Cleveland's Message

To the Congress of the Unitod States: The constitutional duty which requires the president from time to time to give to the congress Information of the state of the Union and recommend to their oonaideratlon such meaeurea aa he shall jndge aecessary and expedient, is flttíngly enterad opon by commending to the congres i careful examination oí the detallad statement and well aupported recommendAtionfl contained in tlie reporta of the heada of departments, who m-c chleflj chargi d wit ti the executlve work of the gover nxnent. In ui effort to abrldare thia communication as mach as is consistent with ita purpose,] shall , t' reference to the contenta of these departmentaJ reporta bj the mention ■i executive business and incidente i -,-,! i n aii'l ' Buch recommendations as apptar to be at thia particular time appropriate. Poreign Relations. Whüe OUT i Tj"t at all . ntirely free (rom perplexn y. do embarrassingaitiiati main tlinl wiU nol j Leid toth and lm e of j u nrmneas, cnaracterize a trui? American foreign p I M pted ilif oföt ar bit ra tor of the long standing ra boundary dispute, tendered to the president by the ArgenUue Republin and Brazll, ii baa been dq y to receive tbe special - commissioned by i !.(.■ to lay before me evidence and argumenta in behalfof their respective governmenta. The outbreak of tic hostilities Ín tibe republie of Braztl found ilic United States alert to vraten the lnteresta of oni dtizens in that country,with which we carry on Important commerce. oral vessela of our new imvy are now and for gome time have been stationedat Kio Janeiro. TIn.' struggle heilig between the eetablished government. which controla the Aaohinery of administration, and with which we malntain friendlj relations, and certain officera of the navy employing tne véasela of their command in an att&ck upon the national capital, and rhief aeaport, and lacking, as it does, the nis of divided adminiatration, 1 have failed to see thai the insurgentscanreaeonably claim recognition as beulgerente. Thus far the position of our government lias been that of an attentive, but iniuartial. obeerver of the unfortunate conflict. Emphawizing our flxed policy of tmpartial nentrality In sucb a conditton of affaire as oow exiMs. 1 deemed it necesMirv to diaavow, in a manner nol to be mlsunderstood, the unauthorized action of our iai e naval commander in i hose waters in ing the revolted Brazllian admira!, being itidisposed to countenance an ac1 caJculated to ratuitious sanction to the local insurrectiun. The con vont ion between onr goven and Chili, i;;i Ing fbr its objeel i be s ti U ment and adjustmeni of the demanda of the two countnes againsi each other, baa beeni effect ive by the organization of the i commiseion providea for. The two i failing to agree uixn tlie third nu i!' the commission, the good offices of the ■ tdentofthe Swiss republic were invoked, as provided In the treaty, and the selection ■ Bwiss representativo ín tliis country to plete the organization was gral ifyingalike to the United States and Chili. The vexi ?uestionof so-called legation asylum for ofpa againal the state and lts lawa waa present d anew In Chili by t unauthorized action of ilie lato United States minister in tng into his official residence topei who bad jusí failed in an attempt at revolution and a aiii I w '■■ im crim 1 1;' ! ■ ■■ pending growing out of a foruaor aborti1 i turbance. The doctrine of asylum as applied .-. the best when áUowed, tenda i tnd strlfe. Under no circumstanct al at ives oi i hia ■- 1 ■ i mitted, under the Ul-del tritpry.to Lnterrupt the administration of criminal justice In the countr which they are accredíted. A temperatede., been made by t be ( 'liili.: , the correction of this conductin theinstanct mentioned, the minister was inatructed no Long ir to barbor the offenders. Chinese Deportatlon. The legialation of laai year, kiiown as the Geary law. requiring the registraron of all orera entitledto residence in tlie United States, and the deportation ofallnot complying with the proí talons of the act within the time prescrlbed, mei with much oppoaition from Chinazoen of thia couni ry. Acting upon the adrice in eminent counsel tliat tiic law wae unconBtitutional, the great masa of ïünese laboren, pending judicial inquiryaötoitó validlty, in good taith declined to apply for the certifleates recuired by lts proviaions. A teel case upon proceeding bj babeas corpus was broughi before the supreme bouri and on May L5, 1868, a decisión waa made by that tribunal sustaining the law. It i believed that under the reeent amendmentof the act eztending the time for i tration, the Chinese laborera hereto entiued who de si re to reside in thia countryi willnow avail themselves of i he renewed privilege and thub effect pubüshing by lawful procedure their right to rei&ain, and that thereby the necessity of enforced deportation may to a great degree be avoided. Jt haa devolved upon the United States minister at Pekin, as deao of the diplomacy body, and in tlie sense of a repreeentative of Bweden and Norway, to prees upon t lie Chinese government raparation tor the recent mnrderof Swedlsh miasionariea atSung-Pu. This question la of vital interest to all countriea whose ciüzena engage in misalonary work In the interior. By article xu of the general act of Brussels, bïgued Jul) 2, 1860, for tne Buppresaion of the slave trade and the reatriotion of certain injurioris oommerce in the independent state of the Congo and in the adjacent xone of central Afrit-u, the United Btatee and the other signatorj powera agreed to adopt appropriato means for the puniahment of persons Belling anna and ammunition to the nativea and for the confisca tion of the inhibited artlclea, It being the plain duty of this government to aid. in suppressing the nufarious traftic. Impairing as it does he praiaeworthy and civilizing efforts now in progress in that región. I recommend that an act btj passed prohiblting the sale of nrms and intoxicante to nativea in tlib regulated zone by our citizens. The Honda nu Affair. Upon reoeiving authentdo information of the flring upon an American mail steamer touchIngat the port of Ainapala, because her oaplaiu i iiKcd to deliver up a passenger In transit from Nicaragua to Guatemala upon demand of the militar) authoriUee of Honduras, our ndnlster to that country, under Lnstructions, proteated againat the wanton act and demanded BKtísfaction. The government of Honduras, actuated by a sense of justice, and in a spirit of the utmost Eriendship, promptly diaavowed the Ulega) conduct of its ol and expreaaed sincere regret for the occurrence. tt U confldentry antidpated that aaatisfactory adjnstnit ut will Boon be reaohedof the queations arislngoul of the Beizure and use of American véasele bj Insurgente In Honduras and the subsequent denial by tlie aucceaeful govemmeni of commercial privileges to those véasela on timt account. The Nicaragua Canal. The canal oompany lias uni'ortunately become linanciall . seriously embarrasaecU but a generoua treatm?nt has been extended to it by the government 