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) in u yiiiii "i , i - mjjucjr u.uui'mii. m rr TI1H ADVERTISER. o. w. i ntiiitoTiir.it ,v o THE MESSAGE. 1 run Id out Ariliur'H First An mini Messngo to Congress. To thn Sennto and IIoiiho of Representatives of tlio IJnltoil HtntoHt An appalling oalnmlty has befallen tho American people nlriiMt llitilr chosen Hopro Noulativi ft Inst met In I ho hull whore yon aru now nH',inlili'il. Wo might nlso recall with 1111 ullojcd content thn prosperity with which, throughout tin) onr, tho Nutlon hus been blessed. Its harvests nave boon plenteous, Its varied Industries have tlnlven, thn health of tin people has boon preserved. It Imil mill n tiilned with foielgn (loveriiinnnU thn undls tiirheil relation of utility and peace, I'or theso iniitilfcntatlotiH of Ills fnor, wo own to Him who IioIiIh our destiny In Ills hands tho tribute of our grateful devotions. To that mysterious Provldonon which ho taken from tin the loved nnd Illustrious citizen who was hut Intel' thn head of thn Nutlon, wo how In sorrow anil submission. Thn memory of IiIk exulted rhiiiaetnr, of his noliln achieve tneiits and of Ills patriotic llfn will ho ticus tired forever us u sacred possession of tho whole people. Thn iinnotinocmciit of his death drewfiom foielgn (loveruiiinutH and peoples ti Unites or sympathy mid not low whU h history will record mm signal tokens of thn kinship of natloiiH and tlio federation of mankind, OltKAT ItltlTAIN. Tho fooling of pood will between our own (Jovcinnicnt anil that of (Irnat lltltalii wan never morn niarknd tlinii at pie-sent. In ice ognlllon of this pleasing fuel, I directed on thn occasion of thn Into Centennial Celebration at Voiklowu that u suluto ho given to tho llrltlnh line Till'. 1HTIVHM('NAI.. Ill relation to thn proposed ennui uoross tho Isthmus of Panama, lit i Id has occulted worthy of mention In the diplomatic relations of tho country. Kurly In thn year thn I'ortuno Hay cIiiIiiih were satisfactorily settled hy thn MrlU lsh Government piijlug In full tho sunt of X1T, 000, most or which Iiiih already liccn distrllt tiled. Ah thn tei ins of thn settlement Included compensation lor Injuries sulfoied b) our llsh I'liiieu at AHpeu Hay, thnro has been ictalucd from the gross award a sum which Is deemed adequate lor these claims. 'I UK AI'HriUI.IAN KXI'OSITION. The paitlclpatlou of Amm leans in thooxhl tloiis at M( llxiui no and Sidney will lie upprov IiikI) mentioned in thn report of thn two ex hibitions, soon to lie promoted to Congress. Thny will disclose thn readiness of our conn tiymen to iiiukn sucocsslul competition In distant Holds of untnrpi Iso. UOI'VIIKIIIT. Negotiations for an lnlerimllomil Cnpj tight Convention aio In hopeful ptogicss. HI II I NO lllll.li. The hiii render ol Sitting Hull and his fmco, upon tho Canadian frontier, has allayed all nf picheiiHloii, although bodies of Htltlsh Indians still cross thn liorder In cpiest of sustenance. Upon this subject a ouiicspondciico has lieon opened which promises an adequate under standing. Our troops have otilois to avoid, meanwhile, all collisions with alien Indians. Till: HUNCH (lUhHTH. Thn piesonco at tho Voiktown Celebration of tho rcptcsoiitutlvcH or thn desoonduntH of l,ulujcttu and or his gallant computilnts, whit wein our allies In the Revolution, has solved (ostiengthon thoHplilt of koi id will which has always existed between the two Nations, HIMI.TAI.1,10 CONHIIIKNOK. You will Im tin nlslicd with thn proceedings of the lllinelallle Confeiencn, hold during tho Hummer, at tho city ol I'm Ih. No uecoid was i one lied, hut u valuable Intoichnngo or views was had, and thn contciouco will noxtyoui ho icnowed. I'.l.l'CrillOAl, KXI'OSITION. At thn r.lect ileal I'.xliltiltlon and Congiess, nlso held at Put Is, this country was creditably roprcsontod by nmlncntspcolallsts.who. In tho iibseiiei) of an appropriation, Konerously lent their elllolent aid, at thn liiHtanee of thn Statu Department. While our exhibitions in this almost distinctively American Held or achieve ment have won ncvcral awards, I iccommnnd that Conifi ess provide for thn ropuviui'tit of thn poisoual oxpouscH luouiicd In tho public IntmcHt by tho honotablo foiiiinlsslonoiu mid dok'gitteH. No now queHtloiiH lcHpectlnir tho Htatim of Ollll NATt'IIAI.Ii:il rillZI'.NH IN (1KUMANV liavo in Iscti dm hifr tho year, and ciiuhok of complaint, cspcolall) In Alsaco and I.oinilne, hum piaeuciiiij ceased iiiioiikii tlio lltieial action ot tho Impel lal Ooxninmeut in accept" liiKourolton cxpicssul lewsontho Hiibject. Tho application ol tho tieaty ol 1N18 to tho lately acipilicd ltheiilsh provinces has ic coied vmy cm nest iitteutlou. A dcllnite and liiMtliitf uui cement on this point Is confidently expected. Thn paitlelpatloii of thedeseend imtHiil Huron Von .Steuben In tho Voiklowu n.'KtlvltloH, and thnli subseipicnt iLccptlou bv tholr Amm lean lcliisiuoii, tiikliurl cNlnecil tho ties of ifood u III which unlto tlio (Ionium peoplo and otu own. Our IMI.IU'Otlllxi: Willi Hl'AtN luis been filcndl). An aBieement concluded In 1 cbiuuiy last IIch a toini lor tho laboi-n lor thoSiiaiilHli and Amei lean Claims Coiumlsslon. Tho Spanish (loveiinnent has been reipiestcd to pu tho Into awuid ot tho coiumlsslon, and Will, It Ih believed, acccdo to thn icquest as protnptlj mid emu ttMHwIr as onlotuier occa hIoiis. Hy icciMit IcKlslatlon onerous lines have boon Imposed upo iiAmei lean shlppliiK in Hpaulsh mid colonial pints for hIIkIU Iiii'ku hultlcH In manliest. Onu oaso ot haidship Is Hpeclally win thy or