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President's Message. Lengthy Document Prom Cleveland to Congress. WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The excite? ment and confusion attending the opening session of the house yester? day had almost entirely vanished, when that body met at noon to-day The flowers had disappeared The house had assumed something like a normal appearance Rev II. N Condon, the IK-'W chaplain of the iipuse, a blind Universalist preacher ^Bou Port Huron, Mich , delivered librae invocation after "Speaker Reed RPhad rapped the members to order. Mr Payne, (Rep ) New York, re? ported that Mr Cleveland bad sent v his salutation to Congress and com munication in writing. Immediately thereafter, Mr Pr?den, the Presi? dent's executive clerk, appeared with the message which the Speaker forth? with laid before the house. The members listened, some intently but all respectfully, to the words of the chief executive THE MESSAGE The message opened as follow- : To the Congress of the United States : ''The present assemblage of the legislature branch of our government occurs at a time when the interest of our people and the needs of the country gives especial prominence to the condition of our foreign relations and the exigencies of our national finances. The reports of the heads of the several administrative depart? ments of the government fully and ? plainly exhibit what has been accom? plished within the scope of their respective duties and present such recommendations for the betterment of our country's condition as patri? otic and intelligent labor and obser? vation suggest "I therefore deem my executive duty adequately performed at this time by presenting to congress the important cases of our situation as related to our intercourse with for? eign nations, and a statement of the financial problems which confront us omitting except as they are related to these topics any reference to de? partmental operations I earnestly invite, however, not only careful consideration but the severely criti? cal scrutiny of congress and my fel low countrymen to the reports con? cerning these department operations If justly and fairly examined they will furnish proof of assiduous and painstaking care for the public wel? fare. " I press the recommendations they contain on the respectful atten? tion of congress " The following is a synopsis of leadiug points covered in the mes? sage : It is pleasing to note that the Argentine Republic on account of reduction of our wool dutiee admits certaiu products of the United ?tates at reduced duties. Resumption of specie payments in Chile, important as illustrating ascendency of sound financial ideas in a leading South American republic As arbitrator, the president of the United States has satisfactorily set? tled the boundary claims between Brazil and Argentine. Negotiations are progressing to revive the United States and Chilian claims commission. Becita? of successful efforts of our government to have the Chinese gov ernment punish outrages upon Amer- I ican citizens growing out of the dis? turbed conditions incident to the Chino Japanese war. Action of our government during the war has elid? ed official expressions of appreciation from both China and Japan. Recital of facts in the "Waller case'' between the United States and France., satisfactory solution is confi dently predicted. The French cham? bers have passed a resolution invit? ing a permanent treaty of arbitration with the United States Recom? mendation that an invitation of France to participate in the Paris exposition of 1900 be accepted. Protective tariff policies of this country and the German Empire, injuriously affect the trade between the two countries, es? pecially cattle and food products, and gives rise to prejudices against such imports as deleterious to health. In the same way, the American insu? rance business in Germany is embar? rassed. While "in our dealing with other nations we should be open? handed and scrupulously fair" "if an examination of the situation suggests 6uch matters as would involve re? strictions similar to those from which we suffer, the way to such a course is easy, though it should not be light? ly entered upon." Hawaii has thus far failed to res pond to indemnity claims for injur? ies to American citizens Lynching of Italians in Colorado attributed to the "Vicious padroni" system which is repugant to our civilization and should be reached by legislation if possible The United Slates has reason for congratulation on being first nation to' establish treaty rela? tions with Japan, a nation showing a vast gain in national greatness. The United States minister to Mexico hae happily settled the boundary question between Mexico and Guatemala. The recommendation of appropria? tions to pay for the transportation of negro colonists back from Mexico to ?their homes in Alahama. The reci? tal of the Mosquito Indian question and Nicauguan question : England's course justified Our minister should participate in the ceremonies of the linn iiiiinr' u?'"