Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-17
315.77a.66al

o. ,k;s estimate "' .F>,'S-'.
jsptt he added The amount OF abOui
re p no. appropriated to the pay
srT 8 ;,h the 8 6.i50.O00 applicable
'AeA' -.rrnsut oil the interest, consti-
? 'ns 4, ~ siet;ng fnnd Of s 100000
ffs a an custer view of the sub,
" Nv Be afforded by stating separate.
= .sb,,ie sual which it is proposed 10
p = ,se payment of the principal o;
~ !sb;c Se6i, exclusively Of the inte-
r., .ho ,nr,,ai revenue, under the iaw
80 be- s 5,s69.500s and the orIi-
'Ygssraal e1pence be s 15,776.G69,
y r;;i se a belaace Of 8 9,59C,85l.
aS S5nsy be applied. as Congress shall
yhs .. ~ nssaaai defence, to internal
4 er's ,eu,egs. anil To the extinsuishment
& !, h. nabIie tlvot. Tie. considerations
va Va sa,s been already adserted TO as
' I'm 6e policy 81 providing Tor the
.'',,;arsi,smeat Of the pub!icdebt as soon
= n, RS rrses Of Tie country and the
s,,l,i;ons lis contracts will permit,
;sIocs Inc committee to propose that To
s,ts,Iert mas be a.enaalis appropriated
owen ,nillio..s, alter the gear l6iC !;
rsic5. added to. the sum appropriated
= ,Ls oagment Of interest, will t0gm q
rukas fuad Of 8 l5,l50,O00, and ex-
6,raish the public debt in less ta1n
;ssSe years. This appropriation would
haze az excess Of annual repeaae ahoS e
tie estimates of ordinary expenditure
FINISHED by the secretary If he trea-
sry Of upwards of two millions and a
iak 10 be applied to any other branch of
DE ablic service.
The committee have confined their
observations to the receipts and expen-
dtures Of permanent peace establish
pept. The modification Of the plan Of
he secretary of the treasury which they
have proposed, viii produce too small an
eject upon the receipts of 1916 TO re-
oaire a ;astisct ;xpositien of them. and
the deficiency in the receipts of 1916.
whichis suggested in the treasury report.
cannot distulb the calculations which
have been submitted of the receipts and
expenditures of succeeding years, since
the estinated deficiency is less than
seven millions, ard the Aut'Gnding re-
venue on tie Isl of January 1917. viii
beaSout twenty millions. Ii however
tie demands upon the treasury in 1917.
hsODsequeHce Of Congress assuming the
Wnent Of expences incurred during war
Which it has not yet sanctioned, or from
~ ether cause, shah be increased be-
'Mitbe present estimates OF beyond an
sacnat Cor Which the unappreHriared re-
venue nav prog i,ie, the eiukias fund may
bsrharged for the year 1917 with tie
PAYMENT Of rs treasury neres which may
BE- issued under tic laws now in fierce.
In preventive ar addition Of new fund
ed debt, it will perform ITS Office as use
fully ssin extiGglishing tie cid debt.
l. Resolped, That it is expedieat to
continue in force. until the Seth day o.
June next. and until an act shall be
passed establishing new tariff OF duties,
the act entitled ;. an act for imposing
additional duties upon all goods, wares.
anu merchandise, imported from any
loreigr port or place, and for other pur-
pOses;" Passed on the LIST July, 1912.
Z eSsotoed, That it is eXpedient to
continue in force the act entitled " An
acs laying duty OF imported SAT- )
granting bounty on picked fish export
81, ami allowances to sertain vessels
sapIoyed in the fisheries y passed on
ne aSh JalY. 1915.
). Rssotred, That it is expediert to
eOlilnee in farce the act entitled /" ali
act iayipg duties GA sugar refined within
jnly, 1918.
5, Rssoiuel, That i. is eypedient to
sSaoaue ia fo.ee the act entitled 8 an
sS' lalias duties on notes of banks.
SAiSeFs, aud certain companies or
~ IO'ss, binds. and obligations discounted
Y oaaks, bankers, and certain compa-
.'esi ana on bills Of exchange Of GER
ala csscriHtions y pes ed on the "A Of
august, 1Sia--a d also tie act supple
L.s'NNtary thereto, PASSED on die Ion day
y Oecen.ber, 1919.
. R'So'rea. That It is expedient to
'.p'al, from the day Of next,
= mach OF 'he act entitled s an act tq
goVlde additional revenue for defray-
~ !ne expenses of government & main
's, the pubic credit, by duties OF,
sa's at auction, and 0n licenses to re-