Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-10

r.. .sr,r,s of the heads Of the sew
.r..rrive departments, required
--' d. -a submitted 20 me, which are
..r.-a transmitted, and the reports
,.,s secretary Of the Treasury anu
,,,,-rev-5eueral, made directly 10
.ss r1rpish q comprehensive view
..s. illustrative work ot the laSt
.' ...s.- relating 20 internal aualrs'
.'-- M ,s of great advantage II these
,,.r.u'd have an attentive peruSal
..s'...-r ,aember of Congress, ana
.T rh9 take an intereStin public
-,tr. such peruSal could not ISH
.-.[-.,e higher appreciation CT the
srrr and conscientious EFFORT
H.t ara given TO the con-
of opr civil Administrations.
... ---' -,,arts will. I believe, show that |
--, NV tra,tion has been approached, /
.-.'fsrad and decided from the stand /
..--. M nDblic duty and upon conSid- /
..,-ops affecting the public interests
.,,s Again invite 70 every bureau
-t,ra service the attention ana scrut-
-yci Congress. -
-,r STATE DEPARTMENT WORK
s...rr rba last year mas been character
'.-jby am unusal number Of important
-.---istfogs. and by diplomatic results
-fs notable and highly beneficial char
,,.sr Among these are the reclprocai
..,5s arrangements which nave
b.sD concluded, in the exercise
~ the movers conferred by section
softte tariff law with the Republic OF
Rail with Spain for its West Indian
--s.s.sions and with San Domingo.
10 negotiations with other countries,
have been much advanced, and u Is
6Tped that before the close OF the year
fg-,her definite trade arrangements
~ GREAT value will be con-
..r5ad In view of the report
rT.,1 had been received as TO the dim
.rr-ior NJ the seal herds in the Bering
g., deemed 10 wise 10 propose 10 Her
saUu.u va mace, pending the negOtIa-
tons for arbitration, which then seemed
% be- approaching a favorable cOnclu-
,i0u. After much correspondence
and delays, FOR which this government
was not reUOnsible. An agreement was
reach, and signed on the 18th OF June,
5y which Great Britain undertook from
that date until May l, 1892, 10 prohibit
the killing by her subjects Of seals in
.-e BJriug sea. and the Government Of
.de Juited States during the same pc
-J1 20 enforce its existing prohibition
against pe.agic sealing, and 20 limit the
catch by the few seal companies upon
'le islands 20 = 800 skins. ii this agree
uslt could have been reached earlier in
response % the strenuous endeavOrS Of
tl's government il would have been
more effective, but coming even as late
,it did s, unQueStionably resulted in
greatly diminishing the destruction Of
Le seals 0Y the Canadian SealerS.
TEE UEEING SEA ARBITRATION.
l1 my last annual message | stated
ila, the basis Of arbitration proposed
D! Her NaieSty'S Government for the ad-
.->.meut Of the long pending cOntro-
'srSy as to the seal fisheries was not
acceptable. Gm glad now to able TO
announce that terms satisfactory 20
-S Government have been agreed !
upon, and that an agreement as 10 the |
s5.trat0rS is all that is necessary 10
-e c0mp.etiOg OF the convention. In |
Ne" OF the advanced position which !
-S government has taken upon the |
-o.ecl OF International arbitration, |
'1S general expression OF our adhereuce |
. Tins method for the settlement of /
---llteS such as have arisen in the /
'--rag sea, will, I doubt not meet |
VIA the c0ucUrnCe of Congress.
t'oNsion should be made for joint /
-.larcat'0D Of the frontier line be-
.+rth Canada aud the United States
'-e'eler required by the increasing
i''r settlements, and especially for
exact location OF the water bound
.a i"e straits and rivers. 1 should
70, -l's oeen glad TO announce some favor
que disposition Of the boundary dis
,-.' between Great Britain and Ven
.d' touching the western frontier
" british Guiana, but the friendly
-'',S OF rae Hited States in that direc-
mas 'luS TAR Jeen unavailjug. This
9'NAruJ viii continue to express its
--'s 10 81 any appearance of foreign en-
....,- ,-ilelt on territories long under
~. -o A'llSrative control OF American
,.-' 1ne determination Of disputed
HI. ,'.-a.y Is easily attainable by AMIGA
.. a'Oi-rGtion where the right of the
,.',7,I'e parties rest, as here, on his
M 'aclS readily attainable.
no -' law OF the last Congress provid-
.,,.a system Of Inspection for our meats ,
p-Gsu p..y'Gs Tor export, and clothing the ,
,..-eA' with power 10 exclude foreign ,
r----.-.' from our markets in case the ,
s.s '! sending them should perpetu-
,,,.-. 'NJO>r DETERMINATIONS
S5.-S' any product Of the United /.
,5,..H. placed this Government in a b.
,a.oI ,a-,..i 10 effectively urge the :
as,.r.. OF such Determinations !
bag.'. our meats. 1t is gratifying to =,
LAW ~ state that Germany, Denmark, =
ais, anu Austria aud France, in the :
1,,a,..'a55- a55-ed' have opened their ports TO
..r6ysii american pork products. The =
c,,ar-- vi these restrictions in every 7
.,5D i. was asked for and given SOLELY
'te3 % ground that we had now pro- =
lesp,-.5l l'eai Inspection that should be =
a16v,l- u. as adequate TO the complete :
sileb y. sne danger, real or fancied. :
1e S,a.l nsl been previously urged. :
s,s sL-o Department, our minis
1sjcB1tr.oeau and the Secretary OF !,
2aaQgin-aIe have co-operated with :
y aceort. and intelligent zeal for :
,es O1tlI1So.' S.'sament Of this great result. q
eaebed Jss viss Oi U an agreement have beep
Ns ,,sSo ,tu Iermany, looking to equit- !.
'soo o. tSo Iae concession in consider "
Der sBso, cue continued free Importation :
SSfS' but the time has not vet