New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

which he convict 'eoars ;aay not be that wherce DO
cal1e Tie Department has cndeavored to remove thls
Gin. ilty ny asopu5 IN - regulations promulgated IN
a. an of August last The provisions ZOE the return OF
mentay To- lie acts in relation TO Immigration approved
NnfcA D. 1870 But the receut sta,ute snonid DC 50
Amended A. on lie face, 10 be free from ambiguity
NAuOSAL BOARD OF HEALTH
Tie r"T@-t OF the NatiarG Board OF Health Tor the
fiscal year cGdtG Jun" 90 1882. shows an expenditure
o. S0s.523 o.
This expenditure been made chiefly In aid 81 state
and local boards OF health and Of local quaraatne STA
to"s, in preventing the coming IN yellow fever ana
nyer and railroad
The oct Of June o 1879 under which some OF the
operations NJ the Board ara conducted. VIII efpfe uy
Limitation on tie I'd OF june Ss3 II u be Gee H'n az
Nlsahe t. Continue the work On which TIE bo- - 81,
gaSed additional legislation will be necessary ann ~,
ia5sd upon 6 11 oo6 RA ,T be rcaGTed and
SlOoooo Tor use IN case OF epidenics; ,, s,,,,s
ach'cNtd nnd tie Apr pnauons reltiIeu ~ tio-i
tnnance are shown 10 the annual report oil tue Do1'
winch IS transmitted.
APR PRIATIoN FOR PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF
EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
One hundred thousand c0lars appropriated NY
Congress az It's lat to be usei. in the dscreuon
o. the President for preventing the spread OF epuomo
diseasrs. The expenditure was by lin conlmtteu 10
tins Department because It lac ready The services o.
ttlu'o members OF the Marine Hospital oerFl. VI 'u'
Revenue Name service ana tdc customs SctNlc A.,
The G. vernon 90 Texas applied for all IN ohecAlnE 'e
spread pI y, o" fever In thaj state rue gu tn
cal - the Marine Hospital Service was CHARGED WIN
III.
Iue sys rued By him aud MS 1ic a coad
JutOrN Was we conceived AM uee lhef t5ui Vi !ntt
operation shows tnat the management OF suc1 matters
may well be c0uhded TO them.
ALASKA.
Early attention should 0e given to the establishment
OF civil government FOR Alaska Territory The im.or
arce Of tnat land is hot far, fully recognized 1t Is
ro in timber and the supplies which tie ocean gi7e7
and Etn the present rapid cutting down OF the flores Oh
lands market, and the ru,hlessiy wasfeu modes
OF taku h coasts and In rivers nearer o. Manu. II
viii soon become the of the country for
those products Of nature. Moreover. tho extent anu
richness Of useful mineral depos and OF precious metals
there ara l0t VT fully known LoiSh toe uol'ato- arg
thai they great. We're civil government establish Il
Immigration aud permanent rcl'leHIl"l NID' '. 49,"
couragcu and he way made TciDJ Tor tar Prn""O US
Of tAt natural advantages which tpdt rFl"h Prone
porso ju- c. and act upon conflicting CLAIMS uni IS
inIt a-saIn,d by cu~tom officers NAV be 'alrd Nncn'
There should Do mere as eseW h,I- ~, t'@.J 80,
con Oi law. administered by officer, dud III WAYS thc
acnt would 20 or ,yrd. lie T. easiry department sloud
rot be cnasrd wn tie responsibility Oh "dnIAis'etinS
| cou~ within IL. 2tnate functions; certainly not
| without some wclG-nucd ruc ot acuon
The Alaska Commercial company has taken during
the pas year near the maximum numhef o sea- -H'h'
ucrInea under IT, ease, paid the tax dc tIrr"o, a,
we'd the rent II The ~iahua, dhd oitf"-sc leoihcu
| It's dutIe5 nu.cr lts least.
