The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-06

corporations succeeded in clersinc ~ .
candidate for Speaker. Mr. Reed.
Maine. and al the other Rsnubli "a
rnucUs nominees excenf Chaplain. no
w. ". NiIburn. ihc blind preacher. =.
c~ivc' the votes of three Republicans.
addition ~ the Democrats vote. ami n 4
re-rlec'cd Chaplain.
II tho Senate tho now Senators fror
North and Sonth Dakota and WASHING
ton were admitted. The msnsI commit
sees were appointed ~ wait urnn m
President and announce that hnfh IIopse
were organized. the members az IN
Mouse scIected their scats by lot, and Al
jouvned for the day.
On Tuesday President Harrison sen
~ his fret annual message. a very Ions
document. occupying eleven columns N
the indianapolis Sentinel.
He begins by telling Congress be IA.
nothing remarkable 10 tell them. that the
newspapers have all got ahead Of him In
making necessary suggestions. The
reading Of the message bears ont fully
this statement.
lie then congratulates Congreas and
the country upon the assembling a.
Washington Of the Pam American and
Maritime Conferences, hut fails 10 make
any recommendations in regard 10 their
onfcomes but homes for the hest.
lie recommends raising the grade and
consequently the psy. OF All II. s. minis
fers to the various countries in America.
when. In fact, all these rcpresentstive s
arc generally more ornaments than nae
~. and oil they ~ could be much more
readily transacted through the State De-
parfments OF the different countries aud
~ not 10 exceed one-iftieth part OF The
expense 10 the people.
re fevotee paragraph "a the Chinese.
recommending the exclusion of emf I
grants from that country. a. did Clevc-
land.
ITr recommends the adoption Of the \
treaty. recently arranged at Berlin by i
commissioners appointed for that mr.
pose, to fix mp the Samoan Islands differ
ences between the II. s.. Germany and
Great Britain. and also the adoption or q
treaty formed between tho U. :. apd
Great Britain In regard 10 extradifion OIL
snrh persons as the other country NAV Il
consider evil doors. This would nroha-
hlv enable our big hanks and corpora-
tons TO bring hack defaulfers from Can
ada, or make them seek some other place
~ refnge, to repay which Great Britain z
would he able 10 exfradite the Irish ~. Ie
srinta who seek homes on our borders.
This don't look much like "twistin0 N. Y
J.ions tail.v boasted about bv him a. 4
much IN tho last campaign II order "a 2
"cafch Tho Irish vote!"
He devofes . good deal OF SPACE tol
small matters with other foreign conn =
tries. and then sIludes 10 the recent "a
voluiion in Brazil. and saws our Minisier q
there haa been instructed 10 formallv =
Anil cordially recognize the new Re- y
public, AZ soon as il shall he endorsed b. Y
, majority nf the people OF Brazil. y
lie then comes 10 the important oues- &C
lion Of the surplus and tariff. and SAYS g
receipts from all sources for last wear x
we're SAT- .O50. O5a.s4. derived AZ folIows. \.
From customs, $223. a32. 741. SO: from in q
'ernai revenue, 4i3O.8Sl ,513.a2: from eI
sources, &32.335. 500 "a. = =
The ordinary expenditures FOR the aame a
period were e2al 1896 sl5 60, and the to- %
al expenditures. including the einkin0 20
tnd. were 9329,579, 928.25. The exccss "a
y receipts over expenditures was. after y
'roviding for the sinking fund, $57. 40. y
For the currcn' year the expenditures ~
rc estimated ~ twelve million dollars %
more fhav Iast wear. and the surplus Al se
s@s,679 ,e83.ni. The purchase ~ bonds ~
: premium raIi the holders IL shown a.
2 have been no 70 Sept. |, last year and P Pa
BE. IN addition 70 the sinking fund ~
'i2s.s95,1lni2. The revenue for the y. ~
ear ending Jnne 81, 1901. IL expected 10 ~ %;
seld snrrIus over expenditures OF ~
1850 500. 40. withdrawing an e.. ~
Imatc Of Increased expenditures over M
he present year 81 e50,00O 10000. TINS P's
how'n9 holdlv an opposition % any
lea Of ecnnomising any. or any attempt
" 70 redure expenses In favor or the .
Amer and Iahorer. These figures ma
hould 10 carefully considered by farm ito
N and lahnrers, who are now selling ton
ianv Of their products for less than cost pu
I'e then talks like Cleveland, though
o. 80 ably. ahouf the danger OF collect nat
" ench an immense tax from the peo. isfi
- without anv necessity. and urges the she
edncfion Of the receipts OF the treasury. rar
Like Cleveland he doubts the legality not
naming the surplus ~ Ranks without al
'seress. and thinks II should DO used 10 har
nv honda At preminm-but don't ex. pet
lain how he will get them when hold. cieI
2 refuse 10 sell. and again urges IeRia. We
ton to refuce the revenue. Tie Re-. in |
'mmends revision Of the tarid upon ing
r protective principle, y " hatever that 81 q
~ be. and that the free lst 81 extend. con
% PARTICLES that do not offer injnrious the
'nipefition tn such domestic products on
our home labor can supply" and that tori
= Internal revenue on tobacco and litit
dent spirits be repealed. wrt
III takes square iseue with ths nroduc. thru
2 mates on the silver coinage question, ~ 9
ia II 4 depreciAted cnrrenc,0 wor,h CON
Nv ~ cents 10 the dollar q comrsrad this
gold. and opposes uniting Il ~ ~ raw
uality with gold AZ n coinage No. iron
every bus;ncss man ;nsor. an
Anges silver with void. dollar "a All. TO n
:, every dav. This Indicates nia,rI. com
~ the "bland shmentsr ~ wal, s,rca, mat
We completely capturrj him sirce ~ can
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