Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-12


under the several acts of Con-
sress tor tue decentralization Of
certain claimants of Public
Lands. amount to d.2Ss ,l5l IL
or which there has
been received at the
General Land Or
fce, 2i39 sos 81
Ard there was paid at
the Treasury &C per
cent on 81 ,13l ,635 60, I, li2 s7955
-- 1852 S7 81
Leaving outstanding OH the 30th
September. 1870 $50 963 &c
Of The Estimates Of The PuHic Rerenue and
Expenditures. for the year 1921.
In forming AN estimate OF the receipts into
the Treasury foi the year 1921 the amount of
rsvs me bonds outstanding on the 3Olh of Sen.
teaber last; the sum due for public land :;
ths ability aud disposition Of the community
Ia pn'ctase. aud especially the quantity and
quality of land intended 10 be exposed al pub
tic auction i'll the course of the year preseut
the data upon which the calculations must
be made. As portion of the duties which
accrue in the fourth quarter OF the present
year. and in The first aud second of the next
forms part of the receipts into the Treasury
tor The latter year, the amount received will
exceed or fall short of the estimate hy the
ditfeIeIce between the duties which actually
accrue in those quarters. and ale payable with
IN the year, and the amount at which they had
been Estimated.
The receipts into tire Treasury may, also.
cor siderabiy exceed or fall short OF The sum
estimated, liz consequence of the issue OF a
greater or less amount of de beutures, payable
daring the year 1921, than had been esii.
mated.
The degree of pnuctuality with which the
revenue bonds are discharged, upon which
the estimate is formed, must necessarily affect
the amount that VIII be received INTO the
Treasury.
If the accIuing revenue of the present and
two succeeding quarters should exceed that
OF The corresponding quarters of The present.
and last wear; it tue amount OF debentures
which may be Issued and made payable so "A.
to affect the receipts of the year should be
less than that of preceding Yeas since the
peace, compared with the gross amount of
s"lies SecnTeh within tnose years respectively.
and if greater punctualily IN the payment of
revenue bonds now outstanding should he
observed than during the last mentoue ID PERI
I'd the receipts from the customs will exceed
ihr estimates now presented and they will
f.ll short Of ii,shouId all those contingencies
be unfavoiable as has been the case during
the present year.
The revenue bonds outstandius on the 3otb
oiSeptember last, are estimated at SIS, no, 900:
of this sum S3 1870, 900 are i'm sui, of which
abonl 81 go 900 will net be caIlocted on nc
count OF the insolvency of the debtors Ieay-
Inx The amount OF bonds outstaudiup mon
which COLLECTIONS are to be made, estimated
at ot' ,32o OoO. The amount of duties secured
1870 Il estimated al SI3 $50 600 and thai of
TIE wtnle year may be e,,imated al n; 500 600
The amount of debentures outstandiny ON
the 3O'h of September and payabJ. dn ring the
year ISL Is estimated at 3 1862 Ia 10, which
Is subject tn be Increased by the amonnt ia
sneh 10 the present quarter and during tho
whoie OF The ensuing year chargeable upon
the revenue OF that year The animal avsr..a
amount Of debentures. boupties, and allowan
ces, aud expenses of rollection cb,ran.bI
npon the revenue has been asrsrIa;uaJ 90 Ia
nearly equal 10 IL per cent of the ANIMAL lave.
rage amount Of the duties upon imnort, "a
tonnage, which acc'ued from the wear isi5 ~
the year 1919, inclusive. ~
IL this proportion be apDlied IN tho ~
nue. bonds outstanding on the 3oth Sentanhe,
last aud II The receipts from The tonnaye rs
vessels, aud upoI dniies secured dntin,, tba
present ana The two succeeding quarters. are
assumed to be equal 10 any ,leficiencv resnl,
ing fiohl the want OF puicfuaJiIy in the dr..
charge OF tie outstanding bonds The receints
into the Treasury for the year 1921. from Iii.
source OF revenue, may be estimated atSIIs
900 900. ~ i'''
The receipfs into the Treasp,v f,oo, tho
public laud, daring tho three first unariers o( |
tDe present year, are estimated at X I2t 6i5
81 ana Hose OF tie entire year will probably
no, nncn exceed 5 100000 The receipts |
fiom that source daring the wear Is1I vii,
probably not exceed those of the present wear
" no incentive to punctuality OF induceneui
70 make prompt payment should be presented |
10 'ht pubic debtors, in the course of The |
present session OF Congress
The balances of internal duties and direc,
TAX SUI outstanding, are so considerable az 10 |
,oSlHy an estimate OF some exteut in calcn
in,,ng tbe receipts OF the 6Dsuing year if The |
1iHrujty OF eDloiciDg payment in those states
where lNe largest dlDonpt 10 due. were NOR
Known 10 he great. Under these circunstan. |
ceS, Tue receipts from that source for tho en
'"t': year, are estimated Al 100 600 dollars.
H,eo'Gng 10 The foregoing data, tse re. |
MAY be estimated MS follows viz ''
,;n,ton' Sll 900 900 90
Public lands, cxclu-
slye OF Mississippi
stock 100000 On
tiFs aud direct tax,
and incidental re.
ccipis Inn mn m
Third testament from
the BaBk of the o.
States 10000 90
jsHk dividendS which
NAV accrue dniiug
ne ycsr, c,timsted
al . percent $50 900 600
Making an aggregate Of f6 $40 non m
hs appropriations tor the same period ale
animated as follows viz q:
SIVII, diplomatic, and
mic liAneous 17G0s5o Of
Military department,
iuolndi0g lOrfiiics-
tiobs, Ofdnaure, Ip-
dIsn department.
hiaty pensions and
arteafaaes pifor to
TIE lat vt Jan. 1917. $751; $50 81
NsRai department 2420,J0l So
Making an aggregate Of s,7757gg 81