attentlcyi. The bulk Mason lo,bouud for.lapan.entercd Manilla In dlstiess i.ud Is there nought to bo coutlHcatcd under thn Spanish lovenuo laws for an alleged nhoit hko in her transhipped caiRo. TIioukIi cIToi ts for hor ivllet ha c thus tar pnivcil iiuuv iiilhw, It Is expected that tho whole will bo adjusted inufilendly spiilt. IIIK tV.AIl'H AHHAHHINTIOrf. Th Somite resolutions of eondoW nee on tho nHsiiMSlnutlon of C.ur Aleandcr II, weie approiirlatoly communicated to tho Uus Hhui (iovoinniont, which In turn has ox jircsM'd It.s H.Mii)uthy In out late National liorcavcincnt. It Is desliablo that our eonllal relations with ltusslii should bo HticiiKtluiticil byni-oper cnwaKcmcnts, asur liiK to peaocablo Aiuoi leans who xlslt tho Km-pli-o tho ooiisldoiatlon which Is dun to them as oltlcns of a f i loudly State. This Is especially nocdtulwlth icspcct to Aineilcan Isiaelltcs, whoao elasHllloation with tho natle Hebiew has evoked cnoi-j;etlo i-einonstruiuics Iroin this (lovoiniuoiit. ITAl.V. Tho Consular iiKrooment with ltal has boon Baiiutlound and proclaimed, which put.s at rest (Miulllctaor Juiisdlotlou in tho case of ei lines ontdilpboard. Sovenil impoi taut lutei national ooiiteivuces have been hold In Italy dm Ink" tho year. Attliudcoirruplilctil Coiifricssof Venloe, tho Hontloo Congress of Milan, and tho Nlco (V'iKivss of Turin, this country was lepio vutitod by dok'KiUos from blanches of the pul llo sorvlco or by private citizens, dulj ac credited to It in an hononuy capacity. It la hoped thatCoiiRnitis wIllRhesuch pnimlnenev to tho results ot their put ilolputlon us they may uoem to deserve, lior.r.ANi). Tho abolition of nil dlscrlniluatlutr duties URiiliiHt Dutch Colonial pioductlons of tho Dutch HaHt Indies, as nro Imixiitcd hither from Holland, has been already oousldeied by CotiKrcas. I trust that at the present session tho matter tuny bo favorably concluded. TUIIKKY. Tho Insecurity of Jlfo and property In ninny pnrtiiof Turkey IiiihkI von ifso to corrcspond cncowlth tho 1'orto, looking partlculaily to tho bettor protection of Amei loan nilsslonutleti In tho Kuiplro. Tho condemned murdeicr of tho eminent nilHslonuiy, Dr. Justin V. I'mvaiis, hus not yet been oxecutcsl. although this Government has repeatedly demanded tliat uxemplury Justice bo done again. KWlTZKItl.AM). Tho Swiss (iovernmeiit has solicited tho good ofllcesof our Diplomatic and Consular agents for tho pndectlon of It.s oltirons In countries whoro It Is not Itself represented. This iv- aucst has, within proper limit, been immteil. uriiKonts In Swituiluiid have been lustiuct td to protest against tho conduct of the author ities of corlnlrt communrn In permitting tho emlifrntlon to this country of criminals, and of other objocllonahlo persons. Several such persons throuuh thn co-operation of the Com iiilssloners of Knilifratlon at New York, have bouii tent hack by tho steamers which brought thorn. A continuance of the course may prove u mo! effective remedy than dlploinntlo to tnunstrnuoe. Til It DAKItnlAM BTATr.P. Trentlos of eominerco nnd navliriitloii nnd for tho regulation of Consular prlTlle(jes hnvo leot! oonoludnd with Itouniniiln nnd Servln Blneo their iidmUlon Into tho fumlly of Huro poun suites, MKXK'O. As Is until rnl with contiguous States havlnir like Institutions and likn ulms of advancement nnd dnvelopment, tho friendship of thn Culled States and Mexico has been countnntly main tulned, Thn Oo eminent has lost uoiKcaslon of eneoiirntrliiK the Mexican Omernment to n beuellclal reullitlou or tho mutual ad Mintages which will result lr,om morn Intlmiitu commer cial Intercourse, mid rrom thn opculiiKOf thn rich Interim of Mexico to railway enterprise. I deem It important that menus be piolded to i cstralu tlio lawlessness so common on tho frontier, mid to suppress tho forays of tho Itnsnrvntlon Indians on cllhersldo of the Itlo 0 i undo. CKNTKAIi AUKIttr. Tho nolKhborliitf States of Central Ainciica hmnpieserted Internal peace, and their out ward relations toward us have been those of Intimate friendship. Theio are oncouriiKluff signs of their Kiowlntf disposition to suliordi mite their local Interests to those which are common to them by reason or their geograph ical relations, Tho boundary dispute between Oautomiiln ntid Mexico bus alTorded this (lov eininentan opiiortiinlty to oxerelso Its Rood ollloos for lueventlng a i upturn between those Statns, mill Tor procuring a peaceful solution or tho question. I cherish n stiong hope that, In lew of our iclatlons of amity with both countries, our friendly counsels will pieviill. The Costa Itlcii (Iovernmeiit lately rormed nn enganement with Colombia for settling, by nrblttutlou. tho boiiuiliiiy quchtlon between those count! les, providing that the pat t of tho iitbltiautH should bo circled sin ccsshely to the King of tho llelglaus, the King of Spain uud the riesldentof tho Aigontlnc Confeder ation. The King or the Helglans has de clined to act, but I am not as yet advised of the notion ol the King of Sialn. As wo have certain Intel ests In tho disputed tenltory which aru protected by our tieaty engage ment with one of thn pui He, It Is Impoitaut that the iiibltiatlou should not, without our conient, utfect our rlghtx, mid this (lovern mont has iiccoidlngly thought proper to make It views known to tho pintle to the agiee meut, and to Intimate them to the Ik-Iglan Gov ernment. Till'. COI.OMllIAN (lOVr.llNMKNT. Thoiitieslloiis gniwlng out ol the proposed Inter-iM-eanlo water way across tho Isthmus or I'auuimi aieol grave National Importance. This (loveiiniient has not been unmindful of tho solemn compact or 1810 with Colombia as thn Independent and sovereign mistress or thn teirltory crossed by the canal, and has sought to lender them ellectlvc by fich engagement with tho Colombian Keimbllc, looking to their piaetlcal execution, 'rho negotiations to this end, alter thny had reached what appeared to bo a mutually satlsiactoiv solution heio, were met in Columbia by a disavowal of tho powers which Its envoy had ussumed and by a proposal for renewed negotiations on a modified basis. Mcanwhllo this Government learned that Colombia hud pioposcd to tho lmroponu rowers to Join In a gumaiiteeof tho neutrallty.or the proposed 1'aiiamu ('anal, a guai anteo which would be In dii cot emit inven tion ol our obligation as the sole guaiauteo or the Integrity of Colombian tcultoiy and of the iieiitiality of tho canal Itsell. My lament ed pi cdeccssor felt It his dut.v to place beloio the Imropcan Towers the icasoiis which iiialco the pi lor guai antee of the Culted States Indis pensable, and lor which the Interjictloii ot any torelgu guaiauteo might be legurdcd us a Hupoilliiousaiid unfriendly act. I'orcseclng the piobabln icliatieool the Hilt ImIi (lovciiiment on the piovlsious of the Clay-ton-llulwer tieaty of IK'iO. as allonllng loom torn Hhaie In the guaiautecs which the United States coiivenautcd with Colombia lour years befoio, I have not hesitated to supplement the action ol iiiv piedecissoi bj ptoposlug to her Majesty's (loveiiimcul the modltlcutlou of that lustiiimnnt, mid the abrogation of such clauses theieot as do not compoit with obliga tions or tho United Slates towaid Colombia, or with the v ital needs ol tho two li loudly pintles to tho compact. CIIIM AM) IMIItlT. This Gov eminent sees with gicut concern tho continuance ol tho hostile iclutlous be tween Chill, llollvla uud I'eiu. Aucurlv peuco between these Republics is much toboileslrcd, not onlj thatthnv may themselves bo Hpaicd 1 Hither mlser and bloodshed, but because tholr continued antagonism Uneaten conse quences which mo In my Judgment danger ous to the luteicsts ot Republican Govern ment on this continent, mid calculated to desttoy the best elements ot our lree mid peaceful civ lllatlon. As in tho picseut excited condition ol popu lar leeliug in those couutilcs theie has been notions iiilsappicheuslons of the position ol thu United States, and assepaiato diplomatic iutcivouiso with each thiough Indcpetideut Ministers Is sometime subject, owing to tho want ol piompt icciprocal coiiimiiiilcutlou, to temporal v mlsuuderstandliig, I have deemed It Judicious at the present time to send a spe cial env ny accredited to all ami each ol them, liunlshcd with geneinl liistiucttous, which will, I tiust, enable htm to biiug these powers Into lilcudly iclatlons. tiii: i:ni:v aw vim. At Its lust extia session the Senate callcil for the text ot the Geneva Convention tor the u Hot ot the wounded In win. I tiut this action foieshadovNS such intciest In the subject as w III icsult in tlio adhesion of the United States In that Immune and commendable engagement. 1 i egret that tho commeicial Intcicsts be tween tho I'MI-EH 8TATC.S AMI 11UA.1I,, fiom which gic.it advantages weie hoped a jeiirngo, huve sulleied from the wlthdiuvvai of the Amei lean lino of communication be tween Hiaillan ioits and oiirown. Tliiough the etrorts ot our Minister lesldent at lluenos Aics and the United States Minis ter at Santiago, a tieaty has been concluded between the Alllir.VIINK lU'.l'IMII.IO AND MUM, disposing or the long-pending Patngouinn bounduiy ipiestlon. It Is u mutter ot oougnit illation that our Gov eminent hus been utloided the oppoitunlty ol' succcsstully exerting Its good lullueneo tot the pi-eventlon of disagree ments between the Republics or tho American Continent. vum:i'i:i,a. The Government or Vene.uela maintains Its attitude of waim tilcndshlp, and continues with great rcgulailt IIh paynient of tho moiitlili quota of tho diplomatic debt. With out suggesting tho dliectlon In which Con giess should act, I ask attention to tho pend ing ipicbttoiis allcctlng tho dlstiibutloii or tho sums thus far lcielvcd. Tno ndatloiis be tween Veneuelii and Fiance, growing out of the same debt, hav o been for some time past In an uusatistactorv state, and this Govern ment, as the neighbor of aim ot the largest oiodltors or Veno.iielu, has Intel posed itself with thoriench Government with the view of pioduolng a filendly uud houoiablo adjust ment. CHINA AM) JA1AN. I am glad to inloim vou that tho trcntlet llltelv negotiated With ('hlnu have lieon ilnlv nitltlcil on both sides, and tho oxchungo inado at l'eklug. l.eglslatlon Is neceshiu-y to carry Its provisions into effect. Tho prompt and prompt liliifse i iiienuiy spun with which the Chinese Gov crniiient. at the request of the United States, ui mucin, in uie n-quesi oi ine united Mates, conceded tho modltlcutlou of existing treaties. DiKMiix niTimi inii'iiu ri-giuii lor mo inxeiesis and susceptibilities of that Govetnment in tho re-enactment ot' any laws relating to Chinese iminlgiatton. Theso clauses of tho treaties which foibld tho partici pation of citizens or vet-sols of tho United States In tho opium trade will doubt less receive your upprovul, nnd thoy will ut tcst the sincere Interest which our peoplo and Gov ei iinient have lu tho oommeiulublo ctfoi ts ot tho Chinese Government to put n stop to this deiiioiullzlug and desttlietlve tmllic. In relation both to China and Japan Mime changes mo desirable In our piesent hj Mom of Con sular Jurisdiction, 1 hope at some futiuo time to lay befoieyou n scheme toi Its Im provement In tho outlio Kiist, The Int liiiaoy bitw eon our count rv and Japan, tho most advanced ot the r.asteru Nations, continues to bo eonllal. 