The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08

Navy Department.. 9Sl AL u
Interior 60l042 OI
Postofiice 5000 90
Department OF Agriculture 5000 %
Postal 5.6O I0l ~
Miscellaneous lb,1yiOlb VI
District of 1852 90 %
Permanent annual appropriations ..
Interest oil the public debt-..--. ,slO w
Sinking fand Al, $50, $40 20
internal reve-
nue. lands, etc.,. --..---..- s,o'-,sU ~
Collecting revenue from CUSTOMS. 5,5OO,OOO W
Miscellaneous l.54,sel %
Total estimated expenditures,
including sinking fund- ....-. sS01, 554, 722 Is
Or an estimated surplus of..... sis445.2T7 -
Excluding the sinking fund, the estimated ex-
penditnres will be s2J9,9li SS2.Oo, showing sur
plus OF $40 0S5, 1872
The Secretary respectfully renews his recon
mendation of last year that. with view to pro
mote economy in the public service, Il permanent
organization of an Appropriation Committee for
each House be established, who shall have leave
TO sit during the recess of Congress, with power t.
send for persons and papers. and to examine all
expenditures OF the Government; that rules be
adopted To the respective Houses limiting appro-
rndl1 tbat an apnropr
TONS except for the interests on the public debt,
be limited to period not exceeding two years,
and that the expenditure of appropriations be
strictly confined To the period of time for which
they were appropriated.
REDUCTION OF TAXES.
1t appears from the foregoing statements that
the surplus revenue, actual and estimated, for
the fiscal years. lS0 1881 and 1882 after providing
for the sinking fund Tor each year, is as follows:
For the year ended June 30. .S17 $50 OO9 65
For the year ending June 80, ISL. 90 l lis -
For the year ending June30, lsS2..... Is 1927 y
This naturally presents to Congress the ques-
ton whether the surplus revenue accruing after
the present year should be applied 10 the further
reduction of the public debt, or whether taxes
now imposed should be repealed or modified to
the extent of such surplus. The many and sud
den changes that have heretofore occurred in the
amounts realized from our system of taxation are
a sufficient warning that revenue should not be
surrendered unless il satisfactorily appears that
the surplus Is permanent and not merely tenn
pOrary. II the taxes imposed by existing laws
not oppressive In their nature it is perhaps better
to bear with them than to endanger the ability of
the Government 10 meet the current appropria-
tons and the sinking fund. \ large portion of
the surplus OF revenue over expenditures IS caused
by the reduction of the rate of interest and the
payment of the principal of the public debt.
The reduction of annual interest caused
bysrefunding since March l. 1871 IL S14 DO so,
aud the saving OF annual interest resulting from
the payment of SOB $50 $50 of the principal of the
public debt since that daIe is ST, Ill 1880. The
interest is likely 20 be still further reduced during
the next year in amount estimated at SD l0l,-
i29. 50, by the reminding of bonds hereinafter
proposed. To the extent OF this annual saving.
amounting TO 80. $50, 620-50. the public expendi-
lures will be permanently diminished The
large increase of revenue from customs q few
articles during the last year may be somewhat
abnormal. and the estimates based upon IL may
not be realized. IL is question for Congress To
determine whether any material reduction should
be made n; a time when the whole surplus reve-
nue. may be with great advantage applied directly
10 the payment OF accruing debt and when such
surplus is an important element in aid of refund
reduce taxes, it is respectfully rec
commended that all the taxes i'm
posed by the internal revenue law other than
those on bank circulation, and spirits Tobacco.
and fermented liquors be repealed. The tax on
the circulation of National Banks is levied partly
the nature of moderate charge for a franchise
In h f.aN-a nd arfl fur
nish means To pay the expense OF printing aud
issuing National Bank notes Ii easily collected
by the treasurer OF the United states, and Is a
just and proper tax, whether regarded as u charge
for the franchise or as means OF reimbursing the
Government the cost of printing the notes. The
tax on State banks is Of the graveSt importance,
not for purpose of revenue but as check upon the
renewal of a system of local State paper money
which. as it would be issued under varying state
laws would neceSsarilydiffer as TO conditions, terms
and security. and could not from its diversity be
guarded against counterfeiting. and would at
best have but limited circulation.
EXPECTATION AND IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.
In letter OF February 10, 1880, from this De-
partment to the Speaker of the House of Repre-
the prevalence OF the disease known as pleuro-
pneumonia, or lung plague. in neat cattle, and
some recommendations were made rs to the prorer
legislation on the subject.
IL may be assumed that this disease has never
existed IN this country west OF the Allegheny
Mountains: and that il has not for long time
existed in Canada. or in this country near the
line of Canada. The exploration of live horned
cattle from the United staIes is very large, and is
rapidly Increasing, the cattle going mostly tO
Great Britain. For the eight months ended
August 81, 1850, the value of such animals ex-
ported was SD .SS7. which is nearly double the
value Of the expectation Tor the same period in
1879.
By an order of the Privy Council OF Great
Britain. all American cattle must be slaughtered
at the port Of arrival within ten days The effect
OF this order is TO prevent the shipment of any
fat q
class of animals by compelling the immediate
slaughter Of such as are injured, or become sick
upon the v.yage, and therefore, Of little value
for food. II also prevents the owners from driving
the cattle from the port OF importation 20 better
market or from keeping them until the market
improves. Furthermore, there Is a large demand
in England for store stock cattle, TO be fed aud
fattened in that country for is own markets.
demand which this country could supply 10 an
unlimited extent II is believed that this trade
if unrestricted might far exceed the trade ia fat
cattle. The losses and embarrassments by reason
Of the order for immediate slaughter are, CON-
mercially considered. very great. The British
Government. however. l. ready 10 rescind II when
il may be done without danger of spreading
pleuropneumOnia in their country through i'm
pOrtaiiOns from the United States
The,gucstion of the re<cission Of the order has
been the subject of official discussion between
this Government and the Government Of Great
Britain. as well as i'm Parliament. II is believed
that whenever Congress makes provision for the
extinction or prevention of the disease, or for
such security of the great routes of travel from
the West TO the seabOard as viii make it reason
ably certain that the rattle shipped from our
ports, or any OF them, will not carry infection
with them, the order of Council requiring imme-
diate slaughter Will be rescinded.
The recommendation that a Commission be
created whUse duty IL shall be to investigate re-
ports OF the existence of the disease aud 70 IL
iect information respecting II. reporting. the re-
sults 10 some Department for official publication
is renewed. 1t is further recommended
that such Commission be authorized
"a cooperate with State. and munich
pal authorities and corporations aud persons en-
gagged in the transportation OF neat-cattle, and
establish regulations for the safe conveyance of
such cattle from the interior to the seaboard and
the shipment OF them. 50 that they may not be
exposed 70 the disease; and that such Commission
also may establish such quarantine stations and
regulations as may be deemed necessary TO pre-
vent the spread Of the disease by imDortations
from abroad. Itis believed that the legislation
thus Indicated, properly executed. will induce
the Government of Great Britain to rescind It's
orderf0r immediate slaughter, aud thus promote
o very large increase in the expectation OF neat
cattle from this COUNTY, Whether CurGressT
should 90 further. and undertake the extirpation
Of the disease in the States where IT, now exists Is
question of more difficulty aud. IL Is deemef
best 70 leave that part OF the subject Tor independ-
ent consideration.