Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-06

Leaving as the ordinary reyenuesof the year S. 80
This shows of $9s3006 Al the proper
revenues of the presiding year
The sums received as the excess of the enouments
potmasters, beyond the amounts they are by law nj
lowed to retain, and the amonnts collected from TALL
ing bidders and their guarntor not separately stated
part of the in the accounts of he Auditor
1.-THE Auditor states that the former are deducted from the
paid for the compensation OF postmsters and
~ clerks for oices;' that much of the hitter
collected in money is credited under the heal of Other
miscellaneous receipts and the fesdue, which de-
Quoted from the amount due to such failin bidders for
transportation service deducted FROM aid lessons TO
that extent the expenditures under the headof Trans
pdrtaton OF the nails The Auditor has ben requested
change the mannerof keeping these and future
reports wi doubtless show the amount of revenues derived
from these. sources respectively.
The receipts from hostages American andforegn for
the fiscal year exceeded those of the preceding year
S9Ge223.85, being an increase of about l61 pr cent
iale balances accrung the British post dice during
both years excluded, las they mpst be show the
true Increase of hostages, the increase viii be
$685., 6l0.79, more than 10 65-l00ths per cent
Excluding these balances the receipts Of tn first three
quarters of the year exceeded those ofhe corresponding
quarters of Il re preceding year about203 pr cent but
the posges Tor the last quarter fell Off, AID exceeded
those of responding quarter Of the preceding year
only about cent? that the increase or the year
only about l8 6500ths per cent, asshefoe stated
The reelection during the last quarterof thu fiscal year
mostly attributable to its approach to the period
when the rates of postage prescribed by the of the 3D.
OF March last wee to so into operatop and the conse-
quent delay corr dependence until could be carried
cheaper rate similar reduction wasobstrved upon
the adoption of the reduced rates under the AFT of 1915
The practical Won of the rankng privilege to the
Senators andcpres ntves elected to thepresent Cont
gress after the of that quarter also aided
slightly in producing this redueen During the last
spring Senator and Representative eleeted to the
present Congress claim ed the full privilege Of ranking
under the provisions of the of 1S45 and 1847
The practice of the Department had been adverse to
the claim, and having some doubts in regard to the
construction of the statutes under which the right was
claimed the opinion of the law officer of the Government
asked His opinion in favor Of the right claim
ed and it therefore acknowledged and notice OF the
decision communicated.
BY the previous practice of the Department the full
Thanking privilege of members of Congress was deemed
commence only thirty days prior to the
therst session of Congress held during their term of Of
fsa IL 10, perhaps, uazsy Of rem"rh that dnring the
past FIVE persons have been entitled to the nf
ing privilege Senators and ex-Senators in Congress
from single State four from another; and three rm
several Of the other States end that Representative and
late Representative in than half the ha@e
alcah nn, .x1nl 80