'he Somerset Herald. Terms of Publication. FaUafcao W. JK5T onjle a: S 90 I t -T wanun, U part ; otirwl 3 ! n i Vo 'cnp-J ba eJacwiiteaea mtfl an i J..L- ;wpT will 1 reapoasibSa rab-j atwertbanrrmoriiiitfroBigoB fe aa-( er bmld ft" t nam ot U laraxt a si'. ai tie pretest taea. Kiirem The Somerset Herald, Somen, Pa. j - T. ATTOB.VEi-lT-UAW HIIED.W. BIESECKEII .ace. Bp-fixtn in Cook Ewriu kxk. G EORGE R. SCULL, ATTl't-SEY-AT LAW, S'. tercet Pa. OHX R. SCOTT. ATTOEET-lT -LAW. mere. Fa. tr? J- KOOSER. St 'iucf wt, Pa, H. ENDS LEY. ATTORNEY-AT LAW, .mrrtet, P . . ATTUR5ETATUVI E it k. sculk ATTUKN 1 1 -A w, , Si.tnerwt. Pa. EEL PAER, ATTUENET-AT LAW, StHSAnel. Pa w-.r .j-r'.s: S.iBrfi and ad -oisi-ffooratira. V! B-!.ai esirutfac s bun w-ii uej.rmtpUy L h otfbJth. w.H.arr-r-EX. 'rFFROTH RT.TPEL V' a:: )of- i!'nl to Ceir r will b j-.!iT b.; M's-'.eai-y at:eued so. O :ia tT" r.Tl PJ-JWi. ice U C CULBOEV ?r0LE0RN A- COLEORN. ij ATTOaNEYS-ATLAW. ? O'liertsua mJe in i m- j,-. i,-.rfM. rd '.-..teitur Ciu5i. tiarrrj-- 'ILLLM II. KOONTZ. ATTURNEY-AT-LAW. bumcrwt. Pa Mo hi? 'a !aT'T B'I kJjmi-S eoacue. Id ENNIS MEYERS. aTT( k.v ly-a t-i-a . ..m.-: Perm t k:' Mxrn nmitl to bi"r will t v,.b t'r .'.reel, text cx to St TAMES V L. TTr. II. ATTOEXEY-AT L.AW. &wrM. P- K I MM EL. ATT. kXEY-AT-LA'. S.nirrset, Pi J rRITTS. .n.pTTirt. Pa. ( 'Si-t. upstair In Biora. TOHN O. KIMMEL. ATTOKXEY-AT-L.A'W. $kirTMt. Pa. : - ....;..MiriUi"h rrrmr&. cr mti ltiity. !' ua Main tr II ENRY F. SCII ELI- ATTlRM-l AT W" , ' :d Mn:aKB Kiac k. TALENTINE HAY. ATTC'ENEY-ATLwiW And rfm!-Tin KmI E' Snns t. P "1 :trc! tn aw tofinrM entruKd lo til are w.tn )HN II. I'HL. ArrOESET-AT LAW SomirMt, P W'.U'iTppilTatt! t all Hi'li"' entr&fted i,t!i. M'Xwt" adraod eolieciHua, k. U- T gToc.i.e. fl . ATTOK5EY-AT LAW, Sotceno Pa., PwtMril bn'irw retroRfd to a:; fare at tended to wi;h pr mptnes aod fideli-.y. DR. J. M LOUTH ER. ( Foncerly of ;..rtwm ) PHrSIClAS ASD SIRGEOS, Ku iK-a"''! oercianecitr in SrwnPTet f"T ti:e pri-.ire "t h! prwJwBl.a " " S d W e et i ectra: HnteL in rearcf Prog Suit. nia;".l- D R. E. V. ELOUGH, '.: E0PSTH1C PHYSICAS ASD SVBGEOS T- fci rrW( to the people of S.meT t d v.n'.iT. i ail? in 'ti orM.aaiTy pnrftptif i". c m an 1 kd at otftce iy DUjai. i:!;.f .r.rM.a;'.T roewtfO. -iJxcb oa '..-t or.rri-r oi Ptamtnd. orer Knei-en b t-jr. n3-WJt. DR. H. S. KIMMEL To.1eT hi na, in-rtc to tfeo rtti- cl S XT-Maud VKicity. I Die-prHfJy : errJZ(! he 'an t ound ! b Hit ' -da.n : . t-iK v( lie L:BJcjHi. DR. H. ERUBAKER tender- hi? Tvfewnai wrrWf to U nt!ien of S.im e-wt ad nctmtT. irJSoo to release- a Haa t'.reel ts; o! tli I'iaa3d- R. V.'M. RAT'CH tenders hip l.fKnal atrviee to i! eiUreni of Sa- e- and TicnritT. , i ifr- ( d'or tart of Warne a. Berkebne larMicre ore. Ie? t. ex. D1S.J..M VILLEN. .wJ:fT. Pa.. -tpeiml ;tenti' to the Ptwrfiuj of Teeth. Ar-iHo!! i;i lnf rted Aii .-ra.: n j: 'ran:eed ntartrT. mr'eiBrr ; rr -:rivt ttrt- an- dM eat-t Kto--;itai C:.2r oct m. DR. JOHN EILT . I-ENTIST. Hrt ap ratrn ia Cv k Beeriti E!oe, SooXT wt. Pa. DR. WILLIAM COLLINS. liKNTIST. SOY EKSET. PA oSootaMaBaMtb BUrk. ate-co &.yd Ero S;'e wtir. n oaa it at! uaiee bo found prepar- ; . .k. aU kin.:t ot .-rii. a ti;ir. rn- u-ir-e. extra.'UE AniBnJ teetaot all kiroia anJ - t tee Den material lninod, OperatlooJ rrat -eL DR. J. K. MILLER has i-erma-"y krare Berlro for tb pre of Lit pT"ieiun. .3ioe ujpuire Cfiarie KriRWii r i r. -n. apr. ZA D IAMOND HOTEL. STOYSTOWX. l'KNX'A. Tii!( piu!T aod well know snce tar lately lB t-'Yr-iurhlT aad aewlr retted wtta ail new Ed t oi Tarriiture. wbK-fi ba made it a Terr atrah mfi pia piaee i tbc Craaelina: ptiblkc h:v lAt'ie aoi rooiv ra&Di t rarpawed, all bo te tro run. vita a larae po;e kail attached :be ram. A.ko lanr aod rowrar nabiic F:t; eiaw hoard rrrB be Bad at Ihoknrect pu- : eprioea. by tl eei(,day orateal. S AX r IX CTTTER. Proej. 6.E.Car. Itaaxiod Sturatow Ja ADDI7C f-fD'i erra .w;"t rKIJLtwa and reeein tree a M:ij imioi kT... LK-t sill he:p ";BiT a -.' ri-bt y ibaa asytblnc tin kn Uit rid. Ail. ot enter . escceed firt boor. V brrd rd to furtase oem betore t h rk n. '"ita:jT are At voce addrua, Tara ' ...Amuiu. Aiaino. laca. JJOW TO MAKE MONEY Tu SoonrWai S&lremea I pay a airb ti U ir moaih Bad extwea. SteaiyeiB ' H l I pi-yseot turuiteed. 