1 Nicaraugua. Tl ie United Btatee are tpecially intereated In the succeasful achievement of the vast undertaking i hia company lias In charge. That it ahould be acCOmplianed under distiiu ii el American ausplcea, andlt anjoyment aasured not only to the vessels ot couni ry as a channel of oommunication bvween out Atlantic and Pacific seaboardo, but to the ships of theworld in the Interesta oi civilization, is a propositfon which, in mj ,j ■ : 1 - 1 1 1 ■ 1 1 1 . does noï admit od question. Guatemala has alao been tsited by the viciv titudes which have afflicted her Centi'al American Deighbors; bul the dlssolution of lts legialature anci the proclamation of a dictatorship have been unattended with civil war. An exiradition treaty with Norwaj : cently been exchanged and proclaimed. The extradition treaty with Eluseia signed in Maren, 1887, and amended and conflrmed by the senate in February last, was duly proclainicd last .) une. Sainoan Iro tortórate. Led by a deaire to compose diffërencea and contribute to tbe restoration of order in Bamoa, which for Bome s eara previoua bad boen the Bcene of conflictlng foreign pretenftnd native strif e, the United States, departing trom its policy consecrated by a centur of observance, entered four yeai into the treaty of Ucruii. thereby beoominf Jointly bcrand wlth England and Genn&ny to estabfiaa and maintain Malletoa Laupepa as king oí Samoa. The treaty providea for u forelgn COUrt of jus tice; a municipal OOUncll for the distrld oí Apta, witli a forelgn president thereof, authorlzed to advlee the tang; a tribunal for the settlement of native and forein land tit lea and a revenue system for tlie ungdom. It devolved apon the three power ili.u part of the court of the new i;overniuent not met by tibe revenue of the islands. Early in the Ilf e of this triple protectorate the native dissensiona as was desijgnated revived. Kivals defled the autliority of the ïk-w kim.'. refusing to pay tAxes and demanding the election of a ruler by native sulfrage. Ma: an aspirant to ihe throne and a Large aumber of Jiis native adherenta, were in open rebellion on one of the islandA. Quite lately, at the reqttest the other power, and in fulfillment of its treaty obUgation, this government lo unitein a joint military moví ment of such dimenaiona as wonld probably secare the surrenderof the insurgente without bloodshed. The warship Philadelphia was accordingly put under orders for Samoa, hut before shearrived the threatened conflict waa preoipitated by King Malietoa's att&ck apon the insurgent camp. Mataafa was defeated and a nomber of men killed. The Britiah and Qerman naval véasela present subsequently Becured the surrender of Mataafa and hls aaherents, Tlie defeated chief and 10 of his principal supporters were deported to a Germán island of the Marahall groap, where theyare held as prisonen ander the Joint responëibility and oost of the three powers. This incident and the. events leadlng ap to U signally illastrate the bnpolicy of entangllng amanees with forelgn powen. Out rases on Missionaries. Important mattere have demanded attention in uur relations with the oiioman porte. firüuE and partial deetruction, by an unrei l mob, of one of the school buildings of Anatolia college established by citizens of the l oited Sta van, and theapparent ; Indifference of the Turkish goveroment to the . notwithstanding the competency of . ■ el remonstrant i I by promises oí reparation and pnnishment oJ the offi [ndemnity for the injury to the bu . Ission to rebuild given, ration of the school property ín the oame of t he A naerican i ■ red, and efficiënt , ton guaraní tnformation receivedof maltreatment suf■ ■ . ■ ■ woman engaged in missionarj work in Turkish Koordi,as followed by such n ras to tiif porte as resalted in the issuance of orders for the punishmeni of her assailants, the removaloí a delinquent official, and theadoption of measures for the protection of our citizens engaged inmiaaion and other lawful work In tha1 quarter. Turkey complains that lier Armenlan snbjeots obtain citfzenship In thia country, not to Ldentify themselves in good faith with our people, but with the intenBon of returning to tlie land of their birth and there engaglng in sedition, This ct)iii])laint is notwhoUy without foundation. A journal pnblished in this country in the Armenia n iangaage openly connsels its readers to arm, organiza and particípate in mo vemente f or the subversión of Turkish authority in the Asiatic provinces. The Ottoinan government has announced it Intention to expelfromits dominions Armenians who have obtained naturaliution in the United 8 The right to exolndo any or all classes of aliena is an attribute of sovereignty. It is a righl asserted and, to a limiitd extent, enforcod by the United Btatea, with the sanctios of our highest ooiFTt. There being no naturallzatlon treaty between the United Btatesand Turkey. onr minister i Constantinople has been instructed that, while recognizing the right of that go vent toenforoeits declared polioys natnralized Armenians, he isexpected to protect t In ui l'iiiin tuonecessary narshness of treatment. In lew of the Lmpaired financia] rees of Venezuela consequent upon the ; receñí ■ i f ■;■■.-, a modified arrangemen1 forti.. . on of the awardso late revisory claims coxnmission,!!] pEOgres&ive : installmente, hae ■ i nted to, and pay ments are being regularly made t hereunder. The boundary dispute bet ween enezuelaand Britisb Quiana is yci anadjusted. A ri - tion of diplomatic intemoarae between that republicand Qn i nd reference of the question to partial arbitral ion would be a mu t gratifying consuTnmation. The ■ by Venezuela of the convention for the arbitration of the long deferred claim of i h' ii Ion company is awalted. The Hawaiian Qaeatloii. for me to state that the questions arising fr an o i - with 1 ■ i the instailation o tni ad■ ration th ] [awaii bad be ■ rown, ■ treaty of annexation had ■ between 1 provisional government of the islands and the United States, and budmitted to the senate for ratiücatíon. This 1 w ii hdrew for examination and ■ Honolulú as a special i ;r t; inake an impartial investígatlon of thecircumstances attending the change of government, and of all tlie coinlitinns bearing apon the sublect of the treaty. Aftera thorougb and exive examination. Mr. Blount snbmitted to me his report, showing beyond all question that tl ttional government oí Hawai] had been snhverted with the active aid of our representaüve u tliat government, and ' throngh the lnümldation caused by the presence of an armed naval torce of the United i which was landed lor that purpose at the instance of our minister. Vpon the facta developeil it seemed to me the only honorable coarse f of ónr government to pursue to undo the wrong that had been done by those repreeenting os, and to restore as f ar as practicable the status existin at the time of our forcible interventkm. With a view of accomplishing this result within the constitutional limite of execative iwwer, and recognizI ing all our obügationa and responsibiuties growins out