Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-17

zonia, and commends to the friendly con-
sideration Of Congress the subject of the
Pacific Railroad, without fully commit
ting himself to either route.
BY the report of the Treasurer, it ap-
pears that the amount of revenue receiv-
ed from all sources into the Treasury
during the fiscal year ending the 3oth OF
January, 1857, was $68, 8,632, 513.67,
which amount, with the balance in the
Treasury at the commencement of the
year, makes an aggregate for the serv-
vice of the year of S88, 532, ,839.12.
Expenditures amounting to $40, ,822,-
72O,8O, leaving in the Treasury at the
commencement of the present fiscal year,
July LIST, 1857, s17,7lo,11s.97. The
receipts into the Treasury for the
first quarter Of the present fiscal year
commencing July lst were $50, ,o29,819
81, and the estimated receipts of the re-
naming three quarters to the lst of June,
1853, are $50, $50, 900, making with bal
ance before stated an aggregate of S75,-
389,O34. For the service of the present
fiscal year, the actual expenditure ending
the 1st quarter of the present year, were
S23, TIA, 1886. The probable expendi-
lures of the remaining three quarters to
June 3Oth, 1853, are s51, ,248, $1,000,
making an aggregate of S37 ,963, ,O58.41,
leaving an estimated balance in the Treas
ury at the close Of the present fiscal yeaL
of S426, ,875.67. The amount of the
public debt unredeemed at this time is
SO, ,565, 154.57.
The amount of estimated expenditures
for the remaining three quarters Of the
present fiscal year, will in all probability
be increased from causes set forth in the
report of the Secretary. His suggestion,
therefore, that authority should be given
to supply any temporary deficiency by
an issue Of limited amount of Treasury
notes is approved, and accordingly re-
commend the passage of such law as
stated in the report of the Secretary.
The Tariff of March Sd, 1857, has beer
in operation for only short period o
time. and under circumstances so unfav
orable to just development of its result
as revenue measure, that l should re.
gard it as inexpedient at least, for the
present Congress to undertake its revis.
ion.
would call the special attention O.
Congress to the recommendation of the
Navy, in favor of the construction of ter
small war steamers of light draught.-
The whole cost of their construction would
not exceed SO, 100000.
The President recommends great eau
ton in the bestowing of public lands
while as a source of revenue. They are
of great Importance. Their importance
is far greater as furnishing homes for g
hardy and independent race of homes
and industrious citizens who desire tc
subdue and cultivate the soil. They
ought to be administered mainly with the
view of promoting this wise and beneti
cial policy. If Congress should hereaf
ter grant alternate sections to State ol
companies, as they have done heretofore
l recommend that the intermediate sec.
tons retained by the governmen should
be subject to pre-emption by actual set
tiers. The present system of making the
Indians valuable presents to influence
them to remain at peace, has proved in.
efficient. 1t is believed to be the better
policy to colonize them in suitable local.
tiles, where they can receive the rudi.
ments of education, and be gradually in,
duced to adopt habits of industry So fal
as the experiment has been tried it has
worked we'll in practice and will doubtless
prove to be less expensive than the pres
ent system.
1t will be seen from the report of the
Post master General that the Post Office
Department still continues to depend on
the treasury for an important portion Of
the means of sustaining and extending
its operations.
The President concludes by express.
ing the determination to approve no bill
which he has not examined; and it viii
be case extreme and most urgent neces
sity which shall ever induce me to depar
from this rule. therefore respectfully
but earnestly recommend that the tw,
Houses would allow the President a
least two days previous to the adjourn
ment of the session, within which no bill
shall be presented.
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