Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-04

States in 1875 and l7ss have now only an his
the citizenship of the children of naturalized
parents is ambiguous in Its terms and part
law favoring the naturalization OF those who
serve in the army or in merchant vessels, while
no similar privileges are granted those who
serve In the navy or marine corps. IAN
uniform rule of naturalization, such
as the Constitution contemplates,
define the status Of persons born Within the
United States, subject to foreign power"
fathers who have declared their Intention of
becoming citizens, but failed to perfect their
naturalization" 1t might be wise to provide
should be filed authenticated transcripts of
every record of naturalization in the several
Federal and State Courts and to make pro-
vision also for the vacation cancellation
of such record in cases where fraud had been
practiced upon the court by the applicants
himself, or where he had removed or forfeit
ed his acquired citizenship. A just and uni
form law in this respect would strengthen
the hands of the Government in protecting
its citizens abroad, and would pave the way
for the conclusions of treaties of naturaliza-
ton with foreign countries.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE.
The legislation of the last session effected
ia the diplomatic and consular service GER
tain changes and reductions which have been
productive of embarrassment. The popula-
tion and intermediate activity of our coun-
try are steadily on the increase and are Civ
Ing rise to ever varying and often delicate
foreign establishment now embraces
nearly double the area of operations
confinement of such a service within the lin
its of expenditure then established is not, it
omy. A community of 6o,o00OOo of people
should be adequately represented in its in
tercourse with foreign nations. Aproject for
the reorganization of consular service and
for recaStng the scheme of extra territorial
jurisdiction is now before you. If the limits
of short session will not allow its full con-
sideration, trust you will not fail to make
suitable provision for the present needs of
the service. 1t has been customary to define
In the appropriation acts the rank of each
diplomatic office to which a salary Is at
tached. 1 suggest that this course be aban-
doned and that it be left to the President,
with the advice and consent of the Seaate,
to fix from time to time the diplomatic grade
Oh rne oi fS
being definitely made, however, as now, for
the amount of salary attached to the re-
Spective stations.
The condition of our finances and the op-
GRAFTON of the various branches of the public
services which are connected with the Treas
ury Department are very fully discussed in
the report of the Secretary. 1t appears that
the ordinary revenues for the fiscal year end
ed June 80, 1884, were:
From customs SI95, O67 4S9 rs
From internal revenues ......... III, 5s6,O72 81
From all other sources. ......... 1,s66,307 Is
Total ordinary revenue. $34s, SIS, $3.50 %
The public expenses during the same period
For civil ssa,s19,9 o7 Il
For foreign intercourse. l,260,I66 81
For lndianS.. ................,..... 6,415,559 -
For pensions Observation-Disclosures. IS, 429 ,22S SO
For the military establishment, SaSs
including river and harbOr i'm
provements and arsenals...... 39,429,603 So
For the naval establishments in
Guiding vessels, machinery and
improvements at navy yards. IL, 292 COL A
For miscellaneous expenditures
including public buildings,
light houses, and collecting the
For expenditures on account of
the District of Columbia. 407 ,049 26
For interest on the public debt. "a, 57S37s As
For the sinking fund. ............. 46,790229 80
Total ordinary expenditures....S29O,9l6 ,4SS So
Leaving a surplus of $4,000 $500. AS CON-
pared with the preceding fiscal year there
was net decrease of over 81 900 in the
amount of expenditures. The aggregate re-
previous by about $54 100000 The falling off
of revenue from customs made up nearly
100000 of this deficiency, and about S23,-
100000 of the remainder was due to the dim
inished receipts from internal taxation.
The Secretary estimates the total receipts
for the fiscal year which will end June 30th,
1885, at $780, 900, and the total expenditures
at $3.50. 500, POI Is, in which are included the in
to the sinking fund. This would leave a
surplus for the entire year of about S39,000,-
600 The value of exports from the United
ending June 30th, 1854, was as follows:
Domestic merchandise. S12i, I6t ,s52
Foreign merchandise........ 15,5iS,151
Total merchandise. .s74o5 ls,6os
Speclc... ........................$ 6i,l33,'S3
Total exports of merchandise and
specie. SSOi SAG, 1872
The cotton and cotton manufactures in
Guided in this statement were valued at $685.
900 AS, the breadstuffs at $l6 54, u.s. the provi
sions at STA ,ll6,547 and the mineral oil at
$47,lO3,24s
During the same period the imports were
as follows:
Merchandise...... 1861 ,69I ,693
Gold and silver. 37,i26,262
More than s. per cent. of the entire value
OF imported merchandise consisted OF the
following articles:
Sugar and MOlaSSeS. Sl05, SS4 ,2I4
Wool and Wooden manufactures. 81, 81, 292
Silk and its manufactures. .......... 49,949,l2S
COnee. 49,OS6,fOo
Iron and Steel and manufactures
thereof. Al ,464 500
Chemicals. 3, 464 ,965
Flax, Hemp, Jute and like sub
stances and manufactures thereof 81, 46s,sss
Cotton and manufactures of cotton 3d. 54 Ats
q, a5o,3O6
concur with the Secretary of the Treas
ury in recommending the Immediate suspen-
sion of the coinage of silver dollars and of
matter to which in former communications
have more than once invoked the attention of
the National Legislature. 1t appears that
annually for the past six years there have
been coined in compliance with the require
ments of the act of February 18th, 1878, more
than twenty seven million silver dollars. The
number now outstanding is reported by the
Secretary to be nearly 1S5 000, 000 whereof
but little more than 10000, 600, or less than
twenty two per cent, are in actual circuIa-
ton. The mere existence of this fact seems
ment for the repeal of the statute which
has made such fact possible, but there
are other and graver considerations that
tend in the same direction. The Secretary
avows his conviction that, unless this coin
age and issuance of silver certificates be
tant day to become our sole metallic
standard. The commercial disturbance
and the impairment of National credit that
would be thus occasioned can scarcely be
overeStimated. hope that the Secretary'S
suggestions respecting the withdrawal from
your approval. 1t is likely that a considera-
bic portion of the silver now in the vaults of
the Treasury might find its way into cur
rency.
TRADE DOLLARS.
While trade dollars have ceased, for the
present at least, to be element of active
disturbance in our currency system, some
provision should be made for their surrender
to the Government. In view of the circum-
of the fact that they have never had legal
tender quality, there should be offered for
them only slight advance over their bullion
value. The Secretary, in the course of his
report, considers the propriety of beautify-
ing the designs of our subsidiary silver coins,
may bear their due ratio of value to the
standard dollar His conclusions in this