The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-10
MESSAGE
The County's PrasPerity Used as a
Tariff Boom
1 Complete Review Of Our Foreign Rs-
latiOnS


Decrease in the Number OF Deser-
lions From the Army Pointed Out.
Evasion of the Exclusion Act By the
Chinese-Opening of New Lands to
6ettlement-TheM Method of ElectinR
Presidential Electors and a Plea for a
Fair Ballot.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Followiug is the
full text Of President Harrison's message
transmitted to congress to-day:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
The reports OF the heads of the several
executive departments required by law to
be submitted to me, which are herewith
transmitted, and the reports Of the Score.
tary OF the Treasury and Attorney General
made directly to congress, furnish a conn.,
prehensive review of the administrative
work Of the last fiscal year relating to in
ternal affairs. 1t would be Of great ad-
vantage IL these reports could have an at
tentive perusal by every member Of con-
gress and by all who take an interest in
public affairs. Such perusal could not
fail to excite higher appreciation of the
vast labor and conscientious efforts which
are given to the conduct of our civil adj
ministration. The reports will, l believe.
show that every question has been ap-
preached. considered, and decided from the
standpoint OF public duty and upon con-
siderations 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 characterized by an
unusually large number of important nego-
tions and by diplomatic results of notable
and highly beneficial character. Among
these are the reciprocal trade arrange
ments which have been concluded in
the exercise Of the powers conferred by sec
ton Of the tariff law with the republic
Of Brazil, with Spain for its West India
possessions, and with San Domingo. Like
negotiations with other countries have been
much advanced, and 1t Is hoped that before
the close of the year further definitive trade
arrangements Of great value will be con-
Guided.
THE SEALERIES.
In view of the reports which had been
received as to the diminution of the seal
herds in the Boring sea deemed 1t wise to
propose to her majesty's government in
February last that an agreement for a
closed season should be made pending the
negotiations for arbitration, which then
seemed to be approaching favorable con-
clusion. After much correspondence and
delays, for which this government
was not responsible, an agreement was
reached and signed on June Is, by which
Great Britain undertook from that date
and until May l. 1892, to prohibit the kill
ing by her subjects of seals in the Bering
sea, and the government OF the United
States during the same period TO enforce its
existing prohibition against pelagic sealing
and to limit the catch by the Fur Seal Com
pany upon the islands to 1900 skins If
this agreement could have been reached
earlier in response TO the strenuous endeav-
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more effective, but coming even as late as
it did, It unquestionably resulted in greatly
diminishing the destruction of the seals by
the Canadian sealers.
In my last annual message stated that
the basis of arbitration proposed by her
majesty's government for the adjustment
Of the long pending controversy as to the
seal fisheries, was not acceptable. / am
glad now to be able to announce that terms
satisfactory to this government have been
agreed upon, and that an agreement as to
the arbitrators is all that is necessary to the
completion of the convention. In view of
the advanced position which this govern
ment has taken upon the subject of inter
national arbitration this renewed express
sion of our adherence to this method for the
settlement OF disputes, such as have arisen
in the Boring sea will, doubt not, meet
with the concurrence OF congress.
BOUNDARY LINE DISPUTES.
Provision should be made for joint de-
mercation of the frontier line between Cam
ada and the United States wherever
required by the increasing border SETTLE
ment, and especially for the exact location
of the water boundary In the straits and
rivers.
should have been glad to announce some
favorable disposition of the boundary dis
pute between Great Britain and Venezuela
touching the western frontier of British
Guiana, but the friendly efforts of the
United States in that direction
have thus far been unavailing. This
government will continue to express its con-
Germ at any appearance of foreign
encroachment on territories long under
the administrative control of the Ameri-
can states. The determination of disputed
boundary is easily ettainable by amlcable
arbitration, where the rights of the respec-
tive parties rest, as here, on historic facts
readily ascertainable.
INSPECTION OF MEATS.
The law Of the last congress providing a
for export and clothing the Presi.
dent with power to exclude foreign
products from our market In case the
country sending them should perpetuate
unjust Determinations against any product
OF the United States. placed this govern
ment In position to effectively urge the
removal of such determinations
against our meats. 1t is gratifying to be
able to state that Germany, Denmark,
Italy, Austria and France In the order
named have opened their ports to inspected
american pork products. The removal of
tnese restrictions in every instance was
asked Tor and given solely upon the ground
tnat we had now provided meat inspector
Cnat should be accepted as adequate to the
complete removal of the dangers, real or
Aancied, which had been previously urged.
AAs seaGe department., our ministers abroad
suo tne Secretary Of Agriculture have CO.
Optra1ed with un1agging and intelligent
kult.
The outlines Of an agreement have been
rohciuoed with Germany looking to equita.
oaple trade concessions in consideration of
sne continued free Importation of her sugars,
out the time has not yet arrived when this
correspondence can be submitted to
congress.
BRAZILS UPHEAvAL.
Toe recent political disturbances in the
republic OF Brazil have excited regret and
sollcitude. The information we possessed
~as TOO meaSer 10 enable US to form salts.
.acOory Judgment of the causes leading TO
VIC temporary assumption of supreme
power by President Fonseca; but this gov
erninent did not fail to express to him its
anxious solicitude for the peace of Brazil
ano Tor the maintenance OF the free polti-
cal institutions which had recently been
sSsaDllsned there, nor to offer our advice