THE SCtlANTOX TTilBUXE---TUESDAY MOITXTXtt, DECEMBER 4, 1894.
SPECIAL SALE
These being the last days of our staying here, we
will sell all the Fine Rugs and Carpets at an exceed
ingly low price. A chance to buy Fine Presents, at a
low figure. The SPECIAL SALE, with exhibition, con
tinues this week. . Do not fail to see the Antique
Royal Lahore Rug, valued at $2,000.
YARD1B1TBH0,,
First Day Consumed in' Trying to
Secure u Jury to Try Case.
IT IS A YEKY DUTICI'LT TASK
Out of the Sixty Jurors In the Panel Only
Nine Secured Who Vcf They Were
Competent to Puss I'pon
the Cuse.
For the murder of his sweetheart,
Maria Kt-rzic", at Olyphuht. on Oct. n,
Franz Bezek wan yesterday put on triul
for his life In the muln court room be
fore Judge Edwards. The case at
tracted a large number of persons and
the court room was thronged during
the day.
At ! o'clock the prisoner, with others
who are to stand trial, was brought
Into court, and when his case was called
Attorney A. J. Colborn, of counsel for
the defense, moved for a continuunce,
.Murderer llcck,
mating tha; sufficient time had not
been offered to him and his colleague,
Attorney Georpro-'W'. Watson." to pre
pare a line of defence, inasmuch as It
waB only last Friday that they had
been assigned to the rase and since
then had not seen any of the witnesses
for the defense nor had spoken to uny
extent with the prisoner.
Judge Edwards refused the motion
and ordered the case to be proceeded
with. .District Attorney Kelly, for the
commonwealth, arraigned the prisoner
before the bar and through his counsel
n plea of not guilty was recorded. '
Hezek, with his counsel, sat at the
defendant's table. Martin Woyshner,
of the South Side, his confidential ad
viser, sat beside him. County Detec
tive John J. Shea acted as prosecutor
and occupied a seat at the other table
with District Attorney Kelly and As
sistant District Attorney James J.
O'Neill.
Prisoner Is Very Cool.
The murderer presents a stoical ap
pearance. His confinement does not
show on his stout frame and heavy set
but Intelligent features. He watched
the proceedings of court while the
Jurors were being examined and seemed
to be the least concerned of any one
.. . Judge Edwards,
connected with the case. This Is prob
nbly due to the fact that he cannot
understand English.
All the preliminaries of the trial were
over at 10.45, and at that hour Deputy
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Clerk of the Courts Thomas P. Daniels
began to call the jurors. '
In oyer and terminer court, when se
lecting a jury, counsel on both sides ure
entitled to the right of questioning
each Juror to test his competence In
the trial of the cuse. Tills involved a
somewhat tedious proceeding and at
noon only two Jurors had been quali
fied. They were: Fred Phillips, con
tractor, South Side, and William
Springer, lumberman, Spring Hrunk.
Court then. adjourned until, 1.30. The
first one chosen in the afternoon was
Henry 1'. dross, superintendent, Scran
ton. George P. Meyers, merchant, New
ton, was the next Juror, who could re
turn a verdict in accordance with the
evidence in the case, and whose pre
vious opinion would not interfere with
the verdict even though the penalty
were capital punishment.
More than a score of -jurors were
again examined and stood aside or
challenged on account of a fixed opin
ion that the evidence could not change
sutticlently to destroy the bias of the
opinion. At adjournment nine of the
twelve had been selected and those not
already mentioned are: Theodore Stone,
farmer, Newton; CharlcB C. Hndley,
tracklayer. Scranton; Thomas Collins,
merchant, Scranton; John Griffin, moul
der, Ilellevue, and Martin Ferguson,
miner, Scranton.
They llud 1-ixcd Opinions.
