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EUGENE CITY GUARD. Frearletar, tlon should b solved by appropriate ouncorrrnt action of tin two iiitereated roantrift. Kiaing in th Colorado height, the stream flow tntrtiiittenl EUGENE CITT. OREGON. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE 'Deals Largely With Reports of Departments. Ir. vicldin little water durins? lha dr month! to Uia Irrigation channel ready constructed along its course. 1Z FEW BECOMME.NDATIONS MADE eerelarf Carlisle's Haaklag aad Car. rawer rUa raveraa TartlT Hill Needs Amaadlag-Kalatlaa at U a I lad llalaa With lb rorelga Fewer. Wasiiihotok, December 3. Following la the full test of President Cleveland! mrs-sge aa rred in con g re today: Hit assemblage within ttia nation'! legislative halls of those charged with the duty of making law for the lenetit ol a generous and Irre people Impres sively suggests the exacting obligation anil inexorable responsibility Involved in their task. At the threshold ot such lu lor, now to lie undertaken by the congress of the Uniteil Mate, and in the iIIm barge of an executive duty en Joined hy I tie constitution, I biiIhii it this communication, containing lirief statement ol I tin condition i I our na- timial allaira and recommending such legislation ai seems to me necessary and til lit-ii I. The lale lf.wrllneMl. The hi mury of our recent dealings with other iiaiiuii! ai d our ieacflul re lation with them at t ttiai time addition ally dfiiiiinttiale the advantage ol Con sistently adhering to a linn hut juet foreign policy, (ree from envious or am bitious nahoiial schemes, and charac terized hy mine honesty and sincerity. i'uring the pant year, pursuant to a law ol congress, commissioner were ap minted to lha Antwerp industrial ex it wilnm. Though the participation ol Anient an exhibitors fell far short of completely illustrating our national in genuity and industrial achieveuieiila, yet it wan Hill creditable, in view of the line! tune allowed for preparation. I have endeavored to impress main the llelgiau government the heedlessness and ixwitive harmftiliiese of ila restric tions iiimiii the luiiorlution of certain of our IimmI product and have trongly urged that ihe rigid suiiervision and in spection under our lawa are amply suf-lirii-iit to prevent the exportation from this country of diseased cattle and un wholesome meat. Till ( IIILIAM CI AIM". The commission organized under the ronveiil ion which we had eulereil into Willi Chili lor the settlement of the out standing claim of ea h Kovernmeiit against the oilier, adjourned at the end of the imtkmI stipulated for ita coiitinu-ain-e, leaving uudi'terminel a ntimU-r of American ihm'I which had heen duly prem-nted. Theee claim! are not barred, and negotiation are in prog res for their submission to a tribunal. nig monioi imh-tiiki. The Imiiiidary of British (iuiana atill reiiiaiiii in dispute i-twe-n Ureal lint 111 and Veiiextiela. lt-titvinic that ita early settlement on some Just loud, alike honorable to Initb rtiea, ii in the line ol our established policy to remove from thia liemmphere all cuuera of till frience wilh a power lieyoud the sea, I shall renew Ihe effort heretofore made to bring alMiiit restoration ol diplomatic relation between the disputant, and to Induce arhitratiou, a reaort which (ireat llrituiii so conspicuously lavor! in prin ciple and reects in practice, and w liich ii rurncKtly auii(bt hy her weaker adver ary. Till HAWAIIAN Mfcl-UM.IC. 8iin e iMimmunicatiiiK the voluminoiia ciirrei-H,ii'b ine in N'Krd to Hawaii and the a tiou taken hy the reuateand Iioum ol reprepeiitativea on certain iUentioi iilliiintied lo Ihe judgment anil wider iIiim lelmii of coiiKre, Ihe orvaniAatlon ol a yuvc iinneiil in plae of Ihe provia liuiai arrMiitreiiienl winch followed the deNwiiiuu ul Ihe ipieen, ban been all lliillllini Willi evidcni-e of III ellective 0eiaiioii. Tlierecotriutiou umial in auch i itea hai be u accunled the new govern ment. Ciller the preaent treatii-l of extra d turn Willi Italy miM'arriaire ol j'miice have mciiire-t, owing to Ihe refu-al of Hint ifuveiiiituiit to mrreh'lrr 1 1 it own illij.i la. lima lar our illurla to lie ;oiiale an ameinle omveiition uhvial lug tliin ililhi ully have la-en unavailing. A unit liuiii Hie war in which their laud id i-iigHgi d, J.i pan atlracta inm-aa-lint atieniiiiii in llim i-oiinlrv lv her vi lli nt ili-xire In i iilnvate mine liU-ial in ti i ( ith u, an t in aeek our klinlly ni l in ln iln i it i. it- ul In r biilalle iliniie f-ii r tn.t-i- Miiliioiii in her ililtti-Mii all ii- Hit-I lull iiU 1 1 1 v in Ihe laiiiilv ul liaiim. I lie Jiip . nere empire ul IikIhx i mi Im k'. i tlie -lap-ill til Ihe il, and our n lal iniia II Ii IhiK prtigreraive lia tinli ahieill nut lie baa In ita I ami liberal than llnnKt with other power. Thia acan ity iaolien aeverely fell In the region! whera th river forun a coin mon Imundary. Sloreover, tb fre quent change in ita con rae often raiae emharraaning queation of territorial Juriadiction. ixri'LaioM or AauiMAxa ar Tiaxxr. In my lant annual meaaage I alverlel to the claim on the par, of Turkey of the right to expel, aa peraom nndeaira ble and dangeroni, Armenian! natural lied in the United Ptatea and returning to Turkmli urialiction. Numerou queaiiona in thi relation have ariten. While thi government actjniaced in the the aeertel right of expulmm, it would not ronaent that Armenian may he lin prionel or otl-rwiae ptiniaheil for no other reason than having acUireil, without imperial conaent, American citixeimbip. Three of the aaaailanta ol .Mia .Mou l ton, an American teacher in Moanl, have been convicted by the Ottoman court, and I am advised that an appeal againat the acipntlal of the remaining live ha been taken by the Turknb proaectiting olllcer. A oinvention l.a been concluded with Veneiuela for the arbitration of a long diapntol claim growing nut of the enure of certain Veela, the property of ciliien of Ihe I'niled .stale. Although aigneil, the treaty of extra dition with Venezuela i not Vet in force, owing to the iimintence of that government, that, when