Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1873, Page 2

Treaty of Washington was confined to slalms of Dritlsh aubjects arleing during tho reriod namod in tho treaty, bud it Is understood that thore ars othor Biltish claims of a aimilar naturo, arlsing aftor the th of ,\Iu'li. 1865, and it In known thiat othor clnims of a liko nature ara advatcod by citizena orsubjocte of othor powers, It is desiraiite to havo those claims alao exam- ined aud disposod of, THE AONERN WAR, Offieial information being recalved from the Duleh Govorument of a stato of war betwooen tho Klng of tha Netherianda and the Sultan of Achoen, thoe oflicors of the United Biatos who wero near the scat of the war wore instructod to observe an hupartial neutrality, It is belloved that they have done so. MEXICAN OLATMS, The Jolnt Commission vnder the Conventlon with Mexico of 1868, having sgain been lognlly rolouged, has resumed Its busiucss, which, it is hoped, may bo brought to an carly conclusion, Tho d(stlngnmlledrepra!cmullvnol'lInr].lr!lnnuln z\mi,«aly at \\'nunlxx?nn hns kindly consented, with tho approval of his Governmont, to assuma tho arduous and rosponsiblo duties of umpire iu this Commission, and to lend the woight of hia charactor and namo to such decisions ns may nol receivo tho acquiceconce of both tho arbitra- tors appointed by tho respective Governmonts. The Commissioners appointed, pursusnt to the authority of Congress, to examine into the unturo and extent of the foraya by trospassers fiom thut conutry upon tho hords of Toxas nve made u roport, whicia will bo submiltted for your consideration, CLAINS ON VENEAUELA. ‘Tho Venczuolan Govorument has boon ap- prised of the sonso of Congress in rogard to the award of tho Jolnt Commisslon, under the Con- vention of the 26th of Apill, 1860, as’expressod In tho act of tho 25th of February last, It is appreliendod that that Government doos not realizo tho charactor of ita obligationsundor that Convoution, A thero is reason ta boheve, how- over, that its hesitancy ‘in recognizivg them springy, in past ot lenst, from real difticulty in dizcharging them in connection with its obliga- tions to other Governmeats, tho oxpedienocy of further fotbearance on our part s bolieved tobo wortlyy of your considuration, CONSULAI POWERH. The Ottoman Government uud that of Egypt bave latterly shown a disposition to reliove foreign Consuls of the judicinl powora which herotofore they hinve oxerelsed in the Turkish Domivfons by vrganizing other tribunnls. As Coufiruu, howeyvor, has Dy law provided for tho dischargo of judiclul functions by Cousuls of the United States in that quarter, under the treaty of 1680, I have mot folb at liberty for myself to accapt tha prosent change without tho assent of Cougress, whono decision upon the subject nt as carly o poriod us may bo conveniont is earnestly reques:ed. BAN DOMINGO, I transmit hore, for the cousidoration and de- termination of Cungross, au application of the Republic of Sauto Domingo to this Government to exorciso o protectorate over that Ropublic, TREATIEH, Sinco the adjournmont of Congross, tho fol- lowing treaties with foroign powers have boen proclumed : A naturalization convention with Denmark ; & couvention with dexico for rouew- ing tlioir Claims Conunission ; & convention of friendehip, commotce, and oxtradition with the Orango Ire State, aid a nnturslization conven- tion with Eouador. POHTAL APPOINTMENTE, I renow & recommendation madle in my mes- tago of Docembor, 1870, that Congiess author- z0 tho Postmastor Qoueral to issue all comumis- sions to ofticials appointed through Liy depart- nent. EXTRADITION. I invito the carncat attention of Congress to o oxisting Inws of the United States rospocting sxtradition, and tho oligibitity of nationality by ndividuals, Many citizens of the United Sintos renido pormanontly abroad with thoir families. Under the provisions of the act, ap- oroved Feb, 10, 1855, tho childron of such per- sons aro to be deomed and talkon to bo citizons »f the United States, bus tho rights of citizen- ship aro not to deacend to porsons whose fathers povor resided in tha United Statos. It thus happens that porsons who uave never resided within the Umted States have been onnbled to ut forward a protension fo the protection of {’hn United Staten :ainst the claim of military service of the Government nudor whose protec- tion they wero born aud have been reared. In yomo cages nunnturalized citizens of tho United Stutos bave returned to the Innd of their birth to remuin thero, and their childron, the isenaof a mmringo contracted there after their roturn, wd who have never been in the United Statos, auve Inid claim to our protoction whon the inpse of many yoars has imposed upon thom the 3uty of military servico to the only Govornment which had ever known thom personatly. Until tho your 1868, the question was left embarrassod by conflicting opinlons of courts and jurists to determine how far tho doctrine of “perpetual allogiance derived from our former colonial ro- Intious with Great Britnin was applicablo to American citizens, Congress than wisoly swept tho doubts away by electing that auy declaration, instruction, opinton, order, or decision of xny ofli+ cer of this Governmeut which donios, rostricts, impaird, or quostions theright of oxpatrintion is inconsistent with the fundamental priveiplo of this Government ; but Cougroess did not indicate {n that statute, nor has it sinco dono eo, what 1cts oro to bo deomed to work oxpatrintion. For my own guidance in detorminivg such questious [ requested,under the provisionsof the Constitu- ton, the opinion in writing of tho principal aficor In ench of the Executive Depnrtments apon certain questions relating to this subject. 1‘?1« rosult satisties me that furthor legielation hne become neceseary. by subjeot to tho careful consideration ;f Congress, and I tiauemit horowith sopies of tho roveral opinions of the principal icers of the Executive Depurtmonts, togethoer with other correspondence and promiucnt in- Jona.ion on the same subject. Tho United States, who led (lie way in tho ovorthrow of the fendal doctrino of porpetual allegiance, aro wong tho last to Indicato how their own clti- sens mny clect another nationality. The papers submitted herawith indicate what is necossary to laco us on o par with other leadiog nations in iborality of leginlation on this internstional question, Wo linve alrendy, in our treaties, as- sented to the principles which would need to bo I theroforo commend embodied in laws Intended to accomplish such results, Wo have agreed that citi- vens of the Uuited Biatos may coaso to be citizews, and may voluntarily rondar allogi- anco to other powers. . Wo have agrecd that resi- dence in a joreign land, without Intent ta rotura, sbinll of itself work expatrintion. We have sgroed in some instances upon the length of timo nocessary for such intent. I juvite Congress now to mark out and define when and low ex- [mmmon ean bo accomplished ; to rogulate, by 1w, the condition of Amorican women marrying forcignecs ; to fix the status of chidion born fn a foréign conntry of American paronte, residing moro or less parmanently abroad ; and to meke rules for determining such other kindred points a6 may scom bent to Congress. THE BPANISH REPULIC, In compliance with the request of Congrees, T transmiticd to the American Minlstor ut Madrld, with instructions to [)muunt it to the Spanish Government, tho jolut resolution approved on the 3d of March lnkt, tendering to the people of Spain, in tho name and on belalf of the Ameri- can, people thocongratulations ol Congress upon tho ofTorts Lo consolidate in Spatn the principles of universal liberty in & Republican form of gov- ornment. Uhe existence of this now Republic was inauguratod by striking the fottors from {ho slavey In Porio Llco, This beneficent measure was followed by (he relenso of sevorel thousand persons iltegally sold as slavenin Ouba. Noxt, tho Cuptain-General of thau colony wad doprived of tho power to sot’ nsido the orders of his superiora at Madrid, whicl liad per- trined to tho oflieo sinco 1825. 