Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-03
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Brief Synopsis Of President Harri-
cons First Message to
Congress.
He Goes on Record - Fsvosing Fed
eral CentroI Of Elections for
consrsssmen.
Recommends Nstional Aid for Educa-
tion and Approves the Civil
Service Law.
He Urges Measures to Secure Ne.
sroes Their Civil Rishts-con-
demns MonopoIies.
The Tariff Must be Revised, but in
the Interest Of Am srican
Workingmen.
Favors . Pension for Every Honors.
bly, Discharged Disabled Union
Soldier or Sailor.
HE Views on tho Silver, Internal Rev.
enue and Other Questi ms
Of importance.
PRESIDEN MESSAGE.
4 Brief Syn0psis Of the DOcum emf
Sent 20 Congress To-day. /,
Favors Pension for Every Honora.
bly, Discharged Disabled Union
Soldier or Sailor.
HE Views on tho Silver, Internal Rev.
enue and Other Questi ms
Of importance.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Brief Synopsis of tho Docum ens
Sent 20 Congress To-day.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3 The Presiden
opens hls messaee by announcing tha
good will and cordiality charscterixe &
our relations with other governments
and the year Just closed leaves few in
ternationsl questions OF importance un
adjusted.
Referring to the Pan American Con
Gross. he believes while its com mercisl
results will be i'm o portaut, the browning
benefit will be in the better security
and Tor the maintenance of peace among
all American nations and tho settle
mont OF all contentious by methods that
. Chrissian civilization can approve.
The fishery and other relations with
Canada ard Eoglan have good prospect
for favorable outcome.
Our Minister st Lisbon has protested
assi2:s Rer!pssl 4 ssizqEs Of the Dela-
a 0er 0efeza'es zG.'s:ss 49,; 8 sssis;u.,r4v-rssruSssd
% feooeIi7s the republic - soon -
majority of the people of Brazil shall
have signified their assent to its estab-
liz hment.
The surplus 10 now about forty-three
and halt million dollars.
The receipts of the treasury should be
reduced to tho needs of the government.
The unappropriated surplus should be
applied to tho purchase OF bonds. Loans
to banks should be called in and the
money used to pay Of bonds.
The tariff should be revised and its
ineauslities adjusted. but its principle
should be maintained aud fairly applied
20 the prroducts OF our farms - we'll -
OF our shops. The free list can be safely
extended by placing thereon articles
that do not offer competition to domes-
The removal Of the internal tax on
tobacco and on alcohol used in the arts
and manufactures 10 recommended.
The President urges the continued
use Of silver in our currency, but does
not recommend the free coinage OF sill
yer while it holds its present ratio TO
gold. The result would be to drive gold
out.
He urges better coast detenoes.
Congress should consider how far it
csn restrain trust monopolies.
A national bankrupt law and An IN
ternational copyright Law are recon-
mepded: also that something be done to
facilitate the business OF the Supreme
Court, and that salaries of district
judges be increased
Our naturalization laws should ex.
clude paupef. and those hostile to our
form OF government.
The President favors . pension tor
every honorably disabled soldier aud
sailor who 10 now il ,paoitated, by dis
ease or casualty whether he can prove
that the disability originated in the
service or not.
He expressed his full supper Of the
civil service law.
He takes conservative ground In re
gard to removals from offics aud says
that when officeholders conduct them
selves % - to give proof that thell
political bias does not Affect the dis
charge of their duties, We can more
easily avoid changes than at present
He 10 Introducing . system of records
20 show faith falness and efficiency anG
to be used In regulating pr, m o,ions.
He favors national aid to edu cation
He urges measures 70 secure negroes
their civil rights. including an exten
sion OF federal control OF elections tol
copgreWmen.
He favors such appropriations fcl
ocean mail service ~ will put our mer
chant marine in . position TO compe,s
with the similarly aided vessels OF othel
nstious. He also recomm ends . nava
reserve OF merchant ships which can b,
used BY the government II needed il
var.
Legislation 10 needed to protect lif,
and limbs OF railroad employees.
The weather bureau should be trans
fsrrsd from the war to the agriculture
department.
The project Of worlds fair in 1S9
70 commemorate the discovery of Amer
he nt
The message in full will be publishe,
in the PALLADIUM to morrow
l1ssentDg 20 she Message.
WASHINGTON. Dec 3-Im nediatel
Of or the reading Of the journals Of tn
House and Senate, committees were au
pointed to wait on the President The