nurrendered, it citixen ahall in no cane be liable to capital pnnUhment. TO I'HCVIXT I'OM.IaiOW! at ia. The rule for the prevention of col- liriona at aea. which were framed bv the mat ilium conference, held In thia city in Ikmi, having len com nireiitly iimir iioiteil in the aUtutea of the l'nitel Mate and tireat Itritain, have been annonm-eil to take ellect March 1, lH'.ifi, and inviution have been exteiidtil to all maritime nation to adhere to them. Kavorahln reaponae have thu far lieen receiveil from Anatraha, France, I'orlu gal, Hjiain and Sweilen. The Trvaaurjr lieparlmeat, Tlie aecretary of the treaaury report that Ihe receipt of government from all oiircea of revenue during the llacal vear, em led June .'HI, lH'.i, amounted to I'.'iri, Wi'2 4tm i".l, and ita rxienditnre toMI2. (K'ft.UiH HI. leaving a detl. it of flill.Mii:t.. 3MI M. There wa a decrease ol $ln, 162,074 IK) in Ihe ordinary expenae ol the government, a compared with the llacal year of lH'.i.l. There wa collecteil from riixUmi f 131.MH ft M) fl, and from internal revenue !47.1tW,4l!) 70. The Imlauce of the income for the year, amounting to !i:i,H A.5I7 l7, wa di-riveil from the aale of land and other ource. The value of our total dutiable imorla amounted to fMIKI.OWl, heing f I VI,-W.ti-fi lea than during the prectliiig year, anil the imixirliition free of duty amounleil to :i7l.7lr.f:Wl. Iieing fill 74H. liTft lea than during the pri-reding year. The receipt from i-uatom were Ul, 4l 1 1 leva, and from internal revenue i:t,H:UI,5.'!!l H7 lea than IWi.l. The total lax mllecteil WH: Ihalilleil spirit, KT, 2.V.1 1!N i;; manufuctiireil tobaci-o, M. III7.MIW il; teriiifiitetl liiiior, 11,414, 71H 04. Our export of mc rchandiae, doiiiitic anil lon-ign, amonuleil during the year to M'.i2,14l,fl7Ll Iieing an increaae over the preceding year of 4.4!i,:t7H. The total amount of gold cfortcd during the llaral vearwa 7H,WW,(iil, a againal IOH,im,444 during the llcal Vear IWi.'l. The amount imixirted wm 172.4 1'J.ll'.l, aa againi-t '-l, 174, during the previ on tlm-al year, IH'.i.'l. The iuiMirt ol Hiker were i:t Jwl.bM', and Hie export were M),4M,'.'i.r.. lrravv by th creation of new and nuneceaaary ait through acU of con gre to fralllv tb ambition! or In tereaU of localitie. Win I th niaxt mum legal atrength, throngli varlou cauaea, I but little over 2U.0UU men, th porpoaaof congreaa doe not therefore aeem to I fully attained by the Hint ing condition. While no coniderahl im-reaaa in the army i, in my Judg ment, demanded by recent event, th policy of tea coaat fortlflcatloni in the proaerulion of which w hav lieen aleadily engaged for wim year, haa o tar develoied a to auggeat that the etlectiva itrength of the army be now made at leatt equal to tha legal lrength. (out or Tni amy. The total expenditure for the war de partment for the year ending June ."VI, lH'.'l, amounte.1 to f-"l,aSil.UU 34. Of tin om ,(U),lt VJ wa for talarie and contingent exiienw, 1 2.1,1 A, IM 1H (or the (iipport of the military eatab lithmenta, o.U01.li:i2 2.1 for mincel laiieotii object, and 2.",371,1M IK) for putilio work. Thi latter turn includt 111,4114,0.17 4U for river and harbor Im provement, and t3,l74,MSJ fid for forti (nation and other work of defenan. The appropriation for the torrent year aggregated K,421M12 7.1, and the eiti mule ubmillid by the aecretary of war for lb next fiacal year call for ap propriation! amounting to fW,:ilS, UJU U. The (kill and Induntry of our onll nance olllcer and inventor have, it i la-lieved, overcome the nm hanical ob stacle which have heretolore delayed the armament of our coaat. Thin great national undertaking upon winch we have entered may now pitKeed a rap idly aa rongrea ahall determine. Willi a xupplv ol liniiheil gun ol large call-la-r alreaily on hand to which aildilion rh iiild now rapidly follow, the wiadom ol providing carriage and emplaiement for their mount canuot he too ktroiigly urged. The total enrollment of the militia of the M-vcral state i 117, oUn-er and enlisted men, an increase of 6.3CI over the nuinla-r resirte at the cbaie of the previou year. The reMrl of militia msiectioii by regular army ollicer how a inarkcj increaae in interest and efficiency in (late organization, and I strongly recommend a continuance of the Klny of alhinling every practical encouragement poamhle to thi im portant auxiliary of our military estab lishment, IXMA raianxKR. The condition of the Apache Indian held a prisoner by the government for eight year at coat of fiVsJ.OOU , aen changed during the vear from captivity to one which givea them an opportunity to demonstrate their capacity for aelf upiKrt and at least partial civiliuition. l.egislatton enacted al the latet session of congres gave tlie war deiurtmeiit authority to transfer the survivors, who nuinlar 3IU, from Mount Vernon bar rack, in Alabama, to many suitable reservation. The department (elected aa their future home the military land near Fort Mil, Indian territory, where, under military surveillance, the former prisoner have lieen established in agriculture under condition favorable to their advancement. In recognition of the long and distin guished military service and faithful dim barge of the delicate and resism sible civic duties by MajoMieneral John M. M-hofleld, now general commanding the army, it i Miggealed to congres that the temorary revival of the grade of lieutenant-general in hi liehalf would be a just and graciom act, and would permit hi retirement now near at hand wilh rank helming hia merit. prison for federal convict without tha least difficulty and with an actual saving of money from every point of view. Fending mora complete reform, I hop that by lha adoption of the luggeatioo of lha aecretary of war thil easy lie p may be Uken in tha direction of lb proper car of It convict by the gov ernment of th Lulled Mate. feataRtae Ueeartaaeat. Tli report of tha poaluiaater-general preaenta rompraheuiive statement of th operation! of the poatotlice depart ment for th last fiacal year. Tha ceipta of the department during the year am on n ted to 175,0(10,470 04, and th expenditure to IM,3'.'4,414 