The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-08

certificates have been obtained where per- |
sons holding them not only were entitled |
to be naturalzed, but had not even been |
within the United States ut the time Of pre- |
tended naturalization. Instances Of each
of these classes of fraud are discovered at
our legations where the certificates of nat
uralization are presented either for the
purpose of obtaining passports or in de-
manding protection of the legation. When
the fraud is apparent on the face of such
certificates they are taken up by represent
atives OF the government and forwarded 10
the department OF state.
| But even then the record of the court in
which the fraudulent naturalization oc-
cured remains and duplicate certificates
arc readily obtainablc upon the presenta-
ton of these for the issue of passports or
demanding protection of the governments;
the fraud some times escapes notice, and
such certificates are not infrequently used
in transactions of business to the deception
aud injury of innocent parties. Without
placing any additional obstacles in tie way
of tho obtainmcnt of citizenship by worthy
and well intcnloned foreigner who comes
in good faith to cast his lot with us. |
earnestly recommend further legislation to
punish fraudulent naturalization and to Sc
cure the ready cancellation of the record
of every naturalization made in fraud
VARIOUS TREATIES.
Since my last annual message exchange
has been made of the ratification of treaties
of cxtradition with Belgium, Ecuador.
Peru and Salvador also of treaty OF
commerce and navigation with Peru, md
one of commerce and consular privileges
with Salvador. all of which have been duly
proclaimed, as has also declaration with
Russia with reference to trade marks.
THE REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY
which by law is made directly to congress.
and forms no part of this message, will
show receipts and expenditures of the gov
crnment for the last fiscal year, the amount
received from each source of revenue, and
the amount paid out for each of the
departments of government. 1t will
be observed from this report that the
amount of receipts over expenditures has
been but S2,344, SS2 30 for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1874, and that tor the cur
rent fiscal year the estimated receipts over
expenditures will not much exceed 9,000.-
600. Ia view of the large national debt
existing, and the obligation to add one per
cent. per annum to the sinking fund, Il
sum amounting now to over 1874 100000,
per annum. | submit whether revenues
minishcd to reach this amount Of surplus.
Not to provide for the sinking fund is n
partial failure to comply with the contracts
and obligations of the government. At
the last session Of congress very consider
able reduction was made in
RATES OF TAXATION
and in the number of articles submit
ted to taxation. In connection with this
subject, venture the opinion that means of
collecting the revenue especially from i'm.
ports, have been so embarrassed by legisla-
ton as to make it questionable whether or
not large amounts are not lost by failure tO
collect, to the direct loss of the treasury
and to the prejudice of interests of honest
importers and tax payers The secretary
of the treasury in his report favors legisla-
ton looking to an early return to specie
payments, thus supporting the views pre-
viously expressed in this message. He
= also recommends economy in appropria-
: tions, calls attention to the loss of revenue
from repeating the tax on tea and coffee
, without benefit to the consumer, recon-
mends an increase of ten cents gallon or
, whiskey and further that no modification
be made in the banking and currency bill
passed at the last session of Congress I'm.
less modification should become necessary
, by reason of adoption of measures for re
: turning 10 specie payments In which
: recommendations cordially join.
suggest to congress the
, rIorRtErr nnAnrusriNG TIE TARIFF
G SO as to increase revenue and at the same
G time decrease the number of articles upor
s which duties are levied. Those article!
| which enter into our manufactures and arr
= not produced at homc it seems to III,
: should be entered free. Those articles Of
c manufacture which we produce a constitu
ent part of, but do not produce the whole
that part which we do not produce SHOULD
enter free also. ] will instance fine wool
7 dyes, etc. These articles must be import
: ed to form part of manufacture Of higher
\ grades of wooden goods. Chemicals uset
4 as dyes compounded In medicines and uset
5 in various ways in manufacture come
Il under this class The introduction free OF
J., duty of such woods as we do not produce
u should stimulate the manufacture of goods
, requiring the use of those we do produce
u and therefore would be a benefit to home
II production. There are many articles en-
tering into home manufactures which w
do not produce ourselves, the tariff upoI
q which increases the cost of producing the
G manufactured article. All corrections il
Il this regard are in the direction of bringing
v labor and capital in harmony with eacl
d other and of supplying one of the element,
h of prosperity so much needed. The
u REPORT OF TIE SECRETARY oF-wAR
+ herewith attached and forming part o
n this message, gives all information con
n corning operations, wants and necessities OF
the army, and contain many suggestions
and recommendations which commend t.
your special attention. There is no elias
II of government employees who are harder
!, worked than the army officers and men
u none who perform their tasks more cheer
. fully and efficiently, and under circum
8 stances of greater prlvations and hardships
u Legislation is desirable to render more eff
u cient this branch of public service. Al
= the recommendations of the secretary Of
u war regard as iudicious, and | especially
. commend to your attention the following
: The consolidation OF government ARISEN
Is ais the restoration of mileage to Officers
travelling under orders, the exemption o.
money received from the sale of subsistence
4 stores from being covered into the treasury
Y the use of appropriations for the purchase
!. of subsistence stores without waiting thu
8 beginning of the fiscal year for which thu
= Appropriation is made, for additional ap
= preparations, for collection of torpedo ma
& terial, for increased appropriations for th,
q manufacture of arms, for relieving the va
n rious states from Indebtedness for arm
O charged to them during the rebellion, fol-
@ dropping officers from rolls of the army
). without trial for offence of drawing pa,
n more than once for same period, for tn,
o disbursement of the plan to pay soldiers
Il by checks, and Tor the establishment of
d professor of rhetoric and English literature
q at West Point.
g The reasons for these recommendation
n are Obvious, and are set forth sufficiently il
g the report attached. | also recommend
@ that the status of the staff corps of tn,
n army be fixed where this has not already
l. been done, so that promotions may b,
q made and vacancies filled as they occur il
n each grade when reduced below the mum
q Der to be fixed by law. The necessity fo
9 such legislation is specially felt now in tn,
4 pay department. The number of Officers
E in that department is below the numbe