The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-05
THE TREASURY.
Annual Report of Secretary
Eairchild.
rILrSs UP THE SURPLUS.
Silver Dollar CoiasSe should Cease
Enormous ImmiEration-
shiPbuisdins Activity.

Wksl{fSsvox, Dec. s-rogiawier 4 a
Z synopsis of the annual repo-r Of he Ses-e-
/ szry of the treasury. Tie rer.o-s ssows
/ that the total ordinary re.enaes os the
( government fo- the 6scal year enssiur June
L %, 1sss, amounted TO ST., ,asss. .6-4 Il. Of
( which Sis, ,osI. .f7s IS was received fsa-,
customs duties Sad slzs. ~. 81 - frasn In
ternal revenue taxes The total receipts
L from AZ sources exceeded these far ne
( aseal year eating June .. IssS. hF s. 7.S5a.-
Z y. IL. The Ordinary expenses FOR tie 8.
( csi yeer ending June - lSSS were SIS
$3.50. =, leaving g snrpiHs Of xgia ST. is o.,
Z Inc decrease Of exFse adifureS as casat.Rrssi
With the Year en1inz June %, ISS7. wxs
E S>.1sS.--u .. notwithstanding the rsxsneus
T Of rlcre than so1.eSe Tor pensions Ia tx-
Cess Of what wss paid for that pnrpssse il
f the latter mentioned year The esftlStrd
receipts far The year ending June 50 isao.
T are Szssl &C. go sn3tae estimated ordinary
J expenditures for the same tine are Ss-s.-
F ls-s,l{> 81. saowfng : Surplus oi Slai, ~
7 Sii 10 The foregoing statements of the
surplus Go not take into aeco.n. the sum
necessary 20 be expended to meet the NJ
Z qgirements Of the sinking fund act
amounting 20 Haare Than SI7.0aoee au-
nUally.
coST OF COLLECTION
AstN -A>A u fAAASIfk1i% Atat GAeilfL4A r1NNa
n1es for the lass fiscal year was . a per
cent, for the year iSSs Il was g = PEI cent.
The excess Of Internal revenue taxes COZ
lected during the last fiscal year over those
collected during the yes- ending June -.
iss4, was .i-s >. and the cost OF col
lecting this revenue decreased FROM s per
cent in iSs7 % less than s. per cent. for last
year- The tax collected on eieonargarine
WAS s7-s.2fS % for the yaSr ending Jnna
., M, and Ssd3,I2s - for the following
year
THE sVEFLVs
The accumulated snrpgus September ..
lsSs. was S9s,fii.Ss5 81. The surplus rexe.
nRes from thai date 70 June 80, ISss, as
estimated. are Sg5.ss5,ess ., mrklaS total
accnmuiations OF Jg2e %. 1889, which
could be used IN the purchase sf bonds.
slfl.>lee5i o. Between said September
= aud November p s4i. i.s9 % 20 hss been
paid for bonds. consequently If no more
bonds were bought between nov aud gane
y next the surplus WoEld then amouas 10
SIC 600 o5o " hica with lte surplus 4ircaav
accumulated, amounting u sl0l go 90.
wonlG make a total Of sSs go 0la which
might be used during the ncxt r. months
Tor the purchase Of the Interest. bearing
debt Calculations On this basis wauld
sne4 is@L the principal and intercs; on the /
tpef cent bous> eaale be paid before laso
cpzxAex ax etxskn salsAgs.
AZ - cao5e = - nsonl ycof ep.ai.S
- r - there h1d b4en COINED N
- - - ~ = e siiSeTy slssr c.1..se aes
u4fck Wele n DE- NJ = ~ :. - q
On the - dsy e !e1a. 1A t1}!6 3
and s2oo 50 SO in silver ces<14e15la ~ the
redemption of which silver dollars 70 fkns
amount were held by the gore.nment
on the 20th day of November. fSss. <si2-
57o.yso had been coined, and S,'o,e7o, ,99e Of
silver dollars were actually IN circulation
and sas7. .4is.i5S in certificates: for which
reason the secretary recommends the sus-
pension OF further coinage OF silver
IMPORTS AND ExPoRTS
The value of the principal articles Of
domestic merchandise exported for the
year ending June 80 lSSS. was sS,g, ,sf2 io4,
as against S7eS,022,92S for the preceding
year. The total value of imported mer
chaudise increased from SG9s. .7ds in 1857
TO s7-2,3 3ta57,l ia in lsSS, being an increase of
sSl .eS5 .Si6 or 4.s per cent. of the imports
aud exports carried during the year, only
lS.i4 per cent. was carried in American
vessels.
