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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
4
President's annual address urges unity and approves future governance under friendly foreign relations and gold standard. He mourns Vice President Hobart dies November 21, praising his private virtue and public service as a lasting example.
The country opens the 56th congress in a period of prosperity and peace. Foreign commerce rises to record levels with 1899 exports surpassing earlier totals and per capita exports higher while imports per person decline. Manufacturing and agricultural exports set new highs, marking a peak in national trade.
Government receipts from all sources for the year ended June 30 show total receipts of 14,982.25 million with customs at 206.13 million and internal revenue at 276.46 million. Expenditures reached 700.10 million, creating a deficit of 89.11 million. The treasury secretary projects current year receipts near 640.96 million with expenditures around 600.96 million, a 40 million surplus. Internal revenue receipts rose about 100.00 million for the year ending June 30, 1999.
The document urges continued gold standard support by expanding treasury authority to sell U S bonds and use additional effective tools. It calls for long and short term bond sales with interest rates lower than the 1875 act and notes current gold demand as a signal to ensure continued public confidence and timely debt payment.
A national appeal urges Congress to strengthen maritime power aligned with inland industrial growth. The piece notes rising shipyard activity and protective seamen legislation, warns against neglecting sea trade, and calls for action to secure a larger share of global commerce.
The text argues for early congressional action to regulate combinations in restraint of trade. It cites the industrial commission and the public harms from monopolies that stifle competition and raise prices. It urges prompt authority to extend laws and control these enterprises.
The report revisits Austria-Hungary’s claim for indemnity over the Lattimer killings by Pennsylvania authorities during a miners’ uprising. It notes acquittals for sheriff and deputies and declines to indemnify, citing government duty protections. It also reports Belgium easing cattle import restrictions on US exports.
The Nicaragua government forfeited the Maritime Canal Company contract on October 1 for nonfulfillment within one year. The protestants seek a full hearing. The Isthmian canal commission, replacing the Nicaragua canal commission, is studying a Panama route with Darien and Atlantic to Pacific sectors. Progress is good but the comprehensive inquiry will take time and be completed as soon as practicable. The speaker urges early action to link the oceans, repeating views from last year.
In a recent annual message the executive noted a joint high commission for US Canada unsettled questions, including fur seals fisheries and Alaska boundary. Progress waned as views clashed on boundary delimitation, leading to pausing the boundary issue to advance other topics.
British commissioners adjourned as boundary demarcation talks progress between governments. The text notes provisional demarcation plans near Lynn Canal and hopes for a permanent boundary. It also highlights US neutrality in the Anglo Boer War, offering good offices to protect American interests and impartial conduct for both sides.
In December 1898 the United States and Spain signed a peace treaty ceding the Philippine archipelago to the U S for two million dollars. The Senate ratified the treaty in February 1899 and April 1899 sent the necessary ratifications. The U S pledged to protect native rights and establish peace and civil government while confronting Philippine insurgents.
The text argues for a temporary form of government for Puerto Rico similar to Alaska. It notes Puerto Rico's civil jurisprudence as modern and suitable for internal matters, with local charters likely needing little change. Urgent issues concern public administration and federal relations.
The address extols law obedience and fair trials, warns against vigilantism, and discusses extending the classified service. It notes 1899 executive amendments to improve efficiency, and urges Congress to boldly meet new responsibilities for the islands under U S authority. President William McKinley offers thanks and reverence.
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