at TIN
close of the previous year, being an increas
in such surplus OF SOY, Az, ei!@9 The expen
ditures are compared with those of the pre-
ceding fiscal year and classified as follows:
F.! !ss J sas f Iss j Sns
| 30, 1886. 80, 1885.
For civil expenses. ... SCI, 955 6O4 S23, SCI, "a
For foreign intercourse. $50 5.439, ~
For Indians. 6,O99,15S 6,552, AS
For pensions ........... 63,44,S6< sc, 102, 26
For the military includ-
ing river and harbor
mats. s4,3a4,l5S 42e70.5
For the navy, including
vessels, machinery, and
improvement OF navy -
yards .................-. 13,eO1,Ss7 10 vi ,Ol
For interest public debt 50,5sO, AS 5l.3S6, x
! bia. '....'"......... s,.9essI s.4s9.e
/ | Miscellaneous expendi
lures, including public
buildings lighthouses,
and collecting the reve- =.
: nue. ............ 4,9So,6S3 A.72S, o.
For the current year to end June 80, 1888