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Is consumed in reaching tho pst OF
civilized existence can only be obtained with
difficulty and at oxorbitant cost trust that,
In considering the submitted schedule, no mis-
taken theory OF economy Will porpotuate Bys-
tenn which In the past has virtually closed TO
deserving talent many Offices whore capacity
and attainments OF a high order arc indispen-
sable, and In not a fow instances has brought
discredit on our national character and entailed
embarrassment and even suffering ON those do
puted to uphold our dignity and interests abroad.
In connection with this subject earnestly
reiterate the practical necessity of supplying
some mode OF Trustworthy inspection and report
OF the manner in which the consulates are con-
Quoted. In the absence OF such reliable In
formation, efficiency can scarcely be rewarded
or its opposite corrected.
Increasing competition ia trade has directed
attention TO the value Of the consular reports
printed by the Department Of State, and the eff
forts OF the Government to extend the practical
usefulness OF these reports havo created wider
demand for them at home and q spirit OF emu
lation abroad. Constituting a record OF the
changes occurring in trade, and of the progress
of the arts and inventions in foreign countries,
they are much sought for by all Interested In
the subjects which they embrace.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
The report of tho Secretary OF tho Treasury
AKhihjts in aatRil the condition OF g sae public
ernment related to his department. especially
direct the attention OF Congress TO the recon-
mendations contained In this and the last pre-
ceding report OF the Secretary touching the SIM
plIfication and amendment of the laws relating
10 Jl0 Oh our TeVenuObs duu III Luo III
terest of economy and justice 60 the Govern
ment hope they may be adopted by appropri-
ate legislation The ordinary receipts OF the
Government for the fiscal year ended June 81,
1886 were 1886 l39, ,727. .O0. or this amount Sl92-
905, ,023 Al was received from customs, and Sll6,-
80, 1886 4S from internal revenue while the total
greater than for the previous year, the
increase from customs was but Sl1 .43i, ,08L10,
and from internal revenues 81 407, "a, making
gain in these items for tho last yoar of SIS, SAL.
laS N falling off m Othar raduCin0
the total increase to the smaller amount mon
toned The expense at the different custom
enne was less than the expense attending tho
collection of such revenue for the preceding
year by $i90.6J8 and the increased re-
ceipts OF internal revenue were collected at
a cost TO the Internal Revenue Bureau Of $780,
30 less than the expense OF such collection
for the previous year. Tho total ordinary ex-
ended June 80, 1875, were s242 4s3, 1873 so, being
less by $l7,78s,797 than such expendi-
tures for the year preceding, and leav-
ing a surplus in the treasury a. at .oo the
close OF the last fiscal year OF S93,956, ,5SS So,
against 500, 463, 77l.27 at the close of tho
previous yoar, being an increase in such sur
pared with those of the preceding fiscal year. and
classified, are as follows; For civil expenses,
year ending Juno 81, 1885, S2l,955,6 4.0l;
For foreign intercourse. isse, slss 23S Oss 1885,
S543,010.911 For Indians, 1885, $500 1887 /;
1885, $685. 49, ,963. For pensions, 1885, S63, ,4O4,
bDA W. 1881, ~ For military, IN
cluding river and harbor improvements and
arsenals, 1886, S34, ,32 1874; 1885, Sl2 $40 5784
For the navy, including vessels, machinery
and improvements OF navy yards, 1886, S13,9O!,-
6S7.74 1886, SIG, OIL 0O9.63 For interest on pub
lie debt 1885, $50 $50 1i497; 1885, S51 1886 256.47.
For tho District OF Columbia 1886, 81 S92, 321 80
1885, 81, ,449, 5000 Miscellaneous expenditures,
including public buildings, lighthouses and
collecting the revenue, 1885, SCI, ,9S6, 1904 1887
S54, ,72soj6.2l.
For the current year, to end June 80, 1887. the
ascertained receipts up to October 1, 1886, with
such receipts up to October l. 1886, with such
receipts estimated for the remainder OF the
year, amount to $3.50, 100000. The expen-
ditures ascortained and estimated for
indicated an anticipated surplus at the close OF
the year OF S9O,OOO,00
EXPORTS.
