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pared uim tha hscN yeNf sude1 guns
81 80. sas EEAEiu. rufsiihstaualnE ~
payment % mure lEan Hn0HQ fur rEns1qm
in excess o. Nhat sas PAID for fnat pauasr
iu fhe latter mentioned ycar. Tha rrFrnaNt q
ne G-ufernmrnf fr m year gnns "a
49, asocrtaIne1 far thc quarter eud1a sep
pmher on ~ and estimated Cor thr -
mainaEr % the time auuaut - tasaa ana
Ne actual and estimated ordinary enpendf
lures Cor ne same year. an -
leaving an estimated surplus 81 tlnAan00n
estimated receipts Cor thc year suainr
June 81 fssa are EF.op1wo and me estimated
Ordinary expenditures Cor the sane time are
fsaFNa.FWsA showing q surplus 81 tiht,Ei&-
tifW The foregoing statements 81 surplus 90
not take into account the sum uecess4T 20 b.
erpeaaed % meet the requirements % ths sink'
inr fund act amounting 10 more than H7.0aoo
annually. The ~ collecting ths cusiumsref
cuucs Cor the last nscal year Vas ia per cent,
Tor the year f-a 10 was AZ per cent
The excess Of internal revenue taxcs collected
during the last fiscal year over those collected
for the year ended June a. ISL was Gfs2-
i7tA and the cost Of collecting This revenue
decreased from "a per cent In Isl 10 less than
az per cent Tor the last year.
Bonds % the Government not yet due have
been purchased up % aud including the alth
day Of November. isss amounting 10 at.a1f0
the premium paid thereon amounting 10
tf5.aas61aG The premium, added 10 the
principal OF these bonds, represents an
investment yielding about 3 per cent interest
for the time they sull had 10 run, and the saw
inF 20 the Government represented by the an
ference between the amount OF interest at 2
per cent upon the sum paid for principal and
premium and what would have paid for interest
NJ the rate specified In the bonds u they had
run 10 their maturity is about &I,i1,00 Al
FIRST sight this would seem TO be a profitable and
sensible transaction on the part OF the Govern
meut but a. suggested by the Secretary of the
Treasury the surplus thus expended for the
pur base Of bonds was money drawn from the
people IN excess Of any actual need Of the Gov
eminent and was 80 expended rather than allow
% 20 remain In the treasury.
At the close Of the nscal year ended June g.,
iss, there had been coined under the compuh
sorry Silver Coinage act U06,9ss.ssp Ia silver dol
lars, En0, t0i.3t0 OF which were In the hands OF
the people on the goth day OF June, 1855. There
had been coined eva 1o,5 IN and Of this sd,se9,.
an was ia circulation In coin and tn0,S27.Sd IN
silver certificates, for the redemption Of which
silver dollars 70 that amount were held by the
Government
The Secretary recommends the suspension OF
the further coinage OF silver. and In such recon-
incubation ! earnestly concur.
rHE ARMY.
The Secretary OF War reports that the army,
at the date OF the last consolidated returns con-
sisted OF 2, isa officers and 2i,54a enlisted men.
The actual expenditures Of the War Depart
ment for the hcal year ended June D.. 1883,
amounted TO ei. iB5, iu7.O7. of which sum 70, i5s,.
bl469 was expended for public works, including
river and harbor improvements.
I earnestly request that the recommends.
lions contained In the Secretary's report all
OF which are, In my opinion, calculated TO in.
crease the usefulness and discipline Of the army
may receive the consideration Of the Congress-,
among these the proposal that there should be
provided q plan for the examination Of officers
to test their fitness for promotion Ia OF the ut
most Importance. This reform has been before
recommended IN the reports OF the Secretary,
and its cxpedioncy Ia SO fully demonstrated by
the argument he presents in ITS favor that It's
adoption should no longer be neglected,
The death OF General Sheridan In August
last was a National afiiction. The army then
lost the grandest OF It's chiefs. The country
losta brave and experienced soldier, u wise and
discreet counselor, and . modest and sensible
man. Those who in any manner came within
the range OF his personal association will never
fail 10 pay deserved and willing homage TO his
greatness and the glory of his career, but they
will cherish with more tender sensihility the
loving memory OF his simple, generous ant
considerable nature.
THE NhvY.
The report Of the Secretary Of the Nav
demonstrates very intelligent management II
that important department and discloses th'
most satisfactory progress in the work OF re
constructing the navy made during the pas
wear. or the ships In course OF construction
Ave, viz. The Charleston the Baltimore, thu
York, the Vesuvius and the Petrol have In tina
time been launched and are rapidly approach
ing completion. The Philadelphia, the Sal
Francisco, the Newark, the Bennington, tn
Concord and the Herresnor torpedo boats ar
all under contract for delivery to the depart
ment during the next year.
The progress already made and being mad
gives good ground for the expectation tina
these eleven vessels viii be Incorporated a
part OF the American navy within the mex
twelve months.
The report shows that, Notwithstanding tn
large expenditures for new construction, an
the additional labor they involve, the totl
ordinary or current expenditures OF the d.
partment for the three years ended June y
lsss, are less by more than 20 per cent. tina
such expenditures for the three years ende
June 80, 1884. The various steps which hav
been taken TO improve the business method
OF the Depai tment are reviewed by the Seer
tary. Inc Purchasing OF supphca mas ueth Coi
solldated and placed under a responsible o.
reau head. This has resulted IN the curtai
ment OF open purchases, which in the years ~
and 1885 amounted TO over 30 per cent OF all n
purchases OF the department, TO less than l ~
cent. 80 that at the present time about % ~
cent. OF the total departmental purchases al
1 made By contract and after competition. 4
the expenditures on this account exceed on
average OF o., 200. $50 annually, II is evident TIL
an important improvement on the system HI
, been inaugurated and substantial economii
, introduced
. THE P~osT-oFFICK.
The report of the postmaster General shov
O marked increase OF business In every BRAN
Of the postal service. The number OF post-ofic
on July 1, 1885, was 81. 376, an increase of 6, ia
three years and OF 2,2iO for the last fiscal yes
Free delivery ofices have increased from iS9
the fiscal year ended June 81, 1885,, TO ss in I
year ended June 80, 1883. In the railway mi
service there has been increase IN one year
1853 routes, and in the number of miles travel
per annum an increase Of $50, 7o6.a i7.4s. T
estimated increase OF railroad service for {
year was 6,060 miles, but the amount OF n,
n railroad service actually put on was i27G4
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