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Substance of His Recommendations to tiie 1 V tT) Congress of the United^States. ? Soeaks of the Healthy Growth of Our Foreign Commerce, the Status Of Our Foreign Posses sions, Etc. The following1 is a synopsis of Presi dent McKlnley's message read in Con gress yesterday: To Die Senate and House of Represent atives: ?V t the threshold ol' your Jellbora tions you are called to mourn with your countrymen the death ?.? f Vice Presi dent Hobart. who passed from this life on the morning of November 21st last, ills, great soul now resitf in etetnai .peace. llis private life 8 pnro and elevated, whUe his public career was ever distinguished by large capacity, stainless integrity and exalted motives. He lias. been removed from the high oJllce which he honored and dignified, but, his lofty character, his devotion to duty, his honesty of purpose and his noble virtues remain with us as a price less legacy Hiid oxanipl". A UJA>VKKA1, It lil VI K VV OF CONDI ' TIONS. 'y The Fifty-sixth Congress convenes in its first regular session with the coun try In a^ condition of unusual prosper ity, of universal good v\ill among the people at home, and with relations of peace and friendship with every gov * eminent of the world. Our foreign commerce has shown great increase in volume and value. The combined im ports tand exports- for .the year are the largest ever shown, by .single year in all , ?<?ur hrstory. Our exports for 1899,' alme exceed by more than $1,000,000,00') our Imports and exports combined in 1870. The im ports per capita wt it; 20 p< r cent, less than in. 1870, while the exports per cap ita are 58 per c> nt. ntoru than in J SV 0, showing the enlarged capacity of the United States to satisfy the wants of their own increasing pppulalion, as well as to contribute to those of the peoples of othei nations. Exports of agricul tural products were ?781, 770,112. Of manufactured products jaw exported in value ?."'39.5l;2,l 10.' being Kirger than any previous year. It is a noteworthy fact that the only years in all our history when the products of our manufacto ries sold abroad exceeded those bought abroad were 1898 and 1899. Till] COUNTRY'S FINANCES. * Government receipts from all sources for the fiscal year {eddied June 30, lSy9, Including $^l,798,3I4.ft' part of payment of the Central Pacific Railroad indebt ^ ortnOss, aggregated ?010.DV:!,004.3.r?. Cus tom- receipts were $20ti,12S,481.75, and those from internal revenue $273,437, 161.51. For the fiscal year the expendi* ?ures~Tvet e $700,093.5G4, leaving a deficit of $89,111,559.67. The Secretary of the Treasury estimates that the receipts for the current fiscal year will aggre gate $640,1)58,112, and upon the basis of present appropriations the expendi tures Will aggregate $600,958,112, leaving a surplus of $10,000,000. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1S99, the internal revenue receipts' were increased about $100,000,000. The present gratifying strength- of the Treasury is ishown by the fact that on December .,1, 1899, the available cash balance was)/, $27S,004,837.72, of which $239,744,905.36 Avas in gokl coin and bull ion. The conditions of confidence which prevail throughout the country havto brought gold into more gerieral use and customs receipts ate now almost en tirely paid in that coin. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. Increased activity in industry, wifh its welcome attendant? large employ ment for labor at highei wages ? gives to the body of the people a bugcr power to absorb the circulating ? me dium. It Is further true that year by year, with larger areas of land under cultivation, t lie Increasing volume of agricultural products?cotlon, corn and wheat ? calls for a larger volume of money supply. This is especially no ticeable at the crop harvesting and crop moving period. MODIFICATION OF TIIE XATIONAI. BANKING ACT. Tho President refers to the national banking act. and urges that national hanka be authorized to organize with a capital of $25,000. lie saya that In its earlier history the national banking i act seemed to prove a reasonable ave jjjje through which needful additions ' * e circulation could from time to b* made. Changing conditions h4ve apparently rendered it now lnop itlve vj that end. The high margin \bond securities required, resulting large premiums which govern boiftjs commanded In the rtiaTket, tax>fcn note issue*, of\both op crat4hK together, appear to be the Influ ilch Jfffpair Its public utility. - CONTINUANCE OF THE I GOl?I> STANDARD. ling the gold standard tfce ft says: "I urgently rec o*s?. it to support the existing *<*? and to maintain the parlf? [of the coins of the two metals id silver) and the equal powsr dollar at all times In the mar. In the payment of debts, the Secretary of the Treasury be given ad ditional power and charged with the duty to tell United States bonds and " T?~?fllploy such other cffcctive means as may be necessary to these ends. ' Th^authoflJty should Include the power to soil Ms on long and short time aa eonditltfflrmay require, and should pT?vld?r for sr -rate of Interest lower ?haw thai fUad-fcr-Xhe Act of. January 14, Wib. While there is m>w no com* wiwiai fright which draws gold fiom ? tfce government? on the contrary, such ' widespread confidence that gold seeks 11 Ifcs 'iWWirf demanding payer money 1a exchange? yet tho very "situation points ^o the present as the most rtt -TinrUme to make adequate provision* ?? 