of any cnanged conditions i brought about by our unjustinable interferenoe, uur present minister at Honolulú has received approprïate Instroctioma to that end. Thus far no Information of t he accomplishment of any detinite resulta has been received from hini. Additional adyices are soon expected. Whe& received they wiU be promptly sent to Üie oongress together with all other Information at i hand. accompanied by a specla] exeentive mesBage fully detailing all the facta necessary to a complete understañding of the case, and preeentlnga bistoryofall tne material eventi j leading up to Üi.9 present situatlon. InteritiitoiiHl Arbitrntion. By a concurrent reeolution, passed bv the senate, Feb. 14, 1890, and by the house ot representáuves on the -il of April, foUowing, the president was requeated "to invite, from time I to tinit', as tit occasions may arisi-. negotiatíons with any government wlth which the L'nited States has or may have. diplomatic relations, tw the end that auy dUFerenpes or disputes arising between the two jrovernments, which cannol be adj usted by diplomatic agency, may be ref erred to arbitration and be peaceably adjusted by sueh raeans.1' April ltí, 18W, the international American conf trence of Washillg■ ton by reeolution expreeaed the wish that all i controxersies between the república of America and the nations of Kurope miijht be settled by 1 arbitration, and recomnu-mled that the govern inent of each natitm represented in that con' ference Bhoold communicate tliis wish to all iriemiiy powers. A favorable response has been received fromGreat Britaiu in the shape i t a resoluüon adopted by parliament July ft, [ast, cordiall} sympathimng with the purpose in view, and expressing the hope that het majesi y's government will Lena t heir cooperatipn to the govemmeat of the United States Dpon the baaisof the concurrent reaolution above quoted. tt aflords me sign&l pleasiireto laythis parliainentary resolution oef ore the congress and to expresa my sincere gratlflcatlon that the ! sentiment of two great and kindred nations is thusauthoritively manifestedin favor of the ■ rationa! and peaceable settlement of internatioual Qtiarrels b; honorable reeort to arbitration. Since the passage of act of Maren 3, l-ít, authorizing the president to raise the grade of 6or envoys to oorrespond wlth the rank in which foreign oonntrlea accredit their agenta here, Great Britain, BYance, it;il and Germaos liave conferred apon their representatie esai thie capital th tit ie ot' ambassador, and I have responded by accrediting tiie ts of the United States in thoee countriea Wil li I ■ i Ie. A like elevation of mission la announced l Russia, and when made will be similarl] met. , This step fittingly comporta with the position the United Stat a bold in thefamily of oationa. Durlng my former adminlstration 'l tiMik ocoaslon to recommend a recaai of the laws relat" int; to tne consular bervioe in order that it ency m the promotion of the interests it was in tended to subserve. The duties and powers of consuls have been expunded with thegrowing requirements of our reign ( i ade, Dischargii] ai daties affecting oor commerce and Ann ri au i itizens abroad. and in certain i cercising judicial runctions i hese ■ ild be men of charactt r, iüt lligence and al Upon proof that the legifllation of Denmark secutvs copyright to American citlzena on footlng with ita own, tlie privileges of our copyrighi law bas been extended by pro: ol&mánon lo snbjectS Of that country. Report Of the Trcasury. Tho secretaryof the treasory reporti that the receipts of the government from all souroee during the ilöcalyearended June; i amounted to $461,710,561. W, and its exponditores to $4:l',3;4.or4.;.1.'. There wae cofiected (Contínueo PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. froro custoi '1(.T3. and from internal revenue ïliu.it-T.tKi.'.ï!. Our dutiable importa amiitinteil 10 {421,860,711, an Increase oí $2,8,807 over the preceding vear, and mportatíonsfreeof Int y amounted to m. u.;.ll. a decreasc from the preceding yearoi $18,456,447. j Internal revenui ■ ■' 10 those of the proceding year by $7,147,4k84 . , The total tax rollectcd on dlstlllcd spirits was $84,720,260.55; on manufacturad tobáceo, 31,88,711.74; and on fermented limiors, i Ei '..07. We eiported merchandise durmg theyear amounting to 1847,685,194, adecrease of $182,812,954 bom the preceding year. rhe amount of gold eiported wa larger than aay previous year in the history of the governinent, amouuting to $108,680,844, and exceeding the amount exnorted during the preceding year by $88,485,517. The Biim paid from the treasury for sugar bountv wu $8,876,180.88, an increasa over the preceding year of $2,038,063.08. It is wtímated apon the DUU of present revenue laws that the recelptB of the government for the yenr endlng .Uine 3it. 1K, will bo S43 121.:.".:ïs and lts expendituree $458,121,885.38, resulting in a defleiency of $38,000,000. On the tirst day of November, ], the amount of money of all kinds in circulation, ur not lncluded In treosnry holdings, was J1.T1S,M4,K, an increase for the year of $112,404 ÍH7. Kstiinatine our population at 67,426,000 at the time menttoned the peroaplt rirculation was $25.49. On the same day thera was in_the treasury golil bullion amounting to $Wj andsilver bnllion whioh was purehased at a 1.553. The parchases "f silvcr under the law of July 14. 1890, iliirin' the last fiscal year, a gatèd 54,0ü6,ltö:59 fine ounces, which c-ust $45,Ril.:;, total amount of silver pur, ed from the time that law became operiitive nntll the repeal of ii purchasingi on the flrst daj Bet ween the flrsl day i March, purehased ounoei of si] dollii1 I under the July II. 1890, number 38,087,280. TIn arising from b leavtngon hand in the mints I40,69,70 line ounces of silver, which .:.'!. Our total ooinage of all metala duringthe last fiscal I 97,280,875 piecea, valued at $43,685,178.80, of which there 80,038,140 fn Kold coin, 85,343,715 in Bilver dollars, $7,217.:iAi.'JU in BUbddiary, $1,086,102.80 in minor coins. Durin;; tlie calendar yiar 1808 the production of precious metala in the United States waa estunated to be 1 oonoee of gold of the commercial and ooinage value of $33,000000 and 58,000,000 tine ounces of silver of the lmllion ormarkei ralae of $60,750,000 and of the coiuagej I B,900. It ie estimated that on the fint day of July, 1893, the metallic stock of money in the United ÍStates. constaUng of coin and bullion, amount ed tofl. I which $597,897,687 was gold and $615,861,484 was silver. One bundred aml nineteen national banks were orgauized dnrlngthe vear endlng Oct.81, 1803, with a capital of $1130,000. Korty-sis wentinto voluntary liquidation and 168 pended. Sixty-iive of the impended bankg VfQrG insolvent, 88 resumed busintss. and 7 remained in the bands of bank examinen with prospect-, of speedy resomptíon. Of the nuf banks organizcd 44 were located in the eastern state, 41 west of the Mlseissippi river and 'Ai in the central and southern sta! s, The total number of national banks in existenceonthe31st dayof October, 