'Che soquestered ostates of Amerlean citizenn, which had boon the cause of long and frequent correspondouce wwora ordored Lo bu restorcd to their ownors. All .Lhesn liberel stops,taken in the faco of violont op- pusition, dirceted by the rorctionary slaveholdors of linvan, who are vaiuly striving to atay the mareh of wers, hove termitinted slavory in Chrig- toudom, Cuba only excopted, Unhappily, how- over, this baucful influenco lias thus for wuc- ceeded in defenting the efforts of ull liboral- minded meu In Bpaln to abolish slavery in Cubn, md dh: Proventing the promised reform in theb isluud, TAE VINGINIUS AFFAIR. The struggld for Yolnicnl Bupremacy contines, Tha pro-sluvery arlstocrnoy ln Cubi s gradunily arraigning itsoll 1 niore und move opou hosiility and deflunca o the Ilome Govornmeut, whilo it ptill maintaing a politieal connection with the Hopublio in the Poninsuly, aud, alibough usurp- ing and defylng the authority of the Iome Governmout whenever such usarpation or de- flanco tends in the dlraction of oppression or of the maintonanco cf abuses, it s sUll o powor iu Madrid, and rcoognized by the Govorumont,— thus an element more dangorous to continued coloulal relations botwoeon Cuba and Spaln than fhat which insplred tho invurrection ot Yuirn, Awn element urpound to granting any raliot’ from misrulo and abuso, with 1o aspira- tions aftor frocdom, commandiug no sympathies iu genorous bronsts, wlming to rivet still sirouger tho shackles of slavery and oppression, fiay molsed many of the omblema of powor in Cuba, and, under profossious of loyalty to tho mothor couutiy, is exhuusting the rosources of e Ivland, anid’ w doig ety which are at vutlance with the princisas o” Justico, liherality, and of right, which give lality of churnetor THE CHICAGO DAILY to & republie, In the intorcsts of Lumanity, of clvllization, and of progresy, 1t 1s to be hoped that this ovil influonce miny bo soon avertod, Tho stoamor Virginius whs, on the 20th day of Soptombor, 1870, duly rogiutored at tho port of Now York as n part of tho commorclal marine of tho Unitod Btates, On tho 4th of October, 1870, having the cartllicata of lier roglator I the ntial loanl fprin, sho satlod from tho port of Now York, ond hins not siuco boon within tho torritoriat juris- diction of tha United Sintes, On theSlst of Qctobor tost, whilo sailing under the iiag of tho United States on {ho Ligh sens, sl was forcibly scized by the Npanixh gunbont'I'ornnlo, and wes catried into the port of Santiago do Cuba, where many of hor pnssongoers and crow wero inhumanly, and, 80 far at lonst a8 rolates to thoso who wero cltizons of thd United Statos, withont duo rmcnsu of law, put to denth. It ig n woll-oatab- ished principlo, assorted by tho United Btaten from tho boghmlng of tholr natfonal indepond- ence, rocognized by Greal Britain aud othor maritime powers, and stated by thio Bonato in n rosolution passed unanimousty on thoe 10th of June, 1858, that American vessols on tho bigh sean in timo of peace, boarlug the Amerionn flug, romain under the jurisdiction of tho country to which thoy bolong; and, therofore, any visita- tion, molestation, or datontion of such vessel by foreo ou tho part of o forulfin ower {a In doroga~ tion of tho sovoreignty of thie Unitad Btates, In aceordance with this Xrlnclplu, the restoration of tho Virginius and the surronder of iho survivors of her paesongora and orow, aud a{{duo reparation to ‘tho flag, and tho puuishment of the authorities who had been guilty of the illogal sats of violonco were de- mauded. The Spouleh Government has rocog- vized tho justice of the domand, and has ar- rangad for tho immediate delivery of tho vessol, shd for the surronder of the survivors of the passongors and crow, and for o saluto to the flag, and for procoedings leoking to the punishment of thoso who may have beon guilty of itlogal acts of violonco towards - tho citizens of the United States, nnd also townrds indomnifymg those who may bo shown to bo entitled to indemnity. A copy of a protacol of s conforence between the Becretary of State and tho Bpanish Minister, in wiioh the torms of this arrangoment were ngroed to, 8 transmitted Lerowith : THE FROTOCOL, Protocal of the Jonferonco hiell at the Dopartment of Htato st Wasninglon, on tho 20tk of November, 1873, Detween lamiltou Fisb, Bucrotary of Stute, nut Rear-Admiral Don Jose Polo do Birnabeo, Luvoy Extraordussey "and Minjster Plentpotoutiary of pain : o undersignod, having met for the purposo of en- toring into a defiuilive agreement respocting tho caso of the stosmer Virginfus, which, while under tho flag of tho United Btates, was on tha Slat day of October last captured on the high sens by’ the Bpnuish mon-of-war ‘Tornndo, havo reached °tho following conclusions Spain, oit Lur part, stipulalos to_ restora forthwilh (o vossof reforred to,'aud the survivors of her paseengers: and crow, aud, on the 35th day of Do- cember next, to altio the fiag of the United Sintes. If, howavor, before that dato Sjudu should provo to tho walisfactlon of the Government of the Unfled States thnt tho Virginfus was nob entitied to carry the flag of tho United Btates, and was carrylng it ot the time of her ecapturo without right, nnd improperly, tho ealuto will Lo spontancously dlspensed with, a8 in such cnse viot belug nacessnry or requirable, but tho United Stales will oxpect in suoh cusio o didelaimer of ntent of Indignity to its ag In the nct which was comiitted, Further,thist ou o be- foro thie 25th of December, 1873, if it ahall ba iade to appear {0 the satisfuction of the United States that tho Virgintua did not rightfully carry tho Ametican flag and was not ontitled to Amctloan” papers, tho United Statos will fustitute inquiry, snd dopt legal pro- ccodings nguiust the vewsel f it be found that she violated any law of the United Btates, und against any of {ho yorsons who may appear to have beon guilty of fllegal acts iu conucetion thorewitly, it being understood that Spain will proceed according’ o tho second propusition mado to Gen. Sickles and communcated fu Lid tolegramn to Admiral Poloon tho 27th mst,, to inveatigate tho conduct of those suthorities who fiave infriuged Spanish luwa and honorary obligations, aud will arrajgn them beforo competout conrts aud,inilict punishment on thoso who may have offcnded, other reciprocal roclamatious to bo subject to consideration and nrrangement bes tweon tho two Qovernmonts, nnd, in case of no agreement, to Lo | {ho sublect of arbitration, if_tho constilutional nasent of tho Henate of the Uuited States bo glvan thereto, It s furlher stipulated that the time, mouner, and piaco for the surrendor of the Virgwfus snd the survivors of those Wito wore on board of her at the timo of ler capture, and also tho time, manner, and placo for the salute to thio flag of thie United Stutes, if thero should bo ocea- sion for such eafute, shall bo subject o arrangoment Debween tho underslgued within tho noxt twa days, (Sigacd) Uasirrox Fisu, Joni: POLO DY BARNADEE, The correspondonco on ihis subject with the Logation of the United Btates iy in ciphor and by a cablo, and noads the verification of the actual toxt of tho correspondonco. It has scomed to bo due to the importance of tho caso not to sub- ‘mit this correspondenco until the nceurato toxt can ba received by mail. It is expacted shortly, and will bo submitted whon received. Iu taking leave of this subject for tho - presont, wish to renaw tho expression of iy conviction thet the oxistenco of Afriean plavery in Cubn is a principal caugo of the lamontable condition of the island. I do not doubt that Congress shares with mo the hopo that it will soon be made tu disappear, aud that peaco and_prospority mav follow its'abolition. Tho embargoiug of Ametican ostates in Cuba, ornolty to American citizens dotected in no act of houtility to the Bpanish Governmont, the murdering of prisouers takea with arwe in their hands, and, fiunlly, the capturo upon tho high sons of o veseol sniling under tho United States flag and bearing n United States registry, had calminated in an outburst of indig- nation tbat hos soemed for & iimo to threaton war. Pending nogotiations between tho United States and tho Governmont of Spain on the subject of this eapture, L have anthorized tho Secrotary of the Navy to put our navy ou & war footing, to the oxtent at foast of tho ontire aunuul appropriation for that branch of the sor- vice, trussing to Congress and the public opinion of tho Amorican peopla to justify my action. TUE VETO POWER, Assuming, from tho action of the last Con- gtoss, In appointing a Committeo on Privilogos gud Elections to prepare and report to this Congress; a constitutional amondment to pro- vide n bottor method of electing tho Prosidont of the United Btatos, and also, from tho noces- sity of such an amendment, that there will be submitted to the State Legislatures for ratiflea- tion such an improvement in our condition, 1 suggest two others for your consideration, Tirst, to authonzoe tho Executive to approve of &onuch of nuy mensure passing the two Houscs of Congressas his judgmeut way dio- tato, withaut approving {the whole, tho disap- proved portion or poitions to bo subjected to tho same rules as now, to-wit: to bo” roferred book totho Housoin which the measure or measures origmated, and, if passod by a two- thirds voto of the two IHouscs, then to become o law without tho npproval of the Prosident, I would add to this & provigioa that there shonld bo no logislation by Congross during the lust twenty-lour hours of its sitting, oxcopt upon veto, in ordor to givo the Exccutive an op- portunity to oxamiue and approve or disapprove understundingly. EXTRA SESEI0NS. Socond, to provide by amonduent that when an oxtra session of Congress is convened by Iix- oentive proclamation, legislation during the con- tinuanco of such extin session shall be confived to much subjects as the Exccutive may briug be- fora it from time to time iu writing, ‘Tno ad- vantagen to be gained by there two amendments are obvious: Ono sessfon in each yoaris pro- vided for by the Constitution, fu which there aro 10 restrictions as to tho subjcets of legislation by Congress. 