48 more inn. e!. Expenec B- nmxart. Any lire Kaa ran ptl. w arro woder eoi-i-tMo The avt roiriiiete paramv -rod ia tbo I'nrtad !'te. Xrm and cBoieaet Tar.etlea of trait a :-iH. Seal . terma. owicr aae. Cbab. H nn. orCT;-maa, KoeVeeter. X. Y. "pXECLTOR-S NOTICE. Eka of Freierk Oilbert. ta:- f Somerwt K-ruock S.Bwt c fa cer'd t Lrilrn wuattn ae the above eeuxe haTtsc T rraated u the aoaertarBeo by tae vier aa "nI.I a.Aje i hereby r,m u ail parmsaia "d aaid.enato to euuie iBitBediAte pay-t- aod 'l-e iiariac elaim awaian it pre r tbw dalv b'i..i 1 for wiilrant oa e".a.,av. Ijeormtvr la. at tbo Kara 1 a-aiier a Sassex, m Stmereet Hon iV JijMAH KEULER. Eaerator. 1 tie I VOL. XXXIII. NO. 26. SAVE YOUR MONEY IN BUYING TOUR Ranges, Cooking and Heating Stoves, Cellar Furnaces, Fire-Place Heaters, Tinware, Copper ware, Sheetiron Ware, Lamp Goods of Every Description, Knives and Forks, Spoons, Soup Ladles, Granite Ware, Colfee Mills, Plated-ware, Toilet Sets, Cake Boxes, Bread Closets, Clothes-wringers, Eg? Beaters, Llaw Cutters, Iron Stands, Fancy Spittoons, Slop Buckets, Hard Coal Parlor Heaters, Soft Ctal Parlor Heaters, Copper Kettles, Brass Kettles, Iron Kettles, Steam Cookers, Rice, Milk and Farina Boilers, Perfec t 11 affie Irons, Broi'ers of ail Kinds, Meat Pounders, Mincing Knives, Saw Knives, And a Larpe Stock of KITCHEN ARTRLES, will bet-old at Low Prices. Cull ai.d examine the Goods. t-J" Look for my name on the window, and you will be sure to Snd tbe right place. 2S0 Washington Street, - Johnstown, Pa. AT COST, LESS THAI COST!! -:o: star-ardf.r ha MARKED DOWN Hundreds of Pair? of BC0T3,. SHOES AliS SLIPPEES TO COST LESS THAN COST, In order to run his LARUE STOCK down Lefore hi GREAT IMPROVEMENT, Which he intends to make shortly. We are going to enlarge our store room to TWICE ITS FRESENT SIZE. And before we begin our ZXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS We have to sell our Stock down to its LOWEST POSSIBLE NOTCH, To give the carpenter a chance to work. So avail yourselves of p.nnf OnnnrtlltlltV l ICUl WPPOllUnllya m T T, ,a i Dont Buv One Cents wortn of Boots, Shoes, Or Slippers Elsewhere before you see and price ours, as we will save tou BIG MONEY. OXE-PPJCE OPERA HOUSE SHOE STORE No. 212 Main St., Johnstown, Pa. A NEW ENTERPRISE. IE. k!! & BrO., Jlassiartarert ( aad Iealen ia Wle Hub siJ-HsM SSeSOt We bare aero red a ilslEW HVTTTiXj. j Aod asacBtaetaro Shiaaiea oa tbo Mhrbbraa Ptwepit Werai.aedeKii.BBiiy keep on band , tf .tI tbe vari kuu ot Sountiea. W ' aaanafe oar Sbit'iea to bo taperfc to aoy . la tie C.-antv. SbaU be pieaeeal h bavo partiee rum ard tupert oar ablnglea bk4 tayiac eljowbere. AiiireM j E. M. LAMBERT & BRO., j LAM EEKTSYILiX, SOJkEKStT CO., Pa, IIM 114IB. STARGARDTER S SOMERSET COUNTY BANK ! j (ESTABLISHED 1877.) !(2i2LEllEiE2!Sa K.1P21TT1 ' President. Cashier CltionJ mad tn all pam of tb Vnited CHAHGES MODERATE. j Par.J wlnhlEjc t a-l bmict Weft eaa b ae- wiEiwateri by irfl oe 5e York la acr ram. i Ooilrtoa ma.! wita promptneM I". S. Bnxii i Nmcbt and wrii. Mooct aad ralaatle sacand i by uiic ol IHrhr-M' eetehrated ttfel. wlUl a Sar I gent a Yale UO Um luck. ACCOUNTS SOUCITED. to-Allien holidays oberre4.t ALBEXT A. H0E7B. J. SCOTT WlUi HORNE & WARD rrcnsftoaa to EATON & BROS, X0. 27 FIFTH AYE5UE, PITTSBURGH, PA. SPRING, 1882. NEW GOODS Z7S27 IAY STSALISS 4t-:der$, Uces, Viniaor;, White Goods, Ha4 kerckiefi, D'e Triatoiagt, Hotiory, 6io, CorsetJ, :; ud MeriM UiaanMar, la fasti' 14 Ckiisrw'i C!otti;g.Ficy Gtods, Varas, Ztakyra, iita rialt of AH K ad far FA1CY WOJIK, Goat's FimisMm Gooii, K k. ; roca paraoaaea ta aasranTru.T aouriTCD. TrvHer by Mail ittencleil to with Prompt r.e and i'i;tf 0. gj jJjjj Jpj I Panre ti-ketf to or from Eim-pe by prominent 'STEAMSHIP LIXES Kailr4 laro at re- -t A . (- -a .hk aaMa MM1M -U-afu and Money Orders oa aU places la t.r. W. C. LEWIS, (OtSae at JcbDtUwn Sanoci Back,) BOTi-3tO. Journvm. Pa. I State Normal School, CALIFORNIA, PA, IVit School for Teacher. Graduate in eon r ant dotnaad. Saool aaeb laraer laet year lhao ever beiore. Tbo Normal aim at tboroub arhniaraaip, rapid pmrrara. and tearbinc pawer. Lna't tea-b at to vacea. It u ini ofpreeionj time that will nerer retara. It pT to prein welL Lrprntrt rrdord. y intr tTtn ' peni Ieeniber rrJt Sprln Tena. .Mirr JVl. Cab