1893. was 3,796, liaving an aggregate capital of $695558,120, The net increase in the circnlation of wese banks durinu' the year was $8S,886,Q7L i:.j;iiiinii LcUlution Sn iii-il. The recent repeal of the provisión of law requiring the parcha . bullion by the government as a feature of our monetary ■ made an entire cliangc in the complexión of our currency affaire. I do not doubt that the ultímate resolt of this actiou will be most salutary and far reachiüLT. In the nature of things, however, it is impossibli' tn know nt this time jirei iselv what conditions will be brought about by the change, or whatiiany, supplementary legislation ma. inthe lignt of such oonditlons, a&pear i" be essential orexpedient. Of couree, the receñí financia) pertarbatíon, time is tablishment of business contiilenif. W'lii-n, however, through this n1■tored contidence the money which bas been irighiencd in hoarding plaoes ia returned to traoe and enterpriBe, a survey of the situation will i M h leading to a pennanently sound currency abunaantly sufOcient to meel every requirenlent uf our increasing population and bosiness. In I object we ahould resoluteli turn away from allurlng and tem expedienta, determined to be content witn nothing less than a lasting and comprehensive financial plan. in these oircumstanoea I am convinced that reasonable delay In dealing with thia subject, instead of being injurious, will increase the probabüity "i" wise action. Themonei uce which assembled at Brussels apon o ir i ri itation, was adlourned to tneaütbdaj ol November in the preeeni The considera! i ons Jusi stat cd and fací tliíii [on frona os seemed to cpected opon the reassembling of il" ference, le I aessto have the nu eting m! fan tier postponed. It seema to au hal 11 woula be wtee to give general authoritj to i h president to invite other natiniis to snch a conference at any time when there should be a fair prospeci f accamnliahlng an International agreement on the subject ol coi n age. I dfsii'c alao to earnestly BoggoBi the wisdom of amending the exisiiim statutee in regard to the lssnance of goverameni bonda. The autliority dow rested in the secretary "f the treawury to issur 1 i m l is nol as e K-ar as it shonld b6 and the bonda anthorized are disRdTantaflpeoufl i" thegovernxneni bothaa to the time of their maturity and rate of Interest. Tlu superintendent ut' immigration, throngh the aecretarj of the treasury, reporta that duinsthelasi fiscal year therearrfved atoar porta 440,798 Immigrants. Of these 1,008 not permitted to land onder the limitati the Iau. and Gffï vrereretnrned to the ooontHee whence theycame byreaaonof their having beoome public charges. The total arrivala were 14l,tt4 Ií-?-s t han the previona year. The secretary in Sla report gl vea an account of the operatíon of the marine bospttaj service and iif the good vrorkdone ander Iti superision in preventing the entranoe and spread of contagióos diseases. Tiie adinonitions of tht'last twoyeara touchingour publlohealth and the demonstrated danser of the tutroduction of contagioafl diseases Erom f oreágn porta, has tnrested the SQbject of national qaraniine witli Inert ased intereel . A more general and harmonios system than now e.vi-t. ftcting iromutly and directly everywhere, and conetantiy operating hy preventive means to shieM our country Trom the InvasloB of disease, und at the same íinn-, havingdae regard to the rights aM duties of local hlt' would, 1 beliew, add greatlyto the Bafetyoi thepeople. Onr .Standing Arm;. The opcration of laws and the influenoes conetituted to relieve the country trom the dansers of Inilhm hoetlllties, together wiili the mcreasinB ablllty of the state, through the efflcieneyof thenatlonal guard organization, to protect tlu'ir citlzens trom violenee, led to the soggeatlon that the time is fast approaching whon there will have to be orgamzations of army on the line ol the present DeceeslUee of the country. This charge contémplate! increase in number or added expense out a redistrlbution of the foroe and an encouragement of measures tendlng to greater efficiency amoiiR the inen and Emprovement of ihu M-rvice. The adoption of hattalion formations for infantry regiment, the strengthening of the artillcry force, the abandoning of nnaller and nnneceèsar; poste, and the massing of il' troonsiit Important and aoceaslble stations, all uromiie t" promote the nsefoineaa of the army. In the jndgment of army offlcere, wlth bni few exceptlons, the operation of the law (orbiddlng the re-enlistment of men after 10 yean' service, )ia nol proved lts wisdom, and while the arga;t- adoption wereaot without ment, the experlence ol the vaar oonstraini me to join in recommendation for t rt-peaL NhüoiihI Derenees. li I lo note the results In th oomprehensive achem 1. B ose and fortiflcation i-m. red upon 90 yeara ao. A large mii has been airead) expended, huí the mainteawUl be inconsiderable ae i pared witb expense oi constructlng and ordnanoe. Ai the end of the current calendar year the war departmenl 11 have nine 12-inch gans, 'M 10Inoh, and 34 8-inch guns ready to be on gun Ufttand carria) ach mortars. In addiiion to the product of the army gun laitory now completed at Wateivliet the goven wiih jjrivate partiee for the purcnaae of h guns ol thi w calibres, the Ure) of hich ihould be deUvered to the departmenl for test beforeJaly 1, 18M. The manufacture of heavy ordnance keepa pace wlth current needt bui to render these gnns available for the pose they are designed to mt-ci emplacementa must be prepared forthem. Progn 4e In Ihis dlrectlon, and t Isdeeirable thal bj adequate appropriationg should providefor the uiiinttrruirted prosecution of tlns oeoeesary work. After much preUminary work and exhaustive exammation m accordance wlth the requlrementa of the luw, the board appointed to selecta magazine rifle of modern type, wlth whlch torepUcethe obsolete Springfleld rifle of the tafantry Bervice, completed lts labors during the hMt year and the work of manuif' l now in prpgnB at the natlonal armo at Springfleld. u s confldentlr expected thatbï the end ol the current reír om Infantir wUIbesuppUed wlth a weapon eqnal to that of the most pro ïessive armies of the worlil. , The work on the projecten Chicamauga na Ohatta' iqga national military parks bas been prosecit 'I witb al and iuagment, nnrl its opening wiUJie eelebrated during the coming year. Over nine square miles of the Chioamauga battlefleld have boen acquired. 