Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-15

: EUIIIg TIUWfHI OF
U Q Islands from outward sources 20 degree
winch may impair the native sovereignty and
Independence in which the United States was
among the first to testify lively interest
OTHER NATIONS.
Relations OF unlmpared amitg have been
maintained throughout the year with the re-
spectlye Governments of Austria, hungary.
Belgium, Denmark Hayti, Paraguay and Urt-
! quay, Portugal and Sweden and Norway, and
! this may also be said OF Greece and Ecuador.
Although ourrelatiOns with those States have for
some years been severed by the withdrawal of
/ appropriations for diplomatic Representatives at
/ Athens and Quito, II seems expedient to restore
! those MISSIONS even on reduced scale and I
! decidedly recommend such course with regard
/ to Ecuador, which is likely, IN the near future
to play an important part among the nations
OF the Southern Pacific waters.
The State Department still continues 10 uub-
! hsh to tie country the
TRADE AND MANUFACTURING REPORTS
received from its officers abroad The success
OF this course warrants its continuance and
snch appropriation as may be required to meet
the rapidly increasing demand for those publi-
cations. WITH special reference to the Atlanta
Cotton Exposition the October number OF the
reports WAS devoted TO valuable collection of
world
THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFERENCE.
, for winch, in 1879, Congress made provision.
eoACH4bAcO III ILLS City carry IN January last.
ana the SESSIONS We're pr0lOn led until Marca
Although it reached no specific conclusion
affecting the future action of the participant
powers, the interchange Of views proved to be
most valuable. The full protocols of the ses-
slons. have been already presented to the
Senate
AS pertinent to this general subject 1 call
your attention to the operations of the
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
estabhshed by act OF Congress, approved
March 3, A. d. 1873. Its sphere Of duty was
enlarged by the act Of June 2 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 infectious diseases from foreign countries
INTO the United States. or from one State into
another. The execution of the rules and reg
ulatlons prepared by the board and APP
proved by my predecessor has done much to
arrest the progress of epidemic disease and
has thus rendered substantial service to the
nation
THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFERENCE
10 which l have referred adopted form OF a
bill Of health to be used by all vessels seeking
10 enter the ports OF the countries whose rep.
resentatlyes participated in Its deliberations
The form has been preserved by the National
Board Of Health, and Incorporated with its
rules and regulations, which have teen ap-
proved by me III pursuance Of law. The health
OF the people il Of supreme Importance. All
measures looking to their preservation against
the spread of contiguous diseases and to the
increase OF cur sanitary knowledge for such
purposes. deserves the attention Of Congress-
These international rules differ but slightly
from our own. They Lave been adopt
ed by the Navy Department for the goyerannee
Of the Tar-sllps of the United States On the
high seas and in foreign waters and through
the action Of the state Department in dissem-
mating the rules. and III aequaintng the ship
with ftaaf .tat4 ,,,f,y
without the jurIsdIctional waters OF the United
States They arc now very generally known
and oboyed.
TIE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF TIE
TREASURY.
represents, in detail, highly satsfa etory ex-
hl,lt OF the state Of the finances and the con
clifton of the various branches of the
public service administered by that
department. The ordinary revenues from
all surces for the fiscal wear end
ing June 10, 1881, were from customs.
sos, 1873, 67G.02 ; from in ernal revenue, sl35-
2d4,3S5.5i from public lands, SOP 1856 3i7:
FROM tax on circulation and deposits Of nation
al banks, Ss,ll6.11 ~ ; from repayment Of
interest by Pacific railway companies, $780,
S33 50 from sinking fund for Pac hc railway
companies, sSl5, lSJ 81 from customs, foes
fines. penalties, etc, II 225 5l4. Sc from fees
consular letters, patents and lands S22244-
9S4.99 fotthe military establishment including
flYrr and halbor improvements and arsenas
$40 i66, iGo.55; for the naval establishment.
Including vessels, machinery and improvements
at navy yards, 9l5.6S6,671.66 for miscelIa-
neous expenditures. in ,luiine public buildings
hghthou 6 and collecting the revenue S41-
saI2S1.57 for expenditures on account
Of the District Of Columbia. 50 J43.-
9l2.G3; for interest on the public d. bt
@S2,5 7il.fS; for premium on bonds pur-
chased, sl06l 2is.7S Total ordinary expcnd-
itules, S1617l2, 3S7.53 leaving surplus OF
revenue of 500, 069, 4al95, which was applied
az follows To the REDEMPTION of bonds for the
sinking fund. S74, 37l. 200 fractional, cur
rency for the SINKING fund, S109 00l. 05 loan
of February, 1861, 81, 4lS000 10-4O's of 1864
s2.0i6,l50; 5-20's OF 1852 81. 500; 520s
OF 1854, s3, 460 5-20's Of 1865, S37 SEQ:
conaos Of 1865, $143, 150. 600 consols OF 1867.
