Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 30, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1884 — Page 1

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SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE. The Great BalHmic Distillation of Witch Uaeel, AmencHn Pin, Canadian Fir, Marigold, Clover Uloaaom, lite. For the immediate relief and permanent cure of very form of Catarrh, from a simple heal coll or influenza to th-s loss of smell, taste ana hearln:?, eouib.brochttis and iaclplent consumption. Rel la five minutes in any and every case. Nothing like It. Grateful, fragrant wholesome. Cure bo gins from Cm application, and Is rapid, radical permanent and never failing. One bottio Radical Cure, one box Catarrhal Sol Tent and Banford's inhaler, la one pcfca-ra forming a complete treatment, of all druggists to tl.cq Ak for SANroRD'g Radical Cr rk. F otter Drag and t'hmU'sl Ca.. Boston. üoilüiH VoltAlc Electric Planter Instantly a dVcts the nervous system and banishes pain. A perfect E'ectric Batwry niiuuiutM wmi a rurum IS TDK CUT Fluster for twenty-fire ceuts. or a It snnlhtlate fain, vitalizes SUrriRIKS Brave Weak and Worn Out Parts. rtrepgtbens Tired Mnclea, prevents JJlFease, and does more In one-half the time tntn an; other lauter In the world. oold every wbt re. I'ltLSlliEXT'a 3IESSAUE, A Delivered to the Second 8ca Ion of tue Forty-Kightli Coiisres. The Last Document of tea Kind That Will Ever Be Transmitted by Mr. Arthur. A Large Number of Quefitlcna Diecuesed With More or Losa Ability. THE PUFJSl DENT'S MEsAGIl. An Elaborate Document From the Oatcotes President. To the Congress of tfce United EUtPs: Eicoe tho close of your last session tho Amerian people. In the exercise of their highest right el suffrage, bare chosen their Chlsf Magistrate for the fonr yean ensuing. When it is remembered that at no period in the country's history has the long political contest which customarily precedes Ute day of tne National election beea wsed with greater fervor and intensity, it is a subject of congratulation Cat after the controversy at the polls was over, and while tho slight preponderance by which the lwue had been determined was as yet uacerta!neJ', the public peace suffered no dli. tartance. but the people everywhsro patiently waited the result. Nothing could more strikingly fllurtrate the temper of tte American citizen, his love of order, and his loyalty to law. Nothing eocld more signally demonstrate the strength and Wydora of our political institutions. Eight years aav passed sinca a controversy concerning the result of a National election sharply ' called the attention cf the Congress to the necessity of providing more prtclse anl ccflnite regulations lor counting the electoral vnto. It Is of the gravest importance that tils question be solved before confiictirg claims to the I'rciI3eney shall agiin distract the country, and I am persaadsd that by the people at la a; e any of the measures of relief thus far proposed would be preferred to continued Inaction. FOBilGS r.KLATIO.Nd. Oar relations with all foreign powers continue to be amicable. With Belgium a eoaveutlcn tas tHen signed whereby bo scope of the present treaties Lac been so enlarged as to seen re to citizens of cither county within the Jurisdiction of ether equal richte and privileges, in the acioigitioa and aleination of property a trade mark treaty has alto teen concluded. The war between Chili and Fcru is at an end. Tor the arbitration of the claims of American eititUecB who, during its continuance. saaerel, through the arte of Chilian authorities, a convention will soon be negotiated. Te static! hostilities between France aa J CMaa continues to be an embarrassing feature of our Kantern relation"-, The Chinese Government has promptly aöjustt I and paid the claim of American citizens, whose property was (leairoyed ia the recent riots at Canton ; I renew the recommendation oi my last annual i that Ike Canton indemnity fand be retamed to China. The true Interpretation oft tie recent treaty wit.1 tbat country permitting the restriction of Chinese Imxn!rUou U likely to tti galDlatubjcctof your dellberaiioas. It ray be seriously questioned whether the statute pasi at t&e last seobion uues not violate trie treaiy rici's of certain Chinese who left this country wna return cmi'cat' valid uoIlt the old la, aa 1 now seem to be dt-bam-d from iandins from lack of ertiäeaU:S reqain-d by the new. The recent purchase by the Unite 1 Statesofa )r?e trading fleet heretofore un itr the Cula'Me flag has considerably enhanced our commercial importance In the Äat. In view of toe buve uumtoer of vessels built or parchane-i by Amertcaa citizens In other countries ana eiciusiveiy employed in Witlmaie traic between foreura porta ander the rtconizd protection of oar liax, it inherit be well to provide a uniform rate for ttielr registration snd documentation, so that the bona file proMrty rights of our citizens therein Baall be Amtj etinced and properly guarded. i'nua.iit to tbe advio? of the 8enate at the toot eetfion, I recot nird therlag of the International Association of the Congress as that of a friendly Government, avoiding in so doing any prejadx-iii-t;4 of the coeötet in tr8 territorial claims in Uatrekion. bufcequenCy in the execution of tho l pressed wib of UieOouirresa I apooiutod a cominerciat a?ent for the Cvngo basin. Tae importance of the rich prospecuve trade of the Cono aly has led to the seaeral conviction that it .bootd be open to ail Nacons upon equal term. Aa international conference lor tae consideration oi this subject tas been called by the Enperor of Germany, and Is now in aestoon at Bar1 In. Delegates are in attendance on behalf of tho Ual!t titatcs. Of the rejul of the conlertoce you will be duly advised. The GoTernment of Corea has irenerously aidM the efforts ot tae United Btatea Minister to secure suitable premises for the use o( ta . snratioo. as the conditions of our diplomatic intercourse, with Eastern Nations demand that Ine 1 iraUon premises be owned bv the reeresentel powers. 1 adr that an appropriatloa be mad for the acqnirition of this property by tao Goveruvent. The Uniuxl Btatea already possewiea valuable premises at Lander, as a gift from the Htiltan of Morocoo. As ia statea nerealter. they have lately ucclved a similar gilt from the Siamese Government: and as the Government of Japan sundrf ready to present to tu extensive troaads at Tokio, whereupon to erect a suitable building for the tosten, a court house and jail, and similar prtviles ran probably be aawured ill China and Persia. 7 be owning of such premises would mot only efieet a large saving of the present rentals, but would permit of the due assertion of extra territorial rights in thofie countries, and would the better serve to maintain the dignity of the United Htates. Tte failure of Congress to make appropriation for our rvprewntaUon at tbe autonomous Co art of the Khedive has proved a aerio us embarrasssoent in our tavercourse with Hzypt; and In vUssv of the necessary intimacy of dtpMnatlc relationship doe to tue partlctratioQi of thi Government, as ort of the treaty power in all mtu-n of adailnlstratiOn there aficL'ng rights of fareUnerj. I advlte the jestoration of tüfl fgeocy and Coas&law general

