, 1882-12-09

The message of the President runs - Q
tale that is told; there 10 nothing attract
i've in the whole document; indeed il sp-
pears to have been written BY man glad
to get it of his banda; - piece of very
disagreable work. The 6rst section Of gen
srL importance is that devoted to the
finances OF the nation According to this
document the total ordinary receipts for
the last fiscal year uere s4O3, So, $50 q,
and the total expenditures Sl62 ,Sl5, ,o55-
Among the receipts we're: From Gus
toms, $40, ,42l, 730 %; from internal rev.
enue, sl46, ,497 ,595 10; from sale of pub
lie lands, 81, ,753,1 ,14O Co. Among the e1-
pendltures were, civil expenses, SIS, 042,
$50 80; foreign intercourse, 81, 3S7 $50;
Tor Indians. 81, ,236, 747; for pensions,
col. $40, 1893; for the military establish
ment, including river and hArbor im-
prot emeuts and arsenals, S45, $40, 494; for
the naval establishment, including ves-
| sells, machinery and improvements at IA
Wy yards, Sl5, ,o32, GAG.
The foreign Commerce OF the United
States during the las, fiscal year, ulclud-
Ing imports and exports of merchandise
and specie, was as follows: Exports OF
mrrchaGise, s750,742,27O; specie, 49,
2l7 ,479; total, s799, ,9a9.75l. Imports OF
merchandise, s724, ,639, ,574; specie, s42,-
All, go; total, s767, Ill, ,96A Excess
of exports over imports of mer-
chandise, SO, ,902, ,6s3. This excess is
lees than 1t has been in any Of the pre-
vious SIX years, as appears by the follow
ing table: Year ending June 80, 1876,
excess of exports over imports Of mer'
chadise, sI76, ,7s6. .434; 1877. sI5l. .l52,-
O94; 1873, s2O7 ,sl4, ,234; 1879, s264 ,667..
666; 1880, sl67 ,6s3. .Sl2; 1881, Sa59, 49,
7lS; 1882. s25. .9O2. COB
Regarding the question Of taxation he
says:
You cannot fail to note with interest
the discussion by the secretary as To tn,
necessity of providing by legislation some
mode Of freeing the treasury Of an excess,
and hopes you will reach an early agree
| ment for the reduction of taxation.
heartily approve the se;reiary's recon-
g and srraps,ra
reduction in the annual revenues Of the
government 1t will DO remembered that
| urged upon the attention Of Congress at
its last session the importance OF reliev-
iag the industry and enterprise If tie
country from the pressure Of unnecessary
| taxation.
For the fiscal year the surplus revenue
was more than SI45, 900, 900. His views
as to a reduction are gwen in the follow
ing words:
Upon the shrwing of our financial con-
dltl,n at the cl sc of the Last fiscal year,
ieit Iusritied III recommending to Congress
he aocIltiou Of all internal revenue taxes
except those upon tobacco IN all its vari-
ous forms and on distilled spirits aud fer
mented liquors; and excepting the special
! TAX upon the manufacturers and dealers III
| such arUiclrs. | venture now to suggest
/ ttat unless L shall be ascertained 'haI the
probable expendi urrs If the government
! fur the cpininy Year nave been under eslI
mated, all in'erusi revenue taxes which
reIat - DIS lied sp,r.ts, Cali be prudvut
( ly shr"ga'ed-
| Such conrss if accompanied by sim
phhcariun of th,, III .chnery of Collection.
which would thus he easy of accomplish
ment, might reasonably be expected I"
result IN diminishing The c.,sr of such col
lection by a. least 81. $40. 900. and IN the
retirement from tfce OF from 1900 su
-0G0 pers.rls The system o. excise du
lies has nrver Commended irselt 10 the
favor # The American people and ha-
uevcr h-ru res ,rr-d t. except t"r sup
| plying d Tic encles III the treasury, ~h-n
! 10y gei>. II ~ special eXig-hcie. the du'ie-
nn imports nave pr''ved inadequate Tor
| the needs f the government.
| The sentiment of The country DOUBTLESS
! demands hat the present excise tax shall
slfely be pursued; hut 1t seems 10 me tha:
| FIR various reasons so sweeping a measure
AS Ihe total aboli son of IN ernai taxes
would be tor the present an un~lse meas
| urr.
Referring to the question OF education
he says:
4 survey Of our educational condition
cannot fail t" excite inquiry into the moral
and intellectual progress Of the people.
| The census returns show an alarming
state Of ilirerscy in Certain portions OF
the country, where the provisions for free
schools arc mostly Inadequate. IL is
moment"us question for the decision OF
Congress, wne, her immedia,e Substantial
aid should net be extended by the general
government for the experimenting of ef-
forts Of private bene6cience and of state
and territorial Legislatures in behalf of ed
urarion.
The president is not any more sangnine
| of the favorable results of the Edmunds
bill in the matter of polygsmy, than are
the people who have seen its working re-
Gently. He says:
The resul's which have thus far attended
! ,uforc..uI. Mt of the recent statute for the
/ -nI.rr ss!..n Of p"lygamy IN the territories
ar. T-por ed by h. Secre AIRY OF the lr-
terror IL ia moi probable that any addi-
! tlnnal legisla,I.n IN this regard will be
deemed drs.ranl- anil the effect "f exist
+ iag laws shall ne mnre clos, ly observed
! aud studied c''I,rratula'e You that the
I commissioners under whose supervision
tn sc laws have hre" pu H. "prr ton are
encouraged Ia tel er, ti.at the EVIL a.
ahIrh thy ar a:mei na' he suppressed
without resart fu such rad cal measures a.
ia some 4n.rters Y, b.-rn thought IN
II -pvii~abie for sGccess.
Adverting to h. question of Civil Ser
vic., the executive dsvotes quite good
desi of space To Its discussion. In closing
he says:
/ l, mat,rrs It'll 10 the people at large
what competent I-rs"n Is At [! head 1t
! the drpSrtmcn; or thai bureau If they
! feel assured the removal of one and the
y