DISTINCTIVE PAPER
There hav. been rec aud daily accounted for since
the last reaor 1851 $50 sheets Of slltlr'aded d.
tctive tbre paper FOR the printing OF United states
notes NatIoual bank notes. gold and silver certificates
r,gistere, bonds cOecss. and other Obligations " ihc
Government. The ice Of tnis paper continues to give
satisfaction, and "a believed furnishes an important
defence az ms. attempts a coulterfcltng
Dung iuc same period fIrre EaNe Dytn IccclF ~
74s 900 sh,c,s ilctys paper "doptet for the
| printing o. internal rryeu.e aad customs s'anps.
| COUNT, EXAMINATION AND sTRUCTION OF RE
DEEMED SECURITIES
Tie United states st-tcndcr notes National currency
and .ous secutti received by this Office dur
Ing L. f.cal year e4dej jane 80 lss2 for fra. count
aud destruction, amounted to rI60,66j573 ~. aud
United STATES icsaitender notes, National currency
u..ed states bonds and oner obL-auons INITIATED ia
process 90 printing aud uussued notes, received Tor tie
-ructiou amounted 10 so ST. making al aggregate
of s,.rtes counted cancelled aad Ges- Dyed, o; which
details viii be- round in TIE tables accompanying thls
! report Of s2iU5J6.757 1Jl2.
BUREAU OF ENGRAy1NG AND PRINTING
The work Oh TIL. Bureau steadily increases. Tue aggre
gate deliveries TIE year are over 20 per cent greater
the expendIturrs for less han l. cent create and
the force u employees 10 per cent greater than the
wear o4tore All the engraving, place printing and work
incidental equired by tue Treasury Department
il now done II TIL bureau uuocr the direct supervision
| OF The officers Of the Govern leut
Tie mater Of the Use OF steam-power presses for
nrtntiug was on July TO- l-s2 referred 10 special com
uit5ec Wuo ,u have % in ,.arge Owing TO pressure
oil work three pei ouuts auu on the pc. 'orH
or circulating notes i'r Nauoua btN"7 "lNi dNt'l u
b. Ir
,I committee we're uccrss .rly brokcn upon, and they
| nave not yet finished ne tt-A -"i tucH L" DO.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
reee AT It's a- ess.. authorized ihc erection OF
ttr.,.ycu new buildings Tor public use including four
marine b spitas purchase OF one hospital building
fer-ten-loa and Isp-dcllug of the Custom House al
Bun o and that ol the court house ana posi- once ~
Dies Ao,ucs ID. his contemplated an aggregate maj
cost Of SG2p3OOO. Of which S3,-jsOOO were al once
auprotrad size, have been selected for niue OF these
fnr fft d. N. .
tr winch appropriation made at rhe previous ses-
sion -teos have taken 'cr the selection % gt.er-
waer. jursdiCdou over tue land Aas Dteh eeueu W
r.,p,ctivr q IS. Where this las no. 0ern done tue
| d ,arimeut awaits tIe acton ~ Legislatures
Ic.lI attention 70 recommendation IN TIE report or
the supervising ar'hi.'ci ina. me % ~ tn ,o
Ior, Of that now nr tue Uniled states ana 'ha
M. government may acquire new sic, II Io1nd al
OF he buildings progress under former orr. autaoTza "a
tons Nv nave cen hHl'-tu "--'"b '"' ''' I'LL" ~
e4e va. -en tpcaded during year the pub
Tic bu,dl.gs under control Of the department.
~334g249 81 for construction, el6HtI7 o. II ieiaa'
aud si,i5137 O6 ior heating apparatus elevators
vaults, safes and iochf
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
The not expenditures on account OF the District OF
Columbia for the nsca year 1s-2 were $3.50 1+5 -.
The revenues depoiIed in tue Treasury Ior the same
period were Sl,7l3.l16 II.
since December /. ISL. the bonded Indebtedness was
reduced by operation the sinking fund S25O3i0 and
tb annual interest charge upon The District deb was
reduced Sl3705 %. siice the Office of the Commits
soper- OF the .iulug Fund OF the District oil t0luuhA
was abolished and their duties and powers were trans
,l -, TN. Treasurer o. the Uuited states by the act
ofC,ncfrss OF June H. ls7-. the funded icb has been
/ r,lIrrl I'm the principal su;n Pl,l73.-Jo and the
anuuL interest cn4ige thereon his oreA fedHcei
| $50 81. ,..---...
The several reports ~ the heads of offices and bureaus
arc herewith res, ctfl.y transmitted
To Department j. .'Gs-d iD report that as YET trIe
4. no dthci,uc, "a tle appropriations placed ~ Con-
| ercs- q, lis disposal
! To Hr Honorable iHs SPEAKER OF tn HOUSE oi
! REPRESENTATIVES,.