The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-12-23
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YET balance IN treasury ,.......s6a,s ls,22 IS
HTbe balance in tho treasury has there.
lore been increased within tue above period
By the sum Of 81, 058, 10SgE.
"As compared with tho fiscal year 1884,
the receipts for 1885 have decreased $2I,-
Ro,leSA
There was an increase In the cxpendl.
lures Of Sls, i0Q,t9oTa
"For tho present fiscal year the revenue,
actual and oitimatSd, Is S3l5,0lO,0O0OO.
1.-THE expenditures for the same period,
Hetual and estimated, are 500, $50, OO00o.
"Total receipts, actual and estimated,
iS,0l0,0O00O, Estimated surplus t2I,
100000,
"The estimates Of expenditures for The
ame period, received from the several e1.
ecutivs departments, are tSSa, SS7, 5s2S4; or
30 eStimatst deficit OF SEA, LSU,5S2,4 EK.
Guiding the siuking fund, tho estimated OK.
pSndIturs will be s902, $50, S52.Oi, showing a
surplus Of sk,oCO, 44LGi,
rTbO rtfunding certificates still outsand.
ing amount to $S23, 800.
"The Indebtedness Of the Unitsl States on
March 4, iSS5. including therein the bonds
Issued 10 the Pacific railroad companies, was
,SSI, SIS, 1871 OF; cash In treasury, t31S tG6,.
$40; amount Of debt lesa cash In treasury,
hS0S,7ll,slS,N.
"ThO indebtedness Of tho United States on
November l, 1881, including therein the
bonds issued on account Of the Pacific rail.
road companies, was tl,SiS, $40, Ss5. a; cash
In treasury, $40, 6S9, :B1 Us; smount OF debt
leSs cash in treasury, Sl,4i1, 6S7, 56aO 90; 70.
suction OF debt during above period, SIS.
ai,SIS55
"rhS conditions Of currency are,
sFirst Wlthous shock and disturbance 10
tho industries Tie business enterprise, the
domestic trade, or foreign commerce Of tho
eountFy.
"Secoui, Without degrading the United
statcs monetary unit OF value TO cheaper
dollar, AMI without rdi'ius the United States
monetary unit OF value 70 costtiar dollar.
Third, Without les to any who now hold
no prUmiI1 Of the United States to pay
dollar.
Fourth, Without retu.tlou OF tho present
volume Of the currency or hindraucs to lis
tree increase hereafter when every dollar
uots shall DO thu certificate OF g coin dollar
N The treasury, payable on demand.
"Fitth, Without pause In the reduction Of
loo public deb, but paying more than three
htths Of all that prt Cf the debt now pay.
A2e at the option Of the United States prior
y September, 1891.
''SlIth, Without increase Of taxation.
Seventh, Without the sails OF any silver
bought aud coined Sine February, 1873.
Eighth, Without the dISUSo OF tho 2l5 600.
30 OoinOd silver dollars OF unlimited legal
tender, OF any fall or discount 10 their prs.
pntpcalVsd value aad Wishoat tho disuss
ottho So, 0t0, 0oo coined gold dollars Of uu.
limited legal tender, OF any rise or premium
m their ur.sent reelivSd yAluN
Ninth, without prc1udics 70 the adoption
hereafter Of an International hlmotalllc IN.
lon, with free coinage Of bc,hmstals for all
e0merh at hIed ratio Of weightS, into
coins Of unlimited legal tsnder.
"renth, Without the coins Of tho two
metals parting company from each other,
whatever may b tho temporary fall, II any,
In the market prIcO OF silver bullion after
stopping treasury purchases.
"IWoua most respectfully commend to
The consideration Of eongrUa ths question
whether Eucha reform Of thecurrency ought
not now 10 DO endsavored; whether thes,
arc not among the prudent AMI Just condl.
lions otits reforms; and whether such 70.
form might not DO promoted, with imuleli.
GtS advantage IN ali our industries and
trade, BY repeal Of tho clause recurring
treasury purcnaSoS Of silver bullion, and re.
peal Of the act making compulsory treasury
Issues and reissues Of tho legal tenler notes.
"Gold is 6h per ceut. Of the met0llic clrcu.
latiou Of the Quilted States at the present
moment; although 1t may need explaining
that with free cOlnAge for evcrybodyI aii.
yer into full legal tender silver dollars, Tia
pcop,e u the Unltod States ASsei for only
sos, $50 In eighty ySGJ, but that congress
required the coinage Of 2l6. Co., wv in about
eight years
God iS The standard Of value in nations
from which We In the United States took 81
per cont last year Of ali our Imports and 70
which No sent mare than p9 per cent. OF all
our OxpoFtA AID with most Ot the Coun.
the having silver as q standard, or ia
nearly exclusive uSa where We do The small
remainder Of our foreign trade. ettlemsns
are effected BY tho gold standard through
Sbfiing bills on LONDON.
Good from al the mines Of tho world has
doubled 10 quantity within tnTty.nve yetrS;
silver about doubling in tho LIST one han.
dred years Gold, Ike silver, l. a princi-
pal product Of mines 10 tho United States,
Which have yielded Of tue two preciOus