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at CXlro on its former basis. I do not conoeive it ta lie the wish of Con 2 rets that tbe Unite J Statea abould withdraw altogether from tbe honorable petition they have hitnerio held with respect to the Ktedlre, or that citizens of tbls Republic residing or sojourning in Egypt, should hereafter be without the aid and protection of a competent ret reseniatlve. With France tbe traditional cordial relationship continues. Tne Bartbolül statu of Liberty Enlightening the World, the generous gift of the people of France, Is expected to rcaca New York in May next. I sugzest that Congrcssioi al action be taken In relation to the spirit which has prompted this gift ana in ai l of tho timely completion of tho pedestal upon whica it is to be placed. Our relations with Germany, a country which contributes to our own one of the best elc-mccts of citizenship, continue to be cordial. The United .states have extraiitloa treaties with several of the German States, but by reason of the confederation of these H tales under the imperial rule, the app ication of, such treaties is cot as uniform and comprehensive as the interests of the two countries require. I propose, therelore, to open nocotiatious for a Blnele Convention of extradition, to embrace all the territory of the Empire. It fiords me pleasure t wty that our intercourse witn Great Britain continues to be of a mot friendly character. The Government of Hawaii has indicated lv iliinsnen to continue for several years the N-ionsof the existing reciprocity treaty. Such - chance, in view of the rel-ttiona of that country to the American system of (States, fchouid, in my judgment, be lavored. The revolution in Haytl aaint the efltablifihJ government has terminated. While it was la progress it became necessary to enforce oi'r neutrality law by instituting procoedTugs asainst individuals and vessels charged with their Infringement. These prosecutions were in all cws successful. Much anxiety ha lately been displayed by various European Governments and especially by the Government of Italy for the abolition of our Import duties upon works of art. It is wrll to C in

sider whether tbe pre-sent divert mination in favor of productions of American artists abroad is not likely to result, as thev themselves seem very generally to believe it may, ia the practical exclusion of our painters and scilptors from the rica field of oboervanoa. ctu.ly and labor wnicti Uy have hitherto enjoyed. Tbera is a propect tbat tho long pending revision oi the foreign treaties of Japan may be concluded at a new conference to be held at Tokio. Wblle this Qovernmint fully rccognUcs the equal anl lndepeodeut stauen of Jaiaa in the community of nations wouid not oppose tbe general aaoption of such terms of coTnproinle i Japan may le diposod to oflr in luttieracee of uul'ona policy of intercourse with tbe w stern nsttous. Liiiiing tbe past Te-r the increasing gooxi wi:i between oar on GoTernraoTit and th it of Mexico has been variously maiiietied. The treaty of commercial reciprocity concluded January 20, 1S.HJ, bas been ratified and awaits the nenes-sary tariff legislation of Congress 10 become enective. The legislation will, I doubt not. be among the first measures to claim your attention. A full treaty of commerce, navigation und coiiFUlar rights is much to be desired, und such a treaty, I have reason to believe, that the Mexican government stands ready to concludes. Some embarrassment has been occasioned by tbe failure of Congrtss at its lagt oMion to provide intarjs for a due execution of tho treaty of Jul 23, 1982. or tno re-snervey of tbe Mexican boundary, and the relocation of the boundary monuments. YUtb tiie Republic of Nicaragua a treaty has beon concluded, which authorizes tne couitructiou by tbe United gutes of a canal rail tray au 1 telegraph line across the Nioarauan territory. By tho terms of this treaty tixty miles of the RfvorSao Juan as well as Lake Nlcaroirua, an inland se forty miles in width, aro to constitute a part of tte projected enterprise. This covers fr actual canal construction seventeen miles oa the Pacific rde arid thirty-six miles on the Atlantic. To the CmUd States, whose rich territory on the PacIS'I Is inr tho ordinary purposes of eoraraerce, oracttcslly rut orf from coramur.lfMtlon by water wl:h tho Atlantic parts, the political and commercial advantages of mca a pro;ect can iy bo 07erculmr.ted. It is believci that -. . '. ; ie treaty is laid befora you the Justice and liberality of iU lrovibiou? will coinxnend universal approval at home and abroad. The death of our representative at Rusola while at Us pest at Petersburg arlor.le 1 v the Imperial Government a renewe-l opoortunity to testify its ympcthy la a manner befitting the intimate frieDOlir.esa which has ever marked thelatjrcorjrseof tne two countries. Thecocrseof this Government in raisin? Its pre-enlRtioa at Bang Kolt to tbe diplomatic ran ban evoked from 6iam viduco of a wrm friendship, and ai:gurs well for our enlarged intcr-H)urse. The bianie9 GovermnLt has presented to tie United StKtes a rcmmrl!otu mansion and groands fr-rthe oc.rpaueyof the le .tion. ana 1 sugiet that by a joint resolution that Congress a'.tet its appreclstion of his generous gift. This Governmtnt has more Uian once bxn Cfclied upon of late to take a-tloa in tie f ilallmcnts of i'j lnternat!onaiob'.1i?itiori tovardHpata. Agitation lntreMani of Cuba, hostile to the fcpanifh crown, have been fermented by persons abusing the sacred rUhts of hospitality wnlch oar teirirory aaortt. Tbe officers of the Government have be?n instructed to exercise vigilance to prevent Infractions of our neutrality Kws a' Key W, st. and at other points near tae Cuban v,il I am bapc y to say that in the ouly In&unoe where tnete pr cautionary mew? ires wore successfully uded, the oaenders. when found inourterri'ry, weie subsequently tried and conricud. The KTCWIB3 need f a close relation-hip of lntercoue au4 traSIc between the Spanith AutUles and tieir natural market ia the United rHtu. led to the kioptloD. in January last, of a commercial reemt locking to that eni. This agreement bas hoc be..n suprnede.1 by a mora ciref ally rrarr.cd and cornpretipn'lve convention, which I f I 'lt to Uie Senate for approval, it has be-, tne aira of ttm newtitioi to open such afevorel reciprocal ex-so of pridat Hons, furrwt und ?r the fiaa of other oautries. as to riake the utercourse bctwon Cub aal Porto P.lco and onelves fcaroelv loss intimate tban the comm.-rci-i novempnt betwia our domotiC ports, and to injure a removal of tbe burden; oa Rhlpping in V 8pai8a Indict of which In the ps.t our ship omers and bhto masvrs have o nfn had just cu m to complain. The necotiajoa of this contention h-u for a timo postponed the prosecution j certain cUtras of our cHi nii. which were deci&rM to be without the jmtdiction of tho lato SpaaWi-Am3ricn Citims Cinrnion, and wblch we. Vrrefore. remitted to öiplor.atic caannt-U for i;a.tment. The popoy Mttlesarnt of these claj n0w bo um-d by this Govurnmant. NVtrotiatlons for a treaty of corrwnerclal reciprocity wita the Dominican Kfpnb ha7e . Q successfully conctudod, aui tae ixsuk will khortlr be laid before the sor.ate. (rtain ouesttoni Utwcen the UniteA States aad lue uiiuuwu empire sun remain uusoivM Cjmplsints la behalf of our citins ars not tw.tafitotorily a.ijusted. The Porbj has sought to wr.DaoM from our commerce the rieht of the favored treatment to which we are entitled by existinKCw veatioa stipulation, aad the revteion of the tari u uriaiCornpllKfced. . The final disp.y-ltion of tha pendfnsr question with Venezuela hu not k -t vt Vion r.i..K.1 k,, i k have good reason to expect an early settlement, ' which will provide means of r;-x training the Caracas awards, awards in conformity with tho express desire of Vnres, and which will recxnUe the lattice of certain claims preferred agalost Venezuela. cEjrnati ako somt amksicas commission. The Central and tvwtti Amorlcaa Jörn mission, appointed by authority of the act of Iuly7, will soon proceed to Mexico. It rats been tnr-tb-bed with instructions whica will be laid before you. They contain a statement of the ireneral policy of the Government fc enlarging iw co-n-mercial relations with the United States. The Commiivionors have been aetlveily preparing for their responsible task by holding conference la the principal cities with merchants and others interested la Central and South Amerlcin trade, the srnamiA! coyrxBs-wcr. The International Meridian Conference, lately convened to Washington upon the Invitation of the Government of the Cnlto-i ntitm, was compoeea ot representatives of twenty-five nations. The conference conclude! its labors oa the 1st of November, having, with substantial unanimity. srel upon the meridian of Oreenwlcn as the starting point whence longitude Is to be computed through. 