Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-12-17

of foreign counsuls in this country
While such demand may not, in stric
ness, be in deroga tion of public law. {
perhaps of any existing treaty betwee
the United States and foreign country
the expediency of so far modifying th
acts as TO exempt from tax incomes {
such consuls as are not citizens of th
United States, derived from enolument
OF their Office, or from property not sit
uated in the United States, is submitte,
to your serious consideration.
| make this suggestion upon tn
ground that e community which ough
to be reciprocatod exempts our couusul.
in all other countries from taxation, t.
the extent thus indicated, The United
States, | think ought rot to be excep
tionally illiberal to international trade
and commerce.
The operations of the Treasury during
the last year have been successfully con.
Quoted. The enactment by Congress Of
national banking law, has proved q
valuable support of the public credit,
and the general legislation in relation to
loans has fully answered the expectations
OF Its favors. Some amendments may
be requi: ed to perfect existing laws, but
no change in the principles or general
scope is believed to be needed.
Since these measures have been in op-
peration all demands on the treasury.
lnclrding the pay of The army and navy,
have been PROMPTLY met and fully salts
ed. No considerable body of troops, it
Is believed, were c er more amply pro-
vided and more literally and punctually
paid, and it may be added that by no
people were the bnrdens incident to
6 eat war ever moro checrfully borne.
The receipts during the year from all
sources, including loans and the balance
in the Treasury at its commence mept
were $9Ol, ,125. .674, SO, and the aggre-
gate disbursements SS95, 1876, $50, ,65,
leaving balance on the 1st of July,
1868. of S., 1929, ,O44 81. Of the re-
ceipts there were derived from customs
thers were derixed from customs S69,-
Oo9, 642, 20, from internal revenue $37,-
64O, 787, 95, from direct tax al, 49,
l03.61; from lands $167 ,617,l7; from
misc cellaneons sources S3.O46,6 ,35,
and from loans $776, ,6S2, ,361, ,57-ma-
king the aggregate 500 ,125, ,674,86.
VI the distrib itements there were for
The civil service 1923, 253, 800, Os; for the
Tor pensions and Indians, S4,216, 500.
~; for interest on public debt, S24,-
129, ,S46.51 for the War Department,
Sos9 '29S SOC. .s3; for the Navy Depart
ment, S63, ,105 81; for payment
Of funded and temporary debt, $751;
JSG, ,635, OF = making the aggregate
1895, ,796, $50 65, and leaving The bal.
'nce of $5.329,O ,O44 81
But the payment of funded and tenn
1orary debts having been made from
moneys borrowed during the year, must
&c regarded as merely nominal pay
nents. and the moneys borrowed to make
IS merely receipts Their amount, ST.
81 .OS6, ,635.07 shovld therefore be de-
lucted 9TH from the receipts and dis
'u.aements, This being done, there
emalns as actual receipts, 1920, ,O39.-
D39 10. and the a-tual disbursements
s71t ,709,995 SO, leaving tho balance
IS already stated.
The actual receipts and disbursements
or the hrst quarter, and the estimated
ecelpts and disbursement. for the re.
naming three quarters of the current
slcal year, 1864 will be shown in detail
y the report of the Secretary of the
::reasury, to which | invite your atten
ion.
1t is sufficient to say here that it is
OF believed that actual results will ex-
iblt state of the finances less favorable
the country than tho estimates of that
fhcer heretofore submitted, while it Is
onhdently e: pected that at the close of
he year both disburs ents and debt
7ill be e md "rcty considerably less
han has been anticipated.
The report of the Secretary Of War is
document of great interest. 1t consists
First-The military operations of the
ear, detailed in the report of the gen.
ral-in chief.
SecoL The organization of colored
'er-or into the war service.
Third-The xchange of prisoners,
ully set forth in the letter of Ge Hitch
ock.
Fourth-The operations under the
Act for cnl Dll'ng and calling out the
lational f 9" detailed in the report
# the Pro, NJ shall General
ll!th.-Tbe { anization Of the inval.
d corps; and
Sixth.-The operations of the several
departments of the Quartermaster Gen
raj, Comuis.ry General, Paymaster
iene al, Chief of Engineers, Chief of
Jrf ance and Surgeon General.
1t b appeared impossible to make
'aluable summary Of the this report,
xcept such as would be too extend this
'lace. and hence | content myself by
skiing your careful attention to the re-
,ort itself.
The duties devolving on the naval
branch 0: the service during the year.
md throughout the whole Of this unhap-
" contest, have teen discharged with
idelity ann eminent success. The ex-
ensive blockade has been constantly