lone and otter iBiv BatMja umifbod by the Pnikfipai. Buri-K. THEO. B.NOSS.PB.D. iGOLD fortbeworfciDaetaaa. Sea ".o oeoti fur eoataco, aad e vill aend yoa fit a royal aQable boxoiaamploaoodi tnc wt.i pot ;m ia tbo way of auKlne ahro moa- ct ia a few days thaa youoror tbooabt pnmbie at any buinrea. Capital not required. We will mart yoa. Yua eaa wore all tbo uaa, or la rpare time tir. Tbe work ia aairenally adapted to botli aex'ea. yoar. and aid. Yoa caa eaailf oara troia o oecu to O'-t every rewsiBC. Tbat all who waat to work may teat taa buiseaa. wo will Biaketbkaoparaiie!edo&er: To all that are Bo aa:u!ted ww will Bead '1 to pay tut tbo trooblo of wriucc aa. Fall partlcalara, dlreeiiura. etc (eat free . T.irtnDei wiil be asado by tboaa who ia their wll time to the work. Great aaetim ab. raiately tan. l"o"t delay. Start sow. AddrwM SnMMii a Co . P'.TUaod, Kalne. jaaJ. FASHIONABLE CTITTEE & TAILOE, Harteg kad many yeara ezpertearo la au of be Taflortaa laraa. 1 mtaraouw SatifBtSoa to ail i wbo may cau ap J on me ad fsoar A. me wttb tbelr pot- YOBT,fci, WS. M. TKOCTmrETltEJL, Htmrwt, Ps. mart CHARLES HOFFMAN. HERCHA1IT TAEOH CA.aow Heary HfBeyw etaraj LATET Smn Hi UET P1ICE1 arSATlSFACTtOM GUARAMTEED. SOMERSET IP-A J7LCCTIOM NOTICE. Tba (caaal aieetimr of tbo niaibim ol tka Farmer! Vntoa Aesnetatioa aad Fira Iararaaea i anpaavorsooBenwt Oraaty will BO Beid In Ber lia T aeiiav . Iterewjbor W. 1M4 for tbc parpen of eleettaa a Pramdoat. Tire Praoldlat. flei iaiBry and us Director ta arrra taa eamtf year. By order of tbo Bw. D. J. BaraaExa. ' ALEX MfSSEX. auT34. SooreUry. Plaaldaat. ' omer SIILrV"E:R,"W".A SOLID AND PLATED. From a Silver Service to a Napkin Ring. The Largest, Finest, and most Complete Assortment of SILVERWARE ever brought to Somerset County, is for sale at W. H. WOOT3'S, STO. 2 BAER block:. VATCH Everybody wants, but only the few have a real good Time keeper. I keep nothing but the best makes of AMERICAN & SWISS WATCHES. GUARANTEE GIVEN WITH EACH WATCH. JEWELRY, It only requires a visit to my store to convince you that I have . . the HANDSOMEST AND LARGEST STOCK OF JEWELRY ever BE SURE ReliaMe Gooils from I keep the Yeery Best of everything in my line, and sell at a Low but Honest Profit W. EL WOOD. No. 2 Baer Block, My Christmas Advertisement will occu py this space next week. Look out for it set ESTABLISHED 1827. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. DECEMDER 10, brought to Somerset, YOU BUY a ReliaWe Partyjj SOMERSET, FENN'A. TUC DDCCinrimC UCCCirC PniIg can probably t secured scripts of every recora ol nawuraziii-j under his commaxd in mak 1 lit. lIltOlULlll 0 IVlt0oAuLllia Chiaa E4 Persia. The ownia? ton in the several federal and state j ir:g SCienuSc obrrationa in Lady LEGISLATION THAT RECOMMENDED. IS At Peace with All Rations Foreign Commerce Dynamiters Should "Be Liable to Extradition The Silver Question Indian Af fairsLand Grants. Eailroa&s. ine lollowing is tne text ofjicaa krtigts abroad is not likely to President Arthur s message, deliver- result, aa tbev themselves seen verv ed to Congress on Monday. Decern- j generally to'belieye it may, in the her 1st. : i nrar'tirel evrr-'n?rin rf nrtr nsirfra To the Cofijre.j of Ihe Un ited State : Since the close of your last session the American people, iu the exercise of their highest right of suffrage, have chosen their chief magistrate for the four years ensuing. When it i remembered that at no period in the country s history has the long political contest which customarily j precedes the day of the national election been waged with greater fervor and intensity, it 19 a subject of general congratulation that after the controversy at the polls was over, and while the slight prepon derance by which the issue had been determined was as yet unascertained the public peace suffered no dis turbance, but the people everywhere patiently and quietly awaited tne result Nothing, could more strikingly il lustrate the temper of the American citizen, his love of order and his loy alty to law nothing could more signally demonstrate the strength and wisdom of our political institu tions. Eight years have passed since a controversy concernine; the result of a national election sharplv called the attention of the Congress to the necessity of providing more