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woman suffrage movement ; asking for free text- 

 l>..ks and the enactment of the following laws : 



Mutiny the employment of chil.ln-ii ; n-yulut- 

 iiii.' ili<- u, -idling an. I M-riTiiiinr ut' ooul ut miru->; ! 

 M-.-IHV tin- iii.pir i-Ilicii-nt rull.-.-tiuii of ww* ; t-stnli- 

 linliin^ I'n-r rm|ilovniriit uj_'cii.-it-H ; to'imnish the ob- 

 taining of lalior under talst- j>n-ti-iiM-s ; for the pro- 

 hibition of all tlctcrtivc agencies not under the d'm-i-t 

 (.-oiitrol ,,!' l.'Lral authority, and for the prohibition of 

 all i>riviit<- nniu-.l I'urrrs; for more efficient inspection 

 of nit-tall iti-roiis mint's, aud giving tin- ins]-cior i>\vrr 

 to enforce its provisions; giving the ri^ht of raaemp- 

 tion from the foreclosure of trust deeds, and a .'in- 

 stitutional amendment securing the initiative and 

 referendum in our system of enacting laws. 



In reference to legislative candidates this reso- 

 lution was adopted : 



Jlesolved, That we recommend that the legislative 

 committees of our organizations prepare bills for acts 

 covering our demands and present the same to all 

 candidates for our votes ; and that we will support 

 none who will not pledge themselves to vote for such 

 measures without amendment or evasion ? and con- 

 demn all who have or will obtain their election 

 through false pretenses and pledges. 



Woman Suffrage. The question of adopt- 

 ing an amendment to the State Constitution ex- 

 tending to women the right of suffrage on equal 

 terms with men was submitted to voters at the 

 November elections, with a result in its favor by 

 a majority of about 5,000. The Republicans 

 and Populists divided the State at the local 

 elections. 



COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION OF 

 THE UNITED STATES. The total value of 

 the foreign trade of the United States for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1893, was $1,714,- 

 066,110. This was $143,660,794 less than that 

 of the previous year the greatest in the history 

 of the country and $15,330,890 less than that of 

 1891, but it exceeded by $66,927,023 that of 

 1890, which was greater than the commerce of 

 any preceding year. The total value of the 

 merchandise imported during the fiscal year of 

 1893 was $866,400,922 ; while that of the domes- 

 tic and foreign exports was $847,665,194, leaving 

 a balance adverse to the United States of $18,- 

 735,728, against a favorable balance of $202,- 

 875,686 in 1892, and of $39,564,614 in the pre- 

 ceding year. Including gold and silver coin and 

 bullion the total imports for 1893 were $910,- 

 768,555, against $897,057,002 in 1892 ; while the 

 total exports for 1893 were $997,083,357, against 

 $1,113,284,034 in 1892. 



Imports. The values of the principal articles 

 and classes of articles exempt from duty imported 

 into the United States during the twelve months 

 ending .June 30, 1893, compared with the values 

 for the preceding year, are shown in the follow- 

 ing table : 



The imports of animals in the above list show 

 a decrease of $250,083 as compared with the 

 previous year, the entire falling off being in the 

 item of horses, the decrease in the number of 

 which was 608. or more than 18 per cent. Other 

 articles and classes of articles which showed a 

 falling off in comparison with 1893 were : Crude 

 asphaltum, decreasing $146,603 ; hemlock bark, 

 $7,907; cochineal, $103,529; logwood. $14.718; 

 crude camphor, $1,086; shellac, $104,602 ; brim- 

 stone, $218,942; vanilla beans, $39,761; coffee, 

 $50.132,624; rough diamonds, etc., $30.. 001 ; 

 crude phosphates and other fertilizers, $2(>!t.7.VJ : 

 cocoanuts, $65,055; currants, $23,582; dates, 

 $57.719; skins other than goat, $648,810; 

 crude India rubber, $1,908.977; molasses, $885,- 

 410; shot-gun barrels, unfinished, $52.309; es- 

 sential oils, $69,165: and tea, $515,740. Rice 

 from Hawaii, which is admitted free under the 

 reciprocity treaty with those islands, show* an 



