Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-05

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as may commend themselves to ID
Western powers. Iof tie trial of cause
to which foreigners are parties and 8
as-inilate the terms and duration Of it
treaties To those of civilized states.
LIBERIA.
through our minister al London an
a. MoarDvia this Government has en-
endeavored 10 aid Liberia In its differ
euces With Great BritaI. touching Ia,
north estern boundaries Of that Re
YlblIc. There j. 4 prospect OF adjust
rnent OF the dispute by the adoption %
the VI tunAh river .s the line. / his Ar
rAngement Is a compromise OF the con
HIct III territorial claims. aud takes from
Ii IBERIA no country over which II ha
maintained effective jurisdiction.
INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN ASSOCIATION.
ine rIch and pop1lous valley Of tn.
/ tongD u being opened - commerce b1
the society called the Intern atioual Af
rican Association. The King of In.
B-lQ1aus il President. and \ citizen VI
the / uIt-d States the cni-f executive
pthcer. Large tracts OF territory have
seen coded 10 the association by hatiye
chiefs. Roads and bars have seen opened
steamboats, placed on the river and the
lcleus OF States established At twenty
two stations under our Sag. which of
ters freedom To commerce and prohibit.
/ the slave trade. The objects OF the so
ciety are phIlauthrOpIc. Ii does not
ann At the management of political af
fairs, but seeks the neutrality of the
valleys. The United States cannot be
indifferent to the work nor to the Inter
e9ts OF their citizens involved in it, [;
may become advisable for Us to co oyer
ate with other commercial powers III
promoting tn. rights of trade and resi-
dence Ia the Congo Valley free from the
interference Of politics.
SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS.
In view of the Frequency of invita-
tlons from foreign governments To par
llclpate III the social and scientific con
gross for the discussion of important
alters Of general concern, repeat the
suggestion of my last message, that
provision be made for the exercise of
discretionary power by the Executive III
appointing delegates To such conven-
ton. Speci sllsts are ready Ia serve the
nation IN such capacity without per
sJnai profit or other compensation than
incurred. and this a comparatively
small annual appropriation would suf-
nee to meet.
TRADE RESTRICTIONS.
| have alluded i'll my previous messa-
geS ~ the injurious and veXatious re-
strictions suffered By our trade in the
Spanish West Indies and Brazil, whose
natural outlet for Its great national
staple, coffee. In and through the United
States, imposes a heavy export duty on
that product. A like. ntrroW policy is
pursued in other South American coun-
tries. Oar petroleum exports are ham
pered IN Turkey and other Eastern
ports by restrictions as to storage, and
by onerous taxation, and the free out
ward movement of our great food pro-
dncti Is In some quarters clOgged With
like impedirnents. For these mischiefs
adequate relief il not always provided
by reciprocity treaties, like that with
Hawai-, or that lately negotiated with
Mexico, and now awaiting the action of
the Senate. Is II not advisable to pro-
vide some measure of equitable retalia-
ton III relations with governments
which discriminate against our own !!
If. for example, the Executive were EN-
powered to apply to Spanish vessels
and cargOes from Cuba and Puerto Rio
the same rules of treaty and scale of
penalties for technical fault which are
applied to vessels and cargOe5 in the
Antilles, "A resort to that course might
not be barren of good res Its. A dis
cretlonary authority to forbid the I'M
p)rtatlon of articles Of consumption in
furious to health might be advantage
oJsly exercised III our dealings with
governments which discriminate against
our food products.
FINANCES.
The report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury gives full and interesting ex-
hlbit of the financial condition of the
country. 1t shows that the ordinary
revenues from all sources for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1888, amounted to
1883. PSI ,.pSl 30. whereof there was re-
ceived frola customs S2li. 106. 1868.
from internal revenue Sli4.71. 3bS.9j,
from sales of pnbiic lands 81 $50. S6i AZ,
from tax on circulation aud deposits of
national bonds S9llJ.0OSS6, from
profits on coinage of bullion, deposits
and assay St.360.n5.l7, from other
sources $l7,353 .631 60; total. $@s, 2s7,-
5St95 For the same period the Ordi-
nary expenditures were: for civil ex-
penSes SD ,33i3, 2S5G, for foreign inter
course S2.4l3, 27524. for Indians 1882
1904. for pensions S66.0l2. 5134, for
military establishments including yes
sells and improvements at navy yards
Sl5. -. 49, II, for miscellaneous eXpen-
ditures including public buildings. light
houses and collecting the revenues So
GbS. 49, 73. for expenditures on account
Of District of Columbia T3.Sl1 ,O2S.4S
for interest on public debt 800. 100. 49,
-: total, S265, I0S. 1874. leaving sur
plus revenue of Tl32, S19, 444l, which
with an amount drawn from the
cash balance in treasury of 3 30 ,3l2.55,
making xl34, lis, 1866 was applied to
redemption of bonds: For sinking fund
Sit 80. 700: of fractional currency for
sinking fund, $40. SO: of funded loan
OF 1881. continued at 3b9 per cent, f65.-
$50. 80: of loan of July and August,
1861, continued AT 81 per cent. $50 ,5G.-
600: of funded loan of 1907, 81 ,+ls,sO:
of funded loan of 1881, S7la, l5o: of loan
of July and August. 1861. S1i,GOO: of
loan Of March, 1863, S4,1l6,S50; of loan
Of July. 1852, Si7.6J0: of Dos of 1862,
800: of Dos of 1864. 5000; of > 2O's
of 1863. $500. of 10 40s of 1868; {l33,-
$50: of consols of 1863, T40,SC3; of con
soils of 1863. S235. 100; of consols of 1865:
1854 go; of Oregon war debt. T54JO; Of
refunding certificates. SlO9,lSo: of old
demand, compound interest and other
notes, 1890. Total. S'@.l1s,s6&.
REVENUE FOR THE PRESENT YEAR.
The revenue for the present fiscal
wear. actual and estimated. Is As fol
lows: The source is actual for the
Quarter ending September 30, 1888. and
estimated for three fourths of the year.
From customs, So, 4O2. 975 61. Sl3I ,59I,
Oal b: internal revenue, S19,t62,o1o ti,
50 ,:sS7 ~ 10; from sales of pnblic
| ltnds, &. NJ. SO II. S5.0es .36i ~: from
tax on circulation and deposits of ma
,ional banks. 81, So 800 -. 81 81, 1879 II;
from repayment Of isterest and the
sinking fund of Pacific Railroads,
S52l.1 81, $I,41s.9t0 a.: from Gus
toms fees, fines. etc, Sl9S,S6 -, Sol,'
| NIB -: from fees of consular Letters
patents and lands. SS63,.tl3 80. &. 49,.
no -: from proceeds of sales OF Gov
arnment property. Sll2,562 q, Sl6I,
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