The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-04

4AkollOuS1 but lOA hA-C RAOtCSbtOA
of passenger travel All these statutes
were intended to meet special emergen-
cles that had already arisen. Other
emergencies have arisen since and mod
ern ingenuity has supplied means for the
organization of hnstilities with
out resort 80 armed vessels
or to flibustering parties
see no reason Why overt preparations
in this country for the commission of
criminal acts, such as are here under
consideration, should not be alike
punishable whether such acts are intend
ed to be committed IN our own country
or in foreign country with which we
are at peace. The prompt and thorough
treatment OF this question is one which
intimately Concerns the national honor
Our existing naturalization laws also
need revision. Those sections relating
to persons residing within the limits of
the United States in 1875 and 1898, has
now only q historical interest. Section
2712 recognizing the citizenship of chill
dren of naiuralized parents Is ambiguous
in Its terms and partly obsolete. There
are special provisions of law favorIng
the naturalization of those who serve in
the army or in the merchant vessels,
while no similar privileges are granted
those who serve in the navy or marine
corps An u1s11EI1 rule of. natul1lsSa-
ZION such as the constitution contem
plates should among other things clearly
define the status of persons born in the
United States subject to q foreign power
(SectlOn ,992) aud of minor children of
fathers who have declared their inten-
ton of becoming citizens but failed to
perfect their naturalization. It might
he wise to provide for a central bureau
of registry, wherein should be filed au-
thenticated transcripts of every record
of naturalization IN the several federal
and state courts, and to make provision
also for the vacation or cancellation of
such record in cases where fraud had been
prscticed on the court by the applicant
himself. or where he had removed or for
feIted his acquired citizenship. Just and
uniform law in this respect would
strengthen the hands of the government
in protecting its citizens abroad and
pave the way for til conclusion of treat
les of naturalization with foreign coun-
tiles
The legislation of the last session eff
fected IN the
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
certain changes and reductions which
have been productive of embarrassment.
The population and Intermediate activity
of ouT country are steadily ON the 1t
| crease and are giving rise To new, vary
ing aud often delicate relationships with
other countries. Our foreign establish
ment now embraces nearly double the
area of operations that il did twenty
years ago. The confirnment of such a
| service within The limits of expenditure
then established Is not, it seems to me, in
accordance with true economy, u COM
munity of 60, 600 900 of people should be
| adequately represented In its intercourse
with foreign nations. A project for the
reorganization OF the consular service,
and Ior recasting the scheme of extra
| territorial jurisdiction is now before you
| If The limits of short session will moi
allow its full consideration. | trust you
will not tail t. make suitable pruvis
ion for the present needs of the service
| 1t mas been customary tO define in the
| appropriation acts the rank of each di.
plomaIic office to which Il salary is at
tached. | suggest that this course he
abandoned, and that it be left to the
| president with the ADVICE and consent o
the senate To fix from time t. time tint
diplomatic gr; d. of tie representative
of this government abroad as may seen
advisable, provision being defi0itelJ
made. however. as nDw for the amour
of sal Try attached to the respective sta
items
THE CONDITION OF OUR FINANCE
al lhe operations OF the various branch
es oI the pubic seIvlce which AZ
Counet ted with the treusur
Il, rar tultnt are Very fully discussed II
the report Of the secretary. II appear
that the ordinary revenues Tor the fisca
Year ended June 30, 1884 were: Fror
customs, $l95. 067 ,4S9 76; from iutsrna
revenue, $l21,5S6,072 81; from al
other sources, 50, 1866, 3O7.65: t.
