The sun., 1893-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
A SYNOPSIS EMBRACING THE SAIL
ENT POINTS.
Important Matters Discussed nnd
Recommendations Mnde-The Will
SON BiII EndOrsed-Thc Hawaiian
Special Message.

/ Recommendations Made-The Will
| SON BiII EndOrsed-The Hawaiian
Matter VIII He the Subject of a
| Special Message.
| Washington, Dec 4-President Cleveland;
| annual message, which was read III con
| greSs soon after that body convened a.
| noon for its ffty-third regular session, il
| as follows:
TO the Congress of the United States:
| The constitutional duty which requires the
| president from time to time TO give the con
| greSS information of the state of the Uniof
aud recommend to their consideration such
| matters as he shall judge necessary Is MT
| tingly entered upon by commencing to the
| congress careful examination OF the
! detailed statements and well-supported rec
| concentrations contained In the reports OF
| the heads of departments who are chleny
charged with the executive work OF the
| government In an effort to abridge TINS
| communication as much as Is conslStEhi
| with it's purpose, | shall supplement brfei
| reference to the contents of these depart
| mental reports by the mention of such
| executive business and Incidents as are not
| embraced therein and by such recommend
| tions as appear to be at this particular
| While our foreign relations have not at
| oil times during the past year been entirely
free from perplexity, no embarrassing stu
| ations remain that will not yield to the spir-
| it of fairness and love which characterize
truly American foreign policy
OF the outbreak in Brazil the president
says: The struggle Is between the eStab-
| lshpd government, which controls the ma
chincry of administration, and with when
we maintain friendly relations, and certain
| officers Of the navy employing the vessels OF
their command in an attack upon the
| national capital and chief seaport and
| lacking as it does, the elements of divided
administration, l have failed to see that
the insurgents can reasonably claim rec
ognitiou as beligerents. Thus far the posi-
tlon of our government has been that of an
attentive but impartial observer of the un-
fortunate conflict.
The questions affecting our relations with
Great Britain have been treated in spirit
| of friendlineSs. Negotiations are in progress
between the two governments with view
to such concurrent action as Will make the
award and regulations agreed upon by the
Bering sea tribunal of arbitration practi.
cally effective, and it is not doubted that
Great Britain will cooperate freely with
this country for the accomplishment OF
that purpose. The dispute growing out
Welland canal upon cargoeS OF cereals
bound to and from the lake ports or the
United States was adjusted by the substitu.
ton of more equitable schedule or
charges. and my predecessor thereupon sus-
pended his proclamation imposing discrim-
mating tolls upon British transit through
our canals. A request for additions TO the
list of extraditable offenses covered by the
existing treaty between the two countries
is under consideration.
A Special Hawaiian Message.
1t is hardly necessary for me to state
that the questions arising from our reia-
tions with Hawaii have caused serious EN-
barrassment.
Just prior to the installment of the pres
cnt administration the existing government
Of Hawaii had been suddenly Overthrown
and q treaty of annexation had been ne
gOtiated between the provisional govern
ment of the islands and the United States
and submitted to the senate for ratihcation
| This treaty / withdrew for examination,
and dispatched Hon. James II. Blount of
Georgia to Honolulu as special comms-
siOner to make an impartial investigation
of the circumstances attending the change
of government and of all the conditions
bearing upon the subject of the treaty.
After a thorough and exhaustive eXamina-
ton Mr.. Blount submitted to me his re-
port, showing beyond all question that the
constitutional government Of Hawaii had
been subverted with the active aid of our
representative to that government and
through the intimidation caused by the
presence of an armed naval force of the
United States which was landed for that
purpose at the instance Of our minister.
Upon the facts developed, it seemed to me
the only honorable course for our govern
ment to pursue was to undo the wrong that
had been been done by those representing
us, and to restore as far as practicable the
status existing at the time of our forclble
intervention. With a view Of accomplish
ing this result within the constitutional
limit of executive power and recognizing
all our obligations and responsibilities grow
ing out OF any changed condition brought
present minister at Honolulu has received
appropriate instructions to that end. Thus
far no information of the accomplishment
of any definite results has been received.
