The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-11
REVIEW OF A YEAR.
President Harrison's Annual
Message to Congress.
SUBJECTS WHICH He HANDLED.
The Murder of the American Sailors
at Valparaiso to be Sifted to
the Bottom.

Tho New Orleans LyLohing IL Deplored
and Suggestions Made. to Congress Con-
cerning 1.-THE Workings of the
Treasury Observation-Disclosures Made
20 Improve the Postal Service of the
Countryside Purchase Of Silver
Other Important Topics.
To THE SENATE AND House OF REPRESENT
ATIvEs: The reports of the heads of the sew
eral executive departments, re9uirep by law 20
mitted and the reports OF the secretary of the
treasury and the attorney general, made
a greet 70 congress, furnish compromising
nscal year relating to national and information.
al affairs. II would be of great advantage II
by every member of congress, and by
all who take an interest in public
affairs. Such perusal should not
vast labor and conscientious efforts which are
given to the conduct OF our civil administers.
ton. The reports will believe, show that
ed and decided from the standpoint of public
duty and considerations affecting the public
interests alone. Again invite to every branch
Of the service the attention and scrutiny OF
congress. The work of the state department.
during the last year has been charactized by
an unusual number of important negotiations
and by diplomatic results of notable and
highly beneficial character. Among these are
the reciprocal trade arrangements which have
conferred by section of the tariff law with the
Republic OF Brazil, with Spain for its West
India possessions and with San Domingo. Like
much advanced, and it is hoped that before the
close of the year further definitive trade ar
rangements of great value will be concluded.
On the Behring sea question the president
rays satisfactory terms have been arranged
with Great Britain, and an agreement as to the
srbitrators is all that is necessary for the COM
pletion of the convention. The boundary dis
putes between Great Britain and Venezuela
touching the western frontier of British Guiana
are still unsettled ....
The Inspection of Meat.
-, The law of the last congress providing q
system OF inspection for our meats intended
to export and clothing the president with
power to exclude foreign products from our
markets In case the country sending them
should perpetuate unjust dissemination against
any product of the United States placed this
~ pSstGn to urge
our meats. 1t is gratifying to be able to state
that Germany, Denmark, Italy. Austria and
France, IN the order named, have opened their
The removal of these restrictions in every
instance was asked for and given solely upon
inspection that should be accepted as ade-
quate to the complete removal of the dangers,
real or fancied, which had been previously
urged. The state department., our ministers
abroad and the secretary OF agriculture have
co-operated with unhagging and intelligent
zeal for the accomplishment of this great re-
suit. The outlines of an agreement have been
reached with Germany, looking to equitable
trade concessions in consideration Of the con-
Gnued free importation of her sugars, but the
time has not yet arrived when this correspond
ence can I've submitted to congress-
Brazilian Troubles.
The recent political disturbances in the re-
public of Brazil have excited regret and solicit
tude. The information we possessed was too
meagre to enable us to form satisfactory
Judgment of the causes leading to the tempo
rary assumption OF supreme power by Presi-
EOnsQca.
TO express to him its anxious solcitude for the
peace of Brazil and for the maintenance of the
free political institutions which had recently
that great moderation should be observed in
the clash Of parties and the contest for leader
ship. These counsels were received in the most
friendly spirit and the latest information is
that constitutional government has been re-
established without bloodshed.