The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-03

RODS, so that the payments shall be made
from the treasury each month, to avoid the
accumulation of pension funds.
He recommends an increase of the perma-
nent appropriations for the expense of col
Letting customs revenue; the payment of
fixed salaries for collecting customs; con-
solidaJ;on of customs districts; abolish
ment of oaths to monthly accounts by Gus
toms employees; repeal of the laws re-
curing that bonds be given by individual
importers upon the entry of merchandise
for warehouses.
Increase of the money in circulation
October l, 1890, over October /, 1880, $40,
039, 000, of which 1925. $4,000 is gold coin,
$50, 21S,000 silver dollars, $3.50, 625, 900 gold
certificates, S207, lis, 900 silver certificates.
The secretary then comments ON the sill
yer legislation of the last session of Con
gress, and the operations of the treasury
under it, and expresses the belief that the
new law eventually will be generally ap
proved. The coinage during the year was
the largest in the history of the country,
amounting to $50, 254, 436. The mines of the
United States yielded during 1889, S32,-
100000 gold, and SD, Sac, 600 silver. 1t. is
estimated that the stock of gold and silver
in the United Statos, Novem Der l, last was
$3.50, 236, 600. The secretary recommends
| the repeal of the law of May 26, 1882 aul-
thorizlng the exchange of gold bars for
gold coin al the mlnts and at assay office in
! New York, on the ground that it has facili-
tated the movement of gold from this
country, or that the act be modified to
make the exchange discretionary with the
treasury department., and allow charge
equal to the cost of manufacturing bars,
when intended for export Legislation is
also recommended looking to the recoinage
| Of subsidiary silver coins in the treasury,
much of which is uncurrent.
Referring to the steadily falling off in
the value of merchandise carried IN Amer
lean vessels, the secretary recommends
vigorous and efficient measures in behalf
of our rapidly vanishing foreign merchant
marine. He reneWs his recommendations
in his report of las0 year for legislation tc
that end.
The secretary recommends the adoption
! of the metric system at custom houses De-
ginning January l, 1895. Further legisla-
ton IS recommended to prevent the immi.
| grafton to this country of persons unfit tor
citizenship, including evidence of char
acter before our consular officers abroad
| This he considers necessary because of the
| increase of the undesirable character OF
the immigration arising from cheap
steamer fares. He says the department
has not relaxed its efforts to secure a stric,
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
act. Organized attempts have been made
by Chinese laborers TO force their way
into the United Statds by way of Mexico
British Columbia and Canada. These
movements have been efficiently met anC
unlawful immigration not only checked
but in most instances wholly arrested. He
says the policy of returning Chinese tt
their own country will be continued if
sufficient appropriation is made. H,
urges legislation creating new ports of de
livery in Alaska. He refers briefly to tn
lease of the seal island and the successful
operation ofcivil service in the department