IS. Th transaction of the poatal (ervica In dicale with barometric certainty tha fluctuation in the htisinea of th coun try. A much, therefore, aa buiinee complication contiuuel to exist throughout tha laat vear to an unfori seen extent it is not (iirprising that the lelii lencv ol revenue to meet Hie ex- wnditure of the poatoflice department, which wa estimated in advance at about H,(sl,0iU, should exceed tha i-a-lunate. The aai-ertuined revenue laat year which were the basis of calculation for the current vear. beina les than es timated, the cJeAriency for the current year will I correonillngiy greater, though the postmaster-general ftaU- thai the latest Initications are so lavor able that he confidently predicta an in crease of at leat H ier cent In the revenue of the current year over those ol the laat year. The been aa unusual and pressing demand in many quarter! of th world for the preeeucaof veaael to guard American Interest. If January laat, daring Ui llraiilian insurrection, larg fleet wa eoncrntrated in lha harbor of ftio d Janeiro. The vigoroua action of ICear Admiral Keiiham in protecting the per- i ..nl r-uunierzial riiilil of our mi, ns Uunng the disturta-l condition atforde) result which will, it i be lievl, have a far-reaching and whole oraa influence whenever, in like rir romitance, it may Ijeooine necewary for our naval commao ler to interfere on behalf of our people in foreign porta. Tha war now in progrea lietween China and Japan haa rendered it nece aary or expedient to dispatch eight veaael to those water. Tin coast at'ivxr. Roth tha secretary of tha Davy and tha aecretary of the treasury commend tha tranafer of the work of tha coaat urvev nroDer to the navr department l neaniiT concur in mis recommenua- Hon. Fxcluding Alaska and a very small area In-side, all the work of mapping and charting our coaat ha been com pleted. Tlie hydrograiihlc work, which must be dona over and over again by reason of tha shifting and varying depth! of water, consequent upon the action of streams and tide, has hereto fore lieen done under the direction of the naval officer in subordination to the superintendent of the roast survey. There seem to lie no good reason why the navy should not have entire charge hereafter ol sncti work, especially a al year. iinrinri ui ruin wi, tmtij m expenditures. Increase steadily hydrographle oflice of the navy de- Till miAR IKII'MTV. The total IniiiiiIv paid uihiii the pro duction ol sugar in the 1'iiitcd Stales for the fiacal vear was ll'.MiHI,2l)S mi. Iieing an increiiae of f2,72-i.07M over the payment during the preceding year. The amount of bounty paid fnun Julv 1, IHI'4, to August 2H. 1WI, the time when further payments i-eaed bv oierationof the law, was :l, 1 H.r Hi. The tolul exiiense incurreil in the pay ment of the iMiiiTit v main sugar during the llacal year was lilll.l 10 K.r. It Is esliinate.1 that upon Ihe liAsis ol our present revenue laws, the receipts of the government during the current fiscal vear, ending June '.M, lS'.i.'t, will be (424.427 7lrt 44, and ita expenditures I44I.427.74H 44, resulting in a d-llcil ol IIM.IHHI.IMI. Novemlier 1, 1S!I, the total stiak of money in a'l kiinis in the country wu 2.2l0.77:I.KvH. as against (2 2i4.KM.tKs November 1, ISti.'l, and the money of all kinds Mi die illation not inrluded in the tr.-asury lioldinga was M,li72 OIK1.422. or (21 7:1 n-r capita, iiimiii mi estimated oiiIm I ol IW HS7 INK). At Hie same time there was held in the IreKsitrv gold bullion amounting to H4.tilo.177 f.V and silver bullion, whtrli was purchased at a nisi of 1 27.7711 tiHM. ukhwiny a ctm.i xwatMiiti. Ai'lloil llpull Hie reMirteil discovery of Teaas Ii Vi r III oigias ol Alnelliall I III -irtalious ol hvestuik and Iresh meals Imiii Una c ii ti l y baa la-en rivived. It is Ihih-I that t ier many w ill ssiii iH-ttime rout lin rd thai the liihihition is aa lltHtl Icrs as it is harmful to mutual iutereats. The tn i iiiaii giiveitimeiil haa excepted to that protisisn of the customs ol the tai ul ml which imMea a di-criiinnal-ingiliiiy ol 110 ol a o hi a muuI on sugars riming Inuii coiiutriea paving an exsirt Isniiity thereon, claiming that the enai liiig of siii-h diilv I in contra- vi lli i. mi td arlit les 6 and U ol the treaty ol HOI wuli I'riisna. In the interests ol Hie commerce of Isith imihi tries, and to avoid even the accusation of treaty violation, I rrcoiiimrnd Ihe repeal of so much of the statute aa iuiioee that duly, and 1 invite attention to the ac rtiiiipaut nig reirt of the aevrrtary of stair, mi taming a dl-cilsioli of Ihe l'it-iioiia rawed hy the tieruian pro test ItMMIUIVT or MIIH'tM INStaoXXTS. tiood will fosterel by many interval in ctiiiimoti ha marked our relation with our nearest southern nrighlajr. lVai-e l-ing nstored along her northern frontier, Mexico baa asked tlie punish ment of the late dislurlwr of her tfan liiiiiiy. There ought to a new tie .ly of commerce and navigation with that country to lake tlie placa of lha one whhh terininated li year ago. Tlie fiieuillineva of the Intercourse be tween tlie two ftmiitriee haa stewlily in creased under tlie rnle of mutual con sideration, being neither stimulated br eont eMii.nal arrangemruta nor re tarded by jealous rn airy or selfish dis trust. An indemnity, tendered by Mexico aa a g'ai ions a-1 for the murder. In lv7, ol 1-ron lUhlain, an American ntisen, by a lnd ol maraa-lera, in Poranro. baa ln act pled, and is being paid in Installim nta. 1 he proiilem of tha storage and nee of Uia walvra of Ita liui UranU for uria- TIIR Ml VKK ITK( It tsXN, The pnri hae of si ver bullion, under the act of Julv 14 l.l'.St. ivkhI V,,v.