Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-09
THE MESSAGE
hePreSidenfS Of a Years
Work Of the Government
SENT TO CONGRESS TODAY
Important Recommendations
COncemingV gVariOusMatters.
GfllLh hNU Iht UhlTkU NTATES.
How the Negotiations Over the Bal
timore Incident Stand.
FREE COINAGE DISCUSSED.
The Tariff and the Industrial Con-
dition of the County.
THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS,
The President Suggests a Commission
to Devise a Uniform System.
OTHER MATTERS CnNSTnCprn
FREE COINAGE DISCUSSED.
The Tariff and the Industrial Con-
dition of the County.
THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS.
The President Suggests a Commission
to Devise a Uniform System.
OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED

To ate Senate and House oC Representatives:
The reports of the heads of the several Er-
ecutiye Departments. required by law TO be
submitted to me. which are herewith transmit
ted and the reports of the Secretary of tho
Treasury and the Attorney-General, made di-
rectly to Congress. furnish q comprehensive
view of the administrative work Of the last
fiscal year relating to internal affairs. IL would
be Of great advantage If these reports could
have an attentive perusal by every member Of
Congress and by all who take an interest in
public affairs. Such perusal could not fail 10
excite a higher appreciation of the vast labor
and conscientious effort which are given 10
the conduct of our civil administration.
The reports will, 1 believe show that every
question has been approached, considered, and
decided from the standpoint of public duty and
upon considerations affecting the public in
terests alone. Again l invite TO every branch
of the service the attention and scrutiny Of
Congress.
Our Foreign Relations.
The work of the State Department during
the last year has been characterized by an
unusual number of important negotiations
and by diplomatic results OF a notable and .
highly beneficial character. Among these are
the reciprocal trade arrangements which have
been concluded, in the exercise of the powers
conferred by section 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 it is hoped that be-
fore the close Of the year further definitive
trade arrangements Of great value will be con-
cluded.
THE BERTSG SEA CASE.
In view Of the reports which had been re-
ceived as to the diminution Of the seal herds in
the Bering Sea deemed il wise 60 propose 70
Her Majesty's Government in February last
that an agreement for n closed season should
be made, pending the negotiations for arbitra-
ton which then seemed to be approaching n
favorable conclusion. After much correspond
ence. and delays for which this Government
was not responsible, an agreement was reached
and signed on the 18th OF June, by which
Great Britain undertook. from that date and
until May 1, ls92, TO prohibit the killing by her
subjects OF seals IN the bering Sea. and the
Government OF the United States during the
same period, TO enforce its existing prohibl-
tion against pelagic sealing and to limit the
catch by the Fur Seal Company upon the
islands to I, 800 skins AZ tins agreement could
have been reached earlier, in response 10 the
strenuous endeayors of this Government is
would have been more effective; but coming
even as late It did, IL unques tionably re-
In NV LAST animal 1a,.sssea se. 4 s,.,.a ,,., A..
basis of arbitration proposed by Her Maiestys
Government for the adjustment of the long
pendihS controversy as to the seal fisheries
,o annonnci ,ba, ,nas am s.aa low 70 oe apie
Government have been agreed unon and that
agreement as to the arbitrator is ali that =
necessary to the compietlon of the convention.
view VI .ne a.tanceu position winch TINS
,i-,,oi ari-i'.ss VIZ saoloc' oI an
Of onr sJb.~ancs =, 49,, .',a,l.ss o.
mot of 1;snn,os sncb - ba,', ~. VIC
R.rine Sea Will do,,b, nc, 80, ',s ~. ~ sno
cnrrc,'ce of Concrass '' '-'es' WIN WIG eon-
Provision sboalS be made for /. ,o;n, a.,,.r.-
,;or ~ ~ sr'.,-. ~ n; iii"Ie .or Join' oemsrc
H. TOi.aJ 500 I..,S. .lne oanAaA ana
;N;s tS 'ei .i fequi.eu v! tne
a .i oViuel V se'uenlents, ana especiaiy
tbe straits ana r,xars VI 'Ne ""'e' 'ounaAf. LA
'n9 tHlis straits Ila Li MYERS n
II 1u law oeen siao to announce some
ia.oraDie ulsposiuon oil The boundary dispute
De'Meen urea. a. britain anu Nenezueia touching
friendly efforts OF the United States in that di-
recuon nave thus Iar been unayailing. This Cow
ernment VIII continue to express its concern
at any appearance OF foreign encroachment on
territories long under the administrative con-
Hoi oi Aiiieriean ~ states: Inc dissemination OF
amicable arbitrat,on' where the rigbts Of ,Ss
respective parties rest, as here, on historic
iacts, readily ascertainable.
REMOVAL OF DEGENERATION.
The law of the last Congress proyidipe a svs-
TEN of inspection for our meats intended for
export and Clothing the President with noxsr
% axolraa toroi,,, ,,r,,l,o,. .,-.,.,o.-r-..-
~ :, ou, "s,Ae'
case 'ne country sehuihs them shouid per-
petuate unjust Determinations against any
product of the United States. placed this Cow
ernment in |. nozi,ion 40 ef,.c,,v.l, ,,r,s ,,.
-, . - -. ~ ,-ss' rs ~
rem4"A s u ot sucn aisctmihanons against our
Germany; Denmark. Italy. Austria, and France.