Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-12-11

completely d~bsolulelt ItliiluiNuV"' l
awaited myself of the discretion conferred
hy law, and issued. on the 9th OF October,
my proelamatl n declaring reciprocal sus-
pension in the United states.
1t is most gratifying TO bear testimony 10
the earnest spirit in which the G~nNerfnent OF
the Queen Regent has met our efforts TO
avert the initiation of commercial disccllal-
nations and reprIsGls, which are ever diSas-
trous to the material interests ana the polit!'
cal good will OF the countries they may ar
feet. The profitable development OF the
large commercial exchanges between the
United States and the Spanish Antilles is mat
urally an object of soilCitIdcs Lying close
at our doors and finding here their main mar
kets of supply and demand, the welfare Oh
Cuba and Porto REQ md their production
and trade are scarcely less Important w us
than I oSpaiu.
Their commercial and financial move ments
are so naturally ID part Of our system ihat no
obstacle to fuller and treer intercourse
should he permitted to exist. Tie sranClng
instructions OF our Representatives Al Mad
rid and Havana have for wears been TO leave
no effort unessayed TO further these erGs
aud at no time has the equal good desire Of
Spain been more hopefully manifested than
now. The Government OF Spain, by reinoN'
lug the Consular tOnnageS, fees on curgGeS
shipped to tho Antilles aud by reducing pass
port fees, has shown its recognition OF the
needs of less trammcled intercourse.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
exhibits in detail the condition OF
II PUBLIC FINANCE
and of the several branches of the COVER
ment related TO his department, especial.
recon fnunduItUnS containvd IL fhis aud he
last preceding report Of the Secretary, touch
the simpiihcat on and amendment of the laws
relating to the collection of our revenue and
in the interest of economy and justice to the
Government, hope they may be adopted
by appropriate legislation.
The ordinary reee pts OF the Government
! for the fiscal year ended June 80, lsS6. were
S{a,4 Az. 1E,0i. or this amount Sl3:,910!3t
was received from customs, ami SllB, Nj,!EjG,i
from Internal Revenue, with the total re
ceipts, a. here stated, were SD, 749,020,5s great
or than tor the previous year, but the in
crease from customs was Sll. i34, 0Stll
and from Internal Revenue 81, 4GI, 2l0a ~,
making Il gain in these items for the
last year of Sli,S4l,s 96 "a, Il falling oi IN
other resources reducing the total increase
to the smaller amount mentioned. The cX
pense at the different Custom Houses of col,
lectinR this increased customs rcvenue was
less than the eX pense attending the cullec
ton of such revenue for the preceding yeai
10y Sil0,GlS, aud the increased receipts of in
tCrnal revenue were collected at a cost t.
the internal Revenue Bureau of s 5j,gl4 X
less than the expense OF such collection for
the previous year.
The total ordinary expenses of the Govern
ment for the fiscal year end ny June 30, 1885
weres2l2, Isl, 1850, beIngIess by$l7,1 sS. 10, thar
such expenditures tor the year rreccd NJ
and leaving a urpius in the Treasury at the
close Of the last fiscal year of SHj. ajb, ~ $50
as a atnst $63, iG3, III q at the cioseuf the pre-
vlouS year, being an increase in such surplu,
of S3),4G2, ST. 20.
The expenditures, as compared with thost
of the preceding fiscal year, are classiieda a
follows: For civil expenses, year ending
June 81, 1886, 81 ,al5,dO4,Ut; year ending june
81, 1885, s223,S!6,9l2,ll u. For foreign inter
course, SlS$3s331S:; sS!3a 9ga,ll. Tol
pensions, s63, iui, s64, 90; SAi lO., 6T.49. Toi
the military, including river aud
hurh0r Improvements and a~rsenals, S34,.
32t.l5? a; Si2,6i0,5IS 81. Forthe navy, Includ
ing vessels, machinery and Improvements Of
navy yards, $780, S1 "a; Sle,l2l, 079 60. Fol
interest on public debt, Sjl.5So, l45 81; s5l,
3S8,2l6 q. For the District Of Colu bia, s.,
s0?!,&l 81; S34ig,6i %. Miscellaneous e&
penditures, including public buildings, light
houses and collecting the revenue, 81, aSt,,
bS3 "a; S4, i2S.uj6 p.
