, 1869-12-07


. 0e cott OF collecting the IsEcnue hAS
ot been Auended BY Any ioaa at etnpaency In the
elvtee. On tho oshes hand. Il u ee!leted that
osteF thAa evef before, and Eh4s tho Custom
lot1e EcrVfca il elso cozgtAntft t0FtuFtn&. y
4fst,,o % &c 1s1o0 as 1ne eaisa 81. 9snaooa
kW1 nuat Is found In the &dminlAtrztlun Of the |
lpptasser1 Department Tne 1sauds aod
nsi waen % conpa1ea s rtss iss d. 1e.aes sasssned
hrooEh she Incompetent OF d.saontfl examiner
md appEattcf1. Assuming that honest nea NAY
ut salaries, It u Jet true tnAt N Incompetent ap
,'a1. er Il examiner maJ daily subject tue govern
ntnt to l9sses sar exceeding ths smoons o. 5n
FasAf5. EbotE existing a01h Certain tcvt2oo on. !
tn *td other tetso1a A2pta5tn8 ~ taformet1 arc
:ntised 10 fh&rea IN the toes, psnsI:lea, |
se T9es,a45 De=a1men,ssstsau;ea I ~ ISL: T. so q
fes u3sl 10 such effects, knd to the tnfotmers II
he sarions c*ssa artslag under the customs Aad
.sro1rn lie i:,e,aa, % its1enas oT.ee. Tae Tesson
Dn which tne Awr granting anch allowance II
based IL that the otnctrs OF ins government arc
costtJ of fr1uds a1d bringing offenders 10
p1nthntnt- There can be no douo. k1as such y
.he ecee: q TIL peassy: bHt tas s1pet.eoee hase
that the evils attending the sJstem are greater
than the hencfrs oenset from Il 1t often nccurs
hist ieserue cncerz sse lead % ssAeEs c!assn4 ID
in la1 OF IN TACT for the EospecuEe
catci. and. Nhe:s real sstifas ex!ss,
: oitsE ;ne eo .nsot oee ~. tt,,,!a, ot re
70 rtsrersrtent sae ease % the government, % a
10 secure tie Freatet 9drzuts2e to Themselves
Bat notc serious erIl T. fo1nd IN the practee Of
allowing persona / 9fsudu1ent conrso until Ie-
su,s Is reached which x1n truse 70 the heneat q
onlccrn aod informeTs. tnltcAd OF ehecnng cf1ut-
1osa f s1aes the q sae e es is
that grow out of the present sJstetn. I Nm, how.
ever, clearly Of oplnion thet tho government
q .aes aass a.nout sus
inem BY any coutlnaent adyantaFe1 haTs
recommended an increase Of salaries Of custom
sse@ asS tef & aes oi "a
,or M an nersste of Salaries Il ID III. deparsmenf ot
re o.! 6seps aas. e % 'ns ~
the Treasury department 70 accept employment
as agents Of att1rue5s for parties having clalns
sehtntt sne dcrartmeE' I'D tne.. = sraaou 70 b.
~. ,.e ina: /: .S... s nsiaslee. The Information o.
used In A.d Of tho c.a1nantA Without de-
failing all tbs objections 70 this practice,
a petore tse
pafimeur, Al agents OF astoFneJa IN behalf Of the
cIalma thst we're pending when soen parsons were
sers employed ID tie Tcasu1y Department It
Washington SIS CLERKS. Dessengeu, and Labor
ers, 1t mou:ny coat Of s:ss, ,asl,s1. st present
iastf i monthly psy. smoaiis 70 i6sslsl
A. the th1e Of &5.,fSa0a pet
as sse pei.ods neSsonea M so lnsTssse ID 1osss i
the Internal Revenue Once, and IN the oiflce OF
the First Comptroller. This increase, In tue az
Rresa.e, is 2: tne ra,e Of se.+to PEI annu@ = TBS ~
! 1eau VI Engraving and rnnung. Ia Mtrch lass
there were sixlstwo SPECIAL agents 10 the seryice
q ihe department rese!''ns IN the aggregate ios
f afF ess ssfs'is Ca tas stse &c sssut. @ nsae
hts reports to The department, and acted Under It's
direct orders. The number now emp1oIed ID *
naa been Increased generally, In The hope that
| nore culctent service might pe obtained. The
EeA coast and frontiers Of the country. hAye been
ard superintendent appoip1ed ior csea. As5ss.
tauts bare been appointed and detailed 70 set
under the several district ngents The oFde1s Of
IN charge Ct the district, And the report Of bis
akststsntR are made to him. The agent u requ.r.
ed to male monthly repor: Of 1ss donga and o
| kne dolnH6 OF hts Bub01tl14tet The results thu.
iAr oota!ued appear 10 Justify The Organization ID
Arrangements have teen msde for the manu-
Rations oi tne Uulted 'a'es, md tor Tho pf,ntiut
| ct the sarne, which inctease the security Of tht
rostrnment aRsinAt the uoia11nl issnea from gen
ac7, sprroved June -. 1851 entitled "Au acs Il
prorlde naJs and means for the support Of RoT
erDment, ma ter other pn1poseA" : p
L made felony tor aay petsos
a.ys or 5eaq = - Ps any r.
q Ike Uns.ea ssa.ea, except under Authority 9
ploper pro a ofnccs q ., tne iSs jailed States: Ansuse
this paper bY Metsys. Wilcox L To, near Pulls
de'po!a, aud ihc mills owned By then. wb!ch ar
aeT9sd to ss1 haze
hsse ns Seea 1en aa' for aeH eas enoy
portion. q The machinery as 70 render e In
taiued By dAnoneat meanA It IL received b.
