Mohave County miner., 1884-12-07

6O303; for the navy establishment,
including vessels, machinery and im-
provemsnts at navy yards, SlS,292,
60l44; for miscellaneous expenditure,
including public buildings, light
houses and collection of the revenue,
sA3,a39,1l0 90: for expenditures on
account OF the District OF Columbia
S3,4O7, 0i062; for interest on the pub
lie debt, 78,37848; for the sink
ing fund, s46,790,229.5O. The total
ordinary expenditure, S290, ,9l5.48i
64,lesying surplus Of s57, ,603, 1876. 90.
As compared with the preceding Ms
cal year, there was a net decrease Of
over s2l, ,000, 900 in the smount OF ex-
penditures. The aggregate receipts
were less than those Of the year pre-
vious by abou' s54, 100000. The fall
ing off Of revenue for customs made
net OF nearly s20,OOO,000, of this
deficiency abou. s23,0O0,OO0 Of the
remainder was dae to the diminished
receipts for internal taxation. The
secretary eetinates the total receipts
for tie fiscal year which will end
June 20. 1886, at 1890. 600, coo and the
total expenditures at $3.50, 500. POI, in
which are iocluded the interest on
tho debt and the amount payabls TO
the sinking fund. This would leave
a sa.plns for the entire year OF
abont S39,U00,0O0.
the value Of exports OF the United
States to Ioreigp countries during
the year ending June 80, 1884, was
as follows; Domestic merchandise,
s72496i,S52; foreign merchandise,
sl5.54S,757. Total merchandise,
N4O,5ls,G09; specie, SG7,l33,583.
Total export OF merchandise and
specie $S07. 7.646.S92. The cotton and
manufactured cotton included in this
statement were valued at S20S, 800,
416. the breadstuffs at S16l .544,7l5.
The PROVISIONS at S1l4,417.547, aud
the mineral oils at s47,l03,74S. Dur
ing tue same period the iml orts were
as follows: Merchandise S67, ,697, ,693;
gold and silver s37 ,207. Total
S705, ,l23, ,955.
More than 63 per cent. Of the en-
tire OF imported merchandise con.
sisted OF the following articles:
Sugar and molasses, s13,S44,2 ,274 ;
wool and woOlen manufactures, S5S.-
542. .292; silk and its manufactures,
$40, ,94o,lz2; coffee, S496SG, 705; iron
and steel aud manufactures thereof,
SlI G4i.559: chemicals, s3s.464 965;
FAX. hemp and iise substances and
manufactures thereof, %33, ,4G3, ,399;
cotton and i.s manufactures, so,
45l,416; hides and skins, other than
fur skius, S22. 300. OJ5.
Recommends the suspension OF
the Coinage OF silver dollars.
The 3 per cent bonds Of the gov
erpmsn ut TO the amount Of more than
si00,01),0D9 have since his last an
nual message been redeemed by the
the treasury. The bonds of that is
sue still outstanding amount to a |
little over S20O,OOO,OOO, about one
fourth of which will be retired
through operations Of the sinking
fund, during the coming year.
That the report Of the Postmaster
discloses the gratifying fact |
that the loss of revenue from the re
duction OF the rate Of letter postage
as recommended in his message Of |
December, 1895, and approved by the |
act Of March 3, 1883, has besn much |
less than was generally anticipated. |
His recommendation OF this rcduc-
ton was based upon the belief that
the actual falling off in receipts from
letter postage for the year immedi |
ately succeeding the change Of rate
would be S3,0O0.OOO. 1t has proved
to lie only S5.275,OO0.
With respect n Utah and Its pc
culiar institutions he says: / again
recommend, therefore, that congress
assume absolute political control of
the territory of Utah aud provide
for the appointment Of commission
With such governmental power as in
its judgment may justly and wisely
be put ipto their hands.
The foregoing is but an epitome
OF part of the message. The whole
is paper worthy Of careful perusal
and consideration.