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Show r 1 OGDEN JUNCTION Y7W STREET. n akles Penrose, V. - - Kditoh iuinM Mamaatr. K. STRATFORO. Ww.nusday liniiing, Dec. 8. IS 75 IKS IJBS11 M us publishing f space preven-tGrant's message in fufl.' In President we endeavored to give it hve nndensing of the Presiour n 4er tiie dent's view and reeommeidations whteti iirto conoid be withes Congress eratioa. Want s stib-tao- e To tie Senate and ilouae of Rep- - rcscntatices: CENTENIUL BEFUCTIOSf. In submitting my seventh snnBalmes-Pag- e lo Congress, in this Centennial year f our nawoual existence as a free and independent people, it affords me great pleasure to recur to the advancement thai has been made from the time ot the eolenies, one hundred years ligo, Wu were then a people numbering only three number more ibaq millions; now f rty millions. Then our industries were e. ntined a'moH exclusively lo the tillage of the soil; now manufactures absorb Our muuh of ih Ub jr of the" country liberties remain unimpaired; the bondsmen have been freed from slavery; we have become possessed of the respect, if But (he fpiemldhlpof all civilized nations. Uur (irngrrts has been great in all the art it, in science, agriculture, commerce, navigation, mining, mechanics, law, medicine, elf r and, in general education the progress is likewise encouraging. Our thirteen Sttitwn have become thirty eight, including Colorado, wbicli has taken (be i ii it it I steps to become a State, and eight Territories, including the Indian Territory and Alaska, and excluding Colors., de, making a territory extending from the A'lantio to the Pacific. On the South we have extended to the gulf of Mexico, and !n the west from the Mississippi to the I'uoiflo. One hundred years ago the oolion gin, the steamship, the railroad, the telegraph, the reaping, sewing and modem printing machines, and numer-ou- i other: indentions of rcsrcely less Tallin to our business and happiness, trere entirely onkaown. , . WAKCf ACTUBES. AMERICAN in said te religion, forbidding the mhiog or atheistic pagan. reliaious. of .hnn! and crohibiting the granting of any eeh.iol tuuds er echool taxes, or any part thereof, either by legislative, municipal or others, for the benefit of any other object of any nature or kind whatever. ; TAXING CHCBCH PROPERTY. In sennectiou wiih this' important to question, 1 would call your mention tae jmpyrtance of correcting an evu that if permitted to continue, will probably lead to great trouble in our landbefore the close of the nineteenth ccnturv. It in the accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed chureh property In 1850 I belcive the church propeny nf tii fToited States which oaid no tax. municipal or state, amounted to about ia 1BUU tne amount nu Si83.000.OO0f doubled; ia 1875 it is about $1,000,000,- 000; by the year 1900, without check, it is aate to say this property win reacu a sum exceeding $3,000,000,000. So vast a sum, receiving all the protection and benefits ef the government, without bearing its proportion of the burdens and expenses ef the same, will not be looked upon acquiescently by those who have paid taxeB in a growing country, where real estate enhances so rapidly with time as in the United States. There is scarcely a limit to the .vealth that may be acquired by corporations, religious or otherwise, if allowed to re am real estate without taxation, lne continuation of so vast a property as here alluded to without taxation may lead to sequestration without constitutional authority, and through blood. 1 would suggest the taxation ot all. property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead, and possibly with proper restrictions, church edifices. FOHE1GM RELATIONS. Our relations with most of the foreign powers contuiae on a satisfactory and friendly footing. A reciprocity trealy with the king or the Hawaiian islands was concluded some months ago. As it contains a stipulation that it shall not go into effect until congress shall enact the proper legislation for the purpose, copies of the instrument are berewith submit ted, ia order that if such should be the pleasure of oongress tbe necessary legis lation upon the subject may be adopted. RELATIONS WITH SPAIN. In Varch Inst an arrangement was made through Mr. Cushiog, our minister in Madrid, with the Spanish government for the payment by tbe latter to tbe United States of the sum of $80,000 in coin for the purpose ef the relief ef lb persons or families of the ship's company and certain passengers of the Vii ginius. That sum was io have been at two in three installments pa-imonths each. It is due te tbe Spanish government that I should state that the payments were folly aaaV speedily by that government, and that the whole ivmouflt was paid within but a few days more ihin two months from the datj of the agreement, a copy ef In purwhich is herewith transmitted. suance of the terms of adjustment I have directed the distribution of the amount among the parties entitled thereto, including the ship's company and such passengers as were American These payments are made c tixeni. accordingly on the implication of the jaities entitled thereto. In 1770 