1*JSE5uI?i rK&'T ability and purpose of the govern - to meet alLits oWlgaUqni; la i*e! Concei l'residez mend t! Stan da i in valut (gold at of cvet ket and tabling the parity uf all money issued j or voiiied by iuulioi'iiy of die govern I mom. We are doing these things vvldi j the means at hand. Happily at thv present time, we are nut compelled t?> revolt to loans to supply gold. It has been done in the past, however, und ! may havo to be done In the future. It j behooves us. therefote, to provide at | once the best means t j m-et thi emer i gency when it arises, and the best t meatus .are those which are the most j certain and economical. Those now authorized have the virtue neither of i directness nor economy. THIS TRUSTS. The President- next discusses the j question of trusts on which he Pays: j Combinations of capital organized I into dusts tti control the conditions of i trade among our citizens, to Ktitie cotn j petition, limit- production, and deter mine tho prices of products used and consumed by the people, are justly pro voking public discussion, and should early claim the attention of Congress. The industrial commission, created by the act of the Congress of June IS, lf\9.s, bar. been engaged in extended hearings i upon the disputed questions involv<rdN ? m the subject of combinations in /re straint of trade and competition. They j have not- yet completed their inveadga tion of this subject, and the conclu j sions and recommendations at which | they may arrive are undetermined. The j subject is one giving rise to many di vergent views as to the nature and variety or cause and extent of the in j juries to the public which may result I from lui'xe combinations concentrating more or less numerous enterprises and establishments, which previously to the J formation of the combination, were carried on separately. '"ONGR13SS URQtJD TO ACT. "It is universally conceded that com | biuntions which engross or control the j market" of any particular kind of mer chandise or commodity necessary to ! the general community, by suppressing j natural and ordinary competition, j whereby prices are. unduly enhanced ! to the general consumer, are obnoxious, | not only to the common law, but also to the public welfare. There must ..c a rem' dy for the evils involved in such I organisations. If the present law can { be extended mot,e certainly to control o. check these monopolies or trusts, ii shoul-.l be done without delay. What | ever power the Congress possesses over j this most- important subject should bo ; promptly ascertained and asserted." THE ACT OK IS9'?. ; Harrison's .message of December 3, : 1V.X9. on dil?< subjee'f and adds: "An i acfc> to protL'ct trade and commerce j against unlawful restraints . and n*v> ; nopolies was passed by Congress on .ilia second of July, 3.SK0. Tho provisions of this statute are comprehensive and stringent. It declares every contract or combination, in the form of a trust or otherwise, or conspiracy in the re straint of trade or commerce among, the several States or with foreign na tions, to be unlawful. It denominates as a criminal every person who makes any such contract or engages in any such combination or conspiracy, and provides a punishment by tine or im ; prisonment. It invests the several Clr . cuit Courts of the United States with Jurisdiction to prevent and restrain vio lations of the act-, and makes it the duty of the several United States dis trict attorneys, under the direction of the Attorney General, to institute pro ceedings In equity to prevent and re strain such violations, ll further con fers upon any person who shall be in jured in his business or property by any other person or corporation by reason of anything forbidden or de i dared to be unlawful by the act', the power to sue therefor in any Circuit | Court of the United States without re spect to the amount in controversy, and j to- recover threefold the damages by [ him sustained and the costs of the ? suit, Including reasonable attorney j fees. It will be perceived that the act I is aimed at every kind of combination ,'ji the nature of a trust or monopoly in restraint of inter-State or international commerce. OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. Passing to our relations with foreign I States, the work of the State Depart- ! mcnt for the past year* la thoroughly | reviewed. Among the subjects touched | upon are the settlement of the Ion;; . pending boundary dispute between the I A rtrci'tlne ltepubllc and Chili; progress i that haa been made toward the colon. - Nation of a convention of extradition in J ho Argentine liepubllc, which I only awaits the adjustment of j swi no uliftht changed in the b^xt? before exchange; the refusal of this government to assuipe liability for the killing of certain Adslrian and Hunga rian subjects by the authoVltlen of Pennsylvania at Luttimor, while sup- 1 pressing an unlawful tumult of miners. September 10. 