President's Message Recommends Currency Reform and Cuba Policy
The President greets the Fifty fifth Congress and urges currency reform to stabilize finances. He cites historic debt trends, proposes treasury and national bank measures, and discusses gold reserves, bonds, and U S notes. The Cuba issue is reviewed with Spain’s reforms, potential neutral intervention, and the goal of lasting peace while preserving sovereignty and American interests.
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Yellow Fever Epidemic Sparks Quarantine Reform Call
The spread of yellow fever across southern towns prompts demand for amendments to national quarantine laws making federal regulations supreme. Treasury officials urge authority to block epidemics from foreign sources, with a commission of four expert bacteriologists to study disease origins and improve safeguards.
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Special Money Envoys and Civil Service Reforms in President's Message
The President notes special envoys Hu Wolcott Stevenson Paine have not yet secured a general agreement on bimetallism with European powers, while France joins the effort. He urges naval expansion, notes Kansas Pacific sale terms, highlights civil service improvements, and urges Alaska, Indian territory, and seal protection actions alongside a push for a Paris Exposition exhibit and canal prospects. He cautions Congress to limit appropriations and balance budgets.
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McKinley Treads Path Echoing Predecessor on Cuba
The article explains the core foreign policy issue for the United States toward Spain and the Cuban insurrection. It traces Cuba’s long history of unrest, desires for liberty, and resistance to Spain, noting that U S policy has repeatedly faced similar conditions in the past.
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Hawaiian Annexation Treaty Sent to Senate for Action
Special message dated June 16 discusses a treaty between the United States and the Republic of Hawaii for incorporating the Hawaiian islands as part of the United States. The senate has removed secrecy and awaits favorable action to effect complete absorption under U.S. sovereignty.
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