an agent Of the government stationed at th
mills. md. upon tegnlsittoa ot The densItrent,
/ to the American Bank Note Company, aud to ii
Printing Bureau Of tds Treasury Department q
The ease NAY REQUIRE. AIEanEements hare AZ
pEepatlng Qua set ot plates for every tszue {
currency or other obligation. The Engraving AZ
Printing Bureau Ct Washington prepares : thiI
ohlt4a1ion Of the GOV erument Notice Of tn
transmission OF the paper from the agent at ii
lie deseiss II % 81 ,he 81 sesas sares s
In the ITcasugy Department, and also Of dcllvcrit
to The Treasurer Of the United States, II gtse
iowtr9 day the accounrana ID the Treas1rJ De
psttne1t psepare ttatenfcnt showing the dtspd
| sltion OF eFeIy ateet Of paper xnauu1actured. /
ID each cf The several printing ea:abllshmcui
| wxs ca5tfully counted and The result coEpare
wilh the sceounts ia the Treasury Department
cttyed BY the agent n the nltttA dlscrepancle
were found to the extent Of sixty sheets Of Ira
tor curIeccJ paper. and tor .ne none! yala
spoLs.Sle- 1t Is believed that these Arrangement
fafntsh better security than has heretofore bee
hsd se,tUss sne tsandalsns 1saae q ca,ssney {
The original dies Or plates, and the syates
Of the frequent examination OF the sever,
establishments entrusted with tue WORT will dt
| t31HcrrnH1r5ta
10 rot probable that TIC changes rrade viii dime1
tsh the eIpense. Indeed the cost IL greater tha
eone IL re Tnr; sse yY pepameas n X Il y iaa
ment, nowever. sdoitionAi sectrt1J is Of morc co'
sequence TO tho government thaa mere econoG
Tbs !Bs mapsae hospltai S ssce of tae eeao,
upon The vho'e, in an unsatisfactory CONDITION
Several hospitals hare been erected At poIn
sres. @ eon1seIcia, ~ c,t,es Ike SeS Forf. Pa.isdt
cat ,ors for SICK and disabled teAR;en. and cat
: rent, and hy Dr. nlll,nss, q the United sias
A5% !5as 4As ia. result .tresst q isss ss:s.: :1'1
sSeu,a elo4zs S'sSa .a.. e .noea f
pn!s. Mcasurrs hare already teen saten for Il
sale OF hospitals 1t several places whtre they \
not reeded. The hospital Il New otleaos q se
+ eT circumstances, The War Department =
{ possess,on ef suitable hospas*ss AZ ~
6 orleans nd Ss. xert, Which an Informed;
0 9Nctf1iIy recommend that lhey be transferred
TIE T1cartry Department.
expensive branch Of the cnstoms revenue sery;'
There are tcifty.sx yesseE belonging 70 fhe :
rastncnt, ct which twelve are GAtu1G veas:ll I
Is e 20 .ons Is oaers saa s4od - men II
y esrense. smoan. 70 about $4,000 ) yeas: :
- hA+ +.haG aGni ~ Nfl =
n burden, are lAke steamer, a1d ont q CO
vaiue, *hlle the care oI them 1nyol
row ID ter1tce hare heen purchased and pull'
IL VARIOUS tines, and. II fs1 ~ | can asectfs
e without SPECIAL fetcrcnce to The NATURE o.
nMu1ed pian. From opehAf TO hires fourth!
the ~hoe nuubeE are not adapted to tue b
IL ness~ CouR1cAs recently Appropriated F1o0. 900
~ propcsals we9e Issued md dds recc4sed under
- authority &hua conferred On tho Secfetat5 OF
o1s no e. & b,ses asss e tof9sa
IN CONVICTION Upon me that It Il lncxpedient 70 IL
the expenditure unui the depsfsnen1 Is tn pos
anal therefore take he optnloa OF boar,
competent odoers upon The following poa
Ia | ftt1t, tet Fi1e And Character o. vesed4 seQn
~ form; second, whether they should be consszu
- Of ton Or Hood, or Of comniuAhon q those
=. :. te1tals, When Inc report Of the coamisston
~ ! hare been TectiTed rforps4A FILL oe Issued ios
~ construction Of Ssat vessels y aathoft1ad
~. s The adtltton to the parent Mat u Philtdesp
- stx brunch tnlcts hare been established II yaf
III times Ia di1[efenr paft9 CT The country: On.
If Sun FRANCISCO, one u SeW Orleans. one a.
y, " iotse, y. e., one ii Dah9oneEz. Ga one =
~ yer, Col, and oue II Portland, ote9on. slhee
~ ~ eoG1meneenc0t Of the war The bfRnchea y
% % Or1eAua. Dahlouess, and Cnarios+e hare
~, closed. An AtsaJ oEce, II beleSed, vii g
the necessities of tie mining Interests 70 20
out ~, u ~ ~ tnas ~ - 9nt nn,+s.nG NInf Indn,ed
o4e nmecrs[Tr+9rn ~ % ~ r11sr,sds and the eouseoni
~! y! lncseastee faculties fos communication, y
'ut op!n,qu that the bu4tnes3 Of the coming 3eal
4 be chleny 1t one mint upon the rscnc, uad
~ r. mint on ite Atlantic coaat Under 81 act Of
~ w. E1ess, pissed July =, 1sS&, prepatA,tonA are
~ iug for the sale Of the Mlnt4 II ChAttott'
!or~ DsnouesA The ntstnE md Gaining Of n!
eM' cioaa tpet4ll y now 20 large IA
the | ,,Hn - h.t ntiherfn rerriTrd Al nteseni IN
leN uo nufc1u OF ohlcef tn the Trrau1y Depart
,o3e | N Haantos;on chaIcrd SPECIALLY E1sh The M