1 am advised that tho limpoior contemplates the establish ment ot constitutional government, and that he has alroadv summoned a I'aillumeu tury Coiitftcssfor the puiposy of cllcctina-n rhnnge. Such n remnikable step toward coin pletn assimilation with Westei n sjstems can not fall to bring J u pan Into closer and more benellelul relationship with ourselves, iu tho clilof I'ai'lllu power. A niiestlon nits arisen In relation to the exer cise in that country or the Judicial runctlons cotiierred upon our Ministers unil Consuls. The indictment, tilul aini conviction In tho Consular Court at Yokohama, or John Itoss, n inorchnnt seaman on board nn American vessel, have ninde It necessary for the Gov ernment to Institute n careful oxnmluntlon m to tho nntiiro nnd methods or this Jurisdic tion. It appears that Koss wns regularly shipped under tho Hag of tho United States, butwnsby birth aHiltlsh subject. My pre decessor felt It his dut to maintain the jmisI tlon that, during hi" service as n regularly shipped seaman on board nn Atnerlcnii mer chant vessel, Koss was subject to the laws of tho serv lee and to tho Jurisdiction of the Unit ed States Consular ttuthoiitlcs. I renew the lecoinmendatlon which has heretofore been urged by the Hxeeiitlvo upon the attention of Congress, that after the deduc tion of such amount as may be ioiind duo to American cltlens, the balance of the Indem nity fund hcictoiore obtained from China nnd Jnpnn, nnd which nro now In tho hands or tho Stato Department, be returned to the Govern ments of those countries. HAWAII. Tho King or Hawaii, In tho courso of his homeward return after n Journey around tho world, hns lately visited tills country. Whllo our relations with that Kingdom nre friendly, this Government has viewed with concern tho efforts to Rook replenishment or tho diminish ing population or tho Islands rrom outwatd sources to n degreo which may Impair tho nntivo sovereignty nnd Independence in which tho United Stales wns uniongtho first to testily lively Intel est OTIir.lt NATIONS. Relations of unimpaired amity have been maintained throughout tho jcar with tho re spective Governments of Austiln, Hungary, Holglum, Denmark, Hayti, Paraguay and Urn truay, Portugal, Sweden and Noiwuy, and this limy nlso be snlil or Greece unil Keundor. Al though our relations with those States have for some years been severed by the wlthdiaw nl or appropriations lor diplomatic represent stives at Athens nod Quito, it seems expedient to restore those missions even on u i educed icalc, and I decidedly recommend such n couiso with regard to l.cuador, whkh Is like ly, In tho near fiituie, to play nn Impoitaut part among the nations of the Southern I'uclt ic. tiii: limn BKAH. 1 Invlto.your attention to tho propriety of adopting the new code of International rules tor the prevention of collisions on tho high seas, nud of couroimltig the domestic legisla tion of the United States thereto, so that no confusion may arlso fiom thn application of contllctlng lilies in the case of vessels of dll lerent nationalities meeting In tidal waters. Th oho International i tiles dllfer but slightly from our own. Thoy have been adopted by tho Navy Department for thu government of the war ships of the United States on the high , ni-un, nun in ieieigii wiucrs, alio lumwKH iiiu action or the Stato Department in dissem inating tho niles. nnd lu acquainting tho shliwiiaslorH with tho option of con suming to them without tho Jurisdic tional waters of the United States, they uro now very generally known and obeyed. The Stato Department still continues to pub lish to thncountij the T1UDK AND VIVMJKACTt'lUNCl ItK.rOltTS received from Its ollicers abioad. Tho success of this course win units its contlumtuco and such appropiiatiou as mil) bo required to meet tho rapidlv-liicicuslng demand for those publi cations. With special leleteuco to tho Atlanta Cotton Imposition the October number of thu reports was devoted ton valuable collection ot papers on the cotton-goods trade ol tho wot Id. THK lNTMIN.VIIONAI. SAM TAIIV CO.N PKI(KN( for which, ill 1H7K, Congicss made provision, assembled In this clt) early In Jauu.uy last, and the sessions weie prolonged until .Mnreh. Although It i cached no Hpecltlo conclusion af fect log tho 1 lit in action ol tho paitlcipant powers, the iuteichaiige of views proved to bo most valuable. The lull protocols of the ses sions have been alicudy picsented to tho Sen u to. As pertinent to this genernl subject, 1 call your attention to the opeiations ol tho Na tional Hoard of Health, established bv act or Congiess, approved Maich II, A. D. 187(1. Its sphei e or dut was enlarged by tho act of Juno U', lu tho saino year. Ilv tho lust named net thn Hoard was leipilivd to Institute such measuics as might bo deemed necessary for pinventliig tho Introduction ot contagious or Inlcctlous diseases limn toicigu countries into the United States, or trom ono Stato Into another Tho execution of tho rules and icgiilations picpaicd by the Hoaid and approved by m.v pi cdeccssor, has dono much to aru-st the piogiess ot epidemic dis ease, anil ha thus loudoicd substantial serv leu to the Nation. The lutei national Hiuiltniv confeienoo to which I have leteied adopted a form of n bill of health, to bo used by all vessel seeking to entei the poits ot ln count lie