Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-15

udIA last, Uliu llS ScSSlOUN were pIOlOnptu
until March. Although it reached no spe-
citic conclusion affecting the future action
of the participant powers, the inter
change of views proved to be valuable.
The full protocols Of the sessions have
been already presented.
NATIoNAL BOARD OF IEALTm:
As pertinent to this general subject
call your attention to the operations Of the
national board of health, established by
an act OF congress approved March 3, 1879.
Its sphere OF duty was enlarged by the act
Of June ,, in the same year. by the last
named act the board was required TO in
stitute 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 exc
CutiOn of the rules and regulations pre-
pared by the bOard and approved 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,
to which have referred, adopted n form
Of y bill Of health to be used Ivy all vessels
seeking to enter the ports of the countries
whose representatives participated in its
deliberations. This form has since been
prescribed by the national board Of health
and incorporated with its rules and Tegu-
latiOAs which have been approved by me
in pursuance of law. The health Of the
people is of supreme Importance. All
measures looking 10 their protection
against the spread of contagious diseases
and the increase of our sanitary knowledge
for such purposes deserve the attention of
congress.
THE TREASURY.
The reports of the secretary of the
treasury represents in detail highly salts
factory exhibit of a state of finances and
the condition of the various branches Of
the public service administered by that
department.
RECEIPTS.
The ordinary revenues from all sources
for the fiscal year ending June ~, 1881,
were from customs $lgSljg. .67G02; from
internal revenues, Sl35,2H ,3S55l; from
public lands, S2,221 ,Sj317; from tax on
circulation and deposits of national banks,
SS,1l6, lljl2; from repayment of interest on
Pacific railway company SSlO,S3jSO; from
sinking fund for Pacific Railroad cOmpan-
les, SSUj, 1861; from customs, fees, fines,
penalties, etc, Sl,22j, ,l5ls6; from fees CON
sular, letters patent and lands, S2,2il,-
9S3a0; from proceeds of sales of govern
ment property, S263,17I; from profits on
coinage, S3lGS,A ,ASjGl; from revenues of the
District of Columbia S2,0lG, 1923; from
miscellaneous sources, Sd2O6SS,Ol3.
Total ordinary receipts, S3GO,Ia2 ~ o.
EXPENDITURES.
The ordinary expenditures for the same
period was for civil expenses, Sl19lll77l9;
for foreign interclOsuUe, Sl093,9jL02; for
IpItnng CO .Nnnginng SED .
O50. 1882; for the military establishment,
including river and and haTbOr improve
ment and arscnals, sl0,lG6, ,l60.55; for the
naval establishment, including vessels,
machinery and improvements at the navy
yards, Sl5,SGG,637 GG; for miscellaneous
expenditures, including public buildings,
| light houses, and collecting the revenue,
| Sii ,S37 $50; for expenditures on account of
| the District of Columbia, S3,1i3,0l2O3; for
interest on the public debt, So, ,5O2,7 ,7il.1S;
for premium on bonds purchased, ST.
0G1, ,2lS78.
Total ordinary expenditures, S2jO,7l2,-
$3.50, leaving a surplus of revenue OF
$100,069,i ,iOi0S. This was applied as fol-
lows: To the redemption of bonds for the
sinking fund, S74,I3l 800; fractional cur
rCncy for the the sinking fund, S109,0Ol0j;
loan OF February, 1861, S7,41S,000; ten.
| lhi llGo VI lOUts G-fVlU,lbV, hNt-lhNlllNo vi
1852, S1S,30O; flve-twenties of 1865, S34OO
hve-twentles of 1865, $37,300; consols Of
1865, S1,43l 800; cOnsOls of 1867, S95915O
cOnsOls of 1858, S337 400; loan indemnities
stock, 100000; old demand compound
interest and other notes, S18,330; and Ia
| the increase of cash in the treasury, Sll.
637 ,02303. Total, S100,0604 4049S.
The requirments of the sinking fund fOl
the year amounted to S90,7S6,06i.O2, which
sum includes balance Of Sl287S. During
the previous fiscal year the sum of S74.
4S0,2O1.0j was applied to the fund.- which
left deficit of S16,2O5,S7347. The increase
of the revenue for 1881 over those of the
previous year was S20,S52,90l.10. 1t il
estimated that the receipts during thC
present fiscal year will reach S40OO0O,000
and the expenditures S270,0O0,0 900, leaving
q surplus of S130,00000O applicable to thu
sinking fund and the redemption of th,
public debt.
SILVER CERTIFICATES.
approve the cOmmendation of the sec
retary Of the treasury that provision b,
made for the early retirement of silve
certifcat S, and that the act requiring thei
issue be repealed. They were issued II
pursuance OF the policy Of the government
to maintain silver at near the gold stand
ard, and were accordingly made receivable
for all customs, taxes and public dues
About sixty.six millions of them are nov
outstanding, and they form an unneces
sary addition to the paper currency,
sufficient amount of which may be readil,
supplied by the national banks, in accord
ance with the act Of February 2S, 1875
The treasury department has MONTH,
caused at least two millions, in value O
silver bullion to be coined into standar,
silver dollars. One hundred and two mil
J lion of these dollars have been alread
cSneG %ne Only Fa aSeut tbs are
, specifies, I.concur In the secretary's recon
mendation that the provision for the coir
, j age of fixed amount each month be re