130 degrees eastward and westward, and upon the adoption tor ail purposes for which It may be found convenient, of a universal day, which shall bovin at midnight on the initial meridian, and whose houn shall be counted from tero up to 21 Tne formal report of the transactions of the conference will be hereafter transmitted to Congress, IXTEBN ATIOX AL XX POSITIONS. This Government Is in frequent receipt of invitations from forelcn State to participate la international exhibitions, often of great Interest and importance. Occupying, as we do. an advanced position in trie world's production, and alailnr to stcure a profitable share tor oar industries iu tne general competitive markets, it Is a matter of serious concern that the want of means for participation In taese exhibits shonld so often exclude our prodw-rs from the advantg enjoyed by thoMe 01 outer conn trios. iuriüg trie pt year tae attention of Cong road was drawa to the formal Invitation In this rwarl fonderei by tho Government of England, Uollaad fwleium, Germany and AnstrM. The Executive baa in Mime iutanct appointed honorary Coraraitsioners. This Is, however, a moit ansatlsiactory expedient, for without some provision to meet the necesary working expenses of a commission, it can eflect little or notaing in behalf of exalbiiors. Aa International inventors F.xhlbitton in to be held In London next May. This will cover 3eld!of socclal importance. In which our coaatry holds a tonxnott rank; bat the a ecu Uro

is at present powerless to organize a proper renreentationof onr vast national interests ia this direction. I have in several previous messages referred to this subject. It seems to me that a statute giving to the Executive general discretionary authority to accept such invitations, and to appoint honorary commissioner!, without Balry, and placing at the disposal of the Secretary of State a small fund for delrayin? their reasonable expenses, would be of great public utility. IKTXaNATIOSAL MARITIME. Tils Government has received an ofUcIal note tbat tbe revised international retnltUoas for preventing collisions at sea ba been accepted by all theleadin? maritime powers except the Unltot States, and came into force on the 1st of September last for tae due protection of onr shipplnr interests. The provisions of our statutes should at once bo brought into conformity witn thcM regt lations. COPYRIGHT. The qrestlon of sccurin? to authors, conoosers and artists copyright privileges in this country, in return for reciprocal rights abrovl, la one that may justly challenge your attention. It Is true that a convention will be necevsarv for fully accomplishing this reult: but until Conres shall by statute tlx the extent to whleh foreign holders ofoupyrijihl shall be here priviiegl. It nas beon deemed inadvi'able to negotiate through such conventions. For this reason the United Statei was not represented at the recent conference at Herne. I recommend that the scope of the neutrality laws of the United States be so enlarged as to cover al! pa ent acts of hostility coram'tie 1 in our terrl'ory and aimed against the peace of a friendly nation. The existing statutes prohibit the fitting out of armed expeditions and restrict the shiptacut of expletives, thongh the enactments Iu the latter respect wero not framed with regard to International obliKstions. but simply for the protection of psssenuer travel. All these statutes were intended to meet special emergencies that had already arisen. Other emergencies have arisen since, and modern ingenuity supplies means for the organization of hostilities without open rcjort to armed vessels or to filibustering partie-i. I see no reason why overt preparations In this country for tho commission of criminal set, such as are here ander consideration, aaoald not be alike punishable whether such acts are intended to be committed ia our own country or in a foreign country with which we are at peace. The prompt and thorough treatmeut ot this question is one whica intimately concerns the national honor, NATUKAU7.ATI0N LAWS, Our existing natarslizatlon laws also need revision. rhoe sectlous relating to persons residing within the limits ot the United Siites in 17 J and l?.x have not only a historical interest, bat section 3.1:2 rfcoguizing the citizenship of tue children of iiatorHllzed parent- Is ambiguous In its terms, and partly obsolete. There are special provision of law favoring the natnraliz ttion of those who serve in the army or in merchant ve-sels, while no similar Privileges are granted those who serve In the navy or marine corps, "An uniform rule of nttur altzation, such as the Contitntioa coateciplate. should, among other mines, clearly de Sue the status of perHonsborn within the United estates, subject to a foreign power (section 1.931), and of minor children of fathers who have declare 1 tbur Intention of becoming citizens, but have failed to perfect their naturalization, and it might be wise to provide for a Central Bureau of Registry wherein should be filed authenticated tran cripts of every record of naturalization in the several Federal sod State Courts, and to make provision also for the vacation or cancellation of such record in cases whra fraud had been practiol uoDa tbe Court by tne applicant himself, or where he bad removed or forfeited his acquired citlzansuip. A just and uniform law in this respect wouid ttiengthen the hands of the Uvernmeat in protecting iu cltizeus abroad, and would ptvo the way tor the conclusion o: treaties of naturalnation with foreign countries. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE. The legislation of last session edectel in the Diplomatic and Consular Service certain changes and reductions which have been productive of embarrassment. Tbe population and commercitl activity of our country are steadily on the increase, and are giving rise to new, varying and often delicate relationships with ether couutrle. Our foreign establidhment now embraces nearly donble Ue area of operations tbat It did twenty years ago. Tbe conflament of such a service within the limits of the expenditures then established is not, it seems to me, ia accordance with true economy. A community of 60,000,000 of people sbould be adequately represented ia its intercourse with foreign nations. A projec; for the reorganization of the Comular service and forecasting the scheme of extra territorial jurisdiction Is now before you. If the limits of a short session will nit allow iu fall consideration, 1 trust yon will rot fail to mite suitable provision for the present needs of the service. It has been customary to define la tbe appropriation acts the rank of eaon diplomatic office to which a salary is attached. I sugeU that this con re be abandoned and that it be left to the President, with tbe advice and coasent of tho Seaate to fix from time to tlm4 the diplomatic grde of the representatives of this Government atrod as may seem aivl-able; provisions being dodnitily made, however, as now. tor tho amount 0! siiary attached to the respective stations. THE FINANCIAL, KXUIBIT. The condition of our finances aal the operations of the vrious branches of the public service which are connected with the Treasury Department are very fully discussed in the report of tne Secretary, and it appears that the ordinary revenues for tne fiscal year ended June CO, l&si, were: From customs , ......193,067.4-) 76 Frora internal revenue ll,5'Sa07j 51 From all other sources....-. S1.S&Ö. W7 65

