The Commissioners of the District represent that the laws regulating the sale of liquor and granting licenses therefor should be at once amended, and that legislation is needed to consolidate, define, and enlarge the scope and powers of charitable and penal institutions within the District. I suggest that the Commissioners be clothed with the power to make, within fixed limitations, police regulations. I believe this power granted and carefully guarded, would tend to subserve the good order of the municipality. It seems that trouble still exists growing out of the occupation of the streets and avenues by certain railroads having their termini in the city. It is very important that such laws should be enacted upon this subject as will secure to the railroads all the facilities they require for the transaction of their business, and at the same time protect citizens from injury to their persons or property. The Commissioners again complain that the accommodations afforded them for the necessary offices for District business, and for the safe keeping of valuable books and papers, are entirely insufficient. I recommend that this condition of affairs be remedied by the Congress, and that suitable quarters be furnished for the needs of the District government. In conclusion, I earnestly invoke such wise action on the part of the people's legislators, as will subserve the public good and demonstrate during the remaining days of the Congress as at present organized, its ability and inclination to so meet the people's needs that it shall be gratefully remembered by an expectant constituency. GROVER CLEVELAND. WASHINGTON, December 6, 1886. LIST OF PAPERS, WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR CONTENTS. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LEGATION OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC AT WASHINGTON. 1885. Mr. Quesada to Mr. Bayard. Nov. 5 Extradition law of the Argentine Republic in- AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 1886. 3 Mr. Lee to Mr. Bayard (No. July 1 192.) 4 Same to same (No. 193) Citizenship status of Friedrich de Bourry: Born July 1 Citizenship status of Albert Landau: Claims he 5 Mr. Bayard to Mr. Lee (No. July 24 Citizenship status of Albert Landau : Duties of Same to same (No. 36). citizenship evaded by non-residence; passport July 24 Citizenship status of Friedrich de Bourry: Born BELGIUM. 1885. 7 Mr. Tree to Mr. Bayard Nov. 24 Congo: Postal service to go in operation in Janu(No. 20). ary, and registry of births and deaths to be es- Congo: Acknowledges dispatch of November 24. Mar. 12 Mar. 16 ...... Mar. 18 Congo: Official bulletin regarding shipping and Copyright: Belgian law concerning rights of au- XLIII |