Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-01-15
INTERESTING DOCUMENT.

Leffey fem t6e Ssevetary efHe qrsc/ay, 0e
eompasyiue bh Re1oyt-Pretarsd ia obsdienos
10 ,5e d,,eabm efibe aG. J1ppI<me~iav 10
. fbe al, rvnfied, I'm an 10 e9a6iyb fbe 7rsels-
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have the honor u enclofe report pre-
pared in obedience 10 the directions Of the act,
iupplementary TO the 81. entitled. " An act to
edablifh the Treaiury Department"
have the honor TO be. very RESPECTFULLY,
Sir. your obediens fcrvant.
ALBEIT GALLATIN.
Trafury Department,
Dec. Is, 1904.
7b. Han. Vie Speak,, ef tbe
Hsss Of ReProeniafrv1.
REPORT.
In obedience 10 the directions Of the set
inpule lemenrasy 10 the act. entitled /" An Aef 10
sffabliih the Treafury Department" the Secfefa-
Iy Of the Trsafury RESPECTFULLY iabmit' the
following Report.
Ths permanent Revenues of the United
States, excluGvely Of fees, fines and penalties.
which in general view Of the fubjed. may be
omitted, confia of, duties on Merchandise and
Tonnage, proceeds Of the fales Of public Lands.
and duties on PoRagc.
The duties on poaage which were. in the
annual report LAT year, eiiimated at 10000
colia,s, have, during the year ending on the
goth day Of September lat, yielded $4,000
dollars. The dtcrcafe Of ihip lcttcrs, the cxten-
Gon Of the enabiifhmcnt shrosgh unProdu6live
roads. and the accelcration OF the progreis OF
thc mail, may, however, cauic iome defalcat'pn
In the receipts Of the eniu'rg year.
Three hondred and twenty FIX thouiaod
and fifty two dollars and eixhr cents have been
received during the fame year. on account OF the
public lands. OF which fun. ~ l6z dollars and 50
cents we're paid into the Treaiuy, in evidences
Of the public debt, and 1868 dollars and So
cents in fpecie. The local Gtcs'ion ot the land
offices not having yes rendered il practicable 10
draw the balance from the receivers OF public
monies.
Three hundred and forty ,houfand acre, of
land have been fold for fx hundred and eighty
thoufahd dollars, during the year ending on the
srf day OF Oetobcr lsa OF which quantity
near ninesy-!eyen thoufard acres were iod on
account Of prescriptions claimed by purchafcs
under lonn Clcvcs Symmes, and two hundred
and forty three thoufaud acres are the reiult OF
currsns ialcs. The annexed Aatement A dehg-
nate. the quantities respectively fold In the ieve-
raj d;ttritss, and the annual payments receivable
on account OF the balance OF nine hundred and
6xtv thoufand dollars due on thelc and on the
preceding ialcs.
From thole feveral refults itappcan proba-
bic that the annual receipts under this head,
will not. on an average, fall Mort Of the fom OF
tour hundred thoufand dollars, at which they
have been efainatcd.
Although il had been anticipated that the
receipts in the trcafury, on account OF duties
ON merchandise and tonnage, could NOT. TOT the
prelcnt yeas,f be effected by the rettora'ion OF
peace in Europe. yet the FUN actually paid has
exceeded the moa fanguine cxpettat'ons twelve
millions. two hundred and eighty thouiand dol
lars. have been received duriog the coo'se of
rhe wear ending on tae 3olh day OF September
,ae FUN larger, BY, two millions OF dol
jsrs. than the amount received tor the iamc
du.ie. dnricg The preceding OF any other ye"
aod which exceeds, by twelve hundred ihoeiand
dolar., the aggregate heretofore collected, IN
anv one wear. on account Of both the impoit and
the internal duties, repealed by an act OF iait
ielion.
r This excef,, which had not been caicu'at-
el upon, is conldercd. alone, as amply iufhcien'
:, cover any po(iblc des,lcation which might.
do,ing the next and enfuing year. reduce that
bysnch ot the revenue below lst years Ultimate
,,f nine millions FIVE hundred thoutand dollars,
which defalcation is not however. spprehended,
for although there are not fufhcien data. pre-
r;Jelv 70 atcer,ain the effect Of peace on the
amount Of du,ics, thoia which arc in the ?ohsi-
fion cf this department, tend TO corrobora,e the
pre.umrtion that that irrs. tas leat nine millions
and hsl) will heresetcr be annually received.
The Ra.e,nent (B) which exhibits comparative
view cf that revenue, for each quarter during
The lstt two ycars. fhows that the amount ot
duties accrued during the nine hre months OF
the creten, year, exceeds eleven million. three
hundrcd ,houiand dollars. and after deduet'ng
three million, five nandrei thoutand dollars,
.mount of d.bcnturc iGoed during the lame
re,iod. on account Of the rc-cxporsatious OF
foreign goods, leaves for sho.e three quarters,
a balance Of more then feven millions eight
hundred thcufaad dollars. iuhjctt TO no other
deduction than the expenies OF collection |;
aad from knowledge already obtained OF the
ir,oornicns during the pfetcut quarter. a.
we'll a. from the gradual dmnuiioa OF re-ex-
portn,,ons, no doubt remains that the nett
resenuc sccruing during the whole year, will
exceed ne climate.
From pye(ens appearances, the whole ct
m. pevnarent revenues OF the United States
NAV therefore be reafonably computed at ten
.,,. sc J,,ii.,.-of ,vh;ch fury,. (evco mil.