Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-01-12
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, THURSDAY, JANUARY l2, 1865

; bic pradsnk pssspas 20 ses aside . sraal
! annuity agaiass = possible want. Priv,
: ligss like these woasld fsnder she possess
! ion OF such securities 20 the slnsant lim
: iiod, mast desirable ID eseTy person b
| small means, Who mlghs be able 10 say.
enough for she purpose. The grems I'd
yansage az aisizeas beihg creditors as wd
as debt3rs, with relation 20 the pabiia
debt, Il obvious mes readily pereeivl
that shey eannos be much oppressed by |
! debt which they owe 70 themselves.
The public debt on Iahs fFst day of July
|, last, although sanewhas exceeding ths
estimates of the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury, made to Congress at the commence.
nent Of the last session, fails short OF Ehs
estimate Of shat ofhcer made In she pre-.
lceediag December as 20 its probable a.
mount at the beginning OF this year, By
the sum Of %, ,995 .019I 80. This fact ex-
hibits satisfactory c9aditiog and eonr
duct Of tbs operations of the Treasury
The national banking system ID proving
TO be acceptable 20 capitalists and the
IpeorIe, On ths 18th Of November, 5S4
National Banks had been organized, a
considerable number of which were con-
tversious from Stats Banks. Changes
from the State system TO the National sYs.
| tenn are rapidly taking place, and il Is
i hoped that very soon shere will be In the
4 United states no bank of issue not Aa-
| thorizsd by Congress- and no bank note
circulation not secured By the Govern
Iment. That the Gpvernmsut and the
people will derive general benefit from
the change in the banking systems Of the
oouutry can hardly bs questioned. Ths
National system will create areliahls and
perrnaDent influence in support Of the
National credit, and protecs she people T.
gainss Losses 10 the uSe OF paper snensy.--
Whether or aot any further fegislation 10
advisable for the suppression OF State
bank issues, It viii bb fer Congress to de-
sesassne. it seems qaise clear that the
Treasury eannot be satisfactorily conduct
ed, unless the Government can exercise q
restraining power over The bank aote cir
cuiation OF the county.
The report OF the Secretary of War and
the accompanying ddcameats will detail
the campaigns of tbs armies in the Geld
since the date Of thssass annual message,
and also the operations Of the several sd-
ninistrasivc bareausIof the Was Depart
msnt, during the lass year. IL will also
specify the measures deemed essential for
the national defenoeI aud 10 keep up and
snpply the requisite military force.
I The report of the Secretary Of the Navy
presents comprehensive and satisEacfo-
~ exhibit of the adairs Of that Depart
meat, and OF the Naval service. Ii is .
subiec& of copgEanzi alton and taadable
pride to our countryh men, thai navy OF
such sass proportions has been organized
in so brief period, and eoHdnctsd with
so nuCh eiicacy and success. The gen.
aral exhibit of the Navy inelading vessels
under construction from the lst Of Dee+
amher, l264, shows D sotal of 6 | vessels
carrying 4,6l0 guns, and $40, ,396 tons,
being an actual fnerhass during the year,
ever and above all losses By sLipwreck,
or in battle, of SO vessels, leT guas, and
,42T tons. Tbs total number OF men at
this time in the naval service. including
oEeers, ia about s 900. There have
been captured by the Navy during the
year, 324 vessels, aAd the whole number
Of nayal captures, since hostilisies COM
menced, 10 | y300y OF which 267 are steam
srs. The gross proceeds arising from
the sale OF condeunued prize property,
| thus far reported, amouHts 70 I'll, $685.
$50 81. A large amount OF such proceeds
is still under adjudication, aud jet to be
reported. The total expenditures Of ths
Navy Department, OF every description,
| Including the cost of immense sqnadrons
that have been called into exissenes from
the fourth of March, 1861. to she lst Of
November, 1864, are $2SS, CAT ,2s2 IS. =
Your favorable consideration j. invited
to the various recommendations of the
Secretary Of the Nary, especially In re-
gard to Navy Yard and suitable estah
lishments for the construction and repair
Of iron vessels, and machinery and arm
ature for our ships, 10 which reference
vas made in nay last annual message
Your attention Il also invited 20 the views
expressed in the report in relation to the
legislation Of Congress al its last session
in respect TO prizes on our inland waters.
| cordially adncus In thsFecommendation
Of the Secretary as to the propFiety Of
creating the new rank Oh Vice Admiral 10
cur naval service.
Your attention is directed to the Re-
port Of the Postmaster General for O de-
tailed accouns Of the operations and o.
naneiai condition Of the Postoikes De-
partment. The postal revenues for she
year ending june so, 1904, amounted To
$I2,43s, ,253 10, and the expenditures 10
Si2, GA, ,7S8 20, the excess Of expendi.
lures over receipts being $206, ,6s2 a.
The views presented By tho postm asssr
General on the subject Of special grants
By the Goverament In aid Of the estab- |
lishmens of new haes of soean mail steam |
ships, and the policy be recommends for |
the desslopmsns ef Increased commsrcial |
intercourse With adjssena and nsighbar-
ing countnes, should receive the aare2al |
consideration OF Congress.
h 10 OF noteworthy interest thai the
stssdy expansion OF popuiatiou, inaprove-
meat and goxaxnmenEal inssisntlcaa over |
toe new and aneccupied poEtions ef our |
country have scarcely been checked, much /
less impeded or Destroyed by our great
civil war which, ut hrss glance, would \
seem TO have absorbed slaoss the sntirs
strength af lha nation.
Tho Organisation and sdmissioa oE the
State of Nevada has hesn completed In /
conformity With the iaw and thas oar
exesilens syssszn DO armly established In
The maunsains, whieh aace seemed o bar
rem and aninhabissble wasse bstweea The Il
Atlantic States and those which hare
grown up on tbs coast of she Paoid6 1
0seaA. Tbs tsrrisoriss 81 shs Uaissd
States ara gsnsraaly IN 0 scadition Ut
prosperity and rapid growth. Idsha md /
MoaiaaA, BIZ rsasoa Of khsir Ersxt dis
tanoe and the inkerrupsion of comnuai-
caticn With them BY Indian h0ssiiitIes,
hare been oaly partially ofkAaixed, but
is 10 aaderssood that these di1fealsies ere /
about 70 disappA sr, which viii pMmis thsif
1aosexnmsnts hka those Of oiAess, ~ 70 /
INTO spssdy aad tuU opsfalion- AZ snsas
massiy sospeeesd 9th and psemotiss sf |