Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-01-02


thOrizid with power to hear and decide
such claims oi the character referred to as
umy have arisen under Treaties and public
law. Conventions for adjusting claims by
your commission have been proposed to
some tiovernments, but no defnitive an
swer to these propositions has yet been re,
ceived from any. In the course Of the ses-
sion, probably have occasion to re.
quest yon to provide Naturalization to
claimants, where DEGREES Of restitution
have been rendered aud damages awarded
by the alu iralty court, and in other cases
where this Government may be ackIow.
edged TO be liable in principle, and where
the amount of that liability has been ascer.
tanned by al Informal arbitration The pro-
per officers Of the Treasury have deemed
themselves required by the law ofthe Unit.
Cd States upon The subject, todemand tex
upon the incomes Of foreign colsuls in this
couutry,
Whilosuch ademanl may not be an inli.
sa''on o' PlOlc law, or perhaps oil any ex
lstlng treaty between tho United States
and foreign county, the expediency Of 50
tar modifying the act, as to exempt from
tax the income Of such consnls rs are not
citizens ofthe United States, derived from
the emonments Of their Offices or from
properly not situated III the United states
: SNoml Tea TO your serious consideration;
! MAKE ma suggestion, upon the ground
lna' a courtesy Wh'ch ought to he Ieelpro-
e''el e%empls our ,cohSu's IN all other
coGnlyles from taxation to the extent thus
indicated, The United States, think,
ought to be exceptionally liberal to inter-
nallonal treaty and comfy.
The opeationsot the Treasury during
the last year, have been successfully con
Fdact9d' The enactmentby Congress o a
National Banking law, lus proved a valaa.
BILE support IAhe public credit, aud the
general legisIMon in relation to the reyen-
ne have fully answered the expectations Of
It's iramerS. Some amendments may be
required topertect existing laws, but no
change in their principal or general scope
Is believed tobe needed Since these inca
sureS have Deenln operation, ali demands
On tho treasury Including pay Of the army
ana navy, have been promptly met and fully
satisfied
NO considerable body Of troops, it IS be
lieyedi were ever more amply provided
more literally and punctnally paid, and II
may be added, that by no people were thu
burdens Incidents 10 great war, more
cheerinlly borne. .F.
Inc receipts during the year from o. ?.
sources, lnotualng loans ana tne balance u
treasury at ,ts commencement, wer'
SyVl' l4o,O!f.oo' me aggregate dlsDhrae
lHeniS' S3Vo' igO, ooO %, Leaving oaiahG'
on nn luo 'Vn OF Ju'y' 1919, OF $75s'VVl, AZ
vi inc receipts, there wefo derived IRON
customs SOg ,Vos OiziV--ltom Internal 'e
sg9uc, s,i,, soaoiV'aoHVo; iF'u' u',ec' inKes
Sl4o'oiVoClj from l'ha5, Nv ., ol -
l'on 'l'ScelI'h oas so',lces' vow, ,ool 900
"uu ''oU louns' $llo'oS-'onLo, m|Hl9s
'up ossIes'.e % SoV' ll2'C'a,oo, 40 v, v, Nv ~
u''O' 'e''ep's' l''yie were s-o7'oV'A9, az ~
ISo 3 "a 4 ~ g.. yv N n,,,o@, Y''U ~ zoo
boz e0o "a, c,r tbo Nsyy nan.r',osr,
sego AIo 557, e., ,ho ,,,..,3u+ ~ ,ho Gn.,
sd ana tomnor, w d.ht SfSI oQG AK M
m5llino, an p9 n,,,'D',',o Y ~ Sso; 7eG G9o 81
agJ lc5 'i'. - InCo or .5so ooI. bnf NJ
noyo,ont y ,he randol ND ernarnrv dsl
bayn;, bpon @ ~ Az from mNrov horroye
durin9 tbe yenr mnstbe rocardad az mer,
Ily nominal payments, and thcothmmoney
borrowed to make them as merely nomini
receipts, and this amount, $lSl,OSG, 655.0'
should therefore be deducted both from I'll
receipts aud Disbursements This bein
done, there remains as actual receipt
STA, ,709 99j 81, leaving the balance as Il
: ready stated. The actual receipts and di
bnrscmcuts for the frat quarter and Il
estimated receipts and disbursements f
the remaining three fmths Of the cnrreI
fiscal yearuf 1864, will he shown in deta
Ivy the report Of the S, crotary Of the Tire
sury towhich invite your attention.
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