Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-12

W0efe ceftlnCat0S Vi DECENTRALIZATION are pre-.
sented either for the purpose pf obtaining
Legation. They a11takerfNp by he repre-.
| seentives Of the Government and forwarded
to IL Deeartment. OF State; but then the
record of The Court In which the fraudulent
haturalizatlOns afe secured remains, and du.
plicatcs are readily Obtainable. Upon the
Presentation Of these for the issue of the
paseportsSor 9emandiqg procession of the
Government. the fraud sometimes escapes
notice. Such certificates are not infrcq uent-
ly used in transactions of business, to the
deception and injury of innocent parties.
Without placing any additional obstacles in
the way of the Obtainment of citizenship by
the worthy and wellintentiOned foreigner
who comes In good faith to cast his tot with
us, earnestly recommend further legislation
to punish fraudulent naturalization and to
secure the remedy. 49,.
NEW t9yAgua 10
Since my last message, the exchange has
been made of the ratification. OF TEcaties. OF
Extradition with Belgium, Ecuador, Peru
merce, and Navigation with Peru, and III
Commerce and Consular Privileges with
Salvador--all of which have been duly pro.
claimed; as hos also, declaration with Rus.
sia with reference u trade marks 80 :
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
! The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
which by law is made drsotly to Congress and
forms NO part of this message, will show the
receipts and expenditures of the Government
for the last fiscal year, the amount received
from each source Of .rcvensie aud stie amount
paid out for each of the departments of the
Government. 1t will be observed from this
report that the amount Of receipts over ex.
penditurcs has been but q, IA, 1872 80 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1874, md that for
the current fiscal year the estimated receipts
over expenditures will not much exceed
nine millions Of dollars. " In view of
the large National debt existing, and
the obligations to ADD one. per centum
Per annum to the sinking fund, A sum
now amounting to, over 90. Q0O, 900 per an.
not be increased or the expenditures dimin.
ishea to reach this amount OF surplus. Not
to provide for the sinking fund 10 q partial
| failure to comply with the contracts and Obli
cations of the Government. Al the last ses
sion Of Congress q very considerable reduc.
ton was made in the rates OF taxation, and
the number of articles submitted 10 taxa
ton; the question may well be asked, whe.
! Their or not In. S0me instances -unWisely. l.
| venture the opinion that the means Of cOllec
ton of the revenues, especially from imports,
have been. embarrase' by legislation 80 As to
make It questionable WHISTLER Or not large
amounts are not lost by failure to collect,
| to the loss Of the Treasury, and to the pre-.
judice of the interests OF honest importers
and Taxpayers. The Secretary of the Tres.
Aury, In hisreport, favors legislation looking
to these payments, thus supporting the views
also recommends economy In appropriations;
| calls attention to- the loss of revenue from
repeating the revenue on tea or ctafee. with.
out benefit to theconsumer, and recommends
an increase of ten cents gallon on whisky;
and further, that no modification be made In
the banking aud currency bill, passed At The
last session of Congress-, unless q modlfca.
tion should bec0pae necessary by reason Of
the adoption Of measures for returning TO
specie payment. III these Recommendations
cordially Join. would suggest the proprl
10 ADJUSTING THE TARIFF i9stl -t2
So as TO, Increase the revenue, and at the
same time to- decrease the number of articles
upon which duties are levied. Those articles
which enter into our manufactures and not
produced 1t home, It seems to me should be
entered free. . As to those articles Of manu-.
fscture of which we produce constituent
part, but do not produce the whole, that part
which we do not produce should enter free
also. I will Instance fine wool, dyes, etc.
These articles must be imported ID form Q
part of the manufacture of the higher grades
Of wooden goods. Chemicals, such as dyes.
compounded and used in various ways in
manufactures, come under this class. The
introduction, free Of duty, Of such w0ols as
we do not produce should stimulate the man.
ufacture OF woods, and therefore would be o &,
benefit to home production. There are
many articles entering into home mau,ifac,
lures which We do. mot produce ourselves,
tariff upon which increases the cost of pro.
ducing the manufactured srticle.t Al cor.
{,,A ~ s,,t 81, ~
bringing labor and capital IN harmony with
each other. and OF supplying one Of the Gle
ments of propesty 30 much needed l0Sia
THE RElsohr OF THE SECRETARY or WAR .
Herewith Attached and forming part of this
message gives all information concerning the
operations, wants, and necessitiesiOf the ar.
my, and contains many suggestions and
recommendations which I commend to your
special attention. There IL no class Of Gov
eminent employees who arc HARDER worked
than the, army officers and men; none who
perform their tasks more cheerfully and eff,
1Suy and under c.sasAnees Of greater
desirable to render more efficient this lrahch
OF the public setvicc. AL the rec0mmenda-
tions of the Secretary of War regard as
judicious, and especially commend to your
attention the following: The consolidation of
Government arsenais,S : the !! restoration Of
mteago 70 OnlCefs travelling under orders! the
exemptioA OF money from the sale of sabsis-
tenoe stores from being; conveyed into the
Treasury, the use Of appropriations Tor the
purchase Of subsistence stores without walt.
Ing for the beginning Of the fiscal year for
which the appropriation 10 made; for addi.
tional appropriations for the collection Of
torpedo material; for increased appropriations
Tor the manufacture of arms; for relieving
the various States FROM Indebtedness foS arms
charged to them during the yebsllion, for
dropping officers from the rolls Of the army
without trial for the offence Of drawmg pay
more than once for the same period; f6f Tie
encouragement Of the plan 70 ply soldiers
by checks; and for the estahllshment Of .
Professorship of Rhetoric and English Liter.
eture At West Point, The reasons. for tAa,
Recommendations are obvious, and 'set forth
ip the report attached I also recommend
that the ststus'of the stSff corps at tho srihy
70 that promotions. may be made ss ed xscsn.
cies filled as they occur n each grade When
reduced below the fixed nuh6er. The neces
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