The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-08
t. Il-v an important part among the
nations of the Southern PacitiC.
INTERNATIoNAL CoNvL NTIONs.


INTERNATIONAL CONV NTIONS.
At ITS last extra session the Senate
called fur the text at the Geneva G m
ventiun for the relief of the wounded
in war. trust this action tOreshadows
such an Interest in the subject "a Will
result in the adhesion of the United
States 10 that humane and commend
able engagement.
| invite your attention to th5 pro
prieIy OF auuptlng a new code Of inter
national rules fnr the prevention of col
lisions on the high seas, and Of con-
forming the domestic Legislation of the
United States thereto, so that no con-
fusion may arise from the application
of conflicting rules in the case of YES
sells of different natIOnalities meeting
in tidal waters. These international
rules differ but slightly from cur own.
They have been adopted by the Navy
Department for the government of the
war ships of the United States on the
high seas ard in foreign waters, and
through the action of the State Depart
ment in disseminating the rules, and
and in acquainting shipmasters with
the option Of conforming 10 them with
out the jurisdic iOnal waters of the
United states, theN are now very gen.
orally known and Obeyen.
The State Department still continues
to publish to the country the trade and
manufacturing reports received from
its officers abroad. The su' '"ess OF this
course warrants its continuance on
snch appropriation may be required
to meet the rapidly increasing demand
for these publications. With special
r~ference to the Atlanta Cotton EXIT
bitiop, the October number of the re-
port was devoted to a valuable cOllec-
tion of papers on the cotton goods trade
of the world.
INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFER
ENCE.
The International Sanitary Confer
ence for which, IN 1879, Congress made
provision, assv vmbled IN this city early
In January ,ast and its sessions were
prolonged until March. Although it
reached no specific conclusion affecting
the future action of the participant
powers the interchange of views proved
to Ue most valuable. The full protocols
of the sessions have been already pre-
sented to the Senate.
AS pertinent to the general subject l
call your attention to the operations of
the National Board of Health, estab-
lished by act of Congress, approved
March 81, 1879. Its sphere of duty was
enlarged by the act OK June I'd, in the
same year. BY the last named act, the
board was required to institute such
measures as might be deemed necessa
ry for preventing the introduction of
contagious or infectious diseases from
foreign countries into the United
Stats S or from one State into another.
The execution of the rules and regula.
tiOns prepared by the board and ap-
proved by my predecessor has done
much to arrest the progress of epidem-
ic disease and has thus rendered sub
stantial service to the nation.
The International Sanitary Confer
ence to which | have referred, adopted
a form Of a bill Of health to be used by
all vessels seekirg to enter the ports of
the countries whose representatives
participated in the deliberations. This
form has since been endorsed by the
National Board OF Health and incOrpO-
rated with it's bill and regulations,
which have heen approved by me in
pursuance of law. The health of the
people is of supreme Importance. All
measures looking to their protection
against the spread of contagious dis
eases and to the increase of our sani-
tary knowledge for such purposes de-
serve the attention of Congress.
THE FrNANcI Al EXHIBIT.
The report of the s. Sccretary of the Treasury
represents in detail highly satisfactory exhibit OF
the state of the finances and the condition Of the
various branches % the publ service administer
ed by that department The ordinary revenues
from al sources for the fiscal year ending 'use 30,
1881, we're:
From custons....... ............. s19s I59 GIG OF
From internal reve .... l35, ,264,3S5 81
Fr puoic lands 22ol, 1868 II
From tax on circulate N and depOs.
it's OF atonai banks -. -. s.1l6,l1j 70
From repayment OF interest by Pa
cjG ia'lr1ad companies -............ slOs33 so
From sinking find for Pacific rail-
road lOmpanles SOO loO 81
eic 49,. -. 80 ,.:........- - So. Lips, ,5I4 SO
ana lands ....... -. 80. 2,24L9ss 90
ment properly ............... ...... 1862, ia 90
From profits on coinage ............... s46s AS 81
l4mbia ..............,............ sol8, 90 %
From misc ,an e0us sources ..... .. 6,2O6 $50 10
Total ordinary racepts ...... $500 1872, 292 81
The ordinary expenditures for the same period
we're:
For civil expenses .... ........... lT,9F17T 10
For foreign intercourse 1,093 954 %
For Inu1aLs b,0l4, l0l Og
For pensions 5000 2T9 50
For the military establishments,
proyements and arsensis .......... 4O.46s, ,4sO 55
For the naVnl establishment, ,inclUd-
ing vessels, machinery and i'm
men Is at navy yard Is 69667l 68
For miscellaneous expenditures,
ircludiRg public building light
4,Ss72So 81
For expenditures on account OF the
District OF Columbia. S,54s9l O3 |
For interest on The public debt...... S35OS74l is
For premium on bonds purchased. loci, ,24S IS |
Total ordinary expenditures S26O, ,712 ss7 SO
Leaving surplus OF 500, 90 40l 9S which was |
applied a. follows:
To the redemption Of bonds for the
. sinAing tund .-....S 1887, 200 90 |
Fractional currency for the sinking
1unu '''' LuyOUiO 70