Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-07
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the Reports of the various Departments at
Washington
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The tables on foreign trade show that the
increase Of dntitable goods imported during
the year ending June 30, 1850, over the year
ending June 30. 1915, is Sl26, lS5, 900; do.
of free goods, $lS, ,926; decrease of specie
and bullion, $4ll.43O; showing az total in
crease OF SI44, OPS, 306 in favor of 1866. The
increase last year over 1850 is given thus
Dutitable goods. 500, TAG, 6SS; OF free goods,
| $lS, 34S934; decrease of specie and bullion,
| 1858, 9S0-- total increase, $50, ia. 642.
The foreign imports at all the ports of the
| United States (incuaing of course, Califor-
MIA and OregoA) for the fiscal year ending
| June 30, 1855, We're 1921, 3S2. $50, against
| S305, $50, 253. The total exports from the
| United States to foreign ports for the fiscal
year, ending June 30, 1861 were 1915. 1885,
SAG, against $26S, al O65 for the preceding
year, showing decline of only S., 084 2lS.
1t will be seen from This that while for tie
1854 the imports exceeded the exports S27,-
$50, is9, for the last year the exports exceed
ed the imports $l3,773,SS5.
The tables fnrthsr show an increase, during
the last year, of $40, l02,864 in the imports
OF free goods, but falling off of SOL, 253. 1907
specie.
OF the total exports of specie for the last
year, $53 1857 .4lS were of domestic produc-
ton, end $2,2S9,925 Of foreign. The ship
ments Of domestic produce, exclusive of spe-
Gle, were $22, 406,369 less than for the pre-
| ceding year, while there is an increase of ST.
| 497 ,23l in the exports of foreign produce, and
| $l2, 800, $40 in the exports Of specie. The
Secretary favors the admission, duty free, of
wool as raw material, together with chemicals
and dye-stutfs.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The Postmaster General suggests that
the ranking privilege be restricted to pub
lie documents, ard letters On public bust.
ness merely also the charge of full rates
upon newspapers i'll all caces instead OF half
rates when paid quarterly in advance. lie
recommends compulsory prepayment by post
age stamps on books, pamphlets, circulars,
and all other transient matter. lie again
urges the six months notice to the Collins
steamers of discontinuance of the extra com
pensaton voted them in July, 1852. He
presses this subject at some length.
The expenditures of the Department for
the last fiscal year amount to 50 ,95S 342, and
the gross revenue derived from hostages, Gin
land and foreign) are SO, 1856 Is, which,
adding the annual appropriations made in
compensation of mail service to the Govern.
ment, by the acts of March 3d. 1919, and
March Sd, 1851, amount to $7,S42, 1876 10.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary Of War urges an increase Of
compensation to army officers, and revision
of the law respecting their allowances; also,
that the provision Of the last Congress, in
creasing the pay of the rank and file, be ex-
tended to all enlisted men. He recommends
an increase of he medical corps, and an ad-
dition of fire military store keepers. lie rec
ommends the judieious continuance of sea-
coast deiences, and especially renews his sug-
gestion for the defence of Ship Island, to pro-
tect the approaches to New Orleans. He PIE
sents also neat and forcible argument in fa-
yor Of the Pacific railroad, as means Of de-
fence, but avoids expressly recommending lis
construction by governmental aid, although
he distinctly intimates a disposition to favor
such aid.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The Secretary of the Navy recommends the
construction Of additional steam sloops or war.
1t expresses entire satisfaction with the result
OF the apprenticeship system and with the leg,
islation OF the last Congress in behalf OF the
navy. 1t main tains the abolition of corporeal
punishment and recommends an increase of
the marine corps and an increase of seamen
to 10000 men. The secretary sustaius gene
raj action of the naval retiring board but init
mates his read ness to aid in restoring any of
hcers in special cases who have been unjustly
treated. He aggregate tonnage OF the Unit
ed States at 1872, was l,249,96 tons. For
| the year ending June 80. 1855, it was 5,2l2,-
900 1926. and our sea cast is now greatly
increased IN extent, and the damage which
might be effected by respectable enemy in
e;1y Il, IS.
Navy sufficient to protect our commerce eff
GENTLY. The estimated EXPENSES OF the de-
partment tor the ensuing year are $l3,524,-
sos 81, which is less, by nearly S3000,0 900,
than the estimates of the last fiscal year.
BOUNTY LANDS.
During the year ending September 30th,
1866, the following bounty land warrants
were issued Under the act PRIOR to l847,
81 warrants covering $3.50 acres under the
act Of l847, 800 warrants covering 42,720
acres; under the acts of 1850 and 1862. S64S
warrants covering 257 $50 acres; under the
acts OF 1900, 1887 warrants covering 4,093,-
$50 acres; making total for the year OF S.
429 warrants covering 4,404, l60 acres. The
total number of acres embraced in all the war;
rants Issued up to this time, is 81, 958, 4l2.-
During the year there were convictions for
frauds OH the partment, and there are nine
prosecutions pending for the same ofense.
PENSIONS.
The following statistics embrace all that
is important in the report of the Commits
sioner of Pensions Tor the year ending June
goth, 1850. There have been added to the
roll of army pensioners 17l6 new names and
1858 have been withdrawn by deaths and neg
lect to claim the pension, probably owing to
deaths not reported, and there are now 49,.
620 on the roll; S43 revolutionary soldiers
have died during the year. The payments of
the year, were $l,366,06l of which l26,379
was to revolutionary soldiers, 566, ia to wild
ows Of revolutionary soldiers, 2IS, 1913 to half
pay widows, 454, 5S8 to invalids. There were
1877 new applications for increase admitted,
to whom $lS7,362 were paid for the year and
357, 944 for aTrearages.
The navy pension roll contains S5S names
65 new ones having been added and 60 with
drawn during the year,--to whom $l39,050
was paid, divided as follows $23,77O to in
valids, 400 to the navy pension fund, 1885,
254 to widows and orphans, 3,54lto piiva-
teers On original applications and increase
allowed, $l6,3lS were paid The pensioners
include 800 nyalids, 1913 widows and orphans,
20 priyateers.
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