Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-12-12
CONGRESS CONVENES
Presidents Message Proves to b
a Lengthy Document.
MANY QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED
The Message Bears Evidence Of Havinl
Been Carefully Written. Its Recon-.
mendations Numerous. Prin-
cipal Points Given.


short session of the Fifty sixth Com
gress opened at noon today with
nearly all the members of both houses
u their seats. The message of the
| PRESIDENT was received and read. II
s very lengthy document, one of
submitted ITO congress.
After short introduction, it pro.
leeds TO discuss the recent troubles
va China. These are gone into in
! detail. The statement of the posi-
1on and policy of the government In
It's dealings with China and in it's co.
operation with the Powers is full and
explicit.
The relations with other foreign
| governments are revived ait length,
Ind a statement made of the measures
pursued to enlarge and protect ou1
commerce, extend QUIT postal facii-
mes, ect.
The efforts made to secure a credit.
able exhibit of THE products of the
arts and Industries of the United Safes
at the Paris exposition lis set forth
that, Notwithstanding the difficulties
encountered the United States exhibh
was not only the largest foreign dis
play, but was one of the earliest in
place. They follows summary
showing the number and character OF
The awards received by the exhibitors,
Attention lis called to the good will
prevailing beween the UNITED States
Tf tich
The necessity for settling certain
boundary disputes still pending Is
Ddverted Ito, also certain pending
claims of American citizens against
foreign governments.
Attention lis called to the demands
of btllay for Justice for relatives OF
lynched italians.
A brief, butt pertinent reference.
Is made Ito the fact that Japan has
shown herself competent to hold q
foremost position among the modern
and progressive nations of the world.
The reganizatIom of permanent
court of International arbitration n
noted, the members appointed to rep
resent the United States being Hon.
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, ex-
president of the UNITED States; Hon.
AACAl'i11C w. u1lcT, vi CIM0l
Justice of the United States; Hon.
John W. Grfggs of New Jersey, ait.
torney general of the United States,
Hon. John w. Gray, of Delaware, Q
Judge of the supreme court of the
Uubted States.
A reference is made to the recena
developments in the Nicaragua Canal
question.
H.,
mentary treaty regarding the islanda
of the Philippines, INTENDED to in
clude several smaller islands west Cd
the Sulus not included in the treaty
Of peace with Spain.
The RECEIPTS and expenditures Cd
the government are reviewed, and
plus adverted Ito.
essary to maintain the parity betwees
silver and gold lis recommended
Reference is made to the remark.
able growth and development of ouI
foreign TRADE.
A reduction Of thfnty millions o1
! dollars is recommended in the taxes
imposed for Internal revenue.
The necessity for dealing with The
I u" N0C PiOOiCbI Us SCup UI1C I<Dllg3 ldXv
of former message being quoted a
declaratory of his views on this DIM.
po'1antt subject.
The statement us made that tn,
Fflip;nos have been pacified. A aare
ful review of the military and civi
/ efforts toward securing this end, fol
/ lows:
! The civil governmrn CT r3rto Rio.
Is declared to be fin su &c > ful oper
alton.
The future of Cuba is discussed
at Gerch
! A parmcl7art regular army Of
! 100000 IFS recommended.
The building of new cable lines d
urged.
! The other Questions considered, EN-
brace rural free delivery, protection
of forests; Development of the
/ Hawfi'ar islands, land civil service fou
the Philippians.