The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-05
Total estimated revenues. siaa ssz.sas

I Civil establishment .... ..........s o.. .esa go
Military establishment. ............., 6S23a.O0
NaNAa ssiAo4tsAmeat... at....,.s........~, 32.5oatea
ans.Aa service ..s-.'.......... l,9eoe0
Interest on The public debt -. si.ooo.foS
fes'A' service ...-......s... sf,4@7.sts
Total estimated e xpsndisurss ssta,ss7.s
Total aeaois---.- .......-..s s0.aoo.0o0
| 1t is estimated that. on The basis of ex.
listing laws, the revenue of the government
| for the fiscal year lsS6 will be:
| From customs ms...................s slSs o0anao
FROM internal revenue ............... laO,an'gsl
From miscellaneous sources. is.o9a.ep1
from postal servioes...........,..,.. Sea9l, ,f37
Total estimated revenues. .sa76. eos, AT
TOO MANY FORTS OF KNrRy.
On the subject of the customs adminis-
tration. the secretary says there Is, in his
opinion. great necessity for reorganixa-
ton of the customs districts throughout
the country, by reason Of the fact that
there are now many ports OF entry at which
little or no business Is transacted. These
should be abolished and the districts con-
solidated. and in his opinion this could be
accomplished without impairing ths
means necessary to protect the revenues
against smugglers. and without withdraw
ing proper facilities for documenting yes-
sells.
THE cHISEsE EXCLUSION LAW.
The appropriations heretofore made an.
nuaily for the enforcement of the Chinese
exclusion law are declared to be- inads-
quste for the purpose. The expense ir-
VOWED in investigating cases where
Chinese unlawfulIy enter the United
States. in the trial OF those arrested and
the deportation of those convicted, includ-
ing their transportation TO the Pacific
coast, Is very large, and the appropriation
referred to should. in the Judgment Of the
secretary he not less than $100. 900 per an
num. The pending treaty between China
and the United States under which labor
ers residing here may under conditions
leave this country and return thereto. will
necessitate the exercise of greater vigil
ance, and q consequent increase in ex-
pense.
E1TIgcTIoS or THE TuR sEALa
The department is I'm possession Of re-
ports indicating marked decrease IN the
number of seals on the Pribilof islands,
and, in consequences. the number per-
mitted 10 be taken this year was limited 10
1900. and for the ensuing year the num-
ber will have TO be skill further reduced.
Concurrenny with this falling of on the
islands, there has been for some years
great increase in the number Of seals killed
at sea. While the official returns cannot
vet be stated. 1t il known that the total
catch in the Nogthern Pacific and Beriug
sea for the season just expired ~ by far thu
largest ever known In the history OF pelagie
sealing The decrease Of seals on the Pribi-
lof islands, coupled with the large number
Of dead pups found on the islands
during the last season. whose mothers pre-
sumabIy we're killed at sea. and the further
phenomenal increase in the pelagic catch
justlAea the belief that before the expira-
tlon Of i've yearx-when the regulations
enacted Dy the tribunal of arbitration ars
to be submitted 10 our government and
that OF Great Britaia for anew con veutlon,
20 consider possible notifications In ths
light OF past experisuce-thc fur seal will
have been practically extsrminatei.
THE DEFGCfr II THE REVENUE
The most important feature OF Mr.. Car
isles report Is his discussion of the sub
ject OF currency reform. Ia the course oT
which the administrator plans for
new system Of currency are set forth In
detail. Mr.. Carlisle says:
"0n the first day Of July last the total
cash Ia the treasury. excluding current
liabilities. but including gold reserve 0f
S6f. 81, ,024 xas Sil6. .6B 2Zl. and on the
irst day Of November the total cash, ex-
Guiding current liabilities. but including
$6i ,56i s1G IN gold. was si06. 30. "a. show
ing a decrease Of f46s3 Az. The excess %
expenditures over receipts during the last
fiscal year was $50 sos. 80. and during the
6rst FIVE months Of the present fiscal year
vas 81, ,73T, ,367.9Z Ii Is not believed. how
ever that this differences between the re-
eeipts and expenditures will continue in
the same proportion until the close OF the
wear aud accordingly ] have estimated n
defciency of s20.0O0000 At that time.
owing TO the large importation Of ray
sugar in anticipation Of the passage OF tbs
tariff act Of August -, 1894. the dn-
ties collected upon that article up
TO December / amounted to only
s.. OF. .09 and Of course nothing
has yet been realized from the tax on ia.
comes as its payment cannot be Legally
enforced until July |, 1856. Bat there 10
reason 20 believe that the inportations ~
sugar must be resumed at an early dafs
and continued upon a scale which will
Yield large reEsnus from that sonYcs
during The remainder Of the year, aud il 10
probable also mat on account OF the pen-
alties which may DO incurred for non-pay.
ment within ten days after July l. con-
siderable part Of the income tsx win -
realized ia time 10 be available.
AxPrE REYESuE sExT YKAE
"My opinion Is tina. the laws nov IN
force Elli yield an ample reysnus for ths
fiscal year lsaS, "a all their provisions will
then be operative; and ths prospective
improvement ia the business Of the coun-
try. il realized, will greatly increase tbs
resources from which taxes ers collected,
and accordingly a sarplns Of So, sI8 so 10
estimated for that year.
TIE GovKRyNxsE's cnEDIr IwPArREn
''Iu ny las. annual report / called at-
teution 70 the unsatisfactory condition Of
our financial legislation. especially - The
lssas and redemption Of circulating notes