The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-08
No Recommendations
to Remedy the
Deficit.
EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW OF FINAN-
cIAL QUESTION WITHOUT ANY
DEFINITE SUGGESTIONS on
THE SUBJECT OF LEGISLATION
speclaI 10 the Astorlan.

Special 20 the Astorian.
Washington. December both
houses OF congress met today. received
the presidents message and without
transacting any further business ad-
journed an tomorrow. The message In
part Is as follows:
THE CONGRESS or THE UNITED
STATES:
In obedience 10 constitutional re-
qulroment ! hereby submit 10 the con-
gross certain information concerning
national affairs with the suggestion OF
such legislation as In my Judgment Is
necessary and expedient To secure
brevity and avoid tresome narration I
shall omit many details concerning mat
ters within federal control. which. by
no means unimportant, are more profit
ably discussed In departmental reports.
| shall also further curtail this commu-
nicatlon by emitting a minute recital
~ any minor incidents connected with
our foreign relations which have here
tofore found place In executive mes
sages. but are now contained in re-
port OF the secretary Of state. which Is
herewith submitted
As representatives OF the people In the
legislative branch OF their government
you have assembled al time when the
strength and excellence OF our free In
stitutions and the fitness OF our citl-
gems to enjoy popular rule have been
again made manifest. A political con-
test involving momentous consequences.
fraught with feverish apprehension.
and creating aggressiveness so intense
as to approach bitterness and passion
has been waged throughout the land.
and determined by the decree OF free
and Independent suffrage without dis
turbance OF our tranquility or the least
sign OF weakness In our national struc-
ture.
When we consider these incidents and
contemplate the peaceful obedience and
manly submission which have succeed
ed heated clash OF political opinions.
wc discover abundant evidence OF a de-
termination on the part Of our country
men to abide by every verdict OF the
popular will and to be controlled at all
times by an abiding faith in the agen-
cies established for the direction OF the
affairs OF their government, Thus our
people exhibit patriotic disposition.
which entities them to demand of those
who undertake to make and execute
their laws such faithful and unselhsh
service in their behalf as can only be
promoted by a serious appreciation OF
the trust and confidence which the ac-
ceptance Of public duty invites.
CUBA AND VENEZUELA.
The insurrection in Cuba stin con-
tlnues with all its perpleXities, It is
difficult to perceive that any progress
has thus far been made towards the
VI NAlt ASAthhu VI NNAl NiAO
situation of affairs as depleted In my
last annual message has in the least
improved II Spain still holds Havana
and the seaports and all the considera-
BILE towns the insurgents stlll roam at
will over at least two-thirds of the
inland country. The determination of
Spain to put down the insurrection
seems but strengthened with the lapse
Of time and Is evinced by her unhes-
ltating devotion Of largely increased
military and naval forces to the task.
there is much reason to believe that the
insurgents have gained in number and
character and resources and are none
the less inflexlble in their resolve not
to succumb, without practically secur
ing the great object for which they
took up arms. II Spain has not yet re-
established her authority, neither have
the insurgents yet made good their
title to be regarded as an independent
state. Indeed as the contest has gone
on, the pretense that civil government
exists on the island, except so far as
Spain is able to maintain 1t, has been
practically abandoned. Spain does keep
on foot such government, more or less
imperfectly in the large towns and
their immediate suburbs, But, that ex-
ceptlon being made. the entire country
is either given over to anarchy or Is
subject to the military occupation of
one or the other party. 1t is reported,
indeed, on reliable authority, that at
the demand of the comander-in-chiefI
of the insurgent army, the putative
Cuban government has now given up