The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-05
rHE CoUETBYs NEEDS CONCISE.
PORTRAYED.
Tariff Reform Cited as the Most I'm
pestAnt .Qneation to Como Be-
fore the Congress.
ECONOMY III APFRorRIAT1EG PUBLIC
NoEBys IEsIsTED OF,


Wh4hinston December t.--Foliowtng 10
! rrestrssst cleveIand's message to congress-
+, delivered to-day.
The censtltntianai duty which requires
ths president from time Il time 10 give
7 10 the congress Information or the state
Of tho Union and reconimend 70 tiiesr con
slderatlor such measures as he shall
Judge necessary and expedicnf, is fttingiy
entered upon BY commencing to the con-
stess careful sxamination Of the ae
tailed statements and wei supported rec
concentrations contained IN the report
LOT tho heads OF departments, who are
chiefly charged with tho executive work
Of the government In an effort 10 abridge
this communication as much as Is con-
slstent With rs purpose shuI Supple
ment a brief reference 10 the contents
o. these departmental reports By the mem
tion 81 such executive buaiiehs and inei-
dents as are not efnbtneed therein, aud
by such recommendations as appear to
be ~ this particular tlpie appropriate.
Whlle our foreign relations nave not
a. MI tities during the pAst year been en-
tireiy free from perpiexlty, no enbarras So
ing situation remains that Will not yield
q the spirit OF fairness and love Of JUS
tice. which, Joined with conslstent firm
ness, chaFacterize a truly American for
eign noliey.
My predecessor having accepted the of
fee ~ arbitrator OF the long standing
missions boundary dispute. tenoered to the
president by the Argentine Republic and
Brazil, il has been my agreeable duty 70
receive tile specinl ENJOYS COMMITS ioneN
by those states 70 lay before me evidences
and arguments Ia behalt OF their rei
speetiye governments.
The outbreak OF democratic hoBunties
in the Republic az Brazil found the United
States ALERT and IN the restriction OF
certain Injurious eomrnerce ~ me inae-
pendent State OF the Congo ana IN the adj
jacrnt zone Of Central Africa, tie Gnitel
States and the other signntcry powers
agreed 10 adopt approximate means for
tna punishment Of persons selling arms
and ufnmunlti0n 10 the natives anu Tor
the c0uiiacation OF the Inhibited articles.
10 aid IN suppressing the netarious traf-
ne, and to watch the Interest OF our
citizens In that country, with which we
cary on important commerce., seyerai
vessels Of our new navy are now. ana Tor
some time have been, stationed at RIO ae
Jauatru The struggle being between tht
established government which controls me
machinery OF administration ana with
which We maintain Friendly relations. and
certain officers CT tie navy employing the
vessels OF their command in an attach
unon the national capital and chief sup
port and, lacking as II does the elements
~ divided administration ] have falieu
to seq that the insurgents can reasonably
claim recognition as peliiseients. ihas
far the position Of our government ma
Deen that Of an attentive nut an impaftlai
observer OF the unfortunate conilict. N
preserving our liked policy or Impartial
neutrality In such CONDITION OF nnhIs
as now exists. J deemed u neces,sary 70
stood the unauthorized action OF our inte
naval commander IN those waters "a Hsiut-
ing the tcvolutonists, the BrHziiiRn ad-
act calculated @ give GIataitous salAc7
lion to tho local itlSurrveti0ns