The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-08
The Presidents Message.

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The Presidents Message.
President Cleveland sent hIs messag,
10 Congress last Monday. 1t 10 neces
ssrily lengthy, - Il epitomizes the situs
ton With foreign countries, and In each
OF the Departments OF bis Cabinet. II
ID, however. plain, honest statement oil
facts, and 10 interesting reading. After
reviewing foreign affairs, be comes to
domestic Affairs, which form the most
salient points Of the document. In re-
gard to the treasury he says the receipts
Of the government from all sources dur.
Ing the focal year ending June 80. 1893
amounted to S46l,71694, and its ex.
penditnres to Sass, 37429. There waa
collected from customs o205, 1856. 0l67 3,
and from internal revenue ol6l ,O27,.
623.93. Our dutiable imports amounted
to o42l, o66, I'll, an increase OF o52 49,
9o7 over the preceding year, and i'm.
portations free OF duty amounted to
So, 54l,2ll. decrease from the pre-
cesding year OF 9l3.445,447; internal
revenue receipts exceeded those of the
preceding year by t7,147,4A5.32
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The total tax collected on distilled
spirits was $94. 720. 26O.55, on msnufac-
tured tobacco, $3l. 889, 7l174. and on fer.
msnted liquors. o32,543 9s3O7. We ex.
ported merchandise during the year
amounting to o347, 665. 1914, Z decrease OF
ol62, 1854 from the preceding year.
GOLD EXPORTS.
The amount Of gold exported was
larger than any previous year 10 the his-
tory OF the government, amounting to
ol06. 6808lA. and exceeding the amount
exported during the preceding year by
95s,4sS,5l7.
THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
The sum paid from the treasury for
sugar bounty was 50. 375, 100 90, 90 10.
crease over the preceding year Of ST.
AN ESTIMATED DEFICIENCY.
II 10 estimated upon the basis Of pres.
ent revenue laws that the receipts OF the
government for the year ending June 80,
1894, will be $3.50. 121. 1865 80. and its ex.
penditures o468, ~, 1865 80. resulting in q
deficiency Of $26. O0O, OOO
CIRCULATING MBDIUM.
On the Let day Of November, 1893, the
amount OF money Of oil kinds In circuIs.
too. or not included In treasury hold.
jngs, was ol,7ls.544. 682. an increase for
the year Of $ll9.40l,947. Estimating
our population at 67.l26, 900 Of The time
mentioned, the Ger capita circulation
was $3.50. On the ssme date there wss
- the tressnry gold bullion amouuting
20 400, ga. and silver bullion which
10 purohseod ct cost OF ol26,2 $50
WIS silver dollars that Lsve hs~r
eolneo under the oct Of July IA, 1890.
nu0ber 36,067 ,226 The seigujoraRe
arising from such coinage was o9. 97S..
0e0.3o. leaving on hand In the mints
14Q009. 100 dne ounces OF silver. which
cost el26. 7Ss,2ls.
During the calendar year 1899 The pro.
ductton OF precious metals In the United
states IVES estimated to be 1896 375
hne ounce Of gold Of the commercial
and coinage value OF o3O OOO, 900 and 49,.
OO,OOO nne ounces Of silver OF the bul.
Hon or market value Of $50. 10000. and
OF the coinage value Of 47l, 989, 900.
IL 10 estimated that on the frat dav OIL
July, 1888. the metallic stock OF money
10 the United States, consisting OF coin
and bullion, amounted to el.2l8559..
leo. Of which $597 ,697, 685 vas gold and
e6l5, 66l. 48l was silver.
NATIONAL BANKS.
One hundred and nineteen national
banks we're organized during the year
ending October 81, 1893, with a capital
ofS11 $50, 900, IS went into voluntary
liquidation and l56 suspended. Sixty.
nve OF the suspended banks were insol.
vent. eighty.six resumed business, and
seven remain ID the hands OF bank ex.
aminers. with prospects OF speedy re.
sumption.
Or the new banks organized forty
four were located 10 the eastern states.
forty lone west Of the Mississippi river
and thirty.four IN the central and soutb.
ern states. The total number OF nation.
o. hanks 10 existence on the 3lst dsv oil
OF Octsber, 1893. was 3.708, having an
aggregate capital Of $685., 658. 129. The
net increase 10 the circulation Of these
0snks during the year was o36 $685.
SILVER PURCAAsE REPEAL.
The recent repeal OF the provision Of
law requiring the purchase OF silver bul.
Hon oy the government % Q monetary
scheme has made an entire change Ia
me completion OF our currency affairs.
90 not doubt that the ultimate result
O. shis action will DO most salutary aud
fer reaching.
he then recommends that no further
legislation IN regard to currency be en-. I
acted, I'LL few more thoussnds OF labor. :
1og men have starved to death, and the
remember have gained In experience
not 10 sense.
Dc also recommends that the Score. [
ssry Of the Treasury be given more ex |
piicit authority to issue bonds.
he Gays Of the pension roll: ID
On the SOth day Of June. 1899, there q
were on the pension rolls 966,Ol2 names /
% increase Of 1924 over the number on {
the rolls, juno 30. 1892. Of these there
we're seventeen widows and daughters q
% the revolutionary soldiers survivor !