IMMIGRATION.
The total number Of alien passengers
coming into the United States from foreign
countries, other than Canada and Mexico,
during the year ending June 80, iSs.. was
So $40. The receipts OF capitation tax were
Ss9i.iS9 20. The expenditures on account
of Immigration during the year were
$ij9, SIS 10.
ACTIVITY IN sHIPRrfLDiye.
During the past year the tonnage buili in
/ this country was 2ls.0s5 tons. compared
with l5o.fi9 tons of the previous year The
/ total tonnage Of the country amounts 20
1i9, ,l9l.577 tons.
ISIERSAL REVENUE
The internal revenue receipts OF the sew
eral objects OF internal taxation were as
{ follows: Distilled spirits, $Gs .39i.l65 Il:
manufactured tobacco, Ss6ss1 al - fer
/ mented liquors, So s34,9 -: total revenue
[ from this and other sources, sl2i.S2f 40 -,
I an increase OF over s65e0.eoo over the pre-
/ yiOus year.
! MARINE REVENUE sERytcE.
The revenue marine service makes the
Z following showing Aggregate number Of
miles ofuised by vessels. ;xG.sii; number
Z of merchant vessels boarded and exam
I ined. 25 ,Sa2i fnes and penalties incurred
I By vessels seized or reported. s3ll ,>st, mum
I Der OF vessels in distress assisted. - mum
/ Der Of persons on board vessels assisted
41lI
/ The steamers Rush and Bear erulsed dsr
: ing the summer in the vicinity of the Hri-
J byloy islands without encouuiering any
vessels in that part Of Behring sea engaged
In the unlawful killing OF seals In their
visit 10 other parts OF the territory Of
{ Alaska, the proper maintenance OF the
. customs Ir[EAhkiNuN Gl t0t EAaktA STATE.
z was invest gated and enforced. -nbsiau-
tisl aid was given by these vessels a. the
{ various points at which they touched 70
sshipwrecked seamen. destitute miners
Z and explorers. aud 10 nst3yss OF the terri
tors, medical attendance being fire.
9uenlly afforded, which could oe obtained
from no other sources. Capt.
shepard brought down 10 san Frzn
cisco IN the Rush 70 persons
whose removal from the exposed
situation in which they uere placed was
a matter 81 necessity or humanity The
Bear, under command Of Capt
Haley, went a. far north as
poini Barrow. aud AZ tha; place took on
board leo dersous being the officers ard
crews of the whaling harks Fleeiwing
Mary and sasan. and Young Ph9aix and
the scAoouers Jane tsraF aud lno. that bad
been wrecked in a violent gale. some q
these unfortunate seameu were transferred
to other vessels Of the whaling feef. bai
los were conveyed By the Bear 70 san fFSu-
cisco.
FERgLs OF AECE5c EHkLtSG.
The great danger attending whaling In
the Arctic on the west eoast of this country
should lead the United states 20 render all
the assistance in is power 20 shlp-vrccked
E mariners III these regions Much assist
auee could be afforded by siauGeh revenue
steamers cruising along the coast each ytA-
during the whaling seasons tbs duty, As
. well a. any E,nerStHt teTtEftr fAlnNi o
met hy the Ecar in her present condition.
ana a provision Of s1ssooo 10 Strengthen
AID repair this vessel 10 recon nended.
National assistance has been gsgen. a.
customary, by the officers and vessels OF
this seryice 20 the life saving service. The
distance eFuissd wniss Performing fhis
dafy aggregated 1905 miles The expend.
Z ifures Of the revenue cutter service .1T the
year lsss were about tsi-.toa
STEAMBOAT ISsrEcTloS.
The personnel of the steAnnboai tnspec.
ton service Jane -, lsss, was com posed of
l4s officers. clerks aud messengers. on the
pacific coast there were sss steamers ia
Z Spected aul g175 officers licensed, sHa on
The western rivers 1898 steamers we're IN
speefe4 and &c officers licensed he
Fcht holiss board considers thar TIE Pa
( efae cast IS insaFlcienfly lighted. AID
sr,xg~sfs cor sidrring it present large
coas.lnz cosnmercc, IL should = supplied
with every aid 70 navigation Whieh can -
. consistently given
The ties Sign the Treaty.
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