-iii. U-r 1. lH'.i.l, and up In Hint tune there hat hetn punliased during Hie IImI vear 1 1.1II7.II.VS 7H !lne oum-e al a cost of iK;,f2 32, an averane co-t o' to,:i p,.r tine ounce. The to'al mount of silver piirrhse.l from the time that law look etb-ct until the re peal ol it pun basing clane. cm 'hi date last meiiiione.1. was HW,74 ii2 M line niini-es for which (l.Vt.tMl 0l'2 2ft waa p.ud, the average price per line ounce Iieing (0 ICII. Ilrpartmenl af Jaaltre. The reMrt of the uttorney-genrral note the gratifying progre maile by Ihe tiprrme court in overcoming the ar rear of It business and in reaching a condition in w Inch H will be able to die khw of the case a they arise w ithout any reasonable delay. Tin result is, of course, very largely due to the success ful working of the plan inaugurating cir cuit court ol apeal. In resiccl to these tribunal a uggeliou is made in quarters entitled lo the highest consid eration, that an additional circuit judge for each circuit would greatly strengthen these court and the confidence reiocd in their adjudication, and that such an addition would not create a greater force of judges than the increasing business ol such court requires. I commend the suggestion to the careful consideration ul coiigrei-R. Other iinsirtant topic are advocated in the reiairt, accompanied by recommendations, many of wliich have lieen treated al large in previous mc-sage and at thi tune, therefore, nee-1 only be named. 1 refer to the aUilitioii of the lee system aa a measure of compensation to federal ollicers; the enlargement of the Mwer of I'niled stales commissioner at least in the ter- ritorie; the allowance of writ of error in criminal cases on la-half of Ihe I'niled Mates, and Ihe cstaMi-liuieiit of a grade hy congres in the crime of murder. A tonic dealt w ith by the attoruev-general ol much imKirtMiice ia the condition ol the adiuiiiii-lratiou of justice in the In ban leriitory. The inTmauciit solution ul w hat is called Hie Indian pmhlcm is lirobably not to lie rxcted at once, bul, meanwhile, such amelioiation ol pti-nl ooiidiiioii as the existing svs iem w ill admit ol ought not lo U neg lected. I am satisfied that there should tie a federal court established for the ter ritory with sullicieiit judge and that tin court should sit within the territory and have the same jurisdiction a to territorial affair a is now vested in Ihe federal court silting in Aikansaa and Texas. and necessarily with the growth and needs of the country so that tha le Hi lencv is greater or less in any year depending uiion Ihe volume ol receipt. The poetmasler-general slate that thi iieiiciency is unnecessary aim ungiii iw obviated at once if the law regulating rate iiMn mad matter of the second das wa modified. The rate receiveil for the transmission of thi aecond-cli matter is 1 cent per pound, while the cost oi sum transmission 10 me govern ment is eight time that amount. In the general term of the law thi rate cover newspaper and periodical Till LAW AIILRXD. The extension of the meaning of the terms from time to time have admitted to the privilege intended for legitimate newspaiH-r and periodical! a surprising range ol publication, and created abuses the cihiI ol whlcli amount in the aggre gate to the total deficiency of the (Matt office department, rretended newspa pers are started by business house for the mere ptiriioae ol advertising goods, cniiiiilvinir wilh the law in form on I v. and discontinuing the publications as soon as the iieriod ol advertising is over. Sample copies of pretended newspafier are issued in great iiuinlien for a like piiriioee only. The result ia a great loss ol revenue lo tlie government liesnle it humiliating use a an agency lo aid in carrying out the acheine of a business house lo advertise ita good hy mean of a trick upon both it rival house and the regular and legitimate new- paiier. Iaper-covcrcd literature, con sisting mainly of trashy novels, to the extent ol many thousand ol Ions, is sent through ihe minis at 1 cent a pound, while the publishers of standard work are required to pay 8 time that amount in sending their publications An ahuse consist in the tree carriage through Hie mail of hundred of ton of eed and grain uselessly distributed through the department of agriculture. The ost master-general predict that if the law la) so amended as lo eradicate these aliu-es, not only will the postoflice department not show a ueflclency, but he believe that ill the near future all legitimate newspaper, periodical and magaxines will be properly transmitted through the mail to their snlavriber free ol tost. I invite your prompt con sideration ol this suiijcct, and fully in dorse the views ol the postmaster-gen eral. The total numlier ol poslotllce in the United Mutes on the :Ulth dav of June, IH'.H. win liS,Ni5, an increaae of 14li:l over ihe preceding year. Of these :I428 were presidential, an increase in that ctas of tW over the preceding year. Six hundred and ten cities and town are provided with free delivery, 113 other riiie and towns entitled to thi service under the law have not been accorded it on account of insulllcieiit fund. The expense of free delivery of the enrrent fiscal year will be more than (I2..100,0t0, and under existing legislation thi item of expenditure I suhject to constant in creane. The estimated cost of rural free delivery generally i so very large that it ought not to' lie considered in the preaent condition of allair. There are connected with tha post ouica estaiiiisiimenl . i . u 1 employes who are in the cla-sitled service. This include many w ho have la-en clasailled on the suggestion ol the postmaster- general, lie slate that another vear exiicrirnce at the head of the depart meiit serves only to strengthen hi con viction a to the exce'lenl working of the civil service in thi branch ol the public icrvice, pertinent i now, and ha been for many year, engaged in making efficient map entirely similar to those prepared by tlie coaat survey. riaaoxaiL or Tin uxi. I feci it my imperative dntv to call at tention to the recommendation of the aecretary in regard to the personnel of the line of the navy. The stagnation of promotion In tin, Hie vital hrancti oi tha service, ia so great a to seriously impair it elliciency. 