Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-05

\ A ssua,s and House OF Represent
lavr,
A As threshold Of your deliberations
!. w called to mourn with your
Satnnia the death OF Vice President
3s.r Who passed from this life on
pxslrg Of November 2lst last. His
~ wi now rests In eternal peace.
,a,an NE was pure and elevated.
h No public carer was ever dis
,rsAsa BY large capacity. stainless
3tray and exalted motives. lie has
y removed from the high office
~ h honorcd and diEnifcd but
NV character, his devotion to
y. n honesty Of purpose and noble
fss nmaln with Us as a priceless
pu md example.
fEAcE AND PROSPERITY.
h. n,iy.sisth Congress oonvenea In
i'H rsuiar session with the country
! taEislon VI unsual prosperity. OF
asnl good will among the people at
b ia1 IL relations OF peace and
,.l,si7 with every government OF
NH our foreign commerce has
~ swat incrrare In volume and
n The combined Imports and eN-
= " he year are the largest ever
% W a single year IN all our HIS
y Our exports for 1899 alone ex-
~ ly more than billion dollars
lpefu and exports combined In
M Imports per capita arr TWEEN
y cent lees than In 1870. while the
- W capita are IS per cent more
~, showing the enlarged cn-
y u The United States TO satisfy
tiiu " H. own Increasing popula-
Suutil as 10 contribute to those VI
Nliles % other nations.
Lile.l " agricultural products were
tlAlG OF manufactured products
upqiied In value $3.50. 5g2. iid. being
" AAl any previous year. II ID
ttithy fact that the only years In
y history when the products Of our
l.iislofier sold abroad exceeded
hsshi abroad were 1895 and 1893.
SYERNMENT FINANCES.
,,sHnehl receipts from all sources
" lAeal year ended June 30. 1899.
80 w ,iss,3i.,ii part payment OF
,',ial Pacific Indebtedness nggrc-
NeyN,O,i.35. Customs receipts
lsla,isi,75 and those from In
iv'ehue 3?iS,il1.lGi %.
w fiscal year the expenditures
,m,,s. s,,1ts'.O2. leaving u deficit OF
ssielary Of the treasury csti-
uat NE receipts for the current
W VIII aggregate f6iO.95s.ii2.
~ The basis OF present nppro-
~ N, expenditures will aggre-
,.1,'sAll2. leaving sio.OO0.00o. For
~ ysar ended June 30. 1899, the
\ M, ,,S venue receipts were increased
Present. gratifying strength OF the
shown by the fact that ON
- ], lss9, the available cash
bI,sas isis,oH.s 3I72. OF which
49, was In gold coin and bull
N conditions OF confidence
\, .Nsh throughout the country
sgaghI gold into more general
y. customs receipts are now al
~uitly paid In that coin.
SURPLUS OF CASH.
sasng condition OF the treasury
49,. 10 cash on hand, and the
- showing made BY the rcyen-
la \, IAae u possible for the Sec
NJ wy Treasury to take action
~ PROVISIONS OF Section 1904.
tsA Insules, relating TO the sink
NJ h. heeviptH exceeded cxpendi-
~, Ws INST fvc months OF the
" slStl3,5s9,gi, and as mem
wlrs,' 'he secretary OF the treas-
n asns mat there win be sur
p'oslmatcly $40. 900. 900 AT the
hi W. year, Under such condl-
-, A deemed advisable and pro-
kn n ~ .9mpllnnee with the pro-
trAt we we sinking fund law, which
v 81 asas mas not been done be-
tu,,s,,n. gieheie8 IN the revenues.
I q ~ department therefore of
Mo- M use, during November,
gihs me per cent loan OF
n NJ Der cent funded loan OF
M cssraatsr ent market price. The
s,nhs,, " s and purchased DURING
" M as Ns,i0S,GOO, The premium
Ia vs. Wy \ government on such pur.
sl,res ,,.,ssS'12l and the net saving
b. 81 u vas about ,g,ssS, 900. The
Mr. NJ ~ operation was sufficient
D ts, s government TO continue 10
d, 81 V ase bonds to and ineiud-
az ,s gay o. December, inst un.
= d, shaaihder OF the SCI. 900, OoC
laans t mould be presented in the
En ,or redemption.
,u',S,o,VsrRlAL ACTIVITY.
,,lsoms. activity In industry with
shl ~, I,tendant-a larger en-.
~ NY labor at higher wage
y o y, sb ooly OF the people a larger
h 4 LED I'D the circulating me.
vNh .l,urther true that ye,.r by
s'silsa 'iger areas OF land under
We Increasing volume Of