After Mr. Ferguson was accepted and
sworn there was not another one ex
amined who had the slightest qualifica
tion to serve. Each one had either a
solid fixed opinion that the evidence
could not change, or he was conscien
tiously opposed to the death penalty for
murder In the first degree. K. A. Hel
den, of this city, was the last one ex
amined, and then those who had been
temporarily stood aside were called up,
but out of seventeen of them not one
was taken.
The panel being exhausted Judge Ed
wards Immediately handed down an
rder directing Sheriff Fahey to draw a
special venire of twenty-four talesmen.
eturnable forthwith, and court dl
ected an adjournment until 7.30 In
order to complete the work of selecting
a jury. '
Mr. Colborn objected from the fact
that counsel for the defense had ar
ranged to meet witnesses after supper
and come to an understanding with re
gard to a line of defense. Judge Ed
wards then revoked the order for an
evening session of court and ullowed it
to go over In rejrular order until 9
o'clock this morning.
IX LOCAL THEATERS.
At the Academy of Music tonight
The Crust of Society" will be the at
traction. This is an adaptation of
l 'umas' masterpiece. "Le Deml-Monde."
which was arranged expressly for John
Stetson's company, and this version
was produced in Uoston and New York,
where It was very well received. It Is
well constructed, quickly moving and
Interesting, and Is capitally acted, as
the names of the players given below
fully assures that It would be. There is
In Carrie Turner's dramatic company
such well known people as Edgar L.
Davenport, Eugene Ormonde, Joseph E.
Whiting, Herbert Ayling and Marion
Abbot. Carrie ItadcUffe, Jeun Chamblin
Whiting, Herbert Ayling, Sidney
Lowell and Marlon Abbott. Carrie Had-
cliffe, Jean Chamblin, Currle Knowles,
iiawiey ! rancks.
II II II
The patrons of the Academy of Music
have a rare treat In store, for the "Two
Johns" Comedy company is to appear
here on Wednesday evening. This sea
son the two originals, J. C. Stewart and
John Hart, have reunited after a separa
tion or many years, and have sur
rounded themselves with a very strong
company of artists who ure recognized
by the theatrical world. The manage
ment has engaged at a great expense
Miss Mabel Meredith, the operatic
prima donna, whose wonderful soprano
voice has gained for her a world wide
reputation.
I! !l II
A series of spectacular surprises that
will be revelations are prohflsed during
the production of "Faust" by George
i.earoch and his efficient company at
the Frothlngham on Wednesday even
ing. That poetic play will be given
with all the adjuncts of special scenery,
elaborate electric effects, that will be .is
dazzling as they are novel, nnd nil of
Gounod's beautiful music rendered by a
chorus of excellent voices.
, 11 11 II
Thursday evening mixt will be a
merry one at the Frnthlngliam when
I to hurt Ililllnrd comes with a delight
ful company In that funniest of all com
edies, "The Nominee," In this play
there Is not u dull moment, and any
one seeking to drive dull cure away will
find ample opportunity by witnessing
the performance.
(I 11 U
The hpan of Life," which appearB at
the Academy of Music Friday night, is
without doubt the most sensational
play before the public. The novel bridge
formed by three human beings linking
themselvea together, so that the heroine
with child In her arms can walk over a
seething torrent, has never been at
tempted before.
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THE PRESIDENT'S; MESSAGE
Concluded from Page 1.
the health, morals and discipline of the
troops. Whllethe maximum legal strength
of the army is 20,(100 men. the effective
strength through various causes Is but
little over 2U.0UU men. While no consider
able Increase In the army Is, In my Judg
ment, demanded by recent events, the
policy of sea coast fortitleatlon in the
prosecution of which we have been stead
ily engaged for some years, has so far
developed as to BUggest that the effective
strength of the army be now made at
least equal to the legal strength. The
secretary of war presents a plan which
I recommend to the consideration of. con
gress to attain the desired end. Among
other things this contemplates the adop- j
tlon of the three battalion formation of I
regiments which for several years has J
been Indorsed by the secretaries of war
and generals commanding the army. Com
pact in itself, it provides o skeleton or-
Ionization ready to be filled out In the :
event of war which is peculiarly adapted
to our strength and requirements. It Is
hardlv necessary to recall the fact that In
obedience to the commands of the consti
tution ami the laws for the purpose of
protecting the property of the United
States, aiding the process of federal courts
and removing lawless obstructions to the
performance by the government of Its
legitimate functions, It became necessary
In various localities during the year to
employ a considerable portion of the
regular troops. The duty was discharged
promptly, courageously and marked dis
cretion by the officers and men, and most
gratifying proof was thus afforded that
the army deserves that complete confi
dence in Its elllcleney and discipline which
the country has at all times manifested.
