The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-06

I = II SSi% - ANf ~ ohoNN -
rhe 23 j OF Noven bsr, 1873. 10 $40 S14
$50. of which amount 81 9Si, 941 are il
circulation, and the balane-, Sl4 S29.'
6O3, Is still in the possession OF the
Government.
With views unchaFged with regard
70 the act under which tlie coir:y- q
silver proceeds, j. bss been tl- pun
pose Of the Secretlry faithfully to ex
ecute the law, and to afford a fair trial
to the measure.
In the present financial condition ol
the country, l am persuaded that the
welfare of he legitimate busint s. and
industry OF every description will =
best promoted By abstaiEing from al.
attempts to make radical CHANCES iu
the existing financial Legislation. Let
it be understood that during tb-. com
ing year the business of the t. 1uutry
will be undisturbed By Governmental
Interference with The laws affecting il,
and We may confidently expecti atthe
resumption OF specie payinen-s. SiIich
will take place at the appointe. time,
will be successfully and easily 'asin-
tanned, aud that it will te followed by
healthful and enduring revival of
business prosperity
Let the ealing Inference of tiH". the
Inherent enersIes OF cur pecpi-. and
the toundless resorc~s of our cUG-siry,
have'a fair opportunity, and relief from
pr. sent difficulties will surely fo low.
Tie report Of the Secretary o: War
shows that the Amy has been u. II and
economically supplied, tha our small
force has been actively employ Cd, and
nes faithfully performed all ths ser
vice required Of it. IT,. moral. of the
Army has improved, ard the rumber
of desert;oas has materially decreased
during the year
The Secretary reconmends-
1. That Il pension b. granted .o the
| widow of the late Lieutenant Uanry
II. Bauner. Eighteenth Infantry, who
lost his life by yellow fever -'hile in
command of the steamer y A. Cham
bers," s-nt with supplies for the relief
of the sufferers ia the S3u:h from that
disease.
2 The establishment Of the a:.Is,ity
scheme for the benefit of the heirs ot
deceased officers, as Suggested hy the
Paymas:er General.
3. The adoption by Congress of q
plan for the publication of the records
of the War Of the r belliop, nov being
prepared or that purpose.
4. The Increase of the extra pr diem
of soldier teachers employed in lost
schools, and liberal appropriations fol
the cree ion Of buildings for .c1ool.
and libraries at the different posts.
5. The repeal or amendment of the
act of .JuLe Is, 1873, forbidiirg the
the ''use of the army eS posse com
itatus, or otherwise, for the purpose OF
executing the laws, except in such
cases and under such circumstances as
may be expressly authorized by the
Constitution or by act of Congress.
6. The passage of joint resolution
of Congress legalizing the issues of ra.
tions, tents, and medicines which were
made for the relief of sufferers from
yellow fever.
z. That provision be made for the
erection of fire proof building for the
preservation of certain valuable rec
ords. now constantly exposed to dts
trrction by fire.
Those recommendations are all com
mended to your favorable oonsidera.
ton.
The report of the Secretary of the
Navy shows that the navy has i'm
proved during the last fiscal year.
Work has been done on seventy five
vessels, ten of which have been thor.
oughly repaired and made ready fol-
sea. Two others are in rapid progress
toward completion. The total expend
itures of the year, including the amount
appropriated for the deficiencies of the
previous year, were S17. 46S, 1872 65
The actual expenses chargeable to the
year, exclusive of these deficiencies,
were $l3, 306. 914 09, or $767. 1879. 1S les,
than these of the previous year, and
81, 92S, 677.74 less than tile expenses,
including the deficiencies. The esti
mates for the fiscal year ending June
80, 80, are S14, 562, 3S1 45-exceedine
the appropriations of the present year
only S33, 949 IS; which excess is occa
stoned by the demands of the Naval
Academy and the Marine Corps, as ex
planned in the Secretary's report. The
appropriations for the present fiscal
year are S14. 528 431.7O which, in the
opinion of the Secretary, will be ample
for all the current expenses of the De
partment during the year. The
amount drawn from the Treasury from
July 1, to November 1. rs, is S4, 740,
544 IA, of which $40. 9S075 has been
refunded, leaving, as the expenditure
for that period So, 669, 563 SO, or $500.
S99 "a less than the corresponding per
iod of the last fiscal year. 30
The report of the Postmaster Gen
eral embraces detailed statement o1
the operations Of the Postoffice Depart
ment. The expenditures of that De-
partment for the fiscal year ended
June 80, rs, were S34 165, ,OS4. 40. The
receipts, including sales OF stamps,
money order business, and offi~ial
stamps, were S29, ,277, SIG 95. The sum
of $500. .436. 80. included in the fore
going statement Of expenditures, i.
chargeable to preceding years, SO that
the actual expenditures for the fiscal
year ended June 80, rs, are S33, S74,
647. 80. The amount drawn from the
Treasury on appropriations. in addition
to the revenues of the Department. was
IS, 307, ,652 50. The expenditures fol
the fiscal year ending June 80, 80, are
estimated at $50, 81, 900, and thu re
ceipts from all sources at $50. 664, 023.
80, leaving a deficiency to be appro
priated out of the Treasury of SIS, 907 ;.
876 10. The report calls attention to
the fact that the compensation oi
postmasters and of railroads for carry.
ing the mail is regulated by law, and
that the failure of Congress to spprc-
pirate the amounts required for these
purposes does not relieve the Govern
ment of responsibility, but necessarily
increases the deficiency bills which
Congress will be called upon to pass.
In providing for the postal service,
the following questions are presented
Should Congress annually appropriate
sum for its expenses largely in excess
of its revenues, or should such rates OF
postage be established as will make the
Department self sustaining2 Should
the postal service be reduced BY ex
cluding from the mails matter which
does not pay its wayl Should the
number Of post routes be diminished
Should other methods be adopted
which will Increase the revenues or
diminish the expenses of the postal
s-rvice2
The International Postal Cungr ess.
which met at Paris May 1, TS, and
eontioued 10 session uatil June 4th OF
the same year, was composed of dele
gates from nearly all the civilized
Countries of the world. 1t adoptad a
new convention, to take the place of
the treaty concluded at Berne, Oct. 8,
IA, which goes into effect on the 1st
of April, '79, between the countries
whose delegates have sigued it. 1t
was ratified and approved, by and with
the consent of the President. Aug. 13,
'7s. A synopsis of this Universal
Postal Convention will be found in
the report of the Postmaster General,