The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-12-18

thr Goxeespent, ma promoting the com
u,ercs aud suusiosss interests o. our. country.
men inseysry part lof the sworli.s OF tho
2ssyessels. ccthrosing the present navy Of
the United States. So, carrying 507 guns.
are in squadron service During the year.
the humber Of vessels In commissson lae
been reduced IL. aud there are Is less on
squadron duty than tlrcre were at The date
of the lastrsport. A large,number' Of vss-
sells were commenced a,sl in the course OF
construction when the war terminated, and,
although Congress had made the necessary
appropriations for their completion, tho de
pnrtmcnt has .iiher suspended work upon
them, or limited the Glow completion OF the
steam vessels so as 70 meet the contracts for
machinery made with private establish.
monts. The total expenditures Of the Navy
Department for the fiscal year, ending June
so, 1867, s3l.oSf.olI. No appropriations
hive been made or required since the close
of the war for the construction and rera;s
cf- vessels, for steam machinery. ordinance.
provisions. and clothing, fuel. hemp, de-.
tho balances under these several heads havt
ing been more Than sufficient for current
expenditures. 1t should also be stated. to
the. credit of the derartment thpt besides
asking no appropriations for the above OBJ
jscts for the last two yenrs the Secretary
of the Navy, on the 30th Of September last.
in accordance with the Act of May /, 1920.
requested the Secretary of the Treasury to
carry to the snrplus fund the sum of $685.,
600 600, beidg the amount received from
the sales of vessels and other property, and
The remnants of former appropriations
The report Of the Postmaster-G @ eneral
shows the business Of the Post Office De.
partment and the condition Of the postal
service In very favorable light. and the
attention of Congress is called to it's rrncti.
cal Recommendations. The receipts of the
department for the year ending June so,
1867, including all special appropriations
for sca aud land service. and for free mail
matter, were $I9.s7s,GsS. The expendi
lures for all purposes were $ls,2S5, ,4S3.
leaving an unexpcndsd balsnce in fav,r Of
the department of S743.al0, which can be
applied towards the expenses Of the depart
m.mt for the current year. Tie increase Of
postal revenue independent Of specific ap
preparations. for the year 1867, over that Of
1861. was ss5oO4o. The increase OF re~e.
nue from the sale Of stamps aud stamped
envelopes was S7ss,lO4. The iucrensc OF
expenditures for 1857 over those of the pre-
rious year was owing chiefly to the extern
zion Of the land and ocean mail service
During the past year new postal ,conven-
tuns have heen ratified ard exchanged
with the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland. Belgium. the. Netherlands.
Switzerlau'l, the North German MON. Italy
and the -Coloninl Government At Hong
Kong, reducing very largely the rates OF
oscar and land pos,ages TO and from aud
within those couniries. - ..- ..-f-
The report Of the acting commissioner OF
agriculture. concisely prcsents The condi-
tion, wants and progress Of au interest EN-
intntly worthy the fostering care Of Com
grrss. and exhibits n large measure Of use.
ful results achieved during tho year 10
which 1t re'eFs. p ...s. So, ....s.
There-cs'ahlishment of reac" at home.
and the resumption Of oxteuded trade,
travel and commerce abroad. have served
10 increase tho number and variety OF ques
tions in the department for foreign affais.--
None of these questions. however, have Sc.
rious'y disturbed our relations with other
Statcs. ..''-
The renul,uc of M,x;so HAVING eb,.r p.
lieyeI from foreign tervsn,ion /, ,.orp4,t
" .nsogei In ofr,r,. 10 ro.a.iohl,.h .bo,
constitutional .vs,em n s,v.rnmont 4
good unders,ond;ng con,inu.. ia sx;.t la