Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-10
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The message which President Cleve-
land sent to Congress on its reassem-
bling, Monday, is a long. dry document,
made up mainly of recital of the condi-
ton of national affairs. In opening, Mr..
Cleveland reviews our foreign relations,
which he considers i'm the main satisfac
tory, except with Mexico and England.
The formers position with regard to iu-
risdiction over offences committed with
out its borders, as in the Cutting case,
he considers mtenable and likely to lead
To trouble if maintained. The fisheries
difficulty is discussed at length: and he
informs Congress that negotiations look
ing To settlement are pending. and that
the >pOndence may be made public
before long. The promulgation of an
cxtradition treaty with Japan is noted
and he suggests THAT our statutes regu-
lating eXtradition might be advantageous
" amended by a provision for the tran
sit across our territory. now a convenient
thOroughfare of travel from one foreign
country to another, of fugitVes sulren-
dered by a foreign government to a third
state" Coming to home affairs he says {:
The report of the secretary of the treas
ury exhibits in detail the condition of the
public finances and of the several branch
g. of the government related to his de
partmcnt. especially direct the atten-
.t..tt
in this and the last preceding report of
the secretary. touching the >impliiication
and amendment of the laws relating TO
the collection of our revenues: and. in
the interest of economy and Justice to the
government. hope they may be adopt
ed by appropriate legislation.
The ordinary receipts of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ended June 30,
lSSG. were 1896. I39. .727.OG OF tins
amount Sl92 ,9O5, ,023.4l was received from
customs. and 81 G,SOj.9 from inter-
nal revenue. The total receipts aS here
stated We're Sl3.749, ,O2O.GS greater than
for the previous year, but the increase
| from customs was Sll .434 .OS4.lO, and
| from internal revenue 81 ,4O7 7,2lO.94. max
/ ing Il gain in these items, for the last
year. of Sl5,Sil .291.O4. Il falling off in
other resources reducing the total in
IL. a.
,Thn o,,nomso ,'t thn dia;'ro,'t ',,st,.,',
houses. of collecting this increased ems
toms revenue was less than the expenses
attending the collection of such revenue
and tha in,.o.saJ7 i,tn,'.
revenue were collected at a cost 10 the
internal revenue bureau of Sl55,944.99
less IMAM tilc expense OF Such collectoh
a Il.
MIA t'tal nrii;o,.,. o,.,,o,,,o.. ,,f t,,o ,,o,,
crnment for the fiscal wear ended June
30, lSSG, were S242. .4S3, 1850, being less
oH 2l'''oo'"'' 'iii'h Sucii expenditures
nl,. In th, t,nns,,,,, ai H." 'ln'a th
fiscal wear of so. .95G.5 .5SS 80. as against
SG3, ,lG3, ,71l.21 at the close of the previous
Nc'I, pclnS an l''cIc"sc III Suci surplus
F"r Ina cnrrnnt wan, to thoo,d of lima
30. 1SS7. the asccrtaiued REGENTS mn to
October |, lSNG. with such receipts eSti-
mated Tor llG remainder rnh "i the year
t,,rn. .ynnrt,imnL .nd n.tin,'to6 = Pr',I', ~,
same period are s2Gl;. .OOO. 900. indicntino
an anticipated Surplu, AT the close of the
year ol 9'"'ooo'ooo'
lie repeats 'ile recommendation OF hl'
former message tllat legislation Is re-
quircd to diminish the revenue. and con
tinucs: "'The application of the surnlu,
tn tIo ,,o,,,on+ af ,u,,, ,,,,tio,, of a..
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