The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-12-11

Cinnamon, indisputably within the protection
OF the treaties and the law, were murdered by
q MOB, ana the still more recent threatened
outbreak of the same character ia Washing
ton Territory are still fresh in the minds of
ALL and there is apprehension lest the bitter
ness OF feeling against the Monaghan race on
the Pacific slope may find vent IN similar law
less demonstration. All the power of this
Government should be exerted to maintain
the amplest good faith toward China in the
treatment of these men and the iDfexible
sternness of the law in bringing the
wrong doors to justice should be insisted
upon Every effort has been made by
TINS Government to prevent these violentou
breaks and to aid the representatives of China
IN their investigation of these outrages, and
II IS put just to say that they are traceable to
the Iawlessness of men not citizens of the
United States engaged in competition with
Cninese laborers. Race prejudice is the chief
factor in originating these disturbances. and
it exists in large part of our domain,
1eopardiZing our peace and the good rela-
tionship we try to maintain with China. The
admitted right of Government to prevent
the influx OF elements hostile to its internal
peace and security may not be questioned.
even where there is no treaty stipulation on
the subject. That the exclusion of Chinese
laborjs demanded in other countries where
IKE conditions prevail is strongly evidenced
IN the Dominion of Canada, where Chinese
Immigration is now regulated by laws more
exclusive than our own il existing laws are
inadequate to compass the end in view shall
De prepared TO give earnest consideration to
any further remedial measures within the
treaty limits which the wisdom of Congress
may devise.
THE PUBLIC FINANCES.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
fully exhibits the condition of the public
finances and of the several branches of Gov
eminent connected with his department The
suggestions of the Secretary relating to the
praeticai operations OF this important depart
lnent, and his rec concentrations in the direc-
tion OF simpilt1cation and economy, particular
| ly III the work of collecting customs duties,
attention
Congress.
The ordinary receipts from all sources for
the fiscal year ended June 20 1886. were 1922
60,70!3S: of this sum S18i,4n, 81 was re-
ct1yed from customs and SIP, 498. 725. "a from
internal revenue; the total receipts as given
above were ~, S99, 1851 less than those for
the year ending June 30, 1884. This diminu-
ton embraces a fall ne off Of $l3,5a5, 550.42 in
the receipts from customs and $9,6S7, 346.97 in
the receipts, from internal revenue.
The total ordinary expenditures of the
government for the fiscal year were $780, 1885,
| $3.50. leaving a surplus in the Treasury at
the eose of the year of $50, 463, 771.27.
This is SAC, 929, S54.32 less than the surplus
| reported at the close of the previous year.
The expenditures are classified as follows:
For civil expenses $23, S26, 9i2 II; for foreign
INTERCOURSE So, 43a, f09.I1; for Indians. $l,552
4a4 63; for pensions, $50, 102, 267. 40; for the
military, including river and arbor improve
ments and arsenals, S42.670 .57S.4 AT: for the
NAYS, including vessels. machinery, and i'm
interest on the Public debt, ST, 3S6 S56 II; for
the District of Columbia, So, 400, 65095; for
miscellaneous expenditures, iucluding Public
buildings, Lighthouses and collecting the
| revenue, $54, 728054.21.
The amount paid on the public debt during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1855, was
$45, 1893, 235 43, and there has been paid since
that date and up to November /, 1885, the
sum of $369,82S, leaving the amount of the
debt at the lastnamed date $1,514,475, $500 AZ.
There was, however at that time in the
Treasury, applicable to the general purposes
of the Government the sum of $685. 818, 292 SO.
The total receipts for the current fiscal
year ending June &c. 1885, ascertained to
October !, 1885, and estimated for the remain
der of the year, are S3l5,000000. The ex-
pendtures ascertained and estimated for the
same time are S245, 600, leaving surplus
at the close OF the year estimated at S7O,0OO,-
QUO.
The value of exports from the United States
to foreign countries during the last fiscal year
was as follows:
Domestic merchandise ST26 692 946
Foreign merchandise ......,........ 15,b0G,S09
tfOlu ....4....... ...,........,,b..a.. 0,4fT,SG
SlIVefs... %, t53633
IVtei. SIOf, ,HCU
Some of the principal exports, with their
values and the percentage they respectively
bear to the total expectation, are given as fol.
lows:
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