1897; the mitigation by the Delgian government of restrictions on the Importation of cattle from the i United Statea; the attempt on tt)? part J of our government to Induce the gov ernment of Bolivia to amend Its mar riage laws wo as to give legal IlittN to the non-Catholic and civil mai'riagea of aliens- within it* Jurisdiction; the settlement of the claim for the seizure of the American-owned newspaper. The Panama 'Star and Herald, by the au thorities of Colombia, that government agreeing to pay 989.900 in damage*. Discussion of the question raised by the action of Denmark in impoaing re strictions on Hie Importation of Ameri can meats has continued without sub stantial result In our favor, Ttorf good will of Braaii in cordially receiving two American warships and tba* of Colom bia by the extension of faculties to the Nicaraguan Canal cominlsaion In their C|>proaching Investigation of the Pana ma Canal and other projected roatea across the Iathmus of Darlen is men tioned. The controversy growing out of t ho collection of ccrtain public due* by tho Nicaraguan government during fhe insurrectionary movement last Feb ruary iritnt-tnwemed. AMERICAN TRADE IN. CHINA. The President renews his recommen dations made ifc MfiTifessage to Con grwf; jpPLimbei^a, i*M. tor on appro* priat+on for a commission <fo study the commercial and lndustrJaifccrndttions in the Chinese Empire, and to report a* to the opportunltleg Tor* and. obstacle* to, the enlargement of markets In China for. the raw frMtcis and manufacture* o/Lthe United Slfttca. The iasportance a*; this aMJect has steadily grown and M M4 ?* IMt to arsdyin* t* r <MW?H?as tlse nsosroas ot this gseat <?11 N? OiiyliM mil ?<? lalirylsi, CanMtieU# saaoa la 4iwtiA Co ttoa i nailad Parts ?tsoefll** *?? OU ad ESHK " ? . T*?. '-?? ! i of a prop* I AllUlicail display ai\ M l toi i h. ?:<. di? i wiTii (nsu- j M A N V. out ri l ?. i i?>n.s a u ii < "u'l'iii iuy continue j ! to l?o mo.-t .?..nljl, Tln> increasing in- , ; 'imi y r direct association has bcrn ? Jm. .1 duiiiii; the past year l>y ill ? , (granting pel mission In April, for the: | lituliiiM on our shores of a en bio from i Borkuni Km den, vn the North Sea, by i way ->f i lit* Az.>?csv and also by t he con- : j < '.uslon on September 2nd, i?f a Parcels) ! I' f-i (V.'ivrnin'n with the German Km I pile. I ii .'ill that promises closer re la- ) ] :^>ns ?.f Interorurse ami commerce an. I ! a bet ter- unders: andmg between two i ? i tees having so many traits in common. ] j Germany ran be ajvsujed ol' the most j eordi il co-opei at ion of this government and poc?t'le. We may he rivals in many j j materia! paths, L?nt. our rivalry should i ! be generous and open, ever aiming to- j i waid the attainment of larger results i land the mutually beneficial advance- | ! mmt of each In the lino of its especial < adaptabilities. T11K ALASKAN" BGl'N I >A KY. The work of the Joint high comints-*] si. n and Its failure to determine thel ; Alaskan boundary receives attention, ' : and the hepe is expressed that theneg<l- j j tiatious now in progress between this i government and that of Orea'. Britain ! : will end in an agreement for the estab- j > lishment and delimitation of a petiua 5 nent boundary. Apart from these ques i, lions growing out of our relationship j with our Northern neighbor, this most I friendly disposition ami ready agr?o- i j ment have marked the discussion of ! j numerous mutters arising in the vast j j and Intimate intercourse of the United ' States and Or eat Brit-am. I T11K BOKK VVAH-A NKUTltAL AT- | TITUDK. j "This government has maintained an i attitude oi' neutrality in the unfortu j nate contest between Great Britain! j and tlu- Boer States of Africa. We | j have remained faithful to the precept ! ' of avoiding entangling alliances as to j i a flairs not of out direct concern. Had i circumstances suggested that the par- j ties to the quaiit-1 would have wel- I coined any kindly expression of the i hope of the American people that war j might be averted, our good olHcoa would j | have been gladly tendered. Tlp^ United ! | Stales representative at Pretoria was j j early instructed to see that all neutral i American interests be respected by the I combatants. This has been an easy j I task, in view of the positive declara ; Lions of both British and Boer uuthori i ties that the personal and property j j rights of <u(r citizens should be ob- j | served. Upon the withdrawal of the! ; British agent from Pretoria the United j {States consul was authorized, upon the I request of the British government and with the assint of tile South African and Orange I'Yee State governments., (o I exercise the customary good oflh cs of I a neu'.ral for the care of British inter- ! j nits. In the discharge of this function j I am happy to say that abundant on- ! portun'ty lias been afforded to show tli >j : impart. nlily of tliis government toward | bo*. Ii the combat ant:-. ; A X NTUKA I..1 ZATIONCO XVEXTION*. ; "After many years of endeavor on the! part of litis government to that end, the Italian government lias consented ' ? ? ? enter into negotiations for a nam rnlizatlon convention, having for one j | of its objects the regulation of the slat- i j us ot Italians (except those of an rigo ! i for active military service), who, hav- J ing been naturalized in the United States, may revisit Italy. It Is hoped I (hat with the mutually conciliatory i spirit dis[iiayt>ri a successful conc lusion I .vill be reached." ir THE SAMOAN THOUBLK. f The rccent trouble in Samoa is gone j i into exhaustively and negotiations j which led to the retirement of Great Britain and the partition of the islands' between this country and Germany are j described. The recently signed treaty i i.< transmitted t& the Senate. TllL: CUBAN SITUATION*. Concerning Cuba the President '?The withdtawal of the authority of j Spain from the island of Cuba wan ef- : | footed by the llrst of January, ?<j that J I the full re-establishment of peace , I fountl the relinquished territory hold j by us in irust? for the inhabitants, inaln ! 'aining, under the direction of the ex j ecutive, such government and control j therein as ?h?