1 consider it of the most importance that the young and middle-aged ofliceri should la-fore the eve ol retirement lie permitted to reach a grade entitling them to active and im portant duty. the system adopted a lew year ago regulating the employment of lalair at Ihe navy-yard it rigidly uidield, and ha fully demonstrated ita usefulness and ef ficiency. It ia within the domain of civil service reform, inasmuch aa workmen are employed through a board of lalior. selected at each navy-yard, and are given work without reference to politic and in the order of their application, prefer ence, however, bring given to army and navy veteran and thoee having former navy-yard experience. Amendment suggested by experience have been made to the rule regu luting the system through Ita operation tlie work at our navy-yards hu lieen greatly improved in efficiency, and the opportunity to work haa been vastly and fairly awarded to willing and competent applicant. It is hoied that if tin system continue to lie strictly adhered to there will soon lie, as a natural conseonence. such an equal iration ol party lienelit aa will remove ii . . i I I ii temptation lu reiax or aouuuou ii. Dapartsaaat mt AfHeallwr. Tha aecrctafr of agriculluia in hi ra port, review tha operalioui ol hi da lartmMit for tha last fiscal year, and make recommendation for th further extension of Ita uselulnesa. 1 1 report a axilntf in tha axnenditur during th year of (oOO.OUO, wliich ia covered back into the treasury. Thi! lum ia 23 pT rent of tli entire appropriation. A special study haa len mada of tha de mand for American farm product in all foreign market!, and especially lireat Uritain. That country received from the United Hate during tha nine month, ending heptember 30, lx4, .sA.till) live beef cattle, valued at $2U AUO.UiO a against lx2.tll cattle valued at IU).H24.UoO. during tha aama neriod for 1H'.'3. luring the first ix months of 1H1I4. the United King dom took also 112.0U0.0OU pound of dreased bet-f from the United Mate, valued at nearly I1U.000.OUI. Tha re port shows that during the nine month immediately preceding Heptember 30, I nil 4. the United Mate exported to Great itritain 222.O7H.Ol0 pound of pork; of apple. 1,000,000, valued at (2,6(10,000; and of horses, SKH1, at an average value of (18U per head. There wa a falling otr in American export! of wheat of 13,500,000 bushels, and the secretary i inclined to believe that wheat may not, in the future, be the sUtple export cereal product of our country, but that corn will continue to advam-e in Importance aa an export on account of Hie new usee to which It ll constantly aiuironrlated. The export! ol agricultural products from the United Mate for the fiacal year, ending June 30, 1HU4, amounted to I2X,:ih.I,o;im, being 72.28 per cent of the American ex port of every description, and the United Kingdom of Ureal Itritain look more than 64 per cent of all farm product! finding foreign mar ket. AM AoatCCLTl'IAL CXNSl. A further Important ntility in agricul tural statistics ti found in the elucida- and a a tnaana f : tic currency and obvi.tln; ' ,"'2? Horn to the preaent arrang,, . ,J em ulation, th aecretary oui,, ,?. present, in bi.xepor, a U,) tfi7 ing the presenHienking Ua, , Tiding for the issue of circuUt,,"1 by .Ute bank! iw from u.,:" ll V I r- vantage! are develop ' sum n-marxaiiie any etiuii on argument in be loperflitous. certain limitations. Ti l.i. 1.1- .1 . - . 7 ' H...u. .... nai,jr , '')' hiiu clearin... " it sup,.irt "J 1 shall. VL S "'" J tent nivaelt with an n i . "'.om. mrnt of th secretary's ptoiMV.!? in the law and a brief .V.l . statement of their prominent ie, ''n It ia nropoaed lo re,..l , ,, ng lor the dep,at,t of r,,, '1,1- uuiii.b as rrtiniy ur Circulatinn mil national oanx lo issii. note not exceeding In IA Itlclnj. IN III,.,.. UIIiriMi.l cent of their paid-up and ,', 4 7 capiUl, provided they drjHi.it ,,,. ,,' eoverntnent aa a un. ...... . T.-iV'i V.:;T. -. "-;-"- him V Mum i-wiri legal tenuer IH,(,., inir treaailrv nf.ta.a .f twi equal aniount to 30 r cent .,( t,m,,!. mey uesire to issue; this i.-lt , maintained at all times. I.i .i " ' any bank retire any part ..( it, nhD " Hon proportionate part ,.i ' guarantee fund shall U- r.-mrntJ t. II ; w pennil the n.r.tary j the treasury to prepare . " hand ready for issue in cas.. jIM.,J in circulation i decried, l,l.,t.k lutiZj bank notea for each bank having rirrn lation, and lo repeal the nrnn.,,,,,. J the present law imposing lui.i!at,on. and restrictions, thus permitto ... l increaae or rcluction within il, of the 75 per cent ef capital tn i a! quickly made a emerge m -,,-t nM. In aildition to the guaranty n,i retiuired. it i prmioscil to t,, .. . safety fund for the iinim .,te detnption of the circtilutmg u,,ui ni lailwil hank ly iniisiiig .,,; tn. nnal tax, say one-half of I ., upon tlie average cirrulaiimi of 1 ...: . t .. . I a i uon oi me reunion oi me supply oi lanu . - i, ,,,:i ,i. i,... . proilucu to the demand for tliein in the Iv1'1. . , !',m,,t" . !' markets of the United Mate., and of the """" u" "u.aiiuii n-taii-lu11 world. It i deemed iosible that an ag ricultural census may he lakeneach year through Ihe agent of the statistical di vision of thetleiartment. Mich a course is commended lor trial by the chief of that division. Jliacopewould be: tint, tlie area under each ol tlie more Impor tant crops; second, the aggregate prod ucli of such rroin ; third, the quantity of wheat and corn in the hands of fann ers at a date after the spring lowing and planting, and before the beginning of harvest, and also the quantity ol cot ton and tobacco remaining in the band of planter either at that date or at some ot tier designated time. Tlie cost of the work is estimated al 1500,000, Th War l.rparimant. From the resrt of the secretary of war it apiears that the strength ol the army on r-cpf. mlvr .ID, lh4, was 2 i:C olllcer and 2V7i enlisted men. Al though this is apparently a very slight decrease, compared wilh' Ihe previous year, the actual ellective force has lieen increased to theeqiiit alentol nearly two regiments through the or. auiration of Ihe svstc in of recruiting and Hie conse quent release to regimental duly of a large force of men hitherto serving al the recruiting depots. The aUilitton of these depots, it is predicted, w ill further more effect an annual reduction apxii mating 2.Vi,0ti, in the direct ripendi I ll ic. la'.i le promoting generally the