Value of their products. And yet tor many
ef tho necessaries and comforte of life, which
the most scrupulous economy enables them
to bring into their homes, and for their Im
plements of husbandry, they are obllgod to
pay a prico largely Increased by an unnatural
profit which, By tho action of the govern
ment, Is given to the more fnvorcd manu
facturer. 1 recommend that, kecking in
Tiew all these considerations, the increasing
and unnecessary surplus of national income
annually accumulating be released to tho
people by an amendment to our revenue laws
which shall cheapen the price of the neces
saries of life tnd give freer entrance to such
imported materials as by American labor
may be manufactured Into marketable com
modities. Nothing can be accomplished,
however, In the direction of this much needed
reform, unless the subject Is approached in a
patriotic spirit of devotion to the interests of
the entire country and with a willingness to
yield something for the public good.
THE COINAOE.
During the fiscal year ended June SO, 1830,
there were coined under the compulsory sll
Ter coinage act of 1878 20,833,005 silver dol
lars, and tho cost of tho silver used in such
coinage was 123,448,000.01. There had been
coined up to the close of tho previous fiscal
year under the provisions of tho law 203.b82,
54 silver dollars, and on Djc. 1, 1880, tho
total amount of such coinage was $247,131,
549. The director of the mint reports that
ut tho timo of the passage of the law of 1873
directing this coinage, the intrinsic value of
the dollars thus coined was 94f centa each,
and that on July 31, 1880, the price of silver
reached the lowest stage over known, so that
tho Intrmsio or bullion prico of our standard
silver dollar at that dato was less than
seventy-two cents. The price of silver on
Nov. CO last was such as to malco these dol
lars intrinsically worth seventy-eight cents
each.. These differences In value of the coins
represent the fluctuations in the price of sil
ver, and they certainly do not indicate that
compulsory coinage by the government en
hances tho prico of that commodity or bo
cures uniformity In Its valuo. Every fair
and legal effort has been made by tho
treasury department to distribute this
currency among the people. Tho
withdrawal of United States treas
ury notes ,of small denominations, and
the issuing of small silver certificates have
beeu resorted to in the endeavor to accom
plish this result In obedience to the will and
ueullments of tho representatives of the peo
ple in the congress. On the 27th day of No
vember, 1SS0, tho people held of theso coins,
or certificates representing them, tho nomi
nal sum of (100,873,041, and wo still had $79,
404,345 in the treasury as against about
143,894,055 so in the hands of the people and
$72,805,370 remaining in the treasury one
year ago. The director of the mint again
urges the necessity of more vault room for
the purpose of storing these silver dollars
which are not needed tor circulation by tho
people. I have seen no reason to change the
views expressed in my last annual message
on the subject of this compulsory coinage;
and I again urge Its suspension on all tho
grounds contained in my former recommen
dation, reinforced by the significant lncreaso
of our gold exportntions during the last year,
its appears by tho comjuirative statement
herewith presented, and for the further rea
sons that the more this currency Is distribut
ed among the people tho grentor bocomos our
duty to protect it from disaster; that we now
have abundance for all our needs, and that
there seems but little propriety in building
vaults to store such currency when the only
pretense for its coinage is the necessity of its
use by tho people as a circulating medium.
DEPARTMENT OP JUSTICE.
The conduct of the department of justice
for the last fiscal year Is fully detailed in the
report of the attorney general, and I invite
th earnest attention of the congress to the
same and due consideration of the recommen
dations therein contained. In the report sub
mitted by this officer to the last session of the
congress he strongly recommended the erec
tion of a penitentiary for the confinement of
prisoners convicted and sentenced in the
United Htntes courts; and he repeats the rec
ommendation in his report for the last year.
This is a matter of very great importance and
should at once receive congressional actioa
With prisons under its own control, the gov
ernment could deal with the somewhat vexed
question of convict labor, so far as its con
victs were concerned, according to a plan of
its own adoption, and with due regards to the
rights and interests of our laboring citizens,
instead of sometimes aiding in the operation
of a system which causes among them irrita
tion and discontent. Upon consideration of
this subject it might be thought wise to erect
more than one of these institutions, located
in such places as would best subserve the
purposes of convenience and economy in
transportation. I again urge a change in the
federal judicial system to meet the wants of
the people and obviate the delays necessarily
attending the present condition of affairs in
our courts.
TUB FUBUO DOMAIN.