Total ordinary revenues ........... S lU,519.8i3 92 The public expenditures during tae were: x For civil expenses t For foreign iatercoursb... . For ln.-iinii. same period 22.312.917 71 1.2. 76 S7 6.4?5,6i '-J For pensions For the military estauiishmeuL Including river and harbor improvements and arwennls. For the naval establishment, including vesHtls, machinery and improvements at navy yard..... For miscellaneous expenditures, including public buildings, liacavhoufes, and collecting the reveXlUCS tSSSW .M..MI.HIIH..SSSS ... For expenditures on account of the District of Columbia...... ..- For Interest on the public debt......... 23,429,603 3o 17.CD2.00i 41 43,913,710 00 3,407,0 62 Bt,7H,t;s 4-t 4ti,Wi,223 W i or the funking fund-... Total ordinary expenditures. .M.J2iO.l'i,4' M Leaving a surplus of..m,...) 57,oo3,33i 09 As compared with the preceding fLiCl vear there waa a net devreee of over JJL.IX) J.0ÖO in tae amount of expenditures. The aggregate receipts were less than those of the previous year by about SM.000.000. The falling off of revenue from C.iatorus made np nearly 12J, 000, 000 of this deficiency, and about 23,000,010 of the remainder wa due 10 Uie diminished receipts of Internal taxation. The secretary estimates the total receipts for nRcai ?ear wnica will end June 30. at i,u.uwj,ina tbe total expenditures at f.H),t'M, L16, in which are Included the intereit oa the dbt and the amount pyabte to the tla-citw fund. TbiM would leave a surplus for tae entire searof kbout t3i.ann.nnn. The vatue of exports fom the United fttes o Irrtum Ooantrtes Curing the year eailai June iO, AfX, WHS UIDliOWl. jomesue merchandHe .?72t.9R.&'2 r ore ga mercnanaide., lV54i.7 i; Total merchandise nmmm 7W 513.60. tfCie... 67.1-3,581 Total. f907,6ta,9J2 The COttOa and cotton mfrinfactniv inolnd in this sutement were valueiat iJOS 900,415, tbe bread t tuffs at Sl2.6ll.715. the r,,vtir.n . tin . 416,547, and the mineral oils at tK6.iot.244. Duria r BJtMUV? kAUiVM ua iuini U3 tw oi vX9 IOilO vtB MerchtndiM... $057,697.69 Gold and silver .. . 37.426.Ä2 Total ...... ..... ,iihmwmii im. $705,123,955 More than 63 percent, of thsj entke value of Imported merchandise consisted of thbfollowlng articles: Sugar and motasse. $10 i, as 1.174 : wont and woolen manufactures. tSi.r42,4292: s.ik and Itsmtnnfsctnres, 19.9t'J,i28: coffee, SrJ.vs6,70ö: Iron aad steel and manufacturers thereox, fti . 4e4.0t9; chemicals, f,l.46t,x; flax, hemp. Jute, snd like substances and m-.nufactures thereof, f33,4&i,3?S; cotton and manufactures of cotvon. SKl.lMTS; tides and skins other than for skins. t2i360,9O6. BCerENSIOM OF STLVEB COI.VAOK R5COHME!fPtD, I coi cur with the Secretary of the Treasury in recommending the immediate suspenstoa of the coinage of silver dollars, aad of the issuance of silver certificates. This Is a matter to which, la former communications. I have more than once the attention of the National Legislature, It appears annually for the past six years there have beencotced, in com pi an oe with the requirements of the act of February 28, 1878. more than 27.000.0 silver dollars. The number now outstanding is reported by the Secretary to be nearly lKooo,ooo, whereof but little more than 41.030,000, or If ss tban 22 per cent, are In actual circulation. The mere existence of this fact seems to me to furnish ot luelf a cogent argument for the repeal of the statute which has made such a fact pos-dble: but there are graver and other considerations that tens In the same direct loo, The Secretary avows his ccnvictlon tbat unlets this colnave and the Itfuancv of til ver certluCAtee be uspeaiel sUyer

is likely, at no distant day, to become onr sole

metallic standard. The commercial disturbing and tbe impairment of national credit that would be thus occasioned can scarcely be overestimated. I hope that tbe Secretary's suggestions rep-eting the withdrawal from circulation of the one-dollar and two-dollar notes will receive your Approval. It is likely that a considerable portion of tae silver now encumbering thevaaltsof the Treasury mii(ht find lea way lato the carr ncy. While trade dollars tare ceased, for the present, at least, to be an element of ac ire dir urbanoe in oar ca rency system, some provision should tx male for their surrender to the Government. In view of the circumstances nnder whici tbey were tolned, and of the fact that they have never had a legal tender quality, there should be offered for them only a slight advance over their bullion valun. The Secretary. in the course of his report, considers the propriety of betifylrjg the designs ol our subsldary silver coins, ot so increasing their weight that they may Dear weir aue rtuo oi value oi tae standard dollar. His conclusions In this retard are cordially approved. INTEBSAL REVENUE TARIW DCTIES. In my annual message of 1892 I recommended the abolition of all excise tariis, except those relAdng to distilled spiriu. t'nls reoiumea litioa is no w renewed. Incase tbese taxes should be abolished, the revenues that will remain to the Government, will, in my opinloa, not only suffice to meet its reasonable expenditures, but Will afford a surplus large enouga ta penult such a tana reduction as may seem to be advisable when tbe results of recent revenue laws and commercial treaties snail have Shown in what quarters tQesc reductions can be mo-t judiciously e dec ted. ANOTHER COMMISSOX raofOSED. One of the gravest of the problems which appeal to the wisdom of Congress for soin lion is the ascertainment of the most effective means of Increasing our foreign trade and thus relieving the depression nnder wh eh our lniastries are now languishing. The Secretary of the Treasury ad-' vises that the duty of investigating this subject be intrusted in the flrn instance to a competent ommission. White fully recognizing the considerations thet may bo urged against this course, 1 am nevertheless of the opinion that upon the whole no other would be Is Wei y to effect speedier or better reauiia. OUR CARRYING TRADE. The portion of the Secretary's roport which con cerns the condition of oar shipping la .ere t ca not fail to command your attenuon. Hj empnatlcally recommends that, a an incentive to tae in vestment of American capital in American tteam ships, the Government snail, by Uoeril ptymint for mail transportation, or otherwise, lead its active assistance to individual enterprise, aad de clares his bellet that unless that c mrsa be parsued our foreign oarrrlng trade mast rjmiln a it u is to-day, almost exclusively in the bands of foreigners. One paase of this subiect is do esoacially prominent, in vie of the repeat by the a:t of June Jf. 1M1, oi all statutory provisions arbitrarily compelling Amorlcan vessels to carry mais kj ana irooa toe i niiea states, as it is neceisary to make provision to oompen3ato the owners of nca vessels for performing that 6orv ca after AprlL 1S75. it is hoped that the whole suoiect will receive early consideration that will lead to the enactment of such measures for the revival of our merchant marina as tho wisdom Gl Congre may devise. CCRRRNCV AND BOSM. The 3 per cent bonds of the Government to the amount of more thaa $100,000,003 have, since my ias. annual mesoae, ojea redeemed py tne treasury. ane bouds of that isue still outstanding amonnt to little over $200,(00,000, about onefourth of which will be retired through tne operation of the sinking mad during the coming year. As these bonds still continue the chief basis for tho circoiatioa of the National Banks. the ouestlon. how to avert the contraction of the currency caused by their retirement? Is one of constantly increasing importance. It seems to be generally concede! tbat the lasr governing this matter exacts from tho banks excessive security, and that upon their preseat bond deposits a larger circa iatloa than Is now allowed may be granted witt safety. 1 none that the bill which passed the Senate at the lswi se-i-ioa, permining the issue of notes equal to the faca value of deposted bonds will commend itself to the approval of tho House ol Representative. ARMY EXPENSES, In the expenses of the War Department the aeoretary reports a decrease of more than I J.uOJ.000. ot which reductioa $".w-0,000 was elected in the expenditures for rivers and naroort, anl 32,70J.Oio in expenditures for the quartermasters djpartrrent Outxtde of that department the annual expenses of all the army bureaus prorter (exempt possibly the ordinary bureau) are subitamitliy fixed charges which can not be materially dimiauned without a change in the numerical vuength of the army. The expenditures in the quartermaster's department can readily be subjected to administrative discretion, and it is reported by the rJecrotary of War that as a reaalt of exercising saoh discretion in reducing the number of draa;ataal pack animals in the army the annual couof supplying and caring for such anixAls ia now 1.10S,Cs. 50 les han it was in ISSi. The leporia of the military comnaaders show that the isst year has been notable for its en-ire freedom from Indian outbreaks In defiance of the Pret-ident's proclamation of Jnlv 1, 1SSI, certain intruders sougnt to make settlements in the Indian Territory. They were promptly ra-noved by a ckiaohtncnl of troops. During the past session of ronirrrt-s a bill to provide a snltable fire proof bui'diug for the Army Medical Museum and tbe library of the Hurxeon General's oflioe received the approval of the Senate, A similar D 11 reporud to the House of Representatives bv one of its committees li still pealing rcfore tbat Uouv. It Is hoped tuat During the coming session the me4ure may become law, and thereafter immediate steps mav be taken to secure a place of safe deposit for these valuable collections, now in a state of insecurity. The funds with which the works for the improvement of rivers and harbors were prosecuted daring the past year were derived from Lie appropriations of tne act of August 2. 