New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-09

urged I'D Congress tF to- TT further eDefgsral at
{ The sys.sn lie view Of these fsots Z zi.ed
that Ccferrs shord either return 10 the practice a
The Government pIcr 20 1857 OF the soopS sTs'en
that vCuC CO jurCe 20 the ddlerent seen ne o. ins
cOuuiry. L ;.ese public buildings sre 20 be erected
% tie ,1lert iHdcsted by the lsi stOn Of ;he 1871
f-E ytsis uos only jlstoe to the df.Teit sectors OF
the coUD'ry, eUt ecouomy soc the pubic iuiereH r.
qu,s that hsy should he subjected 10 EPSTEIN UhIco
Eil guard IRE public uieres, against the uo|se e1'
D. dI likely % lie incurred from the prs-ent ripfs
Of lseis'sfirg on the subject. No public bulldog
should be au'boize1 until official report hiss beeI
made to Congress shosrg The necessity ios s eectoa
ard its cosA
The suggesors msde ip the report of the Ecyineec,
on the proprety Of systemstzing this class OF br-ines'
SIC cornrtrotd 20 ,tc side suOu of Congress. Be
fore however. adopting the late egslacn GA this sub
jet s. the fixed policy OF The government, 1t "ocIi De
veil 10 ccrder The expense W ich srch system Will
permanently eLtail upon the Treasury. The number
Ct Cusion Houses. CoritHouses and Pos'-Ottcss
which would be called f,r can hardly be computed
with accuracy; bat our ereraliniomaron on the SAB
iect ia suci Mt Justify the opinion tina, would b,
st;erded wi b an expense which would never be com
rtnsst.d for in ary artsges TO the public sersi ~
My own opinion is decidedly sgsnst the system; but
if Corgress adopts il, am cesous OF placing 1t upon
TIE most juit ard orOmical principles.
Among the tables accompanying this report, ! es-
pee ally GALL he a;tertion of Congress TO No ID gjrng
detailed account OF tie expenditures and receips OF
The Msrre Hospital fund for the relief Of sick ard dis
sbled 10 tie ports Of the United States for the
fscal year er6irg June 30 1857.
TIE relief afforded 81 the Hospitals belonging TO and
der the charge ef the Government is no greater than
at other points, while the expense is much larger.
This is attributable in great MEASURE, TO the uns,se
ocsriou of some Ct the Hospitals, gh there are,
doubtless oihes caues which contribute to that re-
snt The prorfety Of Dispensing 18th these pubic
Hespitss and returning totbe system which sill exists
ost Of porss FOX the disbursem ut OF the Marine
HCpts find Is conn ended to the favorable consice'
ration cf CoIgiess.
Having called ou the President of he Louisville snd
Cars 'oop a re COndt
he,ew snit the response of that oc marked
! from which C>pg,sss can deeid, whether further
l,eisslion IN ths subject is advisable.
Tie port o. the Superintendent OF the Cost Sur
Wy will be submitted To Congress at sn sariy Gay IL
~ gise state ment o the operations OF tast bra, Oh
e the public service showing the progress waeh has
been 40 in i, during the last scal year. Every re-
duCton in the expet duures Of this service has been
made consistent with its prosecution 90 the present
scale.
Fifth ard Sixth Auditors, and Of the Fst and second
Controllers the Commissioner OF Customs, and those
Of the Treasurer Socitr and Register of the Trea-
guy msIked Fl, IN A to L. inclusive are here vim
submitted They give detsiled account Of the busi-
less transacted In their respective ofheeS.
The ie port Of the Supervising Inspect re, marked
IL will be found among the documents accompanying
tbs report, and giSes he operaio Of the Ia" uoder
which they are appointed for the past year.
The operations Of the Light House Board, with the
copciti of the works under their charge, will be
found in the repoi, tom toai body, No. 10.
sys,em which has been extended beyoLd the wsnts OF
commerce should recommend it to the favorable con.
sid ration OF Cor gress =.
The Juis g. yolvitg upon those having charge OF
Ibis bisrch Of the public seryic5 have en- periorned
eih saisfscti ard ability.
Al which IL esOec'fuily SUI mitted.
