Democratic banner., 1847-12-27

az eAS "HooeoA' nv A"A
portance of cultivating the most friendly
relations with all the independent states of
this continent, has induced me TO recon,
mend appropriations necessary to the main
t~enance of these missions.
/ recommend to Congress, that an appro-
priation be made, to be paid tho SpanisI
Government, to be distributed AMONG the
claimants in the Amistad case. enter
tain the opinion. tina, thisis due %ass.,fua.
der the treaty of Goth of October, 1866;
and moreover, from the earnest manner in
which the claim continues to be urged, so
long as it remains unadjusted, it will be a
source Of irritation between the two coun-
tries, which may prove highly prejudicial to
the interests of the United States. Good
policy, no less :han a faithful compliance
with our treaty obligation, requires that the
inconsiderable appropriation should he
made.
A detailed statement of the condition Of
the finances will be presented in The annu-
al report of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The imports of the fiscal year, ending on
the Both of June, ls47, were $l46, 545, 63s;
Of which the exports were $S,Oll,l5S;
leaving Sl3S, 534,4SO in the country for DO
nestle use. The value CT the exports for
the same period was $l5s, $685. 22; of
which $l50,637,464 consisted of domestic
production, and $s,Oll,l5s of foreign ar
%ticles.
The receipts into the treasury amount
ed to $26, 346, $40 81, of which their was
derived from customs, $23,747,O64 &c;
from sales Of public lands, s2,496, 1886 20,
and from incidental and miscellaneous sour
ces $l00,5705 81. The last fiscal year, dur
ing which this amount was received, en-
braced five months, under the tariff act Of
1912, and seven months, during which the
tariff act Of 1916 was in force. During
the five months, under the operation of the
tariff act Of 1912, the amount received
from customs was $~7,S42.3O6 90, and dur
ing the seven months under the act of 1916,
the amount received was $17, $685. 57 &c.
The revenue from customs in the year
ling on the first of December, 1916, being
the last year Of the tariff act of 1912, was
$22,07l, 403, 10, and the nett revenue from
customs, during the year ending Demcem-
Der LIST, 1917, being the first year under the
tUseration of the tariff act of 1916 was a.
enuc for the first year, an increase ofrev-
act Of 1916, of more than $500, 900, y
that Of the last year, under the tariff Of ls
~.
The expenditures during the fiscal year
ending on the 3Oth June last, were $59,
45l, l76 of which S3,522,OS2,37 was on &C
count of payments of principal and interes
of the public debt, including Treasury note
redeemed, and not funded. The expendi
lures, exclusive Of payment Of public deb
were $55, S,O95,2S.
1t is estimated that the receipts into the Ire
asury for the Fiscal year ending SOth June
lS4S, including balance in the Treasury o
the 3lst of July last will amount to %42'
! $50, 545,s 80, of which i3l,030,0Ol, it is est
mated, will be derived from customs, $500,
j 600 dollars from the sales of the public land
. and 400, 900 dollars from incidental source
f Including sales made by the solicitor of tn
t Treasury, and 6,2s5,295 dollars and 94ct
e from means already authorized by Law
which, with the balance in the Treasury @
d the LIST of July last. make the sum estim'
: ted.
The expenditures for the same period,
peace with Mexico shall not be conclude
!. and the army shall be increased as is pr
Y posed, with the amount including the niece
sary payments on account of principal al
It interest ofthe public debt and Treasu
notes will be $5s, 5,66O,O7. On the fiji
of the present month, the amount of t
public debt actually incurred, includi
s. treasury note. yas $45,65s, 65s 40 The Pu
lie debt due OH the 4th March, lS45, incl
=, ding Treasury notes, was $l5,7Ss,799,
. and consequently, the addition made to I
,public debt since that time is S27,S7O,So