precise and dednite regulation? for the counting of the electoral rote. It is of the greatest importance that this question be solved before conflicting claims to the presidency shall again distract the country, and I am persuaded that bv the people at lare any of the measures of relief thus far proposed would be pre ferred to continued inaction. FOREIGN RELATIONS. Our relations with all foreign powers continue to be amicable. Willi Belgium a convention has been signed whereby the scope of present treaties has been so enlarged as to secure to citizens of either coun try, within the jurisdiction of the other, equal right and privileges in the acquisition aad holding of prop erty. A trade-marks treaty has also been conclude. The war between Chili and Peru is at an en.. For the arbitration of the claims of American citizens, wbo during its continuance suffered through the acts of Chilian authori ties, a convention will soon be nego tiated. The state of hostilities between France and China continues to be an embarrassing feature of eur East ern relations. The Chinese Govern ment has promptly adjusted and paid the claims of American citizens whose property was destroyed in the recent riets at Canton. I renew the recommendation of my last annual message, that the Canton indemnity fund be returned to China. The true interpretation of the re cent treaty with that country, per mitting the restriction of Chinese immigration, is likely to he again the subject of our deliberations. It may be seriously questioned wheth er the statute passed at the last ses sion does not violate the treaty right3 of certain Chinese who left thi ennntrv wuh return certificates. ! valid under the old law, and who inow seem to be debarred from re- lading for lack of the certificate 'required by the new. The recent j purchase by citizens of the United j States of a large trading fleet hereto i fore under the Cbirese flag has con siderably enhanced our commercial ! importance in the East j PROTECTION OF COMMERCE. ' In yiew of the large number of ! vessels ouiit or purchased by Amer ican citizens in other countries, and i exclusively employed in lesitimate traffic between foreign ports under the reco-Liized protection of our flag. it micht be well to provide a uni4 form rule for their registration and documentation, so that the bona fide Drorertv rights of our citizens there- j in shall be duly evidenced aad prop ' erlv ruarded. Pursuant to the advice of tne enate at the last session, I recog- ized the flag of the International reocialion ot the Congo as tbat ot a j friendly government, avoiding in so j doing any prejudgment of conflict ing territorial claims in that region, i Subsequently, in execution of the expressed wish ot tne Congress, 1 appointed a commercial agent for the Congo Basin. The importance of the rich prospective trade of the Congo Valley has led to the general conviction tbat it should be open to all nations upon equal terms. At an international conference for the consideration of this subject, called by the Emperor of Germany and now in session at Berlin, delegates are in attendance on behalf of the United States. Of the results of the Conference you will be duly ad vised. The Government of Cores has generously aided the efforts ot the United Slates Minister to secure suitable premises for the use of the legation. As the conditions of dip lomatic intercourse with Eastern nations demand that the legation premises be owned by the repre sented power, I advise that an ap propriation be made for the acqui sition of this property by the Gov ernment.. The United States al readr cossess valuable premises at Tangier as a gift from the Saltan of Morocco. As is stated nere&rter, they have lately received a similar gift from the Siamese Government. The Government of Japan stands ready to present to us extensive grounds at Tokio whereon to erect a suitable building for the legation, court house and jail; and similar eralc ISS4. t . .... of such premises would not onlv ef fect a large saving of the present rental, but would permit of thedae assertion of extra territorial nght3 in j those couEtr.es, and would thus better erve to maintain the dipaitv of the I'ni'ed States. THE DUTY OX AST WORKS. Much anxiety has lately bten dis played by various European gov