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Tho annual poeument.

The Annual Document.
30 THE SENATE AND BoUsn OF REPRESENTA-
The reports OF the heads OF tho several ex-
eeutive depeltments. required by law 70 Dc sub
and the reports OF the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and the Attorney General. made directly TO
cSnsre.s furnish compfshs,n 81 view OF the
lAting TO internal affairs. IL would DO Oh great
advantage II these reports could nave an at
tentive pelusal by every member OF Congress,
and by ali who take an interest in public aiaire.
Such q perusal could not fail 10 excite high
appreciation OF the vast labor and conscientious
effort which are given to the conduct OF our civil
The reports viii believe. show that every
question has been approached considered and
decided from the standpoint OF public duty and
upon considerations atfecting'the public inter-
osts alone. Again invite TO every branch OF
tho service the attention and scrutiny OF ton-
he work OF the State Department during the
last year has been characterized by an unusual
matic results of a notable and highly beneficial
character Among those are the reciprocal
trade arrangements which have been concluded
In the exercise OF the powers conferred by
section Of the Tariff law. with the hepubl Of
Brazil, with Spain for its est India posses
Ons ana MIN san ponso Ike nc go1la
vanced, and Il Is hoped that before the close
of the year further definite trade arrangements
of great value will be conclude
In view OF the reports which had been re-
eeiyed as TO the dtminntion OF the seal herds In
her Majesty's Government in February last that
an agreement for closed season should be
made, pending the negotiations which then
seemed TO be approaching a favorable con-
clusion. After much correspondence, and
delays for which this Government was
not responsible an agreement was reached
by which Great fritain undertook,
from that date and until May l.,
1892 to prohibit the killing by her subjects OF
seals In the Behring Sea. and the Government
OF the United States during the same period to
enforce its existing prohibition against pela9ic
sealing, and to limit the catch by the Fur seal
Company upon the island to 1000 skins. II
this agreement could have been reached earlier,
IN response to the strenuous endeavors Of this
Government, it would have been more erfec-
tive but, coming late as It did. il unques-
Conably resulted in greatly diminishing the
destruction OF the seas by the Canadian
sealers.
In my last annual message stated that the
basis Of arbitration proposed by her Majesty 8
Government for the adjustment OF the long
pending controversy as to the seal fisheries was
not acceptable. am glad now TO be able TO an
nounce that terms satisfactory u this Govern
ment have been agreed upon aud that an agree
ment as to arbitrators Is all that is necessary
TO the completion of the conye tion.
Provision should be o for a joint demar:
cation of the frontier line between 1 anada and
the United states wherever required by the in
creasing border settlements, and especially for
the exact location OF the water boundary in the
/ should have been glad to announce some
favorable disposition OF the boundary dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela, touching
the western frontier of BIRTHS Guiana, but the
friendly efforts Of the United State, in that di-
rection have thus far been unhYailing This
Government will continue to express tia con-
Germ at any appearance OF foreign encroach-
ment on territories long unde rthe adDlinistra-
tive control of American states.
The law Of the last Congress providing n sys-
tenn of inspection for our meats intended for
export and clothing the President with power
to exclude foreign products from our ma ket in
case the country sending them should perpetu-
ate unjust determinations against any product
OF the United States. placed this Government
In position to effectively urge the removal OF
such determinations against our meats. 1t ia
gratifying TO be able to state that Germany,
Denmark, Italy, Austria and France in the or
der named have opened their ports to inspected
American pork products. The removal
of these restrictions in every instance
was asked for and given solely upon the ground
that we had now provided meat inspection
that should be accepted as adequate to the COM
plete removal OF the dangers, real or farcied
which had been previously urged. The State
Department, our Ministers abroad aud the
Secretary OF Agriculture have co.opeIa ted with
unhagging and int elligent zeal for the accom-
Of this greet oss result T Wen
looking TO equii able trade concessions in con-
sideration OF the continued free importation OF
her sugars, but the time has not yet ARR we'd
when this correspondence can be submit ted to
Congress.
The recent Toltical disturbances in the re-
public OF Brazil have excited regret and solicit
tude The information we possesseI was too
meager to enable as to form satisfactory
judgment OF the causes leading to the tenn orar y
assumption OF supreme power by President
Fonseca but this Government did not fail 10
express to him its anxious solcitude for the
peace Of Brazil and for the maintenance of the
free political Institutions which had recently
been established there. nor TO offer our advice
that great moderation should be observed in
the clAHh Of parties and the contest for leader
ship. These counsels were received in the most
friendly spirit. and the latest information Is
that constitutional government has been re-
established without bloodshed
The lynching at New Orleans in March last OF
eleven men of Italian nativity by mob OF citi-
Eens a most deplorable and discredit able
Incident. It did not, however, have its origin
In any general animosity to the Italian people
nor In any disrespect to the Government oil
Italy, with which relations were OF the
most friendly character. The fury OF the moi
was directed against these men the supposed
participants or accessories IN the murder OF q
city officer do not alude to this mitigat
sI0issi -,ssosss Which grew oes OF ~. 10 wss
of those whose lives had been taken by the mob
were Italian subjec. s, and a demand was made
for the punishment of the participants aud
for an indemnity to the families OF those
who were killed. 1t Is TO regretted that the
manner in which these claims were presented
was not such rs to promote a calm discussion
of the questions involved but this may well b,
attributed to the excitement and indignation
which the crime naturally evoked. The views
of this governmen t as TO its obligations to for
eigners domiciled here were fully stated in he
correspondence, as we'll as its purpose to make
an investigation OF the affair with a view to de
ternline whether there were present any cir
cumstances that could under such rules OF duty
as we mad indicated, create an obligation upoI
the United States. The temporary absence OF q
Minister Plenipotentiary Of Italy at this cap
ital has retarded the further corresponding
but IL is not doubted that friendly conclusion
ts attainable.
Some suggestions growing out of this unhappy
incident are worthy the attention OF Congress
1t would, believe, be entire ly competent fol
Congress to make cffenses against the treaty
rights of foreigners domiciled in the Unite
States cognizable in the Federal courts. Thii
has not however, been done, and the Fedora
officers and courts have no power in such casei
20 intervene either for the protection OF a for
eign citizen or for the punishment OF hts Stay
ers. 1t seems TO me TO follow IN this state o
aw that officers of the State harged with polio
and judicial powers In such cases must, in tn
consideration of International questions, grow
irg out of such Incidents, be regarded in sucl
sense as Federal agents as to make this Govern
ment answe-able for their acts In cases where 4
would be answerable II the United states hat
used its constitutional power to define and pun
Ism crimes against treaty rights.
The CHILEAN Complications.
The civil war In Chill. which began in Janu
airy last, was continued, but fortunately with
infrequent and not i'm portnnt armed collisions
until August 20, when the 1 congressional force
landed near Valparaiso, and after a bloody en-
gagement captured that city. President Balma
ceda at once recognized that his cause was lost
and provisional government was speedily es
tsblshed by the Victorious party Our Ministe
was promptly directed TO recognize and pu