The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-05

place which, until decisive action
should be taken by Congress, was Sc
leeted by the Secretary of the Navy as
/ the most eligible location for that
i class of vessels 1t is important that
a suitable public station should be
! provided for the ironclad feet. 1t is
sintended e.hatthese vessels shall be in
proper condition for any emergency,
Il apdlt IS desirable that the bill accept
iElng league Island for naval purposes,
4 which passed the House of Repre-
Z; senta afH at its last session, should
\ receive final action at an early period,
IN order that there may be- a suitable
Il pubic. station for this Glass of vessels,
liassweil1 as. a navy yafdn9f area suffi-
clent for the Wants Of the service, on
/ the 4elawaresiSteF. THE Naval Pen
iksiong Fundg7anlounts to- 81, 75O, 900,
4 ..hayIhg, been Increased 81, 100 900 dur
hing the ayearla The. Expenditures of
the Department for the fiscal year
ending Qfh June lastYeTe $43, 324,-
SIS, add tlIeces thateg oikthe coming
Il year t0sS23 56S, 436. Atten
ton is invited 60 the condition of our
seameAl andb the importahce of legis-
latiYe, measures for their relief and
I'M prove me ut & The suggestions in be-
half of this deserving 2elgss of our
\ fellow are earnestly recon-
mended to the favorable attention of
4 Congress. - 49,
-o1 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
81 The, report, of the Postmaster Gen
Iefal presents, a, most satisfactory con-
dition of the postal service and sub
mits recommendation which deserve
the consideration of Congress. The
revenues of the Department for the
year ending June 30, 1866, were $14,-
1886, 1886, and the expenditures S15,-
352,07Ss showing an excess of the lat
ter of $965003, In anticipation of
this. deficiency however special
appropriation was made by) Congress
in the act approved Julyo %, 1866.
Embedding the standing appropriation
lfof 100000 for free mail matter as a
legitimate portion of the revenues
liyet refHainin9 tlnexpended., the ac-
tualg deficiency for the past year
lis q only $265, 093-aA sum within
/ s51 ,14l Of the amount estimated
in the annual report of 1864
The decrease Sof revenue compared
with the previous, year was one and
one-ffthl per cent, and the increase
of expenditures, owing principally to
the enlargement Of the mail service
in the South, was twelve per cent.
ION the Both of June last, there were
IN operation six athousand sfne hun
dred and thirty mail routes. with an
aggregate length, of one hundred and
eighty thousand nine hundred and
twentyHoae miles, an aggregate annual
transportation 0f seventy-one million
eighty hundred and thirty. seven thou
sand nine hundred and fourteen
miles, and an aggregate annual cost,
including all expenditures, of $S.410,-
s134! The length of railroad routes is
thirty two thousand and ninety
miles, and the annual transportation
thirty million SIX hundred and nine
thousand. four hundred and sixty
seven miles, Thelength Of Steamboat
routes IS fourteen thousand three hun
bred and forty7six miles, andEthe an
iniia Y transpo T'tatidp three million four
Raadfed and Eleven thopsa9d nine
hundred and siStt-twp miles. The
mail e service II lsiHrap ldiyg .1ncreas-
ing throughout tie whole coun-
try, and its steady extension in
the eSoutheDh nEfafes H1tftate their
consi$n tIy6r1prgving condition. The
growing importance of the fofeign SER
vice. also merits atteptippa The Post
office Qepartmentbofi Great Britain
and our own have agreed Upon pre-
lifninary basis for a, new Postal Con-
Yention.. Bhioll4 sitais believed, will
prove erninently beneficial to the COM
mereial iuterestsnof the u nitedAStates,
inasInuch as'it eentemplates a reduce
ton Of the international letter postage
to one-half the existing rates; re-
duction of postage with alp other
countries to and from WhicliIcorres-
pondence is transmitted 10 theSBritish
mail. or in closed mails through the
United Kingdom; the establishment
and reasonable charges for
the sea and territorial transit of cor
inG closed mails and an
allowance to each Postofice Depart
ment of the right to use all mail COM
established under the
the other for the despatch
of correspondence. either in open or
closed mails, on the same terms as
those applicable to the Inhabitants of
the country providing the means of
loJ tiH THE INTERIOR.
: Thelreport of the Secretary of the
Interior exhibits the condition of
hose branches of the public service
hat are committed to his supervision.
During the fiscal year, four millions
TX hundred and twenty-nine thous-
md three hundred aud twelve acres
If public land were disposed of, one
Million eight hundred and ninety-two
thousand FIVE hundred aud sixteen
lcres Of which were entered under the
act The policy originally
Idnnted relative to the lndhlic Lands