1f more aro raquired, it 18 slways in the power of Congross during their term of oflice to provide for sessions at any time, ‘The first of theso amondmenta wonld protact the pooplo againet tha many abuses and wusto of publie monoys which creep iuto appropriation bills and other important measures pagsi ni,v during tho ox- piring hours of Congroes, to which, otnerwise, dne consideration caunot bo given. TREABURY DEPANTMENT. The rocolpts of the Govornment from all gonrces for thae last flucal yoar wora £333,788,204, and oxponditures on all accouuts 200,840,215, thng snowing an excess of reccipls over oxpenditires . of §49,993,950, DBuc it i nof probablo that this favorablo oxhibit will Le shown for the presert fiscal yonr, Indeed, 1t s vory dotvtful whotlor, excopt with great economy on the part of Congroas in mak- ing upproprintions, and tho samo economy in mlmfnlnmrlnu tho valous Dopartments of the Ciovornment, the rovonues will not fall short of making the annuml expensocs, tucludin intorest on the public debt, 1 commend to Cengross sugh oconomy, and point out two sourcos whero it scoms to mo it wight commeuce, to-wit: In the appropriations fur publiobuildings {u the many citios where work Ting not boen commenced ; in the approprialions for river and harbor fmprovements in thoso lacali- tlos whoro tho fmpiovemonts aro of but littlo Lonalit to genoral commorce, and forliiications, "firoro 14 o still more frulttul source of expondi- ture,which I witl polnt out later iu this mossago, Irofor tothe onsy methiod of manufusturing cluima for Josses inourrad in the supprossion of tho late Rebolhon, I would not bo unuorstood horo as opposing tho orcction of good, substan- tlul, aud avon orunmental buildings by the Goy- ornmont wherovor such bulldings aro needed, Tn fact, I apprave of the Govornment ownlug ils own buildiugs [n all nections of tho country, and horu tho day is not far distant when it will_not only possoss thom, but will ereot in the Cap- ital'suitablo resldoncen for all porsons who now rocoive commutation for quarters or rent at QGovernmont expenso, and for the Cabinet, thuy otting an examplo to tho Ktates which may m- dues thom to erect buildings for thoir Seuators § but I would have this worl conducted o timed when tho revenuos of the country would abun- dontly justify it. TiE FINANCIAT CTIATA. Tho rovennos have msterially fallen off for tho 1nat fivo months of tho prosent fiscat yoar from what thoy woro expooted to_ piroduos, “owing to tli6 genetal panld now provalling, which com- |° monced about the middlo of Boptember lnst, Tho fall effcct of this diraster—if it doos not prove Lo Lo a blossiug in disgniso—is yot to bo domonstrated, In oither ovent, it fs your duty to heed tho lesson, and provide, by ‘wise and woll-considored loglslation, as faras It lics In your powsr, against iis rocur- renco, and to tako advantnge of all bénafits that may have accrued, _ Aly own judgmont {s, that, howover muoh Iudlviduis may have sufferod, ono long stop haa beon takon toiward specie pay- monta ; that wo oan navor have pormanont pros- perity 'until an ontire_now basis is ronched, and # spoclo basts cannot be reachiod and maintainod until our exports, oxclusive of gold, pay for our imports, intorost duo abroad, sud other speon- Intiong, so heavy as to lenve an appreelnblo acownulation of thoso matals in the country from products of our minos, The develop- mont of the mines of precious moainla durlng tho pnst year, and tho prospectiva dovelopmont of them (or yoars to como are gratilying in tho extroma; but, if ono-lalf the gold extracted from mines bo rotalned at home, our advance towards mpocie payments would be rapid. “l'o inoresso our exports, suflloient cur- rohoy la roquirad to koep ali the Industrios of tho countty omployed. Without thls, national as well a8 individual bankruptoy must onsuo, Unduo inflation, on the other hand, whilo it might give tomporary reliof, would only load to Inflation of pricen, the impossibility of” com= poting in our own warkais for tho products of }mmu wkill and labor, and reposted renowals of oxperioncos, THE CURNENCY. Elasticity to our nnecnlutlu'g medium, thore- fore, and just enough of it lo transact tho lopitimate Dusincss of the country and to keep all inauatries omployed, 18 whnt ia most dosired, he oxact modium in spocio, tho recognized medium of cxchange the world ovor—that ob- tained, and wo shall baye & cutrency of an exnct degreo of olasticity, If thero bo too much of it for the legitimate purposes of trade svd_com- mereo, it will flow out of tho country. If too Iittlo, the reverso will result. To bold what wo lave, nnd to appreciate our cuxrunc{‘tn that standard, Ia n problem deserving of tho most sorlous consideration of Congress. 'Tho expori~ onco of the present panic has proven that tho curroncy of the ocountry, based as it is upon tho credit ot tho country, is tho best that hns ovor boon devisod. Usually In thnes of such tirinls tho ourrency has beromo worthloss, or so much deprocintod in value as to inflate values of all the nccomsarios of life s compared with the currancy, and every one hold- ing 1t huy beon snxious to disposa of it on any terms, Now wo wituess the reverse, Holdors of ourrency hoard it 88 they did gold in former oxporiences of a like nature. It is patent to tho most casual observer that much moro curronoy or monoy is roquired to transact tho logitimate trade of the country during tho fall aud wintor mouthy, when the vast ecrops are Dein, romoved, than daring tho balance ol the your. The nmount in the country romaing the samo !hrauflmnt the Y\!m’, rosultin; in an accumulation of a1l the surplus capital ol the country, when not emploged in the moving of tho crops, in Eastern cities, tompted thero by offers of high interost, 'Chis surplus capital must earn this intoreat, paid with a profit, boing subjoct to call. It can bo loaned only in patt ac best to the merchant or manu- taciuror for o fixed torm; henco no wmattor how much curroney there wmight o in tho country, it would bo abaorbod, prices kooping pace with the volumo ; and panies, stringency, aud disastera would over bo rocurtiug with tho olssticity in our money gystem. ‘Ihis is tho object to be obtained first ; and next, as far au possible, & provention of the uso of mano; in stook and other spccics of speenla- tion. ‘Lo prevent the latter, it sovms to me that oo grent stop would bo talon by probibiting tha Nationnl Bauks from paying intorest on doposits, by requiring thom (o hold tacir rescrves iu their own vaults,; and by fore.ng them inlo resnup- tion, though it would be_only in legal-tendor notes, Tor this purpose, I would suggoat tho establishment of Cleating-Houses for your con- sideration, o tecure tho former advantage, roferred to nbove, many plane have beon suggested, most of which look to me like intlation, on one hand, or compolling the Governmont, on tho other, to poy intorest _withiout corrospondmg bousiits upon tho surplus funds of tho country, during the seasoud whon otherwise unemployed. I sab- mit for your consideration whother this difll- culty might not bo overcomo by authorizing the Socrotary of tho ‘rensury to issuo at any time to ntominal banlka of issuo any amount of their notes below o fixed percentage of their issuo, sy 40 por