Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-12-11


political control, but seeks the neutralit,
Of the valley. The United States can
not be Indifferent to this work nor to tn,
interests of her citizens involved in it
1t may become advisable for US to CO.
operate with other commercial powers in
promoting the rights of trade aud resi-.
dence in the Congo Valley free from the
interference or political control of any ma
ton.
In view of the frequency of invitations
from foreign governments to participate
in social and scientific Congress for
discussion of important matters OF gen.
eral concern, ! repeat the suggestion OF
my last message that provision be made
for the exercise Of discretionary power
by the executive in appointing deleg ates
TO such conventions. Able specialists
ale ready to serve national interests in
such capacity without personal profits or
other compensation than defrayment of
expenses actually incurred aud this COM
paratiyely small annual appropriation
would suffice TO meet.
have alluded in my previous message
10 injuries and vexa,ious restrictions sut-
fered 10y our trade in the Spanish West
Indies. Brazil. whose natural outlet for
its great national staple, coffee, is in and
through the United States, imposes a
heavy duty upon that product.
A like narrow policy is pursued in 9TH
er South American countries. Our pc
troleum exports are hampered in Turkey
and in other Eastern ports by restrictions
as to storage and by onerous taxation,
and free outward movement of our great
food products is in some quarters elogged
with like impediments. For these mischiefs
adequate relief is not always offered by
reciprocity treaties like that with Hawai-,
or that lately negotiated with Mexico and
now awaiting action Of the Senate. Is 1t
net advisable to provide some measure of
equitable relation in our relations with
governments which discriminate against
our own: If, for example, the executive
vers empowered to apply to Spanish YES
sells and cargoes from Cuba and Puerto
Rico the same rules Of treatment and
scale OF penalties for technical faults which
are applied to our Vessels and cargoes IN
the Antilles, resort TO that course might
not be barren Of good results.
THE FINANCES.
The Secretary of the Treasury gives
full and interesting exhibit Of the imam
cial condition OF the country. 1t shows
that the ordinary revenues from all sources
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888,
amounted to 1898 .2S7, jSl,95, whereof
there was received from:
Customs s9I.7D i9i g
Internal rryunue l4i.1.0,bs IS
sales OF public Lands 1,gbJ,,Si l.!
Tax ON Circ nation and deposits
ofnntiOuAl banks S,lll,Obc -
it,. and assays 400, Oj :
ets. L.uG.255 IS
aud lands s.S2S6l ca
Repayment OF interest by Pacific ,,...o 81,
railway companies l''o''sb 10
sinking iund Tor racine railway ,,.,,o, -,
companies '''--'''' II
vteyims public lands l,s!l,6ll rs
Proceeds a sales of government
property, ~ gsj,oj5 o.
Proceeds OF sales Oh posl-oilISo a.. o., .,.,
property in New YORK oily b4.,nsl a.
Indian trust funds. ln,co ~
Donation towards liquidating
the public debt 1910 =
I nyn,, IT fund ,St p.,r,, Of Co. 3''' %
lum6A 1856 q
- = 80 -
Total ordinary receipts : -, Ss..2sl 20
49,, >,
The ordinary expenses Tor the same
,,ox;,J ,,,o..
PciiOu "SiS
civil expenses Ss2H3,se5 -
Foreign intercourse s,tIb.EiS ~
Indians 1,Bj2 50
Pensions tJ,O.2,5'5 ~
The military establishment In
Guiding river and harbOr i'm
provements and arscnals 4-,9lI o>2,iS
Tile naxvi expenditures, includ.
Ing vessels, machinery ana
improvements al navy yards Io.-O'to' IL
Miscellaneous expenditures IN
cIunlhB puoHc oulIuihss Hsht
houses, anu collecting the rev.
pnuc fu'H,,tt- -
Expenditure on account OF the $500. -.
Interest on the pubic debt, 5slGO,lSi y
..a==-a =, =
Wht Eng M, suI an s,n"unt Drawn
IT. Tra IN 80 - O''' " eao las Is
u,in,, a "A ia "a 4i
1N"e &=-
Was applied to the redemption Oh
Bonds for the sinking fund ga 100 20
Fractional currency ior the sink.
ing fund 1855 III
Funded loan of lssl, continued
AT "a per cent 653so,250 "
Loan OF july and August, lsGl,,
continued ut ~ per cent 2O,J9t, 200 %
Funded loan of 1917 AS SO VI
Funded loan OF 1881 rs, 80 OO
a.. l. a. a. an