The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-12-08
Statement of the Finances of
the United States.
WARSHIPSAND NAVAL MATTERS
Work OF ~ e Secretary of the Interior
Especially Commended-Farms
and Ftuit Raisers,

Washington, Dec. 3.--The message of
President Cleveland to the members of
the second session Of the Fifty-third
congress was read in the house by Clerk
Kerr and in the senate by Secretary
Cox. The reading began at l 80 and con-
sumed about two hours Following is
the message in full:
Message to the congress of the United
States:
The assemblage within the nations
legislative hall Of those charged with
the duty of making laws for the benefit
Of generous and free people. impress
lively suggests the exacting obligation
and memorable responsibility involved
in their task. At the threshold Of such
labor now to be undertaken by the
congress Of the United States and in the
discharge of an executive duty enjoined
by the constitution, l submit this com
munication, containing a brief state
ment of the constitution of our national
affairs and recommending. such legisla-
ton as seems to me necessary and ex-
pedient.
The history of our recent dealings
with other nations and our peaceful re-
lations with them at this time, addi-
tionally demonstrates the advantage of
consistently adhering to firm but just
foreign policy, free from envious or am
bilious national schemes and character
lied by entire honesty and sincerity.
During the past year, pursuant to a
law of congress, commissioners were APP
pointed to the Antwerp Industrial Ex-
position. Although the participation of
American exhibitors fell far short of
completely illustrating our national in
genuity and industrial achievements,
yet it was still creditable, in view of the
brief time allowed for preparation.
have endeavored to impress upon the
Belgian government the needlessness
and positive harmfulness of its restric-
tons upon the importation Of certain
Of our products and have strongly urged
that the rigid supervision and inspec-
ton under our laws are amply sufficient
to prevent the expectation from this
country of diseased cattle and unwhole-
some meat.
BRAZILIAN MATTERS.
The termination of the civil war in
Brazil has been followed by general
prevalence Of peace and order. 1t APP
pearing at an early stage of the insur-
rection that it's course would call for
unusual watchfulness on the part of
this government, our naval force in the
harbor of Rio de Janeiro was strength
ened. This precaution l am satisfied
tended to restrict the issue to a sim
pie trial of strength between the Bra
lillian government and the insurgents,
and to avert complications which at
times seemed imminent. Our firm at
titude of neutrality was maintained to
the end. The insurgents received the
encouragement of an eventual asylum
from our commanders and such opposi-
ton as they encountered was for the
protection of our commerce and was
clearly justified by public law.
A serious tension of relations hav-
ing arisen at the close of the war be-
tween Brazil and Portugal by reason
of the escape of the insurgent Admiral
Da Cana and his followers, the friend
ly offices of our representatives to
these countries were exercised for the
protection of the subjects of either with
in the territory of the other.
Although the government of Brazil
was duly notified that the commercial
arrangement existing between the
United States and that country, based
on the third section of the tariff act of
1890, was abrogated on August 26, 1894,
by the taking effect of the tariff law in
force, that government subsequently
notified the United States of its inten-
ton to terminate such an arrangement
on the first day of January, 1895, in the
exercise of the right reserved in the
agreement between the two countries.
invite attention to the correspondence
between the secretary of state and the
Brazilian minister on this subject.
The commission organized under the
convention which we had entered into
with Chile for the settlement of the out
standing claims of each government
against the other, adjourned at the end
of the period stipulated for it's contin-
uance, leaving undetermined number
of American cases, which had been
duly presented. These claims are not
barred, and negotiations are in progress
for their submission TO a tribunal the
18th of March next.