The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-12-19
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
A synopsis OF What Mr.. Harrison IL,
60 Say 10 Congress

President HarrlsOn's third annual mo-.
sage was communicated to Congress
Wednesday last.
Negotiations with Great Britain e..
settlement of disputes arising out Of H.
Bering Sea seal fishereries have. Mr. H..
rison says, reached an agreed basis g.
arbitration. and the mutual choice of ,r
bitrators now only remains 10 conpls,.
steps for an amicable adjustment. e.
many, Denmark, Italy, Austria. anil
France, in the order named. have p.
moved ali restrictions upon the import..
ton to those countries Of American IN.
spected pork products.
The President suggests, in treating ~
the lynching of the II Italians in Nav
Orleans last March, that it is Compsrar,
for Congress to so legislate as 70 bri7,
offences against treaty rights of foreign
ers domiciled here cognizable in the Fed.
eral courts.
The course of the Administrator IN
the imbroglio with Chill is recited, with
the statement that an appeal now lies for
q construction by the highest tribunal n
the neutrality laws as involved in tho
case Of the siezed steamship Itata. NJ
official complaint has been made against
Minister Egan. and Mr. Harrison depora,
the hostility manifested towards themin.
lister in unofficial quarters
The Valparaiso incident, when Amer.
can sailors were maltreated by citizen,
and police, was called to the attention o.
the Chilian government, which replisl
"in an offensive tone. An investigation
is in progress, the result of which willbe
the subject Of q special message
A protest has been made to the Chimes
government concerning its refusal to &C.
cept Minister Blair.
Promotion by our Government Of the
construction of cable to the Sandwich
Islands is recommended
The President recommends that bond
Of the Nicaragua Canal Company h
guaranteed by the Government
The workings of the Mckinley tanf
law are warmly commended.
The total receipts Of the Goyernmenf
from all sources for the year ended
June 30 were $45S, ,54A A233.O3; the total
expenditures, 1921, ,3O4, ,47O.46. The re-
ceipts for the current year are estimated
at k433, ,OO0,O and expenditures at
&409, ,0OO, 900.
/ The President recommends that exist
ing laws regarding silver coinage b
given full trial He believes that free
coinage of silver under present cOni
tions would work disaster to our busiHes
interests at home and abroad Ii is his
desire that full coin use Of silver shall b
made so soon as the cooperation Of Otha
nations can be secured and ratio fixed
BimetalliSm is the desired end
The Administration policy Of applying
the surplus in the Treasury to the re
demption of bonds is stated to have re
suited in the cancellation of S259. .O19S
of public debt. reducing annual interes
charges by $11, ,6S4, ,675, and largely in
creasing the amount of money in cirCE
lation.
Conr.ci.sble progress has been mad'
in the establishment OF coasl deItbrc''
The condition of army affairs is emiDendy
satisfactory to the Administration. Se7sD
companies of Indians have been enlisted
and seven more are being organized
| Additional legislation is recommends
to render efficient the enforcement Oft4
Chinese exclusion law.
The completion of a modern navy
urged.
Organic changes in the relation OF t4
Indians to the Government are ine7i
able, in the Presidents opinion. and tls
should involve the admission Of the ID
dian 10 citizenship.
~Ths administration of the PenSo
Bureau has been characterized durlngm
year by great diligence. There werea
lowed 25O, ,565 claims. making the agg7
gate on the pension rolls Of e96,56o. ID
tificates are being issued at the rate
$4,000 a month. The Commissions
thinks he can adiudicate 3j0,0OJ caS
during the present fiscal year Inc ~
mate for tae next year is sl44S0o'VVI
A commission is recOmmendedto TO "a
with the Pacific railroads and ther us'
TO the Government.
The President commends the Won
} the Census Bureau as fair, careful u
; intelligent, and he recommends Pr0-
: appropriations for its completion.
Mr.. Harrison believes that the c7As
vice law is being executed with ml
tiality. The classified system mas
: extended to the Indian service
, For the third time a manIatoi!
: is urged for the adoption by rallrO'"
automatic car couplers.
I The President devOtes consl 'el1.
I space to the matter of Federal eec'J-
He deplores the act Of the Michigan ~
: islaturs providing for the choice o. %
idential electors by districts aeIums
4 a. IAN unfortunate and even 'li''
> ing episode. 100.
!. A non-partisan committee Is 'uyS
a to consider the evils Of our Pre'sn
ton system and mature plan I" ~
cure or mitigation. The Supreme
!. could constitutionally compose -
commission.