The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-05

ton, the preservation Of the Union, and the per-
petuity OF Our free Institutions.
AsDEEw JOHNSON.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-The House met at noon;
one hundred and ~forty-six members answering To
the roll call. Three new members from Tennes-
see and two from Kentucky, We're sworn in.
Mr.. Elliott introduced d bill to repeal the law
authorizing the President to grant pardous and
amnesty 10 persons who took part in the rebellion.
General Garfield has introduced in the House a
bill to convene Congress On the fourth of March,
1867. General Schenck has q similar bin.
Report Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The following i a summary of the report OF
the Secretary of the Treasury
Receipts exceeded estimates $50 ,905 ,905: the
expenditures have fallen short If tine estimates
$500. 529, 235. He recommends further diminu-
ton in taxes says the present generation, with
proper economy, can pay the debt. lie regrets,
Notwithstanding the large reduction Of the ma
tional debt. and the satisfactory condition in
other respects of the treasury. that little pro-
grrss has been made since his last report toward
specie payment. He explains at length his action
concerning the disposal IF surplus gold. He re-
cOmmend- that the National Banks be compelled
to redeem: st a single Atlantic city; a cUrrai!ment
Of the currency; q careful revision Of the tariff,
70 make it SO as 10 harmonic with our internal
taxes the issue Of twenty years. OF les, bonds,
at I'VE Ter cent TrFaJie IN EUgiatI or GERMANY.
- an amount sufficient - absorb the six per cent.
bonds DOW held in Europe, 70 meet the demand
then [there?l for actual and permanent invest
ment, and the rehabilitation of the Southern
States. These recommendations fare urged ? at
length and he says il Is his opinion that specie
payments may be resumed, OF ought 70 be, as
carly as the 1t Of July, l3GS. the public debt,
October 81, 1866, exclusive Of cash IN the treas
ury. was S2,6Sl ,636.9G6 81. The cash in the
treasury was $3.50, 1876 900 90, As TO the com
mercial intercourse with the British, the Secretary
adheres 70 his opinion, that until our revenue
system is fully revised and adjusted 10 the fnan-
cial situation Of the country. this subject should
not he discussed.
The remainder of the report is devoted to the
statistics Of the Department.
Report of the Secretary of War.
New YORK, Dec. 3.-The following is a sum
mary Of the report of the Secretary Of War:
The entire number of Volunteers 10 be mus
tered out. paid and transported. May lst. 1865,
was l .023 ,s6i. By November lst, 1866, 1925
Cpl were mustered out, leaving in the service
IL .042 white and cOlOred. The aggregate reduc-
ton of colored troops during tie year was ,524,
leaving in the service about IL, 600 officers and
enlisted men. Past experience shows that in na-
tiUnal emergencies our armies could be swiftly
organized 10 at least the full strength of a million
of men. From May Ist, 1865, to August ID,
1866. over 261 .OOO horses and mules were sold
fo- Sl5. 26J .U9j "a. The barracks. hospitals.
INV 1NANA DAA4-Au-- C'4A AO@EA 7 .
damaged clothing, S9.j2T 700; the feet Of $50
ocean transports, maintained at u daily expense
of $4,000, was reduced. before June Both,
1866, to 50 vessels, costing So 900 per day, ami
most of these have since been discharged. Of
202 vessels employed inland. at an expense OF
50 ,ly3, none were in service June 30tn. 1866.
The sale of river transports. exc, during the
year amounted TO Sl,l52,S92 cash sales Ui rail-
road equipments, 70 81 1861 9; credit sales, 70
! ,444,073, Of which Il 200, 0S5. principal and
.--a--= Ln-Al LA- - - a. - n.L
1866. principal and interest, S6,570.O74. The
military telegraph has been di-continued and
cold, and ali unnecessary material and stores
have been disposed of at satisfactory prices.
The disbanded troops stand ready to respond 10
the national call, and with our vast means Of
transportation and rapid organization, they can
be organized, armed and equipped, and concen-
trated at whatever point military emergencies
may require. Recruiting and recognizing the
Regulars have fayorably progressed. in which
there is now an aggregate strength of .430.
During the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1866.
SlO,43l ,004 were disbursed 10 the Army and
Military Academy, and S24S, 943 ,3l2 to Yolun-
tecrs.
Directions have been given to the Ordnance
Department for the speedy manufacture OF breech-
loading arms. The alteration Of the Springfield
musket to q breech-loader has been adopted, both
as regards economy and its adaptability, it prov
ing superior in all respects 70 the Prussian needle
gun. The principal movements Of troops the
past year nave bctn IN lcAls- on IDc Mexican
frontier, and in the Territories, while q sufficient
force has been keptin the lately rebellious States
to insure the execution Of the laws. The perma-
nent defences Of the country have been strength
ened, and their efficiency increased.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Report.
CHICAGO, Dee. 1.-The following i a summary
Of the Generals report The expendi-
ture for the year exceeds the receipts SyG5 $50.
The decrease of revenue, compared with previous
years, was l Is per cent, and the increase of ex-
penditures was II per cent, including the stand
ing appropriation for free mail matter, $780, 900
Is a Legitimate portion OF the revenues vet remain
ing unexpeuded. The actual deficiency for the
past year Is only 500 ,O53. The aggregate
length OF mail routes in operation the past year
was lo0,92l miles. Much Of the service in the
late lnsurgeEt States was in OPERATION only a part
Of the year. The amount OF postal liabilities
from those States, while in operation. exceeds
S1j.2S3. There has been an increase the past
year in those States Of I.0l6 routes. ASP
miles, and $I,I37. 363 OF annual cost. More
than half the mail routes in those states have
been put IL operation. composing nearly nine
tenths Of the railroad routes. Contractors have
been fined S5o.S05 FOR delin4uencie=. There la,