The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-12-13

gress of July 9, 1899, 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 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 Ill
! 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 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 it's 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 Haytl,
Venezuela, Japan, China, Persia and
Turkey.
Relative to disputed rights of citizen
ship, the President says: cit 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 on the part OF
; this Government a formal and cordial
| recognition of the new republic so soon
as the majority of the people of Brazil
shall have signifed their assent to Its
establishment and maintenance"
The Treasury report shows an esti-
mated surplus for that year of $40, $685.
522. 80, which is more likely to be in
creased than reduced when the actual
transactions are written up.
l 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 al
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
i mended a revision of the tariff in it
/ administrative features and also in thu
i schedules. The statement is made tina
Y in the near future bank notes will neces
9 sarily give place to gold and silver.
: Relative to silver dollars it is said tina
: the law requiring the purchase by tn
D Treasury of two million dollars worth O
! silver bullion each month to be coined
a into silver dollars of 4121a grains ha
e been observed by the department; bu
: neither the present Secretary nor any c
If his predecessors has deemed it safe
e exercise the discretion given by law t.
S increase the monthly purchases t
/ 81 100000.
i Suggestions.
> Suggestions are made that the. north
ern frontier be better guarded agains
Chinese immigrants: that an appropria
% ton for coast defences be made that tn
militia should be in the coast servic
. each year that public works should b
l promptly pushed through to completion
d Congress is advised to provide protectio
for Federal officers, and United State
witnesses should obtain better protet
% ton; intermediate courts should be
relief to the Supreme court and the sa
- Ind, CHI hn loe
t. than S., 900 per year. Earnest attentio
: is called to "trusts."
e The seal question was very light
l. touched. An appropriation was rec
Re commended for coast defences.
: The President also recommends tina
d the militia should be drilled in coas
n works each year.
e The granting of an international copy
IS right is deemed to be an eminently wis
q and just measure; naturalization shout
e be more carefully conferred than q
y present; also that national law rels
is tive to bankruptcy should be enacted {
e once.
% The recommendations by Postmastt
II Wanamaker are endorsed, as also thos
ID by the Secretaries OF the Navy and Ii
L terror.
W Welcome is made to the new State
st as follows:
"The advent OF four new States-Nort
u Dakota, South Dakota, Montana an
Washington-into the Union under til
i Constitution, in the same month, an
the admission of their duly chosen rel
resentatives to our National Congress
IF the same session, is an event as une1
. ampled as it is interesting"
Is The Interstate Commission interced
le for the further protection of those er
gagged in operating the great interstat
j. freight lines of the country. The Pres
o. dent says that it is reproach to Anne
IN lean civilization.
se The President points to added i'm
10 provement in the usefulness of tn
,e Departments of Agriculture and sigma
at Service.
t. Oh the liquor traffic the President COZ
,e fines himself to opinion as regarc
f. matters in the District of Columbia, an
as advocates limitation to the traffic therein
D. The Worlds Fair is mentioned casua
"a ly but no city is indicated as the partic1
&c lar place of holding.
d. Civil service is spoken of as follows
as ''The reform of the civil service wi
ID make no safe or satisfactory advant
in until the present law and its equal a.
De ministration are we'll established in tt
Il. confidence of the people. 1t will be N
IN pleasure, as it is my duty, to see that tt