Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-09

the public use the consular service would
be selt-supporting, even with liberal
increase of the present low salaries and
IN further prevention of abuses, a system
Of consular inspection should be institut-
ed. The appointment OF a limited num-
Der Of secretaries OF legation-at.large to
be assigned to duty wherever necessary,
and particularly for temporary service at
missions which, for any cause, may be
without head, should also be authorized
Sheet GS
/ favor also the authorization OF detail
of officers of the regular service as milf
tary or naval attaches at legations. Some
foreign governments do not recognize the
union of consular with diplomatic func-
lions. Italy and Venezuela Will only re-
cciyo the appointee IN one of his two
capacities, but this does not prevent the
requirement Of bond aud submission to
the responsible les of an officer whose
duties he can discharge. The
,uper-added title of consul-general
should be abandoned at all missions.
Sheet n
To this end recommend that authority
be given TO accept the gifts advcrtcd to
In Japan and Siam, and to purchase in the
other countries, with provision for furni-
t1re and repairs, a considerable saving
In rentals would result,
TuE WORLDS FAIR.
The worlds industrial exposition held
ut New Orleans last winter, with the as
sistanco Of the federal government, at
tractcd large number Of foreign exhibits,
and proved of great value in spreading
among the concourse OF visitors from
Mexico and Central and South America
wider knowledge % the various manu-
features and productions of this country
and their availability in exchange
for the productions Of those regions.
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80 FAyORITrsM TO ARTISTS.
Past congresses have had under con-
sideration the ACCESSIBILITY of abolshing
the discrimination by The tariff laws in
favor of works Of American artists. The
odium Of the policy which subjects to n
high rate of duty the paintings OF foreign
artists and eXempts the productions Of
American artists living abroad, who de-
serve advantages and instructions, is
visited on our ctizcns engaged in arti-
culture in Europe, aud has caused them
with practical unanimity to favor the
abolition of such ungracious distinction,
and in their interest, and for other
obvious reasons, strongly recommend It,.
Sheet "A
The ordinary receipts from all sources
tor the fiscal year ended June 80, $50,
were 1922 500, 70G.3S OF this sum $751;
AL ,93l.34 was received from customs,
and SIP, 498, 725.54 from internal reye-
nue.. The total receipts as given above
are S24, 2S9 ,2G3 "a less than those for the
year ending June 80, 1885. This diminu-
ton embraces falling off of 1885,
5j0.42 in the receipts from Gus
toms and S9,6S7,2 4G97 in
he receipts from internal revenue.
Sheet 10
OUR FINANCIAL SHOWING.
The total ordinary expenditures of the
government for the fiscal year were
S2G0, 226, 1850, leaving surplus in the
treasury at the close OF the year of $43,-
4G3, 77l,20, $l4,239, 525.S9 less than the
surplus reported at the close of the pre-
viOus year. The expenditures are classi-
fled rs follows:
For civil expenses, g23,S269i2 II
For foreign intercourse. ..,,...,... 5,iS9GO9 II
For Indians ,.... ..,.,..,.......... 5 52l9tG 30
Sheet rs
The total receipts for the current fiscal
year ending June 80, 1885, ascertained to
October |, 1885, and estimated for the re-
nainder OF the year, are $4,000, 600.
The expenditures asccrtained and eSti-
mated for the same time are S245, 900, 900,
leaving surplus at the close of the year
of $1,000, 900. The value of ex-
ports from the United States to
foreign countries during the last
fiscal year were as follows;
sheet so