The total expenditures for the war de
partment for the year ended June, 30, 18IW,
amounted to $,riG,u:!9,U0!l.34. Of this sum
fc!,tKi,i;i4.Si!t was for salaries and contin
gent expenses. $J3,M5,lSW.1(i for the sup
port of the military establishments, $5,H.
(IH'2.23 for miscellaneous objects and ?25,
Hil.Auii.'JO for public works. The appropria
tions for the current year aggregate
4:21,112.78 and the estimates submitted by
the secretary of war for the next lis -al
veur call for appropriations amounting
to 3 1 Is, (129. 55. The total enrollment of
the militia of the several states is 117,533
officers ami enlisted men, an Increase of
5,343 over the number reported lit the close
of the previous year. In recognition of
the long nnd distinguished military ser
vice and faithful discharge of delicate
ami responsible civil duties by Major
General John M. Scholleld. now the gen
eral commanding the army, It Is sug
gested to congress that the temporary re
vival of the grade of lieutenant general In
his behalf would be a Just and gracious
act and would permit his retirement, now
near at hand,, with rank befitting his
merits.
Post Office Department.
The report of the attorney general notes
the gratifying progress made by the
supreme court in overcoming the arrears
of Its business and In renchlng a condition
In which It will be able to dispose or cases
as thev arise without any unreasonable
duluy. "The report of the postmaster gen
eral presents a comprehensible statement
of the operations of the postollice do
partment for the last fiscal year. The re
ceipts of the department during the year
amounted to $7ii,US0,47!.O4 and the expendi
tures to $S4, 324,414. 15. The transactions of
the postal servii e Indicate with barometlc
certainty the fluctuations In the business
of the country. Inasmuch, therefore, as
business complications continued to exist
throughout last year to an unl'orseen ex
tent. It Is not surprising that the defi
ciency of revenue to meet expenditures of
the postotllee department, which was es
timated In advance at about $K,(KN(,ik,
should be exceeded by nearly one and a
quarter million dollars. The postmaster
general states that this deficiency Is un
necessary and might be obviated at once
if th tn iv l-.'L'i il;i t i ii ir rates unon mall mat
ter of the second class was modified, 1
Invite your prompt consideration of this
subject and fully Indorse the views of the
postmaster general. The total number of
postofllces In the I'nited States on the
thirtieth day of June, lh!l. was (i9,8(p5, ,nn
Increase of 1.4U3 over the preceding year;
of these 3.428 were presidential, an In
crease In that class of sixty-eight over
the preceding year. The report shows
most gratifying residts In the way of
economies worked without affecting the
efficiency of the postal service. These
consist In the abrogation of steamship
subsidiary contracts, re-lettlng . mall
transportation contracts und In the cost
and amount of supplies used In the ser
vice, amounting In all to $Hi,iil9,047.42.
Attention Is called to the report of the
secretury of the navy, which shows very
gratifying progress in the construction of
ships for our new navy. All the vessels
now building. Including the three torpedo
boats authorized at the last session of
congress and excepting the first-class bat
tleship Iowa, will probably be completed
during the coming fiscal yenr. The esti
mates for the increase of the nnvy for
the vear ending June 30. 1MHI, are large,
but they Include practically the entire
sum necessary to complete and equip all
the new ships not now in commission, so
that unless new Ships are authorized the
appropriations for the naval service for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1K)7, should
fall below the estimates for the coming
veur hv at least t12.lWH.nwi. The secretary
presents with much earnestness a plea for
the authorization of three additional bat
tleships and ten or twelve torpedo uoats.