-? Czar. The correspondence on foo with regard to denial by Russian con ! suis to this country of passports t< Jews : expected that practice wil cease as a result. The principles laid down by th< Behring Sea commission have beet found inadequate to protect the seah and unless further restrictions arc established extinction of seal is pre dieted British patrolling of Bell ring irea is insufficient- Again re> commends appropriation by congress of $425,000 to pay claims for irregu? lar seizure of British ships A'askau boondan' question with Great Britain remains unsettled ; is important that a joint commission be established The facts are recited concerning the relation of the United States to tue boundary question be? tween Great Britain and Venezuela and it is stated that further commun! cation on on the subject will be re? ceived by congress when Great Brit? ain answers arbitration of the United States-answer is now expected After stating the facts, the Presi? dent's views are thus given : "Besides deranging the commercial exchanges ol ? \\t? islnad, of which our country take? toe dominant share, this flagrant con? dition of hostilities, by arousing senti? mental sympathy and inciting advpn fnrous puoport arno*.g our people, h:i? entailed an earnest, tfirort on the part ol this governemnt to enforce obedience to our neutrality laws, and to prevent the territory of the Uuited States from be? ing abused as a vantage i -ound from which to aid those in at,..s against Spanish authority. What ever may be the traditional sympathy of nur coun? trymen '^s individuals with a peopic who seem to be strugglir . for larger autonomy and greater freedom, deepen? ed as such sympathy naturally must be in behalf of our neighbors, yet the plain duty of their government and the pe<>p'e is to observe in good tait h the recognized obligations of international relationship The determination of the government to honestly fulfill every in? ternational obligation is not shaken, yet it is to be earnestly hoped, ou every ground, that the devastation of armed conflict may speedily be stayed, and order and quiet restored." Facts of the situation are recited. Our minister has done his full duty. Promises of protection have been re? ceived from the Sultan. '"This gov ern meut is far from relying on such assurances as the limit of its duty." American ships can protect American interests in tbeir reach. B-.'gret is ex? pressed that the Sultan declines to per? mit investigation by American consul at Sivas. Improvement in the consular ser? vice is recommended. Further appro? priate legislation is imperative. Resi? dences for ministers and ambrssadors are recommended, government to pay expenses. The remainder >?f the message de? voted exclusively to the discussion of the financial issue. It covers about 70 of the 160 pages of the message. The history of our financial policy is ex? haustively reviewed. A tariff policy tending to reduce imports (now super ceded by a tariff the principle of which is to permit the people to live cheaply aod to admit them to the markets of the world) together with> the policy of buying silver and the fact that the government is compelled by law to keep in circulation three hundred mil? lions in treasury notes, which sum it cannot reduce, the notes being convert info gold at the option of the '^older, are given as the reasons for the present unfortunate conditions. The with? drawal of gold from the reserve is at? tributed particularly fo the presence of these "greenbacks" and the purchases of over ?1,500.000 in silver under the act of 1890 There are thus out stand standing five hundred million dollars in gold obligations which have been used to deplete the gold reserve and this depletion bas been increased by the agi? tation for free coinage and the hoarding of gold at home consequent upon want of confidence. The latter has led to high rates of exchange and exportation of gold by speculators. The President relates the history of the gold purchases, the unsatisfacrory results of the earlier, ones, the transac? tion of the "bond syndicate," and de? clares that as to the latter he is glad to accept the responsibility He says that at the time of the transaction the country was in imminent danger of sus- j pending gold payments and resulting j disaster, a condition which fortunately j was not understood in the popular j mind. The President animadverts on the failure of congress to legalize three per cent bouds. The relief afforded | by the syndicate cannot be permanent, j The president recommends tbe issu- ? ance of low interest, long term* gold j bonds, saleable abroad, and in that way i the retirement and cancelation of green backs and tresury notes issued io pay- ? ment for silver, under the act of 1890. Currency thus withdrawn might be supplied by gold coming in and increase in circulation of national banks, it is recommended that the latter be allowed to issue currency to the full extent of their bonds deposited instead of 90 per \ cent as now, and that the rate of taxa-1 tion on their circulation be reduced to j J of 1 per cent. This would lead to a great increase in the number of banks, ? especially of smaller capital aod in j smaller communities. Silver bullion left in the treasury to be slowly issued , in subsidiary coin and dollars. FREE SILVER. The President concludes bis message with an able argument against free ? silver, predicting that the adoption of silver mooometalism would be followed : by the complete collapse of credit. v3 Has sold more tobacco and tit Higher Averages than an}^ Warehouse on any new market in the State. A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE THE PLANTERS -That SUMTER IS THE PLACE to get the highest market price for their tobacco. WE ARE READY AND WILLING TO DO THE TO? 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