The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-04

would strengthen the hands ~ the GO
eminent In protecting its citizen
abroad, and would pave the way Tor tl
conclusion ~ treaties OF nAiuraliz alto
with foreign countries
The legislation of tho last session, ei
feet Il In the diplomatic and cOusula
service, certain changes, which hay
been productive u embarrassment. IN
/ population aud intermediate activity a
our country, ARA steadily on tho increas,
! Hnd ara giving rise To new, varying ant
uftrn delicate relationship with othe
| countries, Our foreign establishment
now, embraces nearly double the area o
! operations that it did twenty years ago
( The confinement ~ such service
wilhin the limits of oxpanditur,
established Ia not, it seems to mo, In ac
cordRnce with true economy. a com
munity Of C0,O0o,0OO OF people should bt
adequately represented In it, tsinierrOurs,
with foreign nations. A project for the
aud Tor the scheme OF extra territorial ia
rishirtiOn II now before you. Ifthe liuit,
OF tho short session will not allow lis ful
consideration trust you will not iail "a
make suitable provision for the present
needs of the service. 10 has been Gus
tomary 20 ieiino in the appropriation
acts tho rank or each diplomatic Office
. W NtAlNh thkhNuFNs Nukr
gest hat this course can ho abandoned
and 10 be lart to the president, with the
advice and consent OF thp senate. To fix
from limo t0 time the diplomatic grade
OF tho representatives OF this govern
mont abroad, rs may seem
advisable, provision being def
niiely made, however, as now
for the amount pf salary attached 10 tho
respective stations.
TbE coSDIrIoN OF OUR FINANCES
snd tho operations of tho various
branches OF tho public service which are
connected with tho treasury department
are very fully discussed in the report of
the secretary. IL appears that the ordi-
nary revenue for the fiscal year which
ended juno 30, 1884, were:
From customs. ............ .sl05, ,067 $50 III
From International revenue III lhS,,uT2 VI
From all otuer sources.......... 3l,SU6,NI u
Total ordinary revenue .... $685. $50 .!
Tho public expenditures during the
same period were:
FOrciyll expenses. ....... ......S 2s3i2,GgT II
For foreign Intercourse .....,..,. i,aO,7Gi 81
Fur Indians Observation-Disclosures. b,I7H,993 ~
For pensions -. ......... 55,42s,sls 50
For The military establishment,
including river and hnrbOr I'M
proyem,nls and arsonnls .,.. ss,l2o,Co3 80
For the naval establishments,
including vessels, machinery
yards .;,.,.............,,.....,. l7,2J2,col Il
Fur ttiscellHnpous expenditures,
including pablic BUILDINGS,
Hight houses and collecting the
revenue ............ ....... 43,oj9,7le 90
the DlStr ct uf Columbia. ..... 3i01,4oa 81
For interest on the public debt. d,TSS7S 81
For the sinking fund ......,...... 4B,79O,229 81
Total ordinary exrenditures y20OalJ,4S3 50
Il nv.ng surplus of ............ :. 67,5O3,S9G 90
A. compared with the preceding fiscal
year there was net decrease of S2l 900 =
COO in the amount OF expenditures. The
aggregate receipts were less than those
OF tho year previous by about $5i,000.UO0.
The failing of OF revenue from customs
made up nearly $200O0,O00 of the de-
ticiency, and about SO. 100000 of the re-
mainder was due to the diminished
receipts from Internal taxation. The see
retary estimates the total receipts for the
fiscal year, which will end June 20,
1855, at $331,000,000, and thei total ex-
pendilures $3.50, $40, ,20l.l6 in which are
included the interest on the debt and
the amount payable to the sinking fund,
this would leave a surplus for the entire
year of about $39, ,0O0,0j0. The value OF
exports from the United States to for
eign countries during the year ending
June 30, 1884, was az follows:
RS%ssss Psleisa %s?sSaSdi.s sfsH"n.,s' 'issa i5s3a
Total merchandise S7405iS,59
Specie. ............ G7,33,SS3
Total export of merchandise and
specie .,...........I...... 80. s'O7G4O,3 1902
The cotton and cotton manufnct-
ures included IN this statement
are valued at....... ........... .s20S,9O,ii5
The hreadstufls at .,. ............ lG2,A4,7lj
The prov islOnS at ........ ......... lll iIG,5H
The mineral oils ut ........... ...... II, 3,2iS
During the same period the imports
wore as follows:
.......... ... SGb7, COZ ,GGa
Gold and silver .-...... .... 37,i25,2g2
Total .......... ...... sos, ,l23, ,a55
More than 63 per cent of the entire
value of imported merchandise con-
sisted of the following articles:
Sugar and molasses . ............ l03,6Si,2Ti
Woodland woolpn manufacturers 53,ii2,202
SILK Il It's manufacturers .,-.. 40,9iN,l2S
I'ofie .. ..... ............ ......... 4s,6s6,7O5
Ironl I'D steel and manufacturers
thereof ............... ............... H,46i599
Chemicals. ........ ...... ..-.;.. 6S,iGi9j
Of '' -'..D.', ,',."'", ~ - '.,,... Sa,i63a8S
ton ....,....,.,.......,.-.... .,.... sO.35i ,FJ
skins ..........,...... ..,...,.,. 22,SO,s0J |
THE SILVER QUESTION.
| concur with the secretary of tho |
,reasury in recommending the imInedi- !
,te suspension of the coinage of silver
lollars and OF the issuance of silver |
This is Il matter in which, |
II former communications l have in
yoked tho attention Of the national |
legislature. 1t appears that annually, |
or tho past six years, there |
rave been conied in compliance With the
Of the act of February IS,
S7S, more than 27,090,000 silver dollars.
The number now outstant Ing is reported |
" the serretarv t. be nearly Sl85,0O,000,
\ hereof but little more than $4,000, 900 .
,r less than z2 per cent, are in actual cir
,ulatiOn. The mere existence Of this |
act seena to me to furItS
'fitself cosent argument for the re-
zeal of the statute which has made such
fact possible. But there are other and
,raver reasons that tend in the same di-
ection. The secretary avows his con-
fiction that unless this coinage and the
OF silver certificates be sus-
pended, silver Is likely, at no distant
lay, to become our sole metallic stand
I'D. The commercial disturbance
nd the impairment of the national
redit. that would be thus occasioned,
an scarcely be over-estimated. L hope
hat the secretary's suggestions, respect
ng the withdrawal from circulation of
roval. 1t is mainly that considerable
'0rtion of the silver now in the vaults
f the treasury, might find its way into
urrency. While the trade-dollars have
eased for the present. at least, To be an
lensnt of active disturbance in
ur currency system, some pro-
isiou should be made for
heir surrender to the government. In
lew of the circumstances under which
hey were coined, and after the fact that
ney have never had legal tender
uality, this should be offered for them
My at a slight advance over their bull
on value. The secretary, in the course