The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-03

TO be committed in our own country or In Il
foreign country with which we are at peace.
The prompt and thorough treatment OF this
question Is one which intimately concerns
the Nationai honor.
NATURALIZATION LAWS.
Our existing naturalization laws also need
revision. Those sections relating TO persons
residing within the limits of the United
States In 1905 and 1898 have now only histor-
ical interest. Section 2l72 recognizing the
citizenship of the children of naturalized
parents is ambiguous In Its terms and partly
obsolete. There are special provisions or
the law favorlng tho naturalization OF those
who serve in the army or in merchant YES
sells, while no similar privileges are granted
those who serve In the Navy orin the Marine
Corps, and uniform rule of naturalization
such as the Constitution contemplatoS
should, among other things, clearly define
the status of persons born within the United
States subject TO Il foreign power lSection
1892 and of minor children of fathers who
have declared their intention of becoming
citizens, but have failed to perfect their nat
uralization. II might be wise to provide for
Central Bureau OF Registry, wherein should
be filed authenticated transcripts of every
record of naturalization In the several Fed
eral and State Courts, and make provisions
for the vacation or cancellation OF such
record In cases where fraud had been prac-
tioed upon the court by the applicant him
self or where he had removed or forfeited
his acquired citizenship. A just and uniform
law In this respect would strengthen the
hands Of tho Government in protecting its
citizens abroad and would pave the way for
the conclusion OF treaties of naturalization
with foreign countries.
-.I UNwIsE REDUCTIONS.
The legislation OF the last session effected
In the Diplomatic and Consular service GER
tain changes and reductions which have
been productive of embarrassment. The
population and commercial activity of our
country are steadily on the increase and are
giving rise to new, varying and often deli
cate relationships with other countries. our
forclgn establishment now embraces nearly
doubly the area OF operations that IL did
twenty years ago. The confinement OF such
n service within the limits of the expenditure
then established Is not, II seems TO me, In
accordance with true economy. A commu-
nifty of sixty millions Of people should be
adequately represented In its intercourse
with foreign nations. project for the re-
organization of the Consular service and for
recastlng the scheme of extra territorial
Jurisdiction Is now before you. IL the limits
of u short session will not allow its fun con-
sideration, trust you will not fail to make
suitable provision for tho present needs OF
the service.
OUR FINANCES.
The condition of our finances and the
| operations OF the various branches of the
| public service which are connected with the
| Treasury Department, are very fully dis
oussed In the report of the Secretary. II ap'
pears that the ordinary revenues for the
| fiscal year ended June ~, 1884, were:
From customs. ,OdI, 46y "
| From internal revenue ......... 12l ,bS6,072 81
From all other sources.......... III ,SB,301 "
Total ordinary revenues. 3iS,blO, ,B9 "
The public expenditures for the same
period we're:
For civil expenses. ............. ST. 312 gN n
| For foreign intercourse. .......... 1260,T66 ~
FOR INDIANS. s........................ o4lDMB <.
For pensions. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 65,42922S q
For the military establishment,
including river and harbor I'M
provements and nrscnals.u.... 9,6B q
For the naval establishment In
| Guiding vessels, machinery and
Improvements at navy yards. 17,2se,GO1 q
| For miscellaneous expenditures,
including public buildings,
lighthouses and collecting tho -.
| revenue ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 43,V5',ilO
| For expenditures on account OF
the District OF Columbia. ...... 8,l07,04p
For interest on the public debt. H,57S,5S q
For the sinking fund. ........ W, lpO,ss0 y
Total ordinary expenditures $500 0l6, ,4s3.S 50
leaving n surplus of S5T, ,60j $500 as compared
| with the preceding fiscal year. There was
| net decrease of over $2l 10000 In the amour
of the expenditures. The aggregate receipts
| were less than those OF the year previous b,
about s5l 100000. The falling OF OF revenu,
from the customs made up nearly &20,0DO.0O
of this deficiency, and about S2JO00, 900 of thl
remainder was due TO the diminished re
ceipts from internal taxation. Tho Secrctar!
estimates the total receipts for the tisca
year which will end June 30, 1886, at $Jj0.0O0,
900 and the total expenditures mt S2g0,GO,
20l.l8, In which are included the interest OF
the debt and the amount payable TO the Sink
ing Fund. This would leave surplus fol
the entire year of about f30000,0OO. The
value of exports from the United States Il
foreign countries during the year ending
| June 30, 1884. was as follows:
Domestic merchandise. t7a4. .0Gl ~
Foreign merchandise. 15,5is, ~
Total merchandise. $40, ,5l3 90
specie. '''''..''''''''''''.'''... b''l113S
Total exports OF merchandise
| and spcCie.................... tSO7, ,Gf8,W 10
The cotton and cotton manufactures in
cluded IN this statement were valued Mt SOS,
200, AS; the breadstuns at fl62, 5l4,Tl5: the
provisions at S4il.IlG,5T; and the minera
oils at $4T,1032IS. During the same period
the Imports were rs follows; Merchandise
SjGI, Gtl; gold and silver, 81, ,9fs: total
S105, ,l26,n5j. More than 90 per cent. of the On
tire valuo OF the Imported merchandise con
sisted OF tho following articles: Sugar dnd
molasscs, Slnl. .SS4 "a: wool and wooden man
ulactures, s5l,d d2,sH.; silk and its manufact
ures, $ig9ig, ,l2s; coffee, Siq,676,705; iron and
steel and manufactures thereof, 81, ,4H 500
chemicals, S3s,46I,gG5i fax, hemp, jute and
like substances and manufactures thereof
$50, ,4G].8s: cotton and manufactures of cot
ton, Sp4d,4i6; hides and skins other than
fur skins, Sss,3jOSW.
SUSPENSION or COINAGE or SILVER DOLLARS
RECOMMENDED.
concur with the Secretary of the Treasury
In recommending the immediate suspension
OF the coinage OF silver certificates. This 1,
a matter TO which, In former communica
tlons, i have more than once invoked tho at
tention of tho National legislature. IL ap
pears that annually for the past six years
| there have boon coined In cOmplinncc with
the requirements OF the act OF February 2S
1873 more than twonty-seven million silver
dollars. The number now outstanding Is re
ported by the Secretary to be nearly one
hundred and elghty.nvo-millons, whereas
but little less than forty millions, or less thar
- per cent, arc In actual circulation. The
mere existence OF this fact seems 20 me "a
furnish OF itself cogent argument for the
repeal OF the statute which has made such d
fact possible, but there are other and graveI
considerations that tend I'm the same dlrec
tion. The Secretary avows his conviction
that unless this coinage and the Issuance OF
silver certificates be suspended, silver I,
hkcly nt no distant day TO become our sole
metallic standard. The commercial disturb
nnco and tho impairment OF National credit
that would be thus occasioned can scarcely
be ovorestlmated. ! hope that the Socre
tnry's suggestions respecting the withdrawn
from circulation the tw0.dollar notes will ro
siderable portion OF tho silver now incnm
bering the vaults OF the Treasury might thu.
find It's way into the currency.
ABOLITION or EXCISE DUTIEs.
In my annual message of 1852 I recon
mended tho abolition OF all excise taxes OK
copt those relating TO distilled spirits. Thl'
recommendation is now renewed. In case
these taxes shall be abolished the revenue,
that Will sttll remain 20 the Government will
In my opinion, not only suffice 10 meet ~
reasonable expenditures hut will afford Z
surplus largo enough TO permit such tariff
reduction ns may seom TO be advisable wheT
the results OF the recent revenue laws and
commercially treaties shall have shown II