Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-13


cauaneous G.732.2l1 0G
Army proper, 2o9f'i5ooo
Naval Establishment i,9o2,S4o W
Ordnance, and Arming
Militia, ~ -
Indian Department i,oih'9ioi ~
interest on Public Debt, and Treasury
Notes, o9o'vao 20
Redemption Of Loan of Al, 29'3oo w
Treasury Notes Outstanding, oohoi w
Total, s3''o'"o'i W
This leaves an estimated balance of only s4,- !
s5l ,25l 80 in the Treasury on the 3oth OF June !
next. Among the miscellaneous estimated ex-
nenditures there is the Of 81 ,5iS,997 for de-
ficency in Postage, and 100000 for Congress
Postage, &c.
The amount rec eived in the year
ending June 30, 1915, including
s7.s57 .379 in the Treasury, was s37 .626'5l32o
And the Expenditures were 29'9's'2oo'o 70
The Secretary OF the Treasury lays down the
6ollosipr propositions about the Tariff
!. No more money TO be raised than what is
wanted by Government.
2. No duty TO be laid upon any article above
the lowest rate which will yield the largest "a
mount of Revenue.
. Determinations made belo,c that down TO
perfect Free Trade.
A. Maxim duties on Injuries,
S. Al minimum and specific dn,ie' TO be aboI-
ished. substituting ad raiorum duties-care being
taken to guard against frauds.
6. Dutics to be laid equally, not di'crlm'na'
ting in favor Of any class.
There is no horizontal scale recommended.
The Secretary finds on these, arguments against
the Tariff Of 1912
He also recommend draw back on Cotton
Barcing: recommends the Warehousinc System,
advocates a era lua,ion Of the prices of Public
Lands, and the Sub Treasury
The following facts taken from the Report
of the Postmaster General. The number OF fos''
masters appointed during the year, ending June
30, Isi5, was 1893, deaths and designations 1897;
removals 753 commissions expired II; new
Post Offices 3,2.
During the year SIG contractors were fined &c
! the amount of $40 ,52l so.
| The Revenue during the year was s4.2ses4l 81
" Expenditures 4''2o''2l y
! Net revenue after drductins the commission
Of Post Masters, contingent expenses, &c. is 81
oa2 ,2l7 81.
The Post Master General believes there vii
he falling of of fortyfve per cent IN the fe
ceip,s of the current year and that there VIII b
81 b. DapaI invent q
sl.3Gs ,997.
The saving from former rates in New Ensian
and New York in transportation, the currer
year, is s23o,7
The Railroad service is only one tenth Of tn
whole while they charge one-hfth Of the whole.
Should there be similar saving in letting IN
contracts in the other districts TO that effected
! the Northern, it will amount in isi7, AS and 4
to 81 ,oO5, 1872.
Compensation 10 Postmasters and for Post q
fees during the wear ending 3Oth June, iSi5, W;
81 ,4Oo,s75 Over 5000 Postmasters resignt
u on account the new law
= The Postmaster General mentions case
+ fraud on the Post Ofiise where one envelope
. which 81 co had been paid there were count'
g 100 letters enclosed, which would have amou
ted to $1,000.
n The p. NJ c. thinks the single sheet syste
}. should be restored or reduced to quarter OF I
!, ounce for a single letter.
2, The great weight of the mail is by carryi'
a printed matter. 1t comDoses nne.tenths OF {
a mail, yet paws only onetenth the expenses
10 lie proposes the following reform
\ scents each single letter under 80 miles.
Q 10 " over so and under 800
p. IS over 300. This 10 continue till 4
y when the present rates should BE restored.
lie recommends the former rates an NewsT
pers. Periodicals, &c. with right To send tht
!, on, of the mail He urges pre- payment OF Il
tegs in all cases. lie advises limit to the nu
y, Der Of exchange papers between Editors
'" recommends the restriction of iranking PRIV
" yes to the old ground,
The number of letters not called for, the n
m quarter. under the new law, was 800, ,OGo.
nn Morse's Telegraph TO Baltimore, with Prof
sor Morse's salary, costs s32li, and the recei
only sii3 A.
p- The New York Journal of Commerce lear
ne through an intelligent citizen OF New YORK,
came passenger in the Cambria, that The exc
W ment in England was universal against the l
n ted States on the subject of Oregon. The COVE
ment was making the most vigorous prepart'
for war, and unquestionably with reference al
Us to the Oregon dispute, as with France and
ay the nations OF Europe, she is without contTove
III on any subject. A very large contract mas
is' made, among other things, for military cloth
zen in Canada Indeed il was said that the Cove
ment WAS determined upon the necessity Of