ernments, and especially by the Government of Italy, for the aboli tion of our import duties upon works of art. It is well ta consider whether the present discrimination in favnr nf trip nrrvinrtiaria of Amw. i and sculptors from the rich fields for observation, study and Itbor wh Th Den ies of Janan may be conclude! at a new conference to be held at Tokio. r . : vVhile this Government fully recog nizes tne eoual and independent station of Japan in the community of nations, it would net oppose the general adoption ot such terms of compromise as Japan may be dis posed to offer in furtherance of a uniform policy of intercourse with Western nations. During the past year the increas ing good will between our own Gov ernment and that of Mexico has been variously manifested. The treaty of commercial reciprocity con cluded January 20, 1SS i. has" ben ratified, and await3 the necessary tariff legislation of Congress to be come effective. This legislation wiLL I doubt not, be among the first measures to claim your attention. A full treaty of commerce, navigation and consular rights is much to be desired, and such a treaty I have reasun to be- 1 lieve taat the Mexican Government stands ready to conclude. Some; embarrassment has been occasioned j by the failure of Congress at its List, Mexican boundary and the re-location of boundary monuments. THE NICABAGCAN CANAL. With the Republic of Nicaragua a treaty has been concluded which authorises th construction by the tnitea states ot a canal railway rasua territorv. Rv th. Nrm of ragua territory. ty tne terms ot this treaty sixty miles of the river San Juan, as well as Lake Nicarag ua, aa inland sea forty miles in width, are to constitute a part of the projected enterprise. This leaves for actual canal con struction seventeen miles on the Pa- i-iiiv. siuc iiuu Li.. 1 -ri.v iAjiir- uu Lii c j ;.l nrA ,1 .k.i ch they have hitherto en;cved. P0"" tne attention. 01 me -atioiiii . reacneti Eaiueton isianl on J une HJ. ere is a prosrect that the lonz-l Legislature. It appears that aa- ;a fortnight ariier thaa acv vessel din-? revision of the foreign treat-! naally, for the past six years, taere had t;'ure attained that Mint. On session to provide means for the! cor.sioeraDie portion t t!.e suver . As the 1 -r.z :'-ce that has lulled u aue execution 01 me treat v 01 jaiy " eucaaiotring me vauis vi me lnt-j a sense 0: uccied security -j, is? ier tne re-survev 01 tteM--aeuiy migus. iu? mu ks way ; a: any tirre ue aisturt'ea. it is Atlantic To the Unite., SUtes w whose rich terriiorv on the Pacific! Hh conclusions m i5f,,ror.!ir.arw nrnff,T,(.JCr(JlalIJ approved. j f-'fv'" -v.w , practically cut off from communica-l tion by water with the Atlantic r..;.. ,..i ! advantages 01 such a project can scarcely be overestimated. It is be lieved that when the treaty is laid before you the justice and liberality of its provisions will command uni versal approval at home and abroad. The death of our represpntative to Russia, while at his post at St Pet- ersburg, afforded to the Imperial Government a renewed opportunity to testify its sympathy in a manner befitting the intimate friendliness which has ever marked the inter course of the two countries. The course of this Government in raising its representative at Bangkok to the diplomatic rank has evoked fram Siam evidence of warm friend ship and augurs well for our en larged intercourse. The Siamese Government has AGAINST THE DYNAMITERS I recommend that the scope of the neutrality laws of the United SUtea be so enlarged as to cover aU patent acts oi ncspiiamy committea in our territory and aimed against the pace of a friendly nation. Ex isting statutes prohibit the fitting out of armed expeditions and re- strict tne shipment o:.exr.iosiv?3, , though the enactments ia the Utterj respect were cot framed with regard to international obligations, but sim-j lly tor tne protection ot passenger travel. Ail tr.ese statutes were tended to meet special emergencies j that had already arisen. Other modern ingenuity supplies means for the organization of hostilities thout open resort to armed vessels to filibustering parties. 