Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-12-16

pensioners WHS Oh, oCO, requiring loV tueIE
annual pay. exclusive Of expenses, the
sum of $S,O23, AS. The number Of appli-
cations tha. have been allowed since that
date will require . large increase Of that
amount for the next fiscal year. The
means for the payment Of tho stipends
due. under existing laws, 10 our disabled
soldiers and sailors, and to the families Of
such - have perished in the service ofthe
country, will no doubt be chserfully end
promptly granted. A grateful people will
not hesitate TO sanction any measures
having for their object the relief Of sold
iers mutilatsd and families made father
less in the efforts 70 preserve our national
existence.
our Postal AFFAIRS.
The report Of the postmaster general
presents % encouraging exhibit of the
operations Of the post Office department
during the year The revenues Of the past
year from tho loyal states alone exceeded
the maximm annual receipts from al the
states previous to tho rebellion, 10 the sum
Of &c, 038,O9l; aud the annual average
increase ct revenue during the last four
years, compared with the revenues Of the
four years Immediately preceding the re-
bellion, WAS t3.533,S45. The revenues Of
the last 6scsl year amounted to 1885,
1853, aud the expenditures to $l3, ga, 72S,
leaving q surplus Of receipts over expen-
ditures of 1861. 43O. Progress has been
made in restoring the postal ser vice in the
southern states. The views presented by
the postmaster general against the policy
Of granting subsidies TO ocean mail steam
ship lines upon established routes, and in
favor Of continuing the present system,
which limits the compensation for ocean
service to the postage earnings. are recon-
mended to the careful consideration Of
congress.
The Macy Report.
II appears from the report Of the secre-
tary Of the navy, that while, at the DOM
mencement of the present year, there
we're in commission $50 vessels Of oil
classes and descriptions, armed with 5000
guns aud manned by $1,000 men, the
number Of vessels ct present in commits
SION is III, with $50 guns and II l2l men.
BY this promp reduction Of the naval
have been largely diminished, and num-
Der Of vessels purchased fur naval purpos-
es from the merchant marine, have been
returned to tho peaceful pursuits Of COM
merce. Since the suppression Of active
host'li.ies our foreign squadrons have
been re-estabIished, and consists Of ves-
sells much more efficient than those en-
ploysd on similar service previous to the
rebellion. The suggestion for the enlarge
ment Of the navy yards, and especially
for tho establishment Of one in fresh water
for iron-clsd vessels, Is deserving OF con-
siderstion. 90 10 also the Recommendation
for . different location and more ample
srouuds for the naval academy.
Orr Military Arm.
In tho report Of the secretary Of war, Q
general summary 10 given Of the military
campaigns Of 1864 and 1865, ending in
the suppression Of armed resistance to
the national authority in tho insurgent
states. The operations Of the general
administrative bureaus Of the war depart
ment during the past year are detailed,
and IN es,inse made Of the . pr, pr a.
lions tina. will be required for military
purposes in the fiscal year commencing
the 30sh day Of June, 1866 The national
numbered l,0O0.5l6 men. 1t is proposed
to reduce the military establishment to a
peace footing, comprchending $4,000
troops Of all arms, organized so as to ad-
init OF an enlargement by filing up the
ranks to 81, 600, If the circumstances of
the country should require an augmenta-
ton Of the army. The volunteer force has
already been reduced by the discharge
from service Of over eight hundred thous
and troops, and the department is pro-
ceeding rapidly in the work Of further re-
duction. The war estimates are reduced
from $5l6. 24O,l3l to $33, Sl4 46l, which
amount, in.,he opinion Of the department.
is adequate for a peace establish ment.-
The measures Of retrenchment in each
bureau and branch OF the service exhibit
. diligent economy worthy Of commenda-
ton. Reference 10 also made in the re-
port to the necessity Of providing for .
uniform militia system and to the pro-
priety Of making suitable provision for
wounded and disabled officers and men.
Condition cfthe National Finance.
The revenue system Of the country 10 .
subject Of vital interest to its honor and
prosperity, and should command the ear
nest consideration Of congress. The secrs-
tary Of the treasury will lay before you .
full and detailed report Of the receipts and
disbursements of the last fiscal year, OF
tho 6rst quarter Of the present fiscal year,
Of the probable receipts and expenditures
for the other three quarters, and the es,i-
mates for the year following the 3O,h OF
June, 1866. might content myself with
. reference to that report in which you will
find oil the information required for your
deliberations aud decision. But the para
0paot importance Of the subject 30 pres
e. itself on my own mind, ths. cannot
but lay before you my views Of the meas
ures which are required for the good
character, and, I might almost say, for
the existence Of this people. The life of
: republic lies certainly in the energy,
virtue, and Intelligence Of ito citizens
but it Is equally true that good REVENGE
system is the life Of an organized govern
ment NEE: you At . time when the
nation has voluntarily burdened itself with
debt unprecedented in our annals. Vast
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