The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-12-17

| assembled and is now In session IN this
capital. An invitation was extended by
the Government, under the Act of Con-
gress of July 8, 1889, to all maritime
nations to send delegates to confer touch.
ing the revision and amendment of the
rules and regulations governing vessels,
and to adopt a uniform system of marine
signals. The response to the invitation
has been very general and very cordial.
Delegates from twenty-six nations are
present in the conference, and they have
| entered upon their useful work with
| great zeal and with an ardent apprecia-
ton OF its importance.
| miscellaneous.
With regard to Great Britain and Can
ada the President say:
"The questions which have arisen
| during the past few years between Great
Britain and the United States are in
allegiance or in course of adjustment"
OF Spain and Cuba that the commerce
| should be on better footing.
Foreign railroads owned by Americans
should be protected.
The Nicaragua canal is pronounced to
be a work of transcendental importance.
The results of the Paris Exposition is
| that American exhibitors have attained
a success that is most gratifying.
Touching on the slave trade he says ::
This Government has accepted, under
proper reserve as to its policy in foreign
countries, the invitation of the Govern
ment of Belgium to take part in an inter-
| national congress which opened at Brus-
sells on the 10th of November for the
purpose of devising measures to promote
the abolition of the slave trade in Africa.
The relations with Germany are per-
fectly harmonious as also with Hayti,
Venezuela, Japan, China, Persia and
Turkey.
Relative to disputed rights of citizen
ship, the President says: sit is import
ant that those who have been duly
naturalized should everywhere be
accorded recognition of the rights per-
tanning to a citizen of the country OF
their adoption"
OF Brazil he says: "Our Minister has
been instructed to extend Oh the part of
this Government a formal and cordial
recognition of the new republic so soon
as the majority of Sthe people OF Brazil
shall have signiied their assent to its
establishment and maintenance.
The Treasury report shows an esti-
mated surplus for that year OF $43, $685.
522.30, which is more likely to be in
creased than reduced when the actual
transactions are written up.
Measures are advised for the reduction
of the revenue as follows: 'The exist
ence of SO large an actual and antici-
pated surplus should have the imme-
date attention of Congress with view
to reducing the receipts of the Treasury
to the needs of the Government as
closely as may be-"
Relative to the National Banks the
system now in vogue is strongly con-
demned.
OF the Tariff it is said that it is recon-
mended a revision of the tariff in its
administrative features and also in the
schedules. The statement is made that
in the near future bank notes will neces-
sarily give place to gold and silver.
Relative to silver dollars it is said that
the law requiring the purchase by the
Treasury of two million dollars worth of
silver bullion each month to be coined
into silver dollars of 41219 grains has
been observed by the department; but
neither the present Secretary nor any of
his predecessors has deemed it safe to
exercise the discretion given by law to
increase the monthly purchases to
100000
Suggestions.
Suggestions are made that the north
ern frontier be better guarded against
Chinese immigrants: that an appropria-
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militia should be in the coast service
each year; that public works should be
promptly pushed through to completion
Congress is advised to provide protection
for Federal officers, and United States
witnesses should obtain better protec-
ton; intermediate courts should be
relief to the Supreme court and the sal
airy of District judges should not be less
than $1,000 per year. Earnest attention
is called to trusts"
The seal question was very lightly
touched. An appropriation was rec
commended for coast defences.
The President also recommends that
the militia should be drilled in coast
works each year.
The granting of an international copy
right is deemed to be an eminently wise
and just measure; naturalization should
be more carefully conferred than at
present; also that national law rela-
tive to bankruptcy should be enacted at
once.
The recommendations by Postmaster
Wanamaker are endorsed, as also those
by the Secretaries of the Navy and In
terror.
Welcome is made to the new States
as follows:
1.-THE advent OF four new States-North |
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and
Washington-into the Union under the
Constitution, in the same month, and
the admission of their duly chosen rep
to our National Congress at |
the same session, is an event as unex
ampled as it is interesting"
The Interstate Commission intercede |
for the further protection of those en-
gagged in operating the great interstate
freight lines of the country. The Presi- |
dent says that it is reproach to Amer
lean civilization.
The President points to added i'm
in the usefulness OF the
OF Agriculture and Signal
Service.
Ol the liquor traffic the President con-
fines himself to opinion as regards |
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