hea th, moral and dix'ipline of the trtsqw. The execution of the policy of concentrating the erinv at important center of population and transportation, forahadowrd in the last annual report of 111 secretary, ha resulted in the ahan- donmrnt of 15 of Ihe smaller posts, win. h was elo-cled nndcr a plan which assembled organisations of the same regiments hitherto widely separated This remlers our small lore more rrad ily elTertive for any srrvice which thev may ! callel ii.n to perform, in crease th extent of the territory under protection without diminishing the security hereto'ore aifurded to any locality, improve the tlicipline, train ing and espril-du corp of the army, la-side consijerahly lecreatniC:he cu of ila maintenance. Though tha f..rr I of the department of ttie Fast have been sonir hat increased, m 're than Hire fourth ot the armv i still stalhMte.1 west of the Mississippi. This carefully matured policy which secures the lirat and greatest service In Ihe interest of tb general welfare from th small force comprising onr regular army, thould not be though Usly cui- tiii in tux rttiric a tn. wav. Another suhji-ct of pressing moment refrrre.1 to by the atlorney-geiieral i the rrorganiMtion ol Hie I mon l ai'llic Kail way i'ompany on a bis eipntuhle as n-garil all private iuU-rest and a favor- ahle lo the government aa existing con dition will permit. The tqieration of a ruilrtutd bv a court through a receiver is an anomalous state ol things which should he terminated on all grounds, public and private, at the earliest sihle moment. Ilesidce, not to enact the heeded enabling legislation at the pres ent session a.s!one tlie whole matter until the assembling of a new congress. and inevitably increases all the coinpli and Th Xajr Department, Attention is called to the reiairt of the secretary of the navy, which shows very gratifying progress in the con slriiction ol ship lor our new navv, All the vessel now building, including the torpediHioate authorized at the last easion of congress and excepting the tlrst-clas battle-ship Iowa, will prol amy tie completed during tlie coming fiscal year. Ihe estimates lor the in crease of the navy lor the year ending June 30, l.v.'. are largt, hut they in clude practically the entire sum nec essary to compfcte and equip all the new ship not now in commission, so that unless new shit are authorized ihe appropriation for the naval service tor the fiscal vear ending June 30, It si, should fall lielow the estimate for the coming year bv at least fU'.OOO.OOO. The secretary presents with much earnestness a plea for the uuthoriration of three adidtioual battle-ships and 10 or 12 torpedo-lat, while the unarmortsl vessel heretofore authoriied, including those now nearing Completion, will constitute fleet which, It i brhcveil, i suftlcient for ordinary cruising pnrior in time of peace. We have now completed and in prove! of construction but four flrst-claa Uittle shipa and but few torpedo-hoata. If we are to have a navv for warlike oira- lions, old-naive and defensive, we cer tainly ought to increase both the num ber of battle-ships and torpedo boat. The manufacture of armor require ex pensive plant and the aggregation of many skilled workmen. All the armor ne-twsary tn complete ttie vessels now building w ill lie delivered before the 1st of June next. If no nw contracts are The latarlur Ilrpartnanl. The report of the secretary of the interior exhibit! the situation of the numerous and interesting branches ot the public service connected with his lepartment. I commend this report. and Ihe valuable recommendation of the secretary to the carelul attention of rongrea. Tlie public hind disposed of during tlie year amounted to 10,400,100 77 acres, including 2S,W'i7,lW of Indian lands. It i estimated that the public lomain still remaining amounts lo a little more than 000.000,000 acre, ex eluding, however, alxmt .'hiO.OOO.OOO acre in Alaska, aa well a military res ervation and railroad and other sec tion of land yet unadiudicated. The total cash receipt from sale of land mounted to(2.U74,2Hii 70. including (Ul,- OhlO:l received for Indian lands, llnrty five thousand patent were issued for agricultural land, and 3100 patent were issued lor Indian on allotment ot their land in severalty, the land so allotted being inalienable by tlie Indian allot tecs for a period of 25 years after patented. 1 here were certified and paten ted on account of railroad and wagon roads grant during the rear 80.1,550. 40 acre of land, and at the close of the year 20,000,000 acres were embraced in the list of selections made by rail mad and wagon road coinpanic, and awaited settlement. The selections of swamp lands and that taken a Indemnity therefor i nee the passage of the act pro viding lor the same in IH41) amount lo nearly, or quite, 80,500,000 acres, of hu h 58.01X1,000 have la-en patented to states. About 138.000 acres were patented during the last year. . early tc.D.ooo acres ol school and educational grants were approved dur ing the year, and at its close l,2ix,3ti3.81 acres remained nr.adiusted. I concur in the opinion that the com tnirsioner of tlie general land oflice should be relieved from the duty of de ciding litigated land case; that a non partisan court should lie created to pass on such case, and that the decision of thi court should lie final, at least so far aa the decision of the department are now nnal. ilia proiiosed court might be given authority to certify utiestions ol law, in mailer ol special importance. to ine supreme court ol Hie United Mate, or to the court of appeals for the I'istrict of loinmbia for decision. The creation of such a tribunal would ex pcdile the disposal of cases, and insure decision of a moil satisfactory charac ter. 1 he register and receiver who originally bear and deride these disputes snotiiii tie invested with authority to coniiei wiinesae to attend and testily before them. Ihe appropriation for the enrrent year, ending June 30, 18.5, applicable to me ordinary expense ol the Indian service, aniount to (0,733,003 18, being les by l'.o.l..'W o4 than the sum ar propriated on th same account for the previou year. cations ol Hie situation, and con d not , , , , . j - llliHTOIIIiirini lllT-l Ul T,. rivsinx but be regarded a a signal failure to ., . ... ...... m...i. i i- " raasioa, solve a prt-lilem which has practically t,iii and but few torpetlo-laHita. If we . Al .c f 7W lieen before the present congreaa ever I arv i0 have a navv for warlike oira- "nn" ,91,i there were tnt,o44 per s.n.e its organisation. tumw. otr. nsive and defensive, we cer- Ton, on ou.r fT"",'011 '""f lriD. n't Fight year ago. in mv annual mr ,.1.1, i,t t,. inrrsu. l.nh th. n...... increase of J.kU over tlie number re- sire. 1 nnre.) main ixiiiirreas as strongly I k... 