The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-12-10
| demards the tid ami ought 20 receive the ct
tenuo1 AMI port ct the Government.
RKDRKes or INJURIES TO ATKINS.

demards the lid ana ought 10 receive the ct
tenuoa AMI SUI port ct the Government.
HDREss or INJURIES TO ATKINS.
Itjllie. unforeseen b. the Government ard
uuinlended. lnsy 10 some cases have been itflct
ed upon the subjects aud citzsrs Of foreign
countries. both on sen aud on land. by persons
ir the serglce Of the United States. AS this
GovarumeDt expects redress from Other
pOwers when similar irj1ries are in
nc'ed by persons in their service upon
citizens Of The Uoited States. we must he pre-
pared to d. justice TO foreigners. If the
sx'siing judlcil tribunals are inadequate tc
this purpose. q Special Court may be hor-
ized With power TO bear and decide euch claims
of the character referred TO. as may have
Conventions for sdjus iug claims have
baen proposed 10 some Governments. bat
no dehnitiva answer 10 the propositions has yet
been received from any In the course Of
the fess.on. sbau probably have occa-
sion TO request you to provide indemnih
cation 10 claim snts where decgess a
restitution have been rendered. and
damages awarded by the Admiralty Court, and
IN other cases where this Government may be
acknowledged TO be liatle. and where
ihe amount of th't liability has been
ascertained by on Informal arbitration.
TAX ON FoRnGS coNsUIs.
The proper officers of the Treasury have
deemed themselves required 10y the law OF the
United TAT q upon that subject to dem md a
tax upon the income OF foreign Consuls In
this country While such demand may
not be contrary u the etipulations ot public
lsw or perhaps OF any exlaurg treaty between
the United States aud n foreign country, the
expediency % so far modifying the act as to
exempt from tax the income of such
Cousuls az ore not cllizHs OF tbe
United Ststas. derivld d from the emolu'
menia of their cflse or from property not
situated In the United State, Il sa mitted to
yOur serious consideration. i mska tnis sug
Qes!lon upon the ground that courtesy, which
ought 10 10 reciprocated, exsmps our COnsuls
| 10 all other countries from taxaiion 10 To tn
ex,ent thus INDEBTED. The Unit States, J
think, ought not to be exceptionally ilioerai
THE FISASoIAL STATUS.
The opeTah rs Of the Treasury during the
| last year have been successfully conducted
| The enactment by CecgTess Of Nationa
| Bankirg Law has proved valuable support
| of the pubic credit, and the genera
! legislation in relation 10 II has fully answer
ed the expectations of Its fivorera. Som'
amendments may bs reqniret to perfect exist
| ing laws bat no change in Their principles o
| general ecops is believed to ba nesded. 5'ncs
| these measures have been In operation, al
demands on the Treasury, including In
pay of the army and psvy, have beel
| PROMPTLY met ard fully satisfied
No consii rabls body Of troops,
Is believed. were evar more amply provide
and more liberaly and pupc'Hslly pail, and
may ba dded that hy 10 people were the buI
dtns incident to great war ever NOR
chesrfully borno. The receipts duIin
the yesr from all sources incluein
| loans Ard balance in the Treasury at its con
m nceYnent, were, 1901 125 GA S6. The np
! gregaie dispurssmen's were $500 196 63D o
| leaving "A halauce on the 7th of July, 1868,
s. 1929 t44 n. Oh tho receip!s there were az
1 rived from customs 900 059 ,642 AZ; frol
internal revenue aS7 GAO 7S7 95; from &
rect taxes. a1 4S5 1851; from lands SIG
76i III; from miscellaneous sources. 3
| O46. SIS 25, and from loans $716, 65l 36l b
10 the disbursements, for pensions. etc. 81
ZIG $40 49, for tote eet on pubic debt $24
729. S4G 81; tor tbs War ID partmtnt, $3.50 23S
600 S3;for the Navy Department, t63 I'll. .1O5
, l Tor psymert o. funded and temporary ott
kiSl CSC, G35 o. making the aggregate $50!
| 766 $50 So; npd leaving balance Cf $5,3i9, ,04
y i2I Bot be payment OF the funded and tel
| D lrary debt having been made from none
, I borrowed during the year must be regarded
| merely snominal payments, and The moue
| blrrows 81 70 make them as merely nominal
! ca Die and their amount %l5l Co6 $50 ", 6hou
| therefore be deducted BON from the receipts q
| d 's5ursenents. This being one. tiere renal
7 a. setuai receipts &7i4 709 995 6S, leaving
G | balsrca rs already stated. The act
nj receipts ami ditblrsemcns for l
5 Hr-t quarter, and the estimated rcce,
| and disbursements fSr the remaining thr
> | quarters OF tho current fiscal year Of 1864 "
be shown H. detail by the report OF the sec
! tary Of TIE Treasury. 10 NAlca 1 invite 20
a | attention. lis hlcieut TO here, that
0 IS no. believed that the &c ual Iesu
D | will exhibit = state OF the finances less hYJ
Q able tc ths country tban tn estimates oI 70
officer heretofore suomitte1' WINE = , s Soo 'u