New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-05

,,,s,s., on Public Debtand Treasury Notes a56g76 4S
redemption OF Loan OF Al, es2 e9 W. W.
Treasury Notes Outstanding, ------ e' w
No., $40 627, O5l 90
This leaves an estimated balance OF only si,s3I',
sa 80 in the Treasury the SON OF June next ana
hat TOO al the risk OF having tss sum even feuuceu
- additional appropriations for some mad schemes
: automatic missions TO Mexico, Texas, and even
.rnoI,s unknown for il is not yet known how much
DdgIo.;on Smiths bin is going 20 come to. Among
ne miscellaneous estimated expenditures there Is
no sum of 81 54s 997 for deficiency in Postage, a1d
100000 for Congress Postage, &c.
~. amount received in the year ending
Jnne 30 ls45, including $7s57,379 "a in
The Treasury, S3Z.62o3l3 70
~ me Expenditures .-....---. 2996S,206 IS
The Secretary of the Treasury lays down the fol
,,.ing propositions about the Tariff:
!. No more money TO be raised than what is want
ID BY Government.
. No duty TO be laid upon any article above the
,owes, rate which will yield the largest amount of
Revenue.
2 Determinations made 6elotc that down to per-
feet Free Trade
4 Maximum duties on Injuries.
s All minimum and specific duties 10 be abo
;.bed substituting nd raIorem duties-care being
,,ken TO guard against frauds.
& Duties 10 be laid equally, not discriminating in
favor OF any class
There is no horizontal scale recommended
The Secretary finds on these arguments against
inc Tariff of 1912 This part OF his report should
he printed in German and sent into the interior OF
Pennsylvania. Prccaution should be taken 10 prove,
ip,hat case, that Mr.. Clay is not President.
He also recommends draw back on Cotton Bag
ring recommends the Warehousng System adj
yocses graduation of the prices of Public Lands,
and goes it strong for the Sub Treasury. The whole
fabric Of Loco.Foco production, then, is Tariff for
Revenue to pay Office holders. and Sub-Treasury TO
4 8 Ii.
whistle for Protection and put up with what shin
plaster rags they can get, If they get any rags
but such as Loco-Foco principles if carried out,
would cloth them with.
The following facts are taken from the Report of
the Postmaster General Just presented TO Congress.
The number of Postmasters appointed during the
yetr ending June 80, ls45 was 3033 deaths and re-
signatons 997 removals 753 commissions expired
IA: new Post Offices $50.
During the year 5l6 contractors were fined to the
anourt of $40, 521 So
The Revenue during the year gal so
Expenditures. .-..-.......... 4320,731 go
Net revenue after deductng the commissions of
Post Masters, contingent expenses, &c is S2,942,-
III 81
Tbs Post Master General believes there will be a
falling of Of forty five per cent in the receipts Of the
current year and that there will be dmunition of
the means Of the Department of sl,32s997.
The saving from former rates in New England and
Newly rk IN Uanspor'auoh' tue current year, Is
s232732
The Railroad service is only one.tenth of the
whole while they charge one. fifth OF the whole.
Should there be similar saving in letting the con-
tracts in the other districts that effected in the
Northern, il will amount in l547, AZ and 40 TO
slOO5732
Compensation 10 Postmasters and for Post Offices
during year ending 30th June ls45 was 81 ,409.s75
10. Over 1000 Postmaslers resigned on account Of
The new law.
The Postmaster General mentions q case of fraud
on tho Post Office where one envelope on which 81
50 had been paid there We're counted 100 letters
closed, which would have amounted 10 SO 90.
The P NJ. G. thinks the single sheet system should
be restored or reduced 10 quarter OF an ounce for
single letter.
The great weight of the mail is by carrying print
ed matter 1t composes nne.tenths oil the mail, yet
pays only onetenth the expenses.
He proposes the following reform:
5cents each single letter under SO miles
10 over so and under 800.
is over 800 This 10 continue till ls4S,
ybea the present rates should be restored.
Hs recommends the former rates on Newspapers,
Periodicals. &c. with right 10 send them out of the
mil He urges pre- payment Of letters in all ca
ss He advises limit 10 the number OF exchange
papers between Editors. He recommends the re-
srcion Of ranking privileges 10 the old ground.
The number of letters not called for, the first
9ss1er, under the new law 100000
Nurse's Telegraph TO Baltimore, with Professor
VUses salary, costs S32a4, and the receipts only
sDH.
saiI have not time to dwell more largely upon
a,nster. ! am indebted TO n friend for assistance
sinking up the foregoing, which will be interest
asbyour readers
The Report on Contingent Expenses today OF
fcsdby the Clerk Of the House, shows total OF ex-
textures from Jan IS to Dec. !, 1915. of Sl45,927
hdwhich there was expended for Blair Hives
'rniDg. ss6.O0l, besides over $4,000 for bind.
sgtc. The amount in the Bank Dec LIST, was
n.rsl'OOo, and the amount in the Treasury over
Sutl nust stop writing. l, is now o'clock, A.
d. The mail from Philadelphia failed TO connect at
0aanore, SO there is no mail this morning.
RlcHELlEU.