The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-12-07
THE MESSAGE.
A BOLD, sTAPE5MANLIKE RE-
cITAL OF THE coUNTRY's
CONDITION AND NEEDED
LEGISLATION.
GROVER DODGES NO ISSUES
SPEAKS WITH FRANKNESs ON
THE MONEY QUESTION, IN
sIsT1NG ON CAREFUL
STUDY OF THE
SUBJECT.
ENDORSES PRESENT PENSION SYSTEM
Presenting Arguments to Convince Worthy
Veterans That They Ought Not to Be
Placed in Company With Unworthy
Pensioners on Doing
Justice to the Hawaiian
Queen-0 her Public
Matters
ENDORSES PRESENT PENSION SYSTEM
FIFTY-yHIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The first
regular session of the Fifty-third
congress convened at high noon
today. The Blind Chaplain, Milburn
was led up to the vice-president's desk
and after an eloquent prayer, while all
senators present in the chamber re =
manned standing, Vice-presiden5 Stew
enson called the senate to order and
the roll call showed Sc present. The
usual resolutions notifying the house of
representative of the meeting Of the
senate and a resolution for two
senator's to join similar
committee from the house to wait
upon the president and inform him
that congress had assembled and was
ready to receive any communication
he may desire to make, were offered
and agreed to. The chairman ap-
poin6ed MCPHERSON (Dem., N. J.)and
Sherman (Rep., o. as a committee ON
the part of the senate.
Recess was then taken until 1:10
Upon reassembling a message was
received from the house announcing
the appointment of a similar commit
tee.
Another recess was taken and
the senate re-assembled, and at lao
the committee announced that the
president would at once communicate
with each house in writing.
Private Secretary Pruden at once
stepped forward and delivered the
message and it was laid before the sen.
ate by the vice president, who directed
its reading. The secretary of the SEN
ate then began reading the message as
follows;
MESSAGE.
The constitutional duty which re-
quires the president from time to time
to give to the congress information of
the state of the Union, and recon-
mend to their consideration such
measures as he shall Judge necessary
and expedient, is fittingly entered
upon by commanding to the congress
a careful examination of the detailed
statements and we'll supported recon-
mendations contained in the reports of
the heads of the departments. who are
chiefly charged with the executive
work of the government. In an effort
to abridge this communication as
ira OF NJ NIT I, BE-
/ supplement brief reference to the
contents OF these depaytment reports
by the mention OF such executive
business and Incidents as
are not embraced therein.
and by such recommendations as ap-
pear 10 be at this particular time ap-
propriate.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
While our foreign relations have not
at all times during the past year been
entirely free from perplexity. no EN-
barrassing situation remains that will
not yield to the spirit of fairness and
love of Justice, which joined with con-
sistent firmness characterize a truly
American foreign policy.
NV predecessor having accepted the
Office of arbitrator Of thel lang standing
missions boundary disputes rendered
to the president by the Argen tine Re-
public and Brazil, it has ben nv
agreeable duty TO receive the special
ENJOYS commissioned by those states 10
Law before me evidence and arguments
in behalf of their respective govern
meDts. The subject OF Democratic |
hostilities in the republic OF Brazil
found the United States alert, and the |
restriction OF certain injurious com
merce in the independent state of the |
Congo and in the adjacent zone of |
Central Africa, the United States and |
the other signatory powers agreed to |
adopt appropriate means for the pun
OF persons selling arms and
TO the natives. and for
the confiscation Of the inhibited arti. |
cles. it being the plain duty of this |
government to aid in suppressing the |
Defarious practice, impairing as it does |
the praiseworthy aim to watch the in.
terests Of our citizens in that country
with which we carry on important