The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13

hostile Indians. In my MESSAGE of last
year I called attention to the prevalent
laWlessness on the borders and to the
sion. | again invite the attention Of
Congress to the subject. A partial relief
from these mischiefs has been sought in
a convention which now asks the APP
does another touching the establishment
of the international boundary between
the United States and Mexico. If the
latter is ratified, the action of Congress
will be required for establishing a suit
able commission of survey.
The boundary dispute between Mex
leo and Guatemala, which led this gov
eminent to proffer it's friendly counsels
to both parties, has been amicably set
tied.
It appears that the ordinary revenues
from all sources for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1882, were as follows:
From customs, $22O,421 1902 S from in
ternal revenue, SAG, 497, 500. 45; from sales
of public lands, 81, 1853, 140. SO; from tax
on circulation and deposits of National
banks, 1886, 1876. As; from payment of
interest by Pacific railroad companies,
$40, 554.37 from sinking fund for Pacific
railroad companies, $796, 271.4 ~; from Gus
toms fees, fines, penalties, etc., 1914, 1884,
800; from fees of consular letters, pat
ents and lands, 1888, 800. 97; from pro-
ceeds Of sales of government property,
1914, $685.; from profits Of coinage, bull
ion deposits and assays, 81, liz, 1893; from
Indian trust funds, 1915, 243; from depes-
its by individuals for surveying public
lands, $685. sos; from revenues of the
District of Columbia, 81, 715,1 1854; from
miscellaneous revenues, So, 1888, AS. 43.
Total ordinary receipts, $403 ,525, $50. %.
EXPENDITURES.
The ordinary expenditures for the
same period were for civil expenditures,
$751; 42 1862; for foreign intercourse,
1882, 586.19; for Indians, 81, 1886, TAI. 49,;
for pensions, $61 ,845, 1885; for the mill
tary establishment, including river and
harbor improvements and a~rsenals, $43,-
SIC, 494.1 10; for the naval establishment,
including vessel machinery and inn
provements at the navy yards, SIS $685.
O36. 26; for miscellaneous expenditures,
including public buildings, lighthouses
and collecting the revenue, S34, $50, 237 so;
for expenditures on account Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, So, 1880, 1887; for in
terest on the public debt, 81, 107, 62O.67.
Total ordinary expenditures, 1857, $751;
1887, leaving a surplus revenue of
$145, 543, SO. II, with an amount drawn
from the cash balance in the treasury of
$50, 737, 694.84 making $166, 281, sos. SIS.
There was applied for the redemption
Of bonds for the sinking fund, and of
loans, a total of $14, 281 sos 5.
NATIONAL BANKS.
During the year there have been or
ganized I'll National banks. Of these
institutions there are now in operation
2,269, a larger number than ever before.
The value Of their notes in actual circu-
lat1on on july l, 1887, was S324, 656, 45S.
SILVER COINAGE.
In respect to the coinage Of silver dol
lars, the president says: II have seen
nothing to alter but much to confirm the
sentiments to which I gave expression
last year. A comparison between the
respective amounts of silver dollars in
circulation OF November l, 1882, shows
q slight increase of a million and a half
of dollars, but during the interval there
had been in the whole number coined
al increase of $26, 900. 900, and of the
SOS, 000, 600 thus far coined, little more
than $35, 600, 900 are in circulation. The
mass Of accumulated coin has grown SO
great that the vault room at present
available for storage is scarcely sufficient
to contain in. 1t is not apparent why it
is desirable to continue this coinage so
enormously in excess Of public demand.
REDUCTION OF TAXES.
The president approves of an immedi-
ate and extensive reduction in the an
nual revenues of the government. This
he does because of the fact that the sur
plus revenue over expenditures is con-
increasing, even allowing for the
requirements of the sinking fund for
payment of the national debt. He adj
vocates a diminution of the tax on dis
TILED spirits, and at the same time a sim