25 milos of roadwü have been const ructed, imd permanent tableta have been placed at many historica] points, wblle the in vital in to thestatea tomark the poeitions of thelr troope partJcipatinginthe batüe, has been vcry generalij aocepted. The work of locating and preserving the Uneeofbattle at the (ettysburg battlefteld is making satlsfactory procrea on the plans directed hy the last congres. The reporta of the military acaderay at est Polnt and the several schools for special instructions of ofticers show marked advance in cduiation of the army and a commendable ambition among its olfieers to excel in the militar; profession and to fit theinselves for the highest service to the country. Under the supervisión of Adjutant General Robert Williams, latei; retffed, the bureau of military Information lias beoome wcll established and is perfonnlng a service that will put in possessinti of government in time of war niost valuable information and at all times erve a purpose of graat utilily in keeping the army advised of the world's progress in all matters pertaining to the art of war. I iis of Omcinla. The report of the attorney general contains the usual summary of the affairs and prooeedingsofthe departmentof Justice for the past year. together with certain recommendauons as to nceded h islution on varions subjects. t eannot too beartily indorae the propositlon that the fee Bystem as applieable to the oom:.in of United States attorneys, marhhals. derks of federal courts, and Unitea . commissioners, Bhould be aboUshed little (lelay as DOSslble. It clearlv in the interest of the community ie business of the courts. both civil and criminal, shall be as small and i ively transacted as theends of justioe will allow. Tur system is therefore thorough, wnich makes the compeniwtion of court ad apon the volume of such ni-.s.ainl tntia createe ■ conflict between a ■ -■I of the law and private gain, wnich eannot fail to bedangeroua tothe i andfreedomof thi da considerable temptaton to the unjust public fimds. If in addition to thisreform another was inaogurated which wonld give i" United Siates eommissionere t ie Snal dlsposition ol ! mlsdemeanors, eepecially those ooming under the internal revenue law&, v great advance woald be made toward a more decent adminlstration of the criminal law. lalso lieartily Join the attorney general in reoommending leu-lai Ion Qzing degreea of the crime of mnzdér wlthin federal ju ris; liet ion, as has been done In many of the statee; authorizing writs of error on behalf of the govemment in cases here final }ndgme&1 is rendered ist the suBciency of au inriictment or against the govemment npon any other questlonarlging before actual trial; limitlng the right of review In cases of felony punishablo only by fine, and imprisonmem to the circuit court óf appeals, and making speedy provisión for the cijnstruetion of such prisons and I formatories as may be necessary for the finementof United States convicta. The report of the postmatter general enntains a detailed statement of the operatlons of the peetofflee department during the last fiscal year and much interesting information toucliint; ibis important brauch of the public service. Postal Deficiency. The business of the mails Indlcates wlth absolute certainty the condltlon of the business of tlie country and depresión In Onancial allairs im-vitably and qulckly reduces the postal revennes. Therefore n burger dlscrepthan asnal between the poetomce receipts and expenditures is the ezpecteda&d anavoldable resolt of Üiedistressing Bi ringency which has prevailed throughout the country duriiiK inuci'i óf the time c . vered by the postmaster generales report. At a date when better times were antiipated it ras esUmated by bis predecessor that the defleiency on the :Pth d iv'.;:. would be bat a little over tl,600,0U0. H : amoanted, how iver, to more i lian $5,000,000. The post office i : ie last naca] year amounted to 75,896.S3.16 and its expenditures to 81,O74,1O.9O. Thls postofBce defleiency disappear or le Lmmensely decreased if lr- ma: ' r a carried tree throimh the mails, an item of which is upward of 800 toni of seede and grain from the agricoltoral department. The total number ol postofnees In the United Statee on the 80th day of June, 1898, was 9 an increase of l.'.M xrr the preoeding year. Of these 8,880 were proaidential, an increase in that class "i "l over t he preceding year. Otir New Navy. The report of the secretar; of the navy conb blstory of the operations of bis department durin ar and ezhibits a most gratif ying condiuon ii the porsonnel of our navy, liicli he presente in a sai Isfactoty manhit, of the pro en made in the construction of vessels, and makes a number of recommendatlona to which attontion is especially in ited. During the pasl six months the demands for cruising vessels have ! and urgent. There have been revolutions calling lor vessels toprotect American Lnterests In CostaRica, Honduras, Argentina and Hrail. while the oondition of affairs in Honolulú has required the constant presence of one or more sliiis. "Wit ii all t líese calis upon our navy it becaine necessary, in order to make un a Bufficleni Heet t" patrol tlie Kering sea under the modus I vividenai agreed apon with Greal Hritain, the detail to that service was one vessel frmn the tih cnnniiisinn and three from the revenue marine. Progreas in the eonstruction of newvc lias not been as rapid as was anticipated. There have been delays in the complctitm of i unannored veesels, but for the must part they have been Bucfa as are constantly occurrlng even in eountriea havlng the largest ezperiiniT in naval shlpboilding. The most senous delays. however, nave been in the work upon armorcd ships. Thetrouble has been the fallare of contractora to dellver armor as agreed. Tlie difficulties seem now, however, to have been all overeóme, and armor is being delivered with satisfaetory promptneSS. As a rcsult of the experienoe acquired b sbipbuilders, and aesJgners and material men it is believed that lite dates, when vessëlfl will be c mpleted eau now estimated with reasonable aconracy. Great guns, rapid-flre f:uns, torpedoea and powder are being prompty supplied. The following vessels of the new navy have been completed and are now ready for service: The doublé turreted coast-defense monitor Miantonomah, the doublé turreted coastdefenss monitor BSonterey, the armored cruiser New York, tlie protected cruisers Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Newark, San Francisco, Charleston, Atlanta and Boston. The cruiser Detroit, the ganboats Torktown. Concord, Innington, .Machias, Castine, Petrei, the dispatch vessel Dolphin, the praetice vessel fiancroft and the dynamite L'unboat Yesuyius. ( if these the Kancroft, Machias. Detroit and Castine have been placed in couimission during the current calendar year. Whilo I ain distinotlyin favor of consistently pursuiiiK the policy wa have inauurated, of building up a thoroutíh and eífi ient iiav, l cannot refrain frora the BUggeation tbat thu congress sliould carefully taEe into account the numberof unnnlshed veesels on ora handa and the depleted condltton of our treasury in conalüering the proprietyof au appropriiuiou al tliis lime lo begin, new wo rk. The method of employing mechanical labor at navy yards th.'oUL'h boards of lalxir and liiakini; erticiencv the Bole test bv which laboren are employed and continued is pro diu'iiiii the best resulte, and the Becretarj ta earneetlj devoting himseli t" is development. Attention Is tnvited to statementa ol 1 j i -- report in regard to the workinu's oí s The Pmalon Hol]. The eoretory of the Interior has the superision pf go man important subjecta thal lii report l of especial valué and interest On the 30th da of June, 1898, there were on the pension rolla 966,012 namee, au [aerease "f B9,M4 over the nnmber on tli rolls Jnm isas. (it theee there were 17 widows and daoghten of revolutionary soldiere, ; survivore ■.! the ir oí si;, ;,.4:.r, widowa of soldlera ;ii thal war, L'l.r'il survivora and widowa ai Mexican war. 382 snrvivorB and widowa of Indian wars, .ni aiiny nursee, and 176,648 Burvivora andwldows and chlldren of deceased aoldtera and sailurs nt the war of 1 1 1 ■ - rebellion. The latter number represente those pengioned on .i of dlsabuities or death reauiting trom armyandnavj miiíit. The Quraber of perBongremainlng on the rolla June :i, Imc!, who pensioned ander the act oí June ::".. 