The recommendations of the secretary of
the interior and the commissioner of the
general land office looking to the better pro
tection of public lands and of the public sur
veys, the preservation of national forests, the
adjudication of grants to states and corpora
tions and of private land claims, and the in
creased efficiency of the public laud service
are eommondeil to the attention of congress.
To secure the widest distribution of public
lands in limited quantities among settlers for
residence and cultivation and thus make the
greatest number of individual homes was the
primary object of the public land legislation
in the early days of the republic. This sys
tem was a simple oue.
It was soon, nowever, found that the ob
ject of tho huvs was perverted under tho sys
tem of cash sales, from a distribution of land
among the people to an accumulation of land
capital by wealthy and speculative persons.
To check this tendency n preference ight of
purchase was given to settlers on tho land, a
plan which culminated in tin general pre
emption act of 1841, The foundation of this
system was actual residence and cultlvatln,
Twenty years later the homesttiad law was
devised to more surely place actual homes in
the possession of actual cultivators of the
soil. The laud was given without price, the
bole cxirtiousbelqg cealdence, improvement
and cultivation. But In later years theso
laws through vicious administrative methods
and under changed conditions of communi
cation and transportation, have Uwii bo
evaded and violated that their beneficent
purposo is threatened with ontiro defeat.
The rapid appropriation of our public lands
without bona fido sentiments or cultivation,
and not only without Intention of residence,
but for tho purpose'' of their nggrezntlon in
large holdings, fa many cases in the liniids of
foreigners, Invites the serious and immediate
attention of tho congress. I recommend
tho repeal of the pro-emptlon mid timber
culturo acts, and that tho homostead
laws bo so amended as to botfor secure
compliance with their requirements of resi
dence, improvement, and cultivation for the
period Of five years from the dato of entry,
without commutation or provision for specu
lative relinquishment. I also recommend the
repeal of tho desert-land laws unless It shall
1 tho pleasure of tho congress to so amend
theso laws as to render them less llnblo to
abuses.
The removal of the fences still remaining
which inclose public lands will be enforced
with all tho authority and meaos with which
the oxecutlve branch of the government is or
shall bo Invested by the congress for that
purposo.
THE NATIONAL DEDT.
The sura paid upon tho public debt during
the fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1SS0. was
$44,651,043.30. '
During tho" twelve months ended Oct. HI,
1880, 3 per cent bonds were called for rodemii
tion amounting to $127,283,100, of which
$eO,013,200 was so called to answer tho re
quirements of tho law relating to the sinking
fund and $40,0.7.),000 for tho purposo of re
ducing the publlo debt by application of a
part of tho surplus in tho tieasury to that
object. Of the bonds thus called $102,209,450
became subject under such talis to redemp
tion prior to Nov. 1, 18S0. Tho remainder,
amounting to $25,013,050, matured under the
calls after that date.
In addition to the amount subject to pay
ment and cancellation prior to Nor. 1, there
were also paid before that day certain of
theso bonds, with the Interest thereon,
mounting to $5,073,350, which were antici
pated as to their maturity, of which $3,004,
650 had not been called. Thus f 107,341, 800
had been actually applied prior to Nov. 1,
1SS0, to the extinguishment of onr bonded
and interest bearing debt, leaving on that
day still outstanding tho sum of $1,153,413,112.
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The affairs of the postal sorvlce show
marked and gratifying improvement during
the jiast year. Tho reduction of tho rato of
letter postngo in 1SS3, rendering tho postal
revenues Inadequate to sustain the expendi
tures, and business depression also contribu
ting, resulted in nn excess of cost for tlo
fls -nl year ended Juno 30, 1885, of eight and
one-third millions of dollars. An additional
check upon receipts by doubling the measure
of weight in rating sealed correspondence
and diminishing ono-half the charge for nows
paper carriage, was imposed by legislation
which took effect with the beginning of the
past fiscal year; while the constant demand
of our territorial development and growing
population, for the extension and increase of
mail facilities and machinery, necessitates
steady annual advance in outlay; and the
careful estimate of a year ago uu tho rates
of expenditure then exlsting,couteiuilatcd tho
unavoidable augmentation of the defi
ciency in tho last fiscal year by nearly $2,
000,000. 1 he anticipated revenue for tho last
year failed of realization by nbout $01,000,
but proper measures of economy havo so sat
isfactorily limited the growth of expenditure
that the total deficiency, in fact, fell below
that of 1885. At the cloe of the last fiscal
year the expense of transportation on 6tar
routes stood at an annual rato of cost less by
over $500,000 than nt tho cloo of the previ
ous yoar, and steamboat and mail messenger
service at nearly $200,000 less. The servico
has been in tho meantime enlarged and ex
tended by tho establishment of now offices, in.
crease of routes of carriage, expansion of car"
rier delivery conveniences and uddltions to th
rall way mail facilities, in accordnnco with the
growing exigencies of tho country and tho
long established policy of tho government.
