Show CONGRESS i president grover Clev elands first mosaic x THE END ARRIVED all over the i about tulah and borl po eYet dr western AM freaa loltie M p c to of states your assembling is clouded by a sense of public bereavement caused by the recent and sudden death of thomas A hendricka vice benl of alie united states ilia distinguished public services integrity and devotion to every dut yand his personal virtues will find honorable re cordin ahls country history Amp leand repeated proofs of the esteem and confluence in winch he was held by liis fellow countrymen were manifested by his election to offices of the moat important trust and dignity and ut of years and honors he has been laid at rest amidst general sorrow and benediction ithe constitution which requires those legislate for ithe people of their bolerin trust also requires the president to give to congress Con gresa information of the state of the union and recommend reco mend to their consideration such measures as he shall deem necessary to expedite at the thresh hold of a compliance with these constitutional directions it is well for us to bear iff mind that our usefull hess to the peoples interests will be pro by a constant appreciation of the scope and character of our respective duties as they relate to federal legislation while the executive may recommend measures as he shall deem expedient tho responsibility for legislative action must and should rest upon those selected by the people to make laws A contemplation of the graye and responsible functions assigned to the executive branches of the government under the constitution will dis close the partitions of power between our respective department sand their necessary independence and also the need for of all the power entrusted to each in that spirit of comity and operation cooperation co which is essential to the proper fulfillment of the patristic obligations which rest up jon ua as faithful servants of the pie the zealous watchfulness of our preat and small Bit frage and there fare by the tribu they every icse be judged WITH POWERS it is gratifying to announce that ther relations of the united states with all foreign powers continue to be friendly aur position after nearly a century of successful constitutional the maintenance of good faith in all of our engagements the avoidance of complications with other nations and a consistent and enviable attitude toward the strong and weak alike furnish proof of a political disposition renders professions of good will unnecessary there are no questions of difficulty pending with any foreign government TUB irS TRIAN A question has arisen with the government ot austria hungary touching the representation of the united states at vienna having under my constitutional prerogative appointed an estimable citizen of uni impeached probity and competency compe as minister at eliat court the goy of austria hungary invited this government to the cognizance of certain exceptions based upon allegations against the personal acceptability of mr keiley the appointed envoy asking that in view thereof the appointment should be withdrawn the austin hungary government finally decided not to receive mr keiley as the envoy of tho united states and that gentleman lias since resigned his commission post vacant I 1 have made HEW nominations and the interests of th ia government at vienna are now in tho care of the secretary odthe legation as charge daf faires ad interim early in march last war broke out in central america caused by the attempt of guatemala to consolidate the several states into a single government ern ment in these contests between our neighboring elates the united states boreto for interfere actively but let the aid of their friendly offices in deprecation ot war and TO and concord among alie and by such counsel contributed importantly port antly to the restoration of tranquility in that locality emergencies browing out of the civil war in the United states of colombia demanded oatlie government at the beginning of this administration the employment of AN ARMED FORCE lo 10 fulfill its under the thirty fifth article of the treaty of 1840 in order to keep alie transit open across the isthmus of panama desirous of exercising tho powers expressly reserved to us by the treaty and mindful of the rights of column bia the forces bent to the isthmus were instructed to confine their ac action to positively and efficaciously preventing the transit and its accas son ea from being intercepted or cin barrat sed the restoration of peace on the isthmus by the re of the constituted government this accomplished of the united states were Th inTerest of the united states in a practical transit for acroca the strip ithe at alantic lantic from heatedly peat edly manifested during the last i t at ila k etli lt li I 1 ti I 1 lit my cesaer caused to bo negotiated Nicaragua fa treaty for the construe at the solo the united slates of a c through nicaraguan landu be fore the Senate Tending the action withdraw the treaty A n attentive consideration leads nie to withold effron submission resubmission re to alie senate our duty in tho present instructs ua to address ourselves mainly to the developement elopement dev of alie vast resources odthe great area committed to our charge arid to the cultivation of the OF