Ellsworth American., 1863-12-18

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of the United States, derived from the
emolumcnts of their office or from proper.
ty not situated in the United States, i
submitted to your serious consideration
| make this suggestion upon the ground
that comfy, which ought to be recipro-
Gated, exempts our Consuls in all o, her
countries FROM taxation to the extent thus
indicated. The United States think
ought not TO be Exceptionally illiberal to
international trade and commerce.
The operations of the Treasury during
the last year have been successfully con.
ductcd. The enactment by Congress OF
National Banking law has been proved
valuable support of the public credit,
aud the general legislation in relation to
loans has fully answered the expectations
Of its framers. Some amendments may
be required to perfect existing laws, but
no change in their principles or general
scope is believed TO be needel Since these
measures have been IN operation all de-
mands on the treasury, including the pay
of the army and navy, have been prompt
y met and fully satisfied. No considera.
BILE body of troops, it is believed, were
ever more amply provided and moro lib-
orally and punctualIy paid, and it may be
added that, BY no people were the burdens
incident to great war ever more cheer
fully borne.
The receipts during the year, from all
I 4 .t.
at its commencement,w were 1901, l,l25,6714,- :
So and the aggregate disbursements $500
196, ,63O,63, leaving balance on the lst
Of July, 1868, of $500, ,044,2l. OF
tho receipts there were received from Gus
toms 500, 1862 40 from Internal rev.
emo S3l6l0,IS7 81; from direct tax
% 6l 3; from lands sl67, ,6l7 II;
ellancous sources SO, 6,6l5 50;
a.. ..ou loans S7776,6S2, Sol 81, making
the aggregate. S90l l25 ,614 So.
OF the disbursements there we're for
the civil service SO, 3,253, ,922 0S; for
pensions and Indians Si2l6520 80; for
interest on public debt s2i,729,S SIG 81
tor the War Department S509 2JS,G00
So for the Navy Department $G3 Il =
l05 - for payment OF funded aud tenn
porary debt slsl OSG, ,635 o., making the
aggregate SS95,TJ6, $50 %, leaving a
balance Of s. 329,U54 81, but the pay.
ment Of funded and temporary debt hay-
iat been made from monies borrowed dur.
ius the year, must be regarded a. marely y
nominal payments aud the monies borrow
FL to make them as merely nominal t.
ceipts, and thair amount [SlSl ,os6 ,631
o. should therefore be deducted both
from receipts aal disbursements. This
Being done there remains as actual re-
eajpts S72o0s9,039 - and the actual
disbursements SIlI.TeS 995 IS, leaving
the balance as already stated The actu-
Al receipts aud disbursements for the first
quarter, aud the estimated receipts and
disbursements for the reHliang three
quarters Il the current fiscal year, ls64,
~ltl be shown in detail by the report OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury, to watch
inl lie your attention.
It is suii ,ient to say here that it is not
believed that actual results will exhibit a
state Of the finances less favorable 10 the
country than the estimates Of that officer
heretofore submitted, while it is conf lent.
" expected that at the close of the year,
both disbursements and debt viii b. found
very considerably less than has been an
tillpatca,
The report Of the Secretary Of War
is document oil great interest. 1t con-
,ists ot,--tirst, the military operations OF
the year detailed in the report OF the
tiitncral-in-Ghief. Second, the organiza-
tion Of coored persons in the war service.
Third, the exchange of prisoners fully
set forth in the letter Of General Hitch
cock. Fourth, the operations under the
act for enrolling and calling out the ma
tional forces detailed in tue repor. OF the
Provost Marshal General. Fifth, the or
ganization of the Invalid Corps. Sixth,
the operation of the several departments
Ouartcrmaster-G eueral, Commissary-G en-
eral, Paymaster-ieneral, Chic!-oi-E -Elsln-
GERS, Chief-of- Ordnance and Surgeon
General. it 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 by
asking your careful attention to the re-
port itself.
The duties dovolyins on the naval branch
of the service during the year, and
through the whole of this unhappy con-
test, have been discharged with fidelity
an! eminent success. The extensive
blockade has been constantly increasing
in efficiency. If the navy has expanded
vet on so long line it has SO far beeu
| Impossible to suppress illicit trade. From
the returns received at tho Navy Depart
ment, it appears that more than one thou
sand vessels have been captured since the
blockade was instituted, and that the val
ue of prizes already sent in for adJudiea'
ton amounts to over thirteen millions OF
dollars. The naval force Of the United
States cons sts at this time OF 5sS YES
sells completed and in the course OF com
nletion. and Of these - are iron-ciad, OF
armored steamers. The events OF tht
war give an increased interest aul impor'
tance to the navy, which will probably
extend beyond the wal itself. The ar
mored vessels completed and in service
or which are under contract and approach
ins completion, are believed to exceed !. n
number those of any power; but watI'
these may be relied upon for harbor de-
fence and coast service, others OF greater
strength aad capacity will be necessary