Tho differences which nrose during tho year
with cortaln of the steamship companies have
terminated by the acquiescence of all in tho
policy of tho government approved by tho
congress in the postnl appropriation at its
last session; and tho department now enjoys
tho utmost service afforded by all vessels
which Bail from our ports upon either ocean
a service generally adequate to the needs
of our intercourse, l'otittons have, how
ever, been presented to the department by
numerous merchants and manufacturers for
the establishment of a direct service to the
Argentino republic mid for semi-monthly dis
patches to the empire of Brazil; and the sub
ject is commended to your consideration. I
suggest that as distinguished from a grant or
subsidy for the mere boneflt of any line of
trade or. travel, whatover outlay may
be required to secure additional postal
service, necessary and proper and
not otherwise attalnablo, should be
regarded as within the limit of
legitimate compensation for such service.
The extension of the free delivery horvlco as
suggested by tho jiostmaster general has here
tofore received my sanction, and it is to bo
hoped u suitable enactment may soon be
agreod upon. Tho request for an appropria
tion sufficient to enable the gcnoral inspection
of fourth class office has my approbation.
The report of the commissioner of pensions
contains a detailed and most satisfactory exhibit
of the operutlonsof the ienslou hureauduring the
last fiscal year. The amount of work done was
the largest la any year since the organization of
the bureau; andlthas been done atless cost than
durlnu the previous year In every division. On
the Both day nt June, 1 0, there were 36.',,7o3 pen
sioners on the rolls of the bureau. Siuce I -ul
there hare lieeu 1,0 8,711 applicants for pensions
tiled, of which IfJ.eH were lased upon sen Ice in
the war of lrtlJ. 'lhere were 6 1.751 of theso np
pllcatlons allowed, including 00,174 to the soldiers
of ISpiand tlieiruidows. The total amount paid
lor pensions since inui jh ?n.tK4.eji or.
The number of new pensions allowed during the
year ended June ao, M l, is 40,t57 a larger num
ber than has been allowed In any yeur nave one
since 101 j thouame of pensioners which
had been previously dropped from the. rolls were
restored during tho sear, ami after deduct
ing those dropped within the same time for
vjjrlous iouavs. j net tefivaio remains (or. the
yfot20,tS3Tnin'ieil. Trom Jan. 1,T30I, tbDee.
1, 1833, 1,0J7 private pension acts had ben passed.
Since the lust mentioned date, and during the
last session of the congress. W I such acta liecame
laws. It seems to me that no one can ex
amine our jienslon establishment and its
operations without being convinced that
tbiough It Instrumentality Justice can be
very nearly done to all who are entitled
under present laws to the pension bounty of the
trovemment. But It is undeniable. Ihnt rnottpr.
1st, well entitled to relief. In which tho pension
bureau Is powerless to aid. The really .worthy
cases of this class are such as only lock by mis-
law and regulations of the bureau require, or
which, though their merit is apparent, for some
other remon cannot bo justly dealt with through
general laws. These conditions fully justify np-
11100 to the congress and special enactments,
ut resort to the congress for a special pension
act to overrule the deliberate and careful deter
mination of the enslon bureau on the merits
or to secure favorable action when It could not
lie expected under the most liberal execution of
general laws, it must be a1mltbl, oi-ns the
door to the allowance of questionable claims and
presents to the legislative and executive branches
of the government applications concededly not
within the law and phvfnly devoid of merit, but
so surrounded by sentiment and patriotic feel.
Ing that they are hard to resist 1 suppose it
will not be denied that many claims for iionelon
are made without merit and that many have
been allowed upon frauJulent representations.