1 see no reason way overt prepa rations in this country for the com mission of criminal acts, such as are here under consideration should 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 treatment of this question is one which inti mately concerns the national honor. naturalization laws. Our existing naturalization laws also need revision. These sections relating to persons residing within the limits of the United States in 1795 and 17DS have now only aa his torical interest Section 2172, recog nizing the citizenship of the children of naturalised parents, is ambiguous in its terms and partly obsolete. There are special provisions of law favoring the naturalization ot tnoee who serve in the army or in mer chant vessels, while no similar priv ileges are granted those who serve in the navy or marine corps. uAn nnilorm rale of naturalization," such as the Constitution contemplates, should, among other things ciearly defijie the status of persons born within the United States subject to foreign powers (Section lair' ) and of minor children of fathers who have declared their intention of be coming citizens, ut nave laued to perfect their naturalization. It might be wise to provide for a 'central bureau of registry, wherein should be filed authenticated tran- United States a commodious man-i pression under which our industries! " .... , , sion and pounds for the occupancy! are now languishing. The Secre-U 1 fpcur with him a.so in advis .r.i. . i.T.: it ..L..L. . f.--T. .v.. .l-sinz tne rereai oi tne pre-nrr.on joint resolution Congress attests its duiv of investigating this subject be jf-. ta aetmeot of statutes re appreciation cf this generous gift entrusted in the fir.-t it-stance to a ! fiV!.n? lf ? f"'1 P -c.;.. u-k; r,.i't;on touching Iai.-d grant to rail WHOLE NO 1743 ... . . . ,. court?, and to make provision also; for tne vacation or cancelation or , 0f the stesua XLeUo, purcbas- such records, in cases when, araudjja England; the Bear, purchased i- vumwu "r;" by the applicant himself, or where he bad renounced or forfeited his : acnuired citizenshlo. A just and I unuorm law in xa:s respect womu 1 dition wtre promptlv made by the strengthen the hands of the govern-! rfUrv of the NavV, with the act ment m protecting its citizens abroad iv co-operation of the Secretary of and would pave the way for the con-. War. Commander Geonre W. Cof- clasion of treaties of naturalization with foreign countries. TREASURY SUGGESTIONS COMMENDED. I concur with tne Secretary of the Treasury in recommending the im mediate suspension of the coinage of silver dollars and of the issuance of silver dollars and of the i.su- ance of silver certificates. Th:s is a matter to which, in former commu- T t .1 mentions, I have more than once in - 1 have been with the requirements of the act of February 'JS, 17S, more than 7, - 0A,UCO silver dollars. The number j D0W outstai d ng is reported by the ; secretary to be nearly lS5,UtO,tO0 j thereof but little more than 4",0UO, - i.m, or less man rj per cent sre ia active circulation. The mere exis- ter.ee of this fact seems to me to fur- nish of iUelf a cogent argument for! the repeal of the statute which has j made such a ict possible. j But there are other and graver considerations that tend ia the same direction. The Secretary avows his cunvicuoa mai ur-ess mis coinage ana tne issuance oi a.iver certificates j he suspended, silver is likely at no j distant day to become our sole me tallic standard. The commercial aisiuroacce ana tne impairment 01 1.1- cmiieu. iu cjiuLiiiut-c , ir.e s.iire uav national credit that would le thus j In this, the last of the uted mes-occasi-jned caa scarcely be over esti-; sages that I shall have the honor to mated- j transmit to the Congress of the Uni- 1 he pe that the Secretary" sugges- j ted Stutes. I canr.et too stronirlv tions rt-spectii g the withdrawal ' crte ur-.