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Show imPORTANT LEGISLATION REC- OA1MENDED BY THE PRESIDENT. T .Adaption el the Gold Standard Urged Upon Congreii LejUli'ion Regarding Truite , Recommended Our Duty Concerning Cuti Philippine Iniurrectlon Cannot Withdraw From Philippines Form ol Covcrnment Recommended (or Forto Rico Samoin Alfiirs Altikan Boundary Pacific Cable, Nleariguin Onil, Do ,To the MI 14 lloM ef llepnwenlallTe ' AtUMUirMboMof joariMIWoMtiMriHiara ) raited to mown with year eoubirfiaett tbe oeaUi ol lee-PreeMent Hot-art Hie (rail hmI lll iww reelela eternal ttevrtt I1U prl tale life wat pare and elevated, while hi pub lie eaieer m ever tllattiNrelaaed by lam ea-tpetly ea-tpetly stetnteaalotea'rlty end esalteil motives The Ptfly-elitli tVusreita.fotiveaea In tint rfitolar ncslon with the eouatry Inaeotxlllloii of uataraal prosperity tloveraiaent receipts (from all aotlicea for thelfleal year ended Juno an, iwv NuremM MIO.Muil S. Cwnoms !m(purelv,lil To end thote from In-ttrnal In-ttrnal rrtenue Mts.U7 ll It Tho ripwdl-turn ripwdl-turn were IIW,fta.MI 0' leerta a deUell of tXMII,aMe; Tbe seeretary u( the trreatiry eattroate that the reeeJate (er the eurreul Baud year will as-rtrtMU-MKawllt iMtllWItVUJKQ UOI.I) STASUAW) UIltlKt) I unreslly rieemmeail that to aunpurt the 1 1 UUa- soM standard ul to maletolt! tba larily la i alee f lb eulaa ol the two metal (fokl aa4 liter) il ilw equal poer of every duller at all llroea In tba marlt ead In tbe payment of debt tbe Mwretary of tba Iteaa-ur Iteaa-ur be (ItM additional power and rhersetl with tba duly to ell United Htalea tiornli nn I lo tin-I tin-I toy aaeh other eenetlro mesne aa mar be nco-rMart nco-rMart to these eaoa V, bile tbere U now no commercial frtsot which withdraw sold from tba tevernattat but on tba contrary auch wluHuread emaaraee that (old re tbo trrtuiury tkuwntllna paper money In excbsiwe jet the tery alluatlon lou to tba prwnt aa tbo tnait mtliHC tine to make fclenuala protle-Ion protle-Ion to Inure IheeiHillnoniHeof Unsold aland-anl aland-anl and of puuUe coatluenro In tba ability and purpoae of tbe (uverament to meet all It otill-iratlen otill-iratlen In tbe mosey which tbo clvlllied world rccngritxee a tbe beat. MHlCllANTMUHNr. Tbo value of aa American marrbanl marine to tho eilnulon of our commercial trade and IMMnawibtnliMot our power upon the m Invitee tke Immediate action of poi (roM. Our national delir"""t will lie otic-aMcd and un-w-IUfaetory ao lor elboHinarkal!eirruwtli of our Inland Imlualriea irmalna unacoumpan. M by 1 iwroM oa tbe aeaa U o aball fall to rcallu our i uportunltlen If wo complacently regard only raattrra at homo and blind our-aeltea our-aeltea to tbe nrceltr of of ecurln our abare In Uio aluablo carrying trado of the world TltUSTH AMI lNDUSTIU ComblnalloM of capital oiitanltod Into trnata ton ntrol theeondllloneot trado amonif our clllicaa to HI do competition limit production pro-duction and delermlno the prltca of produita eonanmed by tbe pool le ahould early claim tbo attention of the conifrrM Tbo Induatrlal commlolon baa been engaged In attended bearlnga upon the dliputcd quoa- tlona lorolred In tba aubjeet of cojnblnatlon In rratralntof tiada. They baro not yet com- j.leted tbelr Inrr allgatlon and tbe eoLClualona ,, and rocommendatlona at which they mayar- rife are undetermined. KL. SICAIttnUANCAVAI. p The tontrnet of the Maratlme Cnnal company H f Nicaragua waa dotlared forfeited by tbo Klcaraguan gorernmenl on the i tb of October