The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
THE MESSAGE.
President Harrison Launches Some.
thing Like Twelve Thousand
Words Upon Congress.
In His Opinion the New Tariff Law
Is Precisely What the Coun.
try Needs.

To the Senate and House Of Representa-
tivcs: The reports of the several executive
departments which will be laid before con-
grcss i'll tho usual course will exhibit in de-
tail the operations OF the government for
the last fiscal year. Only the more ilnpor-
tant incidents aud results, and chiefly such
us may be The foundation of the rccom-
mcndations shall submit, will be referred
to i'll this annual message.
The vast and increasing business o! the
government has been transacted by the
several departments during the year with
iai,htulncss, energy and success. The revc-
nucs amounting 10 absve $50 10000, have
been collected and lisbursed without reveal
ing, SO far as ! can ascertain, single case
OF dciaica;ion or embezzlcment. An earn
est effort has been made to stimulate
sense of responsibility and public duty in
all officers and employees Of every
grade, and the work done by them
las almost wholly escaped unfavorablc
criticism.
Pursuant to the Invitation authorized by
congress, the representatives OF every indie.
penden, state OF the American continent
and OF liayti me, in conference in this
session until the l9ih of last April. Til.
important convocation mark. most
interesting and influential epoch
in the history o: the Western
hemisphere. II s noteworthy that Brazil,
invited while under an imperial form of
government, shared rs Il republic in the de-
alterations and Results OF the conference.
The recommendations of this conference
were all transmitted to congress ut the last
session.
The legislation of congress at the last ses-
sion is III conformity with the propositions.
therein provided for will be issued when the
other powers have given notice of their ad-
hcsion.
Toward the end OF the past year the only
independent monarcnical government OH
the Western continent, that OF Brazil, ceased
To exist and was succeeded by "a republic.
Diplomatic relations We're at once cs,ab-
Eshcd with the new government, bu; it was
not completely recognized until an opror.
tunitE had been afforded TO ascertain that il
had popular approval and support. When
the course of events had yielded assurance
o, this fact no time WAS lost in extending to
the new government n iull and cordia! well
come into the family Of American COM
monwealths. 1t is confidently believed
will be preserved, and that the future will
witness an increased intimacy ofintercoursc
and all expansion of their mutual COM
merce.
The peace of Central America has again
been disturbed through revolutionary
change in Salvador, which was not recos.
nized by other states, and hostilities
broke out between Salvador and
Guatemala, threatening to involve ali
Central America in conflict and 10
undo the progress which had beer made to.
ward union OF their interests. The efforts
oft!iis government were promptly and zeal
ousl cxerted to compose their differences,
and III. ough the active efforts of the repre-
sentatives OF the United States provisional
treaty OF peace was signed Aug. II, whereby
the right of the republic of Salvador to
choose ITS own rulers was recognized. Gen.
Ezcta, the chief OF the provisional govern
ment. has since been confirmed III the
presidency by the assembly, and diplomatic
recognition duly followed.
IN pursuance OF the concurrent rcsolu-
ton OF Oct. /. 1899, ! have proposed to the
governments of Mexico and Great Britain
TO consider conventional regulation OF tho
passage o; Chinese laborers across our south
crn uild northern frontiers.
On the 222d day of August last Sir Edmund
Monsoon. the arbitrator selected under the
treaty OF Dec. u, lsss, rendered all award to
sAS SiaSNs ehos peliSatlOn WIS que
from the Danish government to the United
States on account of what is commonly
known as the Carlos Buttcrtield claim.
Our 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 thar
progress has been made towards
q just settlement.
The Samoan treaty. signed last year by
the representatives, of the United States,
Germany and Great Britain after due rati-
iication and exchange has begun to produce
salutary effects. The formation of the gov
agreed upon will soon replace the
disorder OF the past by stable administra.
ton, alike just TO the native and equitable
to the three powers most concerned in trade
aud intercourse with the Samoan islands.
The chief justice has been chosen by the
king Of Sweden and Norway, on the invita-
tion Of the three powers, and will soon be
installed. The land commission and the
council urc in process of organ.
cation. A rational and evenly-distributed
scheme of taxation, both municipal and
upon imports, is in operation. Malictoa is
respected as king.