182, together wltn such few balances as were on hand from previous appropriation?. The balance in the Treasury subiect to requisition July 1, 18.-3, was f 10.011.C19.5S, the anion t appropriated during the fiscal year list waf 1,319, 631 627, and the amount drawn from tue Tressury during the fiscal year was SVW3-7U.oi, leaving a ba acce of $31,125,806 in the Treasury, subject to requisition July 1, 188t COAST DEFENSES VRUEP, The 8xrretary of War submits the report of the Chief of Engineers as to the practicability of protecting our important cities of the seaboard bv fortifications and other defenses able to repel modern methods of attack. The time has now come when such defences can be prepared with confidence that they will not prove abortive; and when the possible result of delay in making such preparation is seriously considered, delay seems lnexcuftftble for the most important cities, those whose' destruction or capture would be a rational humiliation. Adequate de fenses, inclusive of guns, may be made by the gradual expenditure of 1,000,000, a sum much less than a victorious enemy could levy as a contribution. An appropnatioa of a boat onetenth of that amount is assea to begin tne worx, and I concur with the Secretary of War in urging that it be granted. The War Department is proctediDK wita the convention of um-inca smooth bore guns in eight-inch rides by the tialag of the former with tubes of forged or of coiled wrought iron. Fifty guns will be thns converted within the vear. This, however, does not obviate the no cet! ty of providing meass for tbe construction of guns of the highest power both for tbe purpose of coast ueicnae and lor tae armament 01 war va&eis. ORDNANCE MATTKRS. The report of the Gun Fo-iadry Board, appointed April 2, 1833, in pursuance of the act of Maren 8, lhS3, was transmitted to Congrewi in a special message ol Februarv 8. I88t la my messaze of March 26, lht I called attention te the recommendation of the Board that the Government should encourage tbe production of private steel works of the required material for heavy cannon. and that two Government factories-one for the army and one for the navy should be established for the fabrication of guns from such material. No action having been taken, the Boa-d was subsequently reconvened to determine more fully the plans and estimates necessary for carrying out its recommendations. It has received information which indie ttes that there are responsible steel manufacturer in this country who. although not provided at present wuh tne necessary plant, are willing to construct tbe same and to make bids for contracts with the Government for tbe supply of the requisite mate rial for the heaviest guns adanted to modern war tare, it a guaranteed order of sufficient magni tude, accompanied by a positive appropriation ex tending to a series 01 years snail be maae oy uongTess, all doubts as to the feasibility of the plaa being removed, I renew toy recommendation mat such action be taken or Oongress aa will en able the Government to construct its own ord nance upon iu own territory, and so to provide the armaments demanded by considerations of nauonaj saiety anu nonor. A STRONG WORD FOB THE MAVY. The report of the Secretary of tbe Navy exhibits .the progress wbieb has been made on the new steel cruisers, authorized by the ants of August 5. 1882, aad March 3, Ih&t. Of the fonr vessels under contract one, the Chicago, of 4.500 tons, is more than half finished; the Atlanta, 3.QU0 tons, has been lucoeraf miy launched, and bcr machinery is no w fi in : the Bo-ton. also of 3.000 tons, is ready for launching, and the Dolphin, a dispatch steamer 01 j.nu toua, is ready for delivery. Certain advrrM criticisms nnon the designs of these cru Iers are discussed by the Secretary, who intisi that the correctness ot the conclusions, reached by the Advisory Board and t7 tte Depart ment, aas oeea aemoastratca by recent aeveiop

xnent In ship building abroad. The machinery of

the double-torreted monitors "funtan." "terror" and "Amphitnte," contrasted for nnder the act of March 3. 1SS3. was in prooesi of construc tion. No work has been done daring the past year on their armor for lack of necessary appropriation A fourth monitor, the MonadoocR," nüll rem a'ns unfinished at the Navy Yard ia California. It Ms recommended that early steps be taken to complete tbee vewel, and to provide also an armament for the monitor "Miantonomoh." The recommendations 01 the Naval Advisory Bosrd. approved by the Department, comprise the construction of one steel crniser of 4 5-K) tons, one cruiser 01 8,000 ton, two heavily armed gun-boats, one dlfpatch boat armed with Hotchkiss cannon, one armored ram snd three torpedo boats. The i general designs, all of which are calculated to meet the existing wants of the service, are now well advanced, and tbe construction of the vessels : can be undertaken as soon as you shall grant the i necessary authority. Tbe set of Congress, approved August 7, 1832. authorized the removal to tho United States of the bodies of Lieutenant Commander George W. leLong and bis companions of the Jeannctte expedition. This re moval has been successiuiiy accomplished by lieutenants Harber and fecauetza. The remains were taken from their graves in tne Lena Delta in Msrch, 1883, and were retained at 1 akutsk until the following winter, the season being too far advanced to admit of theD Immediate transportation. They arrived at New Yotk February 20. 1SS4, where they were received with suitable honors. In pursuance ot tne joint reso lution of Congress, approved February 13, 184, a risval expedition was fitted out for the relief of Lieutenant A. W. Greely, United States Army, and of the partv who had beeu engaged nnder his command in t-clentiflc observations st Lady Franklin cay. The ceet consisted of tbe steam sealer Thetis, rurc bawd in England: the Boar, purchased at St. John, N. F.. and the Alert, which was generously provided by the British Government. iTeparauons lor tne expedition were promptly made by the Secretary of the Navy, with tbe active co operation of the Beeret ry of War. Commander George W. Collin was placed la command of the Aleit and Lieutenant W, U. Eatery in command of the Bear. The Thetis was intrusted to Commander Win field S. Copley, to whom also was assigned the superintendence of me enure expedition, immediately coon its ar rival at Upcrnavik the fleet beian the dangerous navigation of Melville Ray, and in spite of every obsWcle reached Littleton Island oa June 22. a fortDight f ar'ier thaa any vessel had before attained that point On tne same day it crossed over to Cspe Sabine, where Lieutenant Greely and the other survivors of his party were discovered. After taking oa board the living and the bodies of the dead, the relief ships alled for et Johns, where tiev arrived on Julv 17. They were appropria'elv at Portsmouth, N. H , on August L and at Now York on An hum h. One of tbe bodies was landed at the former place the others ere put on shore at Governor's Island, and with the exception of one, which was interred in the National Cemetery, were forwarded thence to the def-linatlon indicated by friends. The organization and conduct of this relief expedition reflects great credit upon all who contributed to it success. Id this, the lat of the stared messes that I shall have the bonor to transmit to the Congress of the United States, I