Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-12-05
The Presidents Mesa &c.

The Presidents Message.
The second session Of the l'ifiy-frsi
Congress Of the United States convened
at Washington on Monday. As is Gus
iomary, the President submitted his an
message on the general State Of the
Union, which was read in both Houses
and wired over the country. The docu-
ment is shgt6y; it loucdes. u Jon all mat
tiers of public Importance, treating in a
candid and forcible way the many com
pick questions that continually arise un-
der our form of Government and makes
many va liable suggestions. After
showing the relationship between this
nation and other powers, all Of which
the President says are of the most
friendly character. he coumeDds Con-
gress for the many salutary laws passed
BY it at the last session, and urges that
the public needs demand the passage Of
many other important measures that
have hung Gre in either one House or
the other The Mckinley Tariff bill he
says is satisfactory The rise in prices
is not due to the tariff, but to the health
mess Of trade which is shown by the ad-
vance 10 prices Of goods on the free list
az well as those upon which a duty has
been placed. When the provisions Of the
Bill are better understood, the Presi-
dent thinks it will be less Objectionable
and Congress under no circumstance
should tamper with 1t until its practical
operation can be thoroughly tested -
lie comments cncouragingly upon the
report of the Secretary Of Agriculture
and shows from it that there is no need
Of the unusual degree of agitation exhib-
tied BY the farmers over the profits OF
their pursuits He naiBtaiiss that the
prices of products have substantially adj
vanced and quotes the following para
graph from the Secretary's report.
A very substantial Improvement in
the market prices Of the leading farm
products during the year is noticed p
The price Of wheat advanced from 81
cents in October. 1889, to 81 003 in
October, 1890, corn from 81 cents tC
5Ol cents; oats from 1911 cents to "a
cents, and barley from G3 tents to IS
cents. Meas showed substantial but
not go large an increase The export
trade in live animals aud fowls show a
very large increase; 7he total vslue Of
such exports for the year ended June
ooh, 1890, was $33 600 900, and the
increase over the preceding year was
over Sl5, 100000. Nearly 200, coo
more caule and over As, 900 more hogs
were exported than in the preceding
year The export trade in beef and
pork products and in dairy products was
very largely increased, the increase in
me article of butter alone being from
15.504.97S pounds to p 1902
pounds, and the total increase in the
value of meat and dairy products ex-
ported being S3i 600, 900. This trade
so directly helpful to the farmer, it i:
Believed, will be yet further and very
largely increased when the system Of in.
specton and sanitary Supervision now
provided by law is brought fully into
operation.
The Force and Bankrupt bills are the
most important of the laws the
President thi ks that aught tC
Be passed. The frequently of fraud'
at elections held in some portions of the
country demand Improvement il
he Federal Election Law. 1t is not d
new law that is santed, but the present
one perfected; such changes made a,
will give the Federal Government great
er control over the election Of members
of Congress The right of State to
certify to the election of members OF
Congress is one of the mistakes in the
present law which should be corrected
A new Bankrupt law is needed so a
sss.s--u-sssszuaaI lesAsslrl
10 pr0side Ter uniformity IN Cnt settfe-
ment of the affairs Of insolvent debtors
The recommendations of the President
are in the line If the policy he has al
ways advocated. and the strong and
fearless manner in which he urges Con
gress to adopt his suggestions impresses
the fair-minded public more strongly
than ever of the honesty of his purpose
and that such measures as he advocates
should receive the fullest consideration
The Indiana University of Agricul-