Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-07-05
1929 500 II
ls,l76,t4l or
SOL .294.696 04

Making in the Treasury at the
end of the year, sol .2o9.o So VI
believe NV estimate of the three last quarters
is too low. know that several gentlemen, friends
of the Administration in whom as hoanciers have
treat confidence estimate the sum al thirty mill
ions instead of twenty five. prefer TO err, II at
all on the safe side and therefore take the lowest
sum. In addition to this su'n,thc Government has
in the United States Bank, stock to the amount of
seven millions which the Bank IN now ready to pay
with an addition Of Ia per ccnt.,and which viii
doubtless come into the Treasury during the year
with still greater advance. | call this sun,
eight millions We are Informed by the Secretary
in his repor, of December. 1884. that there will
always be at the cud Of every year. sum Of sever
al millions in the Treasury of unexpended balances
of former appropriations. which may be safely re-
lied upon to meet appropriations for the ensuing
year This sum, on The first OF January last, was
about eight millions. The amount Of thus sum
must increase IL a much greater ratio than the IN
crease Of appropriations and ss the appropriations
Of the present year are to be unusually large, tho
unexpended balance at the end of the year will be
much larger than at any former period.
It Is impossible TO form a decisive opinion as to
the amount unt, after the appropriations are made
il cannot BE Ices than twelve millions. Dir Law
renee here said no, less than fifteen millions"
MI II. continued . VI th' t'''"''Vs W"
WAYS and Means says not lees than tteen millions
Sir II your exttsysgao, appropriations Tor forih-
cations are made aud added TO those OF Ike
character, which have already passed for the Navy
the SUN will be much larger than fifteen millions.
have before said that there rs limit beyond
which money cannot be expended. S~. you may
20 on and Apr opnote some half dozen millions
more for Indian wars the causes Of which yet re.
main Unknown, and abos. which. aud the manner
of conducting them, no one seems willing TO tale
the trouble 70 inqurc-go on. cir, with your sppro-
priaiions for Notifications and indisn treaties. and
for every other conceivable object Tor which the
most a,tadinansn gentleman can make up his
mind 10 vge--go on. untll you hsye appropriated
every dollar 10 the Treasury aud the great mass
of the money will still remain there, undrswh and
unex expended. Why. ar. # more than two millions
Of former appropriation. Tor the increase u tho
/ Navy could no, be used during the las, yesf~ben
French war sppreheDded, how are you 10 eIPena
! irpple tho this year, when this yeaTs AP2ro-
pr.ation IL made a. much later psriod an the sea
son than the lssti sir. thsse appropriations can
( not be extended Il 10 Idle 10 talk about IT,
4 Whatever Inn, be tie amount ~ your sppfoPna-
tons whatever may be The footing % yonf s?pFo-
on.t,oa bills at the end ofthe session. Il may be
I ealeslsied wlth perfect safety that sum greater
tbss thirty u,ii.ons cannot and ~ill no, on drswn
o 4 "fths Tre.sgsry and any a'Eooas aboss That
.nfn nay be roasdofed - remaining thefs. iun6
s,s distribution 1ah getieer security 70 ths Tres'