Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-13

commission is now in session in this cap.
itai for settlement of long standing claims
against the republic of Venezuela, and il
IS hoped that a satisfactory conclusion
VIII be speedily reached. This govern
ment has not hesitated to express its
earnest desires that the boundary dispute
now pending between Great Britain and
Venezuela may be adjusted amicably and
in strict accordance with historic titles Of
the parties.
The advancement of the empire Of ia
pan has been evidenced by the recent
prOmul cation of a new constitution val
ued for It's guarantys Of liberty and pro
vidiRg for responsible ministry to con
duct the government. 1t lis earnestly
recommended that judicial rights and
process in COrea be established on q firm
basis by providing the machinery neces-
sarr to carry out our treaty sJipulatiOns
In that regard.
The friendIiness of the Persian govern
ment continues to be shown by its gener-
Gus treatment of Americans engaged in
missionary IabOrs and by the cordial dis
position of the Shah to encourage the en-
terprise Of our citizens In the develop
ment Of Persian resources. A discussion
is in progress touching the jurisGiCtiOnat
treaty rights of the United States in
Turkey. An earnest effort viii be made
to define these rights to the satisfaction
of both governments. Questions con
tinue to arise in our relations with sew
eral countries in respect to the rights of
naturaliZed citizens; especially Is this
the case with France, Italy, Russia and
Turkey, and to a less extent with SWitZer-
land. F'frOm time to time, earnest efforts
have been made to regulate this subject
by conventions. An improper use Of nat
uralizatiOn should not be permitted, but
it is important that those who have been
duly naturalized should everywhere be
accorded recognition of the rights per
tanning to citizenship Of the country
of their adoption. The appropriate
ness of special conventions for
that purpose is recognized in
treaties which this government has CON
Guided with a number of European states
and it is advisable that the difficulties
which now arise in our relations with
other countries on the same subject
should be similarly adjusted.
THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC
The recent revolution in Brazil in
favor of the establishment Of a re-
publican form of government is
an event of great interest to the
United States. Our minister at Rio de
Janeiro was at once instructed to main
tain friendly diplomatic relations with
the provisional government aud the
Brazilian representatives at the capital
! were instructed by the provincial govern
ment to continue their functions. Our
friendly intercourse with Brazil has there
fore suffered no interruption. Our min
lister has been further instructed to extend
on the part of this government, formal
and cordial recognition of the new repub-
! lie so soon as the majority of the people
of Brazil shall have signified their assent
to its establishment and maintenance.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS AT HOME.
Within our own borders, a general con
| ditiOn Of prosperity prevails. The har-
/ vests Of the last summer were exception
| ally abundant and the trade conditions
now prevailing seem to promise a sue
| cessful season to the merchant and the
manufacturer and the general employ
ment to our working people. The report
of the secretary of the treasury for the
/ fiscal year ending June 80, 1889; has been
prepared, and viii be presented to con
gress.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
1t presents with Clearness the fiscal
/ operations of the government and avail
myself of it to obtain some facts for use
/ here. The aggregate receipts from all
/ sources for the year were 1887, O50, 05S.S4;
! derived as follows: From customs, $685.
/ 1872, 07468; from internal revenue, $130,
/ 8S1, 1882; from miscellaneous sources,
/ $32, 1886, 8O3.23.
/ The ordinary expenditures for the same
( period were 1921 1896, $3.50, and the total
I expenditures including the sinking fund
/ were 1925, $40 ,92925. The excess of re-
/ ceipts over expenditures was providing
! for the sinking fund, S57, 470, 1889. For
/ the current fiscal year the total revenues
/ actual and estimated $685., 100000, and the
/ ordinary expenditures actual and estima-
/ ted are $293,0OO,OOO, making with the
] a, r
/ 321, 1859, leaving an estimated surplus of
! $43,678, 1873.
During the fiscal year there was applied
/ to the purchase of bonds in addition to
these for the sinking fund, $50, 456, 172.35,
/ and during the first quarter of the current
! year the sum of $37.836, 973.77, which
were credited to the sinking fund. The
revenues for the fiscal year ending June
! 80, 1891, are estimated by the treasury de
partment at $685., 100000, and the expen-
ditures for the same period, including the
sinking fund, at S341, 430, ATTIC; this
shows an estimated surplus for that year,
| of $43, 569, 52230, which is more likely to
be increased than reduced when the aC-
| tual transactions are written up.
THE SURPLUS.
The existence of so large an actual and
/ anticipated surplus should have the i'm
/ mediate attention of congress with a view
to reducing the receipts of the treasury to
the needs of the government as closely as
may be. The collection of moneys not
needed for public uses imposes an unnec-
essary burden upon our people and the
/ presence of so large a surplus in the pub
lie vaults is a disturbing element
in the conduct of private business
1t has called into use eXpedients
for putting it into circulation Of very
questionable prOpriety. WeshOuld no tool
Iect revenue for the purpose Of anticipate
ing our bonds beyond the requirement OF
the sinking fund, but any unapprOpriated
surplus in the treasury should be used as
there is no other lawful way of returning
the money to circulation and the prOft
realized by the government offers a sub