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7 ayailed myself OF the discretion con-
ferred by law and issued on the 27tn or DC
tober my proclamation declaring reciprocat
| SUSPENSION in the United States. 1t is most
| gratifying to bear testimony TO the earnest
| spiritin Which the government OF the queen
| regent has met cur efforts to avert tne
limitations of commercial discrimination anu
| reprisals, which are ever disastrous TO the
material interests and the polltlcal good Will
| of t~hescountries they may a. ct The prof.
liable development Of the la-I1 commercial
exchanges between the United States and
the Spanish Antilles is naturally an object OF
soliCltude. Lying close at our doors, ana
finding here their main markets or supply
and demand, the welfare OF Cuba ana Porto
Rico and their production and trade are
scarcely less important to us than to Spain.
Their commercial and financial
are so naturally a part OF our system that no
obstacle to fuller, freer intercourse should
be permitted to exist The standing lnstruc-
ions of our representatives at Madrid and
Havana have for years been to leave no eff
fort unesSayed 10 further these ends, and at
no time has The equal good desire OF Spain
been more hopefully manifested than now.
The government of Spain thus removing the
consular tonnage fees on Cargoes shipped to
the Antilles. and by reducing passport fees
has shown its r~ecognizance of the needs Of
less trammeled intercourse. An effort has
been made during the past year to remove
the hlnderance to the proclamation OF the
treaty of naturalization with the sublime
porte. signed in 1874, which has remained
imperative owing to a disagreement of the
Interpretation of the clauses relative to the
effects of return TO and %sojourn
of a naturalized citizen in the
land of origin. l trust soon to
be able TO announce a favorable settlement
Of the differences as to this Interpretation.
1t has been highly satisfactory to note the
improved treatment of American mission
aries in Turkey, as has been attested by their
acknowledgements TO our late minister to
that government of his successful eXertions
in their behalf. The exchange of r%atitica-
ton OF the convention of Dec. 8, 1885, with
Venezuela, for the reopening of the awards
OF the Caracas commission under the claims
convention of 1886, has not yet been effected
owing to the delay of the executive of that
republic In ratifying the measure. ] trust
that this postponement will be brief; but
should it much longer continue, the delay
may well be remembered as a RECESSION of
the compact and a failure on the part of
Venezuela TO complete an arrangement SO
persistently sought by her during many
years, and assented to by this government
in a spirit OF international fairness, although
to the detriment of holders of BONA ide
awards OF the impugned commission.
NATURALIZATION
l reneW the recommendation of my last
annual message that existing legislation con-
corning citizenship and naturalization be re-
vised We have treaties with many states
providing for the remuneration of citizenship
by naturalized aliens, but no statute is
to give effect to such engagements, nor any
which provides a needed central bureau for
the registration OF naturaliZed citizens. Ex-
perience suggests that our statutes regulat-
ing extradition might be advantageously
amended by q provision for the transit
across our territory, now a convenient thor
oughfare OF travel from one foreign country
to another, of fugitives surrendered by q
foreign government to a third state. Such
provisions are usual in the legislation of
other countries, and tend to prevent the
mlscarrying of Justice. 1t is also desirable
to remove the present obstacles that au-
thority should be conferred on the secretary
OF state to issue a certificate in case of an
arrest for the purpose OF extradition to the
officer before whom the proceeding Is pend
ing, showing that a requisition for the sur
render of the person accused has been duly
made. Such a certificate, if required 20 be
received before the prisoners examination,
would prevent along and expensive judicial
inquiry into a charge which the foreign gov
ernment might not desire to press I also
that express provision be made
for the immediate, discharge from custody
OF persons committed for extradition where
the president is of the opiElon that surrender
should not be made.
COPYRIGHT.
The drift OF sentiment in civilized COM
muLities toward full recognition of the rights
of property in the creations of human intel
lect has brought about the adoption by
many important nations, of an international
copyright convention which was signed at
Berne on the 18th of September, 1885. In
asmuch as the constitution gives congress
the power to 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 discov-
cries, this government did not feel warranted
in becoming q signatory pending the action
of congress upon measures of International
copyright now before it, but the right of adj
hesion 20 the Berne convention hereafter has
been reserved. 1 crust the subject will re-
ceive at your hands the attention it deserves,
and that the just claims OF authors, SO urg-
emily pressed, will be duly needed. Repre-
sensations continue to be made TO me of the
injurious effects upon AmG. can artists stud
ying abroad. and having free access to the
art collections or foreign countries, Of main
tanning duty against the introduction of the
works Of their brother artists of other coun-
tries; and / am induced to repeat my recon-
mendation for the abolition of that tax.