cent, upun the buuks dopositiug with the ‘Preasurer of ho Umited States au amount of Governmout bonds oqual to the smouunt of notes demanded, the banks to forfoit to the Goveromeut, sny,4 por cont on tho intorost aceruing on tho bunds so plodged during tho timo they romain with the Troasury, as security for the increase of ciroulation. T'ha bonds ko plodged to be redeomablo by tlie banks ab their pleasiro, oicher in whole or in purt, by, veturning their own bills for canceliation to an’ amount oqual to the face of the bonds with- drawn, 1 would further suggest for your consideration tho proprioty of autiiorizing Nntiounl Baaks to diminish their standing issue at pleasurs by roturning for cancollation their own bills, and withdrawing so many United States Londs as uro pledged for tho bills ve- turned. AN ATGUMENT FOR FREE DANKING, In view of tho great motusl coutraction that has taken placo in the curroncy,aud the compara- tive contraction constantly going on, duo to tho increaso of population, incrense of manufac- turos zud all the iudustrics, 1 do not believe that thore is too much of it now for tho dullest poriod of tho yosr, Iudeod, If Cloaring-Houses should 16 etablishod, lius foring rodeiption, it is & question for vonsiderntiou whother bank- ing shonld not be mado {ros,—rotaining all safe- suards now required to acenrs bill-holdors, PROPRIETY OF INCREAFING THK LEGAL BDANE- RELENVES, In any modification of tho present laws rogu- Iating the National Banks aud a further step towards providing for tho resumption of spooio paymont, I invite your attention toaconsideration o thaproprioty of exacting from tliom the roton- tion,aun partof thoir resorve,of eilher thowholoor a part of the gold interast aceruing upon tho bonds pledged us security for thelr issue. 1 hayo uot reflected euough on the bearing this might bave in producing u scaroity of cvin with wluch to pay duties_on imports to” give It my poaitive recommondation ; but your atteution 18 invited to the subjact. TIE RECENT CONTRACTION OF THE CURRENCY. Duriug tho last four years the curroncy has been coutracted directly by the withdrawul of 8 per cout cortificates ~compound = interost notes, aod 7-80 bonds outstanding ou tho 4th of March, 1809, all of which took the place of logal-tonders in the bank reserves to tho oxtont of £08,000,000. During tho same period thero hna beoita much Jargor comparative coutraotion of thoe currency. ‘Iho population of the country has largely in- creastd ; mors than 25,000 miles of ralroad have oeen bullt, requiring tho aotive use of capital to oporate them; milllons of acres of land havo been opeued to cultivation, requiring capital to removo the products ; manufaclories have mul- h}!lmll boyond all precedent in the same perlod of time, requiring capital weokly for the pny- ment of wages sud for the purchaso of mate- rial; and probably the largost of all compurative contrnotions arising from the organizing of free Inbor in the South. Now, ovory laborer thero rocoives hiawages, and, for want of savings banks, the gronter purt of wuch wages is carrio in the pocket, or hoarded (Il roquired for use, Theus sugggstions are thrown out fur your con- sfdoration, without eny rocommendation that thoy ghall'bo adopted liteially, but hopiug that tho best method may bo arrived at to seouro such an olasticity of the curreucy as will keop employed all tho fudustrics of the country, aud Pru\'nm, such aninflation as will put off indefiitely ho reowmption of spocio paymznts—an object davoutly to be wished for by all, and by uone more earnently than tho clasy of peoplo mout dircotly tercated—thoso who oarn their braad by thewweatof the Lrow, ‘I'hodecisions of Cone groes ou this subject will havo the hoarty sup- Joibof the Excoutive, AMERIOAN BUIP-NUILDING. 1n provious mesmgen, I hiavo called attontion to the decline in Amorican ship-bullding, and regommended such logislation as would ecure to ur our portion of the carrving trade, Siima- Jatod Ly high rates and abundanco of froight, tho projrons for the last your hua boou very sute isfactory, ‘Flioro has beou an juoronse of sbout 4 por cent in tho nmount trauspuited on Amori- 1eun vessels over tho amount of last year, With the reduced cost of wmaterial which hus tukon place, {t moy roasounbly bo hoped that thls changoe will bo mnintaited, and aven incroasad. Iowevor, #8 We piy about 380,000,000 Fnr annum to forelgn vossols for tho travsportatiou of our wurplus products to & market, thus inorcasing the balanco of trade againg uy to this amonunt, the subjeot iu one worthy of your sorious cons siderntion, CHEAP TRANBIONTATION i8 n subjoct that liau gtirucied tho attention of Loth producers aud consuwors tor the past fow yoars, uud has coniributed to, It (4 Las bot boon TRIBUNE: W DNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1873, tho' direct cnunn of, the recont panio and strin- goney. As Congress, at ita lnst session, appoint- ad A Bpeclal committoo to invoutigaloe thin wholo subject durlug tho ynéatlon and roport at this sesnlon, 1 fiavo nothing to recommond until tholr roport in rondy. IMPROVEMENT OF TIIF AMERICAN OANAT, BYSTE, Thoro is ono wotk, howovor, of a natioual charaoter In which thio grodtor portion of tho Tnst aud the Wost, tho North and Lo South oro oqually interosted, to which I will Invite yonr attontion, The Stato of Now York Lnd o ounal cannocting Lake Lrio with tide-wator on tho Iludson River. Tho Htato of Illinois has a simi- lar canal, connecting Loke Michigan with navl- gablo water on the Illinols Rivor, thus making walor communication jnland botween the Enst aud the Wost and South. Theso groat artificlal wator-gournos aro tho proporty of tho Btalea through which thoy pass, and pay toll to thoso States, Would it not Le wiup statesmaualip to plodgo thoso States that, if thoy will open thoue canals for the pasago of larxo vessoly, tho Govarnment will look after snd keop in navi- gablo condition tho groat publle Liglrays with which they connaot, to-wit : the ovarslough in the Iludson, tho ¢, Olair Flatsy and tho Illinols and Missiaslppl Tivors, This would bo & national work,—otie olp groat valita to the producors of the Weat and South in giving them choap trans- portation for thelr produce to tho noaboard dud o markot; to tue consumors in tho East in giving thom ohecaper faod, particnlarly of thioso articlos of food which do not find a for~ oign marlot, and tho pricos of which, therofore, aro not rogulatod by foroign domaud, ‘Tho ad- yontages of such o worx nro too obvious for ar- gumont, I submit tho subject to you, thorefoto, without further comment, A BEARCH AFTER SOUII AMERTOAN COMMEROE, Iu attempting to rogain our lost commerco aud carrylng trado, I Leretofore called attontion to tho Statos nouth of us offering & fleld whoro muok might be accomplished to further this ob- Joct. Isuggest that a small approprintion bo mnde, nccompaniod with authority for tho Bacre- tary ‘of tho Navy to it out n naval vossol to ascend tho Amazon River to tho mouth of tho DMadoira, thonco to oxploro that river and its tributarios into Bolivia, and to report to Cou- grass, at {ta next, sossion, or as Boou as pratic- ablo, tho accousibility of the country by water, its resources, nud the populution o reached. Buch an exploration will cost but little; it can dono harm, and may rosult in establishing s trado of value to both nations, CODIFICATION OF THE TARIFE—NEW MINTS, In furthor_ connoction with tho 'Wreasury Dovartment, I would recommond a rovision and codifioation ‘of tho tariff laws, nud tho oponing of moro inints for coiniag moacy, with authority Lo coin for such nations a8 may ‘apply. THE WAR DEPARTMENT. The attention of Congless is iuvited to the reconmendationa in tho report of ths Scoratary of War hierewith accompanying, ‘I'he appareut groat cost of supporting the Academy in fully ox- plained in tho roport, and it will racoive your altoution, Whilo inviting your groat atton- tion to all the recommoudations made by tlio Secrotary of War, thero aro two whicl I would cxpecially invito you to considor Firsi—1tho importance of preparing for war in tune of peaco by providing for propar armu- mont for our Bsoa-const —defensos. Propor armamont I8 of vasily more mportanco than fortifications, Tlo lattor can be supplied vory npoodily for tom[mm‘y purposes whon neoded. The former cannot, Sccond—Tho necessity of reopening promotion in tho staff corps of thie army. Darticularly Is this necessity folt in the Medical, Day, and Ord- nanco Departmonts, At this time it isnocessary