Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15

authorities.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
renew the recommendation which has beer
heretofore urged by .he executive upon the
attention OF congress, that after the reduction
Of such amount as may be found due to American
citizens, the balance Of the indemnity fund here
tofore obtained from China and Japan, and
which are now in the hands Of the state depart
iaent. be returned to the governments Of thost
countries.
HAWAII.
The king Of Hawaii, In the course Of his home
ward return after journey around the world, has
lately visited this country. While our relations
with that king are friendly, this government has
viewed with concern the efforts to seek replenish
ment of the diminishing population OF the island
from outward sources to a degree which may IN
pair the native sovereignty and Independence in
which the United States was among the first TO
testify lively interest
OTHER NATIONS.
Relations of unmpaired amity have been main.
tanned throughout the year with the respective
governments Of Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Dem
mark, Hayti, Paraguay and Uruguay, Portugal
and Sweden and Norway and this may also be
said Of Greece and Ecuador. Although our
lations with these states have for several years
been severed by the withdrawal of appropriations
for diplomatic representatives at Athens and Quito
it seems expedent to restore those missions even
on reduced scale, and / decidedly recommend
such course with respect to Ecuador. which is
likely within the near future to play an important
part among the nations Of the Southern Pacific.
THE 0r.sEvA CONVENTION.
At its last extra session the senate called for
the text Of the resolutions Of the Geneva conven-
ton for the relief of the wounded in the war
trust that this action foreshadows such interest
in the suhjsct rs will result in the admission to
that humane and commendable engagement
NEW INTERNATIONAL RULES.
/ invite your attention to the propriety of
adopting the code Of international rules for
the prevention of collisions on the high seas and
of conforming the domestic legislation Of the
United States thereto, 80 that no confusion may
arise from the application of conflicting
rules in the case of vessels of differ
ent nationaiities meeting in tidal waters
These international .uss diifer but
slightly from our own. They have been adopted
by the navy department for the government OF
the war shins cs me United States on the high
and foreign waters, and through the lction
of the state department in Disseminating the
rules and in acquaiating the ship IN Dtcrs With
the option Of conforming to them ~'thout the
jurisdctional waters of the United States. They
are now very generally known and ot-ycd. The
state department still continues to publish to the
country the trade and manufacturing reports
received from its officers abroad. The success;
Of this course warrants its continuance, and such
rapidly Increasing demand for these publications,
with Special reference to the Atlanta cotton expo
sition. The accounts of a number of the reports
was devoted to valuable collection Of papers on
the cotton goods trade Of the world.
ISTERNATIoSAL CONFERENCE
Tho international conference for which the con-
gress of 1878 made provision, assembled in this
city in January last and it's SESSIONS were pro-
longed till March Although it reached no spcci-
ic conclusions afording future actions of the
participant powers, the interchange of views
proved TO be most valuable. Protocols Of the ses-
sions have been already presented to the senate.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
As pertinent to this general subject call your
attention to the operations Of the national board
of health established by congress, approved
March g. 1879. Its sphere of duty was enlarged
by the act of June ID, in the same year. BY the
last named act the board was required to institute
such measures as might be deemed necessary for
preventing the introduction Of contagious or in-
fictitious diseases from foreign countries into the
United States or from one state into another. The
execution Of the rules and regulations prepared
by the board and approved by my predecessor,
has done much to arrest the progress OF epidemic
diseases and has thus rendered substantial ser
vice to the nation.
The international sanitary conference to
which | have referred adopted n form of n bill
on health to be used by all vessels seeking to
enter the ports OF the countries whose represen-
tatives participated in the deliberations. This
form has been preserved by our National Board
of Health and Incorporated with its rules and
regulations which have been approved by me in
pursuance of law The health of the pespie is
Of supreme importance. All measures looking
to their preserv alton against the species OF con
tagious diseoseas, and the increase of our sani-
tary knowledge for such purpose deserve atten'
ton Of congress.
The report of the secretary of the treasur'
represents in detail highly satisfactory exhibit
of the state and condition of the various brsnchc'
of the public service administered by that d.
partment. The ordinary revenues from 81
sources for the fiscal year ending June 10, 1881
were: From customs, $l9S l59 676 OF; FROM in.
terDal revenue, Sl35. 264 3S55l; from public lands,
So 22l 1858. II; from tax Of circulation and deposits
Of national banks SIS, ll6 ll5.72; from repayment
OF interest by Pacific railway companies, $500
S33 so; from sinking fund for Pacific railway
companies, SS05 lS0.5l; from custom fees fines
penalties etc., 81, 225 5l4.S6, from fees, consu
lar letters, patents and land, S22 r244 1854 80
from proceeds of sales of government property
S2G2 ia; frtm profits on coinage, 81 ,46S 4S5 I'll
from revenues Of the District of Columbia, 81
0l6, 1928; from miscellaneous sources So 206
$50 ID, Total ordinary receipts, $3f ,07S ,229.bl
The ordinary expenditures for the same per
iod we're: For civil expenses, 7,94l ,l77.E
for foreign intercourse, 81 1893 1854 %; for Indians
So ,5l4, l6l.09; for pensions, 500 $50 279 81
for the military establishment, including riv'r
and harbor improvements and arsenals, $40 :.
4s6 a60.55; for naval establishments in holding
vessels, machinery and i'm provement at navy
yards, SIS 0s6 gu SO; for miscellaneous expen-
ditures, including public building, light house
and collecting the revenue, Sil S37 2S0.57; tex
expenditures on account of the District OF Co
lumbia, 50 $40 ,9l203; for interest on the public
debt. SIS 25S, 74l1S for premium o. bonds pur
chased, Slbl ,26S.7S; total ordinary eNpen1'
lures, 607 l2S $3.50. leaving surplus OF reys'
nue. Of 800, t69.4 U49S.
Which was applied as follows:
To the redemption of bonds for
the sinking fund ...,...,. 81, 437, 100, 900 ~
Fractional currency for sink
ins fund ...,.,.. lOq, 0Ol 0,
Loai. Of February, 1861 7,4lS 900 eU
lp-i0's Of 1864. ........... 2,0l6, 80 CD
) 2os of 1862 ............... 1873, 600 20
s. POS ST lS6i........ "a 0D0 ..
5. 20s of 1866. 1913, 900 ~
Consuls of S65...........s j. Az 800 W
1865 ........ $50, $50 ~
1867 $50 100 o.
lS6S............ 1877, 400 ~
Loan indemnity stock 1900. 10, 900 oV
Old demand, compound inter-
est aud other notes. 1919. is, $50 o1