Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-05

be inadequate for the purpose. Tho
expense Involved In investigating cases
where Chinese unlawfuly enter the
United States. IN the trial OF those
arrested and the deportation OF those
convicted. including their transporta-
ticn to the Pacific coast Is very large.
and the appropriation referred to
should. In thns Judgment Of the Sec
rotary, be not less than 100000 per an
mum, The ncndinH treaty between
China and the United states under
which laborcra resdinE here may un-
der conditions leave this country aud
return thereto, win necessitatr the cx-
ernise Of greater Vigilance and con-
segment increaae In expense.
Decrease In seals.
The department Ia IN possession of
reports Indicating a marked decrease IA
the number OF seals on the pribyloff Is
lands. and ~ consequence the number
permitted 10 be taken this year was
limited to lt.OND, and for the ensuing
year tho number will have 20 be still
further reducTd Cuncurrentiy With
this falling IN on tho Islands there has
been for acme years u great increase
81 the number OF seals Killed at sea.
While the criclal returns cannot yet
be stated, II u known that the total
natch In thV North Pacific and the
BellrinE sea for the season Just expired
n by far tho largest ever known IN
the history OF nelagie sealing The de-
cfcsse u The seals on the Pribyioff is
iauds coupled with the large number
81 Tho drnd pups found On the islands
DURING the last season, whose mothers
presumably We're Killed nt sen, and tho
further phenomenal incrcnsc In the Pc
lagic catch, iustincs the belief that
before tile expiration vt nve years,
when The regulations cnaeted by the
tribunal uf NrhitiNuon are TO be sub,
nilttcd 10 0ur government aud that uc
Great nritalu for new examination.
% conalinr possible notifications IN the
lirht oi present experience, the fur
seal Will have been practically cSter-
minated.
Currency H-form.
The most important feature " MIR.
CnHisle'a report " his discussion Of
the subject OF currency reform. Ia the
rnurse VI which lhc administrations
plans OF a new system at curgNncS are
~ forth In detail Mr. carlisle says
"on the flrat day Of July last tho
total cash ~ the treasury excluding
current liabilities, but Including gold
reserve u sGiSiaio2i, was SliJ.G26, aei:
aud on me trat day of November the
total cash excluding current Utilities.
but Including sdi,86i,Sgd IN god. was
slvB,Has,i N, ahOwiiiy q decrease Of ~.
t3a,dia The excess of expenditures
over receipts during the last nscal year
was s09sU3g6O, ind during the inst
i've months OF tho present ngcni year
Sgls3T l6ine, II ~ not believed. hoW-
ever, that thla difference between the
rccclpta aud expenditures will continue
IN the same proportion until the close
OF the year. aud accordingly. have ea-
tlmntcd y deficiency Of s20nc0.0O0 at
mat time. owing TO the largo Inn
portnuon VI raw sugar IN anticipation
at the pnrsngc nf the tariff act OF Au-
gust 20, 1891, The duties collected np0n
that article up 70 poocmhcr amounted
20 only SaOea, 900. and Of courAe moth.
ug has yet beeu realised from the
tax on lilcomoa, na lta payment can
n,il ho legally enforced iinportatlons OF
sugar must be rcaumcd NJ nm early
date aud continued upon schedule
which will yield a large revenue from
that source during the remainder OF
the year. and II 10 probable. also. that
on account of the penalties which may
he incurred for non-pnymcnt within
ten days after iuly' 1. considerable
part ~ the infomc tax VIII be realized
IN iimo to be available. Ny opinion
~ that the laws now IN force Will
viii Yield nm ample revenue for iie
fiscal year 1896, lbs al their pro-
viaipns win then be operative aud tho