>ukl eonserve public or der. restore thopvoductive conditions I of peace so long disturbed roy the iti j stability and disorder whlejktprevailed ; | for the greater part of ther^precedlng I three decades, and build up'that tran ! quit development of the donit Ftic state | whereby alone ran be realie?id the high I purpose, as proclaimed in the Joint | resolution adopted, by the ConcrcKo on I the J9th of April. 1898, by which the United States disclaimed any disposi tion or intention to exercise sovereign ty, jurisdiction, or control over Cuba, | except for Hut pacification thereof, and asserted its deterfolnation when MtflP was accomplished to leavo the govorn 1 ment and control of the inland to its | people. The pledge contained in this ! resolution is of tSc highest honorabie ; obligation and mus\ he sacredly kept. ! "i believe that substantial progress^ has been made in (1>Ih direction? All the administrative measures adopted in Cuba have aimed to lit it for a regener ated existence by enforcing the su | premacy of laV and Justicr; hjr plac ing wherover pftasible The machinery of administration in the hands of the in- j habitants; by fnntituting needed sani tary reforms: Jby spreading education;! by fostering industry and trade; and by j 1 inculcating public morality, and, in I short, by taking every rational step to j aid the Cuban people to attain to that) J | plane of self-conscious respect and seif- j ' reliance only which fits enlightened I communities for self-government with- ! in its own sphere, while enabling it to fulfill all outward obligations. THE CENSUS TO SOLVE THE QUES TION OF CITIZEN8HIP. "On the 19th of August last an order was made for the taking of the census in (he Island to be completed on the 30th of November. By the treaty of peace, the Spanish people on the Island have unMl April 11, 1900, to elect wheth er they will remain citizen* of Spain, or become citizens of Cuba. Until then it cannot be definitely ascertained who shall be entitled to participate in the formation of the government of Cuba. By that time the resdlUi of the census will have bcon tabulated and we shall proceed to provide for elections which will commit the municipal govern ments of the inland to the officers elect ed by tho people. The experience thus | acquired wfi! prove of great value in the formation of a representative con vent-Ion of the people to draft a consti tution and (Mabll?h a generaksyste*tj of independent government for%;WI*' and. In ffte meantime, and ao long as we exercise control* over Iho fsland. the t f&stteim ?r Cnha moujd hare a marlw in the United 8tatea*on as food tdrms nm rf { ^ -- are glY^fTtotHe West India Islal der~tf?fti(ta of reciprocity wh?ch shall |jq madf /' OUR SOLDI BUS IN THE PHILIP PIXJCR The Preside i? I that Ob greee provide a wpaclal medaT at KWk/ for wflwsaM ^ marine*, on duty tn the Philippines . who V?la mtmrur t+t&Al H?d tn t*? Or f m P|M*- a^kgMajrVd m ] [ w*w ii m liwni wmf ?? VHiiPiviiPiif nma and rttliTt'j* and l..,.i2\.s of the volan 1..1 is, muking an aggregate of 1,W of Ui.l-iS iillU -io.JbU Ue.lt. lH U tliC IKI^'JO , now under order* shall .reach Manila tJu' foive in I lie arih.pc.Vi>;.> will com- ! prist' L'.Uel cJll/ois ,;iul C.,tx.l nun. rhe muster out sit i lit- Kri'rtt Vuluiiitri army otgauiztd fur the Spanish wm urtd thai iiiMilmi of a n? w army, '.ho transpar > tation from Manila to San Kr.nu i.ir.i ; Of those entitled to discharge. ft"d 1 1*0 { uaiiHjio: tation of tlie now troops t ' take their places have been a work of | gieul magnitude well .in. I ably done, I far which too mueli oicdii cannot be given the War bepartmpnt, DEDUCTION OK 1'OIU'I.S IN CUH A ; AND I'OliTO 1SICO. "During t he |>:i.st year we have re el need our force in Cuba and for to ' lUeo. In Cuba we now have U.t-t ollloers ! .md 10, Tin. enlisted men; in l'orto ftUo.ni J>7 ollk ers and ?, S?>>? enlisted men ami a , battalion of 4u0 nu n eomposcvi of native I A\>; lo itii'an^; while stati >ned through- j out the United States are 1? 1 0 otllcers [ and 17.317 men, and in Hawaii 12 officers and 453 enlisted men. OKFlCHltS AND X1KN COMMENDED. j "The operations of the army are /ully j presented in the report of tin- Secretary ' ?.f War. 1 cunnoi w.thhold X'rum olli j cers and men the highest euinmemht- ! lion for their soldierly conduct in tiy- I )ng situations, their willing sacrifices) for their eoiintry, and the integrity and i ability with which tiny have performed : unusual and dilllcult duties in our isl- j and possessions. In thu organization of the volunteer leglnunto authorized by the act of March !&, lSin, it was found that no provision ad be n made fori chaplains. Thin omission was doubt- j less from inadvertence. 