New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-07

Ips aud oNpg pd'ufcs fr IL prr-ft ani next G. al
yesrs. T. 10. crrfeups.ci,o at.cr fsr or Tag
T. atury uots. Asthesslst ubsoouse due aa ps,-
ate crrg the rext fsca ysaT some prJvs .ior sbsai
tc 20 uset th"a. Nn opp '-,-i 10 Tie policy o(
al rg The 40 ouUt - the pornsheur pobis a.Lt by
turCrg the notes. On hr u'lcr had their entire n.
ttu yUi H. ole year would cal fr a. rcrca.c O! to
Iauf 10 n point which would reuier recessArr
srcthor revision ~ It N the .acctrdug ye1r. Its
ire, rc.cy l. 90 loS, 10 the pr,ser. rev-oa Of the
Tai p 10 d Cif gradual REDEEM, ton corl'l ncinc sis
tlertxt cal year. To caus out th's policy Coo
c1ess Should prov iic for the raising OF such anosnt
# reveIue vii enable The Department q n ,eein
poitur q ttom, ard, At tie shmc tine, cN'eSl fcr
ycr the PROVISION g the set e Dc. ~ 1857 ar.
'0oi'41s ''re'ssue q: sura 2o,5a :: 80" Z" .Ao
,-..,. -. Cle,.rnm,pt va rot eoa6io - lor-
deem. " this coglsc - sNai sra, ,I1p a'''ns,e'
tlis rsrt ni he pubic i,b, wlnoue o. trns uitn 1S
r,oce an oreros siit,na burden in a., GIuecessSsy
irc-save u their trtrs.
III, opcra,ious of the indeper eri Ireasnry system
lave t.eI cvrdvCtcd during tie sst 6,Cal year sit,
.fsusualsucsss. Another yesrstNY T. .uce cnrfrms
'hc riors expressed on til ul'ieC' IN former
srtpal ,pori. | sm Vel -at.sGedtha tie wholesome
rCstrsu liOh ibe trLecon ot the q gcgnm nj dues
r - cie The operation ~ orr prcselt back
irc sss'tu COZ trbu'ed IN email degree q m,iigat,
tie Disasters oi tho late revu''iou. The Opportunity
whie. il aforiei al early ptrioc o relieving tho
fai cial n haIIas mous OF tie country u tie policy
az iie,eemng Toion OF the pnbc debt, and furnish
ug tie CuIItD thereby with the specie uscd Ia its ~
dtupion, wa a,,udcd with the happiet rrsaiis. IL
l. cftcu o estimate the extent @! the relict which
was tins AFFORDED though believe thai the n,chsent
Jutsnsit If business men coucurs in according tp pu
The n, 4 beneficial Effects. Ths adoption of similar
sysi,m by the different States A. ii in my lac.
report would az nj additional protection 10 the coan
TN sgairst the uuous effects of over backing and
cors"qgent serargemertvf vf the currency. rene'y
SIN pie and just "r an eyll - great must commend
itself 10 The favorable consideration cf laose 20 whom
The suhiec' il rfrusted.
Tie report of the D,rcot,r Of le Mint is herewith
a. v ~ a
# bul ou received at the several mtt est sbishmants
dulnc The fiscal year ending JUICE 30, i>5S vs- 45i.
i9i,3ll - 10 gold, and s9i@.9A q IL silver, aud
tst q COirsce dGIirg the saGe peiiot anonnei To
81 $50 so - in gold, and ss.E3 81 = 10 silver, ami
,.}i Geo 10 cents.
The Director recommends that The law bc
crd,d make silver legal tender % the extent
If 80 ~ 800. am hot awaI, oi any serious coai-
llriui against the law As II nos stands and can sos
ih'ref' Ie no mt necessity lor change.
lie also recon neuds the issuing of mint certificates
todeposu,s for low a. $50, payable to besrer.
with view Of creating sound paper currency. This
suggestion does net NEE, the apr al Of tho Depart
-tLt. hav. many objections to the proposiuon, out
de- net deem necessary 20 enter upon the dseus"n.
a. feel quite corfdeut there will b. no sertoos sP
siiioa the part 81 Congress To give II favorable
G, sdsrstiou. The operations of the Mint during tho
lsst fsCal yesr, have been conducted with energy
and ability by the icers in charge Of this important
bIai eh Il tie public - rvice.
e he Bureau # Construction, viii exhibit The pro
cress Of tie various pabAc buildings under the dneo-
ton of This tparmeut. Many of them have been
ccuplfed and ready TO be- occupied for tho van-
one purposes for which they erected. ln all II
leu ~ mucD progress has been made ~ was antici-
pa,ed at The commencement q, the year. No new
buildings have been begun snco The adlournneni ot
Coz gress. In my last r'pou called tnc attention ~
Congress the fact that owing 70 the cond OF the
ITcasuIy. the Department had postponed the building
OF u portion of the public works authorized by pre-.
yious ec'sol Congress. 10 have eommsnced then A.
a., a.. ot y tle efU q a.
The Borrowing of the means tO construct them. Tho
serce oi Corgress on the subject, Indicated their
aplro sGl of the policy.
TIE condition o the Treasury a. present Is not moro
fuyonb'e for the construction OF snch buildings. A.
lime when q neccss sties Of the tOvci cinueht demand
sp of texatop, should no, ieel Justihed IN
ndng tho siruction OF such wmks ss aro
not rAsnily demanded for the public service. II VIII
be- for Congress to decide, n providing the necessary
neaus for ihe next fiscal ycar whether not they viii
impose an increased tax for such purpose
attention of Coz gre-s to tho system Of erecting public
buildings. TLey ore rofrred 10 tables Nos. ), 8, "a
md q appended 10 toe Engineers Report. These
tables viii show the humber of pulhc biIdiugs
e,cted at different periods the cost of their true
lou ard tie necessity which existed for their erection.
The received st any port Indicates tho amount
Of bu'iuess which requires ,.mio'r uSns.. Va"
Iecessiy Of a buding fer that object, aud
the pun,ber Of days Of the ,tAng' Of the
Counts will show te necessity for government
bbiiung Tor tnht Olnttt. IL Nll iof NNhktcrs W
ray whether ~ stem which has led TO the building Of
q CustomHouse st port yielding $3.50 93 of reyonua,
snd Posl.O Office which pays slO. O3 and Of Court
House hero the Federal COuis were in fcsslon four
days in year, is entitled 10 their coltlnued sanction
aLd approval. IL /, sad that somo Ot these buildings
u'.d for al three of these purposes Tbs stIue
but rof ference to the tables alluded 10 VIII show that,
IN thai view Of the subject the expenditure in many
cases cannot be jusiIded, as the combined services
were bOi Of sufficient importance 10 require the eTco-
tiob Of such buildings. II the amount OF business
done at the places where these buildings have bsen
erected justified the expenditure, then common Justice
would deu and that similar buildings should bo put up
OF every other place in the United States where aa
equal amount If business is done. To DO this wonld
require al e1pendi ure Of money which tie warmest
advocate Of the system will not approve.
The recon meI dotors Of my last report on This Cub
ieCt are again submitted 10 your n5ideratlOn In
tie pr,reLt state Of our Darces, II will hardly DO pro-
pored aGd o The public expenditure by anthodziog
lie erection Cf any more public buil1lor La no
ey,nt foweyer, should such works be directed xth-
cut hrst sutjecipg the application for them 10 gid
Inqmy iLto their necessity and proprietyi and when
found necessary the Department should be required
to submit To- Congress suitable plans and estin.aoS
OF tie cost before an appropriation II made,