The New York herald., 1862-10-19
The Rebel Post Once Department Not
Self.Supporting.

In the rebel Senate ON the I'd inst. Mr.. scrsnes oil
louisiana from the Committee on the Judiciary reported
tho following
The judiciary Committee have dnly considered the
message Of the President communicating 10 Congress the
the Of the Post Office department inadequate
- meet It's expenses thout such REDUCTION Of lic
q The people Of the Confederate states and tha, this
state OF shinGs viii continue during the war; aud some
time thereafter, Until the avenues Of commerce open
ed, The President doubling the power Of Congress TO
appropriate money out Il the general treasury 70 NEE,
defcisnces in the potts service revenue occurring after
The LIST Of March, 1862 submits the question 10 the ndg
ment OF Congress- THIS doubt is based the .th
section s. article OF the constitution, which provides
that Congress sh have power to ostabsh post Offices
and post routes but the expenses OF the Post Oce DO
parent after the 1st day Of March, the year Of
Lord eighteen hundfod and sixty three snail be paid
a ts own revenues
without undertaking at this time to express an oppion
10 the force, extent ard meaning OF the ciause al
iuded 10, ths couit,ee has confined itself 10 the inter
probation of the word "cxpenscs.f n The expenses
Of the Post 0flcc Department BE- paid out of IL
own reycnues the constitution is compiled WITH The
committee think that the interest loan made 10 the
Post Once Department, for the pay of which is
revenues should he pledged, Is expense within the
puryew or the constitution II never would have been
intended hv tho trainers Of that instrument to deprive
the department of the power OF anticipating its revenue
II very common among the nations oi Europe, instead
o borrowing money on the faith and general credit of
the government ~ pledge specific by the way
81 mortgage lor the reimbursement of a loan. 80 long
the revenues OF the department suffice pay the M
icSest the loan and create proper sinking fund 10
meet tho principal, the general treasury s not 70 be
charged with the expense OF the postal service
that extent the committee OF opinion Congress NAV
60 provided the general credit OF the government be NOT
pledged for the reimbursement of the onr III the oet
Once department may thus borrow from third pares
the COMMITTEES reason why the govefnent may
loan 10 that department the same terms
and appropriate money for that purpose OF the gone
raj treasury. Such loan ,uld be very propcr In.
yssmen, for all trust funds ia the hands OF tho govern
mont
Tie report received, and 30 much Of the prefi.
0eBts message did no. refer TO urea ne
referred 10 the Committee Post ocss and rcst
Roads and ordered 20 be printed.
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Foreign COunterfeisers OF Rebel Ty~ suvv
Notes.
ip the rebel House OF Representative Oct g. on mo.
lion o. Mr. Clay, Of Alabama. the bill 80 parssh ana
repvess the nportat by our enemies OF potes MIR
porting be Of the Treasry Of the se
Slaies,r was taken up and read.
Mr. said he hoped Senators would give this bin ,e
stt-ntoD dercrvea The enemy, by oouuterfetpe our
eurrency aimed Of their deadlss blows az our
caass They haa boldly advertised these co,nsrejts for
ss.Ie and smg their dead who fen Ia battle i wss sra
to md who bal urpn bis person more nr ,ess ot
spurious ctnfedcrate Te,sury Iotee. Sc aith IN our
currency II u the loyal inhabian. of tu~ Con
TcJerasy had already been impaired by tho 1uanv of
oou,sserfcs which had found their way uso c,rru tjon
~ the cont tders.y by providing Tor ihsw snoody pun
Tie bill ny crcviainy iet persols charged Win psssp
cnintefct sotcs shall lNfied by sny military coursor
riiissSy conmss'sn, - Sssxs1d ~ shs y tADsgcss,