Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-12-15

PuGLlc EocuMGN The following
abstracts OF a portion Of the documeI Is
accompanying the Presidents mes sage,
we copy from the Boston Post.
The Rcpo,t Of The .SecretaIy Of he
Treasury has rone 10 hand, IN pamph-
let lorm. The actual receipts Tor the
liscud year ending 1une 80 1852, were
SCI 1884 40, over tour millions less
lhan the estimates but the balance ia
Dhc treasury July |, 1872 was Slf o22.-
80 81. making the total sum for the
service Of 1883 SO 969,7iO II. The
expen ii,urcs OF the year were sol, ,u26. =
SIS q.
The receipts for the first fiscal GUAR
ter OF 1891 were S2l 942 S92 56, and the
expenditures Tor the same quarter
$l5,0Sl ,3S9 20.
The estimated expenditures Tor the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1854, ore
S57 PSI 3S3 lG, and the appropriations
liable to be expended in That year are
S63 l47, 55l O2.
Thr estiu tied resources Cor 1851 are
G6266 6Ol G2 expenditures S5lU60,-
277 ~. Leaving balance in The
treasury July /, 1855. ol Sl5,3OG S37
50.
a ;ahle accom- pahire the report Civ
ing lls' OF articles oi foreign IMPORT
which is proposed to add Ia the free 81.
for the purpose o. reducing the revenue,
These alucles Yielded last year
eight min lis Of revenue, TINS tdLIe,
however, unL other tihics mentioned
in The report have not been received
Mr.. Guthrie proposes - arrange The
articles now paying duty IN Two classes,
one 10 pay 100 per cent. hS he thinks
will give much less trouble ia collecting
the rcvcnuc. He suggests specific
duty on iiul. aud that eall be made tree
aud he fishing bnunty Repealed leav
ing 'ihat hranch Of industry 10 ialr com-
petition winch causes other maratiue
enterprise, IL flourish"
4 large number oi clerks in The de-
iar,INcnt 90 not receive sul!irIe.It COM
pensai'on trr ih'ir surror'. and The
secretary asks Congress lor an in
crease.
Secret inspectors OF the customs and
supcrnumcray officers oi ne revenue
cutie s'rv,ct have been dismissed.
Light IT, USES ami ugut vessels, The
new custom houses lhc marlcc hOsi il,
ais, aud greater safety oi he on board
sttumb0als.are some oi the iDpcs OF the
report.
ihe Report Of 'he Secretary % Me
Nary advocates HE re.organiz itinn Of
the navy. and recommends the upprO-
pr alton ol five mllllo | r building SIX
lirst class steam propeller lrDgatcs. He
also recommends mat tie Senate, at
kuery, and the Sabine at New York,
| the stocks since 1919 bc altered ana
nshcd, ae substitutes ior two lrlgatcs
oi the same clars withdrawn as worth
less. The old sfip-ol the.lIue Franklin
is being repaired al klt,ery, and her
model changed. with avieW Of convert
ing her INTO Il first class steam irlSate.
We have already stated ihh, The rep rt
would rece mmend lhe establishment OF
machine shops. To the restoration OF
nossng in the navy he is decidedly
opposed He advises retired list,
discharge Of the inefficient, promotion OF
merit, pay according /, the sea service.
and rewards and puuIshments and hon
ordbe discharge TO sailors as me ms
of encouraging longer cnlstnenls. -
These arc radical changes, in which
public opinion viii support MIR. Dothln.
The RepOH n me Committee Oj IRdi-
dian ABairs treats mainly oI the com,
msSloucr's visit 10 the \, braska terri
tory and Indians. MIR. Moueypenny
visited Is oi "a tribes OF indians, and Is
encouraged 10 hope that they may be
rpmnvtd west and their lands secured
on easy terms.