The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-12-21
REPORT OF SEC. CARLISLE
Present Revenue Laws Yield All
the Government Needs.

A6L u SuS= NVfSbthIiSitS WV a-.rH
Many Sources of Useless Expenditure
Should BE Abolished--An APP
preparations Need Care
full Scrutiny.
Washington, Dec. 16.--The return of
the president to Washington has re-
leased the report of Secretary Carlisle.
which was sent to congress- today.
He estimates that for the current fls-
cal year the revenues from all sources
will be S431 ,90I, i07 and the expenses for
the same period s44S,907 .407, leaving a
ieficit of SIT, 600, o00. Upon the basis OF
existing laws the revenues for the fiscal
year 1897 are estimated at 1864, 793. 1901
and the estimates of appropriations as
submitted to congress by the several ex-
ecutive departments call for an expendi-
ture exclusive of the sinking fund of
$457, 1874, 193. 02, thus leaving an estimated
surplus of &c. 0S, 1926. SO.
The secretary makes no recommended
ton for increasing the revenues of the
government. He says the situation in
his judgment does not require any legis-
lation for raising additional revenue OF
taxation at this time.
He says while all the essential agen-
cies for an efficient administration of
the public service should be adequately
provided for. he feels sure that a careful
examination will disclose many sources
of expenditure which might be greatly
reduced OIL entirely abolished, and legis-
lation in this direction, together with a
refusal to make appropriations for new
objects of doubtful necessity or propri-
ETY. would tend very materially to equal
lie the public receipts and
ments.
With a compete eturn to the normal
conditions of the country and proper
legislative and executive supervision
over expenditures. the revenue laws
now in force yield ample means for the
support of the public service upon the
basis now established. n upon the as
sumption, which seems to be justified,
that the progress now being made to-
ward the restoration of our usual state
of prosperity will continue without
serious Interruption, he anticipates q
surplus.
The secretary states in detail the diff
ferent bond transactions entered into
since the adjournment Of the last con-
gress and states that the contract en-
tered into for the last issue of $~62,3l5.-
400, of 4 per cent bonds was fully carried
out by the syndicate to whom he con-
tract was given and that 1.-The beneficial
effects of this transaction were felt I'M
mediately not only in this country but
in every other having commercial or
financial relations with u people, But
he says the safety Of the existing stu
alton is constantly menaced and further
progress toward a complete restoration
of confidence and prosperity is serious
ly impeded by the defects in u cur
rency laws and the doubt and uncer-
tainty still prevailing in the public
mind, especially abroad, concerning he
future monetary policy of the govern
ment. These difficulties he proposes to
remove by the retirement of the green
backs and the extension of the national
bank system as indicated in the presi-
dents message. He controVerts he
contention that surplus event. would
extricate the country from its difficult
les, and states:
mo surplus revenue, however large,
could extricate us from our present dill
culties or give assurance of safety In the
future unless it should be required to be
paid in gold under a system which would
exempt the government from the obi
cation to furnish the gold when de-
manded to be used in making the pay
ments; and it is scarcely necessary to
suggest that such a system is impossi-
BILE as long as the United States notes
and treasury notes are kept in circula-
ton and are redeemable in gold by the
government itself on presentation"
A Temporary Remedy.
As q. temporary remedy for existing
conditions he suggests that authority
be given to the secretary of the treasury
"to issue from time to time bonds pay
able In gold, bearing interest at a rate
not exceeding 3 per cent per annum and
having q long time to u and to ex-
change the bonds for United States
notes and treasury notes upon such
terms as may be most advantageous to
the government. or to sell them abroad
for gold whenever, in his judgment, it is
advisable to do so and use the gold thus
obtained in redeeming the outstanding
notes."
Among the minor topics treated upon
in the report are a reorganization of
customs DISTRICTS; more stringent regu-
lations to prevent infection from yellow
fever from the port Of Havana (Which
is spelled "Habana" in accordance with
the mandate of the board Of geographic
names; he renews the recommendation
for a retiring provision for officers of the
revenue marine service: lie commends
Commissioner Chamberlain's recon-
mendations as to the revision of the
navigation laws of the United States
and asks for an additional assistant sec
rotary of the treasury to take charge of
the consolidated marine bureaus of that
department. He commends the manner
In which the work of patrolling Boring
sea and the North Pacific ocean for the
protection of seal life was carried out
under the supervision of Captain Hooper
of the revenue cutter Rush, and refers
to the fact thai Notwithstanding the
preponderance of British Canadian ves-
sells in the sailing fleet. the British gov
eminent furnished only one ~patroliing
vessel, H. M. S. Pheasant. to assist in
the patrol. This vessel. he says, was
stationed for the greater part of the time
at Sitka and Unalaska and tool little
or no part in the patrol other than to re-
ceive British vessels seized by our fleet.
Further commenting on the failure of
the British government to carry out in
good faith the Paris award, the secre-
tary states that the use of firearms in
fur seal fishing in Bering sea was pros
hibited by the Paris award regulations
and the legislation OF the respective
governments passed to enforce the
awards. AS the award regulations mere
ly prohibited the use OF firearms and did
not make their possession illegal. it was
agreed by the respective governments
in 1894 hat all sealing vessels before en-
tering Boring sea should have their fire.
arms secured under seal. The provision
worked satisfactorily during the season
of 1894, but the British government re-
fused to agree to such an arrangement
for the season of 1895, alleging that 1T
had not in practice worked for the pro-
lection of British sealers from inter-
ference as her majssty's government
had hoped would have been the case !"
This refusal leaves the question of the
possession and use of firearms by Brit