The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-02
The Message.

Vi Tue ne sus Ol tue Qtucl eub departments,
comments upon the most important meas
ures IL { have been acte upon Fl ally by
the present congr IS and questions rela-
tive TO the mea ,ures that are pending and
which are expected to receive attention
during the session that has just begun.
The country Is at peace with all other
countries, aud there is nothing to indicate
that it will not remaiI Sd. The
Cent al and South Americ IN republics
have their political aud financial troubles,
bat they are not likely TO cause
anxiety il this country. II was found upon
investi cation that Minister Mime excee ed
his authoit in the Barrundia aft lir. aud
he was recalled. The Nicaragua canal is
progressing satisfactorily and Brazil is
rapidly getting on a firm republican founda-
ton. TIE Samoa will soon have a form
OF government taat will b. satisfactory to
th m AMI meet the approval of the
three governments that are sSi & an active
intere in Samoa effars. Tue fur seal
question is sti an open one, the PROPOSE ion
made by Great Britain for arbitration not
having been eccep ed by this government
for the reason that it was accompanied with
conditions which, it is believed, would not
be productive of a satisfactory conclusion.
Great Britain and Mexico have been asked
by this government to consider regulation
for the passage of Chinese laborers across
our northern and sou bern borders. At
present these labor rs are able to get into
this CO lntry through Canada and Mexico,
notwithstanding the exclusion act.
TIE financial condition of the treasury is
quite satisfactory. kor the fiscal year end
ing June 30 last the receipts from the
revenues were 1853, ,0SJ SO IN | the ex-
pendltures we g 1873 6lS,5S4 80, leaving a
surplus of sl05 344. 1876 03. T is includes
the amount applied t the sinking fund.
Tae Estimate surplus for the preseat fiscal
year is S59,000.00J.
The President thinks the treasury has
been managed with consummate ability,
and he is of the opinion that good results
have followed the recent silver legislation.
He seems to doubt, however, the wisdom of
more liberal silver legislation at present.
the aim Of the Secretary of the Treasury
has beea to keep down the surplus o the
lowest practical point D ring the last
nine cen mon his the increase OF money in
circulation has been 1913, S66,Sl3. OF this
amou It the recent silver leg ii station coatri -
uted only 81, 100000. Tbs increase was
almost wholly due to the p licY of the treas
ury in distributing the surplus.
The President earnest y advocates con-
tinua zee of the appropriations for coast
defenses. aud he is firm Deliver in a
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militia The inference from what he .ys
is that be would willingly approve lar 5er
appropriations for the militia. He vi .ws
with good deal Of satisfaction the results
that have been accomplished by the anti
Lottery legislation. Indeed, be seems to
regard with SPECIAL favor all the acts, pro-
p sitions and suggestions Of the Postmaster
General. That official has is confi1e ice,
apparently, in an extraordinary degree.
Wnile he ei not think the government
should coAtrol the telegraph, he believes
that it would he wise for congress to give
the Postmaster General authority to con-
tract with telegraph compan es for the
ira lsmissio of postal m IS sages.
D.. The agricultural department. does 1T, as a
rule, cut much Of figure in the annual
presidential message, but in the present one
the Pres dent has taken occasion to refer to it
at considerable length, wi h the view, doubt
less, of inpressiag the farmers with the idea
that he is deeply intere ted ia all that con-
Germs them. Indeed. he takei occasion t.
tell them that ever since he has oeen the
chief magistrate he has used his utmost en-
deavors to promote their welfare. The
most important statement that he makes in
this connection is that the bet sugar in
dustry has pas ell the experimental stage
and Is commercial success.
The President, of purse. has great deal
t. lay about the Mckinley tariff. He seems
t. be deeply greved because the shopkeepers
of the couatry took advantage of the pre-
vailing impress ion that The Mckinley tariff
woul4 make nearly everything dearer. a ID
advanced the prices of articles not affected
by it. His grief is natural i'll view Of the
disastrous def at with which bis party met
at the November elections. However, he
takes hopeful view IF the situatio J, and
insists tat the people will regard the
Mckinley tariff with more favor when they
become better acquainted with it. In
his opinion toe rise in prices is due
more to tne recent silver legislation
than the Mckinley tariff. aud he
repeats nea-ly al tia SOCK argu ne ITS of
his party to show that even if prices
higher under the Mckinney tariff than they
we're before the peop.e ought MT to com
plain. because orkmen get so much better
wage than they would under tariff such
as the Democratic arty advocates. The
workmen, however, do not seem to agree
with him. And it is noticeable thaG h.
strongly lad rises Balne'S reciprocity policy
and de 'lares that if the opportu ity t. bene-
fit by reciprocity had been neglected. an
objectionable error would have been COM
mitted. But he does not think that the full
fruits of reciprocity can be reaped unless the
COVER ment subsidies steamship lines to the
coun ries with which reciprocity is proposed
He, thereto, e, strcnglyr commends the SUBJ
sidizing of steamship lines by giving them
fat ma contracts.
Tee Pie ident seems to be very deeply in
earnest in that portion of his message in
which he talks about the need of national
election law. There is no doubt that he is
heart and sOul in favor IF the T, doc fo 20