Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
rCoutiaued From First Page.l
rHE UNITED STATES TREASURY.

THE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
~. rspnrt of the Secretary Of the Treas
axbibits in detail the condition of tn,
uitr;c finance OF the several branches o.
Sa Government related to his department,
SHsriallv direct the attention OF Con.
m the recommendations contained in
~ and the last preceding report Of the
S,.rstary touching the Simplihcation and
ln,sndment Of the laws relating to the
-ITsction of our revenues. and in the in
C-sst of economy and ofjustiee to the Gov
s.r,snt | hope they may be adopted by
"n-,,riate legislation. The ordinary re-
SREr of the Government for the fiscal
10y snded June 80, 1856, were 1887, 49,
!S-F OF this AMOUNT 1872, sos, 023S1
received from customs, and SIG, sos,
~ j. from internal revenue, with total
"@.;nfS as here stated were Sl3, 449, 020.6S
r..,tpr than for the previous year, but the
;nsrrase from customs WAS Sll,434,OSl.lO
nj frpm internal revenue $40, 92f,094,
Zinc a cain in these items for the last
H|,rof SIS 81, S95O4, a falling off in
,.sar resources reducing the total ipcreaSe
=, In smaller amount mentioned. The
ms, NJ the different custom houses OF
'IHr.a,inr this increased customs revenue
- less than the expense attending the
'ST..,fnn of such revenue for the proceed
W, ,,.lr hv $500 and the increased
n,ripts OF internal revenue were collected
"a cost 10 the Internal Revenue Bureau
"sS15 sol 1919 less than the expense OF
s,Eb collection Tor the previous year. The
,.,,I ordinary expenses of the government
~ ,ha iS,al wear ended June 80, 1856,
- S53 S2l3S. 30, being less by SIT,
~ thln such expenditures for the
,s,r prpceding. and leaving a surplus in
,bs Treasury ut the close of the last fiscal
lar of SqS $50. 5SS. 80, rs against SOB, i63,
- y NJ the close OF the previous year,
bs;pga m increase in such surplus of $780,
~, -l-.2g The expenditures are COM
n,r,d with those of the proceeding fiscal
YEAR and classified Is follows:
Fnrriyil expenses year ending June 80,
r--f S2I.955, 6O4O9; for civil expenses
y,,r endlu. June 80, 1855, S23, SD, gall;
Ir foreign Intercourse, ) 1882, 32O,SS; 1856,
: ID IL; for Indians, So 99, 1871;
is S6.I52. 494.63; for pensions, SOB, 40i,-
.flwi: I~~5. $50. lG2, 267. 40; for the mill
r,rr. including river and harbor improve
r.Yt, and a~rSenals, 81, 324, 1O2 "a; lSS5,
<26-uT7S.47; for the navy, including
rr>srlS machinery and Improvements of
myv wards, 3d. O7, SS7.74; 1855,
>rSp3. OTL6g; for interest on pub
Ii, debt, $50, so, 1851; 1885,
>!L3~G256.47; for the District Of
Columbia. -, S92, 32l.s9; 1855, Sl,f99,-
tnaj; miscellaneous expenditures, in,
Gudiu. public buildings light houses and
Collecting The revenue, SG7, CSC, 6S3.Oi;
49,. S5L72~ .0562l.
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
20 the end OF June 80, 1SS7, heascertaincd
a,riot> up to October /, lSS6, such re-
rlpt, estimated for the remainder Of the
YEAR amount to S356, Goa, 600. The eXpen,
ttur,> aSrcrtained and estimated for the
sane period are S26G, OOO, 900. indicating
anticipated surplus at the close OF the
yrlr of SgO, ZOO, COZ.
The total value of the
EXPORTS
fe,m the United States to foreign countries
tsriu. the fiscal year is stated and Dom
3lnd with the preceding year rs follows
. s-s~ ruiagJ Jtas @. I>>6.
....,a. Merchandise. ..... eel. : 6G5.9Gt59W
r-- NrDrhalFdi>c.-.-..-- nLr
. - l2Ll'
@,'ll,-lJNA
.r ,afug Jaa, Al. l>>J.
u.r. Merchandise ............. 73rh>29 iGul
r-n Micro usudi>c...-..-......-. lh.gn@ll"
HNburNr-"
................. &i71G.GS.uJ
the value OF sOule ct our leading exports
lr.ug the last fiscal year. aS compared
with the value OF the same for the year
immediately preceding, is here given anj
FINISHES information both interesting AMI
,@r>tlve.
-.r ,gi.IT Jate p. l~>G.
... and Cotton Manufacturers 2l,9OL5jI,G)l
-.. r ami its MuuUidCturr--.... SOC, $3.50
IN - m
per safaFg JHut a. lS>5.
r-.r and Curtou Manufacturers 2l.$505OL.g1.
....rn ami it, Manufacture. > E6.TN,N
+ a.'lIiN in.g@lu>- ~
s-. uu~ ut-,-tN'"
uur imports during the last fiscal yea
l,romparcd with the previous year werC
o, bellows.
l~~G. lN~t.
w.r,anrt-a ..S 49,. EhI2GO0 : 5~79,aN0u'&S
. @7&&l2@ 2>69L GS@ o.
...s u......... E,>jO,&UT.OJ l",'gO.b-E"
REDUCE THE REVENUE TAXES.
Iumv last annual message to the Con
.~,, attention was directed to the fact
,da, tine revenue OF the government eN'
rvicI It's artual needs and it was suggest,
I'd that legislative action should be taken
% relieve the people from the unnecessary
burden of taxation thus made apparent.
10 view OF the pressing Importance Of the
subject. | deem il nv duty TO again urge
O., consideration. The income Ofthe gov
--umcnt by its increased volume and
through economies in its collection, is now
More than ever in excess of public ne
Tie surplus TO the payment
Of such portion of the public debt aSis now
at our option subject to eNtinguishment,
Uon,iuucd NJ the rate which has lately
prevailed. would retire that class Of in
tr1t7IurS, within less than n year from
this date. Thus a continuation OF our
nyrnur system would SOOn result IN the
urrpt of an annual income
WrgH GREATER THAN NECESSARY
"mcrt Government expenses with no in
aratcIur>S upon which it could he zap,
Piled, wr should then be- confronted with
~agatquIUtity of money, the circulating
9eAum OF the people, boarded in the
l~,rl>Gry whence il should he drawn into
TN,r,ul public extravaganza with all the
corruption and national decentralization
which follows in it's train. But
q Is not the simple existence
".'hr> surplus and its threatened attend.
atc'liS which furnishes the strongest ar
gment against Il present scale Of fed,
-A taxation.
IFS WORST PHASE
the e~yaction OF such \ surplus through 4
pryrr,lpn ct the relations between the peO-
PIE and their Government and a dangerous
t-ntturr from the sums which limit the
';at ~ federal taxation. Good Govern
1r'' and especially the Government Of
.nrh every American citizen boasts, has
"'Il, objects, the protection of every per-
m within its care i'm the greatest liberty,