1h. w liicir allowa pensiona on account of death and diaability not cbargeable to army service waa 4V'.1V. The number added to tlio rolls durlngthe jrear was 123,884, and the number dropped 83.680, the firet paymente un pensiona ai' durillo; the year amounted to 133,756, This Inoludea arrean or the accumulatlon between time trom whioh the allowance oí pension dates and the time of actually granv ing the certifleate. AlilimiHh the law .i permita pensions for disabUitiea not relatad in military service, yet asa reouisite to iis heneBts a (Ibabllity must exist Incapacltatlng applicanta "from the performance oí maima. labor to suoh a degree as to ronder i.heui unalile to earn a support." The eiecution oi this law In ita early ■ does nol M-eni lo hae heen in accord whh iis trne intention, bul toward the close of the last administraiion an anthorltatlre construí was Ki vun to the statute and since that time this oonstrucUon has been followed, Th had the effect of liiuitini; the operation of Ihu law to its ïntendcd purxise. The diícovery having been made tliat msny Camee had been pat apon the pension roll by i of Wholesale and glgantic írauds, the commL&ionêr suspended payments upon a ; numoer of pensiona which aeemed to be fraudulrnt or unauihorized pending a complete examination, giving notlce to the pensionen in order that tney might have au opportunlty to establish, if posible,the justioe of thtlr claims, notwlthstanding apparent Invalidity. This, I andemand, is the practice wliich has tor a long time prevaüed in the pension bureau: ooi after entering upon these recent inveetlgationa the cbmmlssioner modifled this ruleso as not m allow, unül after complete examtnaUon, int irference with the payment of a pension apjarently not altogether void, bui whlch inerely liad been fixed ai arate highi-r t kan that authorized by law. I am unable to understaiid why frauda in the pension rolls BÓould not be exposed and corrected with thoroughness and vigor. Every name fraudulently put upon these rolla is a wicked imposltion upon the kindly sentiment in whlch pensions liave their origin; eveX7 fraudulent pensloner has become a badeitizen; every falseoath in support of a pension has made perjury more coininon. and false and I undeservintí pensionen rob the people not only of their money, hut of the patrfotic sentiment whieh the surivors of war. fought for the preservation of the uniun. ought to inspire. Thousands of neighborhoods have their well known fraiululent pensloners and receñí developments by bureau estahUsh appalling conspiracies to acconiplish pension frauds. By no means the least wrong doneis to brave and deserving pensionen, who certainlvought not to be condenincil In BUoh associatïon. Those who nttempt in the line of duty to rectif y these wrongB ahould not be .■" i u of enmity or indifference to the claims of honest vt leran. The snm expended on account of pensions for the year endlng June '■■', 1898, u,i 1 -";.- 740.467.li. The commissloner estimates th.at (186,000,000 wil! hi' requlred to pa) pensiona (uring the year ending June 30, l4. The condltlon of the [ndians and their ultiI t" a i duty "!' the government and which ly appeal to 1 of ju;iee and the eympathy of our people. Our Indians number about 2ts,(ion. Jlost of tlicni Located on l'! reseri at lons, containIng 89,116,681 acres of land. About 110,000 of these lliilians have. to a lar, ■ odoptlllzed cuatoins. Landa ín severalty have been allotted i many of them. Such allotments have ■ adividuals during the last fiscal year, embraclng about 1,000,000 acres. The uumberof Indian government soho 'Is open dnring the year 195, an increase "f Uover the precedlng year. Of this total KUare on reservations, of which . boardlng Bchools and 67 were day schools. Tweniy boarding schools and five day schools support ed by the government not located on reservations. The total nuinber of ïndian children enrolled duzing the year as attendantsof all schools was 21,138, an Increase of 1,281 over the enrollment for the previous year. I am sure tliat secular education and mora! and reli&rious teachings must be important factors in any effort to save the Indian and leadhim to civilization. I belleve, too. that the relinquishment of tribal relations and the holding or land in severalty niay. in favorable conditions, aid this eonsummatlon. It seems to me, however, that allotmentsof land in alty ought to be made with great care and circumspeetion. If hastily done, before the Indians ltnows lts meantog, whlle yet he has little or no idea of tilling a farm and no oonception of thrift. there is great danger that a reeervation llfe In tribal relations may be exchanged Cor the pauperlsm of civiUssatlon, insteadof lts lndependence and elevation. The Bolution of the Indian problem dependa very largely upon good admlnistration. The persona] Btness or agenta and adaptability to the peculiar duty ol cartng for their wards is of the ui most import anee, the law providing that, esoept in especial cases, army offioen i-hall be detalledaa tndian agenta, If lt is pressed will prove a Bucoessful experiment. The appropriatlona on account of the Indian schools for the year endino June 80, tfi84, amount to $7,(04,962.99, a deerease aa i ïpared with the year preceding ii of - The vast area of land which, but a short time api, oonstituted the public domain, is rapldly falUng pito private bands, l' is certain tliat In the mms! er the beneficient inieution i't' the government to supply trom iis domain homes to the industrious and worthy homeseekers, is often trustrated. Though the Bpeculator, who stands with extortionate purpose between the land office and those who. with their families, are invited by the government to settle cm the public lands. is a desplcable character, who ought not to be tolerai ed, yet it isdillicult to thwart bds -nenies. The , i opening to settlement or the lands in the Cherokee outlet, embracing au area of 6,600,000 acres, notwithstanding ihe utmost care in (raming the regulations governing the - on of loeaiions and, notwithstanding the presence of United Mates troops, furnished an exhibition, though perhaps in a modifled deilent occupation whioh have acoompanied previous on-nin_rs of public land. 1 coneur wit ii the secretar] in i be belief that these outrageous incidente can not be entirely prevented without a change in the lawsonthe