The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-12-09


be made.
The drift of sentiment in civilized commu- !
mites toward full recognition of the rights of
property in the creations Of the human intel |
leet has brought about the adoption, by
many important nations, of an international
copyright convention, which vaS signed Mt
BeFne the 1Sth of September, 1855. In
asmuch as the Constitution gives to Congress
the power ''to promote the progress of sci
ence and useful arts by securing for limited
times to authors and inventors the exclusive
right to their respective writings and dis
eoyeries,'' this government did not
feel warranted in becoming sigma
tory pending the action of Congress upon
measures of international copyright now
before it, but the right of adhesion to the
Berne convention hereafter has been re-
served. | trust the subject will receive at
your hands the attention it deserves, and
that the Just aims of authors, So urgently
pressed will be duly needed. Representa-
tions continue to be made to me of the in
furious effect upon American artists study
ing abroad and having free access to the art
collections of foreign countries, of main
tanning discriminating duty against the
introduction of the works of their brother
artists of other countries; and | am induced
to repeat my recommendation for the aboli-
ton of that tax.
The Consular Services.
Pursuant to a provision of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation act, approved
July /, 1856, the estimates submitted by the
Secretary of State for the maintenance of the
consular service have been recast, on the
basis OF salaries for all officers to whom such
allowance is deemed advisable. Advantage
| has been taken of this to redisribute the
| salaries of the officers now appropriated for
| in accordance with the work performed,
| the Importance of the representative duties
| of the incumbent, and the cost
IDf I..-,,,. rLA 1n.f
consideration has been too often lost
| sight of in the allowances heretofore made.
| The compensation which may suffice for the
decent maintenance of n worthy and capable
| officer in position of ouerous and represen-
| tative trust at q post readily accessible, and
where the nccessaries of life are abundant
| and cheap, may prove an inadequate pittance
| in distant places where the better part of a
years pay is consumed in reaching the post
| of duty, and where the comforts of ordinary
| civilized existence can only be OBJ
| tanned with difficulty and at eNorbitant
cost. | trust that. in considering the
| submitted schedules, no mistaken theory of
| economy will pefpetuate system which in
| the past has virtually closed to deserving
talent many Offices where capacity and at
tainments of higher order are indiSpensi.-
| Bile, and i'll not few instances has through
out discredited our national character, and
entaiIed embarrassment and even suffering
our interests abroad. In connection with the
| subject, l earnestly reiterate the prac-
| tical necessity of supplying some
mcde of Trustworthy inspection and
report of the manner in which the consulates
are conducted. In the absence of such re-
liable information, efficiency can scarcely
be rewarded or its opposite corrected.
Increasing Competition in Trade
has directed attention to the value of the
consular reports printed by the Department
of State, and the efforts of the government
to extend the practical usefulness of these
reports have created wider demand fol
them at home and spirit of emulation
abroad. Constituting record of tht
| changes occurring in trade anC
of the progress of the arts and invention il
foreign countries, they are much sought TO
by all interested in the subjects which the,
embrace. The report of the Secretary o
the Treasury exhibits i'll detail the condition
of the public finance, and of the severa
branches of the government related to hi
department. Especially direct the atten
ton OF the Congress to the recommendation
contained iu this and the last preceding re
! port of the Secretary, touching the simpli
: fcation and amendment of the laws relatin
to the
Collection of Our Revenues,
and in the interest of economy and Justice t
the government,I hope they may be adopte,
receipts of the government for the fiscal yea
ended June 80, 1856, were S336, t39, 727 .0G
: OF this amount Sl92 900, ,023. II was receive
/, from customs and SIG, sos, ,936.4S was re
! ceived from internal revenue. The tota
receipts as here stated were SIS, 149, ,O20.6
e greater than for the previous year, but tn
increase from customs was Sll ,434, ,0S4. II
and from internal revenue, 81, l07 ,210.94
y = making gain in these items for tn
last year of $l5, ,S41 ,295.04, fallin
off in other resources reducing the total ir
crease to the smaller amount mentioned
Z The expense at the different customs-housC
Il of collecting this increased customs revenu
was less than the expense attending the co
/ lection of such revenue for the precedin
; year by S490, Sos, and the increased receipt
' of internal revenue were collected at a CO
y to the Internal Revenue Bureau of Sl55
e 944.99 less than the expense of such cole,
y tion for the previous year. The total ord
y nary expenses of the governmeI
g for the fiscal wear ended June 30, 1SS
u were S242, ,4sS, 1850, being less by $17,7Ss
!e 797 than such expenditures for the year pr
II ceding, and leaving a surplus in the Trea
i ury at the close of the last fiscal year
!. 4 1898, ,056, ,5SS.56, as against $63, 1863, ,T11.2
y the close of the previous year, being an i
10 crease in such surplus of $50, 492 .SlI .29. I'll
| expenditures are compared with those OF Il
/. preceding fiscal year ending June so, al
u u are classified as follows
= 1885 1886
III Civil expenses.......S q, ,9556O4 04 23.826942
lie Foreign intercourse l33, 232,05S 20 543,9619ll
e. Indians .......... 6Og gl5,Sl7 90 G5j,249, ,263
n Pensions. 63,4O S64 03 56,102257
ar | For the military in
|, Guiding river and
u harbor improve
as ments and
IS O1ro-4plOS ~ 4-,OfU,Oio
For the navy, in
n | cluding vessels
- | machinery. and
ie improvements of
IN navy yards.......... 1885,, ,9ST II 16021 ,0I9
III Interest public
debt................... 5O.5SO,145 81 51,Ss6,256
% For the District of
% Colunbia............. 2,S92,32l SO 3,i49.450
lu Miscellaneous ex-
of penditures, in
n Guiding public
r. buildings, light
- houses, and col
"a lecting the reve-
ed nue. ..................... 66S OF 54T2S 055
For the current year to end June 80, IS
the ascertained receipts up to October
o. 1885, with such receipts estimated for the
n mainder of the year, amount to S356, ,000, OF
re- The expenditures ascertained and es
mated for the same period are $266, 200, ,0
| ipdipatinU a SurnluS ot tho cIoca nf ~