The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-12-07

10 Laraccas, Tor p rttcipattng VI the cenfennia
Of South America indel en- lencc In connec-
lion with this even. II Is designed to commcnc.
the erection, ~ G ,rac a.. OF ,tatue OF Wash
hich will be open to American pro lucts re-
quest that the United = ate. BE- represented, and
TINT snitab G provision be made therefor.
The eyatipn of the grade of our mission In
CENTRAL AMERICA
TO the plcnpotentiary rank, which wa. author-
lied by Congress at II. let session has been
since elected he war be'w weon Peru AMI
i eltvtn on the one aide and Chill on the Other,
bc an more han three ycrs go. on ilic occnpa-
ION by Chill In 1881 Of all III, littoral territory
Of Bolivia Negotiations for pcace wer, coh-
Quoted under direc ions or the United states
IN. allies refused TO conce 'e any territory. bnt
Chill hHH AIN c becoms master OF the whole G Dast
Of both countries, AMI of the capital Of Peru. A
year since, a. you hay. ALREADY been anvised
by correspondence transmitted to you In jan
nary last this Government seat Il saccili mis-
n IN to tie BELLA rent powers to express the hope
Tint Chilt would " diaro Ell to acccp. Il in Dne,
i!ndcnltv for tho cxtcnscs Of the war, and 10 re-
'ory Of her antagonist This recommendation,
which Chill dec In "a to follow, this Government
did not assume TO enforce, nor can II be en-
b. In keeping neither with the temper Of our
people, nor with the spirit Of our institutions.
The power OF Peru no longer extends over ~
While territory. and In the even Of our inter
:crsace to dictate. rcare would need to he sup
g'cmentsd by the armies and navies OF the
IEit II States. Sach interference would almost
:ncvi ably lead q the establishment Of a pro-
tectoratc, result utterly ut odds with our pas.
oicv, injurious to our present interests.
nj full Of embarrassment for the future For
rnecting the termination of hostilities upon the
towns at once--tust to the victorious nat on aud
generous to Its adversaries--this Government
has spared TO efforts save such az might involve
the complica'io which have indicated. 1t IL
solved to exact snch rigorous condition. Of
eace. and tldt posed to submit to ar
bi,rst ON the terms of IN amicable
bsl,stina tina. is ~ not sufficentiy eqaisabi, % and
just to co nmand the approval Of o.hcr n,tio.s
Abonf ono year since invitau ms were cI-
ten'icd to the nations OF this continent 80
to ssemble In Washington In November, 1882
The time OF meeting was then fixed at period
then remote, in the horc, as the invitation itself
declared. that in the meantime the disturbances
between the South American republics would
bel ijustcd. Az that expectation seemed unli iely
to he realised. | asked in April last for an ex-
gless ar TO the adyisability Of holding the pro-
pcsed convention at the time appointed. This
acti1 n was prompted In part by doubts, which
diplomatic usage and traditions Of the Govern
nent did not make 1t fitting that the
Executive should consult the repre-
ae o a the pocy sepe osfess novs
in IT, character and far reaching ii its possible
consequences. In view Of the fact that no ac
lon was taken by Congress IN the premises, and
that no provision had been made for the ncces-
sarv expenses, subsequently decided to post
:ponc the convocatiOn. and 80 notified the sever
= Governments which had been invited to at
tend. am unwilling to discuss this subject
without ,ssnring you Of my support OF any
measures the wis tOm OF Congress- NAV devise
for promotion Of pace on this continent and
Eiyh when, with the universal consent OF civil
lied pc ,plcs, all International differences shall
he Diet .rmined without 'esort to arms by the
bentgnant processes of arbitration.
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
Changes have occurred in tn, diplomatic
presentation OF several foreign powers during
the past wear. N W Ministers from the ArVen-
is.. tine Republic. Austria, Hungary, Brazil. Chilli
lands and Russia have presented their creden-
nals. The missions OF Denmark and Venezuela
at this capital have been raised in grade. Swift
xr AID has created a pie .ipoten.ta larry mission
to this Government, and an Embassy from Mad
ayascar and Minister from siam viii shortly
arrive Our diplomatic intercourse has been
r.iations With the new Kingdom m
Of Servia, by the creation OF a mission to Siam,
and by the restoration Of the mission to Greece.
tton that Charge d Affaires will shortly he sent
TO that country, where the rights Of our citizens
have been hitherto courteonsly guarded by the
representatives Of Great Britain.
PREVENTION OF COLLISIONS AT SEA.
renew my Recommendation OF such legisla-
tton - will place the United States In harmony
With UlllGI lHNIlJlHl0 kWWcIHs WITH ICAIcCJ I'D
International rules for the prevention Of colli-
sions at sea
LONGITUDE AND TIME
In conformity with your Joint resolution of the
I'd 4 August last. have directed ,he Secretary
Of State to address foreign Governments In re-
spcct to proposed conference for consiielin
the subject Of the universal adoption of . coM-
mon prime meridian tg be used in the rcckOnin1
Of longitude, and In the regulation Of time
throughout the civilized world. Their replies
will. In due time, be laid before You.
