The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-12-30

try have been divided into sixteen specia
agency districts, and superintendent
appointed for each; assistants have beer
appointed and detailed to act under tn,
several District Agents. The orders O
the department are in all cases sent t,
the Agent in charge of the District, anC
the report of his assistants are mad
to him. The agent is required to make ,
moEtAly report of his doings, and of tn,
doings of his subordinates. The results
thus far obtained appear to justify til,
Organization introduced.
Arrangements have been made for tht
manufacture of paper for the currency
and other obligations of the United
States, and for the printing of lbs same
| which will increase the security of the
Govsransat against unlawful issnss from
genuine plates Under the eleventh section
OF al sct approved June 80, 1854, entitled
An act 10 provide ways and means for
the Supports ct the governments and for
othOr purposes" . peculiar paper has
been designated az government paper,
and By that act ii 10 made felony for
any person to have or retain in his DOS
session any like thas adapted to the
making Of obligations or security OF the
United States except uader the authority
of the Secretary of the Treasury, or some
other proper officer of the United States
Arrangements have besA made for the
manufacture of this paper by Messrs Will
cox & Co., near Philadelphia, and the
mills owned by them, which are exclu-
sively devoted to this purpose, have been
placed under the supervision Of officers
of the government, and such precautions
have been taken for the custody of por-
tions OF the machinery, rs to render it
Improbable that the paper manufacture
can DO obtained by dishonest means. II
is rscsivsd by aa Agent of the govern
ment stationed at the mills, and upon a
requsition of the Department., it is ship
ped to the National Bank Note Company,
the American Bank Note Company, and
to the Printing Bureau of the Treasury
Department, as the case may require.
Arrangements have also been made
with each Of the two companies for pre-
pairing one set of plates for every isSue of
currency or other obligation; the en-
craving and Printing Bureau at Wash
ington prepares . third set, and each
office places an imprint on every obliga-
ton of Government Notice of the trans
mission Of paper from the agent at the
mills and its receipt by each of the sew
eral officers of the deliveries therefrom to
the Sealing Bureau in the Treasury Dc
pattment, and also of deliveries to the
Treasurer of the United States, is given
each day by telegram, or by lettcr, and
on the following day accountants in the
Treasury Department prepare statement
showing the disposition of every sheet of
paper manufactured
In the month of November the paper
at the mill and in each of the several
printing esta blishments was carefully
counted, and the result compared with
the accounts in the Treasury Department.
In an aggregate of about 100000 of
sheets received by the agent at the mills,
discrepancies were found to the extent of
sixty sheets of fractional currency paper,
and for the money value of which, the
companies doing the work are RESPONSE
BILE. It is believed that these arrange
ments furnish better security than has
heretofore been, against the fraudulent
issue of currency, or other obligations OF
the Government, by the use of the origi-
nal dies and plates, and the system of the
frequent examinations Of the several es-
Establishments entrusted with work, will
disclose at once any discrepancies in the
accounts. 1t is not probable that the
changes made will diminish the expense,
indeed the cost is greater than it would
be if the work in all its branches were
done In the Treasury Department. In
my judgement, however, the additional
security is of more consequence to the
Government than mere economy in the
expense of engraving and printing.
The Marine Hospital service Of the
country is, upon the whole, in an unsatis-
factory condition. Several hospitals
have been erected at points where, at
present, they are not needed, while great
commercial cities like New York, Phiia-
delphia and Boston, have no hospital &C
commodations for sick and disabled sea-
men, and careful examination of these
institutions has been made by DR..
Stewart of the Treasury Depart
ment, and by DR.. Billings, Of
the United States Army. The result of
these examinations is that several hospi-
tails have not been properly managed,
others should be closed, and that hospi-
tails should be erected at New York,
Baltimore and Philadelphia. Measures
have already been taken for the sale OF
hospitals at several points where they are
not needed. The hospital at New Or
leans is represented as unsuitable, from
the bad location and other circumstances
The War Department is in possession OF
suitable hospitals at New Orleans and
New York, which, I am informed, are nc
longer needed for the use of the army.
respectfully recommend that they be
transferred to the Treasury Depart
ment.
The revenue marine system is an impor