River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-17
THE MESSAGE.
President Rarrison's Third Annual
Message to Congress.
GENERAL REVIEW OF STATE AFFAIRS.
Reciprocity. the Tari1. Finance. silver and
Other 0uestiOns-The CHILEAN and
Italian Imbroglios -Views on the
'sGerrymander''->u suggestions.
PRESIDENT HARRrsoN's or1x1ovs

PRESIDENT HAREIsON's OPINIONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-The following
IS President IIarrison's message to the
Fifty-second congress-
To THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE- EST
aTLvEs- The reports o. the heads OF the sever
q executive departments, required uF laU 70
Be submitted 20 me. which are herewith trans
United and the reports % the secretary u the
treasury and The attorney genera. made al
feetlE 20 congress. furnish a con pTeneu-
yiew d the administrative vork u the last
fiscal year relating % international affairs IT
would BE- % great advantage II these
reports could have an attentive perus-
al hy every member % congress
and b al who take an interest in pubic az
fairs, such perUsal should not fafl 70 excite a
higher appreciation % the vast labor and con
Eclentluus effort which are given 10 the conduct
q our civil administration The reports viii.
believe. show that every question has been
approached considered ana d1e.aed from Tie
STANDPOINT ui Eltlir ullf AMI HfaA fuHslA -r;--
tons affecting the public Interests alone
Again ] Invite % every brasch of tue service
the attention and scrutiny % congress
RerirroctI Trsde.
The work % the state depart uleut durinr the
last year has been characterized by al IN
usual number % important negotiations aud bv
diplomatic results o. d notable aslI hiEhiv ben
sncial character Among these are thu recip-
roedi trade arrangements which have baen con
ctuQeu In tle exercise q the uCNer con erred
y section ~ the tariff law with the repub. ic
q Brazil with Spain for is West Inc posses
siqus AMI with san Domingo. Like neg tfAtI0ns
wtth other countries have been much dEanced.
aud i IS hoped that before the c.o- # the year
turtaer dehuitlve tr4te arFaHg eEuents % great
Fal1e VIII ~ cCncIC.i-tL
The BehrinE sea Question
n tievy % the reports which have BEEN re
ceiyed as % the din1uufiou o. fhe seal herds in
the Behrln- sea, ] deemed 10 wise u propose 70
Der Ualrstys government 10 February last
that an agreement as 90 closed season should
be made pending TIE uegotia ions flr a. bitra-
tlon which then seemed 90 BE- approaching a
favorable conclusion After u-uch CORE pond
suce and delays Tor which this government
y a not rtsp11s hls. au agreement ls4~ reached
ami signed on the i5tE u June bv which
Great Britain undertook. from that date
Srd until May J. l-gs u rrphih5l the lsil.iu-, ~
her sui Iect- ~ seals lu tne BehFlHE sea. and
TIE government 10 The Euited states during
the same period. tD enforce its existing pro
Eibiiion against TelaEic sealing anu u limit
the catch IS tn- Fur Sealing Company upon
the J. audS On 900 skins lf this agreement
could have been reached earlier IN response %
the strenuous er1-fS ~ this government. 10
would have been more effective. bat coming
even a. late Or dld. r. uuque,ticnahly result
"a 10 greatly diminishing the destruei on oi
the seals by TIE Canadian Sealers-
our Pork Abroad.
The laws 30 the last congress PRO. filing a
system % Inspection for oar meats intended
Tor exports, ant clothing the president with
power % exclude foreign products from our
should p@rEctrare uniu~. l5-r-frirstior
against any product % the United States,
placed thls government ia position
70 effectively urge tie removal 81
such Gtscrlm nations against cur meats % Is
gratifying tp ta able 90 state that Germany.
Denmark. italy. Austria aEt France. ia the ar.
der named. have opened their port. q inspected
pork PROJECTS. The removal q these re-fric
tions N every Instance wa~ asked for and given
solely ufou tHe ground that We had
now provided % meat iusf eetiou that should
b. accepted as adequate 90 the complete re-
nova &c the tal-er~ real ~ farcied which
hal been previously urged.
brazilian Troubles.
The recent political disturbances in the re-
pubic % Brazil have excited regret ami so'ici
tute IAe iuturMatll % wn Possessed Was tou
Ineager % enable ms % FORM satisfactory
Judgment Of gre causes leading 20 thc TEN
rerary assumption 9 supreme power hy Fra~i
Gent F3u~rcl. tut This government did Eot fail
To expires tu hirl it- anxious -oiiCltuie for The
~ the free political institutions which had re-
eeuriv been established rlcrs nor To o1er orr
served ~ the clash % parties ana the q 1ntrSt
Tor leadership. These cFuu--I~ we're rec siyed
n the most friendly spirit. -n1 The latest ia
formation IS thar constitute ttal -a@ eminent has
been re-e~tahltSheu without rlHol~leL
The New OrIean, Iynchin..
