The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
THE MESSAGE.
President Harrison Dis
cusses National
affairs.
In Ills Annual Communica-
zion to Congress
he Urges the Passage Of the
Lodge Election Bill
And Says the Mckinley Tariff Law Must Be
Given Fair Trial.
Our Foreign Relations in Salts
factory Condition.
The State OF the Nations Finances
Discussed Reciprocity In
dOrSed.
And Says the Mckinley Tariff Law Must Be
Given a Fair Trial.
Our Foreign Relations in a Salts
factory Condition.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
They Are Friendly.

To the Senate and House of Representatives:
The reports of the several executive depart
ments which will be laid before Congress- IN IN
the usual course, will exhibit in detail the
operations of the Government for the last
fiscal year. Only the more important incidents
and results, and chiefly such as may De Inc
foundation of the Recommendations / shall
submit, will be referred TO in this annual mes
sage.
The vast and increasing business of the Gov
eminent has been transacted by the several de-
partments during the year with faithfulness.
energy and success. The revenues amounting
to above four hundred and fifty million dollars,
have been collected and disbursed without re-
vealing, SO far as can ascertain, q single case
of defalcation or embezzlement. Am earnest eff
fort has been made to stimulate q sense OF re-
sponsibility and public duty in all officers and
employees of every grade, and the work done by
them has almost wholly escaped unfavorable
criticism. l speak of these matters with free
dom, because the credit of this good work is not
mine, but is shared by the heads of the several
departments with the great body or faithful
officers and employees who serve under them.
The closest scrutiny of Congress is invited TO all
methods of admins tration and 10 every ltem
OF expenditure
The friendly relations of our country with the
nations of Europe and The East have been I'M
disturbed, while the ties of goodwill and COM
mon interest that bind us to tho States OF the
western hemisphere have BEEN notably strength
ened by the conference held in this capital to
consider nea sures for the general welfare. P1r-
suant to the invitation authorized by Congress,
the representative of every independent State
of the American Continent and of Hayti met in
conference III This capital In OCTOBER, lSS9 una
continued in session until the 10Th of last April
This important oonvocation marks a most in
teresting and influential epoch in the history of
the western hemisphere, 1t is noteworthy that
Brazil invited while under an imperial form of
government shared q Republic in the de-
alterations and results of the conference. The
recommendations OF this conference were all
transmitted to Congress at the last session.
Divers Foreign Matters.
The communications of the Chinese Minister
have int he WI a
conventional relations with his country, and at
the same time this Government, through it's
legation at Pekin, has sought to arrange yari-
GUS matters and complaints touching the inter
ests and protection of our citizens in China.
In pursuance OF the concurrent resolution of
Oct. l, 1890, L have proposed to the Govern
ments of Mexico and Great Britain to consider
a conventional regulation of the passage of
Chinese labOrers across our southern and
northern frontiers.
On the ODD day of August last Sir Edmund
Monson, the arbitrator, selected under the
treaty of December, 1888, rendered an award to
the effect that no compensation was due from
the Danish Government to the United States on
account of what is commonly known as the
Carlos Butterfeld claim.
Our relations with the French republic con-
tinue to be entirely cordial. Our representative
at that court has very diligently urged the re-
moval of the restrictions placed upon our meat
products, and it is believed that substantial
progress has been made toward just settle
ment.
The Samoan treaty signed last year at Ber-
lin by the representatives of the United States
Germany and Great Britain, after due ratifca-
tiOn and exchange, has begun to produce salu-
tarv effects. The formation of the government
agreed upon will soon replace the disorder of
the past by q stable administration, alike just
to the natives and equitable to the three powers
most concerned in trade and intercourse with
the Samoan Islands. The Chief Justice has
been chosen by the King of Sweden and Norway
on the invitation of the three powers, and will
soon be installed. The Land Commission and
the Municipal Council are in process of organ
ization. A rational and evenly distributed
scheme of taxation, both municipal and upon
imports, as i'm operation. Malietoa is respected
as king.
The new treaty of extradition with Great
britain after due ratification, was proclaimed
on the 18th of last March. Its beneficent work
ing is already apparent.