The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-12-17


the domestic bnsiness. IF the residue
of The business Of tba. kind such as s,bo
distribution Of Congressional documents.
The keeping, publishing and distribution
Inf The laws ofihe United States, the ex.-
ecuiion Of the copyright law, the snbiec,
of reprieves and Pardons, and soma other
subjects relating 10 inferior adminisira.
iion, should he transferred from the De-
/ par'ment Of State, il would unquesiona-
b!y be for the benefit ofthe public se,-.
vice. would also suggest that tho
building appropriated to The State De-
pariment is no, fire proof; that there In
reason 10 think there are defects in ita
construction, and that the archives ofihe
Government in charge Of tho Department.
with the precious collections of,he nanu.
script papers Of Washington. Jefferson.
Hamilton, Madison, and Monroe, a.e OK.
posed TO destruction by fire. A similar
remark may be made Of the buildings an.
propriated TO the War and Navy Depsrt-
ments. 1a@g
The condition of tho Tfeasury is ex-
hibited in The annual report from tha. De-
plrtment. 4o
Ths cash receipts into the Treasury
for the fiscal year ending the 3Olh, June
last, exclusive Of trust funds, were forty
nine millions seven hundred and twen,y-
eight thousand three hundred and eighty,
six dollars and eighty-nine cents, ($40-
72S,3sC SO and the expenditures for
the same period, likewise exclusive OF
trust funds, were forly-six millions seven
thousand eight hundred and nine,p.six
doliats and twenty cents, ($46, ,O07, ,Se6-
20,) ofwhich nine millions four hun tred
and fjfy.fve thousand eight hundred and
fifteen dollars and eighly-three cents,
($9, ,455,6l5 SO, was on account of The
interest and payment ofihe public debt;
Including the las; instalmcnt OK the in
damnity Of fMexico, under the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, leaving balance Of
$l4,632, 1876 81, in the Treasury on ,hs
first day of July last. Since this latter
period, further purchases of the principal
of the public debt have been mudc 10 the
extent oflwo millions four hundred and
fify-six thousand five hundred and fot,y.
seven dollars and forty nine cents, &c.
456, ,54S 49, and the surplus in The
Treasury will continue to bo applied to
that object, whenever the stock can be
procured within the limits, as TO price, au-
thorized by law. 5a't8 a
The valuo on foreign merchandise i'm
ported during the last fiscal year, was
two hundred and seven millions two hum
dred and forty thousand one hundred and
one dollars, l$207, ,240,l0l and the
value Of domestic productions exported
was one hundred and forty-nine millions
eight hundred and sixty.one thousand
nine hundred and eleven dollars, (sSl49,-
S6l ,9llD besides seventeen millions two
hundred end four thousand and twenty six
dollars, ($l7, ,204 ,026, } Of foreign mer-
chandise exported making the aggregate
OF the entire reports, one hundred and
sixty seven millions sixty-fys thousand
nine hundred and thiriy-seven dollars
I($l67, 1856, ,937 J exclusive ofihe above,
there was exported forty-two millions
five hundred and seven thousand two
hundred and eigh,y-fve dollars, ($42,4
507 ,2S5) in specie; and imported from
inreign ports, five millions two hundred
and sixiy,two thousand six hundred aud
iorty-lhree dollars, ($5,252,643) 3 b
e Ito be Continued. @