The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-12
HARRISON'S FIRST.
President HarrisOn's First An.
nual Communication to
Congress.
Tariff Revision with Reason,
able Protection to Home
Industries Endorsed.
Suggests the Minimum De-
post of Bonds for Nation
al Banks be Endorsed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The following Is
President HarrisOns message read at the
Joint session of congress to-day:
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives: There are few transactions in the add
ministration of government even Temporal
rily held in the confidence ofthOse charged
with the conduct of the public business.
Every step taken is under the observation
of an intelligent and watchtul people. The
state of the Union is known from day to
,lav, and suggestions as to needed legiSla-
ton find an earlier voice than that which
speaks in tOeSe annual communications of
theprcSident to congress. Good will and cor
dialitv have characterized our relations and
correspondence with other governments,
and the year Just closed leaves few intCrna-
tiOnal questions of importance unadjuSted.
No obstacle is believed to exist that can
long postpone the consideration and adj
iustment of the still pending questions
upon satisfactory and honorable terms. The
dealings of this government with other
states have been and should always be
marked by frankneSs and sincerity. Our
purposes are avowed, and our methods free
from intrigue This course has borne rich
fruit in the past and it is our duty as ma
ton to preserve the heritage of good repute
which century of right dealing with
foreign governments has secured to us.
THE TWO GREAT CONGRESSES.
1t is q matter of high significance, and no
less of cougratulation, that the first year of
the second century of our constitutional
existence finds, as honored guests within
our borders, the representatives of all the
independent states of North and South
America, met together in earnest confer
ence touching the best methods of perpctu-
ating and expanding the relations Of mutual
interest and friendlineSS extended among
them. That the opportunity thus afforded
for promoting close International relations
and the increased prosperity of the states
represented will be used for the
mutual good of all, l cannot permit
myself to doubt. Our people will await
with interest and confidence the results to
flow from so suspicious meeting Of allied
and in large part identical interest. The
recommendations of this international con
ference of enlightened statesmen will have
the attention of congress and its co-Opera
ton i'll the removal of unnecessary barriers
to the beneficial intercourse between the
nations of America, but while the com
mercial results which it is hoped will fol
low this conference are worthy of pursuit
and of the great interest they have excited
it is believed that the browning benefit vii
be found in the better securities which may
be devised for the maintenance of peace
AMONG ALL AMERICAN NATIONS,
and settlement of all contentious by meth
DDS that a Christian civilization can APP
prove. While viewing with interest on
national resources and products, the dele
gates will, l am sure, find a higher satisfac
ton in the evidences of unselfish friendship
which everywhere attend the intercOurs
with our people. Another internationa
conference having greater possibilities 70
good has lately assembled. and is now IL
session in this capital. Invitation
was extended by the government
under the act of congress of Jul.
9, 1888 to all maritime nations to send del
egates to confer touching the revision an(
amendment of the rules and regulation
governing vessels, and to adopt uniform
system of marine signals. The response t
this invitation has been very general AM
very cordial. Delegates from twenty-si!
nations are present in the conference, am
they have entered upon their useful worl
with great zeal and with an evident appre
citation of its Importance. So far as the agree
ment to be reached may require Legislation
to giveit effect, the cooperation of con
gress is confidently relied upon. 1t is
AN INTERESTING AND UYPB ECEDENTED FAC
that the two international conference
have bought here the accredited represent
atives of thirty-three nations. Bolivia
Ecuador and Honduras are now repre-
sented by resi- dent envoys of the pIenipc
Tertiary grade. All the states of the Amel
lean system now maintain diplomatic rel
resentatiOn at this capital In this connet
ton it may be noted that all the nations {
thew estern hemisphere, with one exception
send to Washington ENJOYS eXtraOrdinar
and ministers plenipOtentiary, being Il
highest grade accredited to this govern
ment. The United States, on the cOntrar!
sends ENJOYS of lower grade to all {
our sister republics. Our Representative
in Paraguay and Uruguay is minister re
ident, while to Bolivia we send minist'
resident and consul general. Inview of tt
importance of our relations With the stat
of the American system, our diplomat
agents in those countries should be Of Ct
uniform rank of envoy extraordinary an
minister pienipotentiary. Certain mission
were so elevated by the last congress wit
happy effect, and recommend the cOmpl
ton of the reform thus begun with the il
clusiOn of Hawaii and Hayti, in view
their relations to the American system
states. also recommend that timely pr
vision be made for extension to Hawaii
an invitation to be represented in the int
national conference now sitting at this ca
jtal.
The Preside mt discusses the silver questit
and recommends caution in authorizing 6
perabundant coinage; he animadverts upc
the difficulty experienced in enforcing t
Chinese exclusion act on the northweste
frontier; calls attention to coast defens
on the seaboard; suggests iegislatit
for the better protection of judg
and witnesses in United States courts, t
lack of which was made apparent in the g
tack upon Judge Field; considers the nrct
sity of dealing with trusts and other enemi
of society; renews the report OF the pos
master general, and dilates with satisfactiC
upon the progress made in the constructi
9f O new and improved navy.
SAMOA.