The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-05

his annual message ~ u ~ I 81 N a..
cupies -ix columns ~ ~. slaily papers.
II Ia . verv tame and common place o.
fair. Two columns are devoted 20 mr.
eign ansirs. which he says ste getting
alnpg swimmingls recommends AZ
increase OF consular officers. 70 furni-h
aoft places 81 cool salaries for rel,uii-
ated politicians. The country would gri
along just ~ well II there was not : sim
gle foreigp consul IN commits sion, and
good deal cheaper.
he eays the total receipts of the gov
ernmewt. insiHding postage. FIR The YEAR
ending June 80 1890. wss A463. 9G3. OS D..
IS, being eI6O3O. 93s79 more INN Tho
year before. The expenses wers Ss5s. !.
sls,5ss5l, being SIS 739 81 more ,nAn
The year before. The surplus for the
year was $iO5.3A4 AZ o..
The Treasury statement for the cur
rent hscsl year, partly actual and partly
estimated, Is as folIows:
Receipis from All sources. elO6 co.,
600: total expenditures. 1854. Oh 100
leaving surplus OF So OVO 600 : mt
ta~ing the postal receipts into account
~ either side. The loss Of revenue from
customs for the Last quarter Is estimated
AZ $25 600 OUO. bnt from this IL deducted
again OF abont Gle cor, 900 realized dur.
ing the first four months OF the yca,..
For the year ls92 the total estim ted
receipts arc e3:3. 900 900 and the estima-
ted expenditures 1857 $50 20e AZ leaving
an es'insted surplus Of SI5ll7 79n So,
which, with cash balance OF $52OOO,-
Vu a. no beginning ~ the year. will
give $o6.lfs 1908 rs the sum available
for The redemption Of outstanding bond
or other uses. The estimates III receipts
and expenditures for The Post ffi -
department being equal are not included
In this statement on either side.
re says the silver bill passed nj the
lSst session was intended a. 1 "auppor,
fvr the market for silver bullion, y bu,
that he regrets bullion has depreciated
IN valne. and thinks the fuctuation II
due 70 speculation. although Il has re-.
suited IN an increased circulation or sbou,
u 90 per capita. and he 10 EVIDENT,
airsii of movement for free coinage al
silver. which will prevent speculation
a"d calls II "impulsive,' and dangerou.
10 gold.
There have heen purchased aud re-.
deemed since March 4. 1899. 4 and Al
per cent bonds 10 the amount Of e2ll
832 40. At . cost OF S2f6. 62U,74I. resui.
lug in the reduction of the annual inter.
est charge of $780,. 500, but paving O
me taxpayers money TO the bondh olde,
the enormous premium OF e34.7 .29l
when the bonds ought really 10 hsv,
been redeemed ct their face value AND
paid Ia greenbacks
lie recommends liberal appropria
lion for coast defenses, and for the en-
enlargement OF State militia.
ne approves OF Atty. General Miller
and Judge Woods efforts TO shield frou
punishment Dudley and his pals. ans
commeuds the Department Of Justice
Tor rs success In enabling such otorion
rHscsis TO so untried. He also recon
mends restriction Of the naturalization
laws a. regards foreigners.
lie commends the general inefficienc
o. the Post.Office department - give
Wannamaker lsffy-praIses the anti
l"itery law, and recommends 4 govern
ment Contract with the telegraph com
panies for using their lines for mail pur
poses.
He says the navy u being built up -,
isfact0rily, and the new vessels : prid
Tor the country.
D4uOE
pension oct OF last June is oil that ougt
20 be asked, and declares himself agains
any more private pension bills for VI
toing which be blamed Cleveland 90 q
verely.
He believes Utah should be kept OF
o. the Union. till her people remounc
their religion or vote the Republica
ticket. although he approves the adm,
sion Of the rotten borough States OF w,
oming and Idaho. which together hav
about the population OF The "a Congre,
sionsl district Of Indiana, yet have lou
Senators and two Representatives. H
also recommends : new apportionmel
b. ''c present Congress OF Represent
ives unier the late fraudulent census.
He praises Jerry Rusk for raising Ii
lrices OF agricultural products throug
hI- department Of Agriculture. and 80,
the cultivation lof the sugar beet adj
another field crop OF great value 70 q
choice Of the farmer.
lie thinks the civil service law III
been strictly lived up 70 In the remov
OF Democratic officers generally.
He prAises oil the partisan legislAtic
enacted by the last Congress, says Il h
already resulted In prosperous fna
cial condition OF the country general
and that the people were fools for .
pudia,ing II 1t the late election, % be :
know lodges they did the Mckinley
riff. and says the higher prices for ever
thing brought about by ". was . desir'
effect when II passed. lie says the
rio ought no, 10 be reduced 30 that III
nopolies will Be compelled % lower The
prices for common articles Of use.
Tie processes 10 be grestly In 10
with Blaines scheme for reciprocil
aud says he will Try to induce some
the small countries Of South Americs
agree 70 awap, without duties. Of q
tim products.
He reminds Congress that Il 10 lsi
shiftless aud careless body, and has
time 10 waste before II dies on the 4th
next March, and begs them 10 reior
pass first al spportionment bill, then
appropriation bills; then . subsidy
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