manufacturer tcaroely existed, even in time, in all tbts vast terri tory; in 1870 more than two millions of persons, were employed la manufactories, producing more than $2,100,000 000 of produce, in amount annually marly equal to our national debt, from nearly the whole of the population of 1770 being engaged in the occupation of PTrioultnre, in 1870 so numerous and uifwr-itic- d bad become the occupations milm fur peuple, that leva than rixti-elions out of mote than forty millions The extraordinary were so engged. effect produced in our country by a sort to such occupations has built a tnai TUB CUDAN 1N8CRF.ECTION. ket tor the produo's of our fertile lamia iliaut from the seaboard and the tuarr ' The past year has furnished no evidence of an approaching close of the kets of the world. ruinous conflict which has been raging AHiEBICAN MECHANICS AND MINES. for soven years ia the neighboring TU and skill American ingenuity pf Cuba. The protracted niei'iisnit'H have been demonslroted at island of of the strife seriously affects r n. and abroad, in a wanner most ths interests of all commercial nation 9, t. 10 their pride.'' yrnig but those of the United States more 'i- (.rore.-- s of our mioes Las also than others by reason of its close proxi. "v-renOf coal our production wan its larger trade and intercourse; in 1776, now many million tons rre imity, with Cub;i, and the frequent and inti,u'J annually; so with iron, which mate end social relations i .i I'd scarcely aa appreciable pait of which personal have grown up between its oiti i,r prodints half a century ago. We tens and those tf the island. More-Ove- r Mi Diore than the world of our citizens in Cuba at the beginning of our national is the properly is insecure and and rendered ' '' large, wusienoe. in value and incapacity of depressed AMERICAN MERCHANTS. production by the continuance of strife Our merchants ia the last hundred and tbe unnatural mode of its conduct.-Thufar all the resorts of Spain have y a have had a suocess, and have a reputation for enterprise, proved abortive and time has marked no The .ciiy.- progress, and integrity uosur-)- i improvement in the situation. f d by the people of older natiouali. armed bands of either eide now occupy nearly the same ground as in the past, FHBB BflHOOLS. with the difference from time to time of "With equal pride we can point to our more lives sacrificed, more property deand widar extents of fertile and p" press iu ail of our learned prot'es-fidii- s stroyed As we are now abeut lo enter productive fields and more property consacrificed to the intipon our eeuond Centennial it is well stantly, wantonly in luuk back upon the past, and study cendiaries' torch. In contests of this filial will be beet to preserve and ad- nature, where a considerable body of From the people who have attempted to free tbem-svlvvance cur. future greatuess of Ike oootrel of the superior govbis transgressions to fit of A Jim furDonation has ever been ernment have reached such a point in tie present day, free from threatened danger to its pros- the oosupation of territory, in power We should look and in geueral organization as to constiperity and happiness io iti d ngtrs threatening us, and rem tute in fact a body politic, having a govwell as in name, 'iy jbeui solar as lies in our power. We ernment in substance as is as good possessed of the elements of ability and lt.ua republic w here one man as another before the law. ' Under such equipped with machinery for the administration of internal policy and the a, form of government it is of the grea es' and importance that all should be possessed execution of its laws, and prepared of education and intelligence enough to able to administer justice al home as cast a vote with a right understanding well as in its dealings wiih other powers, A large association of it is within the province of those other f its nieaaiDg. powers to recognize its existence as a ignorant ea cannot lor any considera- new and independent nation. A power ble period oppose a successful resistance and oppression from the ed- should exist complete in its organization, ucated few; but will inevitably sink into ready to take and able to maintain its acquiescence vo the wrll ef intelligence, place a'tioug the nations of the earth. whether directed by ths demagogue or While consoious that the insurrection in Hence the education of Cuba bas shown strength and endurance Yf priestcraft. the masses beeomes of the first necessity which make it at least doubtful whether for the preervaticn of our institutions. it be in the power of Spain to subdue it, no They art worth preserving because thiy it seems a questionable subject that have secured the greatest good to the mh'B civil organisation exists which may greatest proportion of ike population f be recognised as as independent governof performing its obliga amy form of gwei oraeot yet devised. All ment, capable other forms of government approach it tions and entitled to be treated as one of powers of the earth. In my judgjust io. proportion to the general diffu-of the ment the United States should adhere to and education of sion independence ' thought andf action. As the primary