Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-16

guided inc present incumbent IN Tue performance ::
ats leading duties So deeply do tho finance. OF 1,
State always enter into the estimate gifts prosperity
often OF It's very existence, that he has no time felt
himself at liberty to take a restricted view of tho law
commanding him to make an annual report to Con
gres ION the subject of finance; but puts bisel up
IN the indulgence of that body for having coupled
with this annual performance OF his duty, principles
ahu recommendations which he believes eventually
calculated, in the language Of that law, to improve
dnd increase the finances ofthe Union.
fhe Report will now proceed tn state the receipts
ohd expenditures Of tho past and present years a lar
os asccrained and IN estimate vi those ur ;G ear
c1snpg.
Tho actual receipts s:om all sources ,lnr;nr tLc
year 1927, amounted (as vii! be seen in Dccune,-
No. q to twenty two millions nine hundred and sixty.
SIX Thousand three hundred und sxty-threc dollars and
plnety-six cents which, with the balance in the rr,i-
sury on tho frst OF jan. Of that year, AK lnicns
three hundred and iity-eig thousand six hunGredund
eightysx dollars and eighteen ccrts gives IN nrrre-
CUTE Of twcn,ynine millions three hundred ard twc-
ty-fve thousand and fifty dollars and fourteen cents
Ofthe sum received above, during 1897, the Gus
toms yielded upwards of nineteen millions and half
and the sales ofthe public lands nearly million and
q huff The expenditure. Of the United sjtutcs for
The year, amounted 10 twenty-five millions six
hundred and fifiy-sy thousand seven hundred and
sixty four dollars and four cents. The docu-
ment will supply n specification of the particulars
End show balance in the Treasury on tic first of
January 1923, ofsiX millions ~; hundred and sixty
eight Thousand two hundred and cgLty-s;X dollars
and ten cents
The actual receipts during the three fast qnarcrs
OF 1888, document N J. supposed to have u
mounted to eighteen millions six hundred aald thirty
three thousand five hundred and eighty dollars ana
twenty seven cents and those o.hc fourth quarter il
is supposed will amount To five millions four hundred
and sixty one thousand two hundred and cghty three
dollars and forty cents. making the total receipts for
1923, twenty four millions and ninety -four thousand
eight hundred and sixty three dollars aud siytv seven
c;Its which added to the bnance in the TIRE asurv on
tho first of January, above state giyos an oggrs-
gate of thirty millions huuired and sixty three
thousand one hundred and forty nine dollars and soy
sntysoren cents. The expenditures oftc three first
quarters of the year, (sans cocumcnl nro supposed
so have amounted to eighteen millions two hundred
and forty four thousand nine hundred aud seven dol
GIrs and ninety one cents; and the 20 for the fourth
quarter it is supposed Will euHnn Ia seven millions.
tircc hundred and ninety TWO thousand six hundred
and thrco dollars md seventy two cents; making for
the whole year, twenty FIVE millions siX hundred and
thirty Thousand i've ii1GdrGd uri l3ve1 dollar
and sixty three cents. This expenditure includes,
Inc iteru5 to tue docGmc0t viii show, npyyar;is OF
Twelve millions ca OF tho debt, and will leave
in the Treasury, the lrs: Of January, 1920, an cs-
tiiulted balance of irc millions opo huoGrcd and two-
" fvo Thousand six hundred end thirty ciht doa.s
aud tbnrtccn cents. Ybs balance will be subject To
the appropriations of moneys for the services OF 1894
that have yet becn cnllal for sum estimated
at three millions five hundred thousand dollars; and
Includes tho million Of dollars 10 funds not oy ~
frntive, as heretofore explained:
ULTIMATE OF Rsv.SUa ExryD:r"Gs 20: iG23Thc .yos,
uosmt of duties SCORED Custom iionso bonds, !c the
txo millions nine hundred und thousand dollars,
and the WI secured dGing the fourth qulstc
27pions 9huui,ed aus ihou i,sd dollars The dc-nr,
ns drawback O! day, issncd dnrs the three QuaI'os
annotated millions nine hntJrei ami siXty shot
shd Gvc hundrcd mud eighty -four dollars ind fty FIVE
and the Outstanding the last day OF the third an,f
hnpdnd and ninety cht dollars and Eve cvnu of which
nnlion hty-iive thooS,nd hundred and forty Goa
THE amoan uf bonds m III tbs cnr Of the ihe quarter
WIS four millions six hundred and Twenty ur tousind
land.