For the current year to end jane 80, 1851
the aScertaIned receipts up to October |. 1856,
with s&0h receipts estimated for the re-
Inai1I"r of the year, amount to Silt, tOh,tUl
The expenditures asccrthincd and estimated
for Che same period are %?GODN,Hgl inIi.
eating an ant ,cipatcd surplus n the close OF
the year of Sal,Obl,W'. The total value OF the
exports from he United States to foreign
countr es during the fiscal year is stated aud
compared with the preceding year as follows.
Ending Ending
June ~. 1888. .Iune3n, iSSi.
Domestic merchant So. sGFH. Nt4. go S72i $50 nil
Foreign merchandise. lH,5fD3 | l5,GNj,S 9
God m.".".".""....,. i2!,9i!, III SAT-, Sa!
SiiVern............. A.,hil.2lp 81, 1898
The value OF some Of our lead ny exports
during the last fiscal year, Us compared with
the value of he same for the ycabimmclt.
ateIy preceding is here given, and furnishes
information both interesting aud suggestive:
Forthey'r Forthe y'r
end Z J ne tnuE JnC
~, lSsd. 20, lssh.
Cotton aud cotton man
ufactufcs .......,n.S?la,0ij,ji $@l3, 79a,0t
Tobacco ana its nlanu'
features ..,. ... .. A,t2i,J0s 2i,ib1.&t
Breads uis ..,..' ..,.. rs Sid,ijS lG0.}7O.s?l
PROVISIONS ,..,......." W,f2j,2lB i0I, SB!,tI
Onr imports dur ng the last tiSca! year, Is
compared with the previous year, werC rs
follows:
lSNG lgsi
Merchandise easr, 4a tn e;-u zso a.,
Gnd ~ SrigI1 WI oi ..
Sitvnr ' i2'..39gg6 ~ i9g,tt, go. ~
Inst onn.,I ~
.ul.y !"au ol,tIul ~, >.'tc ~ '1c, N"uIfF''
"''V'''ou az ""''''H d" ''' l"ct li7i Tue
urvFNtpS o,.rur cnvpp<urxr
...a,o, a. na,.,i ,., 49,,
eASe'uc. u "ctHr. Ene"s' uhl II ""1 slt4
sgs.u" tnIt nestslatNe acllon should hi
a1nuu wiei,N ,nv p,oP!o rom ,hc ul'lioces
Try un'oF : ~ ,"Aa.i,a M mace HplHttcnt
Nv ~ u Wv pIcsellE lhPNr'Alce pi lh'
suuJSCl ! "'t'l II NY ul't ~ again urge III
opmS''''"'i'h'
Inc income or ile Government ~ its In
crttsed Nu!ilnc ana through economies in II
eG;itctlon IS now moro than ever in excess o
publlc necessities. The application Of tn,
SURPLUS 10 the payment OF such portion o
the puhllcuetl as is now ~ our option sub
Jcct 10 cStinguisnincnt, IL continued NJ tn
ratc when mas latcly prevailed, would letir
that class OF Indebtedness within les
Then a continuation Of our pre,pn
revenue system would soon result in the re
ccipt OF an annual income much create
man necessary TO meet government expenses
WIN no lildrotednesS upon when il conld Ia
app!ed we should then be confronted witt
4 NaSt qaaniity OF money, the circulatIn
hicdlain OF me people, boarded in the treas
uty when IT should be in their hands, ui
We should be drawn into wasteful PM
lie extravaganza with all the corruplin
national GENERALIZATION which follows in IL
train,
iiut ii Is not the simple existence OF thi
surplus and It's threatened attendant evil
which furnish the strongest argunet
against our present scale OF Fedora taxa
tlon. It's worst phase IS the cNaction of slc
a surplus through a perverSion of the ret,
istions between the people md their Covert
inent. and n dangerous departure from I'll
rules which limit the right of Federal taxi
ton. Good government, and espec
ally the government vi which every Ainel
lean citizen boasts, has for it, objects IN
protection of every person within It's care i
the greatest liberty consistent with the goo
order OF society and his perfect security
the enjoyment of his earnings. with the lea.
possible dimunition for public needs. Whe
mere Of the peoples sustcuance is cNactp
through the form OF taxation than is nece
sary 10 meet the just Obligations of the 20,
crnlncnt and the expense of 5 economic,
administration, such c~yaction becomes