Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-12
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

recommending the suspension of sil-
 yer coinage. was rem Aably merito-
 rious.
 He congratulate | the country on 1 it's remarkably successful existence of century. and then fearlesslY re-
 iterated his strong and sensible views a to tariff reduction, couclasiye'y
 showing that ;ha Republican doctrine os protection is in the interest of
 monopoies, trusts and combinations
 He reports the total ordinary rev enucs of the government for the lis- cal year ended June 30. 1898, amounted to s379, 2GG, ,014.I6. of which S2I9.0gl.l73. was received from custom duties, and SPA, ,296,- 87i. .0s from internal revenue taxes. The receipts from all sources eX- oceded those for the lisccal year end ed June 30, 1887. by S1,ss2, 1oalO. The ordinary expenditures of the ils- cal year ended June 30, 1888, were S259 .G53. .958, ,G7, leaving q surplus of LSIl9.6I2.116.09 The decrease in these expenditures as compared with the fiscal year ended June 3O, lae', was SS.272.22l.3i notwithstanding the payment of S., ,oO0. .000 for pen sions. m excess of what was paid for that purpose in the latter mentioned year.
 The revenue of the government for the year ended June 30, lSS9. ascer- tained for the quarter ended Septeh- Der 30. 1888. and estimated for the remainder of the time, amounts to S331 ,0OO, GOO, and the actual and es- timated ordinary expenditures for the same year are S213, ,OO0,O00. leaving an estimated surplus of slo4'- GOO, GOO.
 The estimated receipts for the year ending June 30, 1890, are S3'' ,0oo,- GOO, and the estimated ordinary ex- penditures for the same tune was S275, 167 ,48S. 3i, showing a surplus of Sl01 .232 ,611.66.
 The foregoing statements of sur plus do not take into account the sum necessary to be expended to meet the requirements of the sinking fund act, amounting to more than sl',- 900. GOO annually. The cost of col lecting the custom revenues for the last fiscal year was 2.44 per cent. for the year 1885 it was 3.G per cent.
 The excess of internal revenue taxes collected during the year over those collected for the year ended June 30, 1887, was &, ,489, ,l14. 26, and the cost of collecting this rev enue decreased from 3.4 per cent. in 1887. to less than 3.2 per cent In the last year. The tax collected on oleo- margarine was S723,94S.04 for the year ended June 30, 1887, and S864,- 139.SS for the following year.
 Referred to the various reports of the departments, showing that pub lie affairs during the present admin istration have been conducted for the best interest of the whole country. He re-ailirms his objections to the present pension laws, and shows that it was necessary frequently to use the veto to save the government from outrageous frauds, and says;
 "The number of pensioners added to the rolls during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, is 60, ,252, and increase of pensions was granted in 45,7l6 cases. The names of l5, ,730 pensioners were dropped from the rolls during the year for various causes, and at the close of the year the number of persons of all classes receiving pensions was 452 ,551 Of these were SOC survivors of the War of 1872; lO,1S1 widows of those who served in that war; l6,060 soldiers of the Mexican War, and 5l0i widows of said soldiers.
 One hundred and two different rates of pensions are paid to these benefciaries, ranging from s2 to S416.66 per month. The amount paid for pensions during the fiscal year was S7S,775, ,S51.92, being an increase over the proceeding year of s5, 30S, ,2S0.22.
 The expenses attending the nam tenance and operation of the pension bureau during that period was s3,- 262 ,524.67, making the entire ex- penditures of the bureau SS2 ,03S,- 3S6.57, being 2l4 .per cent. of the gross income and nearly 3l per cent. of the total expenditures of the gov ernment during the year.. T"
 From beginning to end, the mes sage breathes patriotic spirit, and is an able discussion of the most inn portant matters that will come be- fore Congress, presented, too, in q manner that shows the President to be man of great moral courage, The message closes with the follow ing patriotic utturancc:
 The consciousness that nave presented but an imperfect statement of the condition of our country and it's wants, need occasion no fear that anything omitted is not known and appreciated by Congress, upon whom rests the responsibility of intelligent legislation in behalf of a great nation and contiding people As public ser wants, we shall do our duty well, if we constantly guard the rectitude of our intentions, maintain unsnllied our love of country, and with unsel-