, 1859-12-28
DEPARTMENT REP0HTS,


hat will be in the Treasury on tue SUth June Is
,nlv IA s30 00O. and leaves no margin tor addi- r
.;on.i nnnronrinttons If therefore. the appro- | :
,r;,t;ona sh'nn1d crceed Tim estimates, or Con-
rFra.a shonlI detarm;ne to nroyidc. within this 1
55er;od for nayment Of unv portion Of the pus- s
I;c dsht Il wili herome necessary to nuke pro-
mandx IRE created upon lie Treasury by legis-
5at;on IL thr nreseut Congress provision must be
mndc 10 meet them Gy such ipcrenke in the |
tar1fT duties as NAV be required for that rur-
noke. In such m esent lie respectfully refers
Congress to his last report rs containing hts
sicws nm that subject. As no provision il made
FIR the permaucnt rede1nption OF any portion Of r
he 200 noo 600 treasury po,cs, and IA authority
for issuing then, will expire IN tllc :fh OF !,,sa.
it will be necessary for CunE.css to extend tae
Law for tha' purpose ior ano'nef pet'ou'
Fos1xAsrER GENERAL ::
The Postmaster General gives IN interesting
..a"nt - .fc,;ra in bis 1enartment. He ad-
ro.stes ~o. xsr;ons reforms. mud trusts Congress
Iii e;ther r;se s sanction to The specific con.
.."at ~ s;I.f fh.tuee Fnrt3nnd and New Osleans
hr Tni;nc he nccessary appropriation, or will
;ndcate for the Department such a course Of
With some one of tl,c proposals which hare !
heeo received. aud are now iIsld under udgise-
ment. lie urges action 10 secure suitabie
pnxt Offices in New York aud Philadelphia, md
recommends the rcpeal of the clause Of 1shS, |
wh;cl declares that in forwarding mails 10 fer
mir
s,;Een II IN American oyer foreign steamships,
whcn denartnr from tile same port for tue saine
dest;nntion within three DAYS Of eokh other.
n Il tbe hi hest element in thu mission Of this
denartment' and hence that legislation which
nrcrides :nr retardinc. instead Of accelcruting |
the mn;1s: NAV be safely pronounced ut least |
Extraordinary in its character, The Post Office |
ftona-tr,ant according N the theorr Of its Or \
rarixstion. should be self sustaining, and be- |
s.rse nf the Tecntar cbaracter Of its iuuctious,
"e-'--~,
.trr liz adyncates lie abolition of The frank-
M nr;yite-c and lie substitution Of ofprepayment
~ - .,,ns uhpn ntnsrs would fall where tl,ey
! hs1onr oo he coyernmcut officials by whom
| tl,ey We're pcvpctratel.
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| cs.~-.. - ~. W. i, .,aa,;nr of t,c
f,, 4ns .a-1,,3;nat;on NJ ~ ~ rn1pnnar fynpdi,.
.,.a naet ~ n;n1 t5e :crrn n,,r.
tioa, ny ~. "a nans,,;ss;n.. xas vat muc1,
euase ~, ,h,t ~ sn,;n,n n;n;n, n s;n"Ic s,c.m
III Ths;r ~. .co,;a;,;nn c,,a,,ics ,hs ne,ar,.
m .nIn. =. sdao, .NnFa sf;c;ent measures gps the
1nent " aaort n .,ara +-a1a s;ncn ,,,e con,.
suppsesssotn " .av ~ aS ,Iassst sdm;u;s,eut;on
Aencensat - aAs Fi.ra i,sa-, nd.foJ ~ H.
tNent5 9!e"s.reods 9 - s+;If 6,rtLnr ;ncrc,sr
Sn1s ns !'eE,.1u "Htae1 - tsar;ro ~ Iii ressais
9! he Na.i. r.;l;"ne n H. corxtruc,;o, ri
Or caPSna." E. aarnss,,r rncn,pmrnJs H. nro.
eu'P., -. $500 ~ a.. Ina ~ nai;cr ,rb;ch
sssgao t"s., .do.,tad hr conar"ss md IN sdd;,;ou
n1s ue.n 1Io n,mhar nr .t.snsh;ps ,rh;ct,
| o. MHCA Aa4 set Au'0oe' " S|~@A'Se'psf ""~ -
| eau he mAina'ned u comparatively st''ali
cost. II is q source OF extreme regret and NOR,
tiication that VIC Ire now ut t'mes obliged
| 70 sit by pass'sely and see. in some ior-
eign countries, American ctt'zcns imprisoned,
p!undered and murdered, because tue E1ccut,;o
las not means 10 protect or REDRESS them: ie
urges m increase in the marine, medical and
| pursers' departments and narra,es the opera
lions Of the various squadrons durin. the past
year. Tie Department in May last made cor
di.lonal contract with Cb'ri4ui for the purpose
Of securing very valuable transit depot and
naval staion und coal privileges ia the provin-
ces Of Ch,riani, n harbor oa the Atantc ind an
f other on the Pacific side. 1t is for Congress to
; make III appropriation Of $500, ,o"e.
r SECRETARY OF WAR,
The s,cretary of War ssys Of The army. of
| ,a.-,x ~ I'm man mt more than IL mn arr
ar.;,3,in fnr actire scryice Thevare scatfc; I'd
arar ~ 40. II = itr1 ann snrarc niles. IT. homes
, ~ ~. snc,, oitern,inn IN The d;snos;t;on ri
paa s a:;l, ,,rerrnt anr 1entt;,;nm
1|'o n"trsCes in ihe 1ntnr. in Snn,iern ani
, M,,. hn.5s-. H. raromma,1s thc enf;st.
.,,s1t - ,nen a. monnte1 rnrns r. s;x mantIs
nt. t'..s y. - Wa< ~ sst;~. sarr;eas u,";n>,
. ~ % I,,d;a1s - thr;r snccess henr mf1c ownC to
= I.,;s.'.I ,r,,s.es lii j., "r's and horse,5,r.
H'". .ba. r. AZ s,,,i;na II ,,nint ~ arnnoa,<,
/ slip 1pAh ID o'sc'Enbne' !" loaAb " eton"Ht}