step, the policy and tbe principles which therefore, ts w advancement in al that have heretofore been its sart and safe bas marked ear progress io the past guides in like contests between revolted oolomes and their mother countries, and century, I suggest for your earnest con acting only upon the clearest evidence, aideration and saost earnestly recommend that a constitutional amendment should avoid any suspicions of a conbe submitted to the legislatures of the trary imputation. A reo guiiivn of the Independence of several States for rii6catiou, making it the duty of each of the several States to Cubais, in my opinion, impracticaand inrlefenMMe establish and forve r frr pub- bleTbe question which next presents it lic schools adequate to the educafUs of all the children in the rnd'menfary self is that of the rf.oni'nn f belli t. hratuches within their riepeUue linat.--, geieut tights iu tie parties to the a former In lo message Congress .olor, birthplace or irrespective of r. ', I i ". s es '" I bad occasion to consider this question and reached the conclusion that tbe conflict in Cuba, dreadfully devastating as are its incidents, , did net rise to tbe fearful dignity of war. Regarding it now, after ibis lapse of time, I am unable to see (bat any notable success or any marked or real advance on tbe part of tbe insurgents lias essentially changed its character, as the contest has acquired greater or more formidable proportions. The question of according or of withholding the rights of belligerency "must be jndged in every way in view of attending facts. Unless justified by necessity it is always sndjnstly regarded as an unfriendly aci and a gratuitous demonstration of moral support It is necessary and is tQ the rebellion. required when the interests Bud rights of another government, or ot its people, are so far affected by a pending civil confiict as te require a definition of its relations to the parties thereto; but this conflict must be ene which will be recognized in tbe sense of international law as belligerency. The mere existence of contending armed bodies and their occasional conflicts do not constitute war in the seuse referred to. I fail to find an insurrection in existl ence of such a organization, real, palpable and manifest tothe world, having tbe forms and being capable of the ordinary functions of government towards its own people and other States; with courts for the, administration of justice and local habitation; possessing such organization ot force, such material, such occupation of territory, as to tiike the contest out of (be category of a mere rebellious insurrection or occasional skirmish, and place it on the terrible fooling of war to which a recommends ion of belligerency coald aim to elevate it. It, moreover, exists on land; the insurrection has not possessed a single transportwhence it may send forth a flag, nor has it any means of commun -cation with foreign governments, except through its military lines. Its adversaries have no apprehension of any of those sudden and difficult complications which a war on the ocean is apt to precipitate on the vessels, both commercial and national, and on the consular officers of other powers calls for tbe definition of t. their relations to the parties to the Considered as a question of expediency, I regard the accordance of belligerent's rights still to be as unwise and premature, as I regard it to be at present indefensible, as a measure of right. Th? recognition of independence or of belligerency being, thus in my judgment equally inadmissable, it re mains to consider what course shall be adopted, should the couflict not soon be brought to an end by' tbe acts of the parties themselves, and should the evils which result therefrom, afflicting all nations, and particularly the United States, In suca event 1 am ot. toe continue opinion that other nations will be com pelled to assume the responsibility which devolves upon them, aud to seriously consider' the only remaining measures possible mediation and luurvemion. Owing, perhaps, to the large expunse of water separating tbe island item the Peninsula, toe want of harmony of per sonal sympathy between the inhabitants of the colony and those sent thither to rule tbem, and the want of adaptation of the ancient colonial system of Eurrpe to tbe present times, and to tbe ideas which tbe events of the past century have developed, the contending parties appear to have within themselves no depository of common confidence, to suggest wisdom when passion and excitement have their swny. and to assume the part of peacemaker in this view ia the early days of the contest, the good offices of the Uuittd States as a mediator were tendered in good faith without any selfish purpose in the interest of humanity and in sincere friendship for both parties?; but were at the Mono declined by Spain with the declaration, nevertheless tbat at a future time tbey might be indispensible. No intimation has bet-- received that in the opinion of Spain that time bas yet been reached, and yet the strife continues with all its injuries to the interests of the United States and of other' nations. Each party seems quite capable of