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WARRINGTON, March 22-In reply 10 q note
Of George Mattngly, tho Postmasto General
informs him that Congress has, for the first
time since the organization Of the government,
failed to make provision for tho department
1 Had all the members Of the next Congress been
elected, the President might, on the 4th of
March, have called an extra session, and the
omissions Of the late Congress been supplied,
but IL was impossible 10 do SO without dis
| franchising fifteen of the sovereign States.
This was most unfortunate. There onght to
be no time when full Congress could not be
convened, and it is firmly hoped that such
state of affairs may never again occur. Had
the bill, which failed to pass, made provision
only for the fiscal year commencing on the 1st
of July, there would have been obviously no
necessity for an extra session.
The deficiency, on the Both of June ncxt,
will amount to S4,3S5, 1881, nearly $75O,0O0 of
which beingan unpaid balance accommodating on
tho 3lst Of December and the 2Sth of February,
and which can and will be paid by the depart
ment within sixty days from this date.
The payment of the principal part will be
made in thirty days.
The Postmaster General makes other state
ments to show that it would be impossible to
convene Congress in time to meet the great
bulk of the responsibilities without virtually
excluding from Congress the representatives Of
several of the sovereign States. In the judg-
Inent of the President the lesser evil was to
wait until the first Monday in December when
all the States will be fully represented. The
contracts can never be repudiated; after the
amounts due shall be ascertained, they become
debts which must be paid. On this the con-
tractors, If they desire, can borrow money
the lender could have no better security. Pro-
vision should also be made for the payment of
the interest, which would amount to less than
800, ,OO0 A system of retrenchment, so far
as practicable, is now an imperative duty. By
the act Of 1858, Congress established six hun
dred and ninety-fve new post routes, tho SER
vice of which includes the st. Pauls and
Pugets' Sound route, established in 1855, but
not yet put in operation. It has been estimated
that these will require an annual appropriation
Of $500, ,48S over and above the receipts accru-
ing therefrom. Not dollar has been appro-
priated for this purpose; and, as consequence,
though the contracts Of these routes have been
advertised and proposals received, they can not
be put into operation until the provision is
made by law for that purpose.
1t was expected on last Monday that the
Grand Jury, who made presentment week
ago against Mr.. Sickles for MURDER would re-
turn true bill, but so far nothing further has
been done on the subject.
Prominent individuals have been mentioned
for the British and French Missions and the
London Consulate, but it is well known that
no changes concerning them are contemplated
Lieutenant General Scott is expected to ar
rive here on Friday next.
The Boston Post-oficc has not yet been
acted on by the Attorney General, to whom ali
thepapers in the case will probably be submit
ted tomorrow. Postmaster Capen has arrived
here.