This has been declared from the Kuion bureau,
not only in this, but In prior administrations
Tho usefulness and the Justiceof any system for the
distribution of pensions depend upon the equalltv
and uniformity Of Us operation, it will be seen
from the repoi t of the commissioner that there are
now paid by the government 131 different rates of
of pension. He estimates from the best informa
tion he can obtain that 0,000 of those w ho have
served lu the army and havy of tho United Stays
are now supported, la wbole or In part, frou pub
lie funds or by organized charities, exclusive of
those In soldiers' homes under the direction and
control of the government. Only 13 per cent, of
these are pensioners, while of th- entire numlier
of men furnished for the late war something like
20 ir cent., Including their widows and relatives,
have been or now are in the receipt of pensions.
Tho American people, with a pan folic ond grate
ful regard for our ex-oldters two broad and too
sacred to bo monopolized by any special advocates
are not only willing but auxtous that equal and
exact Justice should be dona to all honest claim
ants for pensions. In their sight the friendless
and destitute soldier, dependent on publlo charity.
If otherwise entitled, has precisely the same right
to share lu the provision made for those who
fought their country's battles as those better able,
through frlrnds aud Intlueuce, to push their
claims. Every iiension that is granted under our
present plan upon any other grounds than actual
service and Injury or disease Incurred In such ser
vice, and ev ery instance of of tho many In which
pensions aro Increased on other grounds than the
merits of the claim, work an Injustice to the brave
and crippled, but jioor and friendless soldier, who
Is entirely negnected or who must be content with
tho smallest sum allowed under general laws.
There are far too many neighborhoods in which
aro found glaring cases of Inequality of treatment
In the matter of jienslons; and they are largely
dhe to a yielding In the iienslon bureau to
importunity on the part of those,
other than tho pensioner, who are especially
interested, or they arise from special acts passed
for tho iK'ncflt of Individuals. 'Ihe men who
fought side by side should stand side by side when
they partlclimte In a grateful nation's kind re
membrance, Every consideration of fairness and
Justice to our ex-soldiers, and tho protection of
the patl folic Instinct of our citizens fromjierver
sion and violation, point to the adoption or a -tension
system broad and comprehensive enough to
cover every contingency, and hlch shall make
unnecessary an objectionable volume of special
legislation. As long as we adhere to the principle
of granting pensions for service, and disability as
the result of the service, the allowance of pen
slons should be restricted to cases presenting
hese feature Every patriotic heart responds to
a tender couslderation for those who, having
served their country long and well, are reduced to
destitution and dependence, not as an Incident of
their service, but with advancing age or through
sickness or misfortune. We are all tempted by
the contemplation of such a condition to supply
relief, and aro often Impatient of the limitations
of publlo duty, yielding to no one In the desire
to indulge this feeling of consideration, I cannot
rid myself of tlte conviction that If these ex
soldiers are to be relieved they and their cause
are entitled to the beuetit of an enactment, under
which relief may be claimed as a right, and that
such relief should be granted under the sanction
of law, not In evasion of It; nor should such
worthy objects of care, all equally entitled, 1 re
mitted to the unequal operation of sympathy or
the tender mercies of social and political influ
ence with their unjust discriminations
The discharged sold lei's and sailors of the coun
try are our fellow-citizens, and Interested with us
in the passage and faithful exeoutlon of whole
some lews. They cannot be strervod from their
duty or citizenship by artful appeals to their
srwit of brotherhood born of cominoo iieril and
uttering, nor will they; exact aj a test of devo
tion to their welfare a willingness to neglect pub
lic duty in their bohalt
TUB PATENT OfTOt
On the 4th of March, 183, the current business
of the patent office was, on aa average, live and
a half months In arrears, and In several divisions
m re thAn rw elve months behind. At the close of
tho last fiscal (year such current woik was but
three months In arrears, and It Is ass-rte I ond bs
lleved that in the next few months the delay In
obtaining an examination of nn application for a
patent vvdl be but nominal. The numb-r of ap
plications for patents during the last fl teal year,
Including reissues, designs, trademarks and
labels, equa's 4 i,i7d, which is considerably l.i ex
cess of the number received during anv prece 1
ing year. The receipts of the patent uface dur
ing the year aggregate $l,2U5,10f.h0, enabling the
ofllce to turn Into the treasury a surplus revenue,
over and above all expenditures, of about $10-1,
7I0.3(). The number of patents granted dining
the last fiscal year. Including reissii'-s, trade
marks, designs and labels, was 5.(H'Ja number
also quite largely lu excess of that of any pre
ceding year. The report of the commissioner
show s the ofllce to be in a prosp-rous condition
and constantly Increasing In its business. No in
crease or foi-ce Is asked for. The amount esil
mated for the fiscal year endhu June HO, ibM'i,
was IS31.7W. The amount estimated Tor the v ear
ending Junt so, 1SS7. w as $-J.'!.uoo. The amount
estimated for the fiscal year ending June 3d, ItteS,
is $778,770.
r-ACTFId RAILROADS.