working great injury and damage to the other, as well as to all the relations and interests depending on the existenoe of peace in the island, but they seem incapable of reaching any adjustment,and both have thus far failed of achieving any success whereby one party shall possess and control the island to the exclusion of the other. Under these circumstances the agency of others either by mediation or by intervention seems to be the only alternative, which must sooner or later be invoked for (he termination of the strife. par-ticul- ar eon-tes- ' MEXICO. k The free xone, so called, several years since established by Mexico in certain of the states of that republio adjacent ti our frontier, remains in full operation. It is always materially injurious to traffic, while it operates as an incentive to traders in Mexico to supply free of customs, change tbe wants of the people of this side of the line, and prevents the same wants from being supplied by merchants of the United States, thereby to a considerable extent defrauding our revenue and checking honest commercial enterprise. Depredations by bands from Mexico en tbe people of fexas near the frontier continue. Though the main object of the incursions is lobbory, they frequently result in the murder of quiet aud peaceably disposed persons, and in some1 cases even the United States postoffices and mail communications have been attacked. Renewed remopstnnces upon this sub ject have been addressed to the Mexican government, but without much apparent effect. The military force of this got ernment disposable for service in tbat quarter is quite inadequate to effectually guarding the line, even at points where the incursions are usually made. An experiment of an armed vessel on tbe Kio Grande for that purpose is on trinl and it is lioped tbat if not thwarted by the shallowneisof tbe river ad other natural obstacles, it may contribute to tbe protection ot the herdsmen of Texas. VIXKCF.LA. wni-nrM- eon-tes- I am happy to announce that ths government of Venemela a. npon censideratiou, practically ah m 'otiod its i to pay o the United r j;is which appear io mi irnpor'antj ifiot indispensable for 'the protection' of tho public against the extortions which may result from a monepoly of the right of operating cables, or from a combination between several lines. First, no line should be allowed to land on tbe shores of the United States under the conces sion from another power, which does not admit the right of any other, line or lines formed in tbe United States to land and freely connect with and operate through land lines. Second, no line should be allowed to land on the shores of the United States which is not by treaty stipulatisn with tbe government from whose shores it proceeds, or by otherwise, prohibition in its eharter to the satisfaction of this government, prohibited from consolidating of amalgamating with any other cable telegraph line, or combining therewith for the purpose of regulating and maintaining the coat of telegraphic communication. Third, all lines should be bound to give precedence in the transmission of the official messages of the governments of the two countries between which they may be laid. F uriji, a power should be reserved te the two governments, either conjointly or to each, as regards the messages dispatched from its shores, to fix a limit to the charges to be maintained lor the transmission ef messages. tbat share of its revenues which some years since it allotted towards the of claims of foreigners renerallv. It is to be regretted, how ever, tbat its payments on acoount of tbe claims of the citizens of tbe Lni'ea States are sti'l so meagre in amount and the stipulations of the treaty in regard to the sums to be paid and the periods wben these payments were to take place should have been so signally disregarded. TREATIES, ECT. Since my last annual mcsage the ex change has been made of a treaty of commerce and navigation witn lieigium and of conventions with the Mexican republio, for the further extension of the joint commission respecting the claims with tbe Hawaiian islands tor tne commercial reciprocity, and with the Otto man empire for extradition, all of which have been duly proclaimed. The court of commissioners of Alabama claims lias prosecuted its important duties very assiduously and very saiis factorily. Thirteen hundred and eighty-twclaims have been presented, of which CS2 had been disposed of at the date ef the report. 