tai ordinary revenues, $34S, $40 ,S69 %
The public expenditures during tn
same period by civil expenses, $22. 312
907 II Tor foreign intercourse, 81 .260
766 81; for Indians, SO 475, 1924; fo
pensions, $53, 429, 22S Sc; for tue militar
establishment, including river aud har
Dor Inprov, ments and arAeuais, 500
429, SOB So; Tor the naval esIablishm mt Ut
including ssciS. machinery ana In
: proYemsnIs tnavy yards, SIT .292 ,60l. A
for miscciia enus Expenditures, includ
ing public iuiidiEgs light houses an
collecting tie revenue, $43, 939, 7lC
I Tor expenditures "D ACCT unt OI the dis
, trio, nt Columbia, So 4O7 O49 60; for IN
/ turest GU the puhi deul, BAR, 37S As
: Tor tie siukiug ia d, SAC 100, 229 90
TOTAL urdin ~ ,Xp-. dUuIes, $500 9i6
J 4SS.S SO leaving a surplus 1T SOL COB
! 1896 10 AS pared with the proceed
b ing fiscal year there VAS u net deere as
Of over $21 100000 III the amount of 81
peudlturts Tue aggregate receipts wei
} less than those o, the ar previous
about $54,O00,O0O. The falling off {
/ revenue from customs made up nearl
sec, 0O0O30 of this deficiency and aboU
L $23 600 600 of The remaiDdt
WAS due 10 the diminished +,
|
n The secrttsry estimated the total II
9 ceipts fur the fiscal year. which will tn
/ June 30, 1885, al $3.50 0O0, 900. and ii
j total expt nGiIurts at $500 620, 201. Is.
which are iuLiu itd the interest of Il
debt and the rm"uu. payable t. the SIM
}, ing fund. Tits Mould Leave surplI
+ tor the entire " of alb ut $50 O0O, 00l
). The value { ( experts from the Unite
D States TO foreign countries during Il
Z year ending june 80, 1884, Was as fC
= lows: Domestic merchandise, 1874, 1854
S52; foreign mtrchandise, $15.54S
u 757; ioYi merchandise, $740, 57G
E 600; sp.cie, $67, 1913 1888; tota
b exports tfmer3haLdise and specie, $780,
O GAG, 992 Tie cotton AMI cotton man
Y features includt d in this state meDi We
9 valued at $20S. 900.4i5; the brcadStut
! we're valueu At $162 544,7I5, Ihs provi
O IONS at $l14, 416 SAT; and the miner
U oils at $47, liz, 34S During the can
period the imports were as follow
E Merchandise, 1867 ,697, 1893; gold al
silver, $37, 426 .262; total, $705 123 90
1t More than GO per cent of the entire vail
r of imported merch snd:se consisted
i | the following articles: Sugar and M
p lasses, $103 1884, 274; vol and Woolt
u manufactures, $53 542, 592; silk and !
u manufactures. &49,949, 1928; coffee, 81!
: $50, 705; irol ana steel aud maaufa
s, lures thereof, SAL ,464 500; chemIc4
lie $3S, AGA ,965; fax, hemp, jute and Ii
:e substances and manufactures there,
ir S33, 463 800; c.TIInn and manufactures
y cotton, $30, 454 4T6; hides and ski
q other than tur-skins, $22 $40, sc
10 | ct'ncBr with tie Secretary oil the tired
il uTy la recon meDdiDg tue inmedia
Of suspension Oi the cottage OF silver dc
" lars and oi the Issuance OF silver ceIti
he Gates This Is a matter 10 which
s. former communications / Ia
& more ia al once inguked the attention
lc the 1ssinnai legislature. Ii appears Ii
lg annually for the past SIX years The
CT have been coined il compliance with {
p requirements of the act of February
IN 1873, more than 81 .0O0,O0O silver d,
Is lars. The number now outs andI
&c is reported by the secretary to be near
is whereof bu; IiIIle more than forty N
eF lion OF less than twentS-tWo Der Gel
r. are in sciu.l cIrcuIatiOo, The mere {
al istence OF THE fact seems 10 me I'd furbi
b. of itself, n eogent argHmt Mt for the
" peal of the statute which has made So
a. tact possible, but there are other u
rs greater cOnsld srAtions that ter ia {
rs same direction. the secreta + Avo
Is- his CONVICTION that uBless this coma
al and the issuance of sIivrr certificates
K suspended. silver is likely ~ no dIsls
v. day, to became our Sole metallic stan
al ard The commercial dIstu- ban
q and the impairment of nstISBsl Gre
ca that would be thus OccAsioned C
ne | scarcely be 0veI-essimated. ! hope q
es the secTetary's suggestions respecting
ID Withdrawal from circulation of the G
mr. dollar and two dollar nntes will recet
of our approval. II il likely thai q Guns
ut ersble poFtiBn OF Ii'e SILVER now n