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aiiesiatesi aud the voiam. Of our cum
'nsrctal eSchsns~~ enlarged.
shtppasG. Navy. Avsssrsstsu.

aiiesiate.i aud the voiam. Of our Gun.
insrcial exchsns~. enlarged.
sAsppsss. Navy. Arssss.stes.
ibs President earnestly urges the in. |
nrose'nent - our merchant marine. the
ihterfprity of which. ht says, l. humii- |
aiinx 10 the national pride.
Reference i- made To the recent con.
ference- at Washington On the subject
Of the ptoscctioh of seal life. the rs.ult
~ which places beyond controversy. IL
y said. the duty Of the governments con.
errnsd 10 adopt measures without delay
for the preservation ~ the herds. Ne
go'iations TO this end are now iu
progress.
International arbitration /. DECLARED by
me PRESIDENT 10 represent the hsst sen.
timsbf OF the civilized world. and tr.stics
ehn-ifinx thesc humane principle. on
broad iine-. without IN any way in,pcri..
inx our interests " honor. will have lts
constant encouragement.
literal appropriation l. he~Toksn ia
order that the nitei state. mar make
crsiiisblc exhibit at the approaching
farA Exposition. In which III. people
nave shown an unprecedented intsre-t.
Under the head of the navy the pr..>i-
dent points 10 the neecs.ity for spec,iy
lrgisiatson 10 p-ocure the armor for the
three shaffie~hip~ now shuiBainr. which
""uid te Otherwise useless. lie sp.sks
IN terms of praise u the quality of our
ships. aud thinks that the time has now
arrived when the Increase TO which the
ccua'ry u Committed .houI for a time
take the form of increased faeiiitis. com.
va -.
naval se~~eis.
lie rcfess TO the Lack Of docks. aaI
urges that three ~ four % the largest
a"cAs be provided on the Atlantic. at
least Que on th. Pacific coast and a
h"atins dock IA the gulf. There should
ie ample provision for munitions u war
aud an increase Of ofiiccrs and enlisted
men. Additions are sI-o ner,~ssry to
navy yards. and as there are now on th.
stocks hve iarge hatsleship-. Ia i re-
commended that IN appropriation h. made
f"F but one m"re- bat'ieship on the IA
e.nc coast. Several torpedo bcass are
also necessary.
Alaska ssa "a. Needs.
Attention Is caI.cd 10 the need for
prompt legislation as 10 Alaska and the |
extension of civil authority within tn.
Territory. There Is need for surveys and
for the establishment Of another land
oftice at some I-Dint in the Yukon valley.
for which an appropriation Is asked.
Military force l. also ns<-eS-ary and IN.
tstahii>hmcut Of some sort of ncxibl-
g,Nernmeff
III the startling reports a. TO th.. prob
able shortage Of food for the miners b.. |
fully verified. every effort should be made |
at any cost to carry them relief.
iadiss Territory.
The message deals At sonic lensth with
the unsatisfactory condition Of AFFAIR." m
the lniian Territory. The large whit,.
element is said tn H. without protection,
and without schools or other rights Of eit-
ixcns. leading Indians have absarved
great tracts OF lands and created an aris-
tocracy, aud the friends OF th.. Indian.
believe that the b--st Interests Of the i've
civilized tribes wou'd h. found in Amer |
lean citizenship. Reference il mad. TO |
the failure far Of the Dawes commis- |
sion {" secure the consent Of tn. tribes to
an extinguishm.nt Of the tribal titles ansI |
a division Of the lands II i <ssl that
should the tribes still fail tn raiIy the
agreement then some legislation should u.
had by Congress.
Fretrotton of Yellow Fewer
The President has th.s to Say u matter
Of special interest to the Southern State:
The recent prevalence of yellow feT-r |
in numher of cities and towns through |
out the Sluth has resulted ia much dis |
turhlnce Of commerce and demonstrated |
the Necessity of such amendments to our /
quarantine laws as viii make the reguss-
tons Of the national quarantine authori-
Treasury. in the psrtisn of his report re- |
lating 10 the operation Of t. Marine He's
pital Service. calls attention 10 the defects |
in the present quarantine laws and recon- |
mend- amendments thereto which will !
give the Treasury Department the requi- |
site authority To prevent the invasion of |
epidemic diseases from foreign countries |
and in time Of emergency like that u the |
past summer will add To the efficiency ~ |
the sanitary measures for the protection |
of the people and at the same time pre- |
vent unnecessary restriction OF commerce. |
| concur in his recommendation.
.'In further effort to prevent the inva- |
sion of the United States by yellow fever |
the importance Of the discovery OF tn. |
exact cause Of the disease, which up TO |
the present time has been undetermined. |
Is obvious. aud TO this end systematic |
meteorological investigation should he |
made / therefore recommend that Con- |
grsss authorize the appointment of a com- |
mission By the President. To consist II |
four expert baeterio,ogists. one 20 be Sc |
lected from the medical officers Of the |
Marine Hospital Service. one to h. ap- |
pointed from civil life, one t1 b. detailed |
from the medical officers of the army and |
one from the medical officers of the |
navy"
Pacific Railroads.
Speaking OF the pending sale Of the |
Kansas Pacific railroad. il Is said that 4 |
no better bid Is received than the upset |
price fixed by the court, the government |
would receive only <2.Jo.ouo on its claim |
OF nearly x13.0Oo.Oo. He believes that
the government has the authority 10 bill |
ON the road. and has directed the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury To make the deposit
of SsOO.000. required 10 qualify as a bid
der and to bid at the sale a sum at least
equal to the principal OF the debt To the |
government
He suggests. however. that in n matter |
so important as the government becoming |
a possible owner Of the railroad. Con- |
gress should enact some legislation to do |
tine its views. II is clear TO him. how |
ever. tu1l tUt <OttIunutHt
nit the property to he sold at a price less |
than one-half the principal of its debt AMI |
less than one-fiffh Of its entire debt. prin- |
ciral and interest.
The civil service.
The President devotes the last chapter |
OF his message to the civil service. the |
practical improvement Of which. he says, |
has long been Il subject of earnest discus |
sion and which has Of late years receive |
increased legislative and executive APP |
proval. During the past few months the |
service has been placed upon a still tirmer /
basis OF business methods and personal |
merit. While the right Of deserving vet |
eran soldiers to reinstatement has been /
asserted, dismissals for merely political |
reasons have been carefully guarded |
against, the examinations improved and |
made PRACTICAL Adyanee has been made |