The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-12-14

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Ary. Tie President thenreells attention to our
relations with Central and South American
States and the claims a certain of our citizens
against Chill, Ecuador and Venezuela
As authorized oy the Congress, preliminary
steps have been taken for the assemblage at
this capital during the coming year Of the rep
Of South and Central American
States, together with those Of Mexico. Hayti
and San Domingo, to discuss sundry important
and commercial topics. Excepting il
those cases where from reasons Of contiguity Of
territory and the existence Of . border line in
capable Of being guarded, reciprocal CONNER
cial treaties may be found expedient, u
is believed that commercial policies inducing
freer mutual exchange Of products can be most
advantageously arranged by independent but
legislation. In the mode last men
toned the control of our taxation for revenue
will be always retained In our hands, unre-
stricted by conventional agreements with other
Governments.
IMMIGRATION.
With the rapid increase OF immigration to our
shores and the facilities of modern travel
abuses Of the generous PRIVILEGES offered by
our naturalizati laws call for their careful
revision The easy and unguarded manner in
which certificates Of American citizenship
can now be obtained has induced class. un-
fortunately large, to avail themselves OF the
opportunity to become absolyed from alleg-
lance to their native land and yet by . foreign
residence to escape any Just duty and contribu-
ton OF service TO the country Of their proposed
adoption. Thus while evading the duties of
citizenship to the United States they
may make prompt claim for its national
protection and demand its intervention in their
Gus nature arise and the correspondence OF the
State Department discloses the great lumber
and complexity of the questions which have
been raised
Our laws regulating the issue OF passports
should be carefully revised and the institution
of central bureau of registration at the
capital Is again strongly recommended. By
this means full particulars of each case OF
naturalization in the United States would be
secured and properly indexed and recorded,
and thus many cases of spurious citizenship
would be detected and unjust responsibilities
would be avoided.
The maritime powers have also been invited
to confer in Washington in April next regard,
ing uniform rules for the security Of life and
property at sea-
THE CONSULAR SERVICE
The REORGANIZATION of the consular service ts
o matter of serious importance to our National
interests. The number of existing principal
consular Offices is believed to be greater than is
at all necessary for the conduct Of the public
business. I repeat the recommendations here
tofore made by me that the appropriation for
the maintenance Of our diplomatic and consular
service should be recast, that the so-called no
tarlal or unofficial fees which our representa-
tives abroad are now enabled to treat as per
sonal perquisites should be forbidden: that a
system Of consular inspection should be insti-
tuted, and that a limited number of secretaries
Of legation-at large should be authorized.
THE WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL
Preparations for the centennial celebration
on April 80 1889, of the Inauguration of George
Washington as President Of the United States
at the city of New York have been made by a
voluntary organization of the citizens Of that
locality. and believing that an opportunity
should be afforded for the expression of the in
tsrest felt throughout the country in this event.
I respectfully recommend fitting aud co-opera-
tive action by Congress on behalf of the people
of the United States.
The TREASURY.
The report Of the Secretary of the Treasury
shows that the total ordinary revenues of the
Government for the fiscal year ended June 30
1855. amounted to 1919 266. IA IS of which
S2l9,09l, ia % was received from customs duties
and sl24. s96, S1I 9s from internal taxes. The
total receipts from all sources exceeded those
for the fiscal year ended June 81. 1887, by
rt.sO-ts luc VI the
fiscal year ending June 81, 1885. were s.59,6S3,-
1885,, leaving a surplus of s11s,6'2,i16.Os. The
decrease in these expenditures as COM
pared with the fiscal year ended June
80, 1857, was sSa1S. 22L 81, notwithstanding the
payment of more than 100000 for pensions
in excess of what was paid for that purpose
in the latter mentioned year. The revenues of
the Government for the year ended June 80.
1888 ascertained for the quarter ended Sep
mainder OF the time. amount to f311.O0n, and
the actual and estimated ordinary expendi-
lures for the same years are s273, OOn. oO0.
leaving an estimated surplus OF sl04 OCe,otO.
The estimated receipts for the year ending
June 30. 1897, 1871 ,000.C00 and the estimated
ordinary expenditures for the same time are
1913 767, 4sS.3i, showing a surplus of $40, 232,
511.66 The foregoing statements of surplus do
not take into account the sum necessary to be
expended 20 meet the requirements of the sink
ing fund act amounting to more than ga, 900 0cC
annually. The cost of collecting the customs rev.
euues forthe last fiscal year vas a.4i per cent.
for the year 1888 ii was an per cent.
The excess of internal revenue taxes collected
during the last fiscal year over those collected
for the year ended June 30, 1885,, was g. 4s9,
ia. IS. and the cost OF collecting this revenue
decreased from 5 4 per cent in ISIS, to less than
81 per cent. for the last year.
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