While the unarmored vessels heretofore
authorized, Including those now nenrlng
completion, will constitute a lleet which it
Is believed Is sufficient for ordinary cruis
ing purposes in time of peace, we have
now completed and In process of construc
tion but four first-class battleships and
but few torpedo boats. If we are to have
a navy for warlike operations, offensive
and defensive, we certainly ought to In
crease both the number of battleships
and torpedo boats.
lluttlcships Recommended.
The manufacture of armor requires ex
pensive plants and the aggregation cf
munv skilled workmen. All the armor
necessary to complete vessels now build
ing will be delivered before the first of
June next. If no new contracts are given
out contractors must disband their work
men and their plants must lie idle. Hat
tleshlps authorized at tills time would not
be well under way until late in the com
ing fiscal year and ut least three years
and a half from the date of the contract
would be required for their completion.
The secretary states that not more than 15
per cent, of the cost of such ships need
be Included In the appropriations for the
coming year. I recommend that provision
ii mmle for the construction of additional
bnttleshlps and torpedo boats. The secre
tary recommends the manufacture not
only of a reserve supply of ordnance und
ordnance material for ships of the navy,
but also a supply for the auxiliary fleet.
Guns and their appurtenances should be
provided and kept on hand for both pur
poses. We have not today a single gun
that could be put upon the ships Purls er
New York of the International Naviga
tion company, or any other. . The war
now In progress between China ami Japan
has rendered It necessary or expedient
to dispatch eight vessels to those waters.
Hoth the secretary of the navy and the
secretury of the treasury recommend the
transfer of the work of the coast survey
proper to the navy department. I heart
Hy concur in this recommendation. I
feel It my imperative duty to call atten
tion to the recommendation of the sec
retary In regard to the personnel of the
line of the navy, ine stagnation or pro
motion In this the vital branch of the ser
vice Is so great as to seriously Impair Its
elllcleney. .
The report of the secretary of the In
terior exhibits the situation of the numer
ous and interesting branches of the public
service connected with his department.
1 commend this report nnd the valuable
recommendations of the secretary to the
careful attention of the congress. The
public land disposed of during the year
amounted to 1,040,010,077 ucres, Including
2 8871105 of' Indian lands. It Is estimated
that the public domain still remaining
amounts to a little over UoO.OOO.OOO acres,
excluding, however, about 3ii0.0oo,ooo acres
In Aluska as well as military reservations
nnd railroad lands yet unadiudlcated.
The total cash receipts from sule of lands
amounted to $2,074,285.79, Including J91,
981.03 received from Indian lands. I fully
Indorse the recommendation of the secre
tary that adequate protection be provided
for our forest reserves and that a com
prehensible forestry system be Inaugur
ated. Though' the. condition of the In
dians shows a steady and healthy prog
ress, their situation Is not satisfactory at
nil points. Borne of them to whom ullut
ments of Innds hnve been made are found
to be unable or disinclined to follow agri
cultural pnrsuitsortootherwlse beneficial
ly manage their land. I have always be
lieved that allotments of reservation lands
to Indians In severalty should be ma Jo
sparingly or at least slowly and with the
utmost caution. I am convinced that the
proper solution of the Indian problem and
tho success of every step taken In that di
rection depends for a very lu,rge extent
upon the Intelligence nnd honesty of tho
reservation agents and the Interest they
have In their work, In the Hunt of ex
perience and considering the uncertainty
of the Indian situation and its exigencies
In future, I nm not only dlsoused to be
very cautious n musing uuoimenis, mil i
Incline to agree with the secretary of the
Interior In the opinion that when allot
ments are made the balance of reserva
tion lands remaining for allotment, In
stead of being bought by the government
frnm Hie Indians and opened for settle
ment with such scandals and unfair prac
tices as seem unavoidable, should remain
for a time, at least, as common land or
be sold by tho government on behalf of
the Indians In an orderly way and ut
fixed prices to be determined by Its locu
tion and desirability and that the proceeds
less expenses should be held in trust for
the benefit of the Indian proprietors.
