The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-08

iioes s,a.dlisBev of a MarinaiRailsa w =
lf'9 "a. ,aougll not yet accomplished, have
rei'h1.,a,.d bst 10 be the more rtieciusliy
bsea ~ t,hs Navy Yards of The United States,
ia,'e. exanunel, and plaps Tor their i'm.
b"...t and the preservation of The Ie'iaic
@esos,,,.r,in at orismoutl,, Charleston, PHI
ir'rea' u,sh,.g on 6. Gospori, and 10 which
liaipss Ar. 10 be ndded, have been preIm-
i@eo''l conceived my sanction; anal NO other
fsi' = ,,v pnblic dnii-s has heen perform.
AH'."p mare intimate conviction Of It's i'm
ed ~" TO the fnt,rs welfare endssscori'y OF
lhrU ,hs repori from tho Postmaster Gene
".,bi,sd a comparative visw OF the grad
H,ns,.ase OF tia, establishment, from five
~ .s.rs since l19e, til this timr, in the
ta", r.r Of Posi Offices, which has grown from
rh' I'm. two tlndred 10 nearly eight thou
r" IN ths revenue yielded by them. which
k''i' :. even thousand dollars, has swollen
b'..rds Of n mihon and a haA. and IN the
pah,r Of ,niies ef Post Roads, which, fro
",hou.and six hitndred andtorty two. have
m',';,l;el 10 one him ired and fourteen thou
af,e hundred aid thirty six While, in
s" .,me period OF Time, the population OF the
~, has al,nu tbfiee doubled. sthe rate OF in
,..,.e Of these Offices 10 nearly forty, and Of
~. rscecue. md oftravelled miles, from TWEEN
,n,o twar,,-iye for one. The increase OF re-
n.,s ~ hfiu theiast five years, has been near
sni.i 10 the WHOLE revenue Of the Depart
rleoi in lSl2'.
nsa, which ended an The frs, Of July last,
" e,csrded the receipts by n sum OF abont
'a,y.av e thousand dollars. The excess has
80 .an occss;oneh by The increase Of mail con.
49, F. J. f..;l,ftaa IN thu aWtpuf nj uaar Sl0 ,
o,a, ,nilc;. IL l,a, been supplied by collections
. g, N. Po.,n ,sters.o ftlle arrearges Of prece-
a." years. While the correct principle seems
-" 10 ina, the incntpe levied by the De-
a.,mru, should dstray NIL lis expenses, il
T.. nov or beeu the policy Of This Govsahuient
-, raise from this establishment any revenue
- H.. ao,lied 10 ANY othsi purposes. The sug-
a..,;on Of the Pssl,n aster General, tina, the in
rsr.nee ofthe sale transmission Of moneys by
|bs mai, m ght'be assumed by the Department,
q, mnderale and competent enumeration,
,ral A. serve the confederation Of Congress.
aoeo,t from the Commissioner Of tho Pub
lie Buildings in ihi, City exhibits the expsn-
l,ture. UPON them IN the course ri the cur.
renl year. Il Wiii he seen that the humane
and benevolent intentions Of Congress in pro.
yid,ng, by ,he Act of ooh May, 1926, for the
,r,aiun vf u Peuitentiary In this District have
,ern accomplished. The authority Of further
legislation is now required for the removal TO
fhI, ieaemeei ofihe offenders aeainStha laws,
s,niencpd 10 atoneb by personal confinement for
their crimes, aud 10 provide a code for their
employ ,nent aud government while thus con.
fined.
The Commissioners appointed conforntahly to
the act 81 . | March, 1927, 10 provide lor ths
adjustment Of claims Of persons entitled 10 in
Identification Under the first Article of the
Treaty o rGhrnt, aud for the distribution among
suc, claimants OF lllr sum paid by tina Govern
uent Of Great Britain nn,ter the Convention of
1871, Nov, 1876. closed their Iaharssen the Goth
Of August last, by awarding ihes, elasnants the
sum of one million one hun,tredsaHR inine, y-se'
ven thous md four hundred and tiseniy-t~o dol.
lars and eighteen certs leaving n balance OF
saven thousand Ave h~un!eg", and thirty-seven
dollars and eighty W cents which was distri-
fsIfed rsreabi, amongst all the clsinanis TO
a~ars. had been made, according To the
Of the net.
The exhibits appended To the report from the
commissioner ~ the General L md Office, present
} the actual condition Of tina, common property
{ the Union. The amount paid into The Urea
ury from the proceeds of lands, duriug the
iear 1927. and the 6rst half o fIs25, falls little
hort oftwo miitjnus OF dollars. The proprieiy
further extending the time for the cxtin-
.,,ishment OF the debt due to the United States
" the purchasers Of the public lands, limited by |
he act OF olN Marcel, last. 10 the fourth Of Jniy
will claim the considerations OF Congress,
o whose vi.ilanre and careful attention, the re- |
disposal, and preservation of this great
,aiion,l Inheritance has by the People OF the u. |
) ates, bern entrusted. - |
Among the important subjects to which the
iieniion of the present Congress has already !
invited, ana which may occupy their fur.
and deliberate discussion. will he the pro- /,
isinn 90 be made for the fifth census or enume- |
alton of the inhabitants of the United States. !
he Constitution oithe u, 8. requires that this
ANNEXATION should be made within every term
I ten years. aud the Date from which the Inst
enumeration commenced was the first Monday
{ August Of the wear 1920. The laws under
;hIch the former cnumcrations were taken,
enacted AZ the Session OF Congress imme.
iateiv preceding The operation. IT considr-
able inconvenience were experienced Gom
he delay of legislation to SO late n period. That
NV, like thos. Of the preceding cnnineraiions,
tina, the census should he taken by the
lar,halS Of the several districts and Terrific.
unicr Instructions from the Secretary Of
tate. The preparation ami transmission TO
~" VI sIvNC itNH>t IfVuft'L
time than was then allowed between the
"ssage OF the law nnd the day when the emu
WAS 10 CON nence. The term Of six
,onths, limited for the returns of the MaIshals, |
DIS also fund even then too short and must
= more So now, when nn additional population
IA least three n,illions must t. presented upon
ic returns. As they are 10 he made nj the
tort session OF Congress. j, would. az well as
othrr consider ations, be more convenient
Commence the rnutiri alton IRON an earlier
'riod 81 the wear than the 6rst Of Aug. The
lost favorable season would he the Spring.
u a review Of the former enumerations, IL
Ill be found that the p,an for taking every
,rSus has coniai Iet improvements upon that
It's predecessor. The last is stiil susceptible
much Improvement. The third census was
y hrsi M which any account WAS taken Of the
OF the country. II WAS repeaiet
TIE last can n%era,iou, hM the returns in bot,
'ses were necessarily very imperfect. They
'Ni always 81, re-iins of Course ONLY on the
n'lii.,hlca,Io'g Voluntarily mad"by individu-
5 interested IN sonie nf the ~ ,nuiscturing es-
SeI they contained much Nalua-
g mi irmatl"n. AID may, by so.ne supplement
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