whoo ic picsontatlves pin ticlpated In its dcllbeia llons. Thefoim has been observed bj tho National Hoaid of Health, and iucm pointed with Its niles and ingulatlou whl h havebeeii approved b mo in pursuance of the law. Tho health of the people Isot supieiiielmpoiiuiico. Alt uieusuics looking to their piescivutloti against the spiead ot contagious diseases mid to thn liicicuse ot our saultan knowledgo lor such pui poses, deserve thu attention ot Con gress TUP THKVM'UY DKtUlirVlKNT. Theiepnitot the ccietnry ol the Treasury lepiesents, in detail, a highly satWtai toi ex hibitor the state ol the finances and the con dition ol the vailous blanches ot the public sen Ice adiiiiuisteied bj that depui tinent. Tho oidlnar.v revenues from all sum ces lor the 11s eul cur ended June 10, 1NS1. weie fiom cus toms, f ltis,iriii,07ll(ti; tiom internal leveuue, i:H,ait,.ls:i'il; tiom public hinds, fii,. lKt),:il7; tiom tux on ciiciilatlou and deposits ot National Hanks. $H,lltl,lir..7L'; trom icpayiiient of Interest by Pacific Hall way Companies $H10.M.I.N); rrom Sinking fund lor Pacific Hallway Companies. tM lfu,rt; from customs, fees, lines, penal ties, etc., Sl.'iil.riH.WI; from roes. Consu lar letters, patent and lauds, f-i-VMI.lWt.lK); tiom proceeds of sales or Gov ei mneiit prop city, ft!i),:il7.40; tiom prollts on coinage, $.'l,4(M,4Kiil; trom loveiiuesor tho Distill t of Columbia, $.,,OIl.Hi'i.l; trom miscellaneous sources, til,.M(l,stu.Ill; total ordinal iccclpts. f.,7W,'7. Tlio oidlnary exp(ndltures for the snni6 peilod weie: For civil expenses, $17,1)11,177.11); lor toielgn intercom hu, $l,(H(l,t)M.l"J; for In dians, 50,614, 1(11.01); lor pensions, IGO.U'iO.CT.MU; for tho military cstalillshnient, Inoludlngr river and liaibor improvements and aieuals, JIU.likUuhV,; tor the naval establlshmeiit. In- eluding v essels. machinery and linprov ement.s in inn a amis jri,iii-i,ii,wi, nir iiusceuaueims expenditures, including public buildings, iigiitnoiisi s unil collecting tho toxemic, $tl,M7,2M).5"; for expenditures on account ot tho District of Columbia, $;t,54:t,-1II2.0.1-, for Intel est on the public debt, $82,508,741.28; for piemliun on bonds pin--chased. $1,001,248.78. Total ordlnarj expeitdl tuics, $2i0,7l2,887.5l), leaving u suiplm of lev cnue ot $10O.0t?.,40l.t)8, which was applied aa lollows; To tho redemption or bonds tor the sinking ftiiul, $74,1171,200; fractional eiureney for the sinking fund, $10,.),(K)I.0.'; loan of 1Y1 iiiaij, 1801, $7,418,000; 10-tO's or 1801, $2,010,150; 6-20's ot 18t, $18,;X); 5-20's of 1801, $.1,100; 5-20's or 1805, $.17,000; consols or 1805, $14,1,150,000; consols of 1807, $D5,,.)2.'),000; consols of WW. M.17,100; lonn indeiiinlty stock, $400,(X)0; old demand compoiuid-lntciest and other notes, $18,:C10, mid to thn inciease of cash lu tho Ticusuij $14,0.10,(12:1.9,!. Tottll, $UK1.0(Itl,4i)l.lH. The lcipilrcmcuts ot tho sinking fund for the j em amounted to $00,780,0i!l.(i2, which sum Included u balance of $4!),51().I28 78 not pro v Ided for during the prov lous llseal year. Tho sum or $74,480,201.03 was applied to this fund, which left a dellolt of $10,205,87.1.47. UKVK.MIK8. Tho ineieasoortlio revenues for 1881 over those ot tho pievlous yenr was $1),:i2,(H)l.lO. It Is estimated that the receipts dining the piesent llseal year will roach $100,000,000 and the expeudltities $270,000,00), leaving a surplus of $i:w,(HJ0,(K)o, applicable to tho siukliur lunil and the ledeinptlon ol the piiiille debt. I approve the recommendation ot tho Scpro tary ot theTieasury that provision be lnudo foi thecuilj rctliement ot silver ceitillcatcs, and that the act icipiliing their lsuo bo ic pealed. They weto Issued In pursuanoo of the pulley ot tlio Government to maintain sil ver at near the gold M.indiird, and were uo cordinglj made iccelvablo for all customs, tuxes and public dues. About Jikl.OUO.OU) of them uie now outbttindlng. 'Ihey toiniedau iinneeesiary nddltlon to the paper eur rency; asunielen' amount of which mny Im leadlly supplied by the National Hunks. In li -ordunce with the act or I' bruary ,s, 1878, the Treasury Department has monthly caused at least two millions In value of silver bullion to be coined Into standard silver dollars; I0i, (XX),(XXJ of these dollars have been coined, while only about JK.n'jO.OO') aro lu circulation, for the reasons which ho sM'cltles. I concur lu the Secretary's recommendation that tho provision for coinage of u fixed mnoinit each month bo repealed, and that hereafter only so miien oe eoineo us suuu oe necessary 10 sup ply tho demand. TI he Secictary ndvlses thnt the Issue of crold certificates should not lor tho piesent be re- suineo, unu Biiggeis nun inn .iiiiimiai iiailKH may properly lie forbidden b law to n-tlro their cuneney except iiK)ii rcainablo notJco or their Intention so to do. Such legislation Would seem to Ik Justified bj the iccent action or certain banks on the occasion tvferied to In tho Secretary's rejiort. rilACTIONAb CUItllENrV. Of the fifteen millions fractional currency still outstanding, only about eighty thousand has been redeemed tho past j ear. The sug gestion that tlio amount may properly bo dropped from future statements of the public debt sconis worthy or approval; so, also, does the suggestion of tho Secretary us to tho ndvlsabllltv of relieving tho calendar of the united States Courts lu tho Southern District of New York by tho transfer to nnother tilbiinnl of tho numerous Butts pending there against collectors. Tho revenue from customs for the past llseal rear was f 10I,G'K),7(IO 'M, an Increase of $ll,(t7, 011.42 over that of tho preceding v ear; $,1H,0., 6KJ!t!l of this amount was collect i jl at the port of Now York, leaving StOVilUllKI ns tho amount collected at nil tho other ports of thn country. Of this sum $47,l77,rt7.iK! was col lected on sugar, ineladu and molasses; $7, SO.rtJt 78 on wool and Its maniiiacturcs; $21 -4u5.'