to omploy contract Burgeons to supply the necs essnry medical nttontion \'o?nhml by the army. With'the prosent forco of the Pay Dopartmiont, it is pow dificult to maxo payments to troops provided for by law. Long delays in payments ara productive of dosertions and demoralization, and the law prohibits the paymeut of troops by othor thau regulnr atiay Paymasters. Thoro are now sixtoen vacancios in the Ordnanco Dopirt- mont, thus loaving that branch of tho sorvico without sufilcient oflicars to condnct the buai- noss of tho differont arsonals on o largo sculo if over requived, 8 TIE NAVY DEPARTAMENT, During tho uast year our navy has beon re- Queod by tho salo of “soms vessels no longor fit for naval purposes, and by the condomuation of otliers not yot disposed of, W'his, howover, has boen moro than compensated for by the repair of six of tho old woodou ships, anml by tho building of elght now slonps-of-war authorized by the lnst Congross, Tho building of theso lattor has occurred at a doubly fortunato time. oy are about heing comploted whon thoy will possibly bo much needud; and the work upon them has not only given employment to thou- snuds of mon, but, no doubt, lay boon the ‘monvs of kesplng open catablishments of othor works et u tima of groat flaancinl distross. Since the commencemont of last month, low- ovor, tho distressing occurrences which have taken place in watersof the Caribboan Bua, along our very soaboard, while they illustiata most forelbly the necersity always o: that o nation situated ns onrs should mniutain in a stato of efliciency o uavy adequato fo its respon- sibilities, bave, at the same timo, demandod that oll the eflectivo force wo roplly have shall bo put in immediate readiness for warliko service. Thishas beou, and ie being, dono_promptly sud offectively; and I awm ns- sured that ol the avaliablo ships and evory au- thorizod man of the Aworican navy will bo ready for whatover netion is requirod for the Enfety of our citios or tho manintonance of our Lonor. ‘T'his, of course,will rendor nocossary tha expou ture, in o short time, of soms of tho npproprin- tions which wore caleulated to oxtend through tho fisenl yoar; but Congross will, 1 doubt not, un- dorstand snd approciate the emargonoy, and will provide adequotely, not ouly for tho present proparation but for the future maintenauce of our nayal force, ‘T'he Socretary of the Navy has during tho past year boou quietly putting somoe of our moat ox- teneive monitors iu condition for service, and thius tho oxigoncy finds us in & mugh battor cou- ditiou for work than wo could posibly have Loon withiout bis action, TIIE POST-OFFICE DEPARTSENT. A comploto exhibit iy prosentod in the accom= panying roport of the Lostmoster-Goneral of tho Post-Oflico Dopartment during the year. ‘I'ho ordinary postal rovounes for tho fiseal year ouding Juno 80, 1373, amountod to £22,9%5,- 741,67, and the cxpenditurcs of all kinds to $20,084,046.67, Tho iucronse of rovenus over 1872 was ©1,081,815.20, nnd the iucreaso in ex- penditures ~ $246,673.36. Iudopendent of tho paymonts mnde from special appropriations for mnil stesmsbip liucs, tho amount drawn from tho general Troasury to meat dotloioncios was $62,654,700, ‘L'he constant and rapid extention of our postal servico, par- ticulrly upon railways, and the improved facill- tios for tho collection, transmission, distribution, aud delivery of mails which are constantly boug provided, account for tho incroaxod expondi- tures of this popular brauch of the public Bervice. Tho total number of post-ofiices in operation on the S0th of Juuo, 1573, was 933,214,—0 not Increaso of 1,381 over tha number reported tho precoaing yesr, 'The numbec of Prosidential oftices was 1,063,—an increpse of 143 during tho year. The total longth of rail- road “mail routea at the closo of the year was 3,457 miles,—an incroase of 5,54 miles ovor tho yoar 1872, Fifcy-nino railway post-oflice lines were in operation on the 30th of Juno, 1873, oxtending ovor 14,800 wniles of railroad routes, and performiug an aggrogato sorvice of 84,425 miles daly. ‘I'he number of letters exchanged with foreign countties was 27,459,185, an tnerouso of 8,096,085 over the previous year, and the postago thercon amounted to §2,041,810.86, and the total weight of correspondonce’ oxchanged in mails with Luropean countries oxcecdod 912 tous, an in- orerse of 04 toas over the provious yoar. The total cost of United Btazes oconn mail stoamship sorvice, including $785,000 paid frow special ap- propriations to subsidizad lines of mail steamors, was §1,047,37L85. Now or additional poata conveutions haye been concluded with Hwedon, Norway, Bolgium, Gormauy, Uauads, Now Found- Iaud, oud Japan, reducing tho postago rates on corresponduence exchangod with theso conniries and {urther efforts haye been made to conclude a satlsfaotory postal couvention with Irance, bug without success. Iinvito the favorable consideration of Con- gress to tho suggestions and recommendutions of tho Postmastor-Gonoral for an oxtonsion of the froo-delivory systom fu nll cities baving populution of not loss thun 10,0005 for the pro- pryniont of postage on nowspapors, and othor printed mottor of tho socond oluss; for uni- form postago and limit of waight ou miscolluuoony matlor; for ad- justing tho componsation of all Postmastors appoiuited by tho Presidont by tho old method of columissiond on tho actunl roceipts of tho oflice, instead of fixing tho ealary in advauco upon spociul rotwns ; aud especiully do I urge favor- nelo action by Congress on the importanc reeotn- mendation of the Tostmaster-Gonoral for the ostablishment of United States postal saviugs dopositorios, POBTAL TELEGRATNE. Your attention iu nlso ngain collod to s consid- cration of the question of postul telographs, and the lmiumanm adduced fusupport thoreof, in tho hopa that you may tuke such action in connee- tion therowith ay In your judgment will moat contributo to the best fatereuts of tho country, DLPARTNENT OF JUSTLH, Affairs in Utah require your eatly and imme- dlato attentivn, The Suprome OCourt. of the Unllod Stato, in tho caso of Olinton v, Euglo- breoht, of that ;urora for tho Diatric: Courts, and those Courty hotd that tho Torritorinl Marahal falihfully pur~ forms that dity, bocauso lio fa_oleotod by tho Lerislative Assombly, and not appolnted as pro- vided for _in tho nct organiziug tho Terrttory, All procoedings at Inw are praciically abolishiod by Lheso declsions, and, thera have boen but fow or no Jury-trlalg in tho Dintriet Courts of thab ‘Lerritory’ sinca tho lnst mession of Congrens, proporty is loft wilhout pratoction byths courts, nud crimon go uupnuiabod. To provent annrchy there, it ia absolutely nocesanry thnt Céngrusa provide Lho courts” with soma modd of obtelning jurorsy and I recommond loglalation to that ond, and also that tho Probate COourts of the Lorritory do not assumo to {ssue wists of Injunotion and habeas corpus, and to try eriminal cases, snd in_ quostions uy tu land titlos bo donied sll jurisdiction not possessod ordinarly by courts of that description, THE DANKRUPTCY AT, T hiavo become impressed with tho lelief that tho act approvod Mureh 2, 1867, ontitlod an ** Act to establish & uniform hystem of baukruptey throughout the United Btatos," 1a produstive of moro ovil than good. A this' timo, many con- slderations might ho urgod for its ropeal, {mb, ir thig ia not considered ndvisable, I think it will not bo werlously quesioned that those portions of snid act praviding for what 18 called * involuntary bankruptoy " operate to in- croado tho floancial embarrassmont of caroful and prudent mon, who vory ofton becomo i volved in debt in_ the transaction of tholr busis nosg, and though they may possass ample prop- orty, if it could be mada available for l"mfi pur- pogo, to meat il their liabilitios, yot, on nccount of tio oxtraordinary scarcity of mouey, tho may bo unablo to maeet all thoir peouniary oblis gations as thoy become due, in aousequouco of which thoy ave linble to bo proatrated in. their buainoss by procesdings in bankruptoy at the {ustanco of uurelontiug creditors, Pooplo are deoidad that the Unitod Btatos Marslin now so casily alarmed a8 to monctary mattors, that tho mere iling of a_potition in bankruptey by an unfriondly creditor will nccossarily embarrass and oftontimes accomptish tho finanoinl ruin of o responsible businces man. "LThose who othorwiso might malie lnwful nud just arrangoments to rolicve {howselves from” difticultios prodaced by tlo present strin- goncy