Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-04


he az Of Juue %. 1885,. ani the acts am mis-
tory tboreof "a relation 70 t1uaagr duties, nave
given Il 20 20 extended coTrospoacence Nl.h lVI-
eign NATIONS with whom We have existing III
ties OF navigation and commerce. aDd nave
caused vide ana recrotablc divergence OF opin-
ioa ia 70 alton 20 the impn.if.Ou o. ihs nuleat :
ferrcd %. These questions are important ane
shall make them the subject Of a rpecial ana
more dutailel Communication at The presentses-
si0a.
IMMIGRATION.
With tho rapid increase Of Immigration 70 our
shores and the facilities Of modern travel abuses
% tho generous privileges Afforded y our
latuf Glizeiion Laws call for their careful ieFi-
sion The eAsy AMI ungusrdei manner IN Whlca
certificates % American citizenship can nov %
obt.i0ed has Induced a class unfortunately
largo % avail Themselves Of the opp )rtunity 70
become absoiYed from allegiance % their nat'fe
laud aud yel by foreign residence - e.cabe
any Just duty ana contribution Of service % tne
country Of insir proposed adoption. Thus, Wnie
egadi g tLr duties o. citizenship 70 the nits q
7t7tc' t1oy mas make prompt cisim tot ~
national prot elton and demand ~ IN 0ryenton
in fnoir behalf = international COM lcauons Oh
70 serious nature arise. an1 Tho correspondence
OF roe state Department disciOses the great
number AMI compicKtT Of the questions Nhlcn
llvo neeu raised. Our laws regulating mo is.ae
n paWUCrfs rhIuld be carefully revised ana "a
Institution of . central bureau Of rofistrat0n az
Tho c-pifrl I. AGAIN strongly recommended. ~
this meaus fall pardculars OF eacn case OF
naturalization IN ne United eiaes NouH 20
eorlrel aud properly iudcTed and recorded. anu
thus many cases Of spurious citizenship NOull
hs det'cf3i AM unjust responsibilities "oa!i Do
avoided
CONSULAR SERVICE.
The reorganization II TIE cous ular service -
o iral.er q serious importance . or national
Interests. Tho number - existing princlpAl
cun.ular Offices i8 believed % bc greater thap -
81 an necessary for the conduct Of the pubic
Daeiua-s. IN BHel not De our policy 10 mainiAih
q HaHr.|N al 8HHa
D es. czech supported 10y = salary suiueisnt 10
enable fas inrumbsnt 90 live in comfort, AID 30
llrfriUufe { "a 90 secure the eongouieut super
vl.I on, through suD0rluats agencies. ~ aueHs
over o con .i1erable Gistrlct repeat the recom-
msnIa,i0us heretofore made by mo that he ap-
prcpIiatOu flr tte maintenRoco OF our dipio-
matte anQ consular service should Re fccatt'
flai the s0--aiiei nO.srlnl or UNOFFICIAL lees VIM
olr representatives abroad are nov permitted 10
front a. pers0nal perquisites should be forbid,
den: thal p System ~ consular inspection snouil
10 instituted. and hat a limited number Of tec-
roiauos OF legation Of large should DO author-
ize1.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS.
Preparations for mo centennial celebration IN
pril ~. 1850 Of tho Inauguration Of george
v a-hlurf0u as President. made by voluntary
organization o. citizens " that LOCALITY. ana be-
licving that "a O.r1rtunlty should he Afforded
for the expression OF tho interest felt throughout
the country IN this event respectfully recon-
mend ntung and cooperative action by Con-
gross on behalf OF tie people Of the United
states.
FINANCES.
Tho report 81 he Secretary o. tho Treasury
exhibits ia detail the condition Of our national
finances AM The operation OF TIE seYeihl
branches Of tho Government reiaiod 70 ma CO
psrtmout The total ordinary revenue. 81 the
iioverum snt FOR tho fs 81 year ended June ~,
1894 amounted 20 i1ig2if.O A9o, ~ which S2l3..
lqi. 493 C3 vas received from custom duties end
1921. g'G, s1lgS from Internal revenue taxes inc
total receipts from al sources exceeded tnoso
for the fiscal year ended Juno 90, 1857. By $780,
1910 The ordinary expenditures OF tho Cow
eIumen- flr She fiscal year 8ud nE June ~, is,
were s-J9, 65 l.3t+G7, Leaving surplus Of tilA-
fl2 1909. Tho decrease 10 ihese expenditures
az compared w.fl tbs fisca year endoi june ~,
lss-. was ss.Ts22L30. Notwithstanding tho
payment OF more Than i5.0JJl00 for pensions tn
excess ~ what wos paid Tor that purpose IN tuo
lator mentioned year The revenues OF tho
GOFsrumeut Tor tho Year egding June 30, lhss,
ascortaued for tho quarter ended september ~
1885, aud estimated for the remainder Of the une,
Gu0ult tO ca, 10000. aud the actual and estl-
mated ordinary Expenditure Tor thu sans
year were f.13r0.OJJ. isAyi1g an estimated sur
plus % $40. 900 200. The osfimated lcceipts Tor
tho yaar ending June ~. 1888, oro So ,ulO.uy0
aud the estimated ordinary Expenditures Tor tho
same time are f-iJ.i5i.+ -, showing n surplus
Of G1l.GlL5ILGL Tie foregoing statements OK
surplus go not taks into account the sum neces-
cary fO he expended 20 meet requirements OF
flo sinrug-fuud act, amounting 10 more thaa
{iG0U.0J annually.
COST OF COLLECTING.