1 rceotnm--iul j the early authorization for the appoint- I men t of one chaplain for each of said \ regiments. These regiments are now | in the Philippines, and it ia important ; that immediate action lie hud. Till; NAVY. "The Navy has maintained the spirit high efficiency which have always j cnTtraeterized that s? rvicc, and has lost j none of tin- gallantry in heroic action whieh has signalized its brilliant and j gioiluus past. The nation has equal! pride In Its early and later achieve- j ments. Its habitual readiness for every emergency has won the eonlldenee and j admiration of the country. The people i are interested in the continued preparti- j tlon and prestige of the navy and will j Justify liberal appropriations for its j maintenance and improvement. The | officers have shown peculiar adap- j tation for performance of new j and delicate duties which our re- I cent war has imposed. THE PHILIPPINES. A considerable portion of the mes- I sage is devoted to llif Philippine I?l- j anils. Tho President reviews thfc man- ? n< r in which we acquired possession of these islands, and says he had every ' i enroll to believe and still believes that j this transfer of sovereignty was in ac- : cordance with the wishes of the aspira- j ti-nis of tin* great mass of the Philip- j pine people. From the earliest nionn at , no opportunity was lost of assuring! the people of the islands of our ardent ' desire for their welfare and of the in- ! tention ??f this government to do every- j thing possible to udtance their Inter-' evts. The 1 'resident quotes from his ! early orders to the commanders oT the i forces of occupation to impress this ! fact upon the people and reviews at some length the appointment' and work j of the Philippine commission, from j whVj.se report he quotes. A copy of the report- is transmitted to Congress. The I claim of the rebel leader that he was promised independence by any officer "t the United States in return for his as sistance,, has no foundation In fact and is categorically denied by the very wit nesses who were called to prove it. The motft the insurgent leader hoped for when he came back to Manila was the j liberation of the islands fropi Spanish i control, which they had been laboring , for years without succeas to throw off." | Continuing the President says: THE KEHEELdON MUST HE PUT DOWN. 'The rebellion must be put down, j Civil government cannot be thoroughly | established until order is restored. j With a devotion and Kalian try j worthy of its most brilliant j history, tin* army, ably and loyally assisted by the navy, has car ilevl^on thin unwelcome, but most right eous* campaign, with rlchjy deserved succcsH. The noble self-sacrifice with ) tvliich our soldiers and sailor#, whose terms of service bad expired,' refused j to avail themselves of their rlghy to re turn home hh long as they were nmdedJ j al? the front, form* one of the brighutpf' ' pages of our ur;<als. Although their j operntionn have been somewhat^, inter- j rupted and cheeked by a rainy season ' of unusual violence and duration, they have gained ground steadily in every i direction, and now look forward conll- | 'Gently to a speedy completion of their i task. PROSPERITY AND KKH1SDOM COM - INC1. V, j "Everything indicatOH that with the j ; speedy suppression (?f the 'Pa gal o re bellion life in the archipelago will soon j resume its ordinary course under the J protection of our sovereignty, and the { people of tboue favored islands will en Joy a prosperity and a freedom -which I they have never befora. known. Already hundreds of schools are open and filled with children. Religious* fTeedom Is sa credly assured and enjoyed. The courts are dispensing Justice. liusinesH Is be ginning to circulate in its accustomed j channels. Manila; whose" Inhabitants | were fieeirig to the country a few months ago. Is now a populous and thriving part of commerce. Tho earn est and unremitting endeavors of the commission and the admiral and major general commanding the Department of the Pacific to assure the people of the beneficent intention* of this gov ernment, have had their legitimate ef fecfH" convincing the great mam of them that peace and safety and proa perity and stable government can only be found In a loyal acceptance of the authority of the United State*. ABANDONMENT OK THE PHILIP PINES IMPOSSIBLE. "The ruture government of the Phil ippines rests with the Congress of the Unit-**! State*.' Few graver responsi bilities *??ve ever been oonflfmcd to us. It we icce?.*? them In a spirit worthy of our race and our tradition^* great op portunity come* with thenv The and* lie under the shelter of our flag. They are ours by every tlfle of taw and' equity. ,T*>ey cannot be abandoned. If we desert them we leave tnem at on&rj to anarchy and finally to barbarism. ] i We fling them, a golden spple of dls [ oord, among the rival poweffe no one ' of which could permit another to seise tin?jtH*ti('n?'rt. Their rich plains j I and valleys would be4?nj rnreno of end- : less sti'Tfe nttd bloodshed. The advent of Dewey's fleet In Manila Jl* y, instead o i balng, tii 'Ja hnpr, the rtriwujftt .A. new day of freedom and progress, will have been the beginning of an 'era of| ml eery and violence worse than any which has darkened their unhappy pMi, The suggestion has bee* made that we could renounce ?or authority over the Islands and. giving them inde pendency eenh ? refeM ? nfreteelsrnte This proposition will not be i sere, worthy of your so- , iv:u cable ,wd ' .vat 11 ij ri:y. ah ? t -i. n-.pjng I > ?.? i to? ?!i n ii> .i - in .u: thorli.v, v, ilir m.-:vy ?>i ih ? nit v OI .1,1 tiled iitSUt It. it'. lilt.*. \>.O.M make r.s- rcspanpilde ! >? th ? >< -M tin* insurgent it.'Mi'l'S and :;.t" Us HO pO \\ i I' !?> ?? >H 1 1 1 ' clmrKc ii:' w.i it i hr tllt-lll .??! ill.wl < i. U t|,iwl, \h?lil dt uifc 1 1>< in a ft. i. msi any :?>? xt u ?A:. Willi ? hull t lit',* fhu: 1 short. Ii would i . i !: ? ? from tic ?\>n K~i ess ? i f | hi' railed S'.alts th-> |> >w ??. of declnine, war an. I ve.?. thai tivna-u dolls pleroj'aiiVe ill tile T.i ;;l. Mtiil of : U'* hour. 1 it > V\ Till-: I'Jlll.li'lM.NK MK.NT SIUU'LI) Hi; iU'll.T I'". "fl doe.'t tiol Seem ties' ra Id e VSial I should recommend at t )i ?? i . 