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toward our flshev-,
seriously threaten

toward our fisher'
seriously threaten
friendly relations. Again, IN the LutJ- :,
case, the President firmly contends that
Mexican pretensions are inadmissible; In
fact, he states, the admission OF such pre-
tensions would be attended with serious re-
suits, invasive of the jurisdiction of this
government, and highly dangerous to our
citizens in foreign lands; therefore he de-
nies It, and protests against its attempted
exercise as unwarranted by the principles of
law and international usages.
In the Samoan Islands affair, our govern
ment repudiated the action OF our own
agent and recalled him. This is a short
aud sensible way Of dlsposing OF any
representative Of who does not know how
to represent.
These are the only complications that
have arisen In our foreign intercourse, eI.
Cept the barbarous treatment Of the Chi
uese In this country, which the President
Grplores, and recommends legislation that
will prevent 1t In future.
The President recognizes our obligations
to Liberia and proposes TO Congress that
the ration make them present Of a small
vessel 10 be used In protecting the coast
wise commerce Of that country.
Tie President omitted to recommend,
however, that this government should place
colored men upon training ship at Annap-
oils to properly educate them to man and
command such vessel. The idea is good
one. How would 1t do to have Congress.
man Smalls sent out as an ambassador to
present the ship, as the Democracy has
stolen his congressional district?
The treaty with the Hawaiian Islands
is recommended to be extended for seven
years.
The importance Of our trade relations
with the West India islands is also urged
upon the attention of Congress.
Naturalization and extradition legislation
is recommended for the revision Of present
laws.
International copyright the President re.
CARDS as but a just protection Of the hui
man intellect.
The readjustment of salaries paid to
Consuls, &c, has special paragraph, which
the American people will approve.
The national finances are reviewed in de-
tail, embracing comparative statements be-
tween the years 1885 and 1856, demonstra,- -
ing the economy Of his administration over
the fiscal year Of 1885, producing reduc-
tion Of SiI7ss,i9T in the expenses Of the
government, and an increase of the revenue
to such an amount as to increase the sur.
plus $50, ,492, ,sl720.
The President desires to reduce taxation,
and points to the increasing surplus In the
United States treasury as evidence OF its
necessity. He generalizes about tariff and
taxation, and says kind words for the far
mers and the laborers. He is very cautious
In this portion Of the message, and 1t Is
painfully apparent that he knows he ls
navigating dangerous channel. He,
therefore, evidently has not the courage Of
his convictions, or he would have recon-
mCEded the placing Of sugar on the free
list, which would wipe out $52, ,000,O 600 OF
tax that comes direct from the m asses,
and there is evidently an antagonism be-
tween the President and his Secretary OF
tie Treasury. Certainly sugar is an sim.
ported necessary article"
The good old silver dollar is again in
trouble, for the President proposes the
suspension Of its compulsory coinage.
The President is very much annoyed be
cause there is only ~ cents of intrinsic
value in our standard silver dollar.
Senator Leland Stanford once remarked,
when the bullion in the dollar was worth 80
cents, that any merchant or banker was not
in falling circumstances who had so per cent
in each Of his liabilities in his yauta.
We commend this remark TO the careful
and prsyerful consideration Of the PresI-
dent.
JhCfo ore among the important points