Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-02

| coming signer, pending the action Of Con
| Irsss upon measures of internatlona copy
T ght now before II, but the right OF adhesion
10 the Borne convention hereafter has been re-
served. ! trust the subject will receive at your
| hands tn att 'ntion it,dcserves, and that the
| just claims Of authors, so urgently pressed,
| W II be duly heeded.
| Representalio ions continue 10 be made 60 me
| OF the injurious effect upon the American ar
fist studying abroad, and having free access 10
| the art collections OF foreign countries
| and OF maintaining discriminating
| duty against tbs Introduction Of the works
of their brother artists Of other countries,
| aud am induced TO repeat my recommenda-
| ton for the ABOLITION OF that tax.
Pursuant toa provision OF the diplomatic
| and consular appropriation act approved July
!, 1886, the estimates submitted by the Sec
rotary Of State for the consular service have
| BEEN recast on the basis of salaries for all Of
tcers TO whom such allowance Is deemed ad-
| vsable. Advantage has been taken Of
this TO redistr butte the salaries Of the officers
now appropriated for in accordance
with the work performed and
in the Incumbent and the cost Of living at
each post. The latter consideration has been
too often lost sight Of. The compensation
which may suffice for the decent maintenance
| Of worthy and capable officer in a position
| OF OnerOus and representative trust at post
readily acce' b c, and where the necesSarles
| OF life are abundant and cheap, may prove an
inadequate pittance in distant lands, where
the better part of years pay Is consumed in
| reaching the post OF duty, aud
where the comforts of ordinary
civilized existence can only be obtained with
difficulty and at eXborbtant cost. | trust that
in considering the submitted details no mis-
! taken theory OF economy Will pcrpetdate n
system which in tn past has virtually closed
| to deserving talrn many Offices where Capac-
| ity and attachments OF a high order are iuds-
HpnSablp in.tn
| brought disCredt on our national character
and cnta 10 cmbarrassm nj and even suffer
| ing on Il ose dcHutcd to uphold our dignity
and interests abroat.
| earnestly rciterate the practical neccs-
sity Of supplying some mode of
trustworthy Inspection and report
| Of the manner in which the ConsulateS arc
conducted. In the absence Of such reliable
| information, its efficiency can scarcely be re-
warded or its opposite corrected. Increasing
| competition IN the trade has directed atten-
ton 10 the value of
THE CONSULAR REPORTS
Tr nted by the Department OF State and the
efforts of the Government TO extend the praC-
teal usefulness of these reports have created
wider demand for them at home and a spirit
Of emulation abroad. Constituting a record of
the changes 0, curing In trade and OF the pro-
gress of the arts aud invention in foreign
countries, they arc much sought for by all In
terested in the subjects which they embrace
The report Of the
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
exhibits in detail the condition of the public
| finances and OF the several branches OF the
| Government related to his Department /
especially direct the attention Of the Congress
To the recommendations contained in this
and III last preceding report of the Secretary
| touching the sim?litcation and amendment
of the laws relating to the collection OF our
| nd In ha MT a nf
Justice to the Government | hope they may
be adopted by appropriate legislation.
The ordinary receipts OF the gov
eminent for the fiscal year endirg June
30, 1885 wers 1885, 430 7270j, Of this amount
Sl9&,pJ5,0 23.4l was received from customs
and SIG sos, 93G.4S from internal revenue,
with the total receipts as here stated
were $l3, ,0!06S greater than for
| the previous year, but the In.
| ,rease from customs was SAL ,4a, OSi 10
and from internal revenue "a, 4O7,2l0 70, max
ing a gain in these items for the last year of
SIS, S4l 1896 "a, falling of in other resources
| reducing the total increase to the smaller
amount mentioned. The expense at the diff
| fercnt custom houses of collecting this increas
| ed customs and revenues was IS than the ex
! pense of collecting such revenue the preced-
| Ing year BY $490,5yS, and the increased re-
| Ceipts OF internal revenue were collected at n
cost to the internal revenue bureau OF 5 g, 594,
| 400 less than the expense of such collection
for the previous year The total ordinary ex-
enses Of the government for the fiscal year
ended June 81, 1886, were 500, 4S3, 1873 80, be-
ing less by $l7, TSS, 1917 than or the year pre-
ceding, and lcaV ng surplus
in the treasury at the close OF
the last fiscal year of $93, $50, 5SS 81,
as against S63, 46S, 17l,27 at the close of the
previous year, be NC an incre isc In such sur
| illus of $50, 492, Sl729. The OK end ture are
| compared with those Of the preceding fiscal
year and CLASSIFIED as follows: For evil
ex' enses for the year ending June 30, 1885,
$23, 1924, 9421l for foreign Intercourse for
Indians for 1886, 099, 15Ll7, for 1888, So
$50 492 SO; for pens Ons for 1886 500 404 1854. o.
for 1885, $50, 162, 267.49; for the IN ltary, in
Guiding river and harbor improvements and
arsenal for 1886, S34, 394 l5374 for 1885, $i3,-
| 670,5 AZ for the navy, including vessels,
machinery and improvements Of navy
yards for 1885, S13,9C7, SSL7S, for 1886, SIG,
02l 079 50; for interest On ublic debt, for 1885,
SO $50 AS o. for 1885, $5l 1856 256 AZ; for the
District OF Columbia, for 1885, 1872 3I.S };
d,tures, including public buildings, light-hou-
scs and collecting the revenue, for 1886, $47,-
| gS6 6S3 o.; $54 TBS, 0B 81 for the current year
en- ling June 80, ISL. The ascertaIned re-
ceipts no to Octob r |, 1886, with such receipts
estimated for the rcma nder Of these are
| amount 10 1866 0l0, COO the expenditure as
certainnd and estimated for the same periods
arc $266, 900, 900, indlCat NJ an anticipated sur
| plus a. the close OF the year of$99,0J0,0J0.
The total value OF the CXJ orts from the
| Tn ted States TO foreign countries during
the fiscal year is stated and compared with
he preced.ng year as follows:
for { 70 wear ending
June -, lI6 June 30, 1885
Dom. mdsc $6,6j9, 645, go 20 s7266S2, $3.50
Fore On mdse 13,56O,3OlOO 1j,5 $500 90
Gold......... 42,95!,l9l00 SIT, S93. o.
Silver. ....... 29,51l,2l9OO 33,752 $500
The value of some of our leading exports
| during the las. fiscal year as compared with
| the value OF the same for the year immedi-
atey preceding Is here given and furnishes
information both interesting and suggestive.
-For the year ending
June 30, 1886. June 30, 1885.
turc. .......,.. s?l9, O45, $500 2ls 100, o49 90
Tobacco and its
Breadstuffs. .... l25, S46, $500 160,3T0 S2l.00
Provisions. ...... 90,825, 2l600 107, 49,, 466. 90
Our imports during the last fiscal year, as
cOmpareu with the previous year, were as fol-
| lows:
Merchandise . .&G&5, 425, 136 s579, $50, O53. so
| Gold. ............. 2l,T4349 26,69i, 696. 90
Slyer....,........ 7,SjO37 1851, 81 90
URGES REDUCTION IN THE REVENUES.
In my last annual message to Congress at
tention was directed TO the fact that the rev.
enues of the Government exceed its actual
needs, and it was suggested that legislative
action should be taken TO relieve the people
| from the unnecessary burden of taxes thus
made apparent. In view of the pressing I'M
| portance of the subject, deem ii my duty to
urge its consideration. The income Of the
| Government, with Its increase in volume and