New-York tribune., 1908-01-24
IaPAN'S CABINET WINS
NOTION TO CENSURE LOST.
Rafget announced at Toxic the
Basis of Fight tn the Diet.

Toxic. Jan. 23-A motion to censure the gov
.rr77ent was defeated in the lower house OF the
T,e- to-day bv la votes 10 16S. The debate
,ba motion lasted for three hours and a half
The result insures the Cabinet remaining in
powc- and the probable passage OF the budget.
A summary Of the budget for the fiscal year
commencing April 1 next. which is TO be sub
r77Itted 10 the Diet. was obtained to-day The
total estiulated revenues for the year put
Down at 61eeb0oeG yen. Of which AS, zoe. 600
ven Is from ordinary revenue and 100000
ven from extraordinary revenue The ordinary
expenditures for the year are estimated at 42l.-
100000 ven and the extraordinary expenditures
at Isaoeooeo sen.
According TO the estimates made in the
budget. ordinary revenue exceeds the last years
estimate by 100000 yen while the extraordi-
nary revenue is less than that of the last year
bv the same amount During the with
Russia war expenditures formed a budget apart
from the general budget. and after the conclu-
sion Of the war a considerable amount was
brought over from the balance Of the war ex-
pendtures. to figure as an item OF extraordinary
revenue. For the next fiscal year this viii not
he done. at least to any considerable amount
The estimated increase Of 100000 yen in the
ordinary revenue is accounted for by the ex-
pected increase in the receipts from taxes, as
well as from the posts and telegraph services.
such increase in the receipts being the natural
result Of the general expansion Of the indus
trial life of the country Receipts from the
government railways and profit from state
owned forests are also expected to be larger tnan
they were before. Internal taxes on sake, sugar
and illuminating oil will be increased only TO
the extent Of making the increase in revenue
from this source about 100000 yen more
Ordinary expenditure is estimated TO be H.
200 600 yen more than It was in the last year
budget Such increase is due, in the first place.
70 the fact that certain items Of expense WHICH
were grouped under the extraordinary expenol-
trre in the last fiscal year are transferred ~
the heading ordinary expenditure increase u
expenditure In connection with forestry anu eA
recred increase of the amount required loF re-
endorsement Of internal taxes upon exportaton
Of articles which have paid manufacturing taxes
are some OF the important reasons for tFs IN
crease Of the ordinary expenditure
Extraordinary expenditure is estimated at
Jsa 600 900 ven. which IS less than last years
estimate BY Is oeo 900 yen. This decrease IS
principally on the military expenditure. The
sum of I76.oeo,o00 yen is appropriated for the
national debt sinking fund. OF which Ss,ooo,oo0
zen viii be spent for the payment Of the prtn-
cipaL
In considering Japau's finances attention is
called 20 the volume OF the foreign trade OF
japan during 1907. This shows that exports
and imports amounted. respectively TO 10000
na0 and 100000 yen, making the total OF
72o.00G0o0 yen, which exceeds that Of the pre-
viovs year by $4,000. 600 yen
The debate to-day the motion TO Censure
the government turned entirely the budget.
10 mention being made Of the emigration
question or the governments policy thereon An
unusual feature Of the vote was the combina-
ton Of the representatives. Of the ProgTessives
with the DaidO Club and the Yuoko Wal party.
The combination represented a determined ef-
fort upon the part Of the outs" TO defeat the
government and force the resignation OF the
ca5inet The Opposition speakers blamed the |
government for lack OF foresight. while the Con-
stitutionalists held that the government was
unable 70 predict any extraordinary conditions
Marquis Saouji. the Premier, speaking Of in
ternationaI relations said the responsibility for
the Far East largely rested on the shoulders OF
Japan. which had attained such a high position
as -he result Of constant endeavor toward i'm
p-ovenent the part OF its people Japan's
relations with Corea, he said were increasingly
cordial Regarding China, he said that while
some questions were pending he expected that |
through mutual good VIII. these questions would
ne satisfactorily solved
The Premier announced that agreement
rad beer reached between the Canadian gov
eminent and Japan regarding emigration He
added that the traditional friendship Of the |
American government toward Japan remained
unchanged. negotiations continuing in the most
cordial manner. He further said that he be-
leved 4 solution OF the emigration question !
would soon be reached