The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-07

involved IN It. n may become advisable for
us to cooperate with other commercial pow.
ers in promoting the rights of trade and resi-
dence In the Congo valley: free from the
IN ann or political ,s control o.
the frequency of invitation from
foreign Governments to participate in social
and scientific Congress- for the discussion of
important matters of general concern. / re-
peat the suggestion of my last message, that
provision be made for the exercise of discre-
tionary power by the Executive in appointing
ready to serve the national interest in such
capacity without personal profit or other COM
pensation than the defrayment of expenses
actually incurred, and these u comparatively
| small annual appropriation would suffice to
| meet
FOREIGN COMMERCIAL RESTRICTIONS.
have alluded in my previous message to
the injurious and veXatiOus restrictions suf-
4 fered by our trade in the Spanish West Indies
4 Brazil, whose natural outlet for its great na-
| tional staple, coffee, is through the United
| states, imposes heavy export duty on that
product. A like narrow policy is pur-
sued in other American countries. Our
petroleum exports are hampered in Turk
ish and other Eastern ports by restric-
tons as to storage and by onerous tax
| alton and the free outward movement of
| our great food products is in some quarters
| clogged with like impedments. For these
| mischiefs adequate relief is not always pro-
vided by reciprocity treaties like that with
| Hawaii or that lately negotiated with Mexico,
| and now awaiting the approval of the Senate.
| 1t is not advisable to provide some measure of
equitable retaliation in our relations with
Governments which discriminate against our
own! III, for example, the Executive were
empowered to apply to Spanish vessels and
cargOes from Cuba and Porto Rico, the same
| rules of treatment and scale of penalties for
which are APPLIED to our
that course might not be barren of good re-
suits. Discretionary authority to forbid the
importation OF articles of consumption in
furious TO health might be advantageously ex-
ercised in our dealings with countries discrim-
mating against our food products.
THE INDIANS.
From the report of the Secretary of War it
will be seen that in only single instance has
there been any disturbances of the quiet con-
ditiOn of our Indian tribcs-a raid from Mex
leo into Arizona by small party of Indians,
which were pursued by General Crook into
the mountain region from which they had
come. 1t is confidently supposed that a
that the Indians which have for so many
years terrified the West will hereafter remain
THE MILITIA OF THE STATES.
On several occasions during the past year,
officers of the army have, at the request of
State authorities visited their military en-
equipments for the inspection of the troops.
From the reports of these officers am induced
to believe that the encouragement of the State
militia organizations by the National Govern
ment would be followed by very gratifying re-
suits and would afford it, i'm sudden emcrgen-
cies, the aid of a large body of volunteers ed
ucated in the performance of military duties.
THE TREASURY.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
gives a full and interesting exhibit OF the
financial condition of the country 1t shows
that the ordinary revenues from all sources
for the fiscal year ended June 30 1888, amount
ed to $39s, 2SI ,5Sl.95, whereof there was re-
ceived:
From customs. $2l4 7O6, 4s6 90
From internal revenue. .......... l4i III :6S IS
From sales of public lands. ...... 1855, S64 Il
From tax on circulation and de-
posits of National Banks. 9l1,00S IS
From profits on coinage of bull
lion deposits and assays. 4,460, 205 Il
From other SOURCES. E,5S},65I %
Total. s39s .ss7,5 sl 95
For the same period the ordinary expen-
ditureS were:
For civil expenses. 2,343 2S5 &c
For foreign intercourse. ........ 2,419.215 "a
For Indians ....-...-............ ISL, $40 81
For pensions 66,Ul2,Ji3 "a
For the military establishments
and arsenals. :.:..,........... 4s,9I1,3s 90
For the naval establishments, in
Guiding vessels and improve
ments at navy yards. ...-....... 15,sss4s7 Il
For miscellaneous expenditures,
including public buildings, |
light houses and collecting the s..
revenues :..............-...,..: 4O.sOO.as %
For expenditures on account of
District of Columbia. min: 3s1..0ss As
For interest on the public debt s,l6O, l3l 25 |
Total SOS. 4Os, 1884 |
Leaving surplus revenue of Sl2 say, Al, Al,
which, with an amount drawn from the last |
balance in the treasury of 81 22g9, BIZ So making
SI34, lIS, 56.9o, which sum was applied to the |
redemption
OF bonds for the sinking fund. A $50, 100 90 |
OF fractional currency for the
sinking fund. Observation-Disclosures. 1856 90 |
OF funded loan of 1851, continued
at 3ls per cent. ..:............,.. 65,ssO,25O 90
OF loan of July and August, 1851,
continued at 81 per cent?. aO,5s4,6O 90
OF funded loan of 1907 lIS,S W |
OF funded loan of 1851 1laIjO 90 I
OF loan of February, 1S6l. 1900 w |
OF loan of July and August
1861 ..:.-............ s66,6OC 90
OF loan of March, 1853. ...... 1850 o.
Of loan of July, ISL. . A. $50 90
OF fve-twenties of 1861 ~ 1880 90
Of five-twentieS of 1864 1850 90
OF five-twenties of lS65 $500 90
OF ten-fOrties OF. 1864. 133,55O 90
OF cOnsOls of 1865. . 1880 90
Of consols of 1867 ..... 40 90
or consols of 1865. 154,65O %
OF Oregon war debt. $3.50 90
Of refunding certificates. 109ljO On
Of old demand, compound inter-
est, and other notes 1890 90
Total. ............... .. 3l,I7s,156 %
THE REVENUE.
for the present fiscal year. actual and esti-
mated, is as follows: