The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-07

as here stated were Si3, I4y, O3O6S great
er than for the previous year, but the IN
crease from customs was 81, ~, Oo4-lO,
and from internal revenue -, 4OI, 2lO4,
making gain in these items for the last
year OfSl5, 81 ,s95 .04, a fallingOff IN other
resources, reducing the total increase
to the smaller amount mentioned. The
expense at the different custom houses
of collecting this increased customs
revenue was less than the expense at
tending the collection of such revenue
for the preceding year by SiyO,6OS,
and the increased receipts OF in
tcTnai revenue were collected at
cost TO the internal revenue bureau
of $50, 945 80 less than the expense Of
such collection for the previous year.
The total ordinary expenses OF the gov
ernmenttor the fiscal year ended June
3Oth, 1886, were SS42, SiS, Us 80. BENZ
less by Si1, SIS, 191, than such eXpeEdi-
fuses for the wear preceding and IeaV-
Ing surplus in the treasury az the close
OF the last fiscal year of 1856. SIS 90,
as against S63, 46S, : Il % st the close OF
the previous year, being an increase IN
such surplus of $50, 400, Sl1 %. The eX-
penditures Gfe compared with those Of
the proceeding fiscal year and CLASH
fed as follows: For civil expenses tor
the year ending June S0,h, 1856, ST.
9jj,-G4 O4z for the year ending
June 3Oth, 1885, -, S2l, 942ll;
for foreign intercourse Sl33, 232. O>S,
S54S, $50 ,9ll; for InSians, s6U9 ,9lj,SlI,
Stii5, 249 .26;i for pensions, -, 400, s6i %,
500, lO3, 36I IS; fOr the military InciuG-
ing river and haroOr improvement
and arSenals, 81, ;I24. l52 "a, 81, 67G,'5lS.
80; for the navy, Including vessels,
machinery and Improvements of navy
yards, Si3,9O1 ,SS7.I4, Sl6,9l,Oi5 az;
Tor interest on public Ceo-l
81, $50, 145 81; = Z sol $50, 2J6 - lcr
the District OF Columbia, $3.50,
32I 50, -, As, 40 %; miscellaneous eX-
peuditureS, including public buildings,
light houses and cCllccJirg the revenue,
81, $50, 6S3-04, 81, Us $50 p. For The
current year TO end June 80, 1881,
the aScert2ined receipts up to October
I, 1856, with such receipts estimated
for the remainder Of the year, amount
to S3j6, 200, 600. The expenditure as
certained aud estimated for
the same period are 500 ot1, Geo,
Indicating an anticipated surplus 81 the
c.OSe OF the year Of 800, 600, 500. The
total value Of the exports f,cm the
Uuited States TO foreign countries
during the fiscal year is stated and
compared with the preceding year Is
follows: For the year ending
JUSE 80, 1885,.
Domestic mdse..-.............S5 G5, So -. 00.
Foreign mdse..-............... l3JJ15Jl.tl-
5' ii's9.
silver 2s.jlli 2i5.tJ'
49, JUNE g, 1855.
Domestic mdse................ST2 6 $50, 1880.
Foreign mdse----.............. j,sO6, 5000.
GGid.. -.-...--...-...-.......... 5,5Itis.c--tU.
silver ---.-.---------.......... 55,iJS,t'S.uO-
The value OF some of our leading
exports during tie last fiscal year, as
compared y i'm tlaA value OF the same
for the year Immediately precediug, IS
here given and furnishes Information
both Interesting and suggestive. For
the year ending:
Cotton and June 80, 1856. June 80, 1855.
cotton mfrs; SI9,Oi5,5Is.OO Sal5,Tg9 CISCO
It's mfrs. "a. ls4 9OsOO sl,767. $500
Breadstufs... l25.si6.55s.CO lGOSTO, S3I.OO
Provisions. 90,625,2l6.O l07, -, $500
Our imports during the last fiscal
year as compared with the previous
year, were as follows:
1856. 1855.
Merchandise, .... S6S5 49, 1876 S579, $50 ,CjS.GO,
Gold, ........--.- 20,Ii5r5i9, 26,69l, 696,
Silver l7,SjO,S07, l6,55O627.
In my last annual message to Con-
gress, attention waS directed TO the
fact that the revenues of the govern
ment exceeded its actual
needs, and il was suggest q
that legislative action should be taken
TO relieve the people from the Uunec-
essary burden of taxation thus made
apparent. In view of the pressing I'M
pOrtance oi'the subject, / deem IL my
duty to again urge its consideration.
The income Of the government with
its increased volume and thorough
economies in its collection is cow
more than ever in excess OF public Ne
cessities. The application OF the sur
plus to the pay BeEt OF such portion Of
the public debt as is now at our option,
subject 10 extinguishment,i if continued
az the rate which has lately pre-
vailed, would retire tHat class
OF Indebtedness within less than one
year from this date. Thus j continue
ton of our present revenue would
soon result in the receipt OF an annual
income much greater than necessary
70 meet government expenses with no
Indebtedness 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 De
drawn into wasteful public eXtrava-
eance with al the cOrrupting national
Generalization which follows in its
traineBut it is AOt the simple existence
OF this surplus and its threatened at
teDdant evils, which furnish the strong
est argument against our present scale
Of federal taxation. Its worst phase
is the eXactiOn OF such surplus
through a peryersiOn OF the relations
between the people and their govern
ment, dangerous departure from the
rules which limit the right OF federal
taxation. Good government, OF
which every American citizen boasts,
has forts objects, the protection or
every person within It's borders with
the greatest liberty consistent with the
good OF TIE country and his perfect
security IN the enjoyment of his
earnings with the least possible diminu-
ton for nnhlc naed. Whan rlnra of