The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-12


American rights, in protecting our COM
mercial interests. Our Consuls have neces-
sarily had to encounter increased labors
and responsibilities, growing out of the
war. These they have, for the most part,
met and discharged with zeal and eff
ciency., This acknowledgement includes
those con rN who, residing in Europe,
charged with complicated and extraordi-
nary powers.
The condition of the several organ
lied Territories is generally satisfactory,
although the Indian disturbances in New
Mexico have not been entirely suppressed.
The mineral resources of Colorado, Me-
vada, idaho, New Mexico and Arizona
are proving richer than heretofore I'M
derstood. 1 lay before you comlnunica-
ton on this subject from the Governor of
New Mexico. .H3lssat eng 81
again submit to your consideration the
|expediency of establishing system for the
encouragement of immigration. Although
this source of national wealth is again fol-
lowing, with greater freedom, than fors sew
eral years before the insurrection occurred,
there is still great deficiency of laborers
in every field if industry, especially in ag-
riculture, and all our mines as well ofiron
and coal as of precious metals. While the
demand for labor is thus increased here,
tens of thousands of persons destitute Of re-
munerative occupation, are thronging our
Foreign Consulates and offering to emigrate
to the United States. if essential but yeru
cheap assistance can be afforded them. It
is easy to see that under the discipline of
civil war, the nation is entering upon new
life-this effort demands the aid, an. ought
to receive the attention and support of the
government. sst
Injuries unforeseen by the government
may in some cases have been inflicted upon
the subjects or citizens Of foreign countries
both at sea and on land, by persons in the
service of the United States. AS this gov
eminent expects redress from other powers
when similar injuries are inflicted bv per-
sons in their service on citizens of the
United States, we must be prepared to do
justice to foreigners, and if the existing iu-
dicial tribunals are inadequate to this pur-
pose, a special Court may he authorized,
with power to hear and decide such claims
OF the character referred to, as may have
arisen under treaties and public law
Conventions fer adjusting claims by your
commission, have. been proposed to some
governments, but no definite answer to the
proposition has yet been received from any.
During the course of the Session, shall,
probably have occasion to request you to
provide decentralization to claimants. De-
crees ofrestitution have been rendered and
damages awarded by the admiralty courts,
may be acknowledged to be liable in prn-
ciple and where the amount of liability has
been ascertained by an informal arbitration
The proper officers of the Treasury have
deemed themselves required by laws Of
the United States upon the subject,
to demand tax upon the incomes of For
eign Consuls in this country. While such
a demand may not be in violation of public
law, or perhaps of any existing treaty be-
tween the United States and any foreign
country, the expediency of so far modify
ing the act, as to exempt from tax the
income which such Consuls as are not citi-
zens of the United States, may have deriv-
ed from the enoluments of their offices, or
from property not located in the United
States, is submitted to your serious consid-
GRAFTON. make this suggestion. upon the
ground that courtesy which ought to be
reciprocated, eXempts our Consuls in all
other countries from taxation, to the extent
of that indicated. The United States,
think, ought not to be Exceptionally illib-
eral to international trade and commerce.
The operations of the Treasury during
the past year have been successfully con-
Quoted. The enactment, by Congress, of
National Banking Law, has proved yalu-
able support of the public credit, and the
generallegislation in relation to the law has
fully answered the expectations of its fra
mers. Some amendments may be required
their principles or general scope is believed
to be needed. Since these measures have
been in operation, all demands on the
Treasury, including the pay of the Army
and Navy, have been promptly met and
fully satisfied. No considerable body of
troops, it is belieyed, were ever more am
ply provided, and more literally and pune
tually paid, and, it may be added, by no
people were the burdens incident to great
war ever more cheerfully borne,
The receipts during the year, from all |
sources, including licenses and balance in |
treasury at the commencement, were S9Ol,-
1854 So; the aggregate disbursements.
ss9o, !96, $50 TO, leaving u balance on the It'll |
Of uly, 1868, OfS5, 329, OLA q. OF the receipts
there were derived from Customs 500 ,O57,-
) II 4O from internal revenue, S3S, $40. 797 9s;
from direct taXe s, Sl4, S5I. 036 10: from lands.
1857 ,617 IL: from miscellaneous sources,
So, DAG, 6l5 30; and from loans, S776 $50, 6l 81;
making the aggregate 1901, 1874 Sc. OF
he disbursements there We're for pensions.
&c. S542i ,6I2, 059; for interest on public debt,
~, rs, $50 81; for War Department, $780,
9s, 600 93; for the Navy Department, s63,-
III los 2; for payment of funded and tenn
,orary debt, SlSl ,0S5 635 OF; making the ao-
,regate 1896, 766, $50 65. and leaving bal
NICE of S., 329,OH 81. But the payment OIL
ne funded and temporary debt having
,,een made from monies borrowed during
~ SSaA' AiiuSS DS IeSdEueu as merely
nominal payments, and the monies bcr- {
owed to make these as merely nominal re- l
eipts, and their amount, $751;, es6, 635 OF. {
hould therefore be deducted both from the
ecelprs and disbursements. This being
lone, there remains, as actual receipts.
ZIG, 7O9.a95 So, leaving the balance as al 4
eady stated. The actual receipts and dis
ursements for the first quarter and the q
receipts and disbursements for S
ne remaining three quarters OF the current i
seal year Of 1864, Will be shown by the re- t
ort OF the. Secretary of the Treasury, to {
'hich invite your attention. 1t is suffi- i
lent to say here, that it is not believed that S
le actual results will exhibit state of the S
nances less favorable to the country than i
he estimates submitted by that officer. S
lille it is confidently expected that at the i
ose of the year both disbursements and I
ebts will be found very considerably less l
ian has been anticipated. @ gly+,. l
The report of the Secretary of War is a
ocument Of great interest. 1t consists of t
lie military operations of the year detailed t
the report of the General-in -chief. Sc t
md, the organization of colored persons G
ito the war service. Third. the exchange e
prisoners is fully set forth in the letter C
General Hitchcock. Fourth. the 0