Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-15

f""es'"' h'has of merchandise tbvs i'm
, ",'''nef ifse, or paying dofy, nigts
10y ""e''as' 10 these uncenafnties in tho
whole value mud IN the kinds of or..I. ,rrno,,.d
were to b, nj1ol, The circumsiances ,ha, ,hc 40.
lem o. reduction. going into operation. w.s sl.no.f
cn,''e'y new IN praeIiec, ard thu, the cash drtic.
soos'uei Tor credit on some articles, tended 10 rer
"e' 'orn'cr means Of calculation sliIl more inanpl
cable and doubtful.
rs hoped, tina, ms tho ensuin. year is cxposcf
ehieuy TO Only ono Of these sources of uncernio,v
winch Is the whole value Of jutiobc goods jmpo,
'en. inc estimate made for the income from cus,on,r
W,'' not vary essentially from the amount Of r.
i'' |"eh 'imc may prove to b, correct.
~ 'e'a1on 10 The excess OF revenue received from,
anus over ne estimate made for the wear 1894 the
amount ''om that source happ,ne TO be unprcce.
dontod and full returns Of the very larye .s.. i;
Dec 1883, had not then been received. !, was an
"'e'y unexpected But the actual excess. tbis yeo,,
'n""sn not so large as in The previous one coupysd
WV" circumstances before named, hus induced the
DeP",'men' 10 submit larger esiimuic under this
mead than has heretofore been made
ihe estimates for the expenditures Of the ensuing
year have been graduated and modified by the fol.
lowing circumstances. The actual expenditures
'or inc ear 1888, did not differ much from the ex
Pee'o''o"s expressed concerning them in the last
annual report except that the rcsidu, Of the Al ner
'ac' all reimbursed, or tho money paid TO the Conn
mlss'oners Of Loans 70, that purpose. within ,h.,
year, but only &l3 1913 ofthem were redeemed in
inc residue OF 1888. Between tho LIST of Japuovv
en" May, 1884, about 8i97 GOT more was redeem.
eo ana afterwards The sum Of 1853 27I was nd.
snneeu 10 The Commissioners Of Loans to meet
The balance which was then outstanding Partly
rom THIS cause, therefore, reducing the actual ex
pendnre IN the fourth quarter OF 1893 about a mil.
lion below the estimate, aud partly from an in.
crease IN the revenue OF nearly two millions beyond
mo eb'nh'c oithit quarter from causes before cnu-
meraeJ, the actual a, oiiabie amount in tho Trea.
7ury IN the LIST OF January, 1891, WINS greater than
the estimate having been $40, 3O2 g05, instead Of
the estimated snm ot ~ 9S3, 700. The expendi.
lures IN 1884 on nceoun, Of the public debt, thus be-
enmo increased beyond the estimate about ri .256.
96s Another source of expenditure increased du-
ting the past yenr beyond the estimates, was the
sum OF 1918, 1O7 for interest on the public dobt
which had been before unclaimed, but which has
since been dem inded and discharged and 10 meet
which, probably from adhe1ng to tho usage Of for.
mer years, or from an Impression II would remain
'o no %s"'x sds &c expected eso."
Jlturc Of the ycar Besides these unex pected calIs
during the present year, the appropriations in mo-
roy by new ecls oil Congress, aud by former per.
muncn acts still in force, have been computed 10 be
about 42i 900 600.
These constituted n new burlhcn, in addition 70
balance OF public deb which remained TO be puid.
amounting TO nbolt six millions, and u balance Of
old appropriations, liable 10 be called for amour.
ling to nbou, five millions, more. The whole
appropriations thus eharecablc Cor expenditure to
the year did not vary much from 81 millions Of
dollars in money, besides a number of gfrnis Of
land OF considerable extern, and value thu, were 70
ted by Congress.
Having presented this explanation OF the prih-
cipol expenditures, Which, have been charged 10 the
present year, and betrayed to the extent required,
basis has been land for showing the reasons upon
winch lhls Department has proceeded To reduce iis
estimates for * cnditure the ensuing ycnr, TO tho
extent Of about DIX aud third millions Of dollars
below those oflnst yenr. This is nboul one and
bird oil . million loss, independent Of the amount
thcn estimated 10 be needed towards the discharge
Of The public debt.
In ho, sum of new appropriations. amounting 10
about Sb2l 900 900, there was no permanent charge
that has been decn,d likely TO be much csscncd
FOR the ensuing ysar, sucn as the armng Of tho
militia aud the gradnAl improvement of the navy.
Nor, IN the opinion of this Department, will the
.rcnt objects for expenditure Of character genera
nnd sonew hat fixed, such Us those usually coDnec-
ted with civil and foreign purposes, the Navy ond
Army, II GLIDING works classcd us Internal I'm
y .oycmcnts, Indian, and Pensions, admit minc-
dla,dy SO great dminuiion ia number amount -
might be desired and il hereafter expected. But
as Large n reduction us practicable, without injury
10 The public interests, and neglect of important
duties has been n,nde IN The estimated expenditures
for each Of them, being IN all after allowing small
| increase III some, nbput one and third millions Of
dollars. 1t is anticipated, that with the valuable
Improvcm Of late years in steam, and The great
advantages III using these Improvements for harbor
AID maritime defence, some OF the Notifications ORR
g.nay contemplated may hereafter he wholly dis
! pcnscd with OF be bull, on 0crent and reduced
scale md though IL " thought that only about two
millions can, the following year, be prudcnily re-
trcnchcd from The expenditures connected with TOR.
ilfcalions and harbors Indians and Pensions, yet
II Is manifest hat voiy soon the amount required
for these public purposes must, by the completion
otIc mos, ssury defcnccs, by the cxtinguish.
men Of most OF the titles OF the Indians and the re-
movol of that unfortunate race beyond the Missis-
s'rpi, and by the rapid march Of death among pen
sion rs,nnd the detection Of numerous frauds among
their Pr, fcs5td agents, become still more diminish
ed, ana import daiies " Ill be further reduced
by tho operations of the of March, 1888 the &c.
ducIon both IN revenue and in expenditure for these
great objects, will, therefore, happily and conve-
nienily, for u unc, be likely very near 10 cores
! pond A more fixed amount for the ordinary peace
| establishment OF the army and some other expcnd-
| lures conneccd with the Executive, Legislative
and Judicial Departments would, like what now
exists with greater precision and uniformity in the
expenses OF the navy, be great desideratum in
the permanent adjustment OF our revenue system,
and would tend, IN many important respects, to
useful re'rcnchmen'.f The gradual increase requis.
cd IN some classes Of expenditure by the gradual