The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-03
sEcEErARY WINDOWS RKPoKE.
Large Increase OF Circulating Medium
Decay Of Merchant Marine.

Estimates tor the present dc year are as OIL
lows: Revenues. 4s.oo1o9: expenditures,
ssS4.ooo.ooo Estimates foc n year eadIox Ju Q
%. 1872 srs; Revenues, ssss.oooooa; expendi-
tkres. $50 10 COO
The 90 Rotary recommends dividing the pen
sion asencses into three groups. each making
paymen quarterly IS different periods, 81 that
psymeass sns oe ma ie from rs treasury esca
month, 70 avoid sa scc1nu.srioa OF pension
funds. He recommends an increase o! perns-
ren5 appropriations for the expense of collect
iug Customs revenue. the pawn mt Of fxa Q la
res o. the objection Of Gus onas. the consolsda-
ton OF easroms distress. the abo.isnmsnt OF
oatas 70 ao1Inly acc ana by customs eEployes.
tae rep al of the lava requiring bonds 10 Dc
given D. individuai importers upoa entries OF
merchandise for warehouse revision, and q
modification OF the customs lava
The inerease OF money in circulation October
l. 1884, over October !, lSs1. WAS $f76 .GSs 0n. OF
watch slo5.sIaoo1 was gold coin. sIsa zlsoe0 sil-
YER doslaz. sI5e.6s5.ooo gold certificates, and
&c. llse00 silver certificates.
In- secretary then comments on the silver
legislation OF the last session OF congress. and
sne operations Of the treasury under - and sx-
presses . oel.ef thar the new law viii eventually
be generally approvef- TIE coinage during the
year was tee larksgs II TIE history of the c0un-
ny. amounting 70 $50 81. 49, TIE mines of tse
United states yielded saring 1859 $50 go 900 in
gold and sass 900 in silver. lie estimated
stock OF god and ssyr in the United States
November last wss $50 2S6.0o0
The secretary r com mends revision OF the
acs OF Mag Is. Iss2 authorizing the exchange o!
god taEs ior god coin AZ The mint and ssssy
the II Nev York. on the ground nat il has
facilitated the movement OF goli rom ghis
c-untry. or Ihss the act Be mod q ID TO make
IL discretionary with the treasury apartment 70
allow charge equal 10 the COS; of Eaanafsctur-
ing ths bars when tAey are inteaded for ex-
port LegIsl station 10 also recommended 70 10. K
iato the re-co mage Of subsidiary sliv=r coins IN
the treasury, mueh OF which Is uncErrene
kefeTlng 70 the sta fS ling OF IN the value
OF merchandise CARED In Amencan vessels. the
Secretary recommends vigorous and .ficien:
measures in behalf OF the rap dly vxnishing for
gl merchant marine He reviews the Room.
mendations in the report Of lsst year for legisla-
ton 20 hat end. TIE secretary reconmen Q the
adoption of the metric sys EN- as customs
HOUSE, beginning January /. isaa
Further LEGISLATION Is recommended TO pre-
vent immis ration 90 this country of persons an
ct for eiilz -nsnip. faelading evidence Of char
acter before our consular officers abroad Thi.
ne considers necessary because of me increase
OF undesiraoi. characters among immigrants
arising from cheap steamer faseA
he says the department. has not relsxed its
effort TO secure . srrict enforcement Of the Chi.
nese exclusion act An ORGANIZED attempt has
been made by Chinese iAbosers to force tneir
way into the United states by way of Mexico
British Columbia and Canada. These move
ments have been eficieatiy met. and unlawful
immigration has not only bssa checked, hut In
most instances wholly arrested He says the
policy of returning Chinese 10 their own coun-
Try viii be continued If sufficient appropria
tons are made
The secretary urges leKislAfiou creating new
ports OF delivery IN Alaska, He refers briefly se
the lease of the seal islands and the successful
operations Of the evil service Law in tae depart
melt