The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-08


10 lhe INJURIOUS aha veNntloils Iestr'cIlons
suffered ny our 'Iaue III ile spanish WtsI
indies. Bra2li, whose Nan4nal outIet ior
us sreat Nationai STAPLE, c.nee, Is througn
tnc Uhiteu states IMPOSES heaVy export
uuty upon tnaC prouuct, Our petro,
ituhi eMports are nam, eieu ~ uIhcy auu
other Easterli ports ny Ieatiict1o'a a. w
stotasc uil o} oUerouH tnAHuo'. for
these lnisch,eiN auequnte re.lel Is ho' ni,
that with Hawai- or that lately negoti-
nted with Meyirn and now awaiting the
action of the senate. Is il not advisable to
| provide some measure of equitable retail
a,ion in our r,.at,ons with governments
which discriminate against our own? IL,
| for example. Inc executive were empow-
erel TO appv to Spanish vessels and car
goes from Cuba and Porto Rice the same
rules of treatment ami scale of penalties
| for technical faults which arc applied to
our own vessels and cargoes in The An
| TILES, a resort to that course might not be
| barren of good results.
prv,vcr Avn prvryI,r
m N''D 80
Inc report OF the secretary Oh tne reass
uEy gives iuIl anu interesting eN,,.p'' 2t
the llhancia. coNuitioli ol tle equity. ~
shows that the ordinary revenues from an
l>oJ, amounted TO So.o, -, ooi.Vo' wherSot
tnere w o received rom the custoii'' S;it'-
.Vo, iVov5; from internal revenue Sit','
: ~ 90 RON safes o. puo,lc In' a.i
100 rom 'aN on c'v o "a, ~ "i!o
deposits OF national paliNS, ~, ~, "; 90
rom nroilts on tne co,'iase oi ou'.aoi,,
deSpoSltS ana assay Sa4V'SChl ~ o from
o,let sources, FI',o'o'oo"oJ. iptnl, TooII;;
-o', ol.''' rut 'le sni'c potitou 'ne otu,'
nary r ta were, ior ci'.ieNpemseo'
. ~ io' iuie.S" ee COW" na 81,
o. '''@'''@'' Ior lhu'ai'' 9'''-''"'o
ior pensions, soo, ols,o.9.ol, l9r we m M
Az o.. for rho no,aI estahIis hmants inrIud-
inc yasSaIS and imnrnyememts nj navy
ward 81 Z; o33 ISS II. for miscellope0us ey
nenditures Including nublic buildjurs
iiThthonseS and COLLECTING the revenues
$40 GgS $50 "a. FOR exnenditpres m account
of nistriot ~ rnIumh;a 60 sI7 q 9 AZ. for
interest ON the nunjic debt 50 l6o Isl. q.
Total Soi5 ans ky "a i,aavinc n surnlus
revenne of STA, S,g al a. Which with nm
amount drawn from tbn cash balance in
the treasury of 81 Soa aI9 55-SI34 1'TS. ID
gi~yos annIied 70 tbe rademntion of the
sinking fmnd and Sii Sio Zoo oC fractional
cnrrencr Far r tha sln;inc fund SAG 556 ~
of tha fundad lonn If Isl ,ynre coutiuupd
at 3 ID nnr cant W. So 10 o,o If fine loan Of
.iuly and Augnst Isl we're continued at
3I3 mar cont and S1I 5ai 80 of the
fnndod loan ~ ia : Il Az S1o of tbe fund.
Ell loan of ISL S7i9 i,l nf the loan of Feb
ruarv Is6I SIS O9j of the loan of ,July and
August 1S61 ,.3IE & o Of loan Of March
1854 81 6SjO nj loan If Julv 1850 Si7 go:
of 5,o,,s nt 1sG5 si0 an0. Of '5.91s IF 1854
So. 0.O. Of -50s If ISiy - co.. of 1905 of
1866 s13ihO. of consoiS If 1853 $40 : o: of
conSols II 1SG7 9. AZ 70 of conSols of l,6S
STA go. of Oreoon war debf 5 40. of
refundinr certifratns 500 100. Of old de-
mand comnonnd inter.st and other notes.
SI3 aO0 fatal SI3i IFS Mo-
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INTERNAL lAAAiloN'
mere are coSent reasons nOWcItT WY
. we natlolini illlGoteuiless, ShoGiu nun oo
tnuS fapiuIy eNtiiSuIsheu. Inlei among
theln Is tne lact tfat only oy excessive
IaAhtloii Is such rapiulty attali'lp'c; III
communication 10 the congress- III ltS Ias.
session, recomnchueu tliat an eNCtS,No
taxes De aoo.isheu, except thoSe telttin@ 10
9istilled spirits ana lhat suostanI!ai re-