The total value Of the exports from the United
States to foreign countries during the tisca year
For the year ending
June 30, 1886 June 30, 1885,
Domestic merchandise. .S66j, ,69l, 500 S7266S2, ,946
Foreign merchandise. 13,56O,30l 1880, 300
Gold. a291S 5yd 90 31r's9s 1Ia' s95
The value OF some of our leading exports dur
ing the last fiscal year. as compared with the
value OF the same for the year Immediately pre-
ceding, is here given and furnishes information
both interesting and suggestive:
For the year ending June 80, 1886. Juno 30. 1885.
Cotton and cotton man.
Tobacco aud its manu-
facture ............ 3042i,903 2,7G7, 30J
Breadstuiis. 2oSl6'S1S i0o'Sao ~ ~
froVlslons' .s.'..s..... OVoSo,zlO lU,o5z, 200
IMPORTS.
Our imports during the last fiscal year. as
compared with the previous year, were as fol-
lows:
Merchandise .sG95, ,436l3G s579.5sO, ,05 LsO
Gold... 2J,t4J,599 ZJ,O9lOJO.Og
Silver. r............... IL 6j0,307 1850 G27. 90
REDUCTION OF THE REVENUE
In my last annual MESSAGE t. the Congress
attention was directed to the fact that the
revenues of the Government exceed its actual
needs, and it was suggested that legis-
latve action should b. taken to relieve
tho people from the unnecessary burden OF tax
alton thus made apparent. In view of the press
ing Importance of the subject, Idoem it my duty
to again urge its consideration The income OF
the Government, with its increased volume and
through economies in its collection, is now more
than over in excess OF puhllc necessities The
application Of tho surplus TO the payment Of
such portion OF the public debt as is now at
our option, subject to eMinguishment, if
continued at the rats which has late
ly prevailed, would rotire that class
of indebtedness within less than one year from
this date. Thus continuation of our present
revenue would soon result in the receipt OF an
annual income mnch greater than necessary to
meet Government expenses, with no indebted
ness upon which it could be applied. We should
then be confronted with vast quantity Of
money, the circulating medium of the people,
boarded In the Treasury, when it should be in
their hands, or we should be drawn into waste
national Generalization which follows in its
train.
THE SURPLUS.
But IL is not the simple existence of this and
its attendant evils which furnish tho strongest
argument against our present scale OF federal
taxation. Its worst phasI is the exaction of
such surplus through n perversion Of tho rela-
tions between the people and their Government
IA dangerous departure from the rules which
limit the right Of federal taxation. Good gov
ernment Of which every American citizen
boasts. has for its objects tho protection Of
every person within its borders, with tho great
est liberty consisten. with tho good
security in the enjoyment Of his
earnings, with the least possible diminutlon
sustenance is extrncted through the form of
taxation than is necessary to meet the Just
obligations OF the Government and the expense
OF its economical administration, such action
becomes ruthless oxtortion and violation Of
the fundamental principles of free Govern
ment. The indirect manner in which these
exactions are made has tendency to con-
ceal their true character and their extent
But we have arrived at stage OF superhuous
revenue which has aroused tho people TO n
realization OF tho fact that the amount
raised professedly for the support Of tho Gov
ernment, is paid by them as absolutely, IL added
to the price Of the things which supply thoir dali
~ wants as 4 IL was paid at fixed periods into
the hands Of the tax-gatherer. Those who toll
for daily wages arc beginning to understand that
CAPITAL, though sometimes vaunting its import
ance and clamoring for the protection and "a
vor of the Government is dull and sluggish till,
touched by the magical hand Of labor it
springs into nctiyity furnishing an occa.
sion for federal taxation, and gaining
the value which enables it to bear
it's burden, and the laboring man is thought
fully inquiring whether, i'm these circumst an
ces, and considering the tribute he constantly
pays into the public treasury as he supplies his
daily wants, he receives his fair share OF ad-
vantages.
There is also n suspicion abroad that tho sur
plus OF our revenue indicates abnormal and ex-
ceptonal business profits, which, under the sys-
tenn which produces such surplus, increase