The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-12-14

snss COMMISSION oe appointed 70 oVn-
slider the question of our rights in the
fisheries and the means of opening to
our citizens under just and enduring
conditions tho richly stocked fishing
waters and hunting grounds of British
and Russian North America. lie re-
commends that laws now existing to
prevent paupers from foreign countries
from emigrating to thi1 country be
amended and made more stringent ard
effective. Attention OF congress is cal
led to the prohibition laid upon the
importation of pork 10y France and
Germany. Relations with Russia are
amicable, but the president very earn
sstly insists that the rights of citizens
of the United States abroad should III
no wise be affected by their religious
belief.
Our relations with Spain, growing |
out Of commerce and trade with Cuba
are not satisfactory, owing to dispesi
ton on the part of the Spanish Govern
ment to ignore the rights of the Amer.
lean citizens.
The closest and most permanent
national relations with Mexico are CON-
mended. The message says: The rapid
influx of our capital and enterprise into
that country shows,by what has already
been accomplished, the vast reciprocal
advantages which must attend the pre-
grsss of its internal development. The
treaty of commerce and navigation of
1S4s, has been Terminated by the Mex
lean government and tho absence Of
conventional engagements, the right we
owe citizens in Mexico now depends
upon tho domestic statutes Of that re-
public.
Our geographical proximity to Cen
tral America, and our political and
commercial relations with the States o
that country, justify, in my Judgment,
such q material increase of our consular
corps as will place at each capital a
Consul General.
The question of terminating or modi-
flying the existing reciprocity treaty |
with Hawaii is now before congress. | |
am convinced that the charges of abuse
and frauds under that treaty have been
exaggerated and l renew the suggestion
contained in last years message that
the treaty be modified wherever its
provisions have preven erroneous to
legitimate trade between the two coun-
tries. I am not disposed to favor the
entire cessation of the treaty relations
which have fostered goodwill between
the countries aud contributed toward |
the equality of Hawaii in the family of
natisns.
The president charges that the
Chinese authorities have deliberately
violated the restriction act and says
that steps have been taken to ascertain
the facts incident to this infraetion, and
it is belle ID that the government OF
China will cooperate with the United
States in securing the faithful observ
ance of the law.
The repsrt of the secretary of the
treasury shows that the ordinary reve-
nuss from all sources for the fiscal year
ending June so, 1888, amounted to
1896, ,287 ,5S1.95 whereof there was
received from customs 4,796.9l /;
from internal revenue, ,$l44, ,720, ,36S 95
from sales of public lands, 1885, ,864.-
AZ from tax on circulation and de-
posits of national bonds, 80, Ill, ,02s.s6
from profits on coinage, bullion deposits
and assays, 81 ,440, ,205.17 ; FROM profits
from other sources, sI7,333,63L60.
Total, $39s, ,2S7, ,58L,95. For the Same
period the ordinary expenditures were
for civil expenses, S22,343,285.76 for
foreign intercourse, $2,419,275.24 for
Indians, $780,, ,590.34; for pensions,
66,012,573.64; for military establish
msnts, including vessels and improve
nents at the navy yards, s15, 5,283, ,437.-
II for miscellaneous expenditures,
including public buildings, lighthouses
and collecting the, $40, ,098, ,432.
10; fer expenditures on account of
District of Columbia. S3,8I7,028.4S /;
for interest on public debt, $50, l60,-
1925. Total, ,S255, ,4o8, 1854 leav-
ing surplus revenue of 1892, ,s79,444.-
Il, which, with an am punt drawn from
the cash balance in the treasury of
| 81, ,299, ,312.55, making l34,l7s,756.-
| 96.
There was applied to the redemption
of bonds for the sinking fund s44,850,
700; of fractional currency for the
shaking fund, 81, ,556.66 of funded loan
of 1881, continued at 81 per cent,
$65, ,3s0,230 lean of July and August,
1881, continued at 81 per cent, $780,
s94, 900 Of funded loan of 1907, ST.
4I8,850 of funded loan of 1881,
$719,159 of loan of July and August,
1861 ,s266,600 of loan of March, 1855,
$4,116,s5O, of floan of July, 1882, s47,-