Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-06

Your attention y.,p.c,Gafy nvsed the yasss sggss
tons Of the Secretary Tor the improvement OF the sava s
The report Of the Postmaster General exhibits the egress
condition Of the mail service The Operations Of ne ros
Of oSr national prosperity and gratifying observe with
what vgor they conducted The mail routes o. tse United
STATES cover about hundred and orty-tw0
thousand eight hundred miller: having been
miles within The last two years The annual mail
about thry-sx mill onstwo hundred end
increased millions three hundred and y-nne
thousand sur hundred and seyenysx miles within the sane
period Of ces has also been increased
n thousand hundred and seventy to twelve hes-
nd n Of hem a co
tractors and posmas.ers in neral are attend
The OF the department within the year ending on
me areh q Jane last four nsr. one hu"srSd and
cents and its liabilities nccrung within the same time were
hundred and forty seven doas and seventy cents The
OF over that OF preceding year was seven
For many interesting details refer the Of the
Postmaster General with accompanying paper. Your
particular invited the necessity Of providing
safe and convenient building for the accommodation OF
lay before Congress copies Of reports submitted in pursu
for such suggestions xeerience might enable them
make further legislative provisions may be ayan
moneys TO the objects for which they are appropriated to
trusted with the expenditure Of them and generally 10 in
the security OF the Government against losses in their
providing such safe guards as are within the power OF
Legislation promote these ends and have little add to
the ndaons submitted in the accompanying papers
By the ofservice most important collecting
disbHrsing officers in the civil departments lated
four and when eappo ted their bonds required to
be renewed.
The safety the public much increased by this feature
and there be doubt that its application 10 all
officers entrusted with the collection disbursement Of the
public money whatever be the tenure of their offices,
be equally beneficial. therefore recomm. nd in ad
par@ents as you may mink useful general provision
all officers he navy IN the civil department. en-.
trusted with the receipt payment of public money and
whose of service either unlimited for longer time
than years. be required give bonds with good and SUI
fcient suretes at the expiration Of every such period
tho s of October 10 the rst Of April has been frequently
commended and appears to be desirable.
The distressing casualties in steamboats, which have so ire
sty Of attempting them by means of prov
with their house papers This sub
Of the Treasury in his last annual and will be
again noticed the session, with additional details
II will doubtless receive that early and careful consideration
which lis pressing importa see appears to require.
Your has heretofore been frequently called to the
affairs ofihe District OF Columbia and should again ask
it, did not their entire dependence Congress give them
from HE of the Union, limited in and aided by
legislature It's own, would seem 10 be spot where wise
silly adopted This District however unfortunately has been
left lnger behind the OF the UDionts codes civil and
proyso being formed Of portions of states
discrepancies in the laws prevail in different Of the terri
small as isa~d although selected the seat Of
the General Government The site oil It's pubic edhces the
depository Of its archives the residences Of officers
trusted with la amounts Of public property and the
aeemen public business has been subjected
or thai special ard e which
these circumstances peculiarly demand. am well aware OF
the various subjects magnitude and i'm Mediate iute
but believe there Is that appeals directly TO its
justice than liberal and even generous Alteration TO the int
rests Of The District Of Columbia end horengh End csrsu
WAsHISGToN. Dec s. 1887