can not too strongly nrge on its attention the duty of restoring our navy as rapidly as poible to the high state of efficiency which formerly characterized it As the long peace tbat has lulled ns into a sense of faicled security may at any time be disturbed, it is plain that the policy of strengthening this arm of the service is dictated by considerations of u9, economy, of jut regard for our future tranquility and 01 true appreciation of the dignity and honor of the Republic. POfTOmCS A TT AIFÄ Tho report of the Postmaster General acquaints you with the present condition and needs of the postal service. It dkcloses the gratifying fact that the loss of revenue from tne reduction in the rate of letter postage, as recommended ia my message of December, 1882, and effected by the act of March 3. lfc&l. baa been much less thiui was generally anticipated. My recommendation of this redaction was based upon the belief that the actual falling off in receipts from letter postage for the year Immediately succeeding thnchaageof rate wonid be f3.C00, 000. It has proved to be only 2,275,000. This is a trustworthy indication that the revenue will soon be restored to its former volume by the natural increases ot sealed correspondence. I confidently repeat, therefore, the recommendation of my last annual message that single rate po"Uge upon drop letters be reduced to one cent wherever the payment of two cents is now nqoired by law. The double rate is only exacted at c ilices where the carrier sytem Is ia operation, and it appears that at the offices tbe Increase in tax nron local letters defrays the cost not only of its own collection and delivery, but of the collection and delivery of all other mail matter. This is an inequality that ouht no longer to exist. 1 approve the recommendation of the Postmaster General that the unit of weignt in the rating of first-claf s matter should be one ounce Instead of one-half enure, as it now is. In view of the statistics fnrnished by the Department, it may well be Coubted whether the change would result in any loss of revenue. That it would greatly promote the convenience of tbe public is beyond dispute. Tbe free delivery system baa lately been eppiied to five cities, and the total number of offices lu wh'ch it is now in operation is Iü9. Exoerience shows that its adoption nn ler proper condit'oosls equally an accommodation to the public and an advantage to the pos al service. It is more than self-sustaining, and for the reasons urged by the Postmaster General may properly be extended. It is the opinion ot tbat cflicer that it 1s proper to provide means wnereby rxotptiODal despatch in dealing with letters in free delivery oCices maybe secured by payment of extraordln sry potase. Tai. scheme might be made efttciive by the employment ot a special stamp whose cent should be commcntur&te with the expense of the extra service in some of large eitle. Private express companies have undertaken to outstrip tne Government man-carriers py affording for the prompt transmission of letters better facilities than have hitherto ben at the command of the Postofboe. It has always been the policy of the Government to discourage such enterprises, and la no better war can that policy be maintained than In supplying tbe public with the most efficient mall service that with d ue regard to its own bet interests can be fui nlahed tor Its accommodation. THE WITNESS ASO JCROB FEE BILL. Tbe Attorney General renews the reoommenda lion contained in his report of Last year touching the fees ot witnesses and jurors. lie favors radical changes in the Fee bill ; the aaoption 01 a system by which attorneys and marshals of the United bust es should be compensated solely by salaries. and tbe erection by the Government 01 a penitentiary for the confinement of offenders against its laws. Of the varied governmental concerns in charge of the Interior Department, the report of its Secretary presents an interesting Bummary. Among the topics deserving particular attention. 1 refer to his observations respecting our Indian affairs, the pre-emption ot timber culture acts, the failure 01 Railroad Companies to take title to lands granted by the Government, and the operations of the PentJon Otlice, the Patent Office, the Census Birnau and the Bureau of Education. Allusion has been made already to the circumstance that, both as between different Indian tribes and as between Indians and whites, the past year has been .one of unbroken peace. In this circumstance the President is glal to find justification for the policy of the Government in dealing with tbe lnd.au question, anl in confirmation of views which were fully expressed in his tret communication to the Forty -seveata Congress, The Secretary urges anew the enactment of a statute for the punishment of crimes committed on Indian reservations, and recommends the rassage of the bill now pending; la the llouse ot Representatives for the purchase of a tract of 18.000 square miles from the Sioux Reservation. Both those measures are worthy of approval. POLYGAMY. I concur with him alo in advising the rapeal of the pre-emption law, the enactment of statutes resolving the present legal com plications touching lapted grants to railroad companies, and the funding of the debt of the everal Pacific railroads under such guaranty as shall effectually, insure iu ultimate payment The report of the Utah commission will be read with Interest It dkcloses results of recent legislation looking to tbe prevention and punishment of polygamy in that Territory. I still believe that if that abominable practice can be suppressed by law it can on-y be done by the most ralical legislation consistent wl'h the restraints ot the Comtltatlon. I again recommend that Congress assume absolute political control of the Territory of Utah, and provide for the appointment ot a commiadou, with such governmental powers as la its judgment may justly and wisely be put into their hands. A GREAT SCHEME OF RECIPROCITY, In the course of this communication reference has more than once been made to the policy of this Government aa regards the extension ol our foreign trade. It seems proper to declare the general principals that should, in my opinion, underlie our national efforts In tbat direction. The main conditions of tbe problem mny be tons stated: We are a people of mechanical pursuits and fertile in invention; we cover a vast extent in territory rich in agricultural products and nearly all the raw material necessary for successful msnulactme: we have a system of protective establishments more than sufficient to supply onr own demands; the wages of labor are also great;

t h"acaiA of living of onr artifilan classes is such as

tends to secure their personal comfort and the developments oi those higher moral and intellectual qualities mat go k tue making of citizens: our ryttem ot tax and tana legislation is yielding a revenue which is in excess of the present nee is of the Government These are elements from WHICH 11 IS DUUXUI HI VJ n u.u, without unfavorably changing tbe condition of the workingmen. our mercban t marine snau oe ral?cd from its enfeebled condition and new markets rrovided for the sale beyond our borJers of the manifold fruits of our indns'rial enterprises. The problem is complex, and can be solved by ao Single measure of Innovation for reform. The countries of the American Continent an l the aijacent islands are for tbe United ettates the natural markets of snppiy ana demand, it is from tnetn that we should obtain what we do not produce, or do not produce in sufficiency, and it is to the a that the surplus productions of our field., our mills and our workshops should flow, nnder con ditions as will equalize or favor them La comparison with foreign competition. roar paths of policy seem to point to mis ena: First a aeries of reciprocal commercial treaties with the countries of America, which shall foater between us. and then an UHbam&ered movement of trade. The condition ot these treaties should be tbe free admission of such merchandise as tats country does not produce, In return for almisaion free, or under a lavorea scheme 01 aatiesoiour own products; the benefits of such exchangs