New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-28

Stt of Jure next il only 81 so 600, and leave. no
r'artin for add iiona appropriations. L., therefore,
Cougfest sh0uld determine pro VIDE wIhn this pc
o. f,r tie payment of sly portion ~ TIE PaOlc dent
II viii te' on necessary 10 make provision 10 'ueh
coniingeuci.s.
II additional demands are created on the Treasury BY
leelrhtIOn in fe present Congress prOv-Go must he
made TO meet them BY sueh increase Of iartf diss
ay he fquire for that purpose. In such Al event.
he lectlv Fefers Congress 10 he Last report ss
containing views Of the Department on that cub.
ject.
~ no provision bas been made for the pernanent
r-denrton Of any portion of the twenty mi hons OF
Treasury and the authority for issuing them ex-
piTes the N Of June xt, II will be necessary for
Coresto extend the law for thsi purpose for another
reriod.
THE PosTsAsTER-GESERAL's REPORT.
The Po4tmastef-Genera gives interesting account
Of the shsIs Of tie Department. lie adTocate' va
rious refofu-, and Iusis that Congress will either
give il express ctOn 10 the specific contra Z, for
carrying tie rsil- between Portland and Orleans,
b, voting the necessary Appropriation, or else tha
viii Indicate for the Department such course OF sd-
uiusfatu shall warrant IL III closing come ot the
proposals which have been received, and which are
nov hello NJ Der advsement He urges action, 50 as 20
secuTe suitable Poet.Oficers for New-lofk and Pha-
dtlhis.
He reccuerds the repeal Of the Glance Of the act Of
lSSS which declares that IN Forwarding the mails TO
f reign couutries the preference shall be gwen 10
an American over foreign steamship when departing
from tie -aue port for the destination within
three davs of each other. Dispatch s the highest ee
merit IN The mission Of this Department. and hence
Tat legislation which provides for etardng instead of
acceeraiing the mails, may be safely pronounced at
least xtrsoIdinaTy IN IT. character.
The Post Office DEPARTMENT according To the theory
of It's esnizatiup should be selfurt tniBg and be-
cause of the peculiar character OF IT. functions should
rot be a charge on the common treasury. The Post
oaster.CenersI advocates the abolition Of the fr7nkng
privilege and the substitution of prepayment by stamps,
When iis abuses would fall where they belong, on the
govern eft officials By whom they were perpetrated
TIE NAVAL REPORT.
The Secretary OF the Navy speaking Of the success
frl iernr aticn Of tie Paraguay expeditions says,
that the coet Of maintaining the seven purchased wee
fels in commission not much greater than that OF
al tain ire iii gle irgaie, and that their ac-
oui,ition hss enabled the Department to adopt more
efciert for the suppression OF the African
elave-trade.
since the commencement Of the present Administra-
ton Nv euty seam vessels have been added TO the Ma
w. he Ienews the recommendation to still turtle,
increase tie Navy, AID instead OF perpetlsfing old
ye,,els or ex ending millions in constructing few
larger shire Il is earnestly recommended 10 prosecute
viii yipdr lie lire Of policy which has been adopted
hy CONGRESS and sdd much larger number Of ste am
shire " bicb can be maintained AT comparatively small
cost Be rays that ii IL source OF extreme regret
M modification that now at times are Obliged to
rt by Tas+ivey and see, in come foreign countries,
An efican citizens imprisoned, plundered aud nur-
dered lecarse tie Executive has not the me to pro-
pcf then, lie an increase IN the Marne, Meol-
cal and Purers Departments.
He faIraes The operations Of the various sqnahrons
during the last year. The Department, IN May last,
made conditional contract with the Chirqu Improve
nent Company and Ambrose w. Thompson, FOR the
pure ose Of securing very valoable transit nepo' anu
laval station ard coal privileges, in the Province OF
Chriqui with larhor the Atlantic and another on
ii Pacific SIDE. II is for Congress to make an sppro-
priation Of $3.50 Geo.
THg WAR pEPARTNEsT.
50 h. Ann Of rlx
$50 men. not more than IL 900 are available for
active eervie 10 the field and that they scattered
over an area of 600 0O0 of square miles, He hopes to
make such an alteration in the disposition of the troops
next season as will prevent any future repetition OF
the outrat ps on the southern and Mexican border He
recommends the enlistment Of men for a mOnnted
corps, for Fix months, beginning in May. In actual
battle with he Indians success is more owing to ind-
vdual prowe,s, skill in arms and horsemanship than
10 discipline o.
In Point Of economy great advantages accrue 70 the
ccnrtry He recommends provision for retiring ds-
abled and nfirm officers, measure for lnereasin ny
the eic ency Of the army rs no, & deemed
ihose required for experimental purposes. lie speaks
avorably Of breeeh loading The Secretary says
il does not aprear necessary 70 request any eonsasr
forticaiions such not strong enough to oiier
good defense against shipping may, when the
emergency arises, be reinforced at small ex.
rense nv earthen batteries, properly combined
with them for mutual suppor, and Of such extent rs
10 give an aggregate armament Of sufficient power.
The army cf Utah remains inactive, and stands IN the
attitude Of "A menac ny 'orce toward conquered am
.ullen recIe H. IL satisfied that the preserya n OF
ripbi ara :pstice through the means Of anv urseru,
dence kn5w, or recognized by the people of the United
S,ates is impossible iD ID Territory There IS, In
the ute,ent stude Of AFFAIR.", scarcely any necessity
for The presence OF troops there and they Will be
Otherwise disposed of during The coming season. !,
The above.named Secretaries show wherein they
have largely reduced the expenditures ani estimates
"a com paIed with previous years.