The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-05
The FORTHCOMING MESSAGE
What Cleveland is Expected
to Say.
Present Law a Step in the Right Di-
rection, Which in Time will Pro-
vide Sufficient Revenue-An Issue
Of Bonds to Retire the Green
backs-r"Len Tnsnrrection and
Venezuelan Dispute Discussed.

Washington, Nov. 27.-There are
good reasons for the belief that in his
forthcoming message to Congress Pres
ident Cleveland will strictly adhere to
his previous utterances in regard to
the tariff and financial questions, and
1t Is altogether probable that those
subjects, together with that of our for
eign affairs, will occupy practically If
indeed not absolutely the whole mes
sage, to the exclusion of all other mat
ter. 1t is believed the President will
commend the present tariff as a step
in the direction of tightening the bur-
dens of the people, and though it has
thus far failed to bring u sufficient
amount of revenue to satisfy the needs
of the Government. it may be expected
to do SO under normal business condi-
tons. 1t is believed he will point out
that already increasing receipts from
customs and internal revenue show a
gradual return to business prosperity
and in the near future that the reve-
nue. from these sources will meet all
the legitimate expenses of the Govern
ment. 1t is not thought, therefore,
tiibl Nl. CltNeldHu Will recommend
any additional taxation, either by in
cfeasing the duties now existing or
adding new subjects
There has been considerable discus
sion among politicians as to whether
the President might not favor a tax
on domestic wines or beer or stamp
tax on bank checks. legal documents
and patent medicine, but such Informal
ton as is obtainable makes it more
than probable that he has not consid-
cred any of these questions in that
connection. That he will recommend
legislation retiring the greenbacks by
the issue of low-rate bonds seems to be
almost certain, and 1t is not unlikely
that he will ask Congress, as an al
Tentative, to authorize the Secretary
OF the Treasury to issue low-rate bonds
IN his discretion, within certain lin
its, to protect the gold reserve.
THE CUBAN RESURRECTION.
In tie realm of foreign affairs the
subject which 1t is expected will claim
the greatest share of attention at the
hands of the President, and from its
nature will require the most states
manlike and cautious treatment, will
be the Cuban instruction. While
there is good reason for the belief that
the President has adhered to the view
expressed so forcibly by ex-senator
Edmunds to the effect that while CON
tentionS exist on the island, there Is
no warrant in international law or pre-
cedent for recognition of the bellger-
ency of the insurgents, there are indi-
cations that very recent events. and
notably the adoption by the insurgents
of policy of wanton destruction of
property, including vast sugar estates
belonging to American citizens, NAV
oblige him to change the passive atti-
tude he has occupied heretofore in IA
vor of more vigorous and positive
line OF action. According to the pre-
cepts or international law, and as prac-
ticed in the case of our late rebellion.
Spain cannot be held accountable for
these losses by Americans provided It
is evident that she has done all in her
power to stop the destruction of pri
Vate property, and also that Spanish
citizens are equal sufferers by the on
erations of the insurgents.
III the President should recognize the
belligerency Of the insurgents. it is
contended that he would bind them to
the observance of the rules of civil
lied warfare, and be in a position to
insist upon the abandonment of this
pollcy OF destruction of private prop
erty under peril of Interference of the
United States. On the other hand he
may feel justified in using this argu-
ment of great American losses with
spain as reason for insisting that
she press matters to conclusion in
some way.
VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.
Another matter that undoubtedly
will fDlira 10 tn,
Congress will be the Venezuelan boun-
dairy dispute. The President will en-
deavor to show that he has done all
that 1t is possible to accomplish to car
fy out the direction of the last Con-
gresS and effect a settlement of this
difficulty by arbitration. He will re-
Ter TO the foreign correspondence of the
past year, including Secretary Olney's
last and most pressing note to En-
bassador Bayard and the reply of the
British Government, which there is
reason TO believe will amount substan-
tally to repetition of it's willingness
to limited but not full arbitration.
1t is believed the message will show
that the President has made clear to
Great Britain the deep concern the
United States feels in the affairs, and
its desire for peaceable settlement OF
this important subject. In this shape
the Venezuelan dispute will be laid be-
fore Congress for an expression of its
will In the further guidance of the ex-
ecutive.
The Boring sea claims will also be
touched upon, and it is believed the
President will take the ground that the
United States, being in honor bound,
as the result of the Paris arbitration
and the modus vivendi adopted dur
Ing its tendency, to pay these claims,
Congress should act favorably upon
convention which he will submit, pro-
viding for the appointment of mixed
commission to ascertain and settle
them.
The remaining chapters of the por-
ton of the message relating to foreign
affairs will be largely devoted to re-
cital OF the efforts of the State depart
ment In behalf of ex-Consul Waller, a
discussion OF the feasibility of com
plcting the Nicaragua canal, according
to the revised project, and congratu-
latory references to the good results
attending the efforts OF the United
states ministers In China and Turkey