The Globe-republican., 1890-12-10
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The Presidents Annual Commune
cation to Congress.
a Review OF the Condition of the Country
The Presidents Views on the Tariff Bill
Passage Of the Federal Election
Bill Recommended.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Presi-
dents message was submitted to-day.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Pres1
dents message was submitted to-day
1t is mainly as follows:
To the senate and House of Representatives
The reports of the several executive de
y,artmcnts which will he laid before the Con
.yress in the usual course, will exhibit in de-
rail the operation of the Government for the
last fiscal year. Only the more in
portant incidents and results, and chiefly
such as may be the foundation OF recon-
lamentations / submit is all that Will be re
zerrcd to in this annual message.
The vast and increasing business OF the
Government has been transacted by tie sew
eraI departments during the year with faith
fuIness, energy and success. The revenues
amounting to above i5o,OOO,OO0, have been
collected and dsburscd without revealing
so far as / can ascertain, single case OF de-
falcation or embeZzlcment. An earnest Ell
fort has been made to stimulate sense oil
responsibility and public duty in all officers
and employees Of every grade, and the Work
done by them has almost wholly escaped un.
favorable criticism. l speak of these mat
ters with freedom, because credit OF this good
work is not mine, but is shared by the heads
of the several departments with the great
body of faithful officers and employees VINO
serve the Government.
THE PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS-
Pursuant to the invitation authorized by
Congress, the representatives OF every lnde-
pendent State of the American continent and
of Hayt met in conference i'm this capital in
October 1883, and continued in session until
the 18th of last April. This important cOnvO-
gallon marks "A most interesting and infiu-
Sental epoch in the history of tie Western
hemisphere.
1t is noteworthy that Brazil. invited while
under an imperial form of government,
shared as a Republic in the deliberations and
results of the conference.
THE NEW REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL.
Toward the end of the past year the only
independent mOnarchical government on
the Western continent, that of Brazil, ceased
to exist and was succeeded by republic
Diplomatic relations were at once established
as to the new Government, but it was not
completely recognized until an opportunity
had been afforded to ascertain that it had
popular approval and support. When the
course of events had yielded assurance of
this fact no time was lost in sending the new
Government full and candid welcome into
the family of American communities. 1t is
confidently believed that good relations
between the two countries will be preserved
and the future will witness an increased in
timacy of intercourse and an expansion of
their mutual commerce.
THE BARRUEDM KILLING.
The killing of General BarZundia on board
Shc Pacific mail steamer Acapulco which
anchored on transit in the port of San Jose de
Guatemala, demanded careful inquiry. Hav
ing failed in a revolutionary attempt to in
wade Guatemala from Mexican territory,
General Barrundia took passage at Acapulco
for Panama. The consent of the represent
atives of the United States was sought to eff
feet his seizure, first ut ChampricO, where
the steamer touched, and afterward at San
Jose. The captain of the steamer refused to
give up his passenger without written Or
der from the United States Minister. The
latter furnished the desired letter, stipulat
ing as the condition of his action that Gen
eral Barrundia's life should be spared and
that he should be tried only for OffenSes
growing out of his insurrectOnary move
nsenfs- This was produced to the captain of
the Acapulco by the military commander at
San Jose as his warrant to take the passenger
from the steamer. General Barrundia re-
sisted capture and was killed 1t being evil
dent that the Minister, Mr.. Miner, had ex-
ceeded the bounds of his authority in per-
uniting, in compliance with the demands of
the Guatemalan authoites. in effect in viola
tion of precedent, the seizure on n vessel of
the United States of passenger in transit,
charged with political Offenses, in order that
he might be held for such offenses under
what was described AZ martial law, was
constrained to recall Mr. Miner from his
post
GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS.
The Nicaragua canal project, under the
couraging progress, all the preliminary con-
<Iitions and initial operations having been
accomplished within the prescribed time.
During the last year negotiations have
been renewed for the settlement of the
claims of American citizens against the Gov
eminent of Chilli, principally growing out of
fhe late war with Peru. The reports from
our Minister at Santiago warrant the expect.
alton of an early and satisfactory adjust
ment.
Our relations with China, which have for
several years occupied SO important place
in our diplomatic history, have called for
careful consideration and have been the sub
5ect of much correspondence. The cOmmu-
Nications of the Chinese Minister have
brought into view the whole subject of our
conventional relations with his country; and
at the same time this Government, through
Its legation at Pekin. has sought to arrange
various matters and complaints touching the
interests and protection of our citizens in
China. In pursuance of the concurrent reso-
luton of October l, 1880. have proposed to
the Governments of Mexico and Great Britain
TO consider conventional regulation of the
passing of Chinese laborers across our south
~ern and northern frontiers.
On the 22d day Of August last, Sir Edmund
Monson. the arbitrator selected under the
treaty OF December G, 1855, rendered an award
TO the effect that no compensation was due
from the Spanish Government to the United
states on account OF Wnot IS commonly
known as the Carlos Butterfield claim.
SETTLING THE MEAT PROBLEM.
SOnr relations with the French Republic
continue to be cordial. Our representative
at that court has very diligently urged the
removal OF the restrictions imposed upon
our meat products and it is believed that
substantial progress has been made just
settlement.
TREATIES.
The Samoan treaty. signed last year at Ber-
lin by the representatives of the United
States. Germany and Great Britain, after due
ratification and exchange, has begun to pro-
duce salutary effects. The formation of the
Government agreed upon will soon replace
the disorder of the past by a staple admins
traton. alike just to the natives and eQuit-
able TO the three Powers most concerned in
trade and intercourse with the samoan isl.
-ands. The Chief Justice has been chosen by
the King OF Sweden and Norway. on the invi.
tation of the three Powers, and will soon be
Installed. The land commission and the
municipal council are in process of organiza
ton. A rational and evenly distributed
scheme OF taxation, both municipal anC
upon imports, is in operation.
The new treaty of extradition with Grea
dine ratification nrp