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ary. TIE President then calls afteuiion To ocr
relations With Central and South Anerean
STATES and the claims Of certain OF our cftsores
syains, Chill. Ecuador and Venezuela
As authorized py the Congress. preliminary
stepa have been .aksa for the assecanisge -
this capital curing the coming year o. the rep
rescntaiiycs OF South and Central can
s.afeA. together with those o: Mexico. HayIi
and san Domingo. 20 discuss sundry important
/ monetary and commercial topics Exc~ptiD: IN
those cases where from reasons o: eontigui:y OF
! territory aud the existence o: . border l.ne in
capable Of being guarded. reciprocal CONNER
ciAl treaties may be found expscie3i II
II believed that conmcscszl policies :.cuf ing
.reer mutual exchange Of products can be mos'
sdvaniageous,y arranged bJ independent but
cooperative legislation. II The MODE last men
toned the control q: our taxation Tor revenue
will be always retained In our hancs- urre-
s,rcfed by conventional agreements with other
Governments.
i~NxIGRATIoS.
With the rapid increase o. Immigration 20 Our
shores and the facilities o! modern trave.
abuses Of the generous privileges offered py
our naiura!izai q laws call :r their careful
revision. Tue easy and unguarded manner In
which certificate. OF American citizenship
can nox he obtained has induced q class un-
fortunately large, TO avail themselves OF the
opportunity 10 become absolrcd from alleg
lance 10 their native land and yet by q foreign
residence 10 escape SIy Just duty and coniribu-
ton OF service to the country OF their proposes
adoption Thus while cyafing the duties oI
citizenship 10 the United States they
may make prompt claim for its national
protection and demand its Intervention IN ihei'
behalf. International complications of . serr
ors nature arise and the correspondence ~ the
state Department di-cioses The great number
and compiexity Of the questions which have
been raised
our laws regulating the issue o. passports
should te carefully revised and the Institution
OF q central bureau Of registration al the
capital Is again strongly recon rn"ndsc- 10y
this means fuil particulars OF each case o'
naturalization in the United States would be
secured and properly iniered aud recorded,
and thus many cases Of spurious citizenship
would be- detected and unjust respoaslDilitie,
would Ice avoided.
Tn. utu-,um. powers have also been invited
10 confer Ia Washington In April next regard
ing uniform rules Tor the security OF liie and
properly 81 sea.
THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
The reorganization OF the consular service h
"A matter OF serious Importance To OUR National
interests. The Number Of existing principal
consular Offices il believed 10 Toe greater than Is
I 1t ali necessary lDf tue Cfiuutt " iit putlit
business. repeat the recommendations here
,ofore made 10y M that the Appropriation FOR
the maintenance % our d~iDlOmatic and consular
service should Ice rec.st. that the so-called no
'arial or unofficial fees which ou- representa-
tives abroad are now enabled to treat as per
sonal perquisites should be forbidden. that a
system O: consular inspection should be insti
iurc1. and that n limited number 81 secretaries
OF legation at large should be authorized
THE WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL
Preparations for the centennial celebration
on April ~ 1879, OF the Inauguration OF George
Washington as President Of the United States
at the city Of New York have been made 10y u
voluntary organization OF the citizens OF that
locality. and believing that an opportunity
should te afforded for the expression OF the in.
tercst felt throughout. the country in this event,
1 respectfully recommend fitting and co-opera
tive action by Congress on behalf o! the people
OF the United States.
THE rREAsuxv.
The report az the Secretary Of the Treasury
shows that the total ordinary revenues " the
Government for the fiscal year ended June -
lSs-. amounted u fE9. 10. 0sa .6. of which
s2ly.U9l ia Is was received from customs duties
and si:i. S.s.l - from internal taxes The
total receipts from all SOURCES exceeded those
for the fiscal year ended June ~. 1876, by
49, ". ~. The ordinary expenditures Of the
l bsc9l year tuuiug JUN y . -. Were z -'s,ps y.
$780,, leaving a surplus OF eliy.S s.iiG9. The
decrease in these expenditures as CON
pared with the fiscal year ended June
"A, lss., was s-,",s.2l 81. notwithstanding tht
payment of more than C.bs.oD for pensions
in excess Of what was paid for that purpose
in the latter mentioned year. The revenues OF
he Government for the year ended June 3,
i>~s. ascertained for the quarter ended Sep
tcinber "a, se. anc estimated Tor the ~.
maiudcr Of the time amount to &E.s.U0l. and
the actual and estimated ordinary eNpendi
lures for the same years are s2'8.t" !vt
leaving AN csiima,e: surplus O! ti1i, 500 q
The estimated receipts for the year ending
June nj. 1891. are 81. o0l go, and the estimated
ordinary expenditures for the same time are
.2.5. sG.. ~ 81. showing 4 surplus of tIHi. 81,
81 Cd The foregoing staiem' nts Of surplus 6o
not take into account the sum necessary to bt
expended TO meet the requirements OF the sink
Ing fund act amounting To more Than 's'.o'lts
annually. The cost OF collecting the customs rev
enucs for the last fiscal year was "a per cent
FOR the year ls<j Il vas "a. per cert
The excess of interns. revenue taxes collected
during the last fiscai wear over those collected
for the year ended June ~. lss.. WAS q, is9,
la ri. and the cost OF collecting this revenue
decreased from = I PER cent IN Is>. "a les, THAI
81 per cent for the last wear.
Bonds OF the Government not vet due have
been purchased uD % aud including the art
day OF November. 49, amounting to 81. .ol.s u
the premium paid thereon amounting Z,
sI..S s.6l3.uN The premium, added 10 ;h'
principal OF these bonds, represents al
investment yielding ahouf {: PEI cent ir,ere>'
Cor the time they sfill had To run. and the say
inc TO the Government represented by the diff
ference between the amount of interest q.
per cent. upon the sum paid for principal an,
premium and what would have paid for INT. res
n, the rate specified In the honas n they hs,
r., - thn,e ,.t,,~Ss 80 49, ~ 81 Aaa A
first sigh; thix would seem To ne . profitable ans
sensible transaction on the part O; the Govern
meni hu; rs suggested ny the Secretary a; ih'
Treasury the surplus thus expended for ~
pur base OF bonds Was money dawn from ~,
pcopi. in excess OF any actual need O, Ice Gov
srnmcni and was So expended rather than allow
IL to remain in th- t7ra>ury.
AZ the close az the fiscal year ended June s
i>>.. there hla teen coined under The comrul
sorry silver Coinage act s.ts.2->. - IT, silver dol
lars. SSs.5n..S $40 OF which were in .hc hands @
the people ON the 3'ih day OF June, i>S> Their,
Rad been coined z 90. T. - .S. and II this <5.s.l.
ar was ia circulation in coir and SSV. -. go ii
silver certificates, fc- the redemption OF whIci
silver dollars 10 that amour; were held by th'
Government.
The Secrc;arg recommends the suspension q
the further coinage az silver. and in .ach recou.
mendation l earnestly concur.
THE AsNv.
The Secretary OF War reports tha, :he army
NJ tie date Of the lat consolidated returns con
sisted q! : IS officers ard s1.sss enlisted rlen
The actual expenditures o: the Var Depart
ment for the rcAl year ended june n. IsS~
amounted 10 fsi, ies ..a.. @! which sum Q -.
sIs Is was expended for public works, i~ne,uains
river and harhor improvements
] earnestly rcouc>; that The recc-1rcn3a
lions contained IN the Secrctary's report a..
~. which x.re. in nv op;utcn. rxlcu,atsi In in
crease the usefulness and discipline Of the army
may rcccive the con Of the conSrr<s