, 1861-12-13

H. ssS uy1 70 ~ Ia
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= Thc adt 1tod;fyinp xhe rates Of duties which,
reccireGltha f3I,3l sanction Of Conrress. difs
fercd III |sovcra1 v nj, nesnecfs. from liz measure
wh;c1, IL had fhc i1oi1or 1f submitting to thcir
| rnnsi1crAfinu. I'm nnef of these particulars
esntf;ailF in the dlminitlcd duties On fea, cof-
/ ,faf md s,gnr. and ins HE exemption. from The
! onerafions 7,F the act. Of eoods in warehouse
/ and On shipboard, the difference, however
verrnnfefi l,y considerations of geneTal policy.
! was certainly lisadyantageous to tile. revenue;
| while another, md perGaps more potential
| changed circumstances Of the country, which
| faTc nrn{cd, cyen beyoud anticipation. uuf;l-
! Yorablc to foreign commerce ,s-f., ~
| ntcp7nre ,,.1, veru Ind -;
| ins1A1 20 nND $3.50 80 4,.~ oau...,
| Al; the date OF nus kepoft. Lne .secfetary a1
| counted on revenue from CUSTOMS, lol lne
financial year 1909: o1 z25,ooVooV, pnt Ins. cn.
cnmstaEces to which ne nas last aaIcrteo an1 ~"
| cpnstrcln nm 10 reance LUIS estlnnitc 10 eo7.-
1e8, HGh e! 81: {. :: - j. -. =.
Ine Icceipte i[oin ~ o ~ ~ 100 srss
nt;;Ia ths5 rano;nte ~ fnr tI,e three rcn1ainine
/ ouaffIrs cannot be safely 5eatimatad st more.
/ than $25, ,GO0, COO, making the aggregate for
| the year tic sum just mentioned, of So, 1885,
/ Coz r. f,.
| The estimates Of receipts from l1nds and
! miscellaneous sources must also be reduced
] from S3.Oo0,00A to S2,354 062 49,. Of which
ending Sent. so. 1851, and IL, ,000, 600 are the
estimated rcceipt, Of tie three remaining
oua1ters,
Tie only other source of revenue which
promises IN addition to the resources Of the
/ Tear is fIs direct tax authorized by Congress,
I from which If Increased to the limit proposed
| by the Secretary, and assumed by tile States,
| the further sum of $50, 900, 600 may be ex-
| pected.
The aggregate Of revenue from all sources
! n&,1 ~
which is less b7 $a5 LIT 3334 ;6 than the esti-
| mate of July :.
| This reduction. however, though large,
/ vonld NOT have cornnelled the Secretary to ash
any additional powers for the negotiation Of
| loans, beyond those asked for IL his July
Report, bad appropriations and expenditures
been confncd Nithfn The estimates then sub.
/ 1nitted.
| INCREASED WAR ESpEssEs u.
rn a..:ass. :. sr.,1- - 1."'.. "e1sa,,,,,o.a
eoaemRM3atsa M eSpenal.!nresl r.! ~ an a14 IN
a9u 59s ~ u tnS ~ a1 - IS
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.4 ~ .,S az iE9 1ns R afr
4a,,r,1;opa o1rs,u NV n,s3n e.. ti,st
w. y ta ~,
.dJ;to,.i ~ 9vas tha
ne. ~ :; 9,1g - ~ ~ ~ h.1.ts - -
sa15 t}a ~ ~ - +ta
w. h,,ndra ua ~, Xxx thnms.ud ..ninntoara -
Mace of the s,rentv.t;ye ven t1nneand drat1ed M. H.
b.
1 ~ s,;+io u ~ ~ aa,a,s x,a1,. .u
rci3;mcnts maxine = trta1 forrc inr1nasnp
the regular army already organized, Of about
three hundred thousand men. After estimates
for this force had been furnished to the Secre-
tarT. in accordance With Law. and his own re.
| port, founded upon them, had been closed,
the President thought it expcdicnt, in order
| to make the contest short and decisiye. toasE
Conrrcss TO Mace at The control Of tTe Goy.
eminent at least 40O. 600 men and 800 600 OOo.
III the number thus called for tI1e regulars Eerr
included. Congress, animated bY the same
} desire for q short aid decisive contcst. went
; and authorized tlc acccptance Of yo1untecrt
in such numbers, not exceeding 500, GOO, as hs
might de.m necessary. Congress- also author
| ized the whole increase Of fhe regular arnl,
; estimated for bv the Department, and provided
/ further for additional Companies and for ney
oticers in several hranches of the military ser
Tice,
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1 1SenhAssn ,; a Apraorn'Af'uss f t,a psaAsnzn e 49,
,.+as ~ - -; -; aa.ra =, s.s.n
! | including tie existing regl1lnr army, Of abou
: $4,000 men. To insure its efficiency, tht
President was authorized to appoint any mum
= ~ ~ Sencluto aau - pt3suotei Z.
4 staff of nlajor-eenerals in the field BIZ discre
: tionary appointments Of aids-dc-canp, wit!
various rank, from captain to colonel,
7 THIS large increase of the army in men an
I officers, aid tho liberal additions made by Cor
u grcss to nav and r1tious. has AUGMENTED. an
a must necessarily augment expenditure IA
n ,nstes. and IT,. INIT r,usf' he stii fnrfbe
: | extended By the additional SUMS required fo
~ meet th.se incrcasci drmanSa aT;s;n