Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-11

- go .ostares collected for, and payable to
S3:.;sh POST offices, amounted to So, i2I 500
- run..ditures for the same period, exclu-
O. - 400 40, paid under the award of the
~ l. nursuancs Of resolution OF last Con-
As II mail service on the Ohio and Missls-
o. :ssrs IN 1882 and 1893, and the amount paid
sls.;;.h POST. office, collected for aud payable
~ q. sSsce. amounted to S6,o2i 500 ~; leav-
ssI.ce Of revenue over the proper expen-
= ~ year, Of T03,299 30. The receipts for
"a .,ssss during the year, excluding the foreign
s.ss. collected and payable 70 NE bfi'lsh POST
~. amounted 10 S6.3il,liI ~, beng an in
s s...s q $9s7 ,6lo ~, or Siso,aio over Tue re-
e ~. Of he preceding year. a.,
~ reduction Of postage anue. "s &c. o.
u.rch last, did not take elect anu' 'as som'
ssas .. ~ the FIRST onarter under the operation
eeasn .ancsa r.te,. will not be settled before
NV, and no reliable estimate OF receipts
!aasn JAY. ynrsssnt wear can yst be made. II is be-
a vs. ..s,.r that they will fall tar short Of
NV, "A. last wear. The surplus OF revenues
uos. !. h.rd. are. however, so large, that no fur
REPRESENTATION from the treasury in aid of
W. ssysnue Of this department, is required for
me .,.nt fscal wear, but an additional appto-
W. NJ. fnr N. wear ending June Both, 1883, viii
HLsSiy ~ found necessary, when the receipts
n. ;wo first quarters of the fiscal year are
IN ~ s.e.rtained. In his last annual report, the
10y M,,ter General recommended reduction
Iss..s..e which he deemed as low as could be
S.l1.siIv adopted, unless Congress was disposed
z snsrcpria,e from the the Treasury, for the
s.,rrt 81 tie depart ent sum more than equiv
~ i the mail service performed by i, tor the
~. recommendations by the Post Master
c...ral il respect to letter postage, except let
y. a !. from California and Oregon, were sub
.i,.t;,ly adopted BY the last Congress. he now
~sS..sm-snds an adherence to the present letter
-. ,nd advises no further reduction until JUS
sx.SAv he revenue Of the department, He also
"..sSmsends that the rates Of postage on printed
..s,,.r " % revised as TO render them more sim
4. VA more uniform in their operation upon all
xx....s of printsd matter. submit the recon-
ssaaatioa Of the Report to your favorable con.
alteration.
- Nm ,ccumulating for more than sixty
.s.,.. ma. interspersed with private acts, are
....,lsred through numerous volumes, and, from
~ sosi of the whole. hare become almost mac
s...;ble to the great mass of the community.
TNev Also exhibit much Of the incongruity
IA imperfec,ion Of hasty legislation. As il
...ms "a he generally conceded tina, there is no
,.nsr,l law ot the United States to supply the
a.f.cfs az their legislation, is most important,
MI such legislation should be as perfect as pos
.Ne. defining every power Intended to be con
srrsd. every crime Intended 10 be made punish
.Ale. and prescribing the punishment, to be in
A;e,ed, In addition 10 some particular eases
enoksn Of more at length, the whole criminal
eode il now lamen,ably defective some offences
,e imperfsctly described, and Others ase entire
i omitted. so that diagram, crimss may be COM
al,el with impuIi,y. The scale Of punishment
anot il Ell cases graduated according to the de-
re- and nature OF the offence, and is often reu.
