The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-12-15

Of the most nrduous md responsible un.
der tho Government. 1t falls iltllc short
ofa Cabinet position in it's ,mpot tancc
and its responsibilities, and l would ask
for Il, therefore, suci Legislation nS, in
yuurr Judgment, will place the ctlice on
footing Of dignity comm ,nsuratc with it's
importance, AMI with character and
qualification Of the class Of men required
TO I'LL it property.
THE POST OFFICE.
Tho report Of The PoslmnKtcr General
furnishes clear and comprehensive ex.
hibit of tho operations Of tho postal ser.
vice, md nf the Iinanciul condition Of
the prstotlicc Department. The ordi
nary postal revenue for the year ending
tho 3OIh Dune, 1860, amounted to $lG,.
444 $40 and the expenditures $23. .dD8,.
13l. Your attention is Respectfully
called to The recommendation of The
General for authority to
change the rate of compensation to the
Main Trunk Rail Road lines for their ser.
vices in cnrryinS the mails for having
post route maps executed for rcorgani.
zing aud increasing the rilicieucy of tho
| special agency service; for increasing
the mnil service Oh the Pacific, nnd for
establishing mail service under the flag
Of the Union on the Atlantic And most
especially do | Gull your attention to his
recommendation for the total nj ,lition
of the franking privilege. This is M
abuse from which no one receives com.
mcnSuratc advantage. II reduces the
receipts Of the postal service from twcn.
| ty-fvc to thirty per cent, aud largely
increases tho service to he performed.
PATENT OFFICE.
During tho year ending the both Sep.
tcnbcr, 1860. tho Patent oIlice issued
1912 pntcntS, aud its receipts were
$685. being $2l9,02G more Than tho
expenditures.
| THE FREEDMEN CENSUS.
woul Id respectfully call your altcn.
ton to the recommendation Of tho Sec
rctary of the Interior for uniting the du.
ties Of supervising tho education OF
freedmen with the other duties dcvol.
wing upon the Commissioner Of Educa.
ton. lf it is the desire Of Congress to
make the census, which must 10 taken
during the year 1870, more complete
and perfect than heretofore. I would sug.
gest action upon any plan that mny 6c
agreed upon, as Congress Mt the Inst scs.
sion appointed Il Committee to tnko in
to consideration suoh measures rs might
DO deemed proper in reference 10 IL.
census, and report plan. pcsist from
saying more.
AGrICULTIRE.
| | recommend 10 your favorable con.
Sidcration the claims Of the Agricultu
raj Bureau for liberal appropriations -
Ia country so diversified in climate
and soil MS ours. aud with n population
so largely dependent upon agriculture,
the benefits that can be conferred by
properly fostering this Bureau are in.
calcula6e.
SUPREME COURT.
desire respectfully to call the nttcn.
tion OF Congress to the inadequate sala.
rics Of n number Of the most important
officers Of the Government. In this
message ! will not ennmcratu them. but
will specify only the Justices Of tho Sn.
prcmc Court. No change has been
made in their salaries for fifteen years
Within that timc tho labors Of tho Conrt
have largely Increased, mud the expenses
OF living hive Mt least doubled dui ing
the same time Congress has twice
| found it necessary to increase largely
the compensation Of it's own members,
and the duty !, owes to another dcpart.
mcnt Of tho Government deserves and
will undoubtedly receive due considcra
lion.
| CONCLUSION.
There nrc many subjects not alluded
to in this message which might with
propricty DC introduced. but ! abstain,
believing That your patriotism and states.
rhnShlp will suggest the topics and the
legislation most conducive to tho inter.
ests Of the whole people. On my part,
| promise rigid adherence TO tho lnws
and their sllict enforcement.
u. S. GRANT.