Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05

lS III ana through tn6 OliIteu Iotaitocs AlHpooSo
heavy export duty upon that product. Our
petroleum exports are hampered III Turkey and
In other eastern 5rts by restrictions as to stor-
age and by oneTous taxation. The free, out
ward movement of our great food product IS IN
some quarters clogged with like lmpedlments.
For these mischiefs adequate relief IS not always
provided by reciprocity treaties like that with
Hawaii, or that lately negotiated with Mexico,
and low awaiting the action OF the senate Is
it not advisable to provide some
measure of equitable retaliation n relations
with governments which discriminate against
our own? If, for examples the executive were
empowered to apply TO Spanish vessels and car
goes from Cuba and Porto Rico, the same rules
of treatment and sea Of pc alties for technical
faults which areapplied to our vessels aud car
goes in the Antilles a resort to that
course might not be barren in good results.
OUR FINANCES.
The report of the secretary of the treasury
gives full and interesting exhibit of the fnan-
ciaI condition of the country. 1t shows that
the ordinary revenues from all scources for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 'SS, amounted Co
$685., 287, 55l.95, whereof there
received from customs SGl4, zoe, 1876. 90,
from internal revenue Sl4t, 72u, 1858 IS,
from sales of public lands, 81, 1855, 1854 A.: from
lax on circulation and deposits of national banks
So, IL ,O0S So; from profits on coinage bullion
deposits and assays, 81, 40, 205.l7. from other
6OuICeS Si,OOO,UOfs Ou 4OCdl T''uO, GSA, fOl 0O,
for the same period the ordinary expenditures
were for civil expenses Sl2,3i3, 1916;
for foreign intercourse, s.. 4l9.2
al; for Indians, 81, 1862 ,59t. "a;
for pensions, s66, OH, 573.64; for the military
establishments and arsenas, S45, 91l 1852. 50; for
the naval establishment, including vessels and
improvements at the navy yards SIS, zS3, 437. II;
for miscellaneous expenditures, including pub
lie buildin 5, lighthouses and collecting the
revenues, Ss0,095, 1898; for expenditure, on
account of the District of Columbia, S3,Sli,-
02S.46; for interest ON the public debt, $780,
13I .25 total, Sz65, 408, 1874, leaving surplus
OF revenue of Sl32, $40, i44.tl, which with the
amount drawn from the cash
balance in the treasury of 81, 239 3l2.55,
making Sl34, l78, 1855 SO; which was applied to
the redemption of bonds. For the sinking fund
S4i, $50, 100; of the fractional currency 'or tn
sinking fund $40, $50 SO; OF the funded loan of
1884, continued at 81 per cent. $65, $50 l5': of
the loan of July and August. 81; DtinHed II
per cent, S20, 595, 500; of funded loan of 1907,
Sl,4Ic, SO; of the funded OF 1861, 49,
10; of loan OF february, 1860, $500;
of loan of July and August, 1861, s2i6,60o;
of loan of March, 1868, Sl!6.850 OF loan OF
July, 1882. 81, 600; If 5-40's OF 1882, ST.
03U,U00; of 5-20's OF 1864, $7J5,t00;
OF 5-20's of 1865, $500 /; of U-+l's
1865, SIG, $685. G0 of consols of 1865, 81, esq.,
600; of consols of 1867, SIS, 70,0)u; Of consois
of 1868, Sis, 465,0h0; of Oregon war debt,
S545,t01; of Iefundi g certificates, $40, 100,
of old demand, compound interest and other
notes, $ls, 800; total, Sl3, 4l7, $780,
The revenue for the present fiscal year ac-
tual and estimated is as follows:
Source. Estimated for a Schedule
the remain for 'S3. 4
ilg 81 of ending sep
year. TENDER 80
From Customs .sl37, ,024 80 S57, ,975 81
From Internal
revenue ...... go, 1897, 72l 10 1862, o78 60
From sales
public lands 5,067.864 SO 2,9s26s5 II
Tax on ciIcula-
Natl banks. 1,5.2,1s9 70 1.557,8oO 50
Repayment of il
terest and sink
ing fund Paci-
6c raiIroad.... 1l.47a,9lO 40 22I,o59 81
From customs,
fees, etc 49,. 90l,s 90 29s, 1896 IS
From fees,
sular letters
patents and
lands. $500. 2,476,7?O 90 SGD, 2o9 so
From proc 3eds
OF sales gov
eminent prop
erty .......... 167,497 II Il ,569 %
coinage, etc. s,l49,7sO 81 9.o229 %
From deposits
for survey ng
lands. ........ 7,l38 SO 172, 46l 81
From revenues of
District of
Columbia. .... 1,643,9s2 OIL IS ,Ol7 SO
From miscellan-
eous. ...... 2,Ss2, s1O 27 1927, 1S9 Is
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Total receipts. s247, O2s Os2 81 $50, s66,sl7 g
The actual and estimated expenses for the
same period:
For remaining
Il 'e Of year,
For civil and
miscellaneous,
lie buildings,
light houses.
and collecting
the revenue
for quarter
ending Sept.
ual 1888, 79a % s51,114,2On So
For Indians 1929 81 4I26e09 As
For neusions. Ii. 2S5.26 SO 937I4733 o.
For military es-
including for
titications.r iy-
CT ana maroon
and arsepais.. 1872. 204 9S 26.l87.7 1875 81
For naval estab
isbments, in