in money sro proventad by thorr constant oxposure Lo atincx and disappointment by pro- coudings- n]mhmt ‘thom in bankruptey ; and, - nldos, tho law i8 mado uso of In many casos by obdurate croditors to frighton or force debtors Into n compliance” with their wishes, and into nets of injustico to other croditors and to thom- solves, I rocommend that so much of said ach a8 providos for mveluntary bankruptey on ne- count of tho susponsion of payment be rapealed. OLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. ‘Your caroful attoution 18 invited to the anbject of chims ngninst the Government, and the facilities afforded Ly oxisting laws for their prosecution, Lach “of the Departments of Hiato, W'rensury, and War Lavo demands for many mullions 'of dollars npon their filos, and thoy aro rapidly sccumulating, To theso may Do added thoso now ponding boforo Uongress, the Court of fhe Claims, and tho Southern Claimas Commission, making i the nggregate an fmmonso sam, Mosb of theso grow ont of the robellfon, and nre jutonded to indewmnily porsous of both sidos for thoir lossos ducing tho war, and not & fow of thom ure fabricated aul supported by falso tostimony. D’rojeccts aro on foot, it is bulioved, to induco Congress to provido for now classes of claims, and to revivo old oncs, through the repeal or modification of the statute of limitation, by whiolh thoy aro now batrod. I presume theso echomes, if proposod, will bo rocoived with little favor by Congross, and I rocommend that porsons having claims agninat tho Unitod Statos, coguizable by any tribunal or dopartinent thoraof, boe required to presont them ab anoarly day, nud that legislation bo directed a4 far as practicablo to the defeat of unfounded and unjust demands upon the Governmeut ; and I would suggest, o8 & mouns of prevonting frand, that ~wincuses bo callod upon to appear in ornon to tostify boforo thosa tribunals having said claims bLoforo them for ndjudieatinn, Probably the lergest saving to the National Urunsury can bo sccared by timely legislation on thess subjecta of any’ of the ecouomic menisures that will be proposed, -and you will be advisod of the operations of the De- partmont of Justico by the roport of the Attor- noy-Goueral, and [ invite your attention to tie amoudments ot existing luivs suggosted by bim, with o view of reduciny tlo oxpehsos of that department. TITE DEPARTIENT OF THE INTERIOR, Tho policy inaugurated towards the Indinns ot tho beginning of tho last Admimsiration has Dbeen steadily pushed, snd, I believe, with benoticial rosults. 1t will "bo continued, with - only euch modifieations * nu timo and oxperienco may domonntrato a8 necessary, with thoe oucroachmout of ecivilization upon the Indian rosorvations and hunting-grounds, Dis- turbances have taken placa botweon the Incinng aud whites durmg_ tha past yonr, and probably will contiue to do so uutil cach raco appre- ciaten that theother has rights which must bo ro- spocted, Tho policy has boon to collact the In- diaus 63 rapidly as possiblo cn reservations, and, as far_as practicable, within what ia lmown a8 tho Indian Lerritory, and to toach thom tho arts of civilization and sclf-support. Where found off thoir resorvations, und ondangoring the peaco and safely of tho whites, thoy have beon punished, and “will continue to be’ for like of- fonses, Tho Indian_territory south of Kansas and west of tho Arlnusas is sufiiciont in aroa aud ag- ricultural rosourcos to support ull the Indians of tho Rocky Mountning, lu timo, no daubt all of tlsem, except u fow who may solect to malo their lhomos among whits pooplo, will bo collocted thero. As & preparatoty step for this consum- mation, I am now satisfiad tuat & ‘Corritorial form of govornment should Lo given thom, which will seenro the treaty rights of the original set- tlers and protect their homosteads from aliona- tion for poriod of twenty yonrs, Pho oporatious of the Patont Office are grow- ing to such magnitudo, and the acoumulation of mutorial is becoming 50 groat, that the necessity for moro roons f8_becoming obvious day by day. I rospootfully invito your attontion to the ro- ports of tho Seorotaty of tho Interior and Comn- missionor of Patouty on this subjoct. TUBLIC LANDS. The businces of tho Gonoral Land Office ex- bibits a materfal increago 1o all its branches dur- ing the last flecal yoar., During that time, thera woro disposed oul of the public landa 18,029,606 acros, boiug an amount greater by 1,165,631 acres than was disposed of tho procading year. Of the amount disposed of, 1,626,206 noien were sold for casli; 914,040 acres woro locatod with military land warrants ; 8,793,612 noros worataken for homosteals ; 653,446 acros wera located with Agrioulturai Qollogo serip ; 6,083,536 acres wero certitled by railroads; 765,756 acres wera granted to wagon-ronds; 238,648 acros were mudo over to States as swamp landa; 183,~ 651 ncres wero cetitied for agricultural collogos, common #chools, univetsitios, and seminaries; 190,775 acres were made oyor to States for in- tornal improvements; and 14,222 ncros wero lo- sated with [ndinn sevip. T'ba cashreceipts during the ssmo timo wore $8,408,515.60, Leing $190,- 416,60 In oxcess of the receipts for tho provious yoar, During tho yoar 0,488,102 nevos of pubile land wero susveyed, na iucroase of the amount survoyod the pravious yonr of 1,007,193 acros, and, added to tho aren previously surveyed, aggrogatos 010,654,895 acres which have besn surveyod, loaving 1,218,- 448,500 acres of the public land still unsurveyod, "I'no inereased and steadily Increasing facilitios for roaching our unoceupied public domain, and for tho transportation ot eurplus products, on- larges the available fleld for desirable holnestead loentious, thus stimulating settloment, and ox- tonding yonr by year, in & graduslly inorousing ratio, Lho ratio of occupation of cultivation. I'no oxprossed dosireof tho tepresontatives of n Iargo colony of citizons of Russia to omigrate to this country, us i underatood with tho con- aont of their Qovernment, if certain concossions can bo made to onablo thom to settle in a com- pact colony, i8 of great iutoroat au going to show tho light in which our institutions aro rogarded by on industrious, intelligont, and \mnlth{ n0- o, desitous of enjoying civil and roligious rilmrty: and tho acquitition of 4o layge an im- migration of citizens of a superior class would wichout doubt bo of subastantial benofit to the country. Iinvite attention to tho suggestion of the Bocratary of tha Interior in this belmlf. THE PENRION DUREAU, Thero was paid during tho last fiscal year for pousions, including tho oxpouyos of disburse- ment, $20,185,299,03, belug au smovnt less by 49314,050.93 than was oxpended for tho saa puypose the preceding yoar, - Although this Htatemont of expenditures would indicato s ma- torial reductlon in mnount compated with tho preceding yenr, it ls believed that the changes in tho Peusion lawa at tho last session of Cougross will nbsorb that amount the ocurrent year. At tho olose of tho lnsb fisoal “year thore woro on tho ponaion rolla 09,804 invalid milicury peusionors, and 112,083 widows, or- phans, and dopenduut widows of decoasod sol diors, muking & total of that class of 211,808 3 18,206 survivors of the war of 1812, and 5,053 Widows of soldiors of that war, ponsloned under tho not of Congrodn af T'ob, 14, 1871, makiug & total of that olass of 23,319 ¢ 1,430 invalld navy ponsfonors, and 1,770 widows and_orphans aud dependant rolatives of deceaned ofiicors, sailors, and marinos of tho navy, making the totul of ponsiouors of this oluss 8,200, auil o grand total of ponsioners, of all classes, of 233,411, showing a net incroaus during the last flaoal your of 6,318, "Tho namos o 1,615 pousionors wore added to the orrliory could not luwfully eminmon tolln, and 10,223 namon wore droppad theratrom, for vitrions causes, T'ho systom ndopted for the doteotlon of frauds ngafhet tho Govornment, in tho mnttor of pensiony, haa hoen productlse’ of satinfactory rasulta; but legiulation s neoded to provido, if poasiblo, against tho perpelinling of such frands In futwre, TPUBLIG EDUOATION, T'ho evidently increasing interest In the enuso of cducation is n” mont onconrnging featnro in tho genornl progross of the conntry § and tho Burcau of Iducation is enrnost in lta offorta to givo propér direotion to tho nnw nppli- cantB; ond tho Incroase:l facilities which aro being offored to nid tho frionds of education of tho country in thelr great wotlk. TIE OENUS, The ninth canouts lins huen completed, and tho raport thorool publisherd and distributed, and tho working forco of the Bureau diabahded. I'ho Seerotary of tho Iitorior renows his rocoms mondation for a census to ba taken in 1875, to whidh subject tho nttontion of Congross i in- vitod, 'Iho original Hllgfmtlnn In “that benalt Lins mot with the gonoral l\plzmvnl of tho coun- try, ond oven if it bo nmot ade at presont to provido for o regular quinquonnicl conaus, n consus talkon in 1876, tho report of which coult be comploted and published boforo the one hundredth anni- versary of our Indepoudenca, would bo especinly interosting and valuable as showing tho progross of tho country during tho first century of our natlonal-axistonca, It ia belleved, however, that a rogular consus ovory five years would Lo of substantial benefit to the country, inasmuch as our ggro\nu hitherto has boon ko rapid that the rosults of the deconnial cousus aro, neceasarily, unreliablo na » basis of estimatos for tho lattor yoard of a dseonnial pariod. 