S95. 225, 600 consos of 1868, 1897 400 loan
indemnity stock, 100000 old demand com
pound interest and other notes. sls $50. ana to
the increase Of cash III the treasury 5l4636-
023.93 total 500, 0G9, 4049S.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SINKING FUND
for the year amounted to S9,7S, SOC, 400 which
sum included balance of SO, 500. rs not
provided for during the previous fiscal wear
Tie sum Of S74, 4S0 20l05 was applied t. thi,
fund, which left a deficit OF SIS 3J5, s7347.
REVENUES
The increase of the revenues for 1891 over
those Of the previous year was $50 952, 90l. 10.
II is stlmeted that the receipts during the
present fiscal year viii Iesch $500 900 900 and
the expenditures S270 000, 900, leaving a sur
plus Of Sl30OO0 600 applicable to tho SINKING
fund and the redemption of tue pubic debt.
SILVER CERTIFICATEs
! approve the recommendation of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury that provision be made
for the early retirement OF SILVER certificates,
and that the act requiring their issue re re
peacd. They were issued III pursuance OF the
policy of the Government to maintain silver at
near the gold standard and were accordingly
receivable for ali oustoms, taxes and public
dues. About SG5.00O,000 of them
are now outstanding They formed
an unnecessary addition to the paper currency,
sufficient amount OF which may be readily
supplied by the national banks. In accordance
with tie act Of + .. 2S, 1878, the Treasury De-
pertinent has monthly caused nj least $4,000
600 IN value of silver bullion to he coined into
standard silver dollars l02. 100000 Of these
dollars have been coined, while only about
3Zcc0 coo are IN circulation, for the reasons
which he specifies.
/ concur Ia the Secretary's Recommendation
that the provision for coinage OF fixed
amount each month be repealed, and that
hereafter only so mnch be coined as shall be
necessary to supply the demand.
GOLD cEErEFrcATEs.
The Secretary advises that the issue Of gold
certificates should rot for the present be re-
sllned, aud suggests that the national banks
my properly be forbidden by law 60 retire
tler cur ency except III on reasonable notice OF
| their intention SO to do. such legislation Would
seem to he justified bv the recent action of Ger
| tain banks on the occasion referred to in the
Secrejary's report
Fractional CURRENCY.
Of the fifteen Millions fractional currency
| Sill outstanding only about { ghyy thousand
| has been deemed tue past yesr. Tic sc0se--
| ton inst the amount may properly be dropped
| from future statements % the pahhc debt
| SEEMS Wurtgy OF approval 50 also does the
| suggestion OF the Secretary as 10 the advisable
| l,y Cf relieving the calendar OF the United
| States courts IN the Southern District at New
| YORK IL the transfer to another tribunal OF
| the numerous suits pending there against col
! loctors.
| THE REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS
| for the past fiscal year was SO, l59, 676.02 an
increase Of Sill 627. 6l1 AZ over inst Of the pre-
ceding year SSS. li9S. 562.3a 81 IT,. amount wa.
| collected al the port Of NJ )Fk, leaving $50.
| 251,IIS.63 as the amount collected at s the
Other ports Of the country. OF this sun 81.
/ 977.i37.62 was collected on sugar, nitiado
| and molasses S2T, 2sG.62A7s on wool
/ and It's manufactures; S2l.462, 534S4 on
/ iron and steel and manufactures thereof Sl9,-
| 05S. sos on manufactures Of silk @l0S4a, l6.2l
/ on manufactures OF cotton, and So
| s63.6i3.04 on wines and spirits, making the
| total revenue from these sources Si53,05s.
| 720.Sl. The expenses OF collection TOT tat
| past year we're &, 4l0,3i5. -. an Increase eI
| the preceding year Of SSSG ste.et NoiWlh-
| standing the increase in .esCrue tr3l2 customs
over tle preceding year. the ,ross " ne 90 The
| lmports. ncIGdIny free gods. decEt cd oveT
| vas,e u uunlanUtac,uro1 sooi. SHES 6s2, and
| IN thsg og seraa sud * lyan, Sl2Sle,a7l The
/ vslus Il imports .snssra og jil@ Ut.et band.
/ showed an increase OF - 457.45I. 0f steel rails