The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-08

ExDenaitnres are estimated as Follows



in the treasury at the end of the fiscal
year was Sl20, 1872, 575 Revenues for the
fiscal year of 1894 are estimated al $780, III, :
800, and the appropriations required, S457,
70, 335 exclusive of the sinking fund The
estimated surplus will De S32, 500, 030 which,
with the cash balance ABOVE the gold
reserve would make the available balance,
S53. S52 407. Deducting accrueing obliga-
lions would leave $47, S52, 407. Chargea0le
against this are the Inexpended river and
harbor and ordinance appropriations OF
S44, 00O0 QUO and no account is taken OF sink
ing fund requirements amounting to S4S,-
600, 600 beyond the redemption estimated
at 5000, 000
The secretary says the estimated receipts
are on the basis OF conditions prevailing
prior to the late election. Public opinion
having decreed a change Of policy in the
tariff laws and altered the conditions rem
der it impossible now to estimate tue
annual income with any degree OF accuracy
and impossible to predict the effect pro-
posed in the radical changes on future
revenues, but the inevitable result OF
tariff reduction agitation Will be falling
off in importations and revenue. He says
the facts fully justify the opinion enat the
large increase in receipts sscri0ed to the
marvellous prosperity of the country under
the present revenue system would II con-
tinued enable the department during the
coming fiscal year to meet obligations
without an impairment OF its cash and
thereafter continue TO show material
Improvement in condition. The sinking
fund shows 5000, 5lO,6S1 more than is re-
quired by law credited to IT,
He recommends a repeal OF the act of
1881 authorizing the application OF surplus
money to the purchase OF United States
bonds in view of the large decrease in the
national debt and probable future condi-
tion of finances. The treasury has diff
Guilty with the limited amount of cash on
hand above the 500 100000 redemption
fund, to keep a sufficient stock of gold and
if shipments continue as large as during
the past two years the gold in the treasury
will ne diminished below the reserve line.
The maintenance of silver at par has also
increased possible charge upon the gold
reserve. The secretary therefore suggests
that the redemption of government obliga-
tions should be increased to at least 20 per
cent. of the amount of treasury notes is
sued, or to be isSaed, under the act OF July
IA, 1880.
In view of the probable falling off in re-
ceipts he thinks the revenue should be
increased TO enable the treasury to main
tain gold reserve of not less than Sl25,-
600, 600. He suggests an additional tax on
whisky as an easy method OF increasing the
revenue. He says that whatever may be
the outcome of the international money
conference, it will give clearer idea of the
views and purposes of the countries repre-
scented. In passing the secretary says a
good word fer reciprocity. On tue subject
of customs he recommends the abolition of
fees and the establishment of a fixed salary
for collectors and surveyors, conSolidR-
ton OF customs districts and endowlng the
secretary with power to abolish districts and
discontinue minor ports A reversion and
Of <fa O,rcr M ra ion
laws and recommends the appointment of
u commission for that purpose.
He gives statistics of American COM
MERGE and American ships, and suggests a
continuance of the policy of encouraging
American ship building against subsidized
foreign ships with an ultimate view of
their use as naval auxilliaries. The secre-
tary recommends a change In the methods
of Disturbing public moneys and the settle
menJ of public accounts by putting the en-
tire matter of control and audit under the
direction of a comptroller general of the
chief comptroller of the treasury at the
head of the board of Office.
Speaking of immigration the secretary
is clearly Of the opinion that only by q
rigid examination made at the place of de-
parture was the prohibitive features of the
law executed with any considerable degree
of efficiency. The remedy for the evils Of
immigration, the secretary says, is within
the control of Congress. He recommends
an increase of the head tax aad as o meas
ure to determine what this tax should be
he suggests that the sum should be such as
to eQualiZe the cost to immigrants to reach
South America or Australia.
| Speaking of Chinese exclusion the secre-
| tary says Notwithstanding the severity Of
the law many Chinese get into this country
chiefly through Canada. He thinks it
probable that large number of Chinese
| laborers will enter the United States under
the provisions of the law for the admission
of Chinese exhibitors at the Worlds Fair
and their employees.
| The secretrry reDews the recommends
| tion in his last annual report that early
action be taken by congress toward such
| legislation as will make the use OF the
metric system of weights and measures
obligatory in transactions at customs
houses on and after Jan. l, 1895.
On the subject of seal fisheries he says
the number of seals on the breeding
grounds on the island are found to be
smaller this year than last.
The secretary calls attention to the ac-
tivlIy the marine hospital bureau has
shown the past summer and fall in the
threatened invasion OF cholera. It is pro-
posed to keep in force the twenty day re-
striction until Congress shall have had
an opportunity TO express their will in the
matter, or until the danger which
prompted it has disappeared. Where
railroads pass from Canada into
the United States no baggage
of immigrantsis admitted without previous
dIsinfection. Reference is made to the es-