Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-04

-.apgs Of products can be nost ad-
yaatsgeously arranged by independent
and cooperative legislation.
In the mode las mentioned the control
of oar taxation for revenue viii b always
retained in our own hands, unrestricted by
conventional agreements with other gov
ernmehts.
In conformity also with Congressional
authority the maritime powers have been
invited TO confer in Washington, In Aprh
asxt, uyO1 the prsctiClbiliiy OF deVl-ln2
uniform rules and msaIures fer the greater
:ecarity of life sni property at ~ A
disposition to accept on the part Of Q nun
DER of tie powers has already been mani
| tested, aud if tie corporations Of tie ma
| lions chiefly inttre3ted shall be secured,
important results may be confidently
| Anticipated.
The Act Of Juus 90, 1SSi, and the acts
smendatory thereof, in relation TO tonnage
duties, havs given rise TO extended CORES
pondeucs With fOreiga nato-s, with whom
We have existing treaties Of navigation aud
com mere, and hays caused wide and re-
gr,ttsbls divergence of opinion in relation
70 tie imposition OF the duttts referred TO.
! These questions are important, and shall
make Them tie subject Of special and
more detailed communication at the pres
emit session.
REVISE QUE STANDARDIZATION LAWS.
With the rapid increase OF immigration
to our shorts and the facilities Of modern
travel, abuses of the generous privileges
afforded BY our naturalization laws caIllO
| lheir careful revision.
The easy and uugsrded manner in which
/ certificates of American citizenship can
cow be obtained has induCei class, IN
| fortunately large, to avail themselves or
the opportunity to become absolVed from
| all allegiance to their native land, and yet
| by q foreign residence 10 escape any Just
| duty aud contribution Of service to the
| country Of their proposed adoption.
Thus wnile svsding the dates OF citizen
| ship to the United States, they make
proupt claim for it, national protection
and demand its Intervention in their be-
half International complications OF asfrt-
ous nature, and the correspondence Of the
| State department disclosts the gceat mum
b,r and the completely OF the question:
which have bsen raised.
Oar laws regulating the issue OF pass
rorts should be carefully revised, and the
institution of a central bursau CT regis.rs-
ton at the Capita. is again strongly recon-
mended. By this means full plrtiCn lars
of each cAse Cf naturalization 10 the Uni
ted States would be secured and properly
ipdexed ard recorded, and thus msny
cases Of spurious citizenship would DC
! detected and unjust responsibilities would
be avoided.
| A CUMBERSOME CONSULAR SERVICE.
The reorganization Of tie consular serv'
ice ia Il matter Of seriOus Importance to our
nstiOpsl interests. The number OF eOist-
ING principal e lnsular offices IS believed TO
be greater than il at all nee esssry for the
couGuct of the public business. II need
not be our policy n maintain more than q
mo,l,r,ts number Of principal offices, each
snpported by salary sufficient to enable
the incumbent to live in comfort, and SO
distributed as to secure the convenient su'
parvis'on, through subordinate agencies, Of
affairs over 4 considerable district.
/ rpest the recon- neudstiOn hsretcire
made nv me. that the appropriations tor
| the maintenance of our Diplomatic and
/ Consular services should be rS-cGst; that
/ the so-cllled notarial or unofficial fc =,
which, our representatives, abroad are no"
permitted to t.. eat ~ psrsoral per- uisiteS,
should he forbidden; that systspp. an con.
su,ar inspection should be ji.Ostitut, 4, ant
that limited numbered Secretaries Of lie
gation-at- Lizfe G should be authorized.
% The MEMORY Of THE IMMORTAL
GEORGE
Preparations for the centennial ceet ra-
ton on April 30. lsS9, OF the Inauguration
Of G.orgs Washiugton - President OF the
United States. at the city OF New York,
have bean made by voluntary orgAn'Zi-
tom Ct the citizens Of thst locality, and he
Eeviry that an opportunity should be a.
| Eordsd for the expression Of the interest
| ftlt throughout the country IN tfls event.
! especially recommend fitting ana CO.
ore-atiye action nv Congress on behalf oil
| the e. pie of the I'd States.
The Surplus Danger.
The report CT tie Secretary Of the Treas
! my exhibits 10 detail the condition Of cur
! National finances and the operations OF the
/ .svaral branches Of the government related
| te his department.
/ The total ordinary revenues OF the gov
eminent for The fiscal year ended June 80,
/ IS~S amounted TO S379, Cot, OT4.76, CT
which S2l9, O91, l73 G3 wa1 received itom
customs duties, and Sl2i 296, Bal trcm IN
ternsl revenue taxes. Tne total recsipt'
! Go,n all ,oarcsa excas dsi those for the tis-
/ cal vea-. ended June 80, l~S1, by 81, 49,. :
T9-ID The ordinary expenditures Of the
/ 6scal wear ending June %, l~1S. were
$3.50 $50. 95s.6 81, lssying surplus OF
! SI1u SD 1860. Toe decrease in these
/ sv nsnditures as compared with the tiscal
vssr ended June 80. lSST, Yves SS,2I6,
.s2I 70 Notwithstanding the payment OF
more than five million dollars for pensions
IN sIcaas If what WAS paid for that pur'
rosa IN the latter menltOae1 year.
Tbe revenues of the government for thu
wear ending June 3O.h, 1859, ssceTtalned
/ for the Quarter ended September 3O.h,
/ 1.IS and estimated for the remainder oil
ths time. amount to $517, 600, 600, and the
sc.uaI aud estimated ordinary expendi'
ms for the same year ere S2I3,OOO, ODr
Issving an estimated surplus Of SOL, OOO,'
900.
Tine estimated receipts for the year end
inc June 30, lS-9 are SSI1, 100000, and
the e,t:msted O,dirary expenditures tol
the same time are S2T5 T67, i@S 81, show
inc a surplus OF SlOl, 232, 5ll.66
/ The foregoing statements of surplus DC
not lake into account the sum necessary
20 be expended to meet tie requirements
of the sinking fnud &C , amounting to mere
tban SIT, 900, OCO annually.
The est of collecting the customs reye-
urss for the last fiscal ye"r wss =. ii per
cant; for the year l-S5 it was 3:17 per cent.
The excess Of internal revenue taxes col
lected during the last fiscal year over
those collected for the year ended June 30,
ISL. WA 49,, ass. l74.26, and the ccst OF
collecting this revenue decrea7sd from 3 /
per cent. 10 1887 to less than 3 , Pc cent
/ for the last yGa-. Tha tax collected on
oleomargarine was S725, 94S "a for the year
ending Jure 80, lSS7, and S36i, l39 s. for
the following year
The REQUIREMENTS Of the sinking fund
act have been met for the year ended June
/ 30 l~SS. and for the cl-rent year also, hy
ih4 purchase Of bonds. After complying
with this law 81 positively required, and
bonds sufficient fbr that purpose lad te n
bouyht at s premium, it was net deemed
nrudeut TO further expsnd tie surplus IN
such purchases until the authority to 60 50
sbouid be more explicit. A rssa-
: luriou, hoWeYe', having been
plsssd by both houses OF Congress
removing all doubt "a to the executive