The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-02


country and In the nations OF Centr,
and South America q state OF expect,
| ton and confidence us to the increase
trade that will give q double value
your prompt action upon this question
The present situation oil our mail con
munlcation with Australia illustrates til
importance OF early action by Congress.
The Oceanic Steamship Company main
tains a line OF steamers between Sal
Francisco, Sydney and Auckland, con
slsting Of three vessels, two OF which ar
Of United States registery and one o
foreign registry. For the service don,
by this line In carrying the mails We IN,
annually tho sum OF $4,000, being ri
estimated the full sea aud United States
inland postage, which Is the limit ixel
by law. The colonies Of New South
Wales and New Zealand have been pay
Ing annually to these lines $37 900 fol
carrying the mails from Sydney and
Auckland to San Francisco. Tho con
tract under which this payment has beer
made is now about to expire, md those
colonies have refused to renew the con.
tract unless the United States shall pay
d moreequitable proportion OF the whole
sum necessary to maintain tho service,
| nm advised by the Postmaster General
that the United States receives for carry.
Ing the Australian mails brought to San
FrdnciFco in these steamers and sent by
rail to Van Couver an estimated annual
income OF $4,000, while as have stated
We are paying out for the support OF the
steamship line that brings this mail 10
us only $4,000, leaving an annual sur.
plus, resulting from this service, OF
$4,000.
The trade Of the United States with
Australia, which is In q considerable
part carried by these steamers, and tho
whole OF which is practically dependent
upon the mail communication which
they maintain, is largely in our favor.
Our total exports Of merchandise to Aus.
traiian ports during the fiscal year end.
ing June so, 1890, were Sl1 ,2G0 ISL, while
the total imports OF merchandise from
these ports were only $l,277,67G.
II We arc not willing TO see this i'm.
portant steamship line withdrawn, or
continued with Vancouver substituted
for San Francisco as the American ter.
minal, Congress should put it in the
power OF the Postmaster General to make
Il liberal increase in the amount now
paid for the transportation OF this i'm.
portant mail.
The South Atlantic and gulf ports &C.
cupy q very favored position towards
the new and important commerce which
the reciprocity clanse in the tariff act
and the postal shipping bllar designed
to promote. Steamship lines from these
ports TO some northern port OF South
America will almost certainly effect a
connection between the railroad sys-
tens OF the continent long before any
continuous line OF railroad can DO nut
into operation. The very large appro.
prlation made at the last session for the
harbor OF Galveston was justified, as it
aeened to me, by these considerations.
The great northwest will feel the ad.
vantage OF trunk lines to the south Ms
we'll MS to the east, and OF the new mar.
kets opened for their surplus food pro.
ducts, and for many OF their manuiac.
tured products. -
AN INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN BANK.
bad occasion in my last to transmit
to Congress a report adopted by the In.
American Conference upon
the subject OF the incorporation on an
International American Bank, with a
view to facilitating money exchange be.
tween the States represented in that
conference. Such an institution would
greatly promote the trade We are seek
ing to develop. renew the recon-
that Il careful and well.
guarded charter be granted. do not
think the powers granted should include
those ordinarily exercised by trust,
and safe deposit companies, or
that more branches in the United States
should be authorized than are strictly
necessary to accomplish the object pri.
marily in view, namely, convenient for.
elgn exchange. 1t is quite important
that prompt action should be taken in
this matter, in order that any appropri.
atoms for better Communications with
these countries, and any agreement that
may be made for reciprocal trade may
not be hindered by the Inconvenience Of
making exchanges through European
money centers, or burdened by the trib.
ute which is an incident OF that method
OF businesa.
TIE JUDICIARY.
The bill for the relief OF the Supreme
Court has after many ycars OF discussion
reached a position where final action is
easily attaipable and it is not doubted
that any differences OF opinion may be
go harmoniZsd as 10 save the essential
features of this very important measure.
In this connection l earnestly renew nv
recommendation that the salaries OF the
judges OF the United States district
courts be so readjusted that none OF
them shall receive lees than S., 600 per
annum.
SPANISH AND MEXICAN LAND GRANTS.
The subject OF the unadjusted Spanish
and Mexican land grants and tile urgent
necessity for providing some commission
q tribunal ior the trial Of question: OF
title growing out oi them, were twice
brought by me to tho attention OF Con
gress at the last session. Bills have
been reported from the proper COM
mittees in both Houses upon the sub.
ject, and l very earnestly hope that this
Congress will put an end to the delay
which has attended the settlement Of
the disputes as to title between the
Gett!ers and the claimants under these
grants. These disputes retard the pros.
perlty and disturb the peace OF large
and important communities. The Gov
ernor Of New Mexico, in his last report
to the Secretary OF the Interior, suggests
SOME notifications OF the provisions Of
the pending bills relating to the small
holdings Of iarm lands. l commend 10
your attention the suggestions of the
Secretary OF the Interior upon this sub
ject.
NATIONAL BANKRUPT LAW.
The enactment OF national bankrupt
law ] still regard as very desirable. The
Constitution having given to Congress
jurisdiction Of this subject it should BE-