The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-07

/ rules and acquain ting the shiI
masters, with the option of con
, forming to them without the juris
dIctional waters Of the United States
They are now very generally known
and obeyed.
The State Department still con
tinues to publish to the country the
trade and manufacturing reports re
ceived from its officers abroad. The
success Of this course warrants its
continuance and such appropriations
as may be required to meet the rap
idly increasing demand for those
publications. With special reference
to the Atlanta Cotton Exposition,
the October number of the reports
was devoted to valuable collection
of papers on the cotton goods trade
of the world.
SANITARY CONFERENCE.
The international sanitary
conference, for which in 1879,
Congress made provision, as
sembled in this city early in Janu-
airy last, and its sessions were pro-
lcnged until March. Although it
reached no specific conclusion af.
fecting the future action of the par
ticipant powers, the interchange of
views proved to be most valuable.
The full.protocols of the sessions have
been already presented to the State
As pertinent to the general subject,
call your atten ton to the opera
ton Of the National Board of
Health, established by act of Con-
gress approved March Sd, 1879. It's
sphere Of duty was enlarged by
the acts of June End Of the same
year. By the last named act
the board was required to institute
such measures as might be deemed
necessary for preventing the intro
duction Of contagious or infectious
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 prede-
cessor, has done much to arrest the
progress of epidemic disease and has
thus rendered substantial service to
the nation.
The international sanitary confer
ence to which I have reference,
adopted a form of bill of health to be
used by all vessels seeking to enter
the ports Of the countries whose re-
representatives. participated In its de-
alterations. This form has since been
prescribed by the 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 people is
of supreme importance and all mea-
sures looking to their protection
against the spread of contagious
disease, and the increase of sanitary
knowledge for such purposes deserve
the attention of Congress.
FINANCE.
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury represents in detail, a
highly satisfactory exhibit Of the
state of our finances and the condi-
ton Of various branches Of the pub
lie service administered by that de-
partment. The ordinary resources
from all sources for the fiscal year
ending June 10, 1881, were: From
customs, S198, 159, 676.02; from inter-
nal revenue, $135, 264, 1851; from
public lands, g, 221, S63.17; from tax
on circulation and deposits of ma
tional banks, SS,116, 1872; from re-
payment of interest by Pacific rail-
way companies, SS10,S33. 80; from
sinking fund for Pacific railroad
companies, SS05, 1S0.54. from Gus
toms fees, fines, penalties, etc.,
81 ,225,514.S6; from fees, consular let
tiers patent and lands, 1924, 1884. 80.
from proceeds of sales of govern
ment property, S2,621.74O; from pro-
fits on coinage, S3,46S. 1851; from
revenue of the District of Columbia,
S2,016,199.23; from miscellaneous
sources, $6,2O6,SSO.13; total ordinary
receipts, $3.50, ,297. The ordinary
expenditures for the same period
were For civil expense, S17,941,-
177.19; for foreign intercourse, &c.,
39,540.02 for Indians, S6.514,-
5000 ; for pensions, S5,O5O,279.e2 ;
for the military establishment
including river and harhor improve
ments and arsenals $40, 466, 460.5?;
for the naval establishment includ-
ing vessels, machineryIand improve.
ment at the navy yards, S15, 686,671
Sc; for miscellaneous expenditures
including public buildings, light
houses and collecting the revenue,
S41, 1887, 2S0.5l; fer the expenditures
Of accounts of the District of Column
bia, $3,353, 932.03; for interest on the
public debt, $50 sos, 74l.1S; for pre-
MUM on bonds purchased, S1,062,-
24S.7S. Total of ordinary expendi-
lures, S260.712,SS7.59, leaving sur
plus revenue of sI00,0S9, 404.9S.
which was applied as follows; to the
redemption Of bonds for the
sinking fund, S74,371, 200; frac-
tional currency for the sink
ing fund. 81, 900, Oln.O5; loan of Feb
ruary, 1861, STATS, 900; ten-forties of
1884, S2O1, Sis, 900; five-twenties of
1855, 1918, 900; coneols o. 1865, S143.-
$4,000; consols of 1867, sos, 915, 900;
consols of 1868, S33, 900; loan in
demnity stock, 100000 old de-
mand, compound interest and other
notes, 81, 1898, OO0, and to the increase
of cash in the Treasury, S14, 637 ,023.-