The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-05

grade. Switzerland has created a
pIenlpotentiary mission to this
government, and an embassy from
Siam will shortly arrive. Our
diplomatic intercourse has been en-
larged by the establishment of reIa.
tlons with the Kingdom of Siam.
by the creation of a mission to Siam.
and by tie restoration of a mission
to Greece. The shah of Persia has
expressed his qualification that a
charge d'GBGtTes will shortly be sent
TO that country, where the rights of
our citizens have been hitherto
courteously guarded by the repre-
seEtatiYeS of Great Britain.
MARITIME.
renew my recommendation of
such legislation as will place the
United States in harmony with
other maritime powers. With re-
spect to the international rules for
the prevention of collisions at sea.
IN conformity with your joint reso-
luGlon OF the Sd of August, have
directed the secretary of state to adj
dress foreign governments in
respect to a proposed conference for
considering the subject Of the uni
versal adoption of a common prime
meridian to be used in the reckon
ing of longitude, and in the regula-
tlon or time throughout the civil
lied world. Their replies will in
In due time be laid before you.
An agreement was reached at
Paris, in 1875, between the prinei-
pal powers, for the exchange eff
official publications through the
medium of their representatives of
foreign departments. The admir-
able system which has been built
up by the enterprise of the Smith
sonian Institute, affords a practical
basis for our cooperation in this
scheme, and an arrangement has
| been effected whereby that institu-
ton will perform the necessary la
Dor, under the direction of the
department of state. A reasonable
compensation therefor should be
| provided by law.
| a clause il the act making appro-
prlatlons for the diplomatic and
consular service eontemplates the
reorganization of beth branches of
such service on salarisd basis, IeaY-
ing the fees to inuTs. to the benefit
Of the treasury. l cordially favor
such a project as likely to correct
abuses in the present service. The
secretary of state will present to
you at an early day, a plan for such
reorganization. & full and interest
ing exhibit Of the operations of the
treasury department. IS afforded By
the report OF the secretary.
FINANCIAL.
1t appears that the ordinary rev
= enues from all sources for the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1882, were
as follows: From customs, S22O,-
= 42l ,730.25; from. internal revenue,
SI46. 400, $685.; from the sale of
: public lands, $4,755,1 40. 60; from the
tax on circulation and deposits Of
national banks, s., 956,794.45; from
the repayment Of interest by the
Pacific railway companies, $780,
554.37; from the. sinking fund for
the Pacific railway companies,
I $796,271.42: from customs fees,
fines, penalties, &c, S134,324, 800;
from fees, (consular) letters patent
and lands, S263S, 99097, from pro-
ceeds Of sales of government prop
, erty, 1914, $685.; from profits Of
coinage, bullion deposits and assays,
S4116,693. 10 from Indian trust funds
$575, 243.22s from deposits by indi-
viduals for surveying public lands.
S20,523,OG3.61; from revenues of the
; District Of Columbia, Site, 1854 /;
; from miscellaneous sources, S., 1888,
} 445, 436; total ordinary receipts,
$403, 525,250.28.
The ordinary expenditures for the
same period were, for civil expenses,
F$18,042, 386.42; for foreign inter
course, S1,367 ,5S61e; for Indians,
} 81, 236, 1910; Tor pensions. $61, 345,
1895; for tbs, military establish
ment, including river and harbor
, improvements and aTSenals, S43,-
570,494.19; for the naval establish
} ment, including vessel machinery
and Improvements at navy yards,
$15,O32. 046.2G; or miscellaneous ex-.
/. penditures, including public build,
ings, lighthouses, and collecting the,
revenue, S34,539, 1885, to. expeAdi,
: lures on account eff the District of
, Columbia. s., $50, 543.67; for interest
on the public debt. 81, III, O67; total
t ordinary expenditures, SEX, 9S1,-
? 439.57; leaving a surplus revenue of
: S145,543, S10.71, which, with an
: amount drawn from the cash bal
j. ance in the treasury OF S2O7,377,-
t 694.94, makes S16G, 2S1, 505.55. There
4 was applied to the redemption Of
q bonds for the sinking fund, $60,070,-
: 1870: OF fractional carrency for the
o sinking fund, S5,705, $50; OF the loan
o of July and Aueu st, 1851, S62,572,-
S sos: Of the loan of March, 1863,
1 S4,472, 300; Of the funded loan of
It 1881, S3T, 194,45O; Of the loan of 1858
D 100000; of the loan of February
# 1861, $780,, 0O0;efthe -20s oflS62.$2!0.-
J. 0OO;0f the 5-20s of 1866, SG50,000 ;ofthe
d 1O-40s Of 1861, 1851, $50; of the con
It soils Of 1865, SS,65O,OO0; of the con
Il soils of 1867, S40S, 250; of the cGns0ls
le Of 1868, S14l, 400; of the Oregon war
T debt. S675,550; of old demand COM
1t pound interest and o ther notes, SIS,
ut $50; total. $16,2S1, 505 80.
FOREIGN COMMERCE.
The foreign commerceof the Unitet
la States, during the last fiscal y ear, j
| -. - Cr,1