Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-12-19

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tries charged, With complex functions ant
extraordinary powers. e.
TIE condition Of the several organized terri
tories is generally satisfactory. athoug gh Indian
disturbances 10 New Mexico have Dot been en-
trely suppressed. ..7 ...
The mineral resources OF Colorado. Nevada
Idaho, New Mexico and Arizona, are proving
far richer than has heretofore been understood
lay before you communication on this sub.
Ject from the Governor Of New Mexico.
again submit to your consideration the ex-
pedency OF establishing . system for the en-.
couragemeut OF ofemgratop, although this source
OF national wealth and strength is again flow
log with greater freedom than for several wears
before the insurrection occurred. There Is Al i'll
great deficiency in every 6e ID ofindustry. es.
pecially 10 agriculture and 10 our mines as well
of iron as the precious metals. While the de-
mand for labor is thus increased here. tens OF
Thousands OF persons destitute Of remuuerative
occupation are throngipg our foreign copsulates
and Offering to enigraie to the United State,
If essential but very cheap assistance can be
afforded them. 1t is very easy to see that un.
der the sharp discipline Of civil war the nation
is beginning new life. This noble effort de-
mands the aid aud has right to receive the at
iention and support Of the government.
lnj1ries, unforeseen by the government, and
uninteuded, 10 some cases have been inflicted
on the subjects or citizens OF foreign countries
both at sea and on land, by persons in the ser.
vice OF the United States. AS this govern.
ment expects redress from other powers when
similar injuries are inflicted by persons in their
service upon citizens of the United States we
must be prepared 10 do justice to foreigners.
II the existing Judicial tribunals are Inadequate
to this purpose, . special court may be author.
lied, with power to hear and decide such claims
Of the character referred to as may have arisen
under treaties and the public law.
Conventions for adjusting the claims by
joint Commissions have been proposed to
some Governments but no definite answer 10
the proposition has ye, been received from
any In the course of the session shall
probably have occasion to request you to
provide indemni6cation to claimants where
DEGREES Of restitution have been rendered
and damage awarded hy Admiralty Courts,
aud in other cases where this Government
may be acknowledged to be liable in princi-
pie, and where the amount of that liability
has been ascertained by an informal arbi.
tration. Tie proper officers of the Treas
ury have deemed themselves required by
the law OF the United States upon the sub.
ject, TO demand tax upon the incomes
Of foreign Cousuls in this country.
While such demand may not in strict.
ness be in derogation Of public law, or per-
haps Of any existing treaty between the U
5. and foreign country, the exped:eucy
Of SO far modifying the act as to exempt
from tax the income Of such Cousuls as are
no tstti1ans Of ho vi,
from the einolumcnts of their off ,e OF
from property not situated in the United
States, is submitted to your serious consid
GRAFTON. ..Hal .s ..l -s
l make this suggestion upon the ground
that IA courtesy which ought 10 be ,ecipro.
Gated, exempts our Consuls in all olher
countries from taxation to the extent thus
indicated. The Uuited States, think,
ought not to be exceptionally illiLe:al to
international trade aud commerce
The opertions of the Treasury du.
ring the last year have been sue.
cessfllIy conducted. The enactment ty
Congress Of national banking law has
proved valuable support of the public
credit, and tho general legislation in rea.
tion to loans have fully answered the ex.
pee tations of its favo,ers Some amend.
ments may be required to perfect existing
laws but no change in their principles or
General scope is believed 10 be needed.-
Since these measures have been in opera
tion, all demands on the Treasury, inclu
ding the pay Of the army aud navy, have
been promptly met and fully satisfied
No considerable body of troops, it is be.
leved, were ever more amply provided and
more literally and punctually paid, and it
may be added, that by no people were the
burdens incidental to great war more
cheerfully borne.
The receipts during the year, from all
sources, inclading loans and the balance 10
the Treasury at its com menl ement, were
1901 1875, ,674,S6, and the aggregate dis.
bsrsements $895'796 $50 ,65, leaving a bal
ance on the lst OF July, 1868. of s., $780,
044 ,2l. OF the receipts there we're received
from customs $69, 059, 642, 40; from Internal
revenue $37, GAO, 1913, from direct tax
81 ,485. l03,6l; from lands, $l67.6l7,l7;
from miscellaneous sources, So 046. .6l5, ,35,
and from loans, $776, $50, 36l, 81, making
an aggregate of 1901 1881 .774.S6. or the
thsre were for the civil ser.
vice $29, ,25S. 922, ,OS; for pensions and H.
dians 81, SIG 526, Sc for interest on public
debt $24, ,729. SAG 81; for the war debt
$500, 298, 600 SO; for the Navy Depart
ment $63. l05 %; for payment of fun.
ded and temporary debt $l8l .086, 1856 OF,
making the aggregate $S95. 1876. $50 65,
and leaving the balance of S.. .329, ,044 2l.
But the payment OF the funded aud lem.
porary debts having been made from mou.
les borrowed during the year. must be re
garded as merely nominal payment, and the
monies borrowed to make them as merely
nominal receipts aud their amount. $751;
036,635 OF; should therefore be deducted
both from spts and disbursements
This beiug done there remains as actual
receipts ST2O, ,039.0 .039 ~, and the actual
STA. .70s.995 So leaving the
balance ss already stated. ..t.. ..
The actual receipts and disbursements
for the FIRST quarter, and the estimated re-
ceipts and disbursements for the remaining
three quarters of the curreut year, 1854,
will be shown, in derail, by the report OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury, to which l
invite yonr attention.
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