The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-10
POINTS FROM THE MESSAGE.
President HARRISON favors-

President HARRISON favors-
Making offenses against the treaty rights
OF foreigners in this country cognizable in
the federal courts. Suggested by the New
Orleans affair.
a judicial construction Of the rights of
the United States where vessels violate
the neutrality laws in the lnteres. of par
ties not recognized as belligerents. This
grows out of the Itata case
Temporary provision for the admission
OF Chinese artisans and laborers in connec-
ton with the Worlds fair
"A guaranty of the construction bonds of
the Nicarsuguan Canal company, to an
amount necessary for its completion.
Legislation to place labor con tracts on the
West India islands under the supervision
OF United States court commissioner
Improvement of the harbor of Pearl river
in Hawaii, and its equipment as q naval
station.
Non-interference with the present silver
and tariff laws.
Additional and liberal appropriations for
the army and navy.
The adoption Of smokeless powder and
modern rifles.
Limitation of the right of the supreme
court TO review felony cases except where
constitutional questions are involved.
An appropriation Cor female reform
school in the District of Columbia
Legislation to remedy the defects In the
law to prevent Cinnamon coming to this
country.
stringent code relating to crimes
against chastity in the District of Column
bia.
Extension of the free delivery mail sys.
tenn TO towns of 5000 inhabitants.
Education of Indian children in mixed
schools.
Representation of the five civilized Indian
tribes in Congress.
A deficiency appropriation to open up
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations
to settlement
Appropriation for the early completion
OF the census.
REIMBURSEMENT by the United States Of
ownership in water sources and reservoir
sites.
Non-surrender of the power of the gov
ernment over the subject Of polygamy in
! Utah
Town governments in Alaska
Adequate appropriation for the civil ser
/ vice commission
Legislation to protect the lives Of rail
road employees.
A constitutional amendment to securs
uniformity in the choice of presidential
electors-or TO prevent "Michiganizing u
A non-partisan commission to consider
plans 10 correct evils of our election system
The President is absolutely silen. on the
subject of reciprocity, aud this exclusion
extends TO the word itself On the tariff
and silver questions, he contents himself
with substantial repetition, in addition
TO synopsis OF the treasury report
OF his utterances in his speeches. There
is no hint about a veto In case Congress,
passes free coinage act, and altogether
Mr. HARRISON treats the subject in rather
more conservative tone than was to have
been expected
The, flaming war declarations toward
Chill that the correspondents huve been
predicting as q startling feature OF the
message dwindle down 20 few diplomatic
expressions, more peacesble than belliger-
ent, There Is, indeed, very little "Jin-
goism' in the document, which is as spirit
iuess on the subject of foreign relations as
the most Quakerish of WANAMAKER'
Pennsylvania constituents could wish. 1,
Is quite easy TO see that MIR BLAINE in the
construction of the message had very little
to dc. Even the glory of the apotheosis OF
the American hog abroad is thrown upon
the agricultural department
Mr.. HARRISON is evidently we'll satisfied
with the pension business, both in itself
and in The methods of administration, and
points proudly TO 1.-The gratifying fact ths,
the persons 10 whom these pensions are
gwen are men who rendered not slight but
substantial war service" as though there
never was a fraudulent claim nor a bogus
pensioner.
The chief magistrate appears to be very
much exercised about the action of the
state of Michigan in adopting the plan OF
choosing presidential electors by congress
slonal districts, and goes into an undigni.
ned and unbecoming political argument
relating to gerrymandering aud cognate
SUBJECTS, OF which he might, if he
chose get few pointers from the
behavior of his party in New York, Penn
sylvania, Iowa and many other states, to
say nothing of that of his OWE appointees
In the territory of Utah. The suggestion
OF commission TO propose a plan for the
correction of the evils growing out of the
exercise of the rights of suffrage, is right
amusing reading, in view of the Presidents
own notion represented by those piuks of
propriety and saints OF an enfrauchised
american people, the majority OF the Utah
coKnmissionl