i- am tbo ground of non fuinllmrnt within tho ten jenra term atlpulutcd In tho contract, Tbo ibirallme Canal company baa loilged a protcat galnttthla action Tbla gortrnmenleipecte lht Nicaragua will afford tbo prolculaoUa full an I fair bearing upon the merlla of the eeo 1 bo great Importance of thla einal cannot be too olico or too atrongly prcated upon tbo attention at-tention of the congrew In ray meaaago of a jear ago I cipreaard my tlewa of the necealty Zt a canal wblcb would link tbe two great axoana, to which I again Invite your coutMcra-tla coutMcra-tla Tbe reotooa then preaeutcd for early notion are cren atrongcr now At.ABltAS 1100NDAIIV I llymeana ol an eictullro agreement a Joint 1 blgh eommlwlon had been created for the pur- I juMiof adjusting all un.elllM quoallona be-I be-I ween tbo United hlatea and Canada embrac- i Ing twclia aubjreu among which were tbe fjueatlonaoftboluraeaU,the Oaberlea of tbo eoaat and tbe Alatkan boundary In tho failure of an ajncmenl aa to the meaning of tbo treaty of laa between Ituailn and Oreat llrltaln which deOned tho boundary between Alaaka and Canada, tho American tommUaloncre proiwaed that tbo aubjeet of tbo bouudary be laid ail Jo and that tbo remaining qucktlona of dlfferencca be proceeded with, aoinott which were ao far adranced aa to a-auro a-auro the probability of a aettlement Tbla be leg declined by tho llrltUb commlailonera, an adjournment waa taken until tbo boundary ahould be adjuttedby the two goicrnmcnla l'ACirlo CA1II.K The Japaneao gorernment haa ahown a llrely Internal In tba proHalllon of tbo 1001111 cable to add lo lt projected cable Unco to ,awall, Uuam and tbe I'blllpi Inea n branch connection with tbo eoaat of Japan 1 recommend that In eaao congrrM abould not take mruaurea to bring about tbla reaull by direct action of tbe gor-trnmoot, gor-trnmoot, tbo iMMlmaater general be autborlaed lo lot lie couielltlTO blla for the oaiablUbment of a cable VAinrriov or saiioan onoui A aatlifactory arrungement hoe lHen concluded con-cluded between tbo governmenu of Ucruinny and of Knglanil by tlrtueof wblth 1 ngland roll ro-ll rid from Samoa and both powera renounced 'inforerof tbe Uultiil titaloa all tbelr rfgbta ' oiataktlma orer that tiortlon of the group cm-1 cm-1 " braclngtbelflandaotTutulU orou OloMtiga I and Uaaua tunt I AUlheadMlaUtratlve meaaorea adopted In I OuU bare alnad tu Ut It for a nnfoooratod ei-1 1 litonoe by enforcing tbe aupremai y uf law and jtMtlea Tbla nation baa aaaumed before the I -world a grara reaponalulllty for tbe 'uture goud I COTOtnauWt of ( uba We bare accepted a trnat, tba falDUmeot of which ealU for the H ktomaat Inuajrlty of purp and thi eaonlno m el vttebUlMifclaUdom -orlnl tlon loaeeom 1 pluhwblokwatookup tho gago of battle la not to bo f uiailod by turolnn adrift any loixcly I framed commonwealth to faeo tbe lolaltudoa wUleh too often attend aoakar alatea wiIom nauml wealth and abundant reeoureea are on-I on-I ael by tbolnoongrulUoaot tholrpulltlealorgan- tMtlan NVnaterer lie tbe outcome a muit We thai free Cuba be a reality not a name a perfect entity not a batty eaperlir cm bearing within llaelf tho elementa of failure Tilt Piiiurnsbs On tbo 10th of December IS' the treaty of peace betwten tbo United Stalee and Spain Yraaalyned It provided among other tblnga, that Spain ahould ordo to the United Sutra the archipelago kuown aa the l'blllpplno la i landa that the United Slalee abould pay to ripalntbaaumofl'OUnouO and thai tbe clell rlghU and polltlrai