Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-12-19
naming three quarters to the goth June


1853, arc thirty.six million seven hundred
: and fifty thousand dollars, (s36, $50 900,
, making with the balance before stated ar
, aggregate Of seventy-fve million thre
hundred and eighiy.ninc thousand min
! hundred and thirty four dollars and eigh
} cents, 1875, ,as9. 934 os,) for the service o
The present fiscal year.
, The actual expenditures during the frs
, quarter of the present fiscal year was twenty
three million seven hundred and fourteen
, Thousand Eye hundred npd twenty eigh
, dollars and thirty seven cents, (23, ia,
, 52e 37,) of which three million eigh
hundred and ninaty~iive thousand tive
hundred and thirty,two dollars and thirty
nine cents (S3, ,232 30) were applied ic
the redemption Of the public debt, including
interest and premium.
The probable expenditures of the re
OiOing 'hree quarters, to 30th June, 1857
are filty-one million two hundred and forty
eight thousand five hundred and thirty
dollars and four cents, 1851 PAS, $50 Oh,
including interest on the public debt, ma.
king ap aggregate of seventy.four million
nine hundred and siSty.three thousand nine
hundred and fifty. Eight dollars and forty.
one cents, (s74,o63, ,95s 4l,) leaving an
estimated balance in the treasury at the
close of the present fiscal year of four
hundred and twenty.six thou and eight
hundred and seventy-fve dollars and sixty.
seven cents (s426,s75 67l
The amount OF the public debt at the
commencement Of the present fiscal ye ar
was twenty nlne. millions sixty thousa nd
three hundred and eighty.slx dollars and
ninety cents (S29, ,060 1886 90)
TIE amount redeemed since the lst of
July was three million, eight hundred and
ninety.fvc thousand, tTo hundred and
thirty two dollars, and thirty nine cents,
3,695,232 30)-leavins balance, un-
redeemed at this time, Of twenty Eve
m lion, one hundred and sixty five thous-
and, one hundred and f'ty-four dollars,
anl ffty-one cents (s25. ,154 81
The amount. of cbtimated expenditures
for tie remaining three quarters of the
present fiscal year will, in all probability,
be increased from the causes set forth in the
report of the Secretary. His suggestion,
therefore, & at authority should be given to
supply any temporary deficiency by the
isues to limited amount o. Treasury notes,
is approved, audi accordingly recommend
the passage of such law.
| transmit herewith the reports made 70
me by the Secretaries of War and of .he
Navy, of The interior and OF the Postmaste
General They all contain valuable and
important information a'd suggestions
which commend to the favorable consi-
deraton of Congress.
AS stated in the report of the Secretary,
tic tariff of March 3, 1857, has been in
operation for so short period of time, and
under circumstances 80 unfavorable TO n
just Development Of its result as revenue
measure, that should relard it as expo.
dient, at least for the present, to undertake.
lis revision.
have already rccommondea.tho Rising
of four. additional regiments, and tho report
of the Secretary of War presents strong
reasons proving this increase of the army,
under existing circumstances, to be indis
pensab'e.
| would call the special attention of
Congress to the recommendation of the
Secretary Of tho Navy in favor Of the
construction of ten small war steamers OF
light draught.
For some years the Government hes been
obliged on many oco sious 10 hire such
steaL,ers frcm individuals to supply its
pressing warts. At the present moment
we have no armed vessel in tie Navy
which can penetrate the rivers OF China
We have but few who can enter any of the
harbors south of Norfolk, although many
millions o., foreign ard domestic commerce
annually psss III and cut of these harbors.
Some Of our most valuable interests and
most vulnerable points are thus left exposed.
This class of vessels of light draught. great
speed, and heavy guns would be formidable
in the coast defence, The cost of their
construction will not be great and they
will require but u comparatively small
expenditure to keep them in commission
In time OF peace they will prove as eifec-
tive as much larger vessels, and often more
useful.
One of them should be at every station
where we MAINTAIN q squadron, and three
or four should be constantly on our Allan
tic and Pacific coasts. Economy, utility,
and efficiency combine to recommend them
as almost Indispensable. Ten Of these small
vessels would be Of iDcalculable advantage
to the naval service, and the whole cost OF
their construction would not exceed two
million three hundred thousand dollars CT
$500, ,Q0c elch.
The report of the Secretary of the In
teri or is worthy of grave consideration, 1t
treats of the numerous, Important a1d
diversified branches of domestic admins
tra'ion intrus'ed to him by law. Among
these the most important are Tie public
lands and our relation with them Indians
Our system for 'hc disposal OF the public
lands, originating with she fathers of the
republic, has been improved as experience
pointed the way, and gradually adapted to
the growth and sett ement of our western
States ana territories. 1t has worked well
in practice. Already ,siFteel States and
sever Territories have been carved out of
| these lands, and still more than thousand
millions OF acres remain unsoli. What a
! boundloss nrosnnct this nreSenIs IN our