The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-20

 BRIDGEPORT As T WAS 5
100 -2O-YEARs AGO
(Taken from the Files of The Evening Farmer) @ S
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
PRESIDENT MADISoN's MESSAGE.


 (Synopsis.)
 (Peace with Algiers; the Treaty with, Great Britain; Treaty at Ghent; the proposal to the Indians; execu- ton of the Act for fixing, the Milf tary Peace Establtshment-O
 Pare Three
 MerAts of the Army.
 ttIn the performance of the execu- tive duty upon this occasion, there has not been wanting just sensibility to the merits of the American army dur ing the late war; but the obvious policy and design in fixing an efficient military peace establishment, did nor afford an opportunity to distinguish the aged and mfrm, on account of thair past services; nor the wounded, nor disabled on account of their pres @nt suher1ngx
 4NThe extent of the reduction indeed sI1nayoidably involved the exclusion or many meritorious officers of every rank, from the service of their coun- try. and so equally as well as so mum eroI1s were the claims to attention, that a decision by the standard Of comparative merit, could seldom be attained
 Judged, however, in capdor, by a general standard of positive merit txfle Army Register will it is beiev-
  while the case Of those officers, whose names are not included in it, de7ofves, with the strongest interest, upon the Ieg1s1atfve authority, for such prov1s- ion as shall be deemed to best ca1cu- lated to give support and solace to the veteran and invalid; to display the benedcence, as well as the justice Of the government; and to inspire mar tia1 zeal for the public service upon every future e1nergenCY.'' The Treasury.
 Although the enbarrassments arising from the want of an uniform national currency have not been di- unfinished since the adjournment Of Congress, great satisfaction has been derived, in contemplating the revival Of public credit, and the efficiency or public resources The recelpts Nenpo the treasury from the various branches of revenue. during the nine months ending on September 30. last, have been estimated at twelve millions and half of dollars; the issue Of Treasury Notes of every denomina- tion. during the same period. amount ed to the sum of four millions of dol lars; and there was also obtained upon a loan, during the same period, a sum of nine millions of dollars; of which the sum of six millions of dol lars was subscribed in cash, and the sum of three millions of dollars in Treasury Notes.
 with these means, added to the sum of one million and a half of dol lars being the balance of money In the Treasury on the 1st of January, and the 1st of October. on account of the appropriations of the preceding and of the present year Exclusively of the amount of Treasury Notes sub scribed to the loan, and the amount redeemed in the payment of taxes and 1uties1 the agreeable sum of thirty three millions of dollars and half, leaving a balance then in the Treasury estimated sat the sum of three mill lions of dollars.
 s.Independent, however. of the ar rearges due for military service and supplies, it is presumed that further sum of five millions of dollars, includ- ing the interest on the public debt payable on the first of January next, will be demanded at the Treasury to complete the expenditures of the present year, and for which the exist ing ways and means will sufficiently provide"