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

Of the entire amount of duties collected 70
| per cent. was collected from the following ar
ticles OF import: Sugar and molasses, 20;
| wool and its manufactures, Is; silk and its
| manufactures. s; iron and steel and their
| manufactures, Z; cotton manufactures, 6; flax
hemp and jute and their manufactures, 5.
Inc fact that our revenues are in excess of
| the actual needs of an economical adminstra-
| ton OF the Government jnstifies a reduction
| in the amount exacted from the people for it's
| support. Our Government is but the means
| established by the will of free people by
| which certain principles are applied which
/ they have adopted for their benefit and pro-
| lection, and it is never better administered and
| its true spirit is never better observed than
| when the PEG pies taxation for its support is
| scrupulously limited to the actual necessity of
/ expend. ture, and distributed according to q
just and equitab plan.
/ The proposition with which we have to deal
| is the reduction of the revenue received by
the Government and ind rectly paid by the
! people from customs duties.
/ The question of free trade is not involved,
| nor is there now any Occas on for the general
! discussion oil the wisdom or expediency of
| protective system Justice and fairness die.
tate thai in any modification of our present
| laws relating to revenue the industries and
interests which have been encouraged by such
| laws, and in which our citizens have large in
| yestments, should not be ruthlessly injured or
! destroyed.
We should also deal with the subject in such
manner as to protect the interests of Ameri-
| can labor which is the capital of our work
| ingmen. It's stability and proper remunera-
| ton furnish the most Justitiable pretext for
| a protective policy. Within these limitations
| certain reduction should be made in our
| customs revenue. The amount of such re.
duction having been determined, the inquiry
| follows: Who're can it best be remitted and
| what articles can best DO released from duty
in the interest of our citizens?
/ think the reduction should be made in the
revenue derived from A. tax upon the i'm
/ lessen the cost of living in every family of the
| land and release to the public in every hum
ble home larger measure of the rewards of
| frugal industry.
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION
| The very limited amount of circulating
| notes issued by our National banks compared
with the amount the law permits them to is
| sue. upon deposit of bonds for their redemp-
ton, indicates that the volume of our circu-
latng medium may be largely increased
| through this fundamentally.
THE ARMY'S CONDITION.
The army consisted at the date of the last
consolidated returns. of 2l54 officers and "a
| IU5 enlisted men. The expenses of the de-
/ partment for the fiscal year ending June 30
1885, including $I3, 16439460 for public works
| and river and harbor Improvements, were
| S45, $50 1884. 1t appears that the num-
| Der of assertions has diminished, but
| that during the last fiscal year they numbered
/ z1gy7. and one instance is gwen by the Lieu
reimbursement OF six assertions by the same
recruit. am convinced that this number of
| desertions can be much diminished by better
discipline and treatment, but the punishment
/ should be increased for repeated offenses.
| The Acting Judge Advocate General reports
that the number of trials by general courts
martial during the year was 2,328 and that
! l,S5l trials took place before garrison and reg
/ mental courts martial. The suggestion that
/ probably more than half the army have been
/ tried Tor otfenSeS, great and small in one
year may well arrest attention Of course,
many of these trials before garrison and reg
/ mental courts martial were for otfenses al
| most frivolous, and there should, think, be
| Way devised to dispose of these in more
| summary aud less inconvenient manner than
/ By courtS-martial. If some of the proceedings
/ of courts-martial which have had occasion
to examine present the ideas of justice which
generally prevail in these tribunals am sat
| lstied that they should be much reformed if
/ the honor and the honesty of the army and
navy are by their inStrumentality to be vndi-
Gated and protected
The work of the signal service has been
/ prosecuted during the last year with results
/ of increasing benefit to the country The
/ field of instruction has been enlarged with
view of adding to its usefulness. The nnm-
Der OF stations in operation June 30, 1888. was
i 49,. Teegraphic reports are received daily
/ from l60 stations. Reports are also received
from % Canadian stations 3f5 volunteer OBJ
/ servers, 52 army surgeons at military posts,
and $50 foreign stations The expense of the
service during the fiscal year. after deduct
/ ing receipts from military telegraph lines.
was S9y7 ,592 81. In view of the fact, referred
/ 10 by the Secretary of War. that work of this
service ordinarily is of a scientific nature,
and, further, the fact that it is assuming
| larger proportions constantly and becoming
more and more unsuited to tue fixed rutes
| which must goverd the army. / am inclined
| to agree with him in the opinion that it should
| De separately eStabl shed.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
During the year ended November /, 1885, 145
/ National banks were organized, with an aggre-
gate capital of SIG, 1888 90, and circulating
| notes have been issued to them amounting to
| $4,2I4,sl0, The whole number of these banks