excfeds By Jour hcndrcd aad cLhiysI thousand on
dh-i aud dxtysx dollars AMI eleven e,nts the
in suit the corresponding day OF 1897.
SiakirI tho proper deductions tho forsu, an5 oihc
accounts from the amour, Of dss.rcui in 1925, ;b
he rcr,pved uu the Cn.ium5 IN 1929 uty
Ied at rvGfyono millions five hhndsl thousand dollars
that from 'e sales OF the public anis mas 10 pa, down
Unlon; rfnk DIVIDENDS hunrcd and n;uc
thousand dollars aud that from Incidental GU
hundred and hy thousand making total o; tventyhr mil
liovs hundred dni tiousInd dollars TIE
ae estimated thus For the whole civil list including u,
rteas oberts aud the ten millions for tile debt Twelve :al
one hundred uuf sixty thousand dII Coz tc riory CaL
lsmcnts aud oSjcis cunneHon with th'sn tvc millions
suy tho Ind and Tor tho naval oa millions iour hundred
twenty thousand making IN IL, vto tweity-uc uira+
bundled an1 fsty thousand do!hss, aud giving q
rrcps for c year 1919 ovc. ia expenditure, of rid
FIVE hundTc thousand donaTa
The receipts for 1879 cllratc twcHtrtvo r::l1
thr hunfcd thouslmd dollars; brt Likely anouul
point avc wenty-iouT millions Tic ,rccip:-
iSl9 cnrltci, az is s-en above, a, wayhrcn million
one hundred and forty thouAnd IL has Jcsn couAd,c
sa6 place t1cm By d,rdcl anicipatidn ct a hahr
sum- there appearances in hc cUnncrcl and piics
world which, in their further Development ay cuy Tho
Is likely In the with thoS: Oj 1873 IT, for eTaEp,
without audIrg other contingencies connu, firhc
ACTIVITY in thc DEMAND FOR gain end flour should lend cavic
eKpoItaos ut produce than usual, within fg
come then would NJ cpTsr be- or OF heavier importation
Tins Of 1879 wodd fri the c.ts thc IN Increase
rIpts tcra1I IidT the 0nZ crrits allowed dur
tn6 portion Of tire duties that within thc yr;tr Il.
receivable Within tho But lcb ,hctc Riou-
ut puhaps bc incidentally butc at he vio9 I'd wit
caution sthc ground work Of dny pJtc financial celebrations
and accordingly lrvc MOI ben adopted 10 tat SEA- nPon 81
present occsu1.
lyon the whole, IN bh1,iuu this Report n clus; hrie
rpdu or mnriic, -tnI OF cpu.raI!ticn the Nations
Legisiau with Che Statements Which has exhibited III
receipts ofthe existing year. greater ny nearly mil ons
dollars dn had bern tDr-scr', WITT proJcri Of income f
in next scarcely loss abundant; hc rpts ~ the last four yc
puscutins ar-r art crafty hoc ~ tn ir
Years puScdag the i 'ign comn"rr ~ Ill" ccuifr IN a
ofsold property i.o.u Nc improving co1'on Of ite rldr
Departments ~ 10 gjy ~ home, uld conq'icN Increase
tho expectation 81 is pIu-t" tho increase of isi0nr1.c Na
foundation Of naval strength well .ic kccr
ing pace with the iucUt OF co nDcry; tho paicd: ANIMAL
and rapidly decreasing under the app ct SURPLUS N.
annually and rapidly Increasing She pu5'c preserved
equal vonc i every m ~ Tie Union through tr rover
tt,, tho