The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-12-13

Referring to the surplus The Prosi-
dent says: The collection of mon
eys not needed for public uses i'm
poses an unnecessary burden upon
our people, and the presence OF so
arge surplus in the public vaul
is disturbing element in the con-
duct of private business. He con-
demns the loaning of public funds
to the banks, without interest, upon
the security of Government bonds,
as an unauthorized and dangerous cN-
pcdient. Deposits now outstanding
should be gradually withdrawn and
applied TO the purchase of the bonds.
A revision of the tariff is recon-
mended, with the maintenance of
the protective principle. Cold COM
fort is given the silver men. The
President believes in the use of sill
YER in the currency, but thinks that
if silver coinage were made free,
they must expect that the difference
in the bullion values of gold and
silver dollars will he taken account
VI Ill lIuIlSlCblOHo.
"Such result would be discredita-
BILE to our financial management and
| disastrous to all business interests"
An effort would be made to pre-
vent the evasion of the Chinese Ex
clusion Act on the Canadian border.
! The protection of the seal fisheries
in Behring Sea is barely referred TO.
An appropriation for coast defcnses
is urged. The Improvement of i'm
portant rivers and harbors is recon-.
mended. Fuller protection of fed
eral officers and witnesses is advised,
with special reference to the assault
of David S. Terry on Justice Field.
Relief of the stress on the SUI
preme Court is recommended in the
four of intermediate courts. Salaries
of district judges are pronounced
inadequate. TRUSTS are denied
recognition as private concerns and
commended as the subject of prohi
bitory and even penal Legislation.
An international copyright act is
favored. The naturalization laws
should be revised. A national bank
rupt law is desirable. Improvements
contemplated in the postal service
are mentioned, the saving of q day
between San Francisco and New
York, recently accomplished, being
cited as noteworthy.
The new navy is spoken of with
commentator, and the President
concurs in the recommendation of
the Secretary of the Navy, that the
construction of eight armored ships,
three gunboats and five torpedo
boats be authorized.
Regarding Indian affairs, sub
stantial progress is reported in the
education of children and the allot-
ment of lands to adult Indians. sit
is to be regretted that the policy OF
breaking up the tribal relations ant
of dealing with the Indian as an in
dividual did not appear earlier il
our legislation" The Sioux ant
Cherokee negotiations and the open
, ing of Oklahoma are dealt with a
length.
{ Mortality among railway men il
, deplored. The Interstate Commerce
, Commission had been petitioned b,
10000 railway brakemen, asking TO
: the adoption of automatic brake
e and couplers on freight cars. 1t wa
t a reproach to their civilization tina
, any class of American workmel
| should be subjected to peril of lif
$ and limb as great as that of sol
' der in time of war.
| The creation Of the new Depart
: ment of Agriculture ''was wis
( and timely response to reques
e which had long been respectful.
: urged by the farmers of the coun
f try" 1t is recommended that tn
weather service be separated fror
: the War Department and establish
e ed as a bureau in the Department c
, Agriculture. More stringency i
e liquor restriction in the District {
Il Columbia is recommended. TIL
e proposition to hold Worlds Fai
@ on the four hundredth anniversar
r VI VIC uiSCoNciy VI hmSiiSa VIII "
: submitted. Civil service reform
8 endorsed with promised extensio
n of the measure. National aid t
: education is suggested as somethin
d to be afforded cautiously and wit
i. special reference to tho negroes
l. The political rights of negroes al
is eloquently urged as a question tha
J. must be faced.
g. Congressional elections, the eI
IT enlargement of the merchant m;
q rine, and the advisability of creatin
e. reserve, naval are all treated. TT
la following paragraph is of especi
in interest TO Hawaii:
ic 81 recommend that such appropri
tions be made for ocean mail servi,
m in American steamships, betwe'
G. our ports and those of Central al
in South America, China, Japan, al
is the important islands in both of Il
n great oceans, as will be literally r
TO munerative for the service rendere
i as will encourage the establishment
IN and in some fair degree, equali
,a the chances of American steamsh