The Princeton union., 1893-12-07
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
A SYNOPSIS EMBRACING THE SAIL
ENT POINTS.

RecOmmc cMda tions Mndc-The WILL
son Bill Endorsei-The Hawaiian
Matter Will He the Subject OF Al
Special Mes.nge.
Washington, Dec, 4.-President Cleveland's s
annual message, which was read i'll con
gress soon after that body convened at
noon for Its tifty-third regular session, Is
as follows: tF ~ r 5szFs !. 4. i
10 the Congress Of the United States:
The constitutional duty which requires the
president from time to time to give the con-
and recommend to their consideration. such
matters as he shalt judge necessary Is fit
congyess 'ee" caref" %eP " sexamination % Of f. the
detailed statements and well-supported rec.
lamentations contained In the reports OF
the heads Of departments who are chiefly
charged with the executive work Of the
government In an effort to abridge this
communication as much rs Is consistent
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
time appropriate.
While o,rr foreign relations have not at
al times during the past year been entirely
ations remain that will not yield to the spir-
1T of fairness and love which characterize
"A American foreign re pGiey ~ nros,an+
says The struggle is between the estab-
iished government, which controls the ma
chinery Of adminstration and with Wit oN.9if which
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
tion 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 a view
to such concurrent action as Will make the
award and regulations agreed upon by the
Rering sea tribunal Of arbitration pract1-
cally effective and it is not doubted that
Great Britain will cooperate freely with
that purpose. The dispute growing out
Of the documentary tolls imposed in the
Welland canal upon cargoes of cereals
bound to and from the lake ports Of the
United States was adjusted by the substitu..
ton Of n more equitable schedule OF
charges, and my predecessor thereupon sus-
pended his proclamation imposing d1scrim-
mating tolls upon British transit through
our canals. A request for additions to the
list Of extraditahle offcnses covered by the
existing treaty between the two countries
is under consideration.
a Special Hawaiian Message.
It is hardly necessary for me to state
that the questions arising from our rela-
,ions with Hawaii have caused serious en-
barrassment.
Just prior to the installment Of the pres
-ent administration the existing government
of Hawaii had been suddenly oyerthrown
and u 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
and dispatched Hon. James II. Blount of
Georgia to Honolulu as special commits
s;oncr to make an Impartial Investigation
of the circumstances attending the change
bearing upon the subject of the treaty.
After thorough and exhaustive eXamina-
tion 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
presence of an armed naval force. of the
United States, which was landed for that
purpose at the instance Of our minister.
the only honorable course for our govern
ment to pursue was to undo the wrong that
had been been done by those representing
status existing at the time of our forcble
Intervention. With Il 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
about ny our unjustilablc Interference, our
present minister at Honolulu has received
appropriate instructions to that end. Thus
far no information Of the accomplishment
Or any definite results has been received
When received they will be promptly sent
TO CON gress. together with all other informa-
lion ut hand, accompanied by n special eH-
ecutive message fully detailing all the facts
necessary nee to complete understanding of
the case, ana presenting history of all the
material events leading up to the present
situation:
The Treasury Department..
+ba ahe secretary of the treasury reports that
sources during the fiscal year cnded Junc 70
expenditures H'e ns to a%4, ,674.2o. '' 80
,-l mere n,c was collected from customs $2Oj
353 3 o5s63 clls q and from internal revenue S161.
~ ,623 Es Our dutiable imports amounted
to $421 .S5G, III. an increase of $50. .453' 0O7
over ever tt the preceding year, and importations
crease from the preceding year of sis, 455,.
~. Internal revenue receipts exceeded
t those of the preceding year by 81, 147. AS 81
Inc total taX collected distilled spil IS
va was o 81 = !2o 26O.55 on manufactured tobacco
We 2Hs on e10oFte% dfF%entsa anS3Es
Of fEo@ tSe
year. The amount of gold exported was
Ia Larger ger than any previous year in the history
OF the government, amounting to $1OS, ESQ.
S44. and exceeding the amount exported dir
Ing the preceding year by $5S, S5.517. The
s sun, paia sd 1rom s the treasury for sugar bou1
preceding year Of $50, 333355 800. VAC
1t Is estimated upon the basis of present
revenue laws that the receipts of the gov
ernment for the year ending June 80, 1894
will be $43O, 121 ,3G5.3s aud its expenditures
aSs 8 az III o%G 3S. resulting in deficiency of
S2S.ooOoO0. On the LIST day of November
1929, the amount Of money of all kinds in
circulation. included in treasury holdings
was ST, IT'S 344. .GS2. an increase for the year
of $112. 404 .947. Estimating our population
at g ,426.O00 at the time mentioned, the Der
capita s CIRCULATION was s25 49, On the same
amounting to $0G. .657 273, and Silver bu1iion
.553. -
July IA, 1890. during the last fiscal year, ag-
gregated 54,O0S.l62.59 fine ounces. Whic,
cost $40, !'31 a. 53. The total amount of sill
+ yer purchased from the time that the law
hecame operative until the repeal of its pur-
chasing clause, on the 1st day Of November
8 1898, was 16S GA, ,59046 fine ounces, which
cost Sl,3: 800 $40. 81 between the 1st day Of
March, 1873, and the 1st day Of November
1893, the government purchased under ali
laws 3OO3,7l7 fine ounces of silver at a
cost Of 1 s51e S22 94s: The silver dollars that
1890, number 36,OST. .2S5. The seieniOra o.
arising from such coinage was 6.977, ,OO8. 81
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