The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-12-18

a tax upon the incomes OF foreign Consuls
in this country. While such u demand
, may not be an indication of public law, OF
perhaps of any existing treaty between the
, United States and foreign country, the
expediencv of so far modifying the act as
to exempt from tax the income of such
Consuls as are not citizens Of the nited
States, derived from tho emoluments of their
office or from property not situated in the
United States Is submitted to your serious
consideration make this suggestion up
f on the ground that comfy which ought
to be reciprocated exempts cur Consuls IN
all other countries from taxation 70 the
extent thus indicated by the United States,
| think, ought not to be exceptionally illib,
eral to iuternat nal trade and commerce.
II The operations of the Treasury during
the last year have been successfully conduc.
ted. The enactment by Congress Of ma
tonal banking law has proved valuable
support of the public credit, and the gene
raj legislation in relation to loans has fully
answered the expectations of its tavorers
Some amendments may be required to per
feet existing laws, but no change in 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 be
cvei, we're ever more amply provided,
more literally and punctualy paid, and it
msy be added that by no people were tho
burdens incident to u great war more cheer
fully borne The recei pts during the year
from all sources, including loans and the
balance in the Trassury at its commence
meut, were COL, l25,e74,S6, the aggregate
disbursements, 1895, 7 796,osO So, leaving q
rsIance on the 7th of July, 1868, of $5,-
329 044 81. Of receipts there were de
rived from customs S69,019,64S 40; from
internal revenue $3764O,5 ,5t7 95; from d.
rect taxes $l,4ss,l0S 81; from lands
$l616l7 II; from miscellaneous sources,
sSo46,6l5 35, and from loans $776,682,-
3el ia, making the aggregate $9ol,l12,
| 874 SO.
But the payment of the funded aud tenn
porary debt having been made from mon
eys borrowed during the year, must be re.
gsrded rs merely nominal payments, and
the moneys borrowed to make them as
merely nominal receipts, and their amount
$lsl ,0s6,6S5 OF, should, therefore, be de-
ducted both from the receipts and disburse
ments. This being done there remsins as
actual receipts $7l4,7o9,ss5 So, leaving
balance as already stated. The actual re
cepts and disbursements for the first quar-
and the estimated receipts and disburss.
ments for the remaining three qsurters of
the current fiscal year of 1864, will be
shown in detail by the report of the Sec
retaly of the Treasury, to which | invite
your attention.
1t is sutheent to say here that it is not
believed that the actual results will exhibit
a state of finances less formidable to the
country than the estimates of that officer
heretofore submitted, while it Is confidently
expected that at the close of the year both
disbursements and debts will be found very
considerably less than has been anticipated
The report Of the Secretary of Wa. is a
document Of great interest 1t consists of
first, the military operations of the year,
detailed in the report of the General iu
chief; second, the organization of colored
persons into the war service, third, the ex
change of prisoners is fully set forth in the
letter of General Hitchcock; fourth, opcr-
stions under the act for enrolling and call
ing out the national forces, detailed in the
report of the Provost Marshal General; -
fifth, the organization Of the Invalid corps;
sixth, the operations of the several depart
meuts OF the Quartermsster General, Com
mlssary General, Paymsster General, Chief
of Engineers, Chief of Ordnance and Sur
geon General.
1t has appeared impossible to make a
valuable summary of this report, except
such as would be too extended for this
place, and hence content myself in refer
ing your attention to the report itself. The
duties devoIving on the naval branch of the
service during the year, and throughout
the whole of this unhappy contest, have
been discharged with fidelity and eminent
SUCCESS The extensive blockade has been
constantly increasing in efficiency as the
navy has expanded, yet on so long Ene il
has so far been impossible to entrely sup
press illicit trade. From the returns re
ceived at the Navy Department, it appears
that more than ore thousands vessels have
been captured since the blockade was insti-
tuted, and that the value Of the prizes al
ready sent in for adjudication amounts to i
over thirteen million dollars. The naval ,
force af the United States consists, at this [
time, of 5ss vessels, complstsd and in the ,
course of completion, and Of these IS are {
Iron clad srmvred steamers. I
The events of the war give an increased I
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