( !M on Iron nnd steel nnd mnnutaetures theieof; $ltMil8,0Cr on niiuniiuiturcs of ilk; $10,81,115 21 on maniifactuies or cotton, and ((J,4GU,0C1.0t on wines and hpliltH, making n total revenue lrom these sources or fl.'tl.O.W.T'.USl. Thn expenses of collection for the past year were $0,41l),.'Hri2(1, an Inereuso over the preceding year of $187,41(101. Not wlthstaiidlug tho Increase In revenue from customs over the picccdlng jcur, tho gross value ol the Imports. Including lree goods, de creased over t2.),(XiO,(KX). The mm ked decrease was lu the value of unmanufactured wool, MI,0l,ilS2, and In that ol setup uud pig lion, $12,810,071. The value of Impoits, on the other hand, showed an Ineieasc or sugar. $7,457,474; steel rails, $4,'iir,Ut; barley, $-M-,;). ami steel In burs, Ingots, etc., ffiJO.ONI. Con trusted with the Impoits they were as lollows: Domestic iiicn-handlso,$'N),8.l,i,2.Vi.47; lorelgn merchandise, $18,451,:iyi; total (m!, :i77,:Hil. Imports of nieichandlse, $012,004,028. Dxcess of extwirts over Imports of nieiehan disc, $,VI,7I2,7I8. Aggregate ot exports and Im port, $15,450,1111.74 Coiii)iired with the previous vcar, there was nnlnciease of $iil,7!l8,08S In the value of ex ports of meichuiidlso, and a decieaso of $2.', 2tH),118lu the valuo ol impoits. The iiuuuul iivciage ot Incicaso of Imports ol mcichanilNc over exports thereof foi ten yeuis previous to June ItO, lhTlI, was $U)t.80fl,n', but tor the lust slxjcars theie has been an excess or ox ports over Impoi ts or merchandise amounting to $1.180.008.10.1, mi annual aveinge of $ll). O0.s,017. The specie value of the exports of domestic ineicliandlse was $.170,010,17.1 In 1870. mid $88.1.1)75,1)17 In 1871, nil In cicaso of $!07,:hci,174. or 1:1.5 ici cent The value ol Imports was $4,r,li.Vl, 4(1 ft8 lu 8T(). and $III2.IHH.I528 n 1881 an inciease ol $2()il,7h-.2i), or foitv-seven percent. During each year from 1802 to 187!). Inclusive, the ex port of spiclchave exceeded the imports. The latgest exces or such export over im ports was i cached during the j ear IbOI. when it amounted to $')2,20 1.1121), but dm lug the car ended June ,S0, I8S), the Imports ot coin and milium exceeded the exports b $75.8,il,:!')l, and during tlu last IKcnl join the excess of imports over exports were $!)l,108,u'0. IthU'MHMJ. In the lust annual rcoit of the Secretary of thcTieusuiy the attention or Congiess was called to the fact that $Ui'UI51,0."U in llve-pur-cent. bonds and $20.1,57.1,750 In slx-per-ccnt. bonds would become l deemable dining the year, and Congiess was asked to authoiiii the K-fundlngot these bonds at a lower late of in teicst. The bill for such refunding having fulled to become a law, the Secictary ot the Tieasinj in Apill last untitled the holders of the $U)".tl'H).iiO sl-per-ccnt. bonds then outstanding that tlio bonds would be paid at par on the 1st dnj of Julv following, or that thev might be "contlnueil" at the pleasuie of tlieGoveinment, to bcui Interest at the rate ot throe and a hull percent per annum. Under this notice $178,Om,I50 of the si pel cent, bonds weie continued at the lower rate, and $17,0.t5,2.Y) weie redeemed. In tho month ot Mav a like notice was given u spieling the ledeinptlon or continuance of tin $l.li,8ll, 1150 ot the llve-per-cent. bonds then out Htanding, and ot theso $101,101,000 wore continued at three anil a half per cent, per annum, and $.18,:tPt,450 ledeemcd. The Hi.-peicciit. bonds ot the loan or IV 1 ltiuij 8, 1801. uud ot the Or gun war debt, amounting together to $H.121,h00, having ma tured dining the j cur, the Secicturj of the Tieasuiv gave notice ol his Intention to ic- ! deem the same, and smh a have been luesent- ed have been paid from Hie suiplus uveiiue, Theie have also been u-deenu-d at par $10,171), 100 of thell's-iier cent, "continued" bonds, making a total ol bonds redceuud, or whiili haveeeuseil to bear lntei-t, of $(-0.270,bOO. The leduetioii of the annual Inteii t on the public debt through thc-e transactions I as lollow-s. Ilv leductlon ol InteieM to ,1'j per tier cent. $I0.17.!,1).12.27; by ademption ol bond. $i),.!52,.I40; total, $UI,s2ii,2lr2.2.'i. The ,P, pei cent bond being payable at the pleasuie of the Government, uie uvailuble lot tho in-vestiiu-nt ol suiplus levenue without tlio pay ment ot picmoim. Unless these bonds can be funded at a much lower mtuot Inteiest than they now bear, I ugtee with the Seeietarj of tlioTreusuiv that no legislation respecting them Is desiiable. it is a matter lor congratulation that the business of the count rj- has been so prosperous during the past j ear as to yield by taxation a large sin plus of Income to the Government. If the lovenuo laws remain unchanged, this suiplus must yeui by jear Inciet c on account ol the reduction of tho public debt and Its bunion of lutcicst, and bci ause oftheiapld Inciease or our population lu 1800, Just pi Im to the Institution ot our Intern al lovenuo h stem, our population but slight ly exceeded llO.OOO.OOO. Ilv the census ot 1880 It Is now found to exceed 50,000.000 n rt ,.st. mated that ev en If the annual receipts and ox poiiilltuiesHlioulil continue as at picseut tho entlie debt could be pild In ten vents. In lew, however, ol