Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-12-05

neighbors, whose territories form so long q
frontier llne difficult to bs guarded, and
who find In our country aud equally offer
| to US natural markets, demand special and
| considerable treatment. 1t rests with Con-
| grsss to consider what legislative action may
| increase facilities OF intercourse which con-
| tlguity makes natural and desirable.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE.
| / earnestly urge that Congress rscast the
appropriations Tor the maintenance or the
| diplomatic and consular service on footing
| Commensurate with the importance of our
| national interests. At every post where .
1 representative is necessary the salary should
| be so graded as TO permit him to live with
| comfort. With the assignment of adequate
| salaries, the so-called material extra official
| fees which our officers abroad are now per-
| mitted to treat as personal perquisites
| should be done away with. Every act re-
| curing the certificates and seal of the officer
| should be taxable at schedule rates, and the
| fee therefor returned to the Treasury. By
| restoring these revenues to the public use,
1 the consular service would be self-suppors-
/ ing, even with liberal increase of the pres
| ent low salaries. In further prevention of
| abuses, system OF consular inspection
| should be instituted. The appointment Of
/ limited number of Secretaries of Legation st
| large, To be assigned TO duty wherever nee
4 essary, and in particular for temporary SER
| vice at missions which for any cause may be
| without a head, should also be authorized.
| favor, also, authorization for the detail OF
| officers OF the regular service as military, or
| naval attaches at Legations. Seine foreign
| governments do not recognize the union of
| consular with diplomatic functions. Italy
| and Venezuela will only receive the APP
| pointse In one of bis two capacities, but this
| does not prevent the requirement of q bond
and submission to tbs responsibilities of an
| Office whose duties ne can not discharge.
| The superadded title of Consul General
! should be abandoned at all missions.
! deen it expedient that well devised
measure for the reorganization OF the extra
territorial courts in Oriental countries
| should replace the present system, which
| labors under the disadvantage of combin-
| ing judicial and executive functions in the
| same office.
In several Oriental countries generous offers
have been made of premises for housing the
| Legations OF the United States. A grant OF
land for that purpose was made some years
since by Japan, and has been referred to in
the annual messages OF my predecessors. Ths
Slafnese Government has made a gift to the
United States of commodious quarters in
| Bangkok. Ia Core8 the late Minister was
permitted to purchase building from the
Government for legation use. In China, ths
premises rented for the Legation are favored
TO local charges. AT Tsngier the house oc-
cupied by our representative has been for
many years the property of the Governments,
having been given for that purpose In 1922
by the Sultan of Morocco. | approve the
suggestion heretofore made that, III view of
the conditions of life and administration in
the Eastern countries, The legation buildings
in China, Japan, Corea. Siam, ana perhaps
Persia, should be owned and furnished by
the Government, with view to pernanencY
and security. To this end recommend that
authoriIy be given TO accept the gifts ad-
yerted to in Japan and Siam, and to pur-
chase in the other countries named. with
provision for furniture and repairs. a con-
siderable saving ia rentals would result.
The Worlds Industrial Exposition, held
at New Orleans last winter, with the assist
ence of the Federal Governments, attracted
large number of foreign exhibits, and
proved of great value in spreading among
tbs concourse of visitors from Mexico and
Central America a wider knowledge of the
various manufactures and productions Of
this country and their availability in ex-
change for the productions of those regions.
Past Congresses have had under consider
alton the advisability of abolishing the dis
crlmlnation made Wy the tariff lava in favor
Of the works of American artists. The
odiun of the policy which subjects to high
rate.of duty tue paintings OF foreign artists
and exempts the productions OF American
artists residing abroad, and who receive
gratuitously advantages and instruction, is
visited upon our ciulzens engaged in art cul-
ture in Europe, and has caused them, with
practical unanimity, to favor the solution OF
such an ungracious distinction, and ID their
interest, and for ether obvious reasons,
strongly recommend il.
PUBLIC FINANCE.
The report of the Secretary of the Treas
ury fully exhibits the condition of the pub
lie finances aud of the several branches of
government connected with his department..
The suggestions OF the Secretary, relating
to practical operations of this important de-
parLnent and ms recommendations In the
direction of simplihcation and economy,
particularly in the work of collecting GUS
toms duties, are especially urged upon the
attention OF Congress. The ordinary re-
ceipts from all sources for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1885, were 1872, $50, 7O6. 80.
OF this sum $1S1, All, 939.24 was received
from customs, and Sll2, 498, 725.54 from
internal revenue. The total receipts as given
above were SPA, 829, 1853. ID less than those
for the year ending June 80. 1854. This
dimlnution embraces q falling off OF SlS,-
595, $50 AZ in the receipts for customs, and
So, 6S7, 346. 81 IN the receipts from internal
revenue. The total ordinary expenditures
of the Government for the fiscal year were;
$3.50, 226, 935. so, leaving a surplus in the
Treasury at The close of the year of $685.
46S, III 81. This is $40, 929, So4. 81 less
than the surplus reported at the close OF |
the previous year. The expenditures are
classified as follows: For civil expenses,
S23, S26, 942. IL; foreign intercourse, So |
439, 6U9. IL; for Indians, So, 500, 494. 1888; |
for pensions, S56, 102, 267.49; for the mIi- |
tary, including river and haTbor improve |
ments and arsenals, 81, 6U7, 57S. At; for the |
navy, including vessels, machinery. and inn
provements of navy yards. Sl6. OH. 079. SO; |
Tor interest on Uue pubic uSBb5 ptl1s OOOJ~
256. II; for the District of Columbia, 3d. |
499, $50. 95; for miscellaneous expenditures,
including public buildings, light houses and |
collecting the revenue, $o4, 72S, O54 81. The |
amount paid on the public debt during the |
fiscal year ended June 80, 1885, was $45,- |
993, 235. 43, and there has been paid since |
that date and up TO November !, 1855, the |
sum OF S369, SaS, leaving the anlonn5 Of the |
debt al the last named date 81 ola. 49,
800 AZ. There was, however, at that time |
ia the Treasury applicable to the general |
purposes of the GoVsrRment the SUM OF |
sos, SIS, 293. 3S.
Toe total receipts for the current fiscal /
wear ending June 80, 1856, ascertainsd to !
October /, 1855, aad estimated for the re-
maiuder of tue year. are $3l5, 900, 600. Tbs /
OK Expenditures ascertained and estimated for /
the same time are S245, 000. 900, leaving
surplus at ths close OF the year estimated at |
SO, 600, 900. The value of exports from the /
United States to foreign countries during the /
last fiscal year was as follows;
Domestic merchandise. -. S726 $50. 946 |
Foreign merchandise. -....-...... 10, QUO, oOS /
Total. S742, 1so, 755 |
Silver. 30 Ioo, o5S
Total. 1884, Al, ESQ /
Some of the principal exports, with their /
values and the percentage they respectively |
bear to the total expectation, are given as
follows:
articles. Pdtue. ReT CENT. /
Cotton and cotton manu-
factures-. $Hlo IsS,U49 $50
BreauStluS IvO,otO.oSO SS.Oa
Pros lSloDs.. 4U1, oo<, too A4.H
Oils (nineral. vegetable and