Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-07

partment, be returned to the governments of
those countries.
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
The king of Hawaii, in the course of his
homeward return, after a journey around the
world, has lately visited this country, and
while our relations with that kingdom are
friendly, this government has viewed with
concern, the efforts to seek replenishment' of
the diminishing population of the islands from
outward sources to degree which may i'm
in which the United States was among the
first to testify lively interest
PEACE.
Relations of unimpaired amnesty have been
maintained throughout the year with the re-
spective governments of Austria, Hungary,
Belgium, Denmark. Hayti, Paraguay, Ura-
quay, Portugal, Sweden and Norway, and this
may also be said of Greece and Ecuador, al
though our relations with those states have
for many years been severed by the withdrawal
of appropriations for diplomatic representa-
tives at Athens and Quite: 1t seems expedient to
restore those missions, even at reduced scale,
and decidedly recommend such a course with
respect to Ecuador, which is likely within the
near future to play an important part among
the nations of the Southern Pacific.
At its last extra session the senate called for
the text of the Geneva convention for the re-
lief of the wounded in the war. / trust that
this action foreshadows such interest in this
subject as will result in the accomplishment
of the desired end.
invite your attention to the propriety of
adopting the new code of International rules
for the prevention of the collisions in the high
seas and of confering the domestic legislation
of the United States thereto SO that no confu-
sion may arise from the application of con-
ficting rules in the case of vessels of
different .nationalites meeting in tidal
waters. These international rules differ but
adopted by the navy department for the gov
ernment of the war ships of the United States
on the high seas and IN foreign waters, and
through the action of the state department in
disseminating the rules and in acquainting the
ship masters with the option of comforting on
them within the jurisdctlonal waters of the
United States, they are now very generally
known and obeyed.
TRADE REPORTS.
The state department still continues to pub
lish to the country the trade and manufactur-
ing reports received from its off
cials abroad. The success of this
course warrants its continuance, and such
appropriation as may be required to meet the
rapidly increasing demand for these publica-
tions. With special reference to the Atlantic
cotton exposition the October number Of the
reports was devoted to collection of papers
on the cotton goods trade of the world. The
international conference, for which in 1878
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city in January last and its sessions were pro-
longed until March. Although it reached no
specific conclusions affecting the future action
of the participant powers, the interchange Of
views proved to be most valuable. The full
protocols of the sessions have been already
presented to the senate.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
As pertinent to this general subject I call
your attention to the operations of the Ma
tional Board of Health, established by act of
congress, approved March 8, 1879 Its sphere
of duty was enlarged by the act of June %, ID
the came year. By the last named act the
board was required to investigate such meas
ures as might be deemed necessary for pre-
venting the introduction of contagious or in
fictitious diseases from foreign countries into
the United States or from one state to anoth-
er. The execution of the rules and regulations
prepared by the board and approved by my
predecessor has done much to arrest the pro-
gress of epidemic disease and has thus rem
dered substantial service to the nation.
The international sanitary conference to which
have referred, adopted the form of bill of
health to be used by all vessels seeking to en-
ter the ports of the countries whose represen-
tatives participated in the deliberations. This
form has been preserved by the national boarc
of health, and incorporated with its rules and
which have been approved by M
IN pursuance of law. The health Of the people
is of supreme importance. Ali measures
looking to their preservation against the
spread of contagious diseases, and to the in
crease of our sanitary knowledge for such
THE TREASURY.
The report of the secretary of the treasury
in detail highly satisfactory ex
hibt of the state of the finances and the con-
diton of various branches of the public ser
vice administered by that department. The
ordinary revenues from all sources for thu
fiscal year ending June 10, 1881, were from
GU: toms, S19S, 159.676 o.; from internal rev.
enue, S135,264, 1851; from public lands,
S2,2I ,863.17; from tax on circulation and de-
posits of National banks, IS, l16, ,l15.72; from
of interest by Pacific Railway CON-
panies, $sl ,OS3, 1880; from sinking finds for
Pacific Railway companies, $S05, 1SO.54; from
custom fees, fines. penalties, etc., sl,225,-
514.S6; from fees, consular, letters
patent and lands, $22, PA, 1884 80;
rom proceeds of sales of government prop
erty, 1862, TIA; from profits on coinage, 3d.
1853, 1851; from revenues of the District of
Columbia, S2,016, ,199. .23; from miscellaneous
sources, S62, ,06S, ,S01.34. Total ordinary re-
ceipts, $3.50, 1852 ,297.
The ordinary expenditures for the same pc
riod, were for civil expenses, Sl7,941 ,1T.l9;
for foreign intercourse, 81 ,093, ,954 80; for Ind
ans, So SD, .09 for pensions, 50O50, ,279.62
for the military establishment, including river
and harbor improvement and arsenals, $40,-
1876, ,460. So; for the naval establishment in
holding vessels and machinery in improve
meut at navy yards, SIS, 1856 ,671 66; for miscel-
laneous expenditures, including public build
ings, lighthouses and collecting the revenue,
S41, ,S37, ,aSO57; for expenditures on account of
the District of Columbia, So, .912 03; for
interest on the public debt, SS2, sos, ,741.1S; for
premium on bonds purchased, Sl6l POSTS.
Total ordinary expenditures, $260,7I2 1887 SO,
leaving surplus of revenue of S100 ,069 404. 80,
which was applied as follows:
To the redemption of bonds for
the sinking fund ...........S u, ,371 200 %
Fractional currency for sinking
lunQ. ........... lUS,UOl I'd
Loans of February, 1861 $500. 7,4lS,000 ~
Ten-forties of 1854 2,016,150 90
Five-twenties of 1862. .... $4,000 90
ive-twenties of 1864 .. $4,000 00
Five -twenties of 1865. 373, 600 90
Consols of 1865. ........-..... 1,43l 500 90
Consols of 1867. .............. $50, $50 90
Consols of 1868. 337, 400 90
Loan indemnity stock. ........ 10000 90
Old demand compound interest
and other notes. 1880 90
And to this and to the increase
of case in the treasury. 1867, ,023 SO
Total. .s1oO, ,O69, ,4o4 9s
The requirements of the sinking fund for
the year amounted to $9S,7S6, ,064.02, which
sum includes balance of 1887, ,12S.78, net,
provided for during the previous fiscal year.
The sum of $74,4S0, POI was applied to this
fund, which left a deficit of 6,205, ,873.47.
The increase of the revenue in 1881 over that
of the previous year was $19, ,352, ,901 10. 1t is
that the receipts during the past
fiscal year will reach $500, 900, 600, and expend-
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