When received they will be promptly sent
to congress, together with all other infOrma-
tion at hand, accompanied by a special eX-
ecutive message fully detailing all the facts
necessary to n complete understanding Of
the case, and presenting history of all the
material events leading up to the present
situation.
The Treasury Department..
The secretary of the treasury reports that
sources during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1898, amounted to $461. 71G 561 "a, and its
expenditures to $459.374,674.29.
There was collected from customs S2O5
355, ,016.73 and from internal revenue $751;
OPT, ,623.93. Our dutiabe imports amounted
to $421 S56, III, an increase of $52 453, ,0O7
free of duty amounted to S444, ,544 211, a de-
crease from the preceding year of $13, 49,
AT. Internal revenue receipts exceeded
those of the preceding year by 81, 147, AS 80
The total tax collected on distilled splits
was S94, 120, ,26O55; on manufactured tobacco
$35 $50 7lI313 10 and and on fer9ented liquors,
during the year amounting 70 $S47 800. 1914,
decrease of 1882, 2,612 ,954 from the preceding
year. The amount of gold exported was
larger than any previous year in the history
of the government, amounting to sos $780,
S44, and exceeding the amount exported dur
ing the preceding year by $5S, 1851. The
sum paid from the treasury for sugar boun-
preceding year of $40, a335 300
1t is estimated upon the basis of present
revenue laws that the receipts of the gov
ernment for the year ending June 30. 1894
will be $430, 121, ,3G5. 80 and its expenditures
$45S, 121 ,365.3S. resulting in a deficiency of
100000. On the. 1st day of November,
1893. the amount of money Of all kinds in
circulation, included in treasury holdings.
was 81, ,71S, ,544, ,6S2, an increase for the wear
of $112, 404 947: Estimating our population
at 81, ,426 600 at the time mentioned. the per
capita circulation was $25.49. On the same
date was In the treasury gold bullion
amounting to 500 657 ,273, and silver bullion
which was purchased at a cost, of $126, ,261,-
The purchase Of silver under the law Of
July IA, 1880 during the last fiscal year, ag-
gregated 20 "a s 008, 1G2. 81 fine ounces, which
cost $45, 5,531, ,374. .53. The total amount of sill
yer purchased from the time that the law
became operative until the repeal of it's pur-
chasing clause, on the 1st day of November
1893, was 1853, ,6T4 800. 46 fine ounces, which
cost $155 $50, ,940.A between the 1st day of
March, 1873, and the list day of November,
1893. the government purchased under ali
cost of $516. 62294S. The silver dollars that
have been coined under the act of July IA
1890, number 36,0S7. 2S5. The seigni1rage
arising from such. coinage was 6,977 ,O9S 30
leaving on hand in the mints 1900, 76O fine
ounces of silver which cost $12657S. 21S
Our total coinage of all metals during the
last fiscal year consisted of 81 ;2S0 S75 pieces,
valued at $43 6S5, ,17SS0, Of which there was
$50, OBS 14O in gold coin, s., ,343, 715 in silver
dollars, $7,217 220.90 in subsidiary silver
coin and 81, ,OS6, ,1O2 80 in minor coins. Dur
ing the calendar year 1892, the production
of precious metals in the United States was
estimated to be 1.596375 fine ounces of gold,
of the commercial and coinage value of $685.
10000, and 5S,O00,OO0, fine ounces of silver
Of the bullion or market value of $50, $780,
600, and Of the coinage value of $74,989,-
900.
It is estimated that on the 1st day of July,
1873, the metallic stock Of money in the
United States, consisting of coin and bullion
amounted am Gg to $1,213, $50, 169. Of which $597
69n @ '6S33 3 was sod gold and $6lo, 8G1 ,484 was sill;
banks were organized during. the year ended
| Fortysix went into voluntary liquidation
and 15S suspended. Sixty y-five of the sus-
pended banks were insolvent, eighty six re-
sumed business and seven remained in the
hands of bank examiners, with prospects Of
speedy resumption. OF the new banks or.
| ganized forty-fOur were located in the East
| ern states, forty one west of the Mississippi
river and thirty-four in the Central and
Southern states. The total number Of ma
of October 1893, was 37o6. having mn ap-