to apply on these goods earned un ier tne nag 01 tne partiea to the contract; the removal on both aide Irom vessels so privileged 01 an tonnage aues ana national imports, so that thir vessels may ply unhindered between onr ports and the other contracting parties, though without infringing on the reserved home coasting trade: the removal or reduction of burdens on the exported products of those conn tries coming within the benefits of the trea ties; (snd the avoidance ol technical restrictions and penalties by which our intercourse with thoie countries is at present hampered.) Fetondly, the establishment of the consular service of the United States on a salaried footing, permitting the relinquishment of consular fees, not only äs respects vessels under the national flag, but also as respects vessels of the treaty nations carrying goods entitled to the benefits of the treaties. Thitdly, the enactment of measures to favor the construction and maintenance of a steam cartying marine nnder tbe flag of the United diaiea. Fourthly, the establishment of a uniform currency besis for the countries of America, so that the coined products of our mines may circulate on equal terms throughout the whole system of Commonwealths. This would require a monetary union of America whereby the output of the bullion producing countries and tbe circulation of those which yield neither gold nor silver coald be adjusted In conformity with the population, wealth and commercial needs cf each. As many of the countries furnish no bullion to the common stock, the surplus production of our mines and mints miebt thus be utilized, and a step taken toward the general remonetization of silver. To tbe accomplishment of these ends so far aa they can be attained by separate ticaties the negations already concluded and now in propre have been directed, and the favor with whleh this enforced policy has thus far been received warrants the belief that Its operations will ere long embrace all or nearly all the countries of this hemisphere. It is by no means desirable, however, that the policy under consideration should be applied to ihete countries alone. The health! al enlargement of our trade with Kurope, Asia and Africa should be sought by reducing tariff burdens on such of tbeir wares as neither we nor the other American Ststes are fit'ed to prod nee, and thus msbllng ourselves to obtain in return a better market for our supplies cf food, of raw materiaU, and of the manufactures in which we excel. It seems tbat many of the embarrassing elements in the great national conflict between protection and free trade may tbns be turned to good account: that the revenue may be reduced so aa no longer to overtax the people: that protective duties may be retained without becoming burdensome: that our shipping interests may be jndiciously encouraged: the currency fixed on a-riria basis: and, above all, such a unity ot interests established among the States of tbe American pystcm as will be ot great and ever-increasing advantage to tnetn an. All treaties In the line of this policy wbich'htve been negotiated or are in process of negotiation. contain a provision deemed to be requisite under the clause ot the Constitution, limiting to the Home of Representatives the authority to origin ate tills lor raiding revenue. CIVIl SERVICE RErORM. On the 29th of February last I transmitted to Congress the first annual report of the Civil Ser vice Commission, together with communications from tbe beads of several executive departments of tbe Government respecting tbe practical workings ol the law under wmcn the commission nas oeen acting. The good results therein foreshadowed have been more thaa realized. The evstem has fully answered the expectations of its friends in ttenring competent and faithful public servants and in protecting the appointing officers of the Government from tne preture ot personal importunity, ana iron tte labor of examining the claims and pretensions of rival candidates for public employment. The law has bad tbe unqualified support of the President, and of the heads of the several departraeuts, and the members of the commission have performed their duty with real aud fidelity. Their report w ill shortly be submitted, and will be aocomi anled by such recommendations for enlarging the scope of the existing statute as shall commend themselves to the Executive and the Commiskiocers charged with its administration. REGARDING A BAKKRVFT LAW. In view of the several and persistent demands throughout the commercial community for a national bankrupt law. I hope that the differences of sentiment which have hitnorto prevented lis enactment may not outlaid the present 8c&sio3. ASIATIC CHOLKRA. The pestilence which for the past two years baa been rasing in the countries of the East recently made Its appearance in European ports, with which we are in constant communication. The then Secretary of the Tressury in pursuance of a : proclamation of the President i&ued certain regulations restricting, and for a time prohibiting the importation cf rags and the admission of baggage of emigrants and of travelers arriving from infected quarters. Let this course may have been without strict warrant of law, I approve the recommendation of the present Becretary that Congress take action in tbe premises, and I aim recommend tbe immediate adoption of fcuch measures as will be likely to ward off tbe dreaded epidemic snd to miiieate its severity in case it shall unhappily extena to our snoros. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The annual report of tbe Commissioners of the District of Columbia reviews of the operations of tbe several departments of the municipal government 1 ak your careful consideration of its augKtfjtionsinrepecttole?islauon, especially commending such as relate to a revision of the Civil and Criminal Code, the performance of labor by pertons tenienced to imrrisoni&eut ia the jail, the construction and occupation of wharves along the river front, and the erection of a suitable bn tiding for District offices. I recommend that In recognition of the eminent services of Ulysses S. Grant, late General of the armies of the United Btatcs, and twice President cfthe Nation, that Congress confer upon him a suitable pension. I am certain of the measure, that seem to me neoeesaty and expedient, I have cow, in abeyance to tbe Constitution, recommended for your adoption. As respects others, of no leas importance, I ahall content myself with renewing tbe recommendations already rosde to the Congress, without restating the irrocnas upon which such reooinmeridations were based. Tbe preservation of forests in the public domain, the granting of Government lands for popular education, the amendment of the Federal Constitution so as to make effective the d if approval by tbe President ot particular items in appropriating bills, the enactment of statutes In regard to the filling of vacancies in the Presidential office, and the determining of vexed questions respecting Presidential inability, are measures whleh may justly receive your serious considarations. As the time draws nigh when I am to retire from tbe rnblic service. I can not refrain frora expressing to the members of the National Legislature, with whom I have been brought into pertODal snd efScial Intercourse, my sincere appreciation of their unfailing courtesy, and of their harmonious co-operation with the Executive in so many measures calculated to promote the best interests of the Nation, and to my fellow-citizens generally, I acknowledge a deep eDse of obligation for the support which they Fave accorded me in my administration of the Executive Department ot the Government (Signed) Chksteb A. Arthur. Washington, D. C, Dec. 1, 1884.A Naked Man Found In a Canal. New York, Not. 2Q Tne body of a well dresied man was found this morning in the Gowanns Canal. Tbe body waa recognized at that of Hugh Campbell, a brother ot Chief of Police Campbell, of Brooklyn, and also of Congressman Felix CampbelL . The deceased was a partner of Felix in the steam fitting basineBS in this city. Be was married and lived in Brooklyn. He in good ci reamstances. The police are making lnyestigations. . .

