Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-13
T CENTURY.
HSdeCUNE alNTS.

ANNUAL TREASURY REPORT-(Co Concluded
Its hoped, that the ensuing year exposed chiefly
to only of these of uncertainty which is The
whole value of dutiablc goods imported the estimate
made for the income from will vary essen
tally from the amount of receipts which time may prove
TO be correct
In relation TO the excess Of received from
lands over the estimate made for the year 1884, the
amount from that happened to be
and full returns of the very large sales in Dec l
had not then been received il entirely unexpected
But the actual excess this year thouh not 40 LARGO ns
III the previous coupled with circumstances before
named, has induced the Department submit a larger
estimate under this head than has heretofore been made
The estimates for the expenditures of the ensuing year
have been graduated and modified BY the fowing cir
cumstanccs. The actual expenditures for the year 1898
did not differ much from the expectations expressed
corning them III the last annual report except that the
residue of the 2 per stocks although charged
1888, was not in fact ali reimbursed the money paid
to the Commissioners of Loans for that purpose within
that year, but only l39 Of them were redecmedin
the residue of 1883 Between the LIST of January and
May 1894, about $iG7697 more was redeemed and af.
forwards the OF 759271 was advanced 10 the Com
missioners of Loans Ia the balance which was then
outstanding Partly from this cause therefore, reducing
the actual expenditure in the fourth quarter of 1893
about million below the estimate and partly from
increase in the Of nearly two millions beyond
the estimate of that quarter from before
rated the ACTUAL drGtdHe amount in the Treasury the
list OF January 1884, greater than the estimate ay
ing been $lO,3G2,GG5 instead of the estimated sum of
$7,9S3,790. The expenditures ia 1884 on account of
the public debt thus became increased beyond the es
mate about S 25C,65 Another source Of expenditure
increased during the past year beyond the estimates
which had been before unclaimed but which has since
been demanded and discharged; and 10 meet which
probably from adlcrng to the usage OF former years or
from an impression II would remain nncalcd for no
money had been specifically set aside nor any carqe
made to the expected expenditure ofthc year Besides
tcse unexpected calls dTug the present year, the APP
preparations in money by acts of Congress and iy
former permanent acts still in force have been computed
10 be about Ss2I 0UU,000
These constituted new bsiFthc1 ia addition TO n ba-
lance of public debt which remained TO be paid amount
ing to about six millions and balance of old appropra-
faoac ItoII fnl,a Hail.
lions more. The whole appropriations thus cargeaIe
for expenditures TO the year did vary much from 81
millions OF dollars in money, besides number of grants
OF and oil considerable extent and value that voted
by Congress-
Having presented this PLANTATION of the principal cx-
pendturcs, which have been charged 10 the present year
and betrayed to the extent required basis has been
laid for showing the upon which this Dcpart-
has proceeded to reduce It's estimates for ypendi-
ture the ensuing year to the extent of about six and
third millions Of dollars below those Of last year This
IL about one and third Of million less, independent Of
the then estimated to be needed towards ibe
discharge Of the public debt
In that sum Of new appropriations amounting toabout
$2l O0O 600, there permanent charge that has
been deemed likely to be much lesscncd for the ensuing
year, such rs the grming Of the militia, and the gradual
improvement OF nc navy. Nor in the opinion of lhis
Department, will the great objects Tor expepditrro of
character general and somewhat fixed such as those
usually connected with civil aud foreign purposes fe
Navy and Army, including works classcd Internal I'm
proycmenls Indians and Pensions admit Immediately SO
great d'minnton IN number or amount as might be de-
sired and - hereafter expected But as large rcduc-
uon as pracucaDe Withou INJURY TO the public interests
aud neglect Of important duties has been made in the
estimated expenditures for each of them, bein0 i'm all
after allowing small increase in some about one and
third millions ofdolars II is Anticipated that with the
valuable improvements Of late years in sieam and the
great advantages in using these Improvement for harbor
and maritime defence ofthc Notifications orr 0ina
y contemplated may hereafter be wholly dispensed with
or be built different and reduced scale, and ihotol
II is thought that only about two millions can the follow
ing year, be prudeny rctrenchcd from The penditres
connected with Qualifications, and harhors Indians and
Pensions yet it is manifested that very soon the amount
required for these public purposes must by the compile
ton Of the most necessary decnces, by c cxtinpush
men Of most Of the titles Of the Indians and the reno
val Of that unfortunate beyon the Mississippi and
BY the rapid march Of death among pensioners and the
detection Of numerous frauds among their Drolcssed
agents, become sl more diminished and as our import
duties will be further reduced by the operations Of the
act of March, 1885 the reduction both im revenue and
IN expenditure for csc great objects will therefore
happily and conveniently for tmc be- likely very near
20 correspond fixed amount for tic ordinary
peace establishment of the army and some other cxpeu
dituros connected with the Executive Legislative and
judicial Departments, would, like what exists with
greater precision and uniformity in the expenses Of the
isvys BE- great dcsiccratnm in the permanent adjust
mont Of our revenue system, and would tend in many
important respects, 70 useful rorenchncnt The gradual
increase required IN classes Of expenditure by the