Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-02

! grossly authur;Zedby the Constitution or by
act Of Congress.
G. The passage Of q joint resolution OF Con
areS5 legaIlzlng the issues Of railona, tents ard
medlciocs which we're made for the relief of
au!ferers from yellow fever.
I. That provision be made fer the erection CT
IS Ere proof building for the preservation ct GER
tain valuable records, no1 constantly exposed
to destruction by Gre.
| These recommendations are all commended
to your favorable consideration.
The report of the Secretary CT the Navy
shnms that the oav2 has improved during the
the last fiscal year. Work has been done on
seventy five vcss:lS ten ct which have been
thcrGuzhly rtpsrad, and made ready for sea.
Two others are 10 rapid progress toward COM
piellou. The total expenditures CT the year.
!ncudng The amount appropriated for tue de-
lel"Icies OF the previous year. were ST .4GS,'
1872 GJ. Tho alual expenses chargesble to the
year, exclusive OF these deficiencies we're
$l3 SOC Oh Co. or SCI 100 IS less han those
CT tho previous year, and 81 ops CIT II less
than the expenses, incu3iag the Deficiencies.
The eslimstss for the fiscal year ending june
80, 1880, are Sl4 SCI 3Sl :4j-sxeeeding the
appropriations OF the present year only $685.
90 -; wtca excess Is occasiOned by the do.
I:lauts Of the Naval Academy and the Marine
Corps, as explained 10 the Seoeetary's report.
tie appropriations fer The 1rasent ii$ci year
are :sI4 52S, 43l 10, which, 10 The opinoa CT
tho >: c:c;ary, will be ample itr all the currcnt
EXPENSES Of tie Department during the year.
| j ie amount drawn from tic Treasury froua
JUL !, "a Novemtor ], ISIS, i' 81 40 5li n.
Ct wt!i so $50 - has been reiuadc6, leav.
rg as the expenditure for that p .riod 81 GO.
5G.:;' 30, CT $500 .S992i less than tho corres
poud .Gg period OF tue last lical year.
The report of the Postmaster General em.
braces . detailed statement Of the operations
OF the Post ufio Department. The expendI-
lures CT that Department f)r the fscaI year
ended June 80. 1878. were 81 lG5 .0S4 40.
i, Tie receipts. iGcuting sales Of Stamps, money
or6er business, aod official stamps, wore S29..
377 SIG %. The sum Ct $500 1876 90, Included
10 the foregoing sacmtut Of Expenditures, is
chsrecabIe TO prtceediDg years. 80 that the
actual expenditures fer the fiscal year ended
juno 50. 1873 are $50 S74 .G47jO. The
amount drawn lrou .he Treasury % appropria,
lions, in addition to the revenues OF the De-
, psrSm2uf, VS. s.. 307, G5?.S2. The cxpebdl'
tu:ts Tor the fiscal year euGing June 90. 1850,
aro csii na!ed at $50, 81 9OU and the receipts
; iron all sources ct $30,6G4 O23 90. Leaving a
acLciGzc7 to be appropriated out Ut the lrts-
suty Ct So co., S76.l0. The repOrt calls at.
|
nos!mastcrs and Of railroads for carrying the
, mail is regulated by Ia", end that the talute
OF Congress TO appropriate the accounts riq4lr'
, ed 70: these rurpos9s does not relieve tie
Goveronobt Of responsibility, bat necessarily
intr3:se5 the deficiency ti:iS which Congress
viii be called upon to pass.
Ii providing for the pJsta! seiplc,, the Tel
lowing qutS:loLs are rresen!eG:-Shou,d Cor-
g7cgS aruua.ly appropriate & SUN Tor Its eXpeGS-
Is largely IN excess q its revenues or should such
ratas OF postage be established as Will make the
Department sell sus:airiog? Should tho pos
: til service DC reduced by excluding from the
mails, mater which docs not pay its way I!
Should tie number CT post routes be diminish
&C? Should other methods be adopted which
vii increase the revenues or GlmlulSh the eX
peases Of tho postal service?
. The International Postal Congress, which
met st Paris hlsy l, 1878, and continued in ses-
sion uaiI JUICE + Ct the samo year, vas com
passed cf delegates from Dearly all the cvz' ID
cCu2tri:s Of the world. Ii adopted 6 new con
vcntion. TO take the place of the treaty conciud.
ed ct Btruc. October q 1874; which goes into
fleet on the lstApIiI,'7 10, between the Countries
whcsa delegates bave signed II. 1t was ratified
and approved, by and with the consent OF the
President, August L.. 1878. a synopsis of this
Uuivar; al Postal Convention will DO found 10 the
report oiike Pcs! mastcrGe1eTal and the 1Gl! text
ia tie appendix thereto. 10 its origin the Postal
EjGiGn comprised twenty three countries, having
n population OF three HUNDRED aud fifty millions
Ct people. Ga INC lst Of April next it will
comprise f,ciy three countries and colonies, With
Il uopuaiou Of more than then six hundred aud
fifty millions OF pcHpla, snd will soon, by tic
accession Ct The few remaining countries aud
Gnl%aias which maintain organized postal serv.
cle constitute, in TACT as veil as 10 name, as lis
&c y il!c Indicates, Q Uaiger5al Union. regulat.
!og.rpc:i {: rul:oru basis oil cheap postage rates
tao postal iatarc1Ifi3 between all cVg I'd
! naii0Ua.
Somr embarrassment has ariS:at ont Of the
ca"Hc: b;tlGe1n the clljtcns laws Of this coun-
t:y aai ina provisions of tho Postal Convention,
in regard to the transmission CT fprulgn books
aGQ newspapers 10 tll9 country By naI. liz Is
honcd that Eoo,:1css will be able 10 devise sono
means OF raoonclinG Tie din :uities whtoh have
thus been created, 80 10 to do Justice to all paT
tics involved.
Che husioeS5 81 se Supreme Court, and Of
tue conrts IN may Ct The circuits, has locr aascd
70 sEati ~ cx;enl DUNG the past years that
additional legislation is imperative 10 relieve
aud rravGca the delay Of ustice and possible
oppression 10 auit0ls which 10 thus Oc3asloncd.
The cncunbercd Cond!!!3 % Of these docSels is
p1caanLna aa394 Ia the report Gi the Attorney
GeGcr! Il. and The rem: Gy suygestad - earnestly
urged ior Congressional action. The creation
OF i,iiiI5Ea! ciicnit judges, as proposed, W3uid
afford mp!Gtc remedy, and you'd involve az
txpcuse--at the preseEtrate OF saiar'cs --of not
ruorc liam 500 600 year.
The .rois9l reports Of the Secretary OF tic
Ea'c: or and CT the C3mmia$ioncr OF Indian
Affairs, present IN elaborate accau1t OF the
| ,rn,r,- .,,rG;,i,,a rf ,hn n1iaD ri haE and CT