The secretary of the Interior suggests a change
In the plan fur the payment of the Indebtedness
of the racltio subsl.llz d roads to tlu covei nment.
Uissugg stion has the unanimous Indorsement of
tho jieitions sclectei by the government to act at
directors of these roads an i protect the interests
of the United States In the hoard of direction, la
considering the plan proposed tho sole matters
which should be taken Inti account. In myopia
iou. are the situation of the government as a
creditor, and the Burest way to secure tho pay.
ment of tho principal ami Interest of Its debt lly
a recent decision of the supreme court of the
United tstates It has been aljudged that the laws
of the several states are Inoperative to regulate
rates of transportation on radroads. If such regu
lation Interferes with the rate of carriage from
on state Into another. This Important Held of
control and regulation bavm U-en thus left en
tirely unoecuple tha expediency of federal ao
ioi imiQ mo Kinu ui tiuanuiy OI prooi wnicu 1116
wvu ujjuu vuu suujei-i, woi my oi consideration.
CAPITAL AK LABOO.
The relations of labor to capital and of labor
ing msn lo Usslr sanjMorsiro ofMja utmost
cotieern to oVSry pamctie cmien. when tneae
are strained and distorted, unjustifiable claims
are Apt to be Insisted upon by both Interests, and
In the controversy which results the welfare of
all and the proierlty of the country are Jeopar
dized. Any Intervention of tho general govern
ment, within the limltsof Its constitutional au
thority, to avert such a condition RhouU be will
ingly accorded. In a special message trnnimlt
ted to th congress at Its last sessl vn I suggested
the enlargement of our present labor bureau ond
adding to Its present functions tho powor of ar
bitration la cases where differences Arise between
employer and employed. When theso differ
ences reach such a stage as to result In the Inter
ruption of commerce between the states, the ap
plication of this remedy by tho general govern
ment mleht lie regarded as entirely within Its
constitutional powers And I think we might
reasonably hcitc that such arbitrators. If care
fully selected and If entitled to the confidence of
the parties to ho affected, would he voluntarily
called to tho settlement of controversies of ie--s
extent nnd not necessarily within the domain of
federal regulation. I am of the opinion that this
suggestion Is worthy the attention of the con
gress. Put after all has been done by the passage
of laws, either federal or state, to relievo n situa
tion full of solicitude, much more remains to be
accomplished by the reinstatement an J cultiva
tion of a truo American sentiment which recog
nizes the equality of American citizenship. This,
in the light of our tra lltlons and in loyalty to the
spirit of our Institutions, would tench that a
hearty co-operation on the part of all Interests Is
the surest path to national greatness and the hap
piness of all our people, that capital should, la
recognition of the brotherhood of our citizenship
and In a spirit of American fairness, generously
accord to labor its Just compensation and consid
eration, and thut contented labor is capital's best
protection nnd faithful ally, it would teach, too,
that the diverse situations of our people are In
separable from our civ ihzatlon; that every cltben
should, lu his sphere, le a contributor to the gen
eral good; that capital docs not necessarily tend
to the oppression of labor, and that violent dis
turbances and dlsonlers alienate from thtlr pro
moters truo American sympathy and kindly fl.
in.
DEPARTMENT or AOniCtTLTCnE.
The department of agriculture, representing
the oldest and largest of our national Industrie,
Is subverting well the purposes of lu organiza
tion, by the lntrudu tiou ut new subjects of
f urmlng enterprise, and by opening new sources
of agricultural wealth and the dissemination of
early information concerning production and
prices, It has contributed largely to tho country's
prosperity. Through, this agency advanced
thought und Investigation touching the subjects It
has lu charge should, among other things, be
practically applied to tho homo production at a
low cost of articles of food which are now Im
ported from abroad. Such an Innovation will
necessarily, of course, in tho beginning bo within
the domain of Intelligent exjierlment; and the
subject In every stage should receive all possible
encouragement from the government.