An r1,nx1u Svn
tween the principal powers for the Interchange
Of official publications through the medium o
their respective foreign departments. The ad
mtrablc system which has been built up by the
enterprise of the Smithsonian Institution afford.
practical basis for our cooperation In thi'
scheme, and an arrangement has been cfiectet
necessary laber under the direction Of the De
partment Of State. A reasonable compensation
therefor should be provided by law.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE.
A clause in the act making appropriations fol
the diplomatic and consular service contem-
plates the reorganization OF both branches
Of such service on salaried basis, leaving fee'
70 inurc to the benefit OF the treasury. l cor.
dially favor such project "a likely TO correct
abuses In the present system The Secretary o
State will present to you at an early day plaI
Tor such reorganization.
THE TREASURY.
A full and interesting exhibit OF the operation,
OF the Treasury Department Is afforded by tn,
ordinary revenues from all sources for tn,
present year ended June ~, 1882, were n,
follows: From customs, $2ao, ,aio. 80 IS: from
internal revenue, STAG, ,497, ,5a5&5; from sales q
public lands, ss,75s iao.e7: from tax on circnla,
iion and deposits OF national banks Ss 956 79Lla
from repayment Of interest by Pacific railwa.
companies, % ss.esMs.: from IN. sinking ini fund 20
toms fees, fines, penalties. etc. f3i, ,s34 800; from
fees for G, nsu'ar letters patent and lands, ~,
6ss, ,99o.97: from proceeds of sales OF Government
property, $3l4, 4,9596S; from profit on coinage
bullion deposits and assays, ll, ,li669 .7S: from
Indian trast funds, s,7O5, 2ss.2.; from deposits
BY individuals for surveying public lands. s..
lumhia, 81, us, ,l76Al from miscellaneous sources
A,sss,4AaAs total ordinary receipts, MoS.aa'.
!! The ordinary expenditures for the same periot
were: For civil expenses, 81, 23s6.42; for for
/ cign Intercourse, 9l.a07, ,5SGl9; for Indians
ING, s4zAo: for PENSIONS 81, las5; for TIN
bor improvements and arsenals, $ls,s7o,4st. ~
| fnr the naval establishment including vessels
machinery and improvements 1t navy yards
Including public buildings. light -houses an
collecting the revenue $SA Sss 7.50: for expend
| itures on account of the District Of Columbia
sso, ,sssss: for interest on the public debt, ss,
43l57, leaving surplus revenue Of $la5.5a3.
/ sla7l: which, with an amount drawn from
the cash balance in the treasury OF So. ~
making &166, ,2Sl ,5O5.65, WAS applied u tn
redemption of bonds for the sinking fund. $6,.
079,ls0; Of fractional currency for the sinkini
fund, IS. s0S, $50: OF loan OF July and August
| 1861, $s2,572050: Of loan OF March, 1868, &,a72,
700: OF funded loan OF 1871, sI,l9i,%s0: OF loal
OF laS3 $l00, ,00o: Of loan Of February 1861 $sOi,
| t00: OF 6ve-twenttes OF 1862. $4,000; of five
twenties Of 1864, &7A0 600; OF vetwenties Of 1866
$3.50: OF tenfortes Of 1884, s54 $50; of consols
ls6s, $50 45O: Of consols OF 1867. S40s 250 OF
soils Of ls6s <ill, 400; Of Oregon war debt, $675,
| $50: Of old demand compound interest and othe
| notes, &la.S50: total, $l66, 2Si, ,505.s5
/ THE FOREIGN COMMERCE
cf the United States during the last fiscal year
| including imports and exports Of merchandis
| and specie, WAS M follows ExpOrts-Merchs n
disc. k750 272; specie, <49lls,A79; total. s799
a59, 736 Imports Merchandise, $7al, ,639, ,574 spc
Gle, ti1472, $40: total, ,O6a The excess
| exports over imports Of merchandise, $25, ,902,
Os3. This excess is less than II has been before Ii
| any of the previous six years. appears by I'll
following table: Year ended June W, excess Q
exports over imports Of merchandise, 1876, s79,
.4sl: 1aT7 $751; 004: 1873, S257, 1874
sda Goo; isso, SIG, ,6s3ala: 1881. s25a.7ia,Ta
lssa, k25, 25,9O2,6S3
/ NATIONAL BANKS.
| During the year there have been organic a II
national banks and OF these institutions ther
are now In operati 2,a69--a larger mum
ber than ever before. The value of thei
notes in actual circulation ON July
Isse, was t3al,sb6Iss. / commend to you
attention the Secretarys views In respec
to the likelihood Ut serious contraction