Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-03
UNCLE SANS ExCHEoUER.
Secretary WINDOWS Report For the
Last Fiscal Year.

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| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The report of
Secretary of the Treasury Window for
the year ending June 30th, last, shows:
Total receipts, $403, ,0S0, ,9S2; expendi-
lures, $297 1856, ,4S6. These sums are ex-
elusive OF the postal service. The prin-
cipal items of receipts are: Customs,
$229, ,66S, ,5S4; internal revenue, $l42, ,606,-
705; profits on coinage, bullion deposits,
ETC., $l0,2l7 pa; sales OF public land,
$6,35S,272. The principal expenditures
Civil list, $92,63S, ,S26; pensions, $780,
$50, ,S55; military establishments, rivers,
harbors and arsenals, $44 ,5S2 ,S3S; naval
establishments, $22,006, ,206; misceliane-
Gus, including public buildings, light
houses and collecting revenue, $43, $685.
696; interest on public debt, $36, ,099, ,2S4.
The estimates for the present fiscal
year are: Revenues, $406, 6,000, 900; ex-
| penditures, 1854, 900, 900.
he estimates for the year ending
June 80, 1892, are: Revenues, 1878,
O00, 900; expenditures, $357 ,S52, 900.
The secretary recommends dividing the
pension agency into three groups, each
making payments quarterly at different
periods, 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
permanent appropriation for the ex-
pense of collecting customs revenue
the payment of nxed salaries for collect
ing customs; the consolidation of cus-
toms districts the adjustment of oaths
to monthly accounts by customs EN-
ployees the repeal of the laws requiring
bonds to be given by individual i'm
porters upon the entry OF merchandise
for warehouse, the revision and codifica-
ton of the customs laws.
The net increase of money in circula-
ton October l, 1890, over October l,
1880, was $476, ,039, 900, of which $l25,-
900 was gold coin, $50, ,2lS,0 900 silver
dollars, $3.50, 1926, 900 gold certificates, and
$207 49, 900 silver certificates.
The secretary comments on the silver
legislation of the last session of congress.
| and the operations OF the treasury under
| it, and expresses the belief that the new
law will eventually be generally APP
proved.
The coinage during the year was the
! largest in the history OF the country,
amounting to $50, ,254s436.
The mines of the United States yielded
during 1889 $32, 800, 900 gold, s64, $4,000
silver. The estimated stock OF gold and
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last, was 81, ,1S0, ,236, 900.
peal OF the act OF May 26, 1882, author
izing the exchange OF gold bars for gold
coin at the mints and at the assay Office
in New York, on the ground that it has
facilitated the department OF gold from
this country, or that the act be modified
to make the exchange discretionary
with the treasury department, and al
low a charge equal to the cost of manu-
featuring bars, when intended for ex-
port. Legislation is also recommended
looking to the recoinage of the subsi-
diary silver coins in the treasury, much
of which is uncurrent.
Referring to the steady falling off in
the value of merchandise carried in
American vessels, the secretary rec
ommends vigorous and efficient meas
ures in behalf of our rapidly vanishing
foreign merchant-marine, and renews
the recommendations in his report of
last year for legislation to that end
The secretary recommends the adop-
tion of the metric system at the custom
houses, beginning January l, 1895.
Further legislation is recommended
to prevent the immigration to this
country of persons unfit for citizenship,
including evidence OF character before
our consular officers abroad. This he
considers necessary, because OF the in
creased undesirable character of immi-
grafton, arising from cheap steamer
fares. He says; "rhe department has
not relaxed its efforts to secure the
strict enforcement of the Chinese exclu-
sion act. Organized attempts have
been made by Chinese laborers to force
their way into the United States by way
OF Mexico, British Columbia and Can
ada. These movements have been eff
ciently met, and unlawful immigration
not only checked, but in most instances
wholly arrested" He says the policy
of returning the Chinese to their own
country will be continued if sufficient
appropriation be made.
He urges legislation creating new
port Of delivery in Alaska. He refers
briefly to the lease of the seal islands,
and the successful operation of the civil
service in his department.
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