SAMUEL J. RJLND1IX,

Acknowledged aa the Letvder of the Bons He Will Have Ills Own Way About tbe -Committee Probabi Changes Special to the SentlneL Washi5gto5, Dec 1. Mr. E&aaall, who ia the acknowledged leader of the majority oy the House, and who, bein? CLa'rman of the appropriations, will just about dictate tho proceedings of Congress this winter. eays tnere will be Utile coxmiitfe worst done at this session, and but it is almost folly to do much outside of hia cemmittee-rcon. He s&ja no action will be taken upon the work by this Congress, eod as it must 11 be dene over again in future Congresses, it is work thrown overboard in many instances. It looks low as thovgh there will be but little charge in tte general make op of the committees in the next ITonse. Speaker Carlisle will be re-elected, ard there is an impression tbat a pood many cf the chairmanships will remain as they are. Of course, if Mr. Randall gets into Cleveland's Cabinet, there will be a vacancy there, which JuJe llolman, of Indiana, will likely be called to fill, or, possibly, ß unset Cox, of New York. General Rosecrans, of California, will net bo in the Forty-ninth Conferees, and there will be another man at the bead of tbe Committee on Military ACalra. Mr. Stcckslager, cf Indiana, Chairman of Public Bnildin? and Grounds, and Hr. Scales, ot North Carolina, having; been elected Governor, will not go to Consxeea apain, which will make a vacant Chair at the bead cf tbe Printing Bureau. Them will be a vacancy in the Chairmanship of Fcstc2ke and Post Beads by the retirement of Mr. Lloney. of Mississippi, who may be called to the Poetmaster Generalship nnder Cleveland. Three or four other changes would of necessity be required under a reorganization of the new Uocbo of representatives. Tbs committee arrangements bave been very harmonious and eüicient ender Speaker CarHale, and predictions bave been made that in the event of a second term for him he will not studiously work a change. About the only man who felt very bad over tbe present organization of committees was 8prirjger, of Illinois. lie didn't want the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of J de ties in any event, but be got it snd seems to bave used it pretty welL It is pretty well determined that Postmaster Daiton, of Indiana, is the only officer of the Bont-e besides the Speaker who can be reelected. - A Committee to be Appointed to Kxamtne Various Steel and Irou Works Witts a View to Renewing Oar Naval and Coast Defenses. Bpedal to the Sentinel. Washihgto, Dec, 1. It Is be'ieved that the House, acting upon the information, which will be furnished by the Senate Committee, that has been looking into the capacity of the steel works at Pittsburg and elsewhere for making guns ot a large calibre will authorize the appointment of a committee by the President to -visit the coast cities of the country and the steel works and ship-yards, for tbe purpose of ascertaining jutt what is needed to reconstruct our coast defenses and navy, and to compile estimates ot cost and make Borne sort of recommendations about bavins the work done at private or Government foundries and yards. There is a popular sympathy for private firms in this work, and they will likely gt It when it ia finally given out. It ia calculated that o0,000,000 will be required in the outlay. It will replenish tne money market. Cabinet Strikers Already at Work LobbyIns; for tbeir Men. Special to the Sentinel. Waehikgtoit, D. C, Dec 1. Cabtnet strikers have already begun to arrive, and for the remainder of the winter they will infest the city. They are friends of gentlemen who would like to have positions in the Cabinet, and they are here to workup booms. One man from a Southern Elate has already a dozen men here -booming him around the hotel lobbies and urging the newspaper men to use hia name as often as possible. It will be unfortunate for Cabinet aspi-' raDtsif it should reach the ears of the gen--tleman at Albany that tLey have employed lobbjiS'ts to repreeent tbera before the peot?e. It is said that the President elect's fiedal aversion is to people who are appealing to the country continually. Members of Arthur's Cabtnet Have Mad Arrangements as t Their Future Except Chandler. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, Dec 1. Ill the members of President Arthur's Cabinet have arranged for their fatures except Secretary Chandler, Tbe Secretaries of State and the Treasury will retire from active life when they leave the Cabinet Secretary Lincoln will practise law in Illinois. The Attorney General will ' do likewise at Philadelphia. Postmaster General II at ton will re&nrae his editorial ' work on tbe Burlington llawkeye. Beeretary Teller will, if be is not re-elected to the United States Senate, go back to Denver and practice law. President Arthur, if he is not elected to the Senate from New York, will take up his residence in tbe great metropolis of that State, and live off of law and the income of his investments, which aggregate towards fa millionidollars. Tbe Illinois Canvass Completed with tnje Exception of the Leman-ltrand Case Chicago. Dec. L The Daily News. Springfield. ILL, special says: Tbe State Canvass- . ing Board completed its work to-day. and decided the contest in the Thirteenth Legislative District In favor of Muhlheron, and against Kin ph. This will make the Legislature a tie on joint ballot, in case Leruan, Republican, in the Sixth District is elected, and will give the Democrats a majority of two in case Brand, democrat, ' of the tame district, ia given the seat. Klnph claims that ninety votes for him in Nineteenth Precinct of the Fourteenth . Ward were counted for his opponent, and rays he will present the case to the United Btatea Grand Jury, or will contest it before the Senate. Tbe facta were , sworn to before both county and State canvassing board, that by a clerical error Klnph was originally given ninety votes too many. As both Klupb. and Malheron are Democrats, tbe complexion of the Legislature will not be changed in either esse. Governor Hamilton will announce his decision in the Brand-Lemon case tomorrow. , A Desperate Character ' Ox aba. Nebv.Kov. At Osceola. Tolk County, a man named Smith, on Thursday night fatally shot hia wife, and when Jailed cut his own throat, Previous to tbe shooting the man had been put . under bonds to ken the peace at the instance oi his wife, and before that bad been charged wita Incest, hia daughter being tholvictlm. Ot the Latter actuation, however, he was acquitted by expert vlieace.

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