Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-31

drcd and ninety-eight thousand three hundred
and sixteen dollars and ten cents $6,39S, 3l6.-
| 100 remaining in the treasury al the COM
mencement Of that fiscal year, made an aggre-
gate for the service of the year Of eighty eight
million ninety thousand seven hundred and
eighty-seven dollars and eleven cent? 1885,
oso, 7sS.ll)$
asas A-s-s EXPENSES. a.
| The public expenditures during the fiscal
year ending a0th June, 1859, amounted TO
| eighty three million seven hundred and fifty
one thousand five hundred and eleven dollars
and fIty-seven cents 1881, 75i, 5ll.57l
The expenditures for all other branches of
the public service during that fiscal year were
therefore sixty-six million three hundred and
forty-six thousand two hundred and twenty
six dollars and thirteen cents 1856, 346 226.l3,)
rs the HANDS or Tns sHAvsRs.
ct this sum seventeen million four hundred
and five Thousand two hundred and eighty-fye
dollars and forty -four cents ($lT,40k, 2s5.4I)
were applied to the payment Of interest on the
public debt and the redemption Of the issues
of treasury notes. .g.sI
THE CASH.
Tho balance remaining In the Treasury on
the LIST July, 1850, being the commencement
of tho present fiscal year, was Tour million
three hundred and thirty-nine thousand two
hundred and seyenty-fye dollars and fifty-four
cents (S4,339, 275.54.l
HcoSoNr IN THE Amy.
II will appear from the report OF the Secrc-
tary of War that the army expenditures have
been materially reduced by system of rigid
economy, which, in his opinion, offers every
guarantee that the reduction will be perma-
nent. The estimates of the department for the
M ba va haau md at 10 txsn ttltnnu If
dollars below the estimates for the present ifs
cal year. and half million of dollars below
the amount granted for this year at the lastses-
sion of Congress.
PRoDiGALITY OF THE posr-oFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
The expenditures Of the Post Office Depart
ment during the past fiscal year, ending on the
30th June, 1859, exclusive of payments for
mail service specially provided for by Congress
out of the general Treasury, amounted to $ls,-
946,493.33, and Its receipts TO Sf,968, 484.07
showing q deficiency to be supplied from the
Treasury OF $6,996 009.26, against So, 235, 677.-
10 for the year ending 3Oth June, 1858. The
increased cost Of transportation growing out
of the expansion of the service required by
Congress explains this rapid augmentation of
the expenditures. It is gratifying, however, to
observe an increase of receipts for the year
ending on the Both June, 1869, equal to $4sl,-
oSl.Sli cOinpureu WIN lnost IN the |tur emu
ing on Both June, 1858.
1t is estimated that the deficiency for the cur
rent fiscal year will be Sd, 1888 424.O4, hut that
for the year ending Both June, 1861, 1t will not
exceed $l,342, 473.90, should Congress adopt
the measures of reform proposed and urged by
the Postmaster General. Since the month of
March retrenchments have been made in the
expenditures amounting to Si,s26,47l annual
ly, which, however, did not take effect until
after the commencement of the present fiscal
year. The period seems to have arrived for
determining the question whether this depart
mcnt shall become permanent and ever-in-
creasing charge upon the Treasury, or shall be
permitted to resume the self-sustaning policy
which had so long controlled its administra-
ton. The course of legislation recommended
by the Postmaster General for the relief of the
department from its present embarrassments,
and for restoring it to its original indepen-
dence, is deserving Of your carly and earnest
consideration.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusions would again commend to the
just liheraity of Congress the local interests of
the District of Columbia. Surely the city bear
ing the name of Washington, and destined I
trust, for ages to be the capital OF our united,
free, and prosperous Confederacy, has strong
claims on our favorable regard.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
WASHINGTON Cry, December 10, 1869.