The Pension Department.
At the close of the last fiscal year on
the thirtieth of June, 1894, there were 909,
544 persons on our pension rolls, being a
net increase of 3.532 over the number re
ported ut the end of the previous year.
These pensioners may be classified as
follows: Soldiers and sailors, survivors
of all wars, 753.908; widows and relatives
of deceased soldiers, 215,102; army nurses
in the war of the rebellion, 414. Of these
pensioners 32,039 are surviving soldiers of
Indian und other wars prior to the late
civil war, and the widows or relatives of
such soldiers. The remainder numbering
937,505 are receiving pensions on account
of the war of the rebellion, and of these
409.314 are on the rolls under the author
ity of the uct of June 27, 1890, sometimes
culled the dependent pension luw. The to
tal amount expended for pensions during
the year wus 139,804.401.O5, leaving an un
expended balance from the sum appro
priated of $25,205,712.05. This sum for the
year ending June 30, 1S90. is estimated at
$14ii.U00,oint. The commissionerof pensions is
of the opinion that the year 1S9., being tho
thirtieth nfter the close of the war of the
rebellion, must, according to nil sensible
human calculation, see the highest limit
of the pension roll and that after that
year It must begin to decline. The bare
faced and extensive pension frauds ex
posed under the direction of the courage
ous and generous veteran soldier now at
the head of he bureau leave no room for
the c.luim that no purgation of our pen
sion rolls was needed or that continued
vigilance nnd prompt action are not nec
essary to the same end. The accusations
that an effort to detect pension frauds Is
evidence of unfriendliness towurd our
worthy veteruns und u denial of their
claims to the generosity of the govern
ment suggests an unfortunute Indiffer
ence to the commission of uny offense
which hus for Its motive the securing of u
IT
nsion und indicates a willingness to
blind to the existence of mean and
treacherous crimes which play upon dem
agogic fears and make sport of the pa
triotic Impulse of a grateful people.
The secretary of agriculture In his re
port reviews the operations of his depart
ment for the last fiscal year and makes
recommendations for the further exten
sion of Its usefulness. He reports a suv
Ing In expenditures during the year of
$0(0,000, which is conveyed back into the
treasury. This sum is 23 per cent, of the
entire appropriation, us special study has
been made of the demand for American
farm products in all foreign markets, es
pecially Great Hrltaln. That country re
ceived from the I'nited States during the
nine months ended Sept. 30, 1894, 305,910
live beef cattle valued ut $20,500,000 as
against 182,011 cattle valued at $16,1134,1100
during the same period for 1S93. During
the first six months of 1894 the I'nited
Kingdom took 112,000,000 pounds of dressed
beef from the United States valued at
nearly $10,(WO,000. The report shows that
during the nine months immediately pre
ceding Sept. 30, 1H94. the I'nited States
exported to Great Hrltaln 222,070,000 pounds
of pork, of apples 1,900,000 bushels valued
at $2,500,000, and of hores 2,811 at an aver
age value of $139 per head, mere was a
falling off In American w.heat exports of
13,500.000 bushels and the secretary is in
clined to believe that wheat may not In
the future be the staple export cereal pro
duct of our country, but that corn will
continue to advance In Importance as an
export on account of the new uses to
which It is continually being appropriated.
