Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-25


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AsHINGraN, April l9.-We pu blush today,
me Report OF The Committee of WAYS aud
means. It's. az we have already said doe
umen', The inain object OF which, the enforce
iheht of the exp iency OF retrepchment and
o. lGst economy in the psblic expenditure,
Dot Inconsistent with important IVA tional OBJ
jets. will meet with general appreciation.
ihe necessity OF Il rigid attention TO The
expenditures at the government is The more
apparent, at This moment, from certainty
that there Will he deficiency OF The revenue
Tor several years. which must he supplied by
. reduction OF the amount of The sinking fund,
ov loans. mr. by internal taxation.
THIS naturally |, ads the mind tn the oues-
'Ions before Congress, which may affect the
revenue. We do not yet think the revision OF
INA ldriif VIII be accomplished at the present
session we fear there will be no final decis~
ION on 1t. but that it will be postponed TO the
next SESSION. We say we fear it--and we do
so from the conviction that il il more impor.
iaut that the tariff OF duties should be now
settled aud hereafter stable, than il should be
either OF a greater or less amount
III is the uncertainty, arising from variable
JAWS, anu the resulting impossibilty OF calcu-
iai'hg "iih amy precision the result OF mercan-
tie adventures, that deHdeus commerce aud
raralizes The enterprize of our mers iants We
nope that, since the proposition is entertained,
"a may be decided at the present session.
mere IS one part of the system of the COM
niittee OF manufactures, that is, the bill for
iaSmg considerable duty on sales at auction.
which appears TO us 10 he recommended by
considerations exclusive of those which favor
fhe bill tor encreasing the duties on imports,
aud which we should be glad to see decided
ON ITS own merits independently of the other
paIt of the system. MAT Inf
WAYS AND MEANS. ' ''
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
RsPort Of the Committee of Uavs and Wea,ss. TO
!chom wds referred so much Of the Presidents
message Mt the commencement Of the present
Sides
The committee of WAYS and Means. 10 whom
has been referred so mHcf of the Presidents
n'essage as relates 10 the revenue of the Unit
Sh States, respectfully submit tue following
report
Fhe total net receipts into tho
treasury during the yearISlO,
we've OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1872 ,4l9 90
The payments from the Treasury
daring that year, amounted to 2IOif,56S n
leaving balance of income. af-
ter paying all expencss, of...,... .707 $50. 80
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State cfthe Treasury Public Reoenue, and lIp-
IT0WlotloRr mddeJOr the SsTrice of the year
AND FIRST. THE STATE OF TTiE TRRAsupV
bhe ahl0tnt OF The money in the
Treasury, on the lat day of
January, Guiding The second
iusidlment from the Bank of
100000 dollars paid that day,
vases s.ss.ss...s...s.....,..o 542 .2g3 27
from which lie following de-
auctions must be made, to
wit:
Isi Special deposites of notes
OF banks which will not be
available during the present
year, but most OF which il
- believed will ultimately
. be pdld,..... ....6I0,376 so
III. Amounts remaining To he
paid of the Louisiana stock,
which was payable in 1918
anh 1917, aud not yet demand
ed, ,;...",.... ..-..,.. .!,Gi6,II7 ~
at. OtheT Claims on the year
1917, and not then paid, ex-
flHsve of the balance due the
Commissioners ofthe Sinking
rune, ............9s,........ 10, 1873 81
lo'ai'..'''-.' ,206 627 ~
Leaving available funds for the
treasury OH the LIST Jan. the
sum ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Cos IS
sheoMo; THE PUBLIC REVENUE FOR 1879.
Nnsioms, (as estimated at the
=, 'FsdSnryD..' .''.....,.........i90 900 900
IhblIc lands, same,,..,....... 2 900 On0
Arrears OF internal dRties aud
iireci laNFs,....,.......... $50 600
l"'iaimeIl due by the Quilted
', 'I,s' n"nh:'.''.' 800 003
t"tlhPhlat receipts, .................,JOO QUO
IIstdruds from the T. $. bank
"'ll probably be per cent.
Ssiiai"ly per $50 600
~ loO,OOU 90
Aggregate amount Of means
available for Tie service ofthe
yFar 'S@9,''.. ............. ....22, 525 G65 81
"Nb iHiHD. AMOUNT or THE SEVERAL APP
PNoPRIATIDss MADE FOR 1870.
>, iFi. Permanent appropriations.
- ne shaking Fund .......5 10 O0O, 600
D'dhU"l Increase 81 tie Navy....I 900 600
Aiming the militia ,2l0 00o
.AAnHnities TO Indians under treaties 1875
, 'aaing houses with The Indians. 10 $50
I'ih<d""h Of lndiaGs.. $50
or ~ li,3fS,D7J
~ F'mpofary expenditures agreeaDly 10
appropriations, TO wit:
10 the service 0f The
Nay .;..,.:......."253sDfl