The iyuChius 20 New Orleans In March last
q eleven men % Italian nativity y a mob a
citizens WA, a most d+pIo-an.e AMI diSrreuit
able incident 10 diI not however have its
origin In any general luminosity 10 the italian
people. nor iu any di-rrspect IN The severn
meut % Italy. with which cGr relations were
81 the most friendly chtract.r The fury % the
mob was directed az inst these men as the
supposed participants OF accessories pa
tie murder 90 city officer. do
not allude % this as mitigating iu am icEre
WIS ulehse AGAINST Ia" anu humanity Dui
oilA - ai-'' -,.- lhr lHftAati' -4t- 4Af~sl-'tl-
which grew out - b. It was My represented
BY the Italian minister that severn 81 those
whose lives had been taken nv The mob uere
tsa-.Aa slu-r !. a9u a atu!sna - ui.iHc Iur
irsrfy ~ ~ f,rrf. Y. 80. az ~. n, "a. y.
killed II i, u De re.-retted that a., manner
In which these claims wcr" presented v az not
such a. % promote a calm discussion n the
questions irvlfy@I- but This NAV vel
b.. attrft.ted 10 tue excitement and
indignation which tae crime naturally
evokei- The views 90 this government a. "a
it, OF. igaE I1us 70 FOREIGNERS tlomiri.ei here
were fuliy stated In The correspondence Is It's
purps So 70 make an Investigation Of the affair
with 4 view o. determine whe-her there were
present any circI.rr-f-tr-4S fI.st rpilla under
such rules az dutv a- We had Indicated ere.
ate an abtirarf n urou tha United state.
srne trunarrstry .f-.r-a ~ a.. ssr. .-i-r.,
YIanjnatcrtfa~r N Fraly at This y, jtaI mas r..
doubted th.ttl tri,.-t 1 q. 'rrg9sari & ttsiusF
some ~ue-e-t-,n- z OWING out ~ rhi~ ma
happy IHci5, Et are worthy the II IN. 5oI O.
CONGRESS Do wuIld. cy- De- cutIe 8 com
peteut tor a. .--s- 10 ma.se o.s.E-e. 4 .sii-I~t
tie frea y rE i~ as f1 O. Eua-- iersl e. ID iu the
United STA Cd e. .-ri.l t-,- IN q = fr,.-l en-
This has Hnf nuueIg- been done and s..ierl y
officers and caurt~ l.... raygar il s.Iel, case,
10 intervene. either for tho fr.sl 4t-.Tar o- 4.
slaves u seems o. me 90 ft.l low iu ms state
al ne. law IA rI,,. ar'fsr, 81 f.s-t.- ,I,-,-l
with no1f.- AL ii ft-al l.1uy-r1 IN -ueE a. Il
rrI.t f1 t5 -rr.l n 80. fF,.~,,.,t5 i, n
gua~tisn~ crow -.i,- an n -rb fnr5l..rt- e. ~
gar,loE ~ -rrb sense ~ federal as-.pt- - M
fuak. this Government a.usvyer..Hf.. tor fheir
Rsst~ Fl ft- = t-Urr, u pgt.5II IS ~. h
the United Srrr-~ EaI u-el lis fa1 ~tsfyftiura
fslxer tn define and r--5rr~E ..5Fnsss .l-aiu-t
treaty rs.-h--
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'"e t''''a'' aiii"i - ii'.
The ciFi VAR iu thlil which BEGAN IN Janu
81 last was tt .ued- hui fortunately Nlth
mir. QEeut ans nos important armed c1.ll~ic n
landed near A1lFaEsli-o Aud after q Z .vluN en-
EagtEteut captured lhat city. PRESIDE NJ ia
luat "a ~ one" recognized tmat MS cause va,
lest and a pros ISI1ual government was
speedily established uV the victorious PARTY
Cur minister was promptly directed 20 res
OEnise and uut himself fu communicable
with this -nyeruw NJ So soon as IL should have
established its de facru character. uhIch was
clone. ugr lag tEe tendency &c tins c5viI con.
test frequent indirect appeals we're made tg
Tits government 70 extend IeIl5Eer NJ rights
70 81 frsrut- AMI Co give auiirrre To trei- req
TtscutJ-Ite~. This was declined. and tka- pol
Icy va pgrS-ct throughout. al -ch tins rCv
eEuueuf. when WralChat tY C-Vsl War. -t
sfraHuaH~y insisted uuou aa the part
a. European nations. The Ita1a. an
urmtd se-Se. mmaUilcd bv q naval officer 81
TIE tHSzFg DC tryt manned uE ATS sailors and
with Srlsitr- cu board. was seized ander pro
80. ter si'.ai-y IN % our HeuIralltr laws
y AAat 4A -Er custody Nt tu u.sLeer ~ Inc court
tae vessel was tNrciaE WrtNErd from MS con
tfat a'la ruf o. sea. ~ wuuld have been incun-
III, SavtruMcHt uUt 70 have insisted
ina the ltatl should Dr. returned % san Diego
y 49, ~. 80. ~, ~ zoe e1.sl- Us We
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