p;sosuent or pen,tentiary confinement IN the
Gs,seat States Many laws Of perm anent
Character have been introduced into appropria-
fss bls, and ii is often difficult to determine
whether the particular clause expires With the
temporary act oil which it is a part, or continues
d fierce. Il also frequently happens, that enact
ueahaAd provision Of laws, have been nN odaced
into bills with the title, CT general subject Of
which. they have little or no connection OF re-
htsa. In this mode Of legislation, so many
suaetnents have been heaped on each other, and
eNea with but little connection, that in many ia-
stances il is difficult 10 search on, and determine
what Il the law. The government Of the Cnited
States i emphaticAlly government OF written
hws-the statutes, should, therefore, 50 far as
practicable, not only be ma.e accessible 10 all,
but be expressed in language so plain aat SIM
pc Is 10 be understood by all, and arranged IN
such method q 70 give perspicui'y to every sub
Jet. Many Of the States have revised their
public acts with great and manifest benefit, and
lrscommead that provision be made By law for
the appointment OF acommission TO revise the
public statutes Of the United States, arranging
Them in order, supplying deficiencies, correcting
ineongrui,ies, simplifying their language, and
reporting them TO Congress for lis action.
An act Of Congress approved 3oth September,
1850, containined provision for the extension OF
The Capitol, according TO such plan as might be
approved BY the President, aud appropriated
100000, to be expended, under his direction, b,
such architect a. he should appoint to execu,,
the same. On examining the various plan,
xhich had bean submitted by different architects,
in pursuance Of an advertisement By a committed
Of the Senate, no oae was found 10 be entirely
satisfactory, and il was, ,heii ose, deemed adyl-
sable to combine and adopt the advantage OF sew
sral The great object TO be accomplished was
to make such an addition as would afford ampls
and convenient halls for the two houses Of Con.
grsss, with sufficient Accommodations for saec,a-
tors, and suitable apartments for the committaes
and officers Of the two branches Of the Lesisla-
~
ooay and beauty Of the present structure, Mhirh
"a specimen Of architecture, is so universally
admired. Keeping these objects in view, Goa.
esds 70 make the addition By wings detached
t'sa The present building. yet connected with i
y corridors, This mode OF enlasgsmsst leaves
Mepfeeeat capitol aninlared, and afford, gyea
seveasass Tor sentil,a,ing and the admission o.
Nss md will enable the work TO progress with
est lAteffaptng the deliberations Of Congress
~ carry tAls plan into effect, have aproiN,e,
0sxPetNaced aud competent architect, TIL
sesaef stone was laid on the taug,h dap OF jail,
Msa With sastaale ceremonies, Siaee which
hae lAs work has progressed with eemsaeaaahl,
tafsdnys and As foundations of beth wings az
Yearly completed,
ssAsa eamMsad 10 your favorable resasa Ia
MMsssls& the n,st.iet ef CeMmhia, AND aees
MsAW ssssssAry teremtNd you, that althaug
,0MaAe0AHn have ne choice OF representative
y NsAxssess they ave not the less eas,tlea 10
Msssa heesN consideration ia yeav legislation
Nv st'slsAs ~ this sehles, were me,e telts eN
swNM ~ last communications Other sub
ySa~sts sssakAl 10 the as,ea,iaa OF GeNgves
49, NJ annual message, 10 which WaaN
MessussV refer, ha, there was one Vt mes
- - ssusAty interest, 10 which again iN,lt
TeesN attention., allaa~ To the teeeta
eNaatea Of the apreia,meN, es a eemalSsSs
wwM private claims, Justice 10 Individual,
MM y the Government, imnesa,lsely ae
..sNsA mat seMe mora seaveaieat aud eNasA,
Aeeta> w" = >V"e'>ss s"s"s Y
MMaeee,y 10 be regretted, TIA, ia several in
ss sHsess Of The Government, in as,emr,
SwexeSats the law, Tor the return Of ,,tosi
W. Wom lANor,M have been opealv sessS,r,
NV MeN eaof(s frustrated AMI si,fnatna ~ IN,
~ 9oos--shat,i IN one cave, saeh res,S,an,s -
M''ea n the death Of an es,imsel. citizen, an
s'esfs, serious injury 10 those officers aud |,