1 1 1 < - .i h ???? vitic ami Unal I'm in <. i K '\ t tnmciu it,r fhi ?? islands. When |iiii r shall bo it >s1<?i'tvl it w ill In- (ho duty o; Connies-.* to construe? ,i |i!;:ii of" ; i t. ? \ i i iiiiu-m which shall establish and nunn: u;i fi( . .loin aii'l oi b r niul peace in ilje I'hilippines. iiisuia i . 1 1 'ii 1.4 si ill t Willi w III II it t"MM II itl': tlll l lu;i\ inl\iniatlon will he rt<|iurcd as to. t)u> Hcttml rendition ?it? all. ills, lieljie inaiiKUi at iiik a ptv maiiesit scheme oi t-i\ il kui einnuul. The lull rep,'il> t lie fOlllllll-i!JU'll. II'MX 111 l'i;. -pai'tU o'll, will t'ontaiii information and miue.'-M inns whu'h wi!! ho or value in Cor."'! ?s, and which I a. It wnnsmil a.-, .s.inis ajs. it i>: ct>uiph'l< d. As loii?i" as ih<' uiMtii re; . i >i(% continue?*. t lir niiiilat) <h/ii iiiii.-nI ih rcssariiy iii> supi eiilr. Hill ih'-io is no reason why Kteps fhuliM ? ?? ? ; !>._? vakon from i.nu' to unit' to iti.tusurii'i' j'.ov ernntenis ?-j st i' tiaily popnlai in their, form as fa?u ais te.riloty i~ laid and euntroiivd l?y our Hoops. T'? ih.s ond, A I'KOCKAM.Mi-; OF HOOD WOUK. ' No t Ifot i v\.lt In* sparid to build up tin- wjiMti* plan's t!i s.ila;oii i-i war anil n y ioiiK >t aiH of uusko\ < rnn.riii . We shall not wait Kir ;iu- i ii.I o! stiitc to hoy III ,-ylV b\-|li:liet:ll t Woik. \.. r.h.ill contiinil'. 51.1 WO h.lVi: Ik-jJUH. t'? <'p<ll th<' H.'hooi.'i ar.d the -Iuj: ch' t > > <?: thi: roil l is in npi-rati'iii. : > loM.-.-i iutliisiiy and tratlf and ;iki iruluu w. and in tvciy way in i > is T- po w re to maKo thf.si- pt-u pio w hom pi tividi-ut ?? liax Uiui.^lii wall in Miii jut isdit t ion t\'v I thru it is ihi'ir libiTty and not our pow i-r, Mit ir wi iliiio and not t. ur Kain, wo an- iiifklnj; to L'nhan.e. our lla? han iily-i waved over finy fumtnanily Ion In hl.Mjdny. I holiovi' tin1 l''lllpiiu?.s will soi>n I'OfOff nizi' th" 1'iul tliiit 11 has nol lost Its Kilt of In ncdiol-ion in it? wond- witlo Journey to Mitiir chores." Till-: HAWAIIAN I.S1.ANUH. Oonccrnlng the liawaiinn islands the I'reHldeiit nays: "The pr.ip|f ,if iheac islands are entitled to the liciu-'lltH and privileges of our eonstiititnjn, l.ut .n tho ah.setiv'e of any aet uf Con>;it'HS provid ing For Kedtral Con: In in the islands, and t??r proved ute !>> which appeals, writs of ci iMr, ;!iid "'.In:- Jutlivlal pro < vi il.nns nt'i ssiiry for tH.' <'>il iruvmctil ??1' civil iiiMito i. ay bv pi .fr'r-t ut limy arc puwurieiiH ta r.vt.'uro their cnJuiee mi-nt l?y ilie juti xuii'ii t of tli - ?? uircs of Hie I'jiited Slates, Ii is manilt.slly ini poriant, lu<:W"M', that an at i shalt be passitl as spi-vdily as i>->ssil?i" ? leidiliK these i s 1 .* m h i s into a jiiiiii ial district, providin.i l'ur t..c appoint ??????' t . of a jurifTO nnri nthr'r i?rt;j?r*r ?'Hi*.-? ?? and uietht.?ds td' jo- tlnif in app":. I. nro ceetilnKs, and th.it ill-: Kovcrniiii'iiiX^t ih.s newly aeipilii'd ii-ridtory tinder tlita h't-dt-ral voiislti ution fhali be fully de-\ litit'ti and pro\ idid for." A I'AKACHAPU AS 'I'd J.VN'f'IIINd. "Wiiat I said in n#/ uiauninal .id liess of March -1. I1*!'?, if now repeat: 'Vlny corsti't ut i'd autliaiitits must bo eh.eW^ lul!.\ and vigorously upheld, l^y ncli.iu/s mti'-l not lie i?d"rat"tS in a K'*. at and civilized country like tin* United Hta'es. Com tn, mohK, must excciile the penalties th?' la w'h. The pf'S' i'vat ion of putrPr order, the ri^ht of dinntismion, the integrity oi the courts, and the or dei ly administration of jusiicc munt continue forever the ro<-kof safety upon j which our Koyernment sec lively rests.' TTTK A NX I VE US ART DF T,\:>111NU TON'S DKAT1I. "The 14th of December will b(-~*lho 100th anniversary of I In* death of Washington. .For ;t hundred yearn the republic hns held the priceless ad van lege of the 1 >lty :<tatid?id <>f character and conduct which he bequeathed to tin? American people, li in an inherit ance which time, Instead of wasting, ! continually Increase* and enriches. Wo may Justly hope that In thu years to <?01110 the benignant influence ot the Fnth? r of Ills Country may be even more potent lor g<v?d than in the cen tury which is drawing to si close. I (have been glad to learn that iii many partx of the country the people will tit- f llngly observe this historic anniversary. | GOVKIINM KMT Folt POKTO JtlCO. } For the government of Porto Itico, the President recommends that Con gress pahfl a law lor the organization of a ttniiK>raiy government, which shall provide for 'the appointment by the President, subject to confirmation by the S-jnato. for a Oovernor and ojlieers as the general admlnistintion of the islands may require, and that for legis lative purposes upon subjects of a lo cal nature not pariuking of a Federal character, a legislative council, com posed partly of Porto (Mentis and paitly of ^itizeiiK of t?ie United States, shall** he nominated and appoin ed 'by the Piesldent, subject to confirmation by the Senate, theli acts to be subJcct to ; the approval or the C3nrrrers. or the President, prior to going Into effect, lu the municipalities and other local sub divisions he recommends that the prin ciple of local self-government be ap plied at once, so as to enable the Intel ligent citizen* of the island to partici pate In their own government and to learn by practical experience the duties and ref|uiremets of a 8i.