Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-12-13

appropriations for diplomatic representatives a,
Athens aal oai;o. |; seems expelient 10 restore
th0Se missions, even on reduced scale; and de
ciIeliy recOmmsaI such course with respect 10
Ecuador,
which Is likely within the near fa.ure to play an
! Important par. among ths nations .: the south
ern Pacific.
At is las; extra session tho Senate called cor
! the ieXl Of the Geneva Convention for
The Relief OF the Wounded I'm War.
/ tru.; thai thi, action f0rCshilOw> such in
cres, In the subject a. WI, rcsnli ia the adhesion
| VI the Cniiyd States - that halnine aud COM
I meudable engagement.
/ icv.ts voar attention q tas psoPrie,y OF
Adopting the new code OF International rules for
! tie prevention OF
Coiiisions On the High seas.
ami o: c3riOrniuy ,h1 domestic legislation OF
/ the Umici Scatps iherCtO. 50 that no confusion
NAV arise tom ihe application Of conflicting rules
/ Ia the case OF vessel. Of different usionalities
meeting IN idIl waters. These International
J rules dif-s s.iet,ly from oar own. They have
\ been adopted ~ fhc Navy Department Tor the
! covcnaucc uf ihe Nsr ships Ot the United States
| OF the E.gi 81, and IN foreign waters, anu
through tie act,oa vt tia Stale Department In
! disseminating tho rules All ia acluantins ship
/ masters VI the option 81 couioruin; 10 them
I without the jaTs'd.-t)nal water, OF the United
/ States, ihcs arc nov very generally snoWa and
/ obcyeI. Ih5 STATE Deparpcu; ,dN continues
/ % n1hl,h 10 the county he
Trade aad Manufacturing Reports
received tom 10, o;t!ccr, abroad. The success Of
/ this course warrant. q, continuance, and such
appropriation ., mas hc required 10 meet the
I rapidly increasing demand Tor hc'e publications.
/ WIKI sptllI, nrituu.v % the Atlantis Cotton Tx
position the Ocici,cl number Ut Tie reports was
devoted 10 a ,aiuablc cJlircsion OF papers ON the
cO,llu-gnoi, tr'jc u the world
The International sanitary Conference, Tor
witch Loo iS.J Congress male provision, a->cm-
blcd Ia thi. civ carly zoo January lis;, ani To-
sessions Were prof. 1Hg-l uat March. Although
;; reached 90 .fJcuc conclusion affecting the
future acton n' thr piriirpl1. powers, The Inter
change Owes. proved 20 - mos, valuable
The Tall prutosl'- ~ iIc session, have brg a.
rrajy presented yn Thc senate.
A. pertinep; Q, al, great slb,,,: ! call YOUR
attention % ID operation. of
The National Board NJ Health
established b, ari % t"uEfv,, approved NarCh
J. 1879. II, sphere 81 luly Ma enlarged ~ tho
a.. of jane 90 ia' sswc wear. ~ thc last
uamcd a.; tge AoJ;i Ms nrluinI L. Institute
such inca uo.s a, Hi,ai lr dcrnci uocrs,arv iur
prevention. tbr introduction ~ contagious ur in-
irciioa, disease, from i1,ciyg countries into tbs
Un.:cl State. co torn oDe state into another.
The execution 90 thr r.I.r, AMI regulations pre-
pared hy 10, blrI. AMI approved hr mV prcdc-
oc,>o-. hs, Iu9t mnra 60 nc,csi ,hc pnigrc,, of
eptlgmir disease. sui has thr, accomplished
scNlc, to tlc yliilv.
The International sanitary Conference,
O. wLta | fricrd. adopted a form %
biii 1t health % - u,ol los all vessel, -cCk.
iDg Oh eater ;hc Vor;. o. c1luiri,, vhu>c rcprc-
sentative, participated i1 - deliberations. This
il-Iu hl, .iIc, h.cn pr->rsihoI - ili' National
B,lrl 81 Health. and incorporated sikh IL rule,
ava! regulations. ah.cA have Seen approved BY
uc ia pur,uIrr. OF ,Jv. The hcajh %. the pvO-
p, j. uf supreme lmpYriAlyo ani all measure.
iJoNiu- = their protection against iht 'p.eai OF
contagious Ii.yl,c, .n! 20 Increase oar sanitary
N,JN.elst 81 ,u.A ?hrpv,c,, dc,'Nc ihc liicn-
u'a 10: tOa-g.>-.
The Report 81 thr Secretary az the Treas
Any
g,p-c,>a., .g Iet.il e highly satisfactory exhibit
~ the sts,, 90 Ihc hnaucc aui the condition OF
tLc various b.tucac, col. the pablo serNicc AL
miU.sIcrCl Nr shat department The ordinary
revenues i-lm 40 .Jur 81, tuc the fiscal gcir end
i1. Jane iJ.h. ISL. wee from customs SlS.
l.3t,o11; IRON. internal revenue sl5i. -ji.iN.-
q! f.oin s4C, 1f public hrDI-, sol ."!l .sbj l.
tax cd. rlryIafIsl and deposit. 90 national bank,
ssIlFll5-a. f.ou repayment u Interest by ~
cId, Railway cluptsic., Sslu NNl-s'; irJI sink.
