Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-12-03

sand hive hundred and ,hirty.six. While. IN
the same period Of time, the population of the
Union has about thrice doubled, the rate Of
Increase Of these Offices is, nearly forty. and of
the revenue. and Of travelled miles, from TWENTY
to twenty FIVE for one The increase Of revenue.
within the last eve years, has been nearly equal
TO the whole revenue Of the Department: in
1912.
The expenditures OF the Department, during
the year which ended on the FIRST of July last,
have exceeded the receipts BY sum of about
twenty-five thousand dollars. The excess has
been occasloned by the increase Of mail convey
ances and facilities, to the extent Of near eight
hundred thousand miles. Ii has been supplied
by collections from the oostmss,ers Of the
arrearages Of preceding years. While The
correct principle seems 10 be, that the inc ONE
levied by The Department should deiray al its
expenses, it has never been the policy Of this
Government TO raise from this establishment
any revenue to be applied to any other purposes.
The suggestion Of the Postmaster General, that
the insurance of,he safe transmission of moaeys
by the mail might be assumed by the Depart
ment, for moderate and competent remune>
ration, wi | deserve the copsidei alton Of Con-
gress.
A Report from the Commissioner of the pub
lie buildings in this city exhibits the expendi-
lures upon them in he Of the Gu trent year.
II will be seen that the humane and bene VIOLENT
intentions oil Congress in providing, by the Act
Of 2oth May, 1926, for the erection Of a Periten-
tiary IN this district, have been accomplished
The authority OF further Legislation is now re-
quired for the removal 10 this tenement Of The
offenders against the laws, sentenced TO atone by
personal ooninr mrnt for their crimes, and TO
provide code for their employment and gov
eminent while thus confined.
The Commissioners appointed conformably
TO The Ac. of2d March, 1927, TO provide for the
adjustment Of claims of persons entitled TO in
de notification under the first Article of the
Treaty OF Client, and for the distribution "a
mune such claimants Of the sum paid by the
Government Of Great Britain under The Con-
veution OF 18th November, 1926, closed their
l.laAors on the SOth of August last, by a.
wardIng the claimants the sum OF one million
one hundred and ninety seven thousand four
hundred aud twenty-five dollars and eighteen
cents; leaving balance Of seven thousand five
hundred and thirty seven dollars and eighty
two cents, which was distributed ratablv a
mongst all the claimants &c whom awards had
been made, according 20 the directions OF the
! Act.
The exhibits apne aded to the Report from
! the Commissioner e ID, General Land Office,
present the actual con,' ton Of that common
property of thu Uni4u The amount paid into
| the Treasury f. ON tie P'oceeds OF lands, dur
ing the year 1927, and ire first hall OF 1928,
falls little short Of TWO millions OF dollars Inc
proprie,y Of further exte ding the time for the
extinguishmen of The deb due 10 the United
States by the purchaser, o! he public lands,
| limited. by the Ac, Of 2is, March last, 10 the
fourth Of July next, will claim the consldera-
ton of Congress, to whose vigilance and care
fui attention he regulation, disposal and pre-
srryaion, of this great national inheritance has
! bv The p ople of the Y. States been intrusled.
! Among ,he important subjects 10 which the
attention Of the present Congress has already
been invited, and which NAV occupy their iur-
Their and deliberate discussion, will be the pros
vision TO be made for taking the fifth census
ar enumeration Of the inhabitants OF The Oni-
ted States. The Constitution of the Cni!ed
States requires that this enumeration should
be made within every term OF ten years, ana
! the date from which the last enumeration COM
menced was the first Monday OF August Of the
wear 1920 The laws under which the 1ormer
| enumr rations were taken, we're enacted al the
! SESSION Of Congress Immediately preceding
the operation. But considerable inconrenien-
ces were experienced from the delay OF iesls-
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the census should be taken by the Marshais OF
the several districts and Territories, under IN
structions from the Secretary OF State he
incarnation and transmission 10 the Marsha's
Of those instructions, required more time thah
WAS then allowed between the passage OF the
law and the dav when the eDumerationwas 10
commence The term Of six months, Limited
for the returns of the Marshals, was also iouna
even the TOO short; and mLs, be more so now
when an additional population of at least three
millions mus, be presented upon the returns
As thew are to be made at the short session Of
Congress, il would, as well as from other con-
sidera,ions, he more convenient 10 commence
the enumeration from an earlier period Of The
YEAR than the first Of Angus. The most faVo
rabIe season would be the Spring. YIN re
view Of the former enumerations, 1t VIII Ut
found that the plan for taking every census ha:
contained improvements upon that OF us pre-
dece,ssor. The last is still susceptible OF mucf
t Improvement The third census was the mrs
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