*.f-contalned and self-governed people. The love of law and the sense of obedience and sub n?fsslon to tho lawfully constituted Ju dicial tribunals are embedded in the hearts of our people, and any vlloa tlon of these nenilmcntn and disregard of their obligations Justly arouses pub lic condemnation. AtSUINALJUO'S DKFlutJT Tit Li TUU | * KST KINDNESS. ?'Until Congresd Shall have made known the formal expression of Its will, I shall use the authority vested in me by the constitution and the statutes to uphold the sovereignty of the United, S tabes In those distant Islands, as in ' all other places where our flag right fully float* 1 ahait put at the disposal of the army and navy all the means which the liberality of Congress and ?he f Hfbple have provided to cause this unprovoked and, wasteful Insurrection to ce?se. IN* CONCLUSION. "Presented to this Congress are great opportunities. With them come great respons.bllitlou Tho power confided to us Increases th* weight of our obliga tions to tlie p'M.ple, And must be profoundly sensible of them as tve.con-' template the new and grave proiJlems which confront 41*. Aiming only AT the public gnpii, on n>wMit oitr-Jl right - inierpre^aUon of the people's will and of duty cannot fail to Insure wise me&? ures for the welfare of the islands, whfoh have come un4&rtttfe authority of the United HtateeJ anX*Tnure to the common Interest and mating honor of our oountry. Never has thin nation had mori abundant tame .IhM 4mrtof the past year for thanUfnlaenn to (W to r nmntfoM Mer^tis Ml wwciw. for wfcfcfc mUkm reretwit acknvwtedg. Menu WIUAj^ IMCIWA ?, "JCxecutlre M action. Def, fc, CONGRESS MEN'S., Both Houses Were Regularly Organ ized on Monday. \ CASK OF ROBIiRTS, Till: MOKMUN. \ ? His tl i ?>i W jis Objected to. 'I to (iallork'rt I il.Vd With Spectators at the Opening:.) v I 'I rat Day < 'otigtws met iii regular se^lon nt noun. The Oapitol was crowded. and the galleries of both HoiW mihI Senate worn well Oiled. Tlii< Semite was called t(? order by ('resident pro tcin. Fry, of Maine. Tho Mind chaplain, 1 >r. NV. H. Milhnrn, o?Yt ml a.M appropriate prayer. Thirty m-wly-elected Senators were sworn in. A committer t > > wait on tho Presi dent and I luii.s?> was appointed. Senator Howell then announced the doalh of the Vice l'ri HKleat, (J.irret A. ilohart. Resolutions of re.' pert t ? ? the l ite Vice President were parsed unani mously; ."1 then the Senate, out of respect to his memory, adjourned. in Tin-: noi.sk. All the galleries of Hie llun&n over flowed. and hundreds were o?'i<ied ad mission. Mils Ada Hubert*, daughter of lite noted Mormon ropivsontut i ve, hud a pt-omiucnt seat in the gallery. The House was called to order by Clerk McDowell. Ool. D. H. Henderson, of low a, was elected speaker. The Democrats all voted for Kichard.on fur speaker. Represent :< t i ve Harmcr of IVnn yl vanla, the "leather of (lie House," swore la tlui new speakeh Wiicn thd name of Representative 11. II. Robefts, of Utah, was e:illed. Mr. Taylor objected hi his being sworn In. lie offered a preamble, and resolu tion Unit the right of Mr. Robert.* to take his seat be referred to a special committee of nine, appointed by the speaker; Mr. HobmUs .U^he sworn and occupy his 8e.itXnij/'*\Viyihosday, when the committed) is 4o fepont. The Senate. Second Day. T-odiy's sexaion of the Senate lasted two hours and forty min utes. practically the entire timo being consumed In the reading of the Pres ic. cut's" message. The nailing of the document was largely perfunctory, few of the Senators according it any at to it., tion. Some of them retired to their couimittce rooms to peruse tho mc-. i-iine at b i.-uire, while a few followed the reading by the clerks. Mr. Tur ley, of Tennessee, presented ins col league, Mr. Hale, at tho dosltf of the President , and President admin istered t o Mr. Hatejjxu-^nith of c.fllco. The flnnounoemejj{of the death of Senator-elect M/uroo'H. II tywanl, of Nebraska, was noeoJVod by the Senate with sincere rriaroty Although he was not ofllcially a intmiber of that body, lie was known to many of t he Senators and hy them vyas lie Id in Jjlgh rog.ird. At the conclusion <>f the reading of the message, the Sen a He adopted resolu tions <?f regret, pr/aented hy Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, and as a mark of respect adjourned immediately. Tlie House. Set-mid Hay. ? After an interesting debate of three hours, tho House to day, by a vote of 802 to 30, adopted the resolution offered by Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, yesterday for the appointment of a spcclal committee to investigate the ch urges against Drigham .jl. Rob erts, the 'Mormon Represents thfo'tflect from Utah. Hy t )i?? terms of the reso lutlon Mr. Roberts Irf not only exclud ed from all partielpation In the pro ceedings of t lie House until the com mlttee rwiibttfs, and the Hounn^jjnfe'es I upon his ease, but. he is denied a seat' in the hall. The Speaker then appointed tiie fol lowing member:* a:< the special com-" mlttee under the resolution: Republi cans, Taylor, of Ohio, chairman; l.nn dis, of Indiana; Morris, of Tennessee; Freer, of West Virgina; Llttlnfleid, of Maine; McPhersop, of lowa. Porno* crats, DeArmond, of Missouri; I*an-~ hum, of 'i>xiisj and Mlers, of Indiana. cXhe death ?