1 am informed that 170 cases were decided during tbe month ot November. Arguments are heing made and decisions given in the remaining cases with all the dispatch consistent with the proper consideration of the questions submitted. ,, tr o ' NATURALIZATION LAWS."'4 ,! ' The pressing and important feubjects lo which, in my opinien, the attention of Congres8s hould be directed are those in relation to fraudulent naturalization and The United States, with expatriation. great liberality offers its citizenship to all who in good faith. comply with the; requirements of law. These requirements are as simple and upon as favorable terms to the emigrant as the high privilege) to which he is admitted can or should permit, fend 1 do not propose any additional requirements to those which the law now demands; but the very simplicity aBd want of necessary formality in our laws have made fraudulent naturalization not infrequent, tQ the discredit ALIEN CLAIMS. I recommend that some suitable provision be made by the creation of a special court and by conferring the necessary jurisdiction upon such appropriate tribunal for the consideration and determination of the claims of aliens against the government os the United Siates which hare arisen within some reasonable limitation of time, or which may hereafter arito, excluding all claims barred by treaty provisions or otherwise. It has been found impossible to give proper consideration to those claims by the executive department of the government. and injury of all honest citizens, whenative or naturalized. Cases of this The electric telegraph has become an ther ore continually being brought character essential and indispensable agent in the to the notice of the government by our transmission of business and social mes abroad, and also of those Its opemt on on land and within representatives sages. of persons resident in other countries. tbe limit of particular states, is necessaMost frequently those, if they Uave rerily under the control ef the jurisdiction mained in this country long enough to within which it operates. The lines on entitle tbem to become naturalized, have the high seas, however, are not subject not much overpassed tbat peto the particular control of any one generally and have returned to the coun ry In 1809 a concession was riod, governmenttheir of origin, where tbey reside, avoidgranted by the French government to a ing all duties to the United States by a to which cable compnny proposed lay their absence, and claiming to be ex from the shores of France to the United empt from all duties to the country of Slates ' and the continent of Europe, their nativity and of their residence by of Great tbe Britain possessions through reason of tbeir alleged naturalization. at either end of the line, in the control It is di e to this government itself and of an association which by a large tbe great mass of tbe naturalized citi outlay of capital and at great risk had zens who entirely, both in nameVnd in demonstrated the practicability of mainbecome eitizensof the United States. act, taining such meaus of communication, the high privilege of citizenthip of The tendency, however, was to establish ! tbat the United States should not be held by in this , for correspondence high rates fraud or in derogation of the laws and order to secure a proper remuneration j of the good name of every honest citizen for so hazardous aud so costly an enOn many occasions it has been brought a It ; was, however, heavy to the terprise. knowledge ot the government that charge upon a means of communication certificates of naturalization are bad and which the progress in tbe social and or. interference claimed by commercial intercourse of the world protectionwho admit, (hat not only they parties obtainfound to be a necessity, and the were not in the United States at the ing of this Frenoh concession showed time of the pretended naturalization, that other capital than (hat already in- but that they never resided in tbe vested was ready to eiitcr into compe United States. In others, the certificate lition with the assurance of an adequate and record the court show on their of, return lor tbeir outlay. face 'hat tbe person claiming to be natOCEAN TELEGRAPHS. uralized had not resided, the required in the United States; in others it is time the conviction with that the Impressed interesis, not only of the people of the admitted upon examination that the reUnited States but of ti e world at large, quirements of the law have not been demanded or would demand the multi- complied with. In EOtne cases even such plication of means of communication certificates have been made matters of between separated continents, I was de- parohase. These are not isolated cases, sirous that the proposed connection arising at rare intervals, but of common should be made, but certain provisions occurrence, and which are reported fron of this concession were deemed by me all quarters of the, globe. Such occur-- ' one rences cannot and do cot fail to reflect lo , be objectionable, particularly which gave lor a long term of years the upon the government and injure all honexclusive right of telegraphic eemmuni-catio- n est citizens. Such a fraud being disby sub marine cable between the covered, however, there is no practicashores of France and the United States. ble means wiihin the control of the govI ' could not concede that any power ernment by which the record of naturalshould claim the right to land a cable ization can be vacated, and should the on the shores of the United States and cerificate be taken up, as it usually is by at the same time deny to the United the diplomatic and consular representaStates or its citizens equal rights to tives of the government to whem it may land a cable on its shores. The right to have been presented; control the conditions for the laying of there is nothing to prevent tbe pera cable within the jurisdiction of the son claiming to have been naturalized waters of the United States to connect from obtaining a new certificate from our shores with those of any foreign tbe court in place of that which bad state pertains excluive to the govern- been taken from him.