The exports of agricultural products
from the United Stales lor the fiscal
year ended June "0, 1894. amounted to
$028,303,03), being 72.28 per cent, of Ameri
can exports of every description,, and tho
United Kingdom of Great Hrltaln took
more than 51 per cent, of all farm pro
ducts finding foreign markets. The
amount appropriated for the weather bu
reau was $951,100. Of that sum $138,500 or
14 per cent, has been saved and Is re
turned to the treasury. As Illustrating
the usefulness of this service it may be
here stated that the warnings which were
generally given of the tropical storms
occurring la September and October of
the nresent year resulted in detaining
safely In port 2,305 vessels valued at $36,-
2K3.913. laden with cargoes of probably
still greater value. What Is much more
Important and gratifying, many human
fives on these ships were also undoubtedly
saved. The appropriation to the bureau
of animal industry was $850,000 and the
expenditures lor the year were only $19.i,
429.24, thus leaving unexpended $354,570.70.
The Inspection of beef animals for
exnort and Interstate trade has
been continued. Cattle were inspect
ed during the year at a cost
of cents per head against 4 cents for
1893. f ne amount ot porn microscopically
examined was 35,137,937 pounds ugulnst
20,077,410 pounds In the preceding year,
The cost of this inspection has been dim
inished from H cents per head In 1893 to
B4 cents In 1894. The secretary also again
recommends that the gratuitous dlstrlhu
tlon of seeds cease and that no money be
appropriated lor that purpose ex
cept to experiment stations. He reiter
ates the reasons given In his report for
1893 for discontinuing this unjustifiable
gratuity and I fully concur In the concur
sions which he has reached.
On Civil Service Reform.
The advantages to the publlo service of
an adherence to . the principles of civil
service reform are constantly more an
parent and nothing is so encouraging to
those In official life who honestly desire
good government as tho Increasing ap
propriation by our people or these advalit
ages. I am entirely convinced that we
ought not be longer without a national
board of health or national olllcer charged
with no other duties thun such as per
tain to the protection of our country from
the invasion of pestilence ana diseuse
This would Involve the establishment by
sucn board or oltlcer or proper uuaraii
tine precautions or the necessary aid and
counsel to Jucul authorities on the sub
ject. Hy virtue of a statute of tho United
States passed in 1888 I appointed In July
last Hon. John- D. Kernan, of the state
of New York, and Hon. Nicholas 1-
Worthlngton. of Illinois, to form with
Hon. Carroll 1). Wright, commissioner of
labor, who was designated by said statute
a commission for the purpose of making
careful inquiry Into the causes of the con
troversies between certain railroads and
their employes which had resulted In an
extensive and destructive strike accom
panled by much violence and dangerous
disturbance, with considerable loss of life
and great destruction of property. The
report of the commissioners has been sub
mitted to nio and will be transmitted to
the congress with the evidence taken
upon their Investigation. Their work has
been well done and their standing and In
telllgence give assurance that the report
and suggestions they make are worthy of
caret ui consideration. -
Iron and Coul 1'rce
Th6 tariff act passed at the last session
of tho congress needs important amend
mentM If It Is to be executed effectively
and with certainty. In addition to such
nocesvnry amendments as will not change
rales of dutjr t am still very decidedly In
favor of putting coal and iron upon the
free list. So far as tha sugar schedule Is
concerned I would like gladly, under ex
isllng aggravations, to see every particle
of dirreretitiai uuiy in ravor or retined
sugar stricken out of our tariff law.
with all the favor now accorded the
sugar refining interest In our tariff law
It still languishes to the extent of closed
refineries and thousands or discharge!
