The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-01-06

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e'Sn'y-nIne cents, (S53,451,744 9ol as,! eoo
d" aggregate OF sixty-one million twn ,Lg making
seven hundred and thrty-two dollars Iusand
'y-ning cents 1861 6o2, ,732 80 \ Ieay;n nu n'ne-
'''naied balance IN the treasury on ,b al ae, es-
June, 1850, oi fourteen million ,brao oOih
/ and eighty one thousand eigb, h,od.aL "I"ored
ert rL a'i'aF' ana iov'y c~n's, (Sl4, ,908 an
/ year ending Goth June. 1881 srs "F~! hscal
non w" " nuhofed and twenty-five thousand A.
'a,s' t@oo'%z2 ,oo0,) which with the baI,nn.
aS'ifhS'eG' as before stated, as remaining n ~
treasury oR the Both June, 1860. vii, ,,.t ,ue
ah aggregate Tor The service Of the npx, G.as'
year of eighty million SIX hundred and "a.
thousand egh. hundred and eight dollars 90 A
forty cents, $3.50, 0,6J6, sos 4Ol 4"a
he estimated expenditures during ;ha r.,
llscal year ending 3)th Jnae, 1861, are s,.'.
SIX millions seven hundred and Iour,es, 10y
! sand nine hundred and twenty-eight doIl,r.o
seventy nine cents, (S66,7l 4,92S 49, Onh;,
/ amount, three million three hundred and s;sh
| ty-sX thousand SIX hundred and twenty -.
I aotiars and thIrty-fonT cents '(S3, 3,3S6.62I az
VIII Dc required TO pay the interest on the nn5
tic debt leaving the sum of sixty-lhree miil;o,
Shree hundred and twenty-eieht thousand ,b,s"
hundred and seven dollars and forty-6ve cont
l9o3,32S,3 ,3UI 43) for the estimated ordinary ..
lrhdtures during the fiscal year ending 3oh
I June, 1901. Upon these estimates balanc,
I VIII De- lett IN the Treasury on the Both .Jnna
1901, OF thirteen million eight hundred and
nine'v-one thousand eight hundred and sevan,,-
nine dollars and slxly-one. cents, (5l3,s9i.S39
6I) 90
Bat this balance, as we'll as that estimated g.,
remain 10 the treasury on the st JuIy. 1880
VIII be reduced By such appropriations a. sboI1
oT made 6'' law 10 carry into effect Certain To-
dian treaties during the present fiscal voar ,,,'
ed Tor by the Secretary Of the Interior n ,ho
amount ol five hundred and dthIrtv-ninarbo,...,
three hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 $40 aaJ
upon TIE estimates Of the Postmaster General
lor the service OF his Department the last fiscal
year, ending Both June, 1859, amounting ro
f1uF million two hundred and ninety-six ,6on.
sand and nine dollars, lS4 ,296 ,009,) locetbe,
with The further estimate of that otfice- Tar thu
service OF the present fiscal year, pnding 30b
June, 1850, being five millions five hundred
and twenly-six thousand three huudr4d ao4
tFeniy-touT dollars. lS5.526, ,324,, making an
aggregate OF Ten million three hundred and
sizty-one thousand SIX hundred and egb,v-
three dollars, (SlO.36l, ,6S3)
Should these appropriations be made as re-
quested by the proper Departments, the bal
ance IN the Treasury on the 3Olh June, 1861
will not, it is estimated. exceed three million
hVe hundred and thirty thousand one hundred
AMI nInety-six dollars and sixty-one cents. fS3.
53),l96 6l) VIZ
| transmit herewith the reports Of the Serrs-
tari1s of War, fine Navy, of the Interior and
Of the Postmaster General They each rom
tain valuable information and irnportart rscor-
meniations well worthy of the serious coasidera.
ton of Congress.
1t vii appear from the report ofthe Secrpta.
ry OF ]" ar that the army expenditures have
teen materially reduced by system Of riui
economy, which, in his opinion, offers every
guarantee that the reduction will be permanent
The estimates Of the Department flor the next
year have been reduced nearly two miIIi ions Of
dollars below the estimates for the present fiscal
year, and halt million Of dollars below N. a.
mount granted for this year at the last session
OF Congress.
The expenditures Of the Post Office Depart.
ment during the fiscal year, ending on-fhs 20,b
June, 1883, exclusive of payments for mail cor.
vice specially provided by Congress ont of the
general treasury, amounted to Sl4,96t.493 "a
and It's receipts to S7,96S,4S4 OF: showing =
deficiency to be supplied from the treasury Of
$685. ,009 26, against s.. ST. Is for the
year ending Goth June, 1853, The increased
cost OF transportation growing cut of the expan-
SION OF the Service required by Congress ey-
plans this rapid augmentation of the expendi-
lures 1t is gratifying, howe yer, 10 observe an
increase OF receipts for the year ending on the
30th Jun@, 1889, equal to S48l,69l 81, cam-
pared with these in the year ending on 30th
June. 1883.
1t is estimated that the deficiency for .ba
current fiscal year will be s.. .9S9, ,42t o.. bpt
tnat tor the year ending 30'h June, 1861. it
VIII not exceed Sl,3+2, ,473 90, should Congress
aooPt the measures OF reform proposed and ur-
ged by the Postmaster General. Since the
month OF March retrenchments have been made
10 the expenditures amounting to SI.S26,47l
annually, which, however, did not take pfec.
nntl alter the commencement of the present
hscal year. The period seems to have arrived
Tor determining the question whether this De-
paFtment shall become a permanent and ever-
increasing charge upon the Treasury. or shall
be permitted TO resume the selfsustatnin1 noli-
cy which had So long controlled its admjnjslra-
ton. The courses of legislation recommended
oy the Postmaster General for the relief of the
Department from its present embarrassroent,,
and for restoring it TO its original independence
IS deserving of your early and earnest consider
alton
In conclusion, I would again CONNER to the
Just boerahty OF Congress the local ln:eres's Of
me District OF Columbia. Surely the city bear
ing the name of Washington, and deslinpd
trust Tor ages % be the capital OF our nne5 FREE
ana prosperous ConiPderacy, has strong claims
on our favorable regard.
JAMES BUCHANAN.