the heav y loud of taxation which our people have boine. we mav well consider w hethei It Is not the pint of wisdom , (o reduce the rev enue, ev en If wo delav a llttlo i tlio Pill incut of the debt. IVTKUVXI. UKVKNl'K TWK1. It seems tome that the time ha aiilved when the people miij Justlj demund some relief tiom their pu-bcut cnotmotis but den, and that by due cionomy in the various blanches of the public set vice this niaj read ily bo afforded. I theiefore concur with the Scciotaiy in lecommendliig tlio abolition of all Internal levenue taxes except thoe upon tobacco In Its vai lous foims, and upon dis tilled spli It.s and fermented liquors, nnd ex cept also the special tax upon the manufact urers of and dealers In sucli articles The in tention of the latter tax Is desiiable as itlloidlng the ollicers of tho (iovern meiit a propor superv islon of these articles for tho prevention ol fraud. I agreo with tho Secictary of tho TiciiMirj-that the law Imposing a stamp tax on matches, propilotnry articles, pluvliiff cards, checks and drafts, muj witli propiletj, bo icpoulod, and tho law also by w hleh banks and bankers are assessed upon their capital and deposits. Thoie seems to be n general sentiment In favor of this coin so. In Hie pres ent condition of our revenues the tux upon the deposits Is espee-lallj unjust. It was nev er Imposed In this country until It was de manded by tho necessities or war, and was never exacted, I believe, lu any other country, even In Its Ki cutest exigencies Hankers arc required to secitto theit circulation lij pli dglng with tho Tiotisiirotof tho United States bonds of tho Geneial Gov eminent. The inteicst upon these bonds, which at tho time when the tax was Imposed was l percent . n now, in most Instances, tluee and a half per cent., and be sides, the entlie circulation was uilgmtillv lim ited by law, unit no lnoreuso was allowable. When the existing banks hint piuctlcally a mop i dj of the business theio was fm e i.i the suggestion that tor the fiiinchlo to the favoicd giautcca tho Government might verj piopeilv exact a ux u ' Hon but tor jears the sv. .. free and the amount of clnulittoii ng'i! by the public demund. The retention ojCSr tax has been suggested a a means of k ,. biirslng tho Goveininent for the expense r rioting and furnishing the elre-ulntlug not DE r the tax should bo repcak-d It would e-ertal'-na-ly bo proper to require tho National HutilTlv to pay thn nmount of such ex pi use t'ba the Comptroller of the Currency It I Int pel hups doubtful whether tho immettc dliito reduction of tho iut of to"., ion uporm llquors and tobacco Is advisable, In view oiuo the drain upon tho Treasury which mustut--j tend tho paynient of arrears of pensions. A comparison, however, of the amount or tuxes collected under tho vnrj lug rates or taxation li which hav at different times provalhsl stiff- t' gents the Intimation that some i eduction may soon bo made without diminution of the rev enue. THK TWIIPF I.VVVB nlso need revision, but that u due reganl may be paid to the coiilllctlug Interests of our cltlens, Important change should bo made with caution. If a caieful lcvlslon cannot be made at this session, a commission, such as was lately approved bj the Senate, and Is now . recommended by the Secretary of thoTre-is- . in j, would doubtless lighten the labors of I on- 4 E ress vvne never ill s suojeot shall on tirotnr it . o Its consldeiatloii. v THK WAII DEI'AIITVII-.NT, fi Thn necoinpanjlng tepoit of tho Secretary of War will make known the operations of that Department for the past year. Ho sug gests measures for promoting tho elllelnncy of' the arm. v bj adding to tho numlieioflts olll--. cers, and recommends tho legislation ueeesr sarv to Incioaso tho number of enlisted mo J" toilO.OOO, the maxlinum allowed bylaw. Th1;,". he deems necessary to maintain quietness o , " our over-shifting frontier, to picsei',v"1 peace nnd snppioss dlsouler and uia" rniidlng In the new settlements; to in-80.1. tect settlers unit uieir piopeity agaiu 7". Indians, nnd Indians against the enei meiilH ir lull oilers; and to enable oeae iceablo " Immigrants to establish homes In the most to- y moto parts of our count rj. Tho army is novr necessarily scattered over such a vast extent of ten Itoi j that whenever an outbreak oe-eu rs, reinforcements must be hurried trom iiianj quarters over great distances, and always at heavy cost lor tinnspoi tatlon of men, horses, wagons and supplies. I concur In the icconi meudatloii ol the Score tmy tor Increasing the nrmy to the strength or ISO.OOO enlisted men It appeals bj the Sect etui j's icpott that In the absence ol disturbances on tho liontler, the troops have been uctlvelv cniplovcd in collecting Indians hitherto hostile uud locating them on thcli proper resetvutloiis; that Sit ting Hull uud his nilherents uie now ptisoticrs at Fort Hanilall; that the Utes liuve been moved to their new reset vatlou in Utah; that during the recent outbreak ol the Apaches it was neci'ssuij to lclnloice the gatrison In Arl7onu bj troops withdiuvvn tiom New Mexico, and that some Apaches are now held prisoners lor ttial, while some hnvo escaped and the mujoiitv ol the ttlbe aie now on their reservations. Theie Is need of legislation to pievent lutiusioi upon the lands set apart lot the Indians. A huge mllituiy loice, tit great expense, Is ic on lied to patrol the boundary Hue between Kansas and the Indian Tenitoiy. The onlj punishment that at piesent can bo Indicted the loiclble temoval ot the iutiuder, and the Imposition of a pecuniary tine which, In most eases, it Is Impossible to collect. Then? hhoiild be a penalty by imprisonment In such cases. 