'i . . i i. ; i..i .. ported at the end of the previous vear. - ..... . I ' .iiii. viiii-a am. iui i-t-iw uii, i tri . , . - - I could the location and construction Ti,- manufacture of armor reoture ex- 7'"" pensioner may l rlasitie. a of two prison lor the confinement ot pn.jve planU and the aggregation of fH"u'er"' 'ailor. urvivor I nlte.1 Males prisoner. A similar rec. ..,. -L .11 workmen. Ad the armor 0," w,rT- .i; wwows, and ommendalion baa wen made from time ne.-ei.arv to complete the vessels now "l"lJv ' ereaeed aoMiera, 215,102; Ui tiaie since, and a lew years ago a law building w ill I delivered U-lore th 1st fmy aanv ,n l" r ol rebellion, waa nasae.1 orovnliiitf lor the selei'lit.n of I ..f i.... ti .. . . - 14. sites lor these institution. No appro- Llrpn 0(It 'mnU:U un must di.Und . l" pe";o'f .32.039 are surviv pnation has. however, heen made to .heir workmen and their nlanta must lie I ln "'o'er ol the Indian and other war carry the art into ehVct. and the old and idle Itatde-ahio anthoriie.4 at .i. I prior to the late civil war. and the wid- time would not I well under war until I m n aoi.iier. ihe late in the coming fiscal vear, and. at ! ","'"J". numbering OX.SoS. are re leaei, three year and a half from the i CT,.VB ".V"0' o"" ' ar date of the contract would 1 required i ' re'"''"; nd of these, 4.i0,344are forlheirronipletion. The secretary state on the rolls un.ler the authority of the that m. m.e than 15 per cent of the iff . " ""'t'lie called c-l of such .hip need be included jB i dependenl pen.ion law. the appropriation for the coming vear. I ."" Tjsrn-""i ior nen- I reoMiimend that provision be mad lor ttie construction of additional battle-! ship and torpedo-boats. discreditable condition still exist. It i not my purpo-e at thi tune to repeat the consideration which make an im pregnable rase ia favor of th ownership and management by the government of penal institutions in which the federal prisoners are confine.!. 1 simply desire to again urge mv former recommenda tions on the anhiect and to particularly cad Ihe attention of congreaa lo that part of the report of th secretary of war, in which be slate that th military prison at rort Leaven worth, Kansas, can be turned over to th government a a The rinaaclal Oaealloa During the last month the gold re serve in the treasury for the purpose of redeeming the note of the government circulating aa money in the hands of the people became to reduced, and ita fur ther depletion in the near future seemed so certain that in the exercise of proK-r care for the public welfare it became necessary to replenish the reserve and thus nmintuin popular faith in the abil ity and determination of the government to meet aa ugreed Ha pecuniary obliga tion!. It would have lieen well if in tbii emergency the authority haul exist el to issue bond of the government bearing a low rate ol interest and ma turing within a abort period. The last session of congress huving failed to con fer such authority, resort w a neccasa rilv huil to the resumption act of 18,5. and, pursuant to ita provisions, bonds were issued drawing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum and maturing 10 year after their issue, that Iieing Hie shortest time authorized bv tlie act. I am glad to say, however, that in the sale of the bonds the premium received operated to reduce tlie rate of interest to be paid by the government to less than 3 tier cent. .Nothing could be worse or further moved from sensible finance than the relation! existing between tlie currency the government baa issued, the gold held for it redemption and the mean which must lie resorted to for the pur pose ol replenishing men redemption fund when impaired. Kven if the eluimi upon this fund were con fined to the obligations originally intended, and if the redemption of these obligation meant their cancella tion, the lund would be very small, mil these obligation! when re ceiveil and redeemed in gold are not can celled, but are reissued and may do duty many time by way ol drawing gold from the treasury. Thus we have an endless chain in operation, constantly depleting the treasury's gold, and never near a llual rest. As if this was not bad enough, we have by a statutory declara tion that it la the policy of the govern ment to maintain the parity between gom ami silver, aided the force and mo mentum of this exhausting process and added largely to the currency obligation claiming thia peculiar gold redemption. Our small gold reserve is thus subiect lo orain irom every siue. PXMANOit lxrni.tM.xa. The demands that increase our danger also lncreae the necessity ol protecting mis reserve against tiepietion, and it is most unsatisfactory to know that the protection afforded is only a temnorarv paiuauon. ll is perieciiy anil palpably plain that the only wav under the present condition by which thi re serve, when dangerously depleted, can be replenished is ihrouifh the issue and sale of bonds of the government for told. and vet congres ha not only thus far oecuneii lo authorize the Issue of bonds best suited to such a purpose, but there seems a disposition in some quarter to deny both the necessity and power for tne issue oi oonu al aiu l cannot for a moment believe that any of our citiz ens are deliberately willing that their government should default in it! pecuni ary obligation, or that it financial operation should lie reduced to a silver twais. At any rate, I should not feel