- Tbe evil bas bement of the United States, under such come great, and of such frequent occurlimita'ions and conditions as congress rence, ihat, I cannot too strongly recom' ' mend that some effective measures be may impese. Tbe cable under this Frnclt conces- adopted to provide a proper reinedy and sion was landed in the mouth of July, means for the vacating of any record 1SU0. Rnd has been an efficient and thus fraudulently made, and of punishvaluable agent of cotumunicat inn be- ing the guilty parties to i be transaction. tween this country and the coatinent of In this connection I refer again to the Europe. It soon passed under the con- question of expatriation and election of trol, however, of those who ,had tbe nationality. Tbe United States was foremanagement of the cables connecting most in upholding tho right of expatriaGreat Britain with this continent, and tion, and was principally instrumental thus whatever benefit to the public in overthrowing tbe doctrine of perpetumight have ensued from competition be- al allegiance. Congress has declared tween the (wo lines was lost having tbe the rights of expatriation to be national in point of the right of all people. greaier facilities of an additional line and the add tional security in case of While many other nations hae laws accident to one of thera, but the increased providing what formalities shall be nefacilities and this additional security to- cessary to work a change of allegiance, gether wi.b the control of the combined the United States bis enacted tbe procapital of the two companies gave also visions of law, and bas in no respect a greater power to prevent tbe future marked out how and when expat rial ion construction of other lines to tbe control may be accomplished by its citizens. of telegraph communication between Instances are brought le the attention of two continents to those possessing lines the government where eitiiens of the ' United Stales, naturalized or native already laid. Within a few months past a cable bas bore, have formally become citizens or been laid known as the United States subjects of foreign powers, but who direct cable company, connecting the nevertheless, in tho absence of any proUnited State directly with Great Brit- visions of legislation- - on this question, ain. As soon as this cable was reported when involved in difficulties, or when it to be in working order the rates of tbe seems to be their interest to claim to be then existing censolidated company citizens of tbe United Slates and dewere greatly reduced. Soon, ho ever, mand tbe intervention of a government a break was announced in thia new which tbey long since abandoned, and to cable, and immediately the rates of the which for years they have rendered no other line, which had been reduced, service or placed themselves in any way were; again raised. This cable being amenable. In other cases naturalized now repaired, rates appear not to be re- citizens at once after their naturalizaduced by either line from those formerly tion have returned o their native councharged by the other company. As these try, have become engaged in business, nable telegraphs connect separate S'ates have accepted offices or pursuits inconthere are questions as to their orgauiza sistent with American citizenship- - and tion and control which probably can be fvidence no intent to return to the hrst, if not splcly, settled by conven- United States until called upon to distion between the respective States. In charge om. Inty to the country where i be absence, however, of international wben at on,-- - ih.. ibey are conventions o the suVject, Uiuuiciraf ship aad call upon the legL.-ii- oa aiiy entire oany points representatives o f tke government to ail TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION. J : ' ' . tkhj, U is Kat1nti! tice that on all such occasions that ntf doubt should exist oti sueh qutstiooi and that Congress should determine by the enactment of a law defining how patriation shall be feccomplighed ani change of citizenship be established, r also invite your attention to the necessity of regulating by law the status of Ameri-ca- n women who marry foreigners and of defining more fully that of children bora in a foreign country-o- f Americas par. ents, who may reside abroad, and also of some further provision regulating or giving legal effect to the marriages of American citizens contracted in foreign"'"1 (be countries. : , , ' , their nnjuat pretentiens. i BW ! 1. , ' - . 8TATK DEPARTMENT 1UILDIKQ. j i In the month of July last the bulldinr erected for the department of state was taken possession of and occupied by that department. I am bappy to say that th archives, and valuable property of government in tie custody of that ore now safely deposited therein. , ' ie 0! ft-- ' ICJ A .it , er TBKASiitY' OPERATIONS. an report of the secretary of tbe tieasury shows the reseipts froia for the fiscal year endisr Jim. .. L Deen a,... Oil. U ovnu, ITU ii i,iu uave l3, 103,833.69, and for the fiscal year ending June 30th' 1875, to have been $167,107,722.05, a decrease for the last fiscal year of $5 936,111.31 The receipts from interna"! revenue for the year etiding the 30th of June, 1873, were $102, 409,784 90, ,! for the year ending 30th of June, 1875 $110,007, 493. 