Des Arc citizen., 1860-01-11

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 SYNOPSIS OF THE REPORTS OF THE
 SECRETARIES OF THE DEPART.
 MENTs.
 THE SECRETARY OF THE. TREASURY.
 The Secretary does not doubt that the actual receipts of the Treasury for the present and the next fiscal year, will be fully equal to the estimates. If the pro- priations made at the present session do not exceed the amount contained insthe estimates, 1t is believed they can be met with the ordinary and extraordinary re- ceip,s already provided for by law. The estimated balance that will be ini the Treasury on the 30th of June next, is only $3 ,530 900, and leaves no margin for additional appropriations. If, therefore, the appropriations should exceed the es- inmates, or Congress should determine to provide within this period for the payment of any portion of the public debt, it will become necessary to make provision for sucn contingency, If additional demands are created upon the Treasury by legisla- ton of the present Congress, provisions must be made to meet them by such in. crease of tariff duties as may be required for that purpose in such events. He res- -pectfully refers Congress to his last report containing the views of the Department on that subject, as no. provision has been made for the permanent redemption of any portion of the twenty millions of Treasury notes, and as the authority for issuing them will expire on the Both of June next, it will be necessary for Congress, for The purpose, to ask fora further period.
 POSTMASTER GENERALS REPORT.
 The Postmaster General gives an in- teresting account of the affairs of his de- partment. He advocates various reforms, and trusts that Congress will either give it's express sanction to the specific con- tracts for mails between Portland, Maine, and New Orleans, by voting the neces- sary appropriations, or will indicate for the department such course of admins. tration as shall warrant it in closing with some one of the proposals which have been received, and now are held under advertisement He urges actionto secure suitable post offices in New York and Philadelphia; recommends the repeal of the clause of the act of 1858, which de- clares that in forwarding the mails to for eign countries the preference shall always be given to an American over foreign steamers, when departing from the same destinations, within three days of each other.
 Dispatch is the highest element in the mission of this department. and hence that legislation which provides for retard- ing instead of aceellerating the mails, may be safely pronounced at least extra- ordinary in it's character. The post office department, according to the theory of its organization, should be self-sustaining, and because of its peculiar character, it's functions should not be a charge on the common treasury. The Postmaster Gen eral advocates the abolition of the frank ing privilege, and the substitution of pre-. payment by stamps, in which case the abuses would fall where they belong, on. the government officials, by whom they were perpetrated.
 ABRIDGMENT OF THE REPORT OF THE sE-
 cRETARY OF THE NAVY.
 The Secretary of the Navy, speaking of the successful termination of the Para quay expedition, says the cost of main taining the seven purchased vessels, in commission is not much greater than that of maintaining single steam frigate. Their acquisition enables the department to adopt more efficient measures for the suppression of the African slave trade. Since the commencement of the present Administration, twenty vessels have been added to the Navy. Therefore, he re- news his recommendation still further to increase the Navy. Instead of perpetua- ting old vessels, or expending millions for the construction of a few large ships, it is earnestly recommended 10 prosecute ~llh vigor the line of policy which has been
 
 adopted by Congress, and add much lar ger number of steamers, which can be maintained at comparatively small cost 1t is a source of extreme modification that we. now are obliged, at times, 10 sil by quietly and see. in some foreign coun- tries, American citizens. imprisoned, plum dered and murdered, because the Execu- tive has not the means to protect or redress them. He urges an increase in the ma rine, medical and pursers' departments; narrates the operations of the various squadrohs during the past year. The de-, parlmenl in May last made a conditional contract with the Chrique improvement company and Ambrose w. Thompson for the purpose of securing very valuable transit depot and naval station, and coal privileges, in the province of Chirique--a harbor on the Pacific side and another on the Atlantic side-and asks Congress to make an appropriation of $500, 900.
 CONDENSED REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
 OF WAR.
 The Secretary of War says: On an army of nearly l7 300 not more than H. 000 ara availa hla m activp sprvica in inc