ttiat my duty waa done if f omitted any ettort I cuuld make to avert inch a calamity. As long, therefore, aa no provision ia made for the final tt-demntiun nr me putting asme ior the currency obi . gation now used to repeatedly and con stantly draw from Ihe government it gold, and so long a no Utter authority for bond issue i allowed than at ore. ent exist, such authority will be utilized whenever and aa often as be comes necessary to maintain a lutficient gold reserve and abundant to aava th. credit of onr country and make good the financial declaration of our government. Juration relating to our banks and currency are closely connected with the subject just referred to, and they also present some unsatisfactory feature, l'romlnent among them are the Lack nt elasticity in our currency circulation and it frequent concentration in fln.n. cial center when it i most needed in other pert of the country. The abso lute involvement of the Th Tariff. Tlie tariff act passed ut the !)ii,;,. of congress needs iiniHiitant iinrn,!. ment if it ia to be executed rTiu.. and with certainty. In additi-.n toin. ii necessary amendments aswil! intrl.r. the rate of duty, I am still t-n-,-,,,. edly in favor of putting nul i,. lm upon the free list, ho far as the ,tu schedule is concerned, I won!, I I ( ti under the existing aggravation. t M every particle of differrntntl .lutr in ( vorof re tine, i sugar trii ken nut of w:r tariff law. If with all the fm-ir ii-mrl. ed the sugar-refining intere-t muurUr- iff laws it still hihgtii'hfs to the i n.m of closing refineries and discliarg.ng thou sanda of workmen, it wouM htiu to fwesent a hopeless rase for n .iKi,,U rgislation. Whatever el-i- i, ill, or omitted, I earnestly rein ut Irrt U,t recommendation I hate mu!t in An other portion of this coininumtkjn. that the additional tlutv of 1 Wtli of , cent tier pound laid uihiii n;;r im ported from countries patiiiL' a Ijoucrv on its export lie abrogated. It .-rtm ti me that exceedingly important nm liderationi point to tlie nroprn-trof ll,u amendment with the advent ol i on tariff policy not only rali-til.il.il ton lieve the consumers of our lund in t!, co-t of their daily life; but to invite a better development ol Amcn-ati thr.lt and create for us closer and innri prov able commercial relations with the rvt of the world, it follow a a M.'i.-iUr.l imperative necessity that we plnm;l At once remove the chief, if not the oti r olistacle which haa so long pn-rrntril our participation in the furci carrying trade of the . I tariff built upon tlie tln-rr t'.il it i well to cluck iniort. mil Oil a home market should laxind the indus try and effort of American iin.liiit-n. waa fitly supplemented bv n r.-: u-al to allow American registry to vi . ; b-n't abroad, though owned and h.i ..'4ti-l our own people, thus ex hi In tnu- ill t i nea to abandon all cohtf-t lor the ad vantage of American tritns-oi .-.inn- r,r riage. Our new tariff policy, l-ui.t n;t the theory that it is well to i n. .mrm- ucli importation as our pi-.-ple r-ei, and that our products and n.tiiii:iirtnrt should find market in every p.irt nf tU habitable globe, i consist! nt v supp.r mented by the greatest po-i!!i- liiertr to our citixeni in the owm-i-lup a:;J navigation of ship in which u ir nl- nct and manufacturers may I"- trn ported. The millions now pu-l furn.-a- en for carrying American weiiirr' and products acrosi the sea -1 1 ti 1-1 tx turned into American hand-. !''P building, wliich ha la-en nr-ilei tni W strangulation, should la? revived bv t- prospect of profitable einolm im-nt I' ship! when built, and the int-ri.an sailor should I resurrected nn-l take hia place, a sturdy and iih!ii-tni':i citizen in time of peace und u i ' r t and safe defender of American intererU in the days of conflict, i.'.e smi'i-t provision of our law, dent in.1 n.ernan registry to ship built ul-r. -il st-J owned by Americans, appear- in t' light of present condition- nut "i"v " lie a failure for good at every out. l-'it to las nearer a relic of bail a -in tl' anything that exists under the -r- mission ol a statute ol " i lm States. I earnestly recoimi-eiid prompt repeal. Th atria lnyrtf(tl"'i. Ry virtue of a statute of th- I riiVl State, passed in lv I .iiit--t m Julv last Hun. John I'. K.-rnati. "' V tate of New York, and II mi. V t" S. Worthington, of the state .( I !'" to confer with Hon. ('urn-ll I'- ' commissioner of labor, who nated by said statute, a con-n -- "" '"' the purpose ol making care! i. ,n , i:rr into the cause of the i-ontcw ' tween certain railrowls and t ' ir ru ploye. which had resulted m " 't' tensive and destructive s'.t k.-. cit:n pan led br much violence ati'l ' r". disturbance, with con-ider'- nfe and great destruction oi ifi"".- The report of the commit- r lieen (ulaittel to nie, " ' transmitte.1 to mrnirs-.. w:'!i tl.e " lence taken upon their in ' Their work has lieen well their standing and hit- -I - aseurance that Hie n-j-Tt restions they make arc wm;! . lul consideration. .die. . I -- C'enrlaslon. I conclude thi comuiuiii appreciating that the respn. all legislation effecting the - Inited Mate rests Uit reaentative in congress, ar them that whether in aci - r the recommendations 1 l 1, not, I (hall I glad lo co-i-pe' fecting any legislation tt t t' prosperity and welfare of f -r r rrf government pisrLATs or TUI TEAR. PuriDg the laat fiscal year there baa ions during the year waa (139, -i04.4nl.tft. leaving an nnexpen.lel rwianre from the um appropriated of 1,3.2116.712 t.V The urn necessary to meet pension expendi ture for tli year ending Juo 30 ImxJ la eetimated at 1140,000,000. s of banking i the ideal the government to the the currency of the from the bosin relationship ot circulation of country. SICimiT CAtLtSll' rXA. Tli is condition cannot be Immediately reached, but a a itep ia that direction Rata Meed la I all'"' Saw Iixoo, IVceuilr 3. cattle in California, as a r ... of long con tinned drouth, w . ban.lrr.ls. T. Crrth"" '' large nnrnber. The Kan. f. 1 port the loea of quite a Q ' ' rancher in all part of ' I ' hav suffered in a ;ni;;r ' haa been the driest sraauD i ' Ir ytar.