The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-10

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. 'Cept when I've been a-frowing stones,
Aud then she says the cuiprit owns
8 'Mehitabls Sapphirs Jones,
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THE PRESIDENT TO THE PEOPLE.
a SYNOPSIS or MS ASsutL MESSAGE 70
CONGRESS.
/ President Harrison delivered to Con-
gress his annual message last Monday
He introduced is with the statement
that the vast business ofthe Government
has been trs nsacted by the several de-
partments during the year with faithful
ness, energy and success The revenues,
amounting 10 about S450oO0000. have
been collected without revealing single
case Of defalcstion OF embezzlement
I This good work, the President says, Is
not his, bat is .hare.i By the heads Of the
several departments with the great body
of hithful officers and employees who
serve under them.
20 eHIPs OK ASY sHoULDEEs.
The Presi lent notes the friendly rela-
tons Of our country with other nations.
and refers to the recent conferences held
h Washington by the representatives OF
i Central and South American countries as
making an interesting and Influential ep-
och in the history Of the Western. Hem
isphere. A noteworthy feature Of the
Pan American Congress, he says, was
that Brazil, invited under an Imperial
form Of government, shared as a Repub-
lie IN the deliberations and the results Of
the conferences.
Toward the end Of the past year the
only Independent monarchial govern
ment on the Western Continent-that of
Brazil-eeased 10 exist and was succeed
ed by Republic Diplomatic relations
we're at once established with the new
Government, but it was not completed
or recognized until an opportunity had
been Afforded TO ascertain that it had pop
ular approval and support. When the
course ofeveuts had yielded assurance Of
this fact no time was lost in extending to
welcome into the family.
The President refers 20 the killing Of
General Barrundia, on board the nifed
States steamer Acqulio, and Gays United
States Minister Mezner exceeded his au-
thority in granting provisional order to
Gautamalian officers to take General Bar
rundia from vessel, in defending which
action Barrundia lost his life, and an
nounees that Minister MezueI has been
recalled from his pest.
RpEIpTs AND ExPESDgTrREs.
The revenues of the Government from
all sources for the fiscal year ending on
June 80, 1890, were S463, ,963, ,0sO.55, and
the total expenditures FOR the same peri
cd were SIS, ,6lS, ,5S452
1 The postal receipts have not hereto
1 fore been included in the statement Of
these aggregates. and for the purpose OF
comparison the sum of 60Ss2, ,097. %
should be ds Quoted frohi both sides of
the account. The surplus for the year.
including the amount applied to the sink
ing fund, is slo5, 81 "a 1860. The receipts
/ for 1890, we're SIC $50, ,92S.79, and toe ex-
penditures sl5, ,773g sal in excess Of those
of 1889. The customs receipts increased
+ SIS, SIS. .sfe.ss and the receipts from inter-
nal revenue Sll, ,725, ,19is9, while on the
side OF expenditures, that for pensions
was sI9,3la, ,015 S6 in excess of the.preced-
ing year.
The Treasury statement for the current
fiscal year. partlr actual and partly esti-
mated, Is as follows Receipts from all
sources, si06, ,n00000 fetal expenditures,
ss54. 100000, leaving a surplus Of $50 000.-
900. not taking the postal receipts into
the account on ether side The loss Of
revenue from customs for the quarter is
estimated a. SIS, 100 coo, bat from this IS
deducted gain Il about sl600OO00, re-
allied during thefrst four months Of the
year.
For the year Isl2 the total estimated
receipts are ss7s, 10000. and the essima-
ted expenditures, SS57 So. .209, leaving an
estimated sgrpluslf 81. Ia. 30 5s, which
with a cash baIare Of 52O00 coo at the
| beginning Of the yer. will be s67, IL $780,
IS as the sum available for the redemp-
ton Of sustaining bonds or other
uses. The estinlaas Of receipts and ex-
perditures for thePost-otfice Department
being equal, are nj included in this state
ment on either sies.
The act directin, The p=rchase ofsiIver
bullion and thes isue oi Treaury notes
thereon. the PresieeIt says, has been ad-
ninistered by the Secretary Of the Treas
u-y with the earnestpGrpose to get into
circulation at tie ssliest possible dates
the fun amounts Of 'ressary notes con
templated by its pEvisions and at the
same time 10 give toh he market for silver
bullion support as til law coniemPi plates.
The recent deprecaion in the price of
silver. the Presidentbelieves. is partly
the result Of speculaOn and is part of
the recent monetary distEsbancez, and
some months of frther trial viii be
necessary to deterune the permanent
effect Of the recent leslafion upon silver
values, but it is gratring to know that
the increased cireulaon secured By the
act has exerted and VII continue to exert
. beneficial influence Ipon business and
general values On te subject ofinter-
national conference liking 10 an agree
mera teaching the fs use Of silver for
coinage at a uniform alto the President
says close Observable has been taken
of any change in tn situation abroad,
and no opportunity vi be lost to pro-
mote this result, whiehe believes would
6 confer a very large hesft aponthe COM
Il ! merce of the world.
! tScREAsE OF MONEYS cIRcCLArIoS.
Tbs President says be efforts Of the
cretary Of the Treasy to increase the