Tho COS; OF collecting tho customs revenues for
The Lass FISCAL year MAS 24f per cent For the year
1851 was IN per cent. The excess Of Internal
revenue taxes collected during the last fiscal
year oyer tnos0 collected for the year ended
juno 90 l-s7. was i5.f.9 i7A2b aud tho cost OF
collecting this revenue decrease from 40 per
cent. in Ss7 90 Jess than 2-l0 por cont. for tho
inst year. Tho tax collected on .eoWargarlne was
f123 90, ~ FOR the year ending June %, 1881, ard
$50, lass f0I tie following year.
BoSD PURCHASES
Tic requirements q the sinking fund act have
boon met for The year ended June 80, less, and
Tor tho current year also ~ tue purchase OF
10 sos. After complying with this law o. post
lively required ana bonds sufficient Tor that pur-
pose ual bson bought a. - premium II was not
deemed prudent 90 further eKpenL Authority
90 % % shOIld 10 moro explicit A resolution
however having boon passed ~ both nOute8 81
Congress removing Oh doubt a. 10 executive
authority daily PURCHASES OF bonds were CONF
u.cuced on the PSI day ~ April, 1888 and have
continued Un'il the present iimo. by th.a pan
bond OK tho Government not yet duo have neen
purchased up 60 and including me Blth DAY OF
November. Its3. amounting to sji.tvJ,fDl. the pre-
mum paid fhrrsOn amounting tO fit.o0ebld0A
Tie premium added So tie prlnciIal OF tncso
bonds repre- sont7 an Investment yi"iiing about
3 per ceuL infer"lt f1r The tiils tley stA had ID
run. ulI Cue FnYIlg % The Government repre-
sented by tie difference between me amount Of
Interest al . per cent uplu "a sum paid Tor tho
prluclph' aud the premium, AMI villa. 10 would
have paid for interest a. The rato spechel 10 INC
bonds u they hal run 90 THOR maturity IL ABOUT
- l1-.011. 40 FIRST sicnt this would Seem 10 Do
a profitable sud sensible transaction on tho part
OF the Government. Bot, as suggested by the
Secretary ~ tbe Treasury, tue surplus thuseX
pcr.eI FOR the purchase OF bonds was money
drawn from tne people IN excess OF any actual
need Of tho Government. and vas - expended
rather than allow IL 10 remain ijlo IN the
Treasury. II this surplus, under the opera
zion ~ Just and equitable laws, had been leit in
the hands OF he people 10 would have been worth
in business 40 least g per cent per annuIn.
Dctucung from the amount 0f interest ON the
pnncilaI aud premium of these bonds Tor the
tno they had 10 run a. tie rate Of PER
c8,t % saving of per cent made tor the pro-
pie by the purchase OF such bonds, tho loss Will
apI ear O. be IS 5000
Ins CalruiG ion Mould seem 10 demonstrate
ihat n excessive aud unnecessary taxation ~
r.n-nue1 aud tho Government is forced to pur-
sue thi- policy ~ purchasing ita own bonds at
.Le premiums which 10 viii be no ehssry To pay
.le loss % :hc people will be hundreds Of mi,-
lions tf dollars. since tho purchase Of bonds
VA undertaken g. mentioned nearly all mat
havo been offered we're a. last accepted. IL has
been made quite apparent mat tho Government
va 300 daugcrOt being sui lcclel 10 combinations
3D. raise thor price, As appears y sue Instance
cited ly The Secretary or me ouellnE OF tonls OF
NE par value Of only f1tbOJ 80 often that ths
s,,rseate OF the sums demanded for heir pur-
chase amounted % more inan Sls,1b0b. Not
0Ith-taniug tho large sums paid out in tho
purchase of bonds the surplus In tho treasury on
nae 3jth Jay of November. 1888, was 2%A hlnvl,
after deductnx about f2l00,0l0 just draEn out
iCr the payment OF pensions.
COINAGE.
Al tho close Of tie fiscal year ended juno 30,
ISL there Esl boon coined uuder tho cOmpulsO-
ny silvor-c0.uags o f2f6 .S) ia silver dollars,
,55 5Of 80 Of which were ma The hands Of tho peO
ple ON ths 5JIh day " june, 1888. there had
boon coined S2H,7j,,19l, aud II this 50, s2J 5t
YER csriin ates. for tho redemption OF which sill
var douars 90 tnat amount Hero hold by TIE Cow
sumeut ON tie 30tn day Of N0ycD Der 1854,
'3lAj.U03 had b3sn coined, and sf0.glOg 800 Of tho
silver dollars wore actually Ia circulation and
Sc, fiS.846 in certificates. The Secretary re-
the sIspensi0n OF the further coinage
4 si .Yrr. uul Ia euch recommendation earnest
y concur. For further valuable Information
and timely rec mmeudztiOns ask careful A.
onlou Of TO Congress 20 tne Secretary report
WAR DEPARTMENT
The Secretary Of War reports that the army
,t mo date Of tAsIast consolidated returns con-
listed of 2.Iss officers aud i.jig enlisted men.
mo actual expenditures Of tie War department.
or the as,al year ended June 80, iSSs. amounted
o t4l. IG5, lO7.07, OF which sum 81 i5S5lH63 VAS
expended Tor public works, including river aud
larror Improvements.
Tho Board Of Ordnance and fortidcattons
'rovided for under the art approved september
ri last vas convened October 80, lsSs, AID plans
lud specifications for procuring forgngs for
ght- ten. aul tgelye-inch guns under the prOVi-
ions Of section 4. and also FOR procuring twelve