-sn its attention th datv of rom circulation of the ore lOiiar ac'l two dollar cotes will "our approval. It is hkels- ci-ive that a into the currency. bile trad.? dot- j th;.? tne policy of strength eniog this lars have ceased for the present, at j arm of the service is'dictated by least, to be an element of active dis- j considerations of wfse economy, of turbance in our currency system, jjt rurl for our future tranrtuiii some provision should be m iJe for;tr. and cf true appreciation of the their surrender to the Government, j uig:.;:y ai.J honor of the republic In view of the circuma'ancps undr i were coined and rf the i tthat they have never hada .egal tender quality, tnere should be :- i ceras in ccar28 of tne intenwr De fered f.r them only a slight advance ! rartneent. the report of its Secretary on their bullion value. ! present' an interesting summan'. The Secretary, in the curse efj Amoiir t,e topics deservits particu h:s report, considers the propriety of j lar attention I re: -r voa to his ob beautifying tbe designs of our sub-: servations respecting our Indian af sidiary coins ard so increase their i fairs, the preemption and ti ruler weight that they aiav bear their due j culture acts. tl f i:!ure of railroad , - ,ri.. i i:.r.dard coil it. this regsrd are INTERNAL REVENUE. In my annual messace of 1SS2 I recommended the abolition of all ) . .1 . ,!.l t t excise taxes exceps tnose reiaucz to distilled spirits. ThisrecommeDda-!htre"?tlie i r,l rr.eA t n . , ,k blVJaA A7 AAV 1 VtiV v. '4 . AU Vi-aC-'w kUl ; large enough to permit such tariff reduction as may seem to be advisa-l b!e when the results of recent reve-! nue laws and commercial treaties r,,n h.va ahnwn ; r.,t n,rfa thr,e ration, ran h mrit indi" - ciously effected. One of the gr ivst of the problems which appeal u the wisdom of Congress for solution is the ascer tainment of the most effective means for increasing our foreign lv recognizing the considerations that mav be urzed against lnli i course. I am. nevertheless, of the ' , opinion that upon the whole no elh- er would be likely to effect speedier or better results. affairs of the navy. The rLwrt of the Secretary of tne Navy exhibits tne prepress which has been made on the r.ew steel cruisers authorized by the acts of August o, 1 ar.d March 3, Ot the four vessels under contract, n-jofie, the Chicago, of 4i tons, is, more than half finished; The Atl?n- ta, of SiXO tons, has been success-, is now fitting. The B iston, also of 300 tons, isrea.lv fT launching, 'and the DoipLia. a disp.itch j er of 150O tons, is ready f..r delivery. Certain adverse criticisms upon j the designs of these, crsisers are dis-1 cussea oy tr.e secretary, wno insist ; that the correctness ot the coriClu- sions reache.. 1 bv the Advisory ' Board and by been demons rr.r.t in ahin huil.li:,? inroad. Th : f th double turreted ; monitors "Puritan, Terror and Am- phitrite, contracted for under the I taxes shall be abolished the revenue w.a T T p -YearTca3 one that will still remain to the Govern-! of broken Fce. In tr.is circum mentwill,in my opinion, not oi.1t fta1 l,7e is g!d to find suffice to meet its reasonable expen-1 Ps'-Scation tV.r tae poucy of tne citures, but will afford a surplus ojemmcnt in its dealing witn the the d-partment has tH,n ".le to tae policy of this gov- itra.ed bv develop "nraecs rezaras me extension of act of March 3, lsi, is in troo-ss i 1 uc Uiai" -uauiuocs oi me prcoiem of construction. No work has been ' may be thus stated : We are a peo doae during the past year oa their ; in mechanics! pursuits and armor for lack of necessary appro-1 Jertue in inveation ; we cover a vast priations. A fourth monitor, the ; tnt of territory rich in agricultu Monadnock. still remains nnfinish-i ral products and in nearly all the ed at the navy yard in California. !ra' materials necessary for success It is recommended that early stops ' ful manufaturej we have a system h tai-n cnmnlete these vessels : of productive establishments more and to provide also an armament 1 "san eaScient to supply our own for the monitor Miantonomaa. The ! ecnands ; the wages of labor are no recommendations of the Naval Ad-1 here k great; the scale of liv visory Board, approved by the de-j iai of our rtian classes is such as partment. comprise the construct- nis secure their personal com ioaofoce steel cruiser of 4 tons,: .rt -n the development of these one cruiser of 3000 tons, two heavi- j higher moral and intellectual quali ly arnQd gunboats, one light cruis-: tbat S to the making of good ing gunboat, one despatch vessel i "t-Kas ; our system of Unff legis armed with Hotchkiss cannon, one j f-Voa w Tiling a revenue which armored ram and three torpedo ; " 13 excesn of the present needs of boats. The general designs, all of Frnmect which are calculated to meet the These are elements from which it existing wants