autua of the native Inbabt-tenia Inbabt-tenia abould be determined by oongreaa Tie treaty waa ratlnod I y tbe acnate on tbo tin of February, lew, and by tho government of Hpftln Mi tiW llth tSUreb follow the In ihU laAtin-er tb 1 hlUtttM mtlW ij im UnltJ HMtc. The UUnda utre ritoO by Hj-tn wkkh Iw4 btoa (a uadUpttU-al owton of ' tbMn for rcuturlM They vr MwpifO hot nrlx tjr our oatltorlt-wl romiwiotirr In Wri tttHtor tb illrrrtloe of thnftl but by tbronlUullonlaMid wHl mldrtMt m f ton of th rrprivnutlri of tha i-rople uf lh UnltM HttM, In both Ihu tm pf ron-rrtM I btilevvrf rmwmiobvlle'ef aih! I fttlU b- llcvo l bat tliU trmlr of MTfrtli.ljr nu In tccordDre with the wlibmtHltbittrtloDai uf the irrot mm of tb H 11 pi no cirfe I- rota tba rrtlMi momBt no o fortunltjr wa lot of hurlnf tbo poupl? of the Islands of our irJcntilIf for their wrlfate ttHl of the Inteotlonof til nvrrrnn ent to do ever) thin if MMithle to a trance their Jhlerenu. In toy order t the iMhof Miy 1 the rotematHUr of the mllttarr en-wUilun 0UiatchrU to the 1'htllndfl" m IniruU'il todrrltre that we rome hot to make war upon the pp-ople of the touQtrj twrupoa any patt or fsrtUw aaoaif thfiu but to prvtet Xhtm In their borne In lhlr nnployweDtb kbd In their ronal and rrllflous rights firllnthe)fraeomtiilMlonwnp)polntrd to cstubllsh cltll kortrnmcnl In tho riiltlp lAnt Hut bfore tbelr arrlral at Minlln the klbUurainbHIunofafowlMder of the 1 111-ptnoa 111-ptnoa bad created a sltustlun full of tiiibarraa tuenta for us and n.oi tfrlevoua In tta couw qutneca totbetnselves AKUICASH ATTICKHJ Just before the time set for tho Miisto of the United HtaiMtu tuteuixn the ireatjr an attack at-tack evidently i rt-iurcd In advance was ni ado allslontfthe Auterlean lluoa. which n-aultM In a terribly d-structUc and sautculnary rtpuU uf tho Iiwuriceuta. 1 en days lutsr an enter of the loturecnt itot I ernment was Iud to Its adherents who bad return! hed in MaalU cf which Ueneral Otis Jutlly ubfbenea that for burUarous Intent It Is unwiualltdlo tuoderb times It directs the slaughter of all people In the city eicvi t 1 ill I loo families. 1-oitunateljracopy of tbe proclamation fell Into the bands of the Americans and they were ahlo lo take measures to control the u.rUln which was actu illy atlemi ted. Aconsldtrahlanumborof armed Insurcents enterod the city by waterways and swamps and. In concert with confederates Inside at temj tetllo destroy ManlU by lire Tbcywcro ktttln cheek during the ntgbt and the next day weredrlfcnuulof tbeclty with heavy loss. Deplorable as war Is tho one In which wo are nowKtiirsjfcd was unurbldablo by us We were attacked by a bold adventurous and CLtbiul ..Uo army No alternative was left to us. except ex-cept Itfuomlnluus retreat. Lntll congress shall have made known the formal expression of lie will. 1 shall use tbo authority vested la me by the eonstliuUun and the sUtutes to oi hold the sovereignty of tho United Mates In those distant lands and In all other pUccs where our flutr rightfully flouts Tbo truest kindness to the misguided Insurgents Insur-gents will be n swift nod efieeilve defeat of tbelr present leader The hour of victory will le the hour of clrmancy and reconstruction .No effort will bo spared, to build up the waste pUccs dtsolated by war and by long years of mlsgovemmini Wo shall not wait for the endof the strife to begin the beneficcM worlt Wo shall continue, as we have begun, lo open tho schools and tbo churches and In every way make these peoilo feet that It Is