The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-12-13
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

particular interest to the general
reader, yet, as a whole, it is an emil
nently practical and patriotic expo
sition of public affairs I; notably OF
which is the Presidents commenda-
ton of Civil Service reform and his
emphatic condemnation of political
assessments his recommendation of
a reduction of duties on articles of
prime necessity and favoring lighter
taxes. The following is a synopsis,
containing its main features
The President prefaces his message
with a review of he more important
! matters which appertain TO our + reign
/ aud diplomatic intercourse. He recites
| the fact o the passage of the immi gra-
! ii II treaty with China, AID nounc s
that under the direction of the State De-
partment arrangements have been effec-
ted for carrying its provisions into OPP
GRAFTON. The South Amer lean troubles
| are treated at length, and comprise
| succinct review of what s been done
by the Government in the direction of
an amicable adjustment of the pending
difficulties between the belligerents,
The mission of Mr.. Prescott and Walk
L
and refere ice is made to the reports sub
mitted by them, which were the subject
of full discussion in Congress and 9th
erwise, officially last spring. The APP
parent prostration of the effort made by
this Government at that time H. thu in
terests of pence did rot discourage fur
ther efforts in the same direction, and
the appointment of Mr.. Logan as Min
lister TO Chill was intended to convey to
the CHILEAN Government assurance that
the Government of the United States
was still DESTROYS, so far as might be
proper and acceptable, to interp Sc its
good offices. The Presid n ventures o
hope that the apparent obstacles which
have so far confronted our Minister to
Chill may eventually be overcome, to
the creait of this Government and the
satisfaction of the hostile powers.
On the subject of the movement for
International Peace Congress,
to assemble in Washington City, inau
urated under the administration of his
predecessor, the President reel es the
fact of its interruption by his own or
der, and states as his reasons for giving
such order that upon careful research
and earnest reflection he had been una
BILE to reconcile the customs IA have
prevaile in the diplomacy of this Gov
eminent with proposition so far-reach-
ing in it's scope and so doubtful IL it's
effect, and that, since up n Congress
must devolve the development rat
itication of such proceeding, he had
felt it incumbent upon himself, in the
in crest of public policy, to transmit all
the correspondence which bore upon the
subject, as well as the subject itself, TO
Congress. The President does not init
mate an unf ,vorable attitude toward
the assembling OF such Peace Con-
gress, but prefers that if it shall assem-
bic its character and object shall have
been first the subject of thoughtful con-
sideration, and by the representatives of
the people rather than by the Execu-
tive head of the Government alone. In
this connection, the Presiden. suggests
the ACCESSIBILITY of measures looking to
the settlement of international difficult
ties by arbitration, which method, he
recalls, has been the subject of profita-
BILE discussion, salts ying him tina. the
object is we'll worthy the attention of
Congress as a means eff securing pro-
lOnged peace.
Imprisonment Of american Citizens
The President treats briefly the mat
ter OF the arrest and Imprisonment of
American citizens in English jalls, re-
citing the fact of the arrests and of the
inquiry regarding them on behalf of
this Government; of the demands made
| through the State Department and our
Minister to England for the prompt tri-
al of the suspects or their release, and
| ackno~ !. dyes the reparation subse-
| Quently accorded by the English Gov
| eminent. This statement is supplement
| ted ny the announcement of the trans
mission 10 Congress, with the message,
of voluninous correspondence and 9TH
| er papers covering the subject.
The Treasury.
The President next reviews the oper.
ations OF the Treasury DEPARTING Mt. The
! ordinary revenues from all sources for
the fiscal year ending June 80 1882, are
shown t. be as fellows From customs,
! 1920, 410, 730 %; from internal revenue,
| $146, 497, 500 45; from sale of public
/ lands, $4, 773, 40 81; from direct tax,
| $3.50, 141 90; miscellaneous, $21, 703, GAG
90. Total net revenue, $403, 525, $50 %.
| The surplus revenue was $145, 543, $40
| II. The ordinary expenditures for the
same period were For civil expenses,
| $67, 219, $50 SO; for the military estab-
lishment, including rivers and harbors,
| $43, $40, 494 10; for the naval establish
| nent, SIS, 032. GAG 26; for Indians, So
| 736, TAI 40; for pensions, SCI ,345, 1913 50;
| interest on public debt, 81 OF, 206 70.
| Total ordinary expenditures, $257, 991, :
439 81.
The receipts of the Government show
an inct ease ever those of 1881 of $22,-
| 251 ,054 % in the revenue from customs;
| 81, 233, 200 "a from the internal reve-
nue.; So, 551, 277 20 from sales of public
lands; SO, 707, 416 "a from miscellaneous
| sources, making total Increase In the
net revenue OF $42, 742, 957 II. The to-
tai net revenue was $403, 525, $50 20.
The net expenditures dec eased firm
$3.50. ?12, 1877 80 TO $685., 9S1 140 30, a re-
duction of 81, 731 AT 80, viii h, added
| to the increase, makes $45, 474, 405 10 in
the surp. us revenue appli able TO the
reduction OF the public uebt. The ex-
| penditures on account of interest on the
/ public debt show a reduction of SILL
| All, 534 80 from $50, sos, TAI Is in 1881
to 81, OF, 206 II in 1892.
The excess of revenues over eXpendi-
/ lures " as S145, SAB $40 08, and the amt
| applied To the reelection Of the debt
| $l66 ,251, 500 So. The amount staining
on tile books of the Treasury TO the ere
| dit of the disbursing officers of the Uni
| ted states at tnt close OF the last HScal
year was $50, U67, 872 48.
The receipts OF the fiscal year on ac-
count of the Postoffice Department were
49,, 1886, 062 80 and the expenditures
! $50, 265, 29S 43. OF these amounts $780,
| gil ,991 70, or about one-half, was re-
ceived and expended directly by the
Postmaster. without being deposited in
the Ire .sury. The unavailable funds
| of theTreasury decreased from $29, 521,
'632 70 to 500, 517 ,275 80.
The exports of the last fiscal year were
| $733 ,239, 1872, as against 1888, 925, 947 au-
ring 1881, a decrease of $3.50, ,215.
The value of our exports of cotton as
| $193 812, ga. The value of the exports
of breadstuffs amounted to 1882, 050, 52S.
! The imports during the year amounted
to $724, 500 ,574. The balance of trade
in our favor, in face of our decreased
exports, aggregated nearly $27, 900, 900.