of the service, are is sought to devise a scheme by now well advanced, and the con-1 which, without unfavorably chang Btruction of these vessels can be un- j the Condi tin n of the working man, dertaken as soon as yoa shall grant j our merchant marine shalll be rais the necessary outlay. ed from its enfeebled condition and The act cf Congress approved Aa-jnsw markets provided for the sai gust 7, 1SS2, authorized the removal t beyond oar borders of the manifold to the United States of the bodies : of Lieutenant Commander George j V. DeLocg and his companions of , the Jeanette expedition. This re ! moval baa been successfully accora j plishel by Lieutenants Harber and iSchnetre. The remains were taken j from the graves in Lena Delta ia ! Mirth, 13, ai d were retained at ' Yakutsk until the fUlcsice Winter, flue se.u-ou Iwroj too far advanced to admit of thur immediate tr-Li-" partition. They arrived at New York February 2, lssi, whert ithey were received with suitable j honors. In pursuance of the joint resclu- i tioc of Congress approved February i13 1S64 navai p I A. W. Greelr, Uaited Stated Amy, iiiiu oi uiepany wno aaa Deea en- Frauklin LUv. TLe fieet cocsisted a: ;l jodls. -ew:oundiand. and :the AIcft whIch wa3 generously provided by the British Govern ment, Preparations for the ex re- a was placed in command of the Alert, and Lieutenant H. Emory ia command of the Bear. The Thetis was entrusted to Commander Win field S. Schley, to whon also was assumed the superintendence cf the : entire expedition Immediately upon its arrival at Uperaavik the fleet bezan the dan- gerous navigatian of Melville Bar, ! 1 . . . ; and. sr-ie 01 every cwtacie. it crossed ever to Cap Sabine, where Lieutenant :Gretiy and the other survivors of ; his tarty were discovered. After j taking on board the living and the bodies of the dead, the relief ships , failed for St Johns, where they a r- rived ju!y 1.. They were appr priately received at Portsmouth, X. II.", on August 1. and at Xew York oa Ausust S. One of the bodies was landed at the former place. The others were put on shore at Governors Island, and, with the exception of one which was interred in the National Ctme- tery, were lorwarded ttence to he a::aa:ior.s maicateti dv ir.euiis. - b I The organization and conduct of this relief expedition reflect great credit upon all who contributed t 1 its success. rrtt.rii:g- ur navy a rapidly as . poss;i'le 1 j tne hih slate ot etucier cy which formerly characterized it. may main ! wrrH Tar s- i tne vani goverr.men al con- j companies to take title to the lands sranteU by the Gov mmnt, ard j tne operati-.r s ot the Pen.oa OfLce, ! the Pater.4. GlSce, the Census E-ireau jd the Eareau of iucatioa. 1 Ai.ain u .9 i,een maue at . fusion h .s heen made already in the circumstances tnat botii 9 1 , . ., : T ,7 7, diherent Indian tnbes ! and as between the Indians and the .1. . . 11 ..S r!" - yj P!e,J, m bl3 trst, coma.ar.ication ! l. the i ony -seventh Congress. The 1 Scretary urges anew the enactment i of statat for th.s panhment cf crimes committed ca the Indian reservations, and recommends the passase of the bill now pending in the House of Representatives for the purchase of a tract of lS-0 square miles from the Sioux reservation. Both these measure are worthy of 'rad companies and the founding -f u J. i r i r--.-c" i..;- i. . . . skail effectually secure its ultimate ! i i Le report of the Utah Commis sion will read with interest. It j disclose the results of recent legis- latiun looking to the preventicu and ; punisnment ot polyiramy in ttiat ' territory. I still believe that if -that abominable practice can be ' suppressed by Iaw.it can only be ty tne mo?: radical legislation cou- in distent with the restraints of the Constitution. I again recoamer..!, therefore, that Congress assume al- j I- tah and provide for the appoint- meat o! commissioners with such steam-jirovermental powers as in their ; judgment may wisely and justly be put inko meir nanas. TO ETXE& roRT:r,s toade. In the course of this cemmuaica- tl0a reference has more than once ocr "!gT traC.e. Jt Sm9 DTOW to decide the general principle that should in my opinioD, underlie our national effort in this direction Cortinved on Fourth Paye.)
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