The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-01-05

The receipts into the treasury from all sources
during the fiscal year ending Both June 1859 ,lnclu
Ding the loan authorized by the act of l4th June,
1895 and the issues oftreasury notes authorized by
existing laws, were $Sl 500, All OIL which sum- with
the balance of So 1893 BIC 10 remaining in the treas
ury at the commencement of that fiscal year, made
1877 II. e0i '''0 u '"0 ''"- u '00''''''
should these app, OPERATIONS be made request
ed by the proper departments, the balance in the
treasury on the Both June 1861 will not it is est
mated exceed $3.50 1861.
NAVY AND WAR DEPARTMENTS,
transmit herewith the reports CT the secretaries
OF war; OF the navy of the Interior and Of the post.
master general They each contain valuable in.
formation and important recommendations well
worthy OF the serious consideration of Congress.
1t will appear fro the report of the secretary of
war that the army expenditures have been mater
ally reduced by system of rigid economy, which
IN his opinion, offers every guarantee that the re
ductlon VIII be permanent The estims. ,es of tbe
department for the next year have t,een reducaG
nearly two millions of dollars beloH the est:
io TOT me present fiscal year, and half million q
dollars below the amount granted f. I'm I,nar -
the last session of Congress- IL 'ni' Jo'A a
5nio OF the rost office departmen
IsFa me past fiscal yer ending the 36th June
" n1oXidaS pay .ents for mali service special
treasury aroa ~" Congress out of the genera
ceipts 60 AZ SS Led to $l4S6S 1888, and its re
sr n,1;sd = 15,474 OF; showing deficiency to b,
as XXI e ON the treasury of s6,996 OO9 96, agans
The III is for the year ending Both June, 1858
&c :. increased cost of transportation growing GU
the inc expansion of the service required by Con
gress explains this rapid augmentation of the ex
penditure. 1t is gratifying, however, to observ
a1I increase of receipts for the year ending tn
10Th June. 1859, equal to $48l SOL FL compares
with those in the year ending on Both June, 1855
1t is estimated that the deficiency for the presen
fiscal year will be $5,988 424 ,O4 but that for tn
year ending 3oth June 1861, it will not exceed 81
342, 1880, should Congress adopt the measures o.
reform proposed and urged by the postmaster gen
eral. Since the month of March retrenchment
have been made in the expenses amounting to 81
o26.Hl annually, which, however did not take e
feet until after the commencement of the presen
fiscal year The period seems to have arrived 70
determining the question whether this Department
shall tbecome permanent and ever-increasin
charge upon the treasury, shall it be permitte
to resume the selfsustaining policy which had 8
long controlled its administration. The course {
Legislation recommended by the Postmaster Gene
raj for tn relief of the Department from its preser
ADVERTISEMENTS, and for restoring it to its origins
independence, is deserving of our early and earne:
consideration. In conclusion, would again con
mend to the just liberality of Congress the local il
terests of the District of Columbia Surely the cit
bearing the name of w ashington, and destined
trust for ages to be the capital of our united fire
and prosperous confederacy has strong claims O
our favorable regard.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
WASHINGTON CITY, December, IS, 1859