>f the lute Hepresentatlve Settle was then announced and at 6.2r> as a further mark of respect the House ndjoufned uijtll Thursday. Six Killed In Wreck. Denver, Col., Special. ? A rear-end collision occurred between two pas senger trains on the Denver nnd Rio Orandn Railroad Monday morning, in which six persons were killed outright and several others were severely In jured. The accident happened at EnRliqli Switch, nbout six miles east of Sajlda at 6 a. m. Whose Bodies -Boers or British. London, by Cable. ? The War Office has received the following dispatch from General Foreatler- Walker, under date of December 6; jQJy^ral Methu en reported that at M odder river he Ufound 23 bodies, and that 27 bodies have since floated to the surface of the river. The people say that some of th? bodies were burled and that other* were taken on mules to Jaeobsdal. where the Enslln wounded were also taken. Commandant Albrecht'a wagon perfectly fitted up as a pharmacy and surgery, was captured. The enemy's loss waa mdre than our?, end ? tholrJ morale haa hfiefLJ^ycb^fhakefU'' _ A ppropriaiiqps Asked For, { Washington* I>. C?. Special. grcas asks for thefot! owing appropri ations* For the North Cai *" office at Charlotte, India* sefco** to Chsrolw . Elizabeth City jfuMfe building, Winston y&jf httiMlOJ.1 >JNfS AFTER MOM. MONEY, Congressman Wilson Wants $100, ooO Moro I or Conjure? River. AKIkiIIkIi CollgroitSUKUl Wilson huo* cnederl In tho last session In gcttlQff an appropriation of $250,000 for tho v deepening of tho channel of tin* Con I gai> e in order that steamers might come up beyond 0 ran by to tho foot of UuriulH .street, dm does not propose to let Ills work in behalf of navigation on the Congaroo atop^^Ttrcfo; ho now proposes to njikjuuujgrosH for an addi tion il SlOO.WdoT ThVi Spartanburg livening Telegram, spe^klug of tho i departure oVv^Uft ^ifngresaman for Washington .-ays, this about the mat ter: "in addition to t'ho appropriation already need red for rlvor Improve ments, Mr. Wilson will ask for an ap preprint lun of $100,000 to widen and deepen the river's channel from (Jran by to tho ocean, thereby giving tho capital city tho benefit of an aVl water rale to southern and eastern points." This would be or groat benefit to i the cause tu> near to tins hearts of tho people of Columbia a3 It would make tho river entirely and easily navlgnblo all the way through. The government Is meanwhile mak ing preparations for the commence ment of the work on tho deepening of the channel nbovo Qranby under the appropriations already made, and un- j loss something unforeseen occurs nil the Ktumbllntj blocks will bo out. of the way and tho work eommencod by t.he first day of tho new year? 1?00. Port Royal Station. Tho following, when from tho re port of Secretary Long, concerning the I'ort Hoyal Station, will bo of interest to many people in this State: ? in order that the proporty account* kept in the bureau of statistics and ac counts might be so adjusted as to more . accurately lv.pres.out the present valuo of the reah/wMfiS clhnttols, and mach inery plants of the several navy yards I and stations, the department, under date ujb April 22 , 1899, ordered a roap ! jiralnement of all property boloilRlng to the naval establishment. The value or the Port Royal station was fixed at $900,630.73 for the real estate and chattels; $55,220.63 for tho machinery plant. Tho expen diture for tlmt. station during the year ? was $35,107.07 for pay of officers; 190, 352.30 f(Jfcialw?r and materials: for improv JWts of real estate and chat tels $95,911.80; of machinery plant, $28,000.04. Of tho Port Itoynl legation, tho report ^nys: The Improvements In progress at this fetation during tho past yearJn clude a wharf adjoining the dry ddek, a repair shop for steam engineering, hiT electric light and power plant; fa cilities for storage and handling coal, n locomotive erane and twwk-ioe -- axv .lock; repair and extension of wharr, and dredging the channel from the out clde of the naval station. ? The appropriations -avalla^^tor tho present fiscal year Include a building for workshops, yards and docks; a sawmill and boat,?bop for construo tlon and repair; a paint shop and stor age for combustlbleti, and the exten sion of the storehouse. The act ,ot May 4, 1898, appropriated $20,326.60 for the purchase of certain lands adjoin ing the station, and condemnation proceedings havo been Jnstituted^ tout the purchase has as yet been complet ed only In part. The estimate for the fiscal year^?rr Includes an Item of $500,000 for rebuild ing the dry dock at this place. This dock, which wns completed only ? xew years ngo, Is of timber, and owing to tiho attacks of the teredo nnd certain structural weaknesses which were <m voTope(l, lB ln 3d?h"Condltron thatJU restoration should be In c?ncrete apd stone. Ono hundred thousand ?*<>??** Is e-timatcd for the eontimiaUeo^ oj - the work of dredging tho basln aaa widening the channel. Other Item? Include a COlidMreinfr plantv ? store house for lumber, a building f or equlp tnent, and a quay w-alL The total sum requested for public works at this station Is $882,000. Lawyer Presented. Mr. C. P. Slma, who has been prac ticing law in Spartanburg several yea re, ticm been presented by tb? graad jury (or disregard ins professional etiquette In several way* The pud jury gave the names of several wit nesses. Mr. films denies the charges and says he can prove them, fjeeeha _ the public to suspend judgment mtO the matter is Investigated. New York M? ey Arrines.- . ; CaJ, J no. D. Frost, assistant ad)*- - tant and Inspectdr fHWHfl; W nounced that the adjetant general's office had received the ses? of ftSS from the New Yorh Dewsy Day mp- _ mlttee, being the ana total of. the fl par day the committee pramiped t a pay each State ?llitaraas who cum tt? Near York daring the ??lobcstton la yfpifmofr ' company dne an|h to the ceMhrat^oa. commander* win rnevr, efl*h r - ^ M-:>l =rrv- -rviTTviawl llakwi '? 1 1 firm*