Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-18
Treasury Deeper 'Mssf, rss. 2;

SIr--l have the honor to transmit
report, prepared in obedience to the r..
solution Of The house Of representatives
LOT 10Th instant.
/ have the honor to be, very respect.
fully, sir, your obedient servant,
A. J. DALLAS.
The hon. the Speaker OF tie
House Of Representative.
In obedience to the resolution Of the
18th Feb. 1916, enquiring what addi-
|tions, if any, have been made to the
|funded public dsbt, and to the foalinp
public debt, since the soth day If Sept
Iast,n the secretary ct tie treasury has
he honor to lay before tire house Of re.
representatives. the following Report:
/. That by the ANNUAL report npon
the state of the finances oF he United
States, presented on The 9Th December.
1875, it appears thar tie balance 3f The
whole of the pubic funded debt, cor.
Ftracted before the war, amounted. on tie
both of September, 1915, to the sum of
|39,lo5, 464 &c dollars.
That on the 1st of January; 1916,
There was reimbursed Of The principal ol
that debt, besides the payment OF the
Interest, the sum Of 1862 So dolls.
And that at this tim the balance RI
the whole of tie public debt contracted
before the war, amounts TO the sun Of
|S8,8S5 832 So dollars.
II. That BY the annual report it also
appears, that the estimated amount of
the whole of the funded public debt in
reference to the late war, was, on he
SOth Sci TENDER, 1915, the sum of C.,
IA, 972 50 dollars.
That to dis amount there have been
added the following items, since the
S0th of September, 1915:
l. In 6 per cent stock Of 1914, at the
rate of 10O dollars in stock, for 80 in
money, to pay the city of Charleston,
according 20 the contract, for a loan
made during the lite war, 2o4 $50 %
dollars.
Q. In 6 per cent stock of 1915, in lieu
of treasury notes funded at 50 per cent.
and which 50 far operates to reduce the
amount Of the floating debt due on tie
soth Of September, 1915, 2,a06 954 81
dollars.
s. In 6 per cent stock in lieu of TEA
sury notes funded at par, and which SO
far operates to reduce the amount of the
!foating debt doe on the S0th of Septem.
her, 1915, 2,0S7 90 dollars.
4. In 7 per cent stock in lieu Of small
treasury notes funded at par, estimated
lat 2.Sl5, S7l 90 dollars.
Amount e4 the addition, since the SCth
|of September, 1915, to the public fund
I'D debt, contracted in reference 10 the
war. 5,229,772 A dollars.
Estimated amount of the whole of The
public funded debt on the 18th of Feb.
1915, contracted in reference to the late
war. 68, s74, 764 ga dollars.
Ill. That by the annual report 1t also
appears that the amount of the Heating
nublie debt, on the 30th of September,
1875, was l7,855,101 90 dollars.
To this sum there have been added,
between the S0th Of September, 1915,
and 18th of February, 1916, the follow.
ing items:
/. There have been issued and re-Is-
sued small treasury notes, amounting, as
is estimated to tho sum OF 4,7l,5o' w
sIoilars.
Q. There have been issued treasury
notes bearing interest at 9-5ths FE
tcent. the sun of 300 eco QO.-TOtai'
l6,F6,r37 90 dollars.
8. There haze been obtained tempe
rary loans from sundry banks in the as
|trict of Columbia, under the act OF tlle
tl8th of February, 1915, providing l@
|the reconstruction of the pubic buildings
Int Washington, 10000 dollars OfaAu
total. es.6s1 eg8 90 dollars.
But thefoatingdebt has been dlmlnl'"-
ed during the same period IN the lollO"'
ling manner {: ..,.,rv
i. BY the subscription OF ue "bore
notes to the 6 per cent loan, as a0V ~
stated, at the rate of 500 IN s1ocN ,a ~
IS in principal and interest OF tIf a. ne
notes, Stock having been lssueu ~ s"s
amount of s 2,206,055 q prouues snt
reimbursement Of treasury notes aIHOuH'
ing to 50 O96,6O7 SO ,ao,.n
But of this sum there was lnc Gnu sta A.
estimate in the sum of s 4,5l5,0co s'a,
ed as thus reimbursed in the annua a.. ~
port, the sum of 81, l5S.4l2 "a, co ma;r a.
for sundry sums, uncertain in t4s sar,.
mnpnt. having been made, but DOT CO.."