within our borders though jealously alert in preventing the american hemisphere aroni involved in the political nud complication of distant therefore I 1 am unable to u pro position po involving krivis begea of ownership or right outside our own territory alien coupled with absolute and unlimited engagements to defend the territorial integrity of the state where such interests be the drawings and report of a recent survey of tho nicaragua canal route icaco by chief engineer menocal will be communicated for your information the claims of citizens of the united states for losses by reason of the late military operations of chili in ecru and bolivia are the subject of negotiation for a claims convention with chili providing for their submission to arbitration the harmony of OCR WITH CHINA f ia fully sustained in the application of the acts lately passed to execute the treaty of 1880 restrictive of the immigration of chinese laborers into the united states individual cases of hardships have occurred beyond the power of alie executive to remedy and calling for judicial determination i the condition of tho in the western states and Teni tories is despite this restrictive legislation far fromberg satisfactory the recent outbreak in wyoming territory where numbers of unoffending indisputably within thearo lection of the treaties and the law were murdered by a mob and the still more recent threatened outbreak of the same character jn washington territory are still fresh in the minds of all land there is apprehension lest the OF against the mongolian race on the pacific slope may find vent in similar lawless demonstration all the power of this be exerted to maintain the simplest good china n the treatment of these men and the index ible batern i ness of the law in bringing the wrongdoers wrong doers to justice should be insisted upon every effort has been made by this government to prevent these violent outbreaks and to aid ike representatives of china in their and h ta but just 10 lo say that they are traceable to the lawlessness of men not citizens of the united states en gabed in competition with chinese laborers race prejudice is he chief faction in originating these disturbances and it exists in a large part of our domain jeopardizing our peace and the good relationship we try to maintain with china the admitted richt of a to prevent the influx of elements hostile to its internal security may not be questioned even where is no treaty stipulation on the subject that the OP CHINESE is demanded in oilier countries where like conditions prevail is evidenced in the dominion of canada where chinese immigration is now regulated by laws more exclusive than our own if existing laws are inadequate to compass the end in view I 1 shall he prepared to give earnest consideration to any further remedial measures within the treaty limits which yie wisdom of congress may devise the commission appointed by my predecessor last winter to the central and south american countries and report on the methods of enlarging TUB commercial of the united states therewith has reports which will be laid before you no opportunity has been omitted to testify friendliness of this government toward corea choso whoso into the family of treaty powers the bulted states were arti e fi to i zo I 1 regret to say that the restriction upon the importation of our pork into demonstration of the absence of gani tary danger inlets but I 1 entertain stron hopes that with a belter understanding of tho this VEXATIOUS prohibition will be removed it would bo pleasing to be able to say as much with ro eject to germany austria and other countries where which food product a are absolutely excluded without pre bent prospect of a reasonable change the good will between th UNITED ANU CHEAT BRITAIN has been maintained during the past year exploring steamer alert which waa generously given by her Maje government to aid in the relief was after attainment humane purpose returned to great britain in of the I 1 authority conferrer con ferren bythe act of march ard 3rd 1885 the inadequacy of the engagements for extradition between the united stales and great britain has been long apparent the tenth article of the treaty of joae in thia regard entered into by the united states balt FOB in respect of a limited number of of fencee other crimes no less inimical to alio social em braced extra edition harmony with tho ts ta u tt V sa latt la tt k 1 present international practiced negotiation with her Maje government for an enlarged treaty since 1870 are going on and I 1 entertain strong hopes that a satisfactory ro sult may bo soon attained an international conference to con sider alio means of arresting alie OF ami oilier diseases held it in may last and nd journea to meet again on further notice an expert delegate on bo half ofilio lias attended and will submit a report in conformity with a notification given by aliu government of Pern tho existing of commerce and extradition between ua and that conn 1 try will terminate march our relationship with russia continues an officer of alio navy detailed for the purpose is how on hig way to sibena bearing nio niala voted by congress to those who generously THE of the jeannette eppedi kioa it is gratifying to advert to the cordiality of our intercourse with spain an