Ihelr liberty atid not our power, their welfare and nut our gain that we are sicking to enhance 1 he pcuplo of tho Island of Negro have un reservedly I roc almid allegiance to tho United atuies BLd bdted a constitution looking lo tbo establishment ct a popular government 1 ho government set up by tho inhabitants of Negro proved unsatisfactory lo the natives I themselves. A now sstem waa put luto force by order uf tbo major-general commanding tho d.parttnent, cou.pi.sIug a military governor, who Wat authorlicd lo apiKlnt sicrcUrlta of tho treasury Interior, agriculture, public Ira provement, and attorney general, a civil gov trnor who advises tho military governor and acuai secretary of state) an advisory council of eight members e lec tod by tho people, who discharge tho duties of a legislature Ibo judiciary conalsty of three Judges appointed by the military governor Jrre jublto schools aro btlng established throughout tbe populous dlstrlcu where tho 1 ugllsh language Is taught NO WmiDUAWAti KHOM ISLANDS Tho suf gcallou has been made that wo could renounce our authority over the Islands, and, giving them Independence, retain a protee tor a to over them This proposition will not bo found 1 am sure, worthy of your serious attention atten-tion buch an arrangement would Involve at the outset a cruel brtach of faith. It would place tho ptaceable and loyal majority who ask nothing belter than to accept our authority at tho mercy of armod Insurgents It would make us rcpun-lblo for tho acts of tho Insurgent leaders and giro us no power to control lb cm It does not set m dotrublo that 1 should recommend recom-mend at Ibis i lino a spcclflo and final form of coveriitntnl for those Islands Whon peace shall bo restored It will bo the duty of congress to construct a plan of government which shall establish and tnalntuln freedom and order and pMtrvJu the I hlilpplnes Tho Insurrection Is still existing and when It terminates further Information will be required us to tho actual oondltlon or aflalrs before Inaugurating a per- J manont scheme of civil guvernutent 1UR lf)ltTO KILO I reeommeud that U gUtatlon to the same end be bad with reftiifi.ee tu in guvernmout uf 1-ortollleo Uls de.rabl thai the govern-raent govern-raent of tbe Islands uudcr the ) .w i f W' liferent right no maintained thro igh the oKocutlva dHitMont, should bo bupoiM.lid by an od ! inliiUtrutlua entirely civil in lis naiuro l r j i re-Kent purpose. I rerommout that eongrusa I puMN a Uw for llw orgunlutb u cf a temporary guvttntneut whkh snali pr vl le for tbe sp polnttucnt by ih i r-"rt I. ib)iri to eoutlr-mnttonby eoutlr-mnttonby the hiwu l whi ernor and sueb oi troflkenm- th- go rul admliilMmttiHi of tbe Uland way m iui. aul that for IcgUbttlvo jiurpofMeandsuhlitJUQf Uvt stureo tptr taking of a f od rul churn lr u leglsbttlvo oottuell cn)puMU-srt.y ol Vttv lttvs.ua and partly of illlsottsiif the ItltvdbuiUs sttsll be nominated and appoiteir-d by the pnldent subject tucvnllnbhtWn by the t-enut ihclroett to bo subject to the sipinval rf tho coRhrvs and president prb r to to eg Into eflet t CONCLUSION Tresenled to this conrris ate great opportunities. oppor-tunities. With lb in coinegrtat responsibilities responsibili-ties The powtroaC(Jv1 to ut Increases the weight of our obllgfiilunaU) tbe people and we xnusibe prof-malty entilie of tbcm as e contemplate tbr new aa- grt.vt problems which confroptus AiiZilngenly st tbe public good, we cannot err W1UMM MfKlSLEV. xmJreH4nslonl DecttrbeiA, 1V90 |