INK iuui ius paci- RA,!vaN comyauir> SSli.-
lSl.st. ir0a cssfv.u>, Is, zines. penalties etc.
S13j.5l4.Si, iru.n ic>, consular lc;icr,. patents
and land. s!9ii9 IN from Tie pgOcc,l' 90 ;hc
sales ut Government, property, S1.2lr ~; ifum
nlc, % tte pi,'ric. % Columbia. s2Olo. 1879.
i.Uu. mi>,>ilu ug, sources, SD SSJlJ; total
ordinary rrcyip:,. $50. .291.ji. The ordinary
rNpeul.cl.l- t,T the same pcriOl were FUr civil
expense Sl..Sil, HID Tor DrciSu intercourse.
slUgg&lsyl. %. Indians. Sijli. lCiJ, for
pensions, Sj1.jJ9.2s9.69
CJmpIHri wiki the previous YEA. lhy,c "a, an
ia-gya,t " 80. sos iu the value OF exports Oi
mcscbsEii.e. IUi = dcciJi'c OF OF s-j,LJ, lis IN
ghc value VI Imports. The annual average VI the
eXccs, o. iLpJris OF merchandise over exports
"a rcuf fYr 'yg wear, pv,iuv, ~ June 80, 1873,
SSs SlCi slS.S--. bli tbs las. tx years there
"a, been Hs vN.Cs> % exports oN,r imports Oi
m.r,Land.-, Aao4utiu- - Sl,lSJ.J9 lCJ-au
annual A. .-Irt5. lJts., ~. Toe spcCic value
oi the cNfor,. 0t domestic merchandise wAs
S3-6-9l5.I-3 "a $50, au3 Ss>3 - ga "a laS9-
IA iucrya>o 81 go Jjytsi or l5j PER crat. The
value Of imports, which NJ, applied - follows
10 the redemption oi loud, OF the sinking iuni,
SsiJ.l 30; fractional currency Nr the sinking
fuul Sl-JOJlUj; llJu ~ February. 1901, a.
AZ UOJ. ieu-i,rt,c. ul 1894. s2,OiG. 10. i've
Juveniles Of 49,. $3.50, uNc-;Ncuiie- OF 1851,
$500; nyr-tNcnt,s ut ISIS. $500; cOn>Ols
ui lNoJ. Sii3.lJG; couspN Of $50. SgJ9, 80;
c1n.ols ~ lSss. 49, 400; Texan indemnity
sock. SlO0p, demand compound Interest aud Other
note SIS $50, and 10 the Increase Of cash IN the
Treasury. Sli So. E339j Total SlOOO59, iOi.-
~. The requirements Of the sinking iuut for the
wear announced were $50 .0ci.U2, which sGm
Included - UAlANtt tl Sff,oit,l-N.aN UHt pro-
N.lcd for during the previous h,cal year. The
sum of S7iiSJ POI. % was applied 10 ihi, fund,
which icil deficit Cf SO JJj.s13I1. The Increase
ui The revenues for 1881 over those of the pgcy-
Oas year was 80 Jj4 g1lll. IL !, estimated that
I the receipt. during the pre-cn, fiscal year will
reach : 100. 100000, aud tie expenditures $50
uJtUut. leaving a surplus Of SID, 1,OoJ appu-
cable 10 the sinking fund and The redemption OF
the pabl!c debt. approve the recommendation
OF the secretary Of the treasury that provision be
made Tor the early retirement OF silver certificates,
and that the ac; requiring their Issue be repealed.
/ They were issued IN pursuance OF the policy OF
the Government, 20 maintain silver NJ near thc
/ gold standard. and were accordingly made receiy-
I able for all customs, taxes Rnd public debts.
AbOnt 900 OF them, are nOw outstanding.
/ They form an unnecessary addition 10 the paper
( currency. a suft cieni amount OF which may he
| rcpiiiv supplied hy the national banks. in ac-
/ corllncc with the act of Feb. -, 1873. The
I Treasury Department has monthly caused AZ
/ least 81 900 900 in value 81 silver bullion 10 he
coined into standard silver dOars. One hundred
I and two millions ut these dollar, have been
already coined while only about ihiuy-four
I millions are in circulation.
/ For the reasons which he specifies. concur In
/ the secretary's recommendation that tue prUyis-
ion for The
Coinage OF n Fixed Amount
/ each month De repealed. and that hereafter Only
/ 20 much De coined a. shall DC necessary 70 sup
{ ply tide demand The secretary advises that the
issues Of gold certificates should not for the
present be resumed. AMI suggests thar the ma
ional banks NAV properly he forbidden by Law
10 retire their currency, except upon reasonable
/ notice Of their intention so 10 do. Such legisa-
ton would seem 10 be justified by the recent
/ action o, certain banks Oh the occasion referred
/ 10 in the secretary's report.
OF the Slj, 100000 of fractional currency still
outstanding only about $50, 900 has Oeen redeemed
the past year. The suggestion that this amount;
| may nrnDerlv D. drOppei from futlIre statements