international copyright confers enco was held at aerne in september on the invitation of the swiss government ern ment the envoy of the united states attended as a delegate but refrained from committing commit tine the government to the results even by signing tho recommendatory protocol adopted the interesting and important subject of has been for several years action is certainly desirable to effect the object in view and while there may be a question as to the relative advantage of treating it or bv specific treaty the matured views of the berne conference cannot fail to aid your consideration of the subject questions concerning our citizens in turkey may be affected by the fortes acquiescence non in the right of expatriation and by the impolis imp oais tion of TESTS us a condition of evidence in which this government cannot concur the united states must hold in their intercourse ter course with every power that the status of their citizens is to be respect ted and full civil privileges allowed to them without regard to creed anil affected by no consideration save those growing out of domi cilian return to the land of original allegiance or of unfulfilled personal obligation which may survive and municipal laws or such voluntary return the inadequacy of existing legislation touching citizenship AND demanda your consideration white recognizing the right of expatriation provision ing means for renouncing citizenship by an american citizen native born or naturalized nor for terminating and vacating improved acquisition of citizenship een a fraudulent decree of naturalization cannot now be cancelled the privilege and fran chislof chise of american citizenship should be care and extended to those only ako IN GOOD FAITH to assume ils duty and responsibility when attending its privilege it should be withheld from alio merely go through the forms of naturalization with alio attempt of escaping duties their original allegiance without taking upon themselves those of their new status or who may acquire the rights of amers ican citizenship for ap other than a towards their original government these avila have biad illustrations I 1 regard with favor the suggestion put forth bv one of iny predecessors that provision may be made for a ceri aral bureau of record of the decrees of naturalization granted by the various courts the united states now invested with that power the rights which spring from domo cile in the United states especially when coupled witha declaration of intention to become a citizen are worthy of a definition deficit ion by statute the stranger coming hither in tent to remain establishing his residence in our midst contributing to alie general welfare and by his voluntary act DECLARING hia PC to assume the responsibility of citizenship thereby gains an inchoate status which legislation may properly il efine the laws of certain states and territories ri admit a domiciled alien 0 o the local the rights of citizenship to a degree which places him in the anomalous position of being a citizen of a state and yot not of tho united states within the purviews pur views of federal and dional laws it is important within alie scope of national legislation legi to deano this of alien domicile as distinguished frodi federal naturalization I 1 earnestly urge bat congress recast the appropriations a for the roain diplomatic and con a fooling common alio importance of our national interest at every post where a representative i necessary the salary should bo graded ai aci per anit him to f i uv e r the assignment of adequate eala kiefl alie so called extra olli cial fees which our officers abroad are now permitted to treat aa personal perquisites should be done away with the fact that our revenues arc in excess of the actual needs of un cco comical of the government A in tho amount exacted from the people for its support our government is but alio means established by atio willola wil lofa free people by which curtain ore applied which they have adopted for their benefit and protection and it is never better administered and its true spirit is never better observed than when alio peoples taxation for ita support is ava K to tho actual necessity of expenditure and distributed according to a just and the proposition with which we have to deal ia the reduction of alie by alie government and indirectly paid by the people from customs duties the question of free trade is not involved nor is there now any occasion for the general discussion of the wisdom or expediency of a protect system hrstick AND dictate eliat in any modification of our present laws relating to revenue the and interests which hare been encouraged by such laws and in which our citizens have large investments should not be ruthlessly injured pr destroyed we should also deal with the sub eject in such a manner ag to protect the interests of american labor which is the CAPITAL OF olk OMEy its stability and proper remuneration furnish the most justifiable pretexts for a protective policy within these certain reduction should bo made in our customs revenues the amount of such reduction having been determined the inquiry follows where can it best be admitted and what articles can beet be released from duty in the interest of our citizens I 1 think the reduction should be made in the |