workmen. 11 would seem to present i
hopeless case for reasonable legislative
aid. Whatever else Is done or omitted, I
earnestly repeat here the recommenda
tion I have made In another portion of
this communication that the additional
duty of 1-10 of a cent per pound laid upon
sugar Imported from countries paying
a bounty on Its export be abrogated. It
seems to mo that exceedingly lmnortant
considerations point to the propriety of
thlsiinieiulmeiit. With the advent of a new
tariff policy not only calculated to relieve
the consumers of otlr land In the cost of
their daily life, but to Invite a better de
velopment of American thrift and create
for us closer aim more pronniniu commer
cial relations with he rest of the world
It follows as a logical anu imperative no
cessltv that we shall at once remove the
chief 'if not the only obstacle which has
bo long prevented our participation in the
foreign carrying trade of tho sea. A
tariff built upon theory that it Is well to
check imports and that a nonio market
should bound the industry and effort o:
American nroducers was fitly sunnle
mented by a refusal to allow American
registry to vessels built abroad, though
owned and navigated by our people, thus
exhibiting a willingness to abandon all
contest for the advantages of American
.transoceanic carriole. Our new tariff
policy built upon the theory that Is well
to encourage sucn importations as our
people need nnd that our products and
niunuructiircrp snouiti una markets Ir
every part of the habitable globe Is con
slstently supplemented by the greatest
possible liberty to our cltlxens In the
ownership und navigaton or shins
which our products and manufactures
may ne transported, i ne millions now
paid to foreigners for rarrylng American
passengers and products across the seas
should bo turned Into American handn.
Ship building which has been protected
to strungulaton should be revived hy
the profitable employment fur ships when
built, and the American sailor should be
resurrected anil again tsko his place.
sturdy ond industrious clllsen in time of
peace and a patriotic and safe defender of
American imprest in mo oay or connict
The ancient provision ot our law deny
Ing American registry to ships built
abroad and owned by Americans appears
In the light of present cltlsens not only to
be a failure tor good at every point, but
to bo nearer a relic of burbarlsm than
anything than exists under the permission
of a statute of he United States. I earn
estly recommend Its prompt repeal.
During tho last month the gold reserved
In the treasury for the purpose of redeem
ing notes of government circulating
as money In the nands of the people be
came so reduced and Its further depletion
In the near future seemed so certain that
In exercise of proper care for the public
welfare it became necessary to replenish
this reserve and thus maintain popular
faith In the ability and determination of
the government to meet as agreed Its pe
cuniary obligations. It would have been
well if In tills emergency authority had
existed to Issue the bonds of the govern
ment bearing a low rate of interest and
maturing within a short period, but the
congress having fulled to confer such au
thority, resort was necessarily had to the
resumption act of 1875, and pursuant to
Its provisions bonds were Issued drawing
Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per an
num und maturing ten years ufter their
(Uat... tl.n l,ul.,llin ul,luUl lln,unll...
ized by the act. 1 am glad to say, how
ever, that on the sale of these bonds the
premium received operated to reduce the
rate of Interest to be paid by the govern
ment, less than S per cent. Nothing could
be worse or further removed from sensi
ble finance than the relations existing be-
ween the currency the government has
ssued, the gold held for Its redemption
and the means which must be resorted to
for the purpose of replenishing such re
demption fund when Impaired, Even if
the claims upon the funds were confined
to the obligations originally intended and
if the redemption of these obligations
meant their cancellation, the fund would
be very small, but these obligations
which received and redeemed In gold are
not cancelled, but are re-issued and may
do duty many times by way of drawing
gold from the treasury. Thus we have
an endless chain In operation constantly
depleting the treasury gold and never
near a nnai rest, it is perfectly anu pal
pably plain that the only way under pres
ent conditions by which this reserve when
dangerously depleted can be replenished
is through the issue and sale of the bonds
of the government and yet congress has
not oniy tnus inr declined to authorize
he Issue of bonds, but there seems a dis
position in some quarters to deny both
tne necessity ana power ror the issue ot
bonds at nil. I can't for a moment be
lieve that any of our citizens are deliber
ately willing that their government hould
default In its pecuniary obligations or
that its financial operations should be re
duced to a sliver basis. At any rate I
should not feel that my duty was done If I
omitted any effort I could make to avert
such a calamity. As long, therefore, as no
provision Is made'for tho final redemp
tion, or he putting aside he currency
obligation now used to repeatedly and
constantly draw from the government its
gold, and as long as no better authority
for bond Issues Is allowed than at pres
ent exists, such authority will be utll-
zed whenever and as often as It becomes
necssary to maintain a sufficient gold re
serve and in abundant time to save the
credit of our country and make good the
financial declarations or our government.
