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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
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