8K1NAI. KintVMCK. The separate otganlation of the Signal .erv lec Is urged by the Secictary of War, and a full tati'inent ol the advantages ol such perma nent (Ngunlation Is presented in the icp.irt of the Chief Signal Ollleer. A detailed account of the useful work peiloimcd by the Mgnal Corps and the Weather Hurciiti mo also given In tiiut report. THK INDIAN 1IUIIKA1T. I ask j our attention to the statements of the Secretary of War rcgardliur the requisitions frequently made by tin Indian Itiiieau upon the Subsistence Dep n tment ot the arm.v for tho casual support ol binds ol tilbesot In dians tor which appropriations are exhausted The War Department should not be lelt, bj reason ol luadeipiute provision lor the Indian Itui can, to contribute tor the maintenance of the Indian. , COAbT nrrr.NHKi. The report of tho Chiel ot Unglneers fur nishes a detailed account ot the opeiations lor tho Improvement ot rivers and haibors. I commend to your attention the suggestions contained In this icpoit In r-gard to the eon dltloii ot our fortifications, cspeeiallv out (oust defenses, nnd recommend uu inciease t the stiength of the engineer battalion, b which the ellielenoy ol our toipcdo sjstem would bo improved. INTKIIWr, IVUMIOVKMKNr. 1 also call jour attention to the leinarks up on the Improvement ol tho South Pass ot the Mississippi Ulver, the proposed line biidge over the Potomac Hiver at Geoigetown, tho Importance ot completing' at an etulv duj.the north w lug ol the Department luuliliiig, and other ix-eomnieiidatlons ot the Secietaij of War which appear tu his input t The actual cxpenditutes ot this Department for the llseal year ended June ,K), 1881, weie $42.1 J2 201 .!). The appropriations tor tin- jeai 1882 weie $4l,8h,725.42. The estimated Im 188.J are $14, 511,270.1)1. tub nvvv Dr.i'VTvtnvr. The report of tho Secretary ot vhe Nav v ex hibits the condition of that bi.iuch of the iv Ice. and piesents valuable suggestions tor It improvement. I call jour special attention also to the appended n port ot the Adv isury I! imil which lie convened to ilivlse suitable nieasuies for ineieaslng the elllelenev of the navj, and p iitlciilailj to tcput us to the character and number ot vessels mcessaiy to place It upon a tooting commcnsuiutc xviUi tho necessities ot the Govi i iiinent 1 cannot too stiouglj utge upon jou mv i uiv lo tion tliat everj coiitdciiitiou ol .National Bittety, economy and honoi Impeiativelj di liiunds a thorough iclinbilitutlon i,' out navj. With a Jifst itppreelatlon of the ft et Hint com-pllaiu-o with the suggestion ol the head of that I lepuituieut nnd ot thnAdvisoij 1! ud, must involve a largo expenditure of the public icoiu'js, I eainestly recommend such uppio pi union as will accomplish an end which scouts to be so desii.iblo. Nothing can bo moto Inconsistent with tine public ooimotnv tiiiitt the witiiiioiduig of tin- uu ans necessary to m.complih the objects luti ustcil li the Constitution to tlio National 1. gislatuie One of these oblcets, and ono which Isot mute mount Impoi tatice, is declared by our tundii mental law-to bo the provision tot the "com mon delense." Siliely nothing Is more csm-u. tiul Pi the detenso ot tho United htutes and of all our people than the ellli icttcj ot our nav j . We have tor miinj years in iinttiin-d with foielgu Governments the i latinos ot hoiioia lile peace, and that such n lations mm be j)etv. niaueiit Is desired bj every patriotic itieu ot tho Republic, Hut It wo road the teachings ol history we shall not lotget that in tin lite or even Nation enieigeuclcs maj ailse when a resort to at ins can alone save it lrom dis honor. No dangor trom abroad now threatens this people, nor have we any cause to distiust tho It loudly protesslonsolothoi Governments. Hut lor avoiding ns vveU at tor tepelling dangets that maj threat -n in lutuin, wo must bo prepatcd to lace aiiv pollej whlih we think wise to adopt. Wo must bo it-adj to dis tend our hutbois ugaiiiftt aggression, to pto tect, bj thedisttibittion ot our ships of war over the hlghwajH ol conunetce, the x ailed intcicsts ot oui lotelgn trade, and tho person and pmpei tj ot our citizens abro.ul; to main tain eveiywheio tho honor ot our Hug and tho distinguished position which we may light fully claim among the nations of tho wot Id. Tllh I'Osl-UPFK-t; m.l'XUTVIPM Tho icpoit ot the Postiniister-Gi nciul Is a gnitlfying exhibit of the growth and elllciency ol the postal serv lee. The leecipts tiom post age and other ordinary sources out ingthe past llseal veur weie M0,48il,hlli 5S. The receipts trom thenionej oidet business weie $', nn.Wl ,t'i, making a total ot $ ii),7h-i..i'i7 U7. The xpendl tui' lot thollsoal yearwa $tij,2.jl 7.M 10 The deficit supplli d out ol the general tteasut v was $2,481,420..i.i, or 0.1 pet cent, of the amount The iccelpts weie $,I,4(I',I,1)18 0.1 111 excels ot those of the previous vein, and l,575,:,7 7 In 1 xess of the Chtiniate uiiide two j-eais ago, before the present period ot business prosperity had falilj begun. The whole number of letters mulled lu this eounti j In tho lust llseal year exceeded 1,0),- The registry sjHb-tn Is reported to la In ex cellent cotnlitloii, having been lemodeled dining the past lour jems with good iomiUs. I lie iimoiiiits ol legist i-iitluu lees eo, eti d dining the lust INcnl yeai wet e $712.882.'.M -an li icjciiso over the Um-uI jetir ended June JO. l&n.ot $4Jo,4i'J.iO. Tho eutlio uumUu of i , O'l