Questions relating to our banks and cur
rency are closely connected with the
subject just referred to and they also
present some unsatisfactory features.
Secretary's Pluns Indorsed.
Prominent among them are the luck of
elasticity in our current circulation and
its. frequent concentration In tlnanc ul
centers when it is most needed n other
parts of the country. The absolute di
vorcement of the government from the
business of banking Is the Ideal relation
ship of he government to the circulation
of the currency of the country. This con
dition cannot be immediately reached,
but as n step in that direction and as a
means of securing a more elastic currency
and obviutlng other objections to the pres
ent arrangement of bank clrculiition, the
secretury of the treasury presents in his
report a scheme mollifying present bank
ing laws and provodlng for the Issue of
circulating notes of state banks free from
taxation under certain limitations. The
secretary explains his plan so plainly un'i
Its advantages are developed bv him with
such remarkable clearness that any ef
fort on my part to present argument in
Its support would be superlluous. 1 shall
inererore content myseit witn a:i unquali
fied indorsement of the secretary's uro-
posed changes in the law and a brief and
Imperfect statement of their features. It
Is proposed to repeal all laws providing
ior ine uepusu oi i nueu Biaies bonds as
security for circulation, to permit na
tional banks to Issue circulation notes not
exceeding In amount 75 per cent, of theuf
paid up und unimpaired capitul, provided
they deposit with the government fvs a
guarantee fund in United States legal
tender notes, including treasury notes of
1890, a sum equal In amount to 30 per
cent, of notes they desire to issue, this
deposit to be maintained at all times. To
permit the secretary or the treasury to
prepare and keep on hand ready for Issue
In case an ncreasc In circulation Is de
sired, blank national bank notes for each
bank having circulation and to repeal the
uovisions oi wie present iuw imposing
Imitation and restrictions on banks de
siring to reduce or increase their circu
lation, thus peinilttng such Increase or
reduction within the limit of 75 per cent.
of capital to be quickly made as emergn
cies raise. It Is further provided that
there shall be no national bank notes Is
sued of a less denomination than ten dol
lars; that each national bank, excent in
case of failed bank, shall redeem or re
tire Its notes in the first instance at Its
own office or nt agencies to be designated
by It and that no fixed reserve need ie
maintained on account of deposits. An
nul her very Important feature of this plan
Is the exemption of state banks from tax
ation by the I'nited States In cases where
It Is shown to the satisfaction f the sec
retary of the treasury and comptroller of
the currency by banks claiming that thev
have not had outstanding their circulat
ing notes exceeding 75 per cent, of their
paid up and unpaid capitul; that their
stockholders are ndivldually liable
for the redemption or their circulating;
notes to Its full extent of their ownership
of stock; that the liability of said bvnks
upon their circulating noliifl constitutes
under their state law a first lien upon
their assets; that such banks have kept
und maintained h, guarantee fund in
United States legal tender notes, includ
ing treasury notes of 1890, equu'i to 30 per
cent, of their outstanding circulating
notes when presented at their principal
or branch offices.
It Is quite likely that this scheme muv
be usefully amended in some of its detail's
bu 1 am satisfied it furnishes a basis for
a very great Improvement In our present
banking and currency system.
1 conclude this communication, fully ap
preciating thut the responsibility for
ull legislation affecting the people of the
United 8tates rests upon their representa
tives In tho congress and assuring them
that whether In accordance with recom
mendations I have made or not, I shall
be glad to co-operate In perfecting any
legislation that tends to the prosperity
and welfare of our country.
OKOVKR CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Dec, 1, 1894.
After the reading of the messnge res
olutions were offered on various sub
jects, Including the alleged Armenian
outrages, the surrender of two Japanese
citizens to the Chinese authorities and
the election of United States senators
by the people. The senate adjourned
at 4 p. m.
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