Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-06
ISrE.Esrs Is rHk WEST IxprEs.

IsTE.Esrs Is rHk WEST ISDTEs.
have alluded In my previous message 10
the injurious and vexAtiOus restrictions suf-
fered by our trade In the Spanish West Indies
Brazil. whose natural outlet for its great Na-
tional slave coffee is in and through the United
states, imposes heavy export duty upon that
other American countries.
FOREI0N TRADE HANPKRED.
Our petroleum exports are hamperod In
Turkey and In other Eastern ports by restric-
tons as to storage and by taxation; and the
FREQ outward movement OF our great food
product Is in some quarters clogged with like
impediments. For these mischlefs sdeauete
relIef is not always offered by reciprocity
treaties like that with Hawaii or that lately
negotiated with Mexico and now awaiting the
action OF the Senate.
RETALIAroRY MEASURES.
Is it not advisable TO provide some measure
OF equitable retaliation In relations with gov
ernments which discriminate against our
ownI III, for example, the Executive were
empowered to apply TO Danish vessels and
cargoes from Cuba and Puerto Rico the same
rules Of treatment and a scale of penalties
for technical faults which are applied TO our
vessels and cargoes in the Antilles. resort
results dscretionary % yt authority Sa " to forbid
the importation of articles of consumption
injurious TO health might be advantageously
exercised in our dealings with those who
criminate against our food products.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
gives full and interesting exhibits of the
financial condition of the country. 1t shows
that the ordinary revenue from all sources
for fiscal year ended June 90, 1883, amounted
to sos, ,2S7, ,5s1.95, where of these was re-
ceived from the customs $2l4, ,708. 5.93; from
internal revenue $144, ~, S.9S; from sales of
public lands SI,9,5, ,S8i AZ; from tax on circua
| tion and deposits of National banks, 81, ILL.,
! 0OS,S5; for profits on coinage. bullion deposits
and assays, 81, 49,, IL; from other sources,
SIT, 80; total $39S, PSF ,5Sl .95. For the same
eiu n for foreign inter-
course, 81, 4l9, ,2T52i; for claims. 81 352 U34;
for pensions. S66, OLE 573.8i for the military es
| adjustments, including river and harbor i'm
provements and arsenals, Sf8,91l, ,382.9 .93; for
the naval establishment, including vessels and
improvements at navy yards, S15,2S3, ,439. II;
for miscellaneous expenditure, including
! public buildings, light houses and collecting
the revenues. so, ,O9s, 273; for expenditures
! on account of District of Columbia, $6,3Sl,-
T7S.4S; for interest on the public debt, $59, ,160
13l.25; total, $285, ,40S .54, leaving surplus
| revenue of S132, ,e79, ,444.41, which with an
amount drawn from the cash balance in the
Treasury of 81 ,299 ,312.55, making $134, u.s.
| 756.96, was applied to the redemption of bonds
| for the sinking fund, $4.s50, 200 of frac-
4s,556.96 of funded loan of 1881. Continued
at 81 per cent, $65, ,350, ,250 of the loan of July
and August, 1881: continued at 3h per cent.
s2O5ai, 900 of funded loan of 1907; s1.4ls.S5 Of
4 u
ary, 1881; $2S,000 of loan of July and August,
1881; 1896 800 of loan Of March, 1885, S116, 900
of loan of July. 1889; SAT $4,000 of ve-twenties
s q fsoSS ct Uf iss5 Sd % II
| ten-forties of 1894; $l33, 5000 of consoIs of
1855; $40 800 o. of consOls of 1857; $685. 90 Of
consols of 1868; $1hA $4,000 of Oregon war debt; (;
$5%5,0O0 of refunding certificates; $109, $50 90
| of old demand compound interest, and other
| notes, $l3,30O; total, $l34, It's, 1885.
ESTIMATED REVENUE.
The revenue for the present fiscal year. ac-
tual and estimated, is rs follows:
Actual for'the Estimated for
quarter end renal n n q
ing Septem- three-quar's
From customs. IS & .sss1ss1 sisasS, e ysasi ss
From internal rev. 27,662, ,07S60 90 337 ,921 40
From sales of pub
lie lands -. s,sss,ss5.E 5.Oe7.s84.Ss
From tax on circu-
latiOn and de-
pOsits of Nation
al banks. ........ LIS, ,S00.S8 1,542, 100. IL
From repayment
of the interest
and sinking find
OF the Pacific
Railroad ........ 521,05951 1,47S,940.49
from customs
fees, fines, etc. sss,s9s.7s eO1,sOaas
From fees, consul
lar letters, pa
tents and lands. S63, ,209.S0 2, ,438, 80 20
From proceeds of
sales OF Govern
ment property. 112,562.23 167,43s.77
From profits on
coinage, etc.. 950.2o9.48 3149, 1904
From deposits for
surveying pub
| lie lands. ....... 1T3,46l.SI 327.53S.8 90
| From revenues of
| the District of
| Columbia. ....... 256,017.99 43,982.0l
From miscellane-
Gus sources.. 1237,1s9e3 2,3se s1O. 80
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Total receipts. $ 95986, ,91T.03 $247, ,033 0S2 81
| The actual and estimated expenses for the
same period are:
| For quarter For remain'g
| ending Sep three quar-.
| tember 30, ters of the
| 1883, actual. year, r,estim' d.
| Object.
| For civil and mis-
L cnllana0uS in