The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-07

5000
JAPANESE TREATIES.
The question of the general revision of the
foreign treaties of Japan has been cons dered
in an international conference held at Toxic,
but without definite result as yet THIS gov
eminent is dispose 10 cJncede the re lucsts of
Japan to determine its own tariff duties, to
provide such proper ju lie al tribunals as may
commend themselves to the western powers
for the trial of causes to which foreign rs are
parties, and to as simulate the terms and dura-
ton of its treaties to those of other civilized
states.
LIBERIA AND GREAT BRITAIN.
Through our ministers al London and at
Monrovia this government has endeavored
to aid Liberia in its differences with Great
Britain touching the northwestern boundary
of that republic. There is prospect OF al
justment Of the dispute by the adoption of
the Mannah river as the line. Ibis arrange
ment is compromise of the conflicting ter
ritorial claims, and takes from Liberia no
country over which it has maintained effect
i've jurisdiction.
COMMERCE ON THE CONGO.
The rich and populous valley of the Congo
is being opened to commerce. by a society
ca le The international Africln Association,
of which the King of the Belgiani is pres
dent, and citizen of the United States the
chief executive officer. Large tracts of ter
ritory have been coded to the Ass citation by
buJlNe c0ieiS, TOtuS nave Deel OF euel, SIelll-
boats placed on the river, AMI the nue. Ell
of states established at twenty-five sta
tions under one flag, which offers free
dom to commerce and prohibits the slave
trade The obje is of the society are
philanthropic. 1t does not aim at permanent
political control, but seeks the neutrality Of
the Valley. The United States cannot be in
different to this work. nor t. he interests of
their citizens involve in it. 1t may b come
advisable for us to co-opera e with other com
mercial powers in promoting the rights of
ira lie and residence in the Congo Valley free
from the interference or political control of
any one nation.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESsEs.
In view of the frequency of invitations
from foreign governments 10 participate in
social and scientii congresses for the discus
son of important matters of general concern,
repeat the suggestion of my last message,
that provisions be made for the exercise of
Discretionary power by the executive in ap-
pDntng delegates to sucl Convocations.
Able specialists are ready to serve the
national interests in such caracity without
personal profit or other compen "a ion than
the defrayment of expenses actually in
currel, and thi q comparatively small
annual appropriation would suffice to met
OUR TRADES WITH WEST INDIA AND SOUTH
AMERICA
| have alluded in my previous messages to
the injurious and yeXatious restrictions suf-
fered by our ira lie in the Spa lish West In
dies. Brazil, whose natural outlet for its
grea5 national staple, coffee, is in and through
the United States, imposes heavy export
duty upon that produc-. Our petroleum OK
ports are hampered in Turkey AMI in other
eastern ports by restrictions to storage
and by onerou; taxations
For these mischiefs adequate relief is not
always afforded by recipro ,ity treaties like
that with Hawaii or that lately negota ted
with Mexico and now awaiting the action of
the Senate Is it not ivisabe to provide
some mea'u of luitable retal alton III our
relations with governments which discrm-
mate against our Own. IT, for example, the
Spanish vessels an car goes from Cuba and
Porto Rico the same rules of treatment and
scale OF penalties for technical faults which
are applied to our vessels anil cargoes in the
Antilles. a reSor5 to that course might not
BE- barren of go)1 results.
CONDITION oF THE TREASURY.
The report of the secretary of the treasury
gives full and interesting exhibit of the
financial con lition of the Duntry 1t shows
that the ordinary revenue from all sourC es
for the fiscal year, ende June 30, 1883,
amounted to S39S, Isl, 5Sl.93, whereof there
was received from Gust )ms, SPA. 20 1896. 93
from internal revenues, Sli ,i20, 36s.9s; from
sales of public lands, S7,9J5, S64. ~; from tax
on circulation and deposits of national banks,
lion, deposits, and assays, 81 460, 205. IL from
other sources, Sl1,3i3,63i. o; total, $685.
PSI, 5Sl.9j.
For the same period the ordinary expenses
were:
For civil expenses ................ S22343,2S5 10
For foreign intercourse. ........... 2,419.2T5 81
ror lhuahs. observation-disclosures. ,362,590 "a
For the military establishment, in
Guiding river and harbor improve
mentS and afsenlls. .............. 4S,9li 1872 90
For the naval establishment, incud-
ing vessels, machinery and i'm
provements at navy yards ....... 15,2S3,13I II
For miscellaneous expenditures, in
Guiding public buildn light
houses, and collecting the revenue IO,O9S 432 10
For expenditures account of the
District OF Columbia ,.......... 3,S17,O2s As
For interest on the public debit. 59,16l,13l 25
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $685. 1871 "a
Leaving surplus revenue of 1882, 81, 444.-
Al, which, with an amount drawn from the
cash balance in the treasury of Sl,2D,3l2.55,
making sl3l Us, 156.9j, was applied to the re-
demption of bonds; for the banking fund
SH,SjO, 100: of fractional currency for the
sinking fund.- $4,000. nj; of funded loan of
1881 continued at 3 per cent, S65, 800 PSI: of
loan of July and August, 1871, continued at
- Ter cent, .O.954, COO: of funded loan of
1897, SLAB, so; of funded loan of 1851, S1l9-
100; of loan of February, 1861, $500, O0J: of
loan Of July and August 1851, S.Gj,O00; of
loan of March, 1868, Sll6, $50; of loan of July,
1SS2, S4i $50; If 5-2Os of 1864, 5000: of 5-2Os
of 1865, S9,6o0,00; of ten forties of Sii, Sl33-
5000; of consols of 1866. 81 $4,000; of con
s)ls cf 1851, S2i5, 1000; of c0nsDls of 1868
SID, 00 of Oregon war debt, IS, $50. %; of
refundng certificates, slOJ, 1aOO) of old de-
mand compound interest, and other notes,
Sl3,3OO.00 Total, Sl3, us, 1886.
The revenue for the present fiscal year, &C
tual and estimated, is as follows
For the quarter For the remaining
ended Sc Dt 3D. three-uuarters
1883 of the year
Source Actual Estimated.
From customs. S5I,4O2,9l5 81 Sl3I, 5yI 1924 SO
From internal rev.
enue. ............ 99,662,O.s co 9o,ssI,92l 40
From sales OF pub
lie lands 2,932,635 II 5,O61,364 So
From tax on circm-
latiOn and deposits
of National banks 1,551, 800 IS 1,5i2,199 IL
From repayment OF
interest and sink
ing fund Pacific
Railway Compa-
MES .....,.... 52i,O59 81 l,47s,94O 40
From customs fees,
fines, penalties,&c COS, G96 IS 90l 1903 22
From fees--consnlar
letters patent and
lands. .......;....: sc3,2O9 so 2,is6,I9O 20
From proceeds of
sales of Govern
ment property. 1852 % l6T,437 n