HOWELL coBs Secretary of the rIea ;2ng.,
BGECkINRIDGE, NicePresid VI OF the Unitei
Safes and e.ident OF the Seuate
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
u Il haah oE atn,l ypd "
lie past year hes been sufficient 10 give adequate
,eculity TO our commerce, and to the persons sod
property of American ctzers in al prt9 OF the
eorll The Home Squadron, consisting OF the steam
filses Wabash 81 Roanoke the sloOps-of war Sara
| 'oga sid CyaIe and The war steamers Susqlehaona
AID Fulton under Con-. Paudirg has been increa'ed
IN consequence of The unsettled condition Of aifsrs in
New. Grsusda ard portions OF Central America. The
vesss liz the squadron have incidentally been engaged
in The transportation of sick and oestiue American
cit zers who bad been involved in TIRE rou olee OF
Ccrusl An erica lUeedup fiilousters fem Walkers
ANY, Ttese were broue BIT home By the vessels
# the squadloH withOu previous I'd II, bu, on tne
g'ou d q bumsrry the Department approves OF the
stt The expense of proviIirg 'he'n with food,
clohiIg and Ineoicre on sbpbotrd amounted TO
g SO l6 for which appropusroni r, 3mmendeJ
tte cretsiy details ~ opposition al the So lHroD,
ard a6cs: 'If ery ulhy fol xoedoa fom he vi ed
States sgsirst Costa Rc3, or NJ Xc) shtt succeed ia
81. ctI laI ding it will tie beceu,e ha been able
10 dude the vigilance # the squadron
The force in the Pacific, utoer tue opnmanf OF the
Fisg officer William Neryiue, has con-itted OF The
~ ate JrdepenJeI ce the sio"2s or ~. NAYS
j I'm Adams ard Decatur ard toe war st,smer MAJ
sscbpeotts. lsgge part Of this sqatrroh mas oeen
nu,b ard use!uily employed at ParsTa and on IN
ccsst of Central America, where lbs presence was
med int spe usGble. Vessels OF this so ladr0n nave
been engaged in exploring The timber resources OF ths
Gulf of ,sr Miguel; the Massachusetts and Decstur
rave teen employed in suPge,sos Stan ho,es !, on ne
porting Wsksr sId his fibus.e from San Juan del Sur to
fnms and pS. qgepy 10 surveying and s1s P0i,' ss
Of the large feet of wlae ships two hgnd,s} in nnooe
the Fs Of the ycsr Commander Davis OF .se 81 Msry.re
solved pcDg his stsy there Conmande Ms'ne "a, been
n. niuaek, Is. sene cut 10 succeed hlm.
In regard TO Wa her. capi'uou the Secretary s,!'.
icy dct commotoie NJ rs'Te to give Con Wsk. ana
~, % b,a n an oep tpSy 70 retreat om Ncrgus
re bes instructions received Commodore aeiyne had
snI Win ipucops protect the persons aud property Of
Az ecen treL' With tbs authority only, Commander u.
Which lie Ld.red with bis and was 20 Psna
he pGssS S to W GGfs Surrender small
schooner which ne had detained called the Grrafa aed
If Counsnder Dvis 80 far he sided Cen Walker sad
hi. men BY the Of the St. Mays 20 retreat iron
proved by the DEPARTMENT; bu, bis interference with
he Gransas ard her transfer to TIE Scs'agan saSo cy
urIenceItd and carried to Panama was about %
MiHe h6 6, G ssidso for Of
uyttg aid endaneerLl the heath Of tAos an.fi on Ss
Hsud, be 10 MODE a TSDti tAfFps W
which ipossb SENDING them by the Away 70 Asph
well Adopting the latter sernst te wac nneef le he e
,y drawing the Department. in favor OF the sh"y com
raIy 81 AS teng the ut which "ola De 1us or
them the ibmus at the usus rave
This hin hos neither paid accepted, nor po'e'tsi me
Crupsny voluntarily liDqushed the personal OF
Commodore Mervine, and pr, the OH a. me ~ ia
Goy.rrneu submit with expression OF my eohV,i Ion
that should make reasol able 'I VI sna a
for III. Il providing while on stipoo ad with
rpeessey cloihng ana medicine OF WINCH 81 sStha"
will hereafter be Furnishes" ,.,n- c.,r
Bsese Wa. composed The sa,e cons7'' he :s.m Irse
and the sloop ConS aiion The sa'qleainns
byy si,d p the atmp, the lsgraphc c.be sr ''-
the Atlantic bss ben ordered boone aid % tas nome