3 HIE DISTRICT OF GOLUBDIA, . Under the Yory efiiciont managoment of the Gov- arnmont and the Bourd af Public Worlts of this Diwtrict, tho City of Washington fs rapidly ns- ‘suming tho appearance of n capital of which the nation *may well bo proud. I'rom being n wmost unaightly place threo yoars ngo, disagroe- abl6 to pass through in summor In_ consequonce of the dustarising from unpaved streots, and nlinost impnsswola in tho wintor from the mnd, it is now ono of tho most sightly citics in the country, ana can boast of bemg tho bost paved. The work Las been dono rpyatemnticals ly, tho plaus, grados, location “of “uowers, wator aud gas-maing, being dotermined upon boforo the work was commsuced, thus se- ouring permanoncy when comploted. _'(qunu:lml whetlier #o much has ever been accotnplished bofore in any Amorican city for tho samo expon- ditnees, Tlio Goverumont having lurgs resurva- tions in tho city, sud the nation at larga heving s {ntorest in tacir Capltal, T recommond a lib- oral policy toward the District of Columbis, and that uho Govarnment should bear its just share of tho expense of theso improvemonts, Every citizon vixiting tho Capital' fools a prido in its growing heauty, and that he teo is part owuor in the investments made horo, A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. T would suggest to Congress tlio propristy of promoting tho ostablishoiont In this District of an fustitution of loarniug, or a university of tho bighost clace, by tha donution of lands. Theio i no place battor snited for such an institution thay tho Nationnl Capital. Thoro in no- other place in which overy citizon iy so directly intor- ested. CIVIL SERVIOR REFORM. In threo successive masunges to Congress, I bave called attoution to tho subject of civit servieo reform. —Astion hna been tekon 8o far ay to suthorize the appolntmont of a Bonrd to dovise rules governing the mothods of making appointments and promotions; but there nover has beon any actiou on theso rules, or any rules pending orfeven enlitled to obsorvauce where porsons desiro the appointmont of a friond, or the ro- movalolan ofilclal_who may bo disagreeable. To linve any rules offect it, thoy must have tho acquiesconco of Cougross us woll as of | tho Ex- centive. I recommend, therefors, the subject to your attontion, nad #ugzest that u_special committen of Congress migat confor with tho Civil Byard duriug the prescat scssion, far the purposo of dovisng such rules as can be maintained, and which will secare the servicos of honout and capable officiuls, and which will also pro- toct them in & degroo of independence while in ofiice. Proper rales will protoct Cou- grr0ss ra well /g tho Lxecutive from much need- loss preenution, and will prove of great valuo o tha publio at lurgo. & i ADMISSION OF COLORADO. T wonld rocommend for your favorable cousid- oration tho passaga of au act for tho admission of Colorado a8 a State intho Union, It posdesnon all tho clemeuts of & &n‘dsnnmnu Btate, agricul- tural and mineral, and, I beliovs, hay o position to justify such an adiission in that councction. TRANS-MISSOURI IRTIGATION. 1 would. .also rceconuncud tho encouragement of o cannl,” for tho purpose of lrrigation, from tho eastern slope 'of the Rociy Alsuntaing to the Missouri River. As o rulo, I am op- oscd to the donation of public lands for ntornal improvoments_owned ud controllod by private corporstions, but in this instance [ would mnke an excoption. Datwosn the Missourt River and the Raclcy Mountains there is an aros belt of pubtic land, from 800 to 600 miles. in width, perfectly valucless for the occupation of man for want of suflicient rain to socuroc the growth of any products. Aun brrigating canal would make productive a belt as wide nstho supply of wator could bomade to spread over, aoross this entire country; and would secure o cordon of settloments conngoting the prosent popnlation of . the mountain and mining regions with that of tho older Stefce. All the land reclaimed would bo olear gaiu, if altornate sections were recluimed by the Govorumont. I would nuggest that the retainod sections bo thrown open to ontry undorthio Howmestoad law, and sold to actuni settlors for very low prices. A GENERAL AMSESTY TO REDELS, I ronow my previous recommondation to Con- qross for & goueral amnesty, The mwmaber ou- gazed in the lato robollion laboring uuder div- advantages is vory small, but enough to keop up n constant virulation. No_possiblo danger can onsuo to the Government by restoring thom to eligibility to hold ofice. CIVIL RIGHTS OF TUE COTORED PEOPLE. Isuggost for your coneidavation the ennct- menyof & law to better sccuro tho civil rights which freedom should secure, but has not effcct- ualiy securcd, to tho enfranchised slave. (Bigned, U. 8, GrANT. ExkouTivx Manstox, Dec, 1, 1873, PRESENTATION 7O S. J. MEDILL. Last Sunday, Mr. 8. J. Medill, who has beon connected with the local forco of T'ux TRIDUNE, with a’ briof intermiesion, eiuce tho !attor pars of 1864, and who has been oity oditor sinco tho summer of 1867, rosigued his position here, in or- derto takeamore importantono, as the tolegraph correspondont of Tur TrivuNe at Washington. Tho dutics of s city oditor are more onerous and responsiblo than they are honorable and gratifying, His regrot ovor what he hne missed is grentor than bhis gratification when he has distanced his competitors, Ilo spends more timo 1n fearing than in hoping, and, in such an unoasy and nervous life, beset with applientions for favors, it fs nmiraclo it ho satisfies ovory- body, a wonder if ho satisfles the mejority, Yet, during theee six long years, for which Mr. Medill ocoupied this burdensoma position, his courae wag such as to win him tho rogard not merely of his associntes, but of persons who lad no connection with Tug Trimuxse, but who, in yarlows ways, woro brought in contact with him. 'I'his fooling of regret at tho departuroe of a gontloman whose constant courtesy had made it 6o ploasont to do buslness with him, mani- fested itsolf publicly yosterday nftornoon at the St. Ohnrles Ilotel, whoro Mr. Mudill was prosontod by tho members of the Irish Litorury Associn- tion with a fine gold-honded cano, on which was ongraved the namo of the rociplont, of the Asso- clation, nnd the dato of presontation, Tho nfair was a vory spontsnsous one, eince Mr., Medill's intended doparturs was only known u fow days ago, but thero was timo onough for tho donors to propare Lho handsome prosent which thioy intended for him, At the appointed hour Messrs, Frank Aguew, J. F, Finorty, John Armstrong, Capt. Quirk, J. J, Fitzgibhon, Wi, 0. McOluto, the ITon, A, L. Morrison, rnd other members of the Lrish Litorary Association, Ald, Dixon, Phil Conloy, }r. Mrgoo, the olry-sditor of the'Inter-Ocean end o old omnloye of "L Prinuse, sud tho local reporters of ‘thls paper et at thost. liarles, and Alr, Einerty, on Lohall of tho Irish Litorary Association, presontod Ar. Modill with the canio already roferred to, which, ha said, would serve au a tokon of the high gs- teem fu which ho had always boen hold by tho mombors of thut Association, and os & momorial of tho ploasant hours thoy had spont togother, 1114 only regrot was, thut “tholy presont was nob ono which would moro titly ropresent thelr warm and friendly feclivgs toward him for the kindly troatment tfln bad recolved trom him while in charge of tha:{unnl colurons of THE T'RIBUNE, A Mr, Modiil stated in roply, it i tho habit of city editors to road the speoches of othors, rather thau to tallk thomsecives, mud sinco b had not dresmod, whilo looking ovor tha vaports of other prosentations, that he would ever play the principal part in one, it had not acourrod Lo him to commit to momo auy *Auting romarks” Al lio oanld say wan, that ho wurdooply gintotnl for thst mark of thelr oslingn towards im, n noutiment which ho rociuroented, und it would xorvo us i conutan( reminder, if ond wora eelod, of thele plowsant utorenurso In other duys, . 