, 1890-12-04


Secretary ofthe Treasury Window, fol-
the year ending Juno 30 last shows
total receipts, s4O3, 800, 0s2; expenditures,
S2O1 1856, 4Sd These sums are exclusive
of the postal service. The principal
items are:
The receipts of customs E, 1920 66S, ,5Si
internal revenue. ,,..,,...... 142, COG, 705
Profits on coinage, bullion de-
posts. etc. 1O,217,244
sales oil public and.......... 6, 35s, ,272
Principal expeditures;
Civil list. :. ,............... o2,G3s, ,s2e
Pensions. .,..............,.. LOG, 938, $50
Military establishments and
river and harbor and arse
mails ....,.....,........... A. 5s2, 1898
Naval establishments. ..... 22,OO6, 206
Miscellaneous includingpub-
lie buildings, light houses
and collecting OF revenues. AZ, 1858. 696
interest on public debts. ..... 5000, ,2S4
Estimates for present fiscal year;
Revenues ..,......,......... 4o6 600, 900
expenditures. s..,.,.,......... 354 900 900
Estimates for the year ending June 30.
1892:
Revenues. ,,..... .......... 373 600 900
EApehultues. s..u.....,..,,. 3o7, S52, 900
The secretary recommends dividing
the pension agencies into three groups,
each making payments quarterly at diff
ferent periois so that payments shall be
made from the treasury each month, to
avoid the accumulation of pension
funds. Herecommends the increase of
tbs permausnt appropriation for the ex-
pense o! collecting the customs revenue; /;
tho payment of liked salaries for COL
Letting customs; the consolidation of
customs districts, and the adjustment
ofoaths 10 the monthly accounts by the
customs employees the repeal of laws
requiring bonds TO be given by individ-
ual importeB upon the entry of NOR
chandise; toincrease the money in cir
culation October /, 1890. over October /,
1880, which was si76. o30, 600, S125. 6l9 900
in gold coin, sl30, 2ls, 900 in silver dollars,
$3.50. 625, 900 in gold certificates, and
$2o7, 1850 n silver certificates.
The secretary then comments on the
silver legislation of the last session of
congress and the operations OF the treas
ury under it and expresses the belief
generally approved. The coinage dur
ing the yearwill be the largest in the
history OF TIE country, amounting to
$50, 254, ,436.
The minesof the United States ielded
during 1888 $32, 500, 900 in gold and
S64. GAG, 900 otsiiSer.
The estimated stock OF gold and silver
in the United States November l last
was $3.50, 236 co..
The secretary recommends the report
OF May 20. 1852, authorizing the ex-
change of goloibars for gold coin Mt the
mints and theAssay office in New York,
on the groundthat It has facilitated the
movement of gold from this country,
and that the aet be modified to make 1t
discretionary With the treasury depart
ment to allow afhargc. equal to the cost
tended for eXpot.
Legislation is recommended ooking to
the recoinage of subsidiary silver coins st
the treasury, much oil which is uncur.
rent
Referring to the steady falling off in
the value of merchandise carried in
American vessels the secretary recon-
mends vigorous and effective measures
IN behalf of the rapidly vanishing for
eign merchant marine, He renews his
recon- lamentations In the report Of last
year for legislation to that end
The secretary recon- mends the adop-
tion of q metric system at ,hs custom
houses beginning June l, 1895.
Further legislation is recommended to
prevent the immigration to this country
of persons unfit for citizenship, includ-
ing evidence of good character before
our consular officers abroad. This lac
considers necessary because of the in
crease of an undesirable character of i'm
migrants arising from cheap steamer
fares.
He says the department has not re-
laxed its efforts to secure the strict en-
forcement of the Chinese exclusion bill.
Organized attempts have been made by
Chinese laburers to force way into the
United States by way of Mexico, British
Columbia and Canada, and those move.
ments have been efficiently met, and
immigration has not only bee II
checked, but in most instances wholly
arrested. He says the policy of return
ing Chinese TO their own country will be
if sufficient appropriations
are made.
He urges legislation creating new
ports of delivery in Alaska He refers
briefly to the lease of seal islands and the
operation of civil service in |