The interests of millions of our citizens en
gaged in agriculture uro Involved In an enlarge
nunt and unpiovement of the results of thilr
labor; and a realous regard for their welfare
shoul 1 be a willing tribute to those whose pro
ductive returns are a main source of our progress
and power. The existence of pleuropneumonia
among the cattle of various stau a has led to bur
densom; and In some cases disastrous n-strlctioni
in an imjioi taut branch of our commei ce, threat
ening to airect the quantity and quality of our
food supply. This Is a mutter of such importance
and of such far-reaching consequences that I
hope It will engage the serious attention of the
congress, to the end that such a remedy n oy b
applied as tho limits of a constitutional delega
tion of power to the general novel nment will per
mit. I commend to the consideration of tho con
gress tho report of the commissioner and his
suggestions concerning the Interest Intrusted ta
his care.
CIVIL SERVICE RETORU.
The continued operation of the law relatlnr to
our civil service has added the most convincing
proofs of Its necessity and usefulness. It Is a fact
worthy of note that every public olllcer- who has
a Just Idea of his duty to the ople, testifies to
the value of this reform Its staunchest friends
are found among those who understand It best,
and its vv annest supporters are tliosu w ho are ro
strained aud protected by Its requirements The
nieaninzof such r, stralnt and pi election is not
appreciated by those who want places under the
government, regardless of merit und efficiency,
nor by those w ho insist that the selection for such
places should rest uon a proer credential show
ing active jiartlsan work-. They mean to publlo
olflci ra. If not their lives, tho only opportunity
afforded them to attend to publlo business, and
they mean to tho good people of the country the
better performance, of the w ork of their govern
ment, it Is exceedingly strange that the scope
and nature of this reform are so little understood,
and that so ninny things not included within Its
plan are called by its name. When cnvll yields
more fully to examination tho system will have
large additions to the number of Its friends. Our
civil servico reform may bo Imperfect In some of
its details; It may be misunderstood and opposed:
it may not always be faithfully applud; Ita dei
signs may sometimes miscarry through mistake
or willful Intent; it may sometimes tremble under
the assaults of its enemies or languish under the
misguided zeal of Impiactlcul friends: hut if the
people pf this country ever submit to the banish,
ment of its underlying principle from the opera
atlou of their government, they will abandon tho
surest guarantee of the safety and success of
American institutions. I Invoke for this reform
the cheerful and ungrudging support of consn ss
I renew my commendation made list yea? that
thesalatieHof the commissioners ha umde. equal
to other officers of ; the .government huvlng like
duties and respoosiblMlcs, And I hoiw thut such
reasonable appropriations may be made as will
enable them to fncn-aso tho usefulness of th
causa they have In charge
TUB PKXEDMEN'S BANE.
I desire to call the attention of the congress to a
plain duty which the government owes to the de
ixwltors in the Freedmen's Savings ond Trut
company. This company was chartered by th.
congress for the benefit of the most Illiterate and
humble of our people, and with the Intention of
encouraging lu hem Industry and thrift, Slost of
ts branches w ere presided over by officers hold
ing the coninilssions and clothed In the uniform
of the Uniu-d bUtes. These nnd other circum
stances reasonably, I think, led these simple
people to suppose that the invitation to deposit
ihelr hard earned savings In this Institution im
plied an undertaking on the part of their govern
ment that their i money should be safely kept for
them. When this company failed It was hable la
the sum of t.,pj9,tw rto 61.131 depositors? Divi
dends amounting lu the aggregate to (13 per cent,
have been declared, and the sum callwffor and
paid of such dividends teems to bo $ ,WM
Ibis i nun deducted from the entire amount of it
posUs leaves $I.-I)I,7H.M still unpaid. Past ed
lerlence. has show n that quite a largo part of this
sum vv ill not be called for. There are assets still on
hand amounting to the estimated sum of $18,000.
I think the remaining 38 jiercent. of such of
these deposits as have claimants should bo raid
J'yhejrovenunent, upon principles of equity and
IX conclusion.
After making certain suggestions reeardlnr tha
preffiTsS'-s- UUrlCt ClumblagXth!
.i,In0.niclu:,lon 1 earnestly invoke such wise ac
tion on the part of the i.-opk's legislators as will
subserve the publlo good aud den!onstrate uvirlng
the renia nlng dais of the couirrrHs, as at present
organized its ab lity and Inclination to so Se?t
i','"' eeds that It shall be gratefully ri
membcrtd by an expectant constituency.
,,, . Qaovr-R Cleveland.
WASarxaiON, Dec. 0, 1680,