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of It's treaties to those Of other icivillzed
States.
Through our ministers at London and q,
Monrovia, this government has endcavored
to aid Liberia In lis differences with Great
Britain touching the Northwestern boundary
of that republic. There is prospect OF
adjustment of the dispute by the adoption
of the Mannah river as the line. This mr.
rangement is Il compromise OF the con-
flctiDg territorial claims, aud takes from
Liberia no country over which it has main
tanned effective Jurisdiction.
The rich and populous valley OF the
Congo is being opened TO commerce by o
society called the International African as
ISOLATION, of which the king of the Degians
is the president, and citizen OF the United
States the chief executive officer. Large
tracts Of territory have been coded the asso-
citation by native chiefs, roads have been
opened, steamboats, placed on the liver, and
the nuclei of States established at twenty
two stations under the flag which offers free.
dom to commerce aud prohibits the slave
trade.
The objects of the society are philan.
thropic. 1t does not aim at permanent
political contr oil but seeks the neutrality OF
the valley. The United States cannot be
indifferent to this work nor the interests
of their citizens involved in it. 1t may be-
come advisable for us to cooperate with
other commercial powers in promoting the
rights of trae and residence in the Congo
Valley free from the interference OF political
control OF any one nation.
In view of the frequency of invitations
from foreign governments TO participate in
social and scientific congresses for the dis
cussion of important matters of general con-
Germ, ! repeat the suggestion of my last
message that provision be made for the
exercise of discretionary power by the cx-
ecutive in appointing delegates to ouch con-
ventions. Able specialists are ready to
serve the national interests Ia such capacity
without personal or other compensation than
the defrayment of expenses actually in
CURED, and this comparatively small an
nual appropriation would suffice to meet.
have alluded in my previous messages
to the injurious and vcxatious restrictions
suffered by our trade in the Spanish West
Indies. Brazil whose national outlet for
its great national staple, coffee, is in and
through the United States, imposes a
heavy export duty upon that product.
Our petroleum exports are hampered
in Turkey and in other Eastern ports by
restriction as TO storage and by onerous
taxation.
For these mschiefs adequate relief is not
that with Hawaii or that lately negotiated
with Mexico and now awaiting the action OF
the Senate. Isit not advisable toprovlde some
measure of equitable retaliation in our re-
lations with governments which discriminate
against our own? IT, for example, the
executive were empowered to apply to
Spanish vessels and cargocs from Cuba and
Puerto Rico the same rules of treatment and
scale of penalties for technical faults which
are applied to our vessels and cargoes in
the Antilles, n resort to that course might
not be barren of 60 cd results.
The Treasury.
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 year ended June 30, 1888,
amounted to S39S, 2s7 5Sl05, whereof there
was received from the customs S2l4, 706, 496-
.93. From internal revenue S144, 720, 36S.9S.
From sales of public lands 1885, s6i42.
From tax on circulation and deposit of ma
tiona banks 50, i'll ,00S 50. From profits on
coinage bullion deposits, and assays, 81
AGO 2O5 H. From other sources S17,333,-
631 60. Total sos, 2s7, 5sl.95.
For the same period the ordinary expen-
ditures were: For civil expenses S22,343,-
2S5.7G. For foreign intercourse $2419,-
1854
For Indians, $780,, J0O3O; for pensions,
| S66 OLE, 573.G4; for the military establish
ment, including river and harbor impr we
ments and arsenals, S4S, oil, 3S2. 80; for the
naval establishment including vessels, ma
chincry and improvements in navy yards,
| 15,2S3 43717 for miscellaneous expendi-
tnres, including public buildings, lighthouses,
and collecting the revenues, $40, O0S. 432.73
| for expenditures on account of The District
of Columbia, 1887. 02S.4 AZ; for interest on
the public debt, $50, 100, 13l. 25 total, $780,
4Os, 1877. 54-leavng surplus revenue Of
| 1882, $40 444 Al, which. with an amount
drawn from the cash balance in the treas
ury of $1,000, 3l2.55, making Sl34, 17S, 75G-
o.
| Was applied to the redemption of bonds for
the sinking fund S44 $50, 700 of fractional
currency for the sinking fund SAG, 5000;
of funded loan of 1881, continued at 80
per cent, 500, $3.50, $50; of loan of July and
August, 1861. continued at 81 per cent,
see 594, 600; Of funded loan of 1907, 81 ,4lS,-
$50; of funded loans of 1881, s7l0, 100; of
loan of February, 1861, $4,000; OF loan Of
July aud August 1861, s26G, 600; of loan of
March, 1863 SllG,S50; of loan of July,
$780, S47,650; Of five-twentes of 1862,
StO,3 800; of flvc.twcnties of 1864, $1,000 /,
of tive-twentcs of 1865, $4,000; of ten-for-
ties of 1864, Sl33, $50; Of consols of 1865,
$500 of consols of 1867, 1886, 700 of
consols OF 1868, $l54,6J0; of Oregon war
debt S5450; Of refunded certificates, $780,
1907 of old demand, compound interest, and
other notes, S13,3O0 total, S34, IT'S, 756, 90.
Tut revenue for the present fiscal year,
ctual and estimated, Is as follows
| For the quar- For the re-
/ ter ended naming three
Sep. so, SO. quarters OF
SOURCE. the year.
ACTUAL. ESTIMATED.
| From customs = 81, 4O29 1861 sl3I.597, 024 80
IRON internal rev'nue. 29,662,c'so0 oo,337, 92l4C
From sales Of public
i lands..........,... 9,9J2, 63oli 5,O6I,3I9s
From tax on circula-
tion and deposit OF
Il National banks, LODI, s0oss l,H2,l99 II
From repayment of In
teresi and sinking
fund Pacific rail-
; way Co........,.. 52l,0,o.5l l,4,s9io.4.