New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-29

n.a.et;rs he ssrfeaate estimated expenditures
hom the aggregate estimated receipts iuto the
Treasury during the fiscal year from July lSo
to June 30 1861 as above stated the estimated
June 1851 Of $la,89lS19 81
This estimated balance, however, will be reduced by
saims that have got To be paid, and which are now
pressing upon Mr. Cobb from the POst-0fice Depart
msnt and the Department Of the Interior amounting
20 40 36l 6S3 In June 1861 therefore, the Federal
Treasury viii be drawn down TO $3.50, 1876 6l, pro-
vided Congress confines itself TO the narrow channel of
exper diture marked out for it by Mr. Cobb. Other
wise II will be empty.
The imports during the fiscal year have amounted
10 1888 1870. The counys exports for that period
amounted to $780, 7s9 462. The excess Of slS,O2i s2
of exports over imports full of encourage ment and
promise TO Secretary Cobb and leads him TO regard
with great satisfaction the constant shipments abroad
which we are making of our specie.
Mr.. Cobb predicts with all confidence that there viii
be continued increase Of the business of the country
and that the receipts into the Treasury for the coming
year viii fully equal his estimates.
Anticipating the possibility of tie expenditure by
Congress Of more money than he has estimated for,
the Secretary earnestly advises the meeting of the OBJ
kgaons upon the Treasury be created by such legs
la.ion by an increase Of the Tariff duties lie is dead
against borrowing for that purpose.
The estimates contemplate reduction Of expend
iure in every department of the public service In
that Of the Treasury they have been reduced in the
item Of Revenue collection Of $4,000 aud above
what they were reduced last year.
We have two public debts-a permanent one and a
temporary. The permanent now s $i5 1897 66;
the temporary was $5 O46 200 on the 3th June last
The authority for reissune the $40 goo 600 Treasury
Notes will expire on the th of June, 1860 and unless
the notes are paid that will have TO be extended by
act Of Congress.
The Secretary renews with hesriiDess, his recon-
nendstion of a uniform system of weights and
urss and uniform unit and currency, TO DO adopted
by the leading commercial countries Of the world.
He repeats his Recommendations of last year upon
the subject Of deposits by disbursing agents.
The estimates for the Treasury Extension, and the
Charleston and New.Orleans Custom Houses have
been restricted to the sum necessary to keep them
from Injury by the weather in their unfinished eond-
ton.
The Secretary presses again upon Congress the
views he urged in bis last year report in regard to the
Marine Hospitals.
Preparations are making to commence the other
public buildings authorized by Congress at its last
sion so soon as the condition Of the Treasury will per-
init il to be done.
The necessity Of Legislation TO confer full title to. and
jurisdiction over, the Louisville aud Portland Canal,
transferred by Kentucky TO the United States, closes
the Treasury Report Of 1859.
REPORT OF THE PoSTMASrER-GENERAL.
Mr.. Holt OPENS bis report with iIlbute 70 the con
tractors and others who, when the appropriation wa
sost and the Department about 20 40 TO the dogs
everywhere manifested determination to meet the
emergency with courage, and with lofly, public
" sprt. Through their assistance every duty per-
tanning TO the transmission and delivery Of the mails
has been performed cordially and faithfully, dur
ing the last nine months, at any former period.
He fears that theee pablicspired people have been
forced 70 dispose OF their claims upon the Government
NJ great Oss and urges upon Congress 70 make early
appropriation 10 meet ali outstanding claims with IN
terest The expenditures of the fiscal wear, ending
June 80 1859, were $lJ75l, ,092 80 Of which $l1 i5s-
oS3 6S was paid, leaving unpaid owing 10 the failure
Of the approifiat;on 81 296 COG &c This sum includes
s7s9 800 56 appropriated by special Of Congress
oas Of the General Treasury, which, being deducted,
leaves the actual lpaD expenditures $lO,66S iSi o.,
instead OF slI 5s O So and the total of expenditures
and liabilities ga, ,9Gf 493 81 instead Of $l5,'5i O92 3D.