The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-12-06
PRES. HARRISON'S MESSAGE.
4 Synopsis Of the Congress
. .sional Document.
THE PAN-AMERICANS.
The Internationas Maritime Con.
. gress-Chinese Question
About the Tariff.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The president il
irstmakes reference to the continued peace
full relations with all other government is
He calls attention to the Pan American con
gress now sitting in Washington, and ex
presses the hope that great benefits will re
suit from its action, and he adds: "Tht
recommendation of this international con
ference of enlightened statesmen will have
the attention of congress, and its coop
Grafton in the removal of unnecessary bar
riers to beneficial intercourse between the
nations of America, but it Is believed that
the crowning benefit will be found in the
better securities which may be devised for
the maintenance between American ma
tions of peaceful relations.
He next refers to the international mari
time conference at which delegates from
twenty-s nations are in attendance al
present in Washington, and adds that it is
an interesting and unprecedented fact that
two international conferences have brought
here the accredited representatives of thirty.
three nations. E
He recommends revision of the diplo.
matte service 50 as to place it on higher
grade.
Referring to the Chinese question, he says
"Whlle our supreme interests demand the
exclusion of laboring element which ex.
perience has shown to be incompatible with
our secret life, all steps to compass the i'm.
perative need should be accompanied with a
recognition of the claims of those strangers
now lawfully among US to humane and just
treatment"
He next says that the present state soi
affairs in respect to the Samoan islands is
encouraging. Referring to the Berlin con
gress OH the subject. hesays it resulted in
the conclusion OF IA treaty which will be
submitted to the senate for its approval
and expresses the hope that it will result in
the permanent establishment of order in
Samoa upon the basis of the maintenance oil
the rights and interests of the nations.
The questions which have arisen during
the last few years between Great Britain
and the United States are in abeyancc or in
course of adjustment. The matters in dis.
pute with Canada he states will not be long
deferred in settlement, which will be
effected by existing treaties and concurrent
legislation of both countries. He recon-
mends the enlargement of the list of extra.
ditable offeDses between this country and
Great Britain. @.et.t
He writes encouragingly of the Nicaragua
| canal project, and promises government aid
to provide i'll every proper way for the ad
| justnent of all questions that might pre-
| sent obstacles to its completion.
Of Brazilian affairs, he says the recent
revolution in Brazil in favor of republic is
an event of great interest to the United
States. Our minister at Rio de Janerio was
at once Instructed to maintain friendly
diplomatic relations with the provisional
government, ard our minister has been
further instructed to extend on the part oi
this government formal and cordial recog
milton of the republic.
Referring to the report of the secretary oi
the treasury he states that. the aggregate
| receipts of the government for the yeai
We're $lS7. 600. 600, ant the total expendi
lures 1929, $780, GOO. Referring to the sur.
plus i'll the treasury says: s''Tbis matter
should have the immediate attention OF
congress, with view to reducing the
receipts of the treasury to the needs
of the government as closely az posi-
ble." He advocates the further purchase OF
bonds to reduce the surplus and adds: '"The
loaning of public funds to banks without iil.
terest. upon the security of government
bonds l regard as unauthorized and d
dangerous expedient. Further on he says
''No further use should be made of this
method of getting the surplus into circula.
tIon and the deposits now outstanding
should be gradually withdrawn" ..,. :
On the tariff he says: II recommend a
revisision of the tariff law, both in its adj.
ministrative features and schedules. In
equalities of the law should be adjusted,
but the protective principle should he main
talned. He favors a removal of the inter
nal tax on tobacco and Oh the arts and manu-.
factures b..
On the silver question the president says:
'.The evil anticipatiOns which have accom-
panied the coinage and use of the silver
dollar have mt been realized" He does
not. however, favor the increased coinage
of silver, but is inclined to favor a plan for
the issuance of notes or certificates upon a
deposit of silver bullion at its market
value.
He favors stricter enforcement of the
Chinese exclusion act, particularly on the
north west border; also the construction OF
coast defenses, and improvements of rivers
and bapbors.
In reference to the killing of David S.
Terry he's says: II recommend that more
definite provision be made by law not only
for the protection of federal officers, but
for the full trial of such cases III the federal
courts"
He recommends the establishment of in.
termediate courts having final appellate
jurisdiction of certain cases so as to relieve
the supreme court; and recommends legisla-
tion for restraining trusts, for the passage of
an international copyright law, and for a
more discriminating naturalization law, so
as to exclude undesirable persons from citi-
zenship;the eDsctment. of a national bank
rupt law aud LEGISLATION against the use OF