Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-07
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rewarded or its opposite corr, cted. Al
increasing competition has directed atten
ton 10 tue consular reports printed by
the department Of state, and the Efforts o
the government 10 extend the praclica
usefulness OF these reports have createe
a wider demand for them at home and )
spirit Of emulation abroad. Constituting
a record OF the changes occurring In trade
and Of the progress Of the arts and inven
tons 10 foreign countries, they are much
3 ught for by all Interested In the sub
! jects which they embrace.
THE TREASURY.
The report Of the secretary of the treas
ury exhibits In detail the condition OF the
public 1uance and Of the several branches
Of the government related TO bis depart
ment. | especially direct the attention oi
the congress to the accommodations con
tanned In this and the last preceding report
Of the secr,tiry touching the simpllfcatlon
aud amendment OF the laws re ating 10
the collection of our revenues 10 the IN
tereHt OF economy and justice to the gov
eminent, aud hope they may be adopted
by appropriate legislation The ordinary
receipts Of the government for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1856, were 1886 i39,
100 0S. Of this amount, Sl92, 500, 023 Al
WIS received from customs and SIG, 1905,
036 38 from internal revenue The
total receipts as here stated
were slS 7S0, o20.6S greater than Tor
the previous year, but the in
crease from customs was gil ,434 ,0Si 10
and from internal revenue Si,407, ll0 %,
making a gain In these items for the last
year OF Sl5,s4l ,295 o., a falling of in
other resources reducing the total in-
crease TO the smaller amount mentioned.
the expense at the different custom
houses Of collecting this increased Gus
toms revenue was less than the expense
attending the collection Of snGh revenue
for the proceeding year by 5I40 COS, and
the increased receipts Of Internal reve-
nue. were collected at cost TO the in
ternal revenue bureau OF Sl55,9I4 "A
less than the expense OF such collection
for the previous year. The total Ordi-
nary expen es of the government for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1856, were
S242, 2s9, 1873 so, being less by Si77, 1857 OF
tuan such expenditure for the year pre-
Ceeding, ana leaving a surplus in
he treasury at the close Of
the last iical year OF $3.50 SOC, $685.
as against $50, 1876, 77l.27 at lie close Of
the previous year; brtug an increase In
such surplus of $50, 492 SIT 20. The ex-
penditures are compared with those OF
the preceding fiscal year aud classified
as llows For civil expenses year end
ing June 80, 1886, S2l 955 ,G04 Oh year
ending June 80, 1885, 50 1926 9I2.ll For
foreign intercourse in 1886, S239, 0Ss 81;
in 1885, 1896, 10 For Indians ia 1886,
50, 099,l II; u 1885. So, 1852, 492 SO. For
pensions, IN 1886, 1868 ,404, 1854 o. in 1885,
800 l02, 267 40. For the military, includ-
ing river and harhor improvements and
arsenals, in 1886, S34 1924, 1874; in 1885,
$42, 670,t78.i7. For the navy, including
vess' !, machinery, aud improvements OF
the navy yarfs, In 1886, Sl3, 907, 1887. IA;
In 1885, Sl6,02l ,079 60. For interest on
the public debt in 1886 So, $780,
l45 81; in 1885, sos 1856 256 AZ
For the District of Columbii S2,S92,-
1921 SO, in 1885; S3,440, $50 80, in 1885.
Miscellaneous expenditures including
public bull ings, lighthouses and col.
lecting the revenue, $47, 1856 6s3 04 In
1856; SOL ,72S,056 81 in 1885. For the
current year 10 end Of June 80, 1887.
the ascertained receipts up to October /,
1886, with such receipts estims ted for the
remainder OF the year amount to $780,
100000 The expenditures contained aud
ertlmttod for the same period are $266,.
600 900; indicating an anticipated su plus
at the close of the fiscal year of $50, 00O,-
900 The total value of the exports from
The United States TO foreign countries
during the fiscal year is stated and com
pared with the preceding as follows
for the year ending June 80, 1886, for
the yeaf ending June 30, 1885. Drmostic
merchandise, $685. 964 ,529 -S726, 6s2 946.
Foreign merchandise, Sl3 $50, 1901 SIS.
sos 500. Gold, S42 952 l9l-SS All.
S92 Silver, S29,5ll, 2l9-S33, 1853, 633.
The value OF some of our leading exports
during the last fiscal year as com
pared with the value Of the same
for the year Immediately proceed
ing Is here given, and furnishes
Information both interesting and suggest
i've. For the year ending June 80, 1886 (;
Cotton ana cotton manufactures, S2l9,-
045,576 tobacco and It's manufactures,
S8U4 2O4, 90s; breadstufs, 1925, s46, 55s /;
provisions, $50, 625,2l6 For the wear
ending June 80, 1885: cotton and cot.
ton manufactures, S2l9 100 .O49; TOBACCO
and its manutac ures, S247 ,673 ,OO5 ;
breadstuffS, $l6O $40 s2t; provisions,
Sl07,3S 1876 Our Imports during the
last fiscal year as compared with the pre-.
vIous YEAR were as follows:
WARES. 1888. 1857
Merchandise, e. s03S, tS6 $50 90 S57a $50 Ga so
solo 2 lt5SI9 40 g6,G9t.69b 90
silver ..,... ...,.,., 1850 cU7 o. lU,550,02I Ou
TARIFF REDUCTION,
In my last annual message to the con-
gress attention was directed to the fact
That the revenues Of the government ex-
cseded It's actual needs, and IL was sug-
gested that legislative action should be
AIKEN 10 relieve the people from the I'M
necessary burden Of taxation thus made
apparent. In view Of the pressing i'm.
p0rtsnce OF the subject, deem It my
DUTY to again urge Its consideration. The
Income OF the government by its in
cr' ased income, and through economies
Ia It's collection, Is now more than ever
In xcess Of the public necessities. The
application of the surplus to the payment
Of such portion OF the punlic debt as is
now at loption, subject to extinguish-
ment, II continued at the rate that has
lately prevailed would retire that class
Oh Indebtedness within less than one year
from this date. Thus . continuation of
our present revenue system would soon
result IN the receipt of au annual income
much greater than necessary to meet
government expenses, with no indebted
ness upon which II could no applied and
we should then be confronted with a vast
quantily o. money, the circulating me-
DUN OF the people, boarded la the
treasury when 1t should be in their hands
or we should be drawn INTO wasteful pub.
TIC extravaganza with all the oorruptlng
national Decentralization Which follows in
It's train, Butt rs not the simple existence