The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-12-11

slave trade. The objects of the so
ciety are philsnthropic 1t does no
aim at permanent political control, bu
SEEKS the neutrality of the valley. TIL
United States cannot be indifferent to thi
work, nor to the interests of their citizens
involved in il. Ii may become advisable
for us TO cJ-ope ate with other Commercial
powers in promoting the rights of trade
and residence in the Congo valley, fire.
from the interference or political control o
anv one nation.
In view of the frequency Of invitation
from foreign governments to participate
ina
SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS
for the discussion of important matters o.
general concern, repeat the suggestion o.
my last message, that provision be made
for the exercise of discretionary power by
the executive, lin appointing delegates &c
such convention. Specialists are ready Il
serve the national Interests in such capac
ity, without personal profit OF
other compensation than the defrayment
of expenses actually incurred, and this, a
comparatively small snnuul appropriation
would suffice to meet. Ihave alluded in
my previous message to the injurious and
yEXATIoUs RESTRICTIONS
suffered by eur trade in the Spanish West
Indies, and Brazil, whose natural outlet
for its great national slave coffee is in and
through the United States, and imposes a
heavy export duty upon that product. A
like narrow policy is pursued
Our petroleum exp"rts are hampered
in Turkey and in other eastern port, BY
restrictions as to storage an by enOrous
taxation, and by (which the free outward
movement of our great food products is in
some quarters clogged with like impedi-
ments. For these mischiefs adequate re-
lief is not always provided by reciprocity
treaties, like that with Hawaii, or that
lately negotiated with Mexico, and now
awaiting the action of the senate. Is il
not advisable TO provide some measure OF
EQUITABLE RETALIATION
IN respect to those governments which dis
criminate against our own? III, for ex-
ample, the executive were empowered 10
apply TO Spanish vessels and car oes from
Cuba and Porto Rico the same rules Of
treatment and scale of penalties for tech
nicsl faults which are applied to our
vessels and cargoes In the Antilles. A ~
sort to that course might not be barren
of good results. Additional authority to
forbid the importation of articles of con-
injurious to health, might be
exercised In our dealings
with those countries that discriminate
against our food products.
The report of the
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
gives full and interesting exhibit OF the
financial condition OF the country. 1t
shows that the ordinary revenues. from all
sources for the fiscal v. ar ended June Sch,
1888. amounted to S39S, 2S7 ,5Sl 80, whereof
there was received from customs S2l4,706,-
1876 90 from internal revenue Sl44,7zO,
SIS 9S; from szles OF public lands, 81, 955,
SOAP; from tax on circulation and depos-
It's of national banks, S9,1lI ,0OS.S5; from
profits on coinage, bullion deposits and as
saws. S4.4602O5.l7 from other sources,
sl7 ,33S, 6S7 60; total, 1896, 2S7, 5S1. 95 :;
Tor tire same period the ordinary expendi-
lures were:
Civil expenses, 81, S4S. 2S5.
Foreign entries, 3, 4l9, 1854
Indians, s., 1862 $50 81.
Pensions, S66,0l2, 573 Ga
Military establishments and arsenals,
Els, Oil 1872 90.
The naval establishments, including YES
'els and Improvements at the navy yards,
sl5,2S3, 437.l7.
Miscellaneous expenditures, including
public buildings, light houses and collect
ng the revenues, SAC, $50, 1928.
District of Columbia, 1851, OPS 4S.
Interest on the public debt, SIS, 160,-
I3l.25.
Total, s265, zoe, 1S7 "a.
Leaving a surplus revenue OF 1892, 879,.
HAL, which with an amount drawn
rom the cash balance in the
ressury of =, 299, 3l255, making
sl4,17S,I56.96 of which was APP
,lied to the redemption Of bonds fer the
linking fund of 81 $50, 200 of fractional
OF THE SINKING FUND
&c, 1866 of the funded loan of 1881
vas continued at 81 per cent.
S65, 3S0.25O OF the loan of July and
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