BubJect, and I hope bis recommendations in that (iireetioii wili be faoralily coiisidere'l. 1 espeeially commend to the attention of the congress the statements contained in the mi !vt;iryV repori concerning forestry. The time has come when effleient measures' should be taken for the preservation of forest from iinlisi riminate and remediless destruction. The report of the secretary ot" agllculture will be found ezceedingly lnteresting, espeeially to that large part of our citizens intimately concerned in agricultural occupatiollS. On the 7th of March, 1803, there were upon lts pay rolls 2,4310 employés. This number lias been reduced to 1,H.V) persons. In view of a deSleted public treasury and the imperativo emana of the people för economy in the admi nistra t ion of their government, the secret a ry has enterei 1 upon the lask of rat ionall y reducing expemlitures by the elimination from ; Be pay rolls of all persons not needed for an eflicieut conduct of llie affairs of the department. Duringtlie first quarter of t he present year 1he expenses of the department aggregated 178.76, as agalnst $402,012.43 tor the correspondinti perlod of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1S93. The secretary makes apparent bis intention to continue this rate of reduction by submitting estimates for the next fiscal year less by S1KH.280 than those for the present year. Among the heads of divisions in this department the ch&nges have been exceedingly few. Three vaeaneies ocourrlng from death and restgnations have been filled by the promotion of asistants in the same divisions. These promotion of experienced and faithful assistants have not only been In the interest of efficiënt work, but have suggested to those in the department who look for retentlon and promotion that meritanddevotion to duty are their best relianee. The amount appropriated for the bureau oí animal índuMry fbr the current Bacal year g $850,000, the estímate for the ensuinií year is 1700,000. The regulatioD ot 1892 concerning Texas fever have been enforced during the last yrai and the largest stock yards of the country have been Itept free from infection. Oocasional local outbreaks have been largely mii-Ii as rould have been effectually guarded against by tlie owners of the affectcd cattle. While contagious pleuro-pneumonia in rattle lias been araulcated, animal tuberculosis, a disease widespread and murw dangerous o huma n lili' ilian pleuro-pneumonla, 1 still preyalent. Investlgationa have been madeduriiiK' the past year as to the means of commuiücation and the methodof its correct diagnosis. Mach progresa bas been made In this direotion by the atadles of the división oí animal )iail,oo,'y.but woik ought tobe extended in eooperation witn local anthorltiea until the daner to human Ufe arising Crom lilis cause is reduced to a mínimum. The nuiiilx'i' cil animáis arrivtog from ( 'anadaduriu thi year and inspected by burean offloera was USÍfSe, and the numb'er from transatlantic countrieB was ljSfí. No oontagioua di ea es ere foond among ilie imported animáis. The total number of inspeclions of cattle for export during thi j car wae 'ü 1. "-(:.'. ljointlie Becretar] Ín reoommending that hereafter each applicant for i he poeltlon of inspector or aggl tant inspector in the bureau of aiiinun indtistry be required, as íi condiiiou lenttothu appointment, to exhibil to iked States civil service commissl n lila diploma from ati established, regular and reputa and thai thlí be supplemented by such an examination In vctcrinai-y science as thc commission nui prescribe, The exporta of agricultural producís from the I nited for the Bscal year ending June:!. 1882, attained the enormous lifjim! ot $8a),llKUiin rimiül numbers, being 7S.7 per cent of our total exporta. Ín i he last fiscal year this aggregatf greatly reduced, but neverthelesa reached U) "), bsingTSJ per cent of all American conunodities exportea. A review of our agricultural producís, with special reference to tnelr destlnation. will show that inalmost every Une the Inited KinsdomofGreat Britaln and Ireland absorbe by far the iargeat i non. ot cattle the total exporta aggregated Ín valué for the flaoal year ending Jui $28,000,000, of whii Britaln took conBiderabls over sa,uuo,ii. i ir beef produ. all kinds our total exporta were ?;-f,ooO,ixiü, of which lreat Britain took 124,000,000. Of pork producta the total exporta ore $84,Oí),(i, of which Great Britain took (53,000,000. lu breadstulfs, cotton and minor producís like proportions sent to the Bine dcstination are shnwn. Th work of the statiatlcal división of the dei r tiento' agrlcultnre deals with all that rel s tue económica of farming. Tl e iain -- in -nt hl reporta la to k t. t (■unió i M ii vmr i possil i ■ having i ny lnfluence apon the wjrl'ï markets, in whicb iheir product find sai . ta publlcationa relat bspeoiaUj to the ooi er lal side of farming. It is t refore of profoond import&noe and vital t n ern to the farmers of the t'nited States, to represent nearly one-half of our popnlation, and also of dlréd Interest tothe whole country, that. the work of this división beofflclally perfoim -d, md that the Information it has gáthered be promptly diffused. It is a matter for congratulationa to know that the secretary will nol spare any effort to make this part of his work thoroughly useful. In the year 1839 the congrcss appropriated $1,000 tobé taken from the patent ornee funde, fox the purpose of ooUecting and dlstrfbuting rare and impruved varieties of seeds, and for proeecating agricultura! investigations and procuring agricultural statistíoa, From ihis Miiall beginning the división of the department of arriculture has prown to its present unw leïaTy BXtravagani proportions. Durlng the last fiscal year the cost of seeds parohased m as 166,648.61. The remainder of an appropriation oi $135,000 was expended In putting tnem np and diatribnting tneza. It Burely never could have entered the minds ofthose who sanctioned a"ppropri at ions of public money for the purpose oí newand approved varietiea - for gratuítous dist ribution that nowthis wouid grow large appropriations for the purcha ■■ and dlstrlbutlon by memben of congress of ordinary seeds, bulbs and enttings, whioh are oommon in all the statea and territoriee and everjpwhere easüy obtainable at 1 prices. In eaon state and terrttorj an agricultura] ezperimeni Btation has been establisaed. Theee Biations, by their very character and name, are the prop to experiment wlthand tesi Hf .m ts; and jret this iiidiscriminate and wasteful distribntion by lei tnd tegialators continúes, ana wering no purpoee unlees it be to remind constltuenta thai their representatie es are willing to remember them with gratuitiea at public cotèt. t ivil Servicie. Thecontlnued intelligent cxecution of the civil ser'ice law and the Increasiug approval by the people of it operation are mosi gratifyIng. Tne recent extensión of ïta limïtatlona i and regulationa to the employee al free öelivery postoffices, which has been honestly and . i accomplfshed by the commiasion, wltta the heaii y co-operatlon of the ïuimaster general, is an immensely Important advantage ín the usefulnesa of the system. 