Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-16


sources of Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, New
Mexico and Arizona are proving far richer
than heretofore understood | lay before you
communication on this subject from the
Governor of New Mexico.
IMMIGRATION.
| again submit to your consideration the
expediency Of establishing system Tor the
encouragement of Immigration. Although,
this source Of national wealth is again flowing
hither with greater freedom than for several
wears before the insurrecton occurred, there
is still a great deficiency of laborers IN every
field of industry, and especially in agriculture
aud III our mines as well of iron and coal as
Of the precious metals. While the demand
for labor Is thus increased here, tens of thou
sands of persons, destitute of remunerative
occupation, are thronging our foreign con
sulates and Offering to immigrate to the Unit
ed States if essential but very cheap assist
ance can be afforded them. Under the sharp
discipline of civil war the nation is beginning
new life. This noble effort demands the
aid and ought to receive the attention and
support of the Government.
FOREIGN CLAIMS.
Injuries unforeseen by the government and
unintended may In some cases have been IN
fiicted upon the subjects or citizens of for
eign countries, both at SEA and on land, by
persons III the =tINlIS VI lHc IIiAttO StdiCo+
A this government expects redress from
other powers when similar injuries are intlict-
ed by persons in their service upon citizens
of the United States, we must prepare to do
Justice TO foreigners. If the existing judi
cal tribunals inadequate to this purpose,
a special court may be authorized, with pow
er TO decide such claims of the character re-
ferred to as may have arisen under treaties
and public laws. Conventions for adjusting
claims by commissioners have been proposed
TO some governments, but no definite answer
TO the propositions has been received from
any In the course of the session | shall
probably have occasion TO request you to
provide indemnihcation TO claimants where
DEGREES of restitution have been rendered
and awarded BY the Admiralty Court, and in
other cases where this government may aC-
knowledge itself to be liable in principle and
when the amount of that liability has been
ascertained by an informal arbitration.
The proper officers of the Treasury have
deemed themselves required, by the law of
the L. 5. upon the subject, to demand tax
on the incomes of the foreign consuls in this
country While such a demand may not be
interdicted by public law or BY an existing
treaty between the United States and a for
eign country, the expediency OF so far modi-
fyiug the act as to exempt from tax the in
comes OF such consuls, who are not citizens
OF the United States, derived from the emol-
uments of their offices or property not situa-
ted in the United States, is submitted to yonr
serious consideration. | make this sugges-
ton upon the ground that a country which
ought TO be recipr6cated exempts our con-
suls and all other countries from taxa
ton, to the extent indicated. The United
States ought not to be less liberal to other
nations.
PUBLIC FINANCES.
The operations of the Treasury during the
last year have been successfully conducted.
The enactment by Congress of a national
banking law has proved a valuable support
OF the credit, and the general legislation in
relation 10 loans has fully answered the ex-
pectation of its authors. Some amendments
may be required TO perfect the operations of
the existing laws, but no change in their
principles or general scope Is belived to be
necessary. Since these measures have been
in operation all demands on the Treasury
touching the army and navy have been
promptly met and fully satisfied. So consid-
cradle Il body of troops it is believed, were
never before SO amply provided for more
literally and punctually paid. And it may be
added, that by no people were the burdens
incident to a great war, ever more cheerfully
borne.
The receipts during the year from all
ctulN'71 Iiil4Auilia ApAtlo anu bdidlitt III Tue
II .asury at its commencement were S9Ol,
.5,6Tt.S6. The aggregate disbursements,
SSa5, 796, 63O.65; leaving a balance on the
eth OF July, 1868, of 81, 329, 0442l. OF the
receipts, there were derived from customs,
S66 ,u59, 1920; from internal revenue, S37,-
$40, 1919; from direct taxes, 81, Ass, 7O3.6l
from lands, sl67, Gl7.lT; from miscellaneous
| sources, s., $40, 6I5.35; and from loans,
S716,6s2, 56l57; making the aggregate
S9ul ,l25,6 74 SO OF the disbursements there
| were $50, 5&9.22 for pensions, &c; 81, PIE.
! 52o39 for interest on the public debt, and
| S2f, ~, sf6.5l for
/ S599, Pos, 500 for the war department; S63
! 2ll ,lo5.2I for the navy department; for the
/ payment OF the funded and temporary debt
! SISl ,uS6, 6$5.o7; making all aggregate O
/ $685., 166 63u.65, and leaving a balance o
! $3.50, eti.2l; but the payment of the fund
ed and temporary debt having been mad,
| from monies borrowed during the year, mus
/ be regarded as merely a nominal payment
and monies borrowed to make them as merel
| nominal receipts and the actual amount SISI.
oS6, 63507, should therefore be deducte,
from the receipts and disbursements Tha
being done there remains as the actual re
ceipts, S7l4, zoe, 995.5S, leaving the balanc
as already stated.
As the actual receipts and disbursement
for the remaining three-quarters of the Gun
rent fiscal year of 1854, viii be shown in dc
tail by the report of the Secretary of tn
Treasury, 10 which | invite your attention,
Il sufficient to say here that il is not believe
that the actual results viii exhibit state c
! the finances less favorable to the countr
than the estimates of that officer heretofor
submitted, while it is confidently expecte
that at the close of the year both the di.
/ burSemcuts ana debts viii be found very COZ
/ siderably less than has been anticipated.
REPORT or WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Secretary of War is
document OF great interest. 1t consists of:
lst. The military operations of the wear, a
j detailed in the report of the General-ir
Chief
2d- The organization of coIored person
into the war service.
81. The exchange of prisoners. fully 81
forth in the letter OF General Hitchcock
tth. Operations under the act for enrol
ing and calling out the national forces, as de
tailed in the report of the Provost Marsha
f General.
9th. The organization of the Invalid Corp,
9th. The operations of the several depart
, ments Of the Quartcrmaster General, Con
mi.sary General Paymaster General. Chic
of Engineers, Chief of Ordnance. and SUI
geon General
1t has appeared impossible to make a
available summary Of this report except sue
a would be too extended for this place. an