58, an increase of $7 597 1 ' 70S.O8. . ,. The F em-ton- " ( b 1 it. ire Lftl SPECIE BESPMPTION. ills Too much stress cannot be laid on this question, and l.hope Congress may be induced the earliest day practicable to insure the consummation of tbe act of the last Congress at its last stssioa to bring about specie resumption on tod after 1st of January, 1879, at the farthest. It would be a great blessing if this could be consummated even at an earlier. Nothing seems to m to be more certain than that a full andperma-nen- t return of prosperily cannot take place in favor of tbe industries and financial welfare of the country until we return to a measure of values recogniiei throughout the civilized world. While we have a currency not equivalent to tbis ' standard specie becomes a commodity like the products-otbe soil, the surplus seeking a market wherever there is a demand far it. Under our present 'system we should want none nor would we have any were Huot that the customs' dues must te paid in coin, and because of the pledge te, pay the interest of the public debt in coin. The yield of the precious metals would Bow out for the purchase of foreign products and leave tbe United States hewers of wood and drawers of water, because of wiser legislation on tbe subject of finance by the natiana with whom w am not prepared, t bave dealings. say thai I can suggest the best legislation to secure tue end most heartily commended. It will be a source of great gratification to me to be able to approve any measure of Congress looking effectively towards ibe early resumption. Unlimited inflation' would probably bring about specie payments more speedily than any legislation looking to redemption of our securities in coin; but it would be at tbe expense of honor, The legal tenders would have no value beyond settling ' present liabilities, or properly speaking, repudiating them. They won'd buy nothing after the debts " ""' " " were all settled. There area few measures which seem to me important in this connection, and, which I commend to your earnest con" sideration. First--Th- o repeal of so much of the legal tender acts as make these notes receivable for contracted after a daft to be fixed in the act itself, say not later than tbe first of January, 1877. ' Second That the Secretary of the Treasury be instructed to redeem, say not exceeding $2,000,000 'monthly of legal tender notes, by issuing instead a long bond, bearing interest' at the rate ef three huudred and sixty-fiv- e percent par annum, of a denomination ranging from $00 to $1,000 si Jill St ie!i d l.tio hit ro world-iecognixe- d 'I I'il t lie a me :al!j The tii , lie,; tin its ' , iill Tie IB hv ese e he iei be tutl s 'ely ;rrit en ceip nn; rvej D,2o res !r. rvej each. Third Th at additional power be to the Secretary of "the Treasury to aoe' mulate gold for final redemption, either eurtail-inby increasing the revenue or by gi" g expenses, or both--- '. j ) ,i . One measure for increasing the revenue, and the only' boo I think of i tb' restoration of. tbe duty on tea and coffee these duties would add probably $18, 000,000 to the present amount reeei'W for imports, and would .in no way if, crease the prices paid for these artiCiM by tbe consumers. I ssggest. .or mention, aother uVjccl o enbearing upon the question f how able the Secretary of tbe Treasury to accumulate balances. It is to devise some better method of verifying .claim against the government than at presew exists, through the' eurt of claimi growing out of the late war. Nothing more certain than that a large percentage of the amounts passed and paid u far part er wholly fraudulent, or are excess of the real losses sustained, v I I ) ( The dec sea nne m 57 2,97; pens fperj 'tnom 'reasi e f snail on 0 16 ii avali Tera ho tl Iti Wth Wh eat y Th, P'ose WAR BEPOET. Wsr, mil.. Ctah tailed account of the army operation for the year just passed, tho expens" for maintenance, etc., with the reco mendations for legislation, t r nit. -vour B"e 4 - . w lion, ypeciHiiy, ur't making t3U),000 of n P?r0PmU?.B the subsistence department, before the beginning of the next tin WW year. Without thif provision from supply P'f duc" at points distant en must either go without foo, or tbe violated. must be laws ing . ... ,latinn f . th . becond . His reeuui""-- ,. annnitie nf enactment ui m rj5'- -. fo- officers, 07 of dcca the families , , BWUWV s.,m .tna , luntary deduction --- r IB' pay ct" officers,aTj Tre the tended with a buYden upon w1' and would. or the future, army e ffictr distress, wiiich every old has witnred- in the pst, her repeal ef the la e,ura 10 W lag' mileage, and &ric furnii The report of the Secretary ef unnnitiniirlllil mMSftffe. (iVCS ......,f!U ''. topoj Th India Srst tnd feen! The, Th . - systea. Peru Trea See i Agri, and he et Jt lion Snt |