1 am, i f poa -iblt'. more than ever ronvinoed of the incalculable benefits conferred by the civil service law, not only in its effect upon iiic public service, but also1 what is even more Important in iis effect In elevating the tone of politica] lite generally. The course of civil reform in this country instructively and interestingly illustrates how etrong a hold a movemem grows upon our peoijle which has undcrlyinií a sentunent of Jnsuce and right,and which at the same time provea better adminlatration their governHLCllt. The Iftw embodying this reform found its war toour statute boos more for the popular sentiment In its favor than trom any love for the reform ttself on the part of legislators. Beneatb all the vagarlea and sublimated theories which are attracted to it there underlies this reform a sturdy commonsense principie not only sulted to this mundane sphere, tuit whose applloation onr people are more and more reoogiuzing to be absolniely essentlal to the most succeaaiQ] operation of their gorernincnt. il' nui to iis perpetuity It seema tome to !■ entirely Inconsistent with the character of this reform, aswellaa with ita beet enf orcement, to oblige thecommissioD to rely for clerical asaístance upon clerka detailed from other departmenta. There onghi nol to besnch a oondition in any department thatclerka hired to do work there can be spared t habitually work at another place; and it does nol acoord wil h a Bensible view of civil Bervice reform that i i - should be employed on t lic theory that ' theirJlaboT is neoessary in one department when In pointof facl their services are devoted 1" entirely different work in another department. earnestly urge that theclerks necessary to carry on the work of the commissioQ be regularly put upon its poster, and thai the syatem of obbgiruc the commissfonera to rely upon the clerka belonging to other departments be discentinued. Tola ought not lomcrease the expense to the government, olie it would certainlj be more consisteni and admirable i" the e Bcienc3 of the conunission. Eoonomj in public expenditure is a dut y thai cannot innocently be neglected by those Intrasted witb the control oí money matters from the people for public uses. A.t this time, when a depleted public treasurj confronta us, when many oi our people are engaged in a hard straggle for the n economy la nthegreal mass of our countryj:ith. I deslre to orge witb all the eamestnesa at my command t luit congresslona] Legislation be so limited by strict economj aa toexhibit an appreciation of the condition f thetreaaury and a Bympathy with the stralghtened eire umi anees oi uur fellow-oit Lzens. Tarín' Beform. Theduty of pabilo economy i nlsoof imImportance in lts intímate and neoessars relation to the task now inhand ofproidini; reverme to meel rovernmeni expenditures and yet redncing the people's burden of federal taxation. After n hard straggle, tariff reform is directly before os. Nbthingso Important claims mr attention and nothing s clearly presenta Itself as both an opportunity and a duty anopportnnity to desirve the grutitude of our fellowcitizens uml a duty unposed opon us by our oft-repeated professiona and by the einpbatte mándate oí peopla. After full dlscusalon our countrymen have spoken in favnr of tliis reform, and they have confided the workof iis accomplishment u the lumds of those wlio are solexñnly pledged to it. If there is anything in the theory of a representation in public places of the people and their desirt's. if public offleers are really the eerviuits of the people, and if politicál and professions have any binding torce, our failure to ive the relief so long awaited will be sheer recreancy. Nothing hlidulil lntervene to distract our attention or ilisturhour eflfort until this reform is accompllshed by vnse and careful lcnislation. While we should staunchly adhere to the principie that only the necessity of revenue justities the Imposition of tariff duties and othtT federal laxation, and that they should lie liniitcd by strict eoonomy we cannot close oureyeto the fact that the conditions have grown up anilina ua which in justice and fairness cali lor discriminating care in the distribution of such duties and taxation as the emergencies of our government actually dedemand. Manifestly. if we are to aid the paople dlrectly through tariff reform, one of its most obvious features should be a reduction in preeent taria cliarges apon the necess&rl -■ of life. The benefltsoj nch a reduction would be palpable and subitan'ial simi and feit by thousands, who roola ue better fed and better clothed and better sheltered. These gifte8hould betoewUling 1 enfartions of government whom big-hest fonctlon is the promotion of welfare of the people. Not less closely relate-1 to our iieople's prosperlty and well being is the removal of restrlctions upon the lmportatton of raw mati nece8sary t r i lan i acturea The world should be open to our uatlonal ingeiiuity and enterprise. Thta oannot be whlle federa] legislation, through the imposition ol high tariil, forbida to American manufacturereae cheap material i aa thoee used b; their competitors. lt is (ju. te obvious that the enhancement of the priceoi our manuf actured produots resulting trom this policy not only confines the markel for these productB within our borders, to the direct disadvantaffe of our manufacturers, but also increases t lu-ir cosí to our citíze The interests oí labor are certainly, though Indln ctly. nvolved in this feature of our tariff m. The sharp competition and i strugf ir ïi'üiiu .uturers to Bupply thelimited demand tor their goods soon tiil thenarrow markei to which they are conflned. Thenfollows a Buspension óf work in muisand Factorïes,a discharge ■ f employés, iiti'l dlstress In the homes of our workingmen Eveuifihc often dit.imvt aasertion could bc made good thai a Lower rato of wages would reeult ñrom f ree raw materlals andlowtariff dut es, the intelligence f our workingmiMi leads tlit in qulckly to discover that their steady employment, permltted by freo raw naterial&, ia ilie r t ir t Important tactor in their relation to tariff legislatíoo. The commlttee, after rol] oonsideratioa, and to pro vide agalnsi atemporarydefloiency wliiih may ezlst bef ore the bosüiess ol the ooimtry adjusts itself to the i-v tarMC Bohedalee have wisely embraced in iln-ir plan a few addltlonal Interna] revenae tazes, lucloding a imall tax iipon lm esderived trom certaln oorporate lnveetmente. The hik a-Msmentsarenot only absolutely just and easily borne, hut they have the further mcrit of beine such n can be remittcd without nnfavorable bueinesa dlsturbance whenever the neoessity of their impositioii no longer cxisi s. In conclusión, my intense feeltng of responsibility impelí me í Invoke for themanifóld iuterests of a generons and conflding iicojilo the most Berupuloua and to pledge my willing support to every legislatire effon for the advancement of the greatnesa and prosperitv of our bcloved country.