1. Sullivan, Haq., on behalt of tha Yoea! forca of ‘fur CRIbUNE,' oxptosned thelp wincoro rogret ab e, Modil's depar. ture. - Thoy - bad beon newocinted for yoars, and durdug that long timo thei coustant futercotirse hiad novor boen troubled by diseord or disagreemonts, Thelr rolations had not hoen Lhose of superior and subordinato,but of friond and friond, sud hls departuro was tholx pclr‘lmlmlxlnuu. : 3 omarks wore aldo mado by tho Ilon, A. T, Morriuon, Johu I, Fitzgibbon, and Guy Magoo, aftor which the party Lad lunchoon, nnd than ndjournoed b tho patlora, whoro Prot. Gustayus Conry playod on tho piano and sang wovoral songd, which _were highé{ nporeclated by tho audienco. Misa Saralt Conloy, by spoclal roquest, played after tho Irofessor, and wue complimentod by hin and by all prosent ou her brifliang porformance. A souplo of hours flow swifdy by in pleasnnt intorcourse, mnd the gatheting broke up nlior wishing tho guest of thio oceanion ail the good luck thnt could pose sibly happon him. Me. Modill lolt for Wnshington last ovoning, e ey MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Forcigin Marikota. Liyznroor, D, m—Uo:ton 8 alinde exstar: y De, B B asier; Thidilug upland, 814@3% " Orlosi, 0; walos 10,00 i o, 50u93 apseulatlon dud bxpurt, 3,000 RADDTUGES=Quint} rod winter wheat, 12 1252 Tiour, B0 Oorty 411 000 Toosongt ot vt tho past tutes days, 81,000 qra, of witoh 9,000 qr( '\'l}m :\‘m'cr an. 7 Provision 03y pork; s 6as et £ibs, o Tl 6d; Cumborland middles, { Loxpox Dic, =3 p, 1n,—Tho smount of wulilon Dafaneo 9 into tue ik of Bagand on i, Oonsola for hujuoy, 03, 4 10-403, 01} Now York b New Yonr, Dao. 9,830 hoad, veived uf o wolte,” City drossod esalur per 1b, lirty-two cars, or 10 males_of liva closul at 35wbiio nurrALo, Burearo, Dae, ported, arr{&.\la, i tnaricot moderalely active ab }@Xo Lt wool's closing prizes, ok fusdin sivons sn advance, Tuo tun §y light, tao attendaura of biyers fale, About 1,000 wora disposed of. Sules lnetnla 0G0 "Ouio_stoore, 1L,UDC@LIHD M, nt $4,0033.5) 5 29 i‘i{i‘s“}éf‘fi“;'.‘a“}’da R 9393 X WIEX 003 chigan stoers, 903 3 Ibs, at 34,00 @4.60, 5 ¥ ers, 904 31,181 Sk AxD Lasns—Recolpte, Includicg roported are vle, 3,43); totul or tuo ook, 6,000, e warket ig With'n slight. fmuroyoutat from lunt woekis Lao nalea avers 3,002 Michigan shoap, 04303 s el tocelpta, In k, including roported nrrivalu, 3003 2,X0Y, agalust 20,500 for tug wamé Ao last weole, o ot 1a 50 por g iy, e unt et 7 pricos, Hilar, 2,0J0 Obio i Afiehigan hogs, 150@200 1bs, it $2.20.8 4,00, & New York Dry Gooids fnriets New Yonr, Dee. 2,—Tuo trado movemeut to-day was_ruar by fhe tormy weallier, Lt Jo.: brauches wero rathes move active, 'Fie uw coton gonds romalus uurstded, and th brown and blesehed goodd vaid irvequl flamnels sra dn steady domud und tem, ginghzing less sctivo, Deesy gouds dull ; ¢ wul cottonades taken nwaes ireely by tue duling trade, Cloths aud overeoating: ronan fnactivo, PraprLend, Doo, ool advacing; tendency achive und bigior, Obfo, Pounsyivauia, wnd Went Vuginin doubld extra and sbove, ol oxtin, 48@ madiuw, 4333205 ¢ Now 'York, , Tndtads, ol 36 10 § wostsd, 43, Comalug, unwaibed, B, nusasiiod, ST 133350 5 b washod, 4 ombiug, W.shed, 3@ ¢; Canada court lug, s nd mediaw, ge. 47, it Pittsbure: Prrrsnonaa, Dao, Taisac; relued, ©11 Flarlket, Oruay pebroloum quich ‘Fhic Produce Markets. 3V YORE, —Curros—In faix domand; mid. Nzw Yons, Do, ling upland, 1 Broutatwli—tioue loss active; Hrocolpts, 10,000 ris; supuriing Western and State, $5.0)@0,u - mon'to good oztra, $L.73@7.10;5 guod to tuvlce, 37,16 whito whuat exirs, ST.3@: exira_ Olifo, 539,75 5 Bt Lonls, STO0G1LUL Tive fionr moro uotive and ddyancing al $670w0.00. G me.l searce and firm; Western, 35,5060, Wheat duil und lowers Tecelpts, 2 Cujesg) spring, LAY@151 5 white 8! L83 ; No, ¥ flfl- Rye estdru und Hiate, $1.10G g § mixed Weatern, utlost, 5 5@ 75 1¢e § 33 yellow Western, nth)s 630, Oats scareely wo flem § mized Westorn, ciloat, 5oTe § 3 white, B3G50, B Sirco aud fivar; Western, 89@2%e, Tlay—Quiet aud firm, Hors—Quict, - Guoornits—Ooffee, quict; Tio, 0@20'¢e. Bugar quiot ; £4ir 10 gaod relluing, S3{@Tjye. Moiassos quls at, Rico dul, TeruorEuM—Crude, 67 . Tonvzs ee—Firm, f 40; Trovrsions—Pork i moder new mess, $13.00 spot; $1G.50 s moss, §14.30; city print muss, 81 i sore livro, Dac, %, 4,000 Lris ol inkee, § quidt ; 1,15, Bicley dull, Mait quiet, Cora dull ww dechi raceip.e, 1,000 bi do u store, datnaged und hoated, 5@ racelpts, 99, old do, Laa: fined, 183¢c, Lo, and and steady 3 Maren ; primo sio.1t OF pork Toof quiet: first geade plain mess, 1 prime, $11.60313.60 ; siock on hand Dec, 1, {1635 brla 0ld, 0,000 briy mew. Huns quiet,. ut " $19.00,2.3.00, “ierco bogf uuchanged, Out meafs quiot aml ne cem- 7, ', LOUTS.' 8r.: Louts, Dec, 3,—linEspsturra—Flour quiet and unclianged, Whest dull snd lower ; No, 3apriug, §1,08; No. 8 red fall, §1,02, Coru Grinur, but slow ; uew No, 3 suixed, 45¢, in cnse clevator: 437@40c regular, Outs frinor and quiot at 36@37e. 'Turley dull and d, Ryo dull und lower at 087le. —Stexdy at 88, stoxe—Pork firm ut §19.00@17,60 Bulk meals uiot ; clear oib, G1se, Doceinber, Bicon— doing, ' Groen shoufders, 43c, Lard dru st onn—Quiet ot 4@ 140} weather 00 Aoft for packs ing ; Tecelpth, 7,035, Cirre—Dull and unchanged, CINGINNATI, clxrummfl, Dge, 3,—CorroN—Dull; prices nome al, Bneaoarurei—Flour—Demsnd fair; ~pricos ade vanved 0 $7,10@8,05, Wheat deni at $L1@147. Corn quiot 3 old ear, 603310 ; sholled aud now ear, dtc, Rys firm at B5@SCc, Uats firm ut $4@10¢, Larley tirmj fall, 1I0GLAV, GuooEnTEs—Firm, Ous—Steady, Eaas—Lirm at 27c, Burren—steady, Frovistons-Pork eaglerand nominal Tard—Keutie steady 3 *jobbing, 8o ; ot Bulk meata nominal'; chouldors, 6@330 s clear rib, Ox0; closr, 6%c, Bacon dull ouly jobbing wales : shioulders, G GUNc; clear xib Ty clear, TXc, all now wmeat, Toas—Dull at $440@4.70; recolpts estimated at 14,600 ; shipmenty, 1,500, 'Green meats nominsl, Weathér unfasorable, ' No transactions made public, 3 Wirsur—Livm at e, MILWAUKEE, Mruwaues, Dec, 3.—BREADsTOZPa—Flour quied and unchongedl, Wheat quiet und weak i No. 1 A1 waukeo, $LI3Y 3 No, 3, §L.063 3 Docemnbor, 41,05 Jonunrd, $LO3K, Osts=Degaind fule 3 markat ‘Goru scarco and fvm ; No. 2, 4945¢, Rye Pno firm and anh!'n $10.75214,00. m el ut ey sloady'; No, 1,740, Darley—No, 3, $L45. Rzcrivrs—Flour, 6,000 brls ; wheat, 100,000 bu ; cora, 18,600 b KuirsesTs—Flour, 17,000 brla ; wheat, 174,000 bu, DETROIT, Drrnorr, Deo. 2—linesnsrures—Llonr quictand unchanged, Wheat dull; prices 2630 lower ; No, 1, $L60), Corn steady ab bo)e, Oats—Dowaud goud at’ 4lc, I'OLEDO, oveoo, Dee, 3, —Dnrapsrurra—Tlour dull and no. clingod, ' Wheat dull uid prices & ehads lower ; No, 3 hite Wabneh, $1.45; amber Michigan, cash aid Des comber, $1445¢ 3 January, $LAY% ; February, $1.63), @1,64; No. 2 rod, canl, Corn dull and nnchaug~ vd., Ow dill and ynctivng 1loas~—Drozeed, 85, 5,1 - % hent, 7,000 bu; oory, 4,000 bt ; Oate, 2,000 Ly i, ‘SuipsexTi—Flour, 600 bria; wheat, 10,000 bu; coru, 3,000 bi oot 4000 b, OrrveLArD, Dec, ¥ — BIEADSTUYES — Graln un- ohnngeds Purnourus—Unaettled, but unchanged, PUILADELPRIA, PRILADELPNIA, D30, 2, — BRyADSTUFFE — Flous Qrm and I good demand ut Tull pricen, Whoat firmer; $od,$1.53 3 smber, FLOT@LT0, Ryo lield al B0, Corn aetivo § yo. 0w and mixed Western, T0GT3e, Oals moderately activo; whito aud mised, bIE52 Prrnorevst—in better donand and’ 8rmj crudo bield at 071003 vofined WanicY=—Lowor ot 01 aglo, BALTIHORS, 3100¥, Doe, ,—BuEAbs rurvs—Flonr qniot and et Whieat hteady and unebanged, Corh wos tive; mived Wostern, 706371, Oata in liotter denand g wixed Western, 4531763 whits, 48@io. Tiyo tiem at BU@80e, Vrovisoys—Quiet and unclanged, Corren—Very strong: falr ta prim) Tio, 22@2950. Winnssy—Firuor ut e, 03WEGO, 0O8WEGD, Doo. 9,—~DiirADETOFH: 1 Milwnukeo, $1,63, Ouru guies ut yrisne Canadu hold ut $1,0331.05, Wheat qulot; No. e Darey qudet § —_————— —An Awetican barbsr hins catublishod himselt In Btuttgart, with g{gnnlne high- baok chuirs aud the usual conversatioual abilitien,