Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-06
REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS


WAsnrNercv. Dec 27-Tho Secretary of The Treasu.
~ in his report does doubt that the receipts Of The
treasury or The present and next fiscal year viii be fully
equal 10 The estimates II the appropriations made AT the
pre'cnt session do exceed the amount contained In
thc estimates. II is believed that they can be met with
thc Ordinary and extraordinary receipts already provided
By law The estimated balance that will be- In me treas
ury ON the Both OF juno next, Is only 5000 600 and
leaves margin for additional appropriations H. there
fore, the appropriations should exceed the estimates OF
Congress should determine provide within this period
for the payment Of any portion Of the public debt IL will
become necessary 90 make provision for such conin-
gtncies II additional demands created ON the Urea
sny by legislation in the present Congress, provision
must DC made 10 meet them by such increase OF tariff
uutes as may be required fr that purpose IN such an
event. he respectfully refers Congress 20 his last report
as containing The views Of The Department that sub
Ject AS no provision has been made for ho permanent
redemption n any portion n the so 90 600 VI treasury
notes and as me AUTHORITY for issuing them expires on
inc h Of june IL will be necessary for Congress 40 cx-
tend The law Tor that purpose Tor another period
DC Postmaster Central gives inter, sting account
Of The affairs " the DEPARTMENT He advocates ,rs
rei'rms and trusts that Congress will either give It's OK
press attention to the specific contract fr or,inl he
mails between Portland and New Orleans o, voting the
the Department such course NJ administration as .hd
warrant in accepting Of HE proposals which have
been received, and which held under ad,iscmen
Nov York and philadelphia lie recommends tho repeal
o. INC clause N the act n 1858 which declare that in
mNNunB inc mails to foreign countries thc pro Ference
shall be gwen TO an American foreign Steamship
when departing from the same port for the dcsina-
non within three days Of each othet Dispatch is he
highest element in he mission OF this Department and
hence that legislation which provides fr rttardint I'M
stead OF arcclcrainq the mails may safely be- rtenouncd
at least extraordinary in is character The Post Office
Department according TO The theory NJ It's organization
should he selfsusaincd. and asks u the peculiar chaac
ter NJ IT, functions should be charge on the common
treasury, The Postmaster General advocate the abo
Won o me ranking and The substitution N prepayment
by lamps, when IT, abuses would lll where they heonq
on INC government officers 10y whom cyac pcrpetrattd
The secretary % the Nav, speaking " the successful
tefnhnhlan OF The Paraguay expedition. s1ys that the
enst oi maintaining the seven purchased vessels IN
mission was not much greater than hat of maintaining
Single steam ing1e, and that their acquisition has eua-
hed the Department 10 Adopt more Ga lent measures for
the suppression Of the Arcln slave trade Since thc
commencement of the prcscn, administration twenty
steam vessels have been aided To the NAVY lie rcnews
inc recommendation to still further increase the Navy
ana instead ofperpeuating old vessels or cxncndnq mil
mons IN constructing few large ships, 70 is earnestly re-
which has been adolscd ty CONGRESS. aud add much
larger number Of steamships which be maintained at
comparatively small cost lie says that II IS source "
are obliged 10 s passivcly and in foreign
tries American citizens plnndcrcd aud murdered because
INC EAecnVe has not The means to protect them. lie
urges an increase in the m rine. medical and pursers
aepatim'nis lie nairaios the operations Of the various
squadrons during The last The Department In May
last made conditional contract with the Chiiiqu luz
pFo'emcnt Company md Ambrose W. Thompson, for
the purpose Of urug very valuable Transit Depot
AMI Naval Station and coal privileges in the province Of
ChfiJw on The Atlantic, and another the Pacific side
Is iot congress TO- make an appropriation Of 5000 0.
Inc Secretary OF War says Of the N nearly sew
enteen thousand five hundred men than eleven
thousand are available Tor active service in the field and
square miles lie hopes make such alteration in
the disposition NJ the troops next viii prevent
any fuufc repetition Of the ourages the Southern aud
Mexican borders lie recommends the enlistment uf
men Tor mounted corps fr siX months. beginning in
May. La actual battle with the Indians success is more
owing To individual prowess, skill IN and horsemar
ship han In discipline In point NJ economy great adj
NAntages accfuo 10 the country. He recommends pro-
VISION f1r retiring disabled and inhrm officers as n meas
ure Tor increasing the efficiency " the army II is
deemed advisable 10 proceed ia the manufacture N rAcd
cannon beyond those required for expctmpnfa purposes
lie speaks fayorhly Of hrcech loading arms The Sec.
rotary says II does not necessary 10 request any
cohsidtruc appropriation for additional sonry work
ir the iorun' atoms such not strong enough
"her good defense against shipping, may, when the
catthern batteries combined with hem Tor mutual sup
port and such eNtent - give an aggregate
Of sufficient power. The " tab remains inactive
and stands in the attitude ~ cling force towards
conquered and suen people. Tie is satisfied that the
preservation Of right and Justice through the means of
the United States, impossible in that Territory There
Is In the present attitude 81 ars scarcely necessity
for the presence OF troops and they viii be Otherwise dis
posed of dudng the coming season.
The above named Secretaries show wherein they have
largely reduced the expenditures and estimates
pared with the previous years.
The Secretary Of the Interior says that during the last
quarter ending September the sales Of lands have Welded
over S2l0l910, aud $4,000 have been located
with bounty warrants Among the several recommends
tons Is one that law be passed, ia spirit nf hbcray
TO settlers unoicrcd lands allowing 20 each tvn years
from the date Of filing his deolaraory statement within
which 10 make his proof and for his land and the
same time make It incumbent upon the President o.
fer for public sale by proclamation, all lands that may
have been surveyed by the authority u Congress az any
me within two acT the plates Of the survey have
been approved He also suggests manner to prevent
frauds