The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-12-16
From the National Inteliigeneer Of The stl inst.
THE ANIMAL TREASURY REPORT.

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OF this documen. transmitted to both Houses
of Congress the first day Of the session, as We
shall not be able TO publish il for day or two,
have thought our readers would not be- dissatisfied,
for the present with an abridged account, which
We have arranged under lis several natural dISis-
ions, as follows.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1886.
The balance IN the Treasury on tie LIST of
January last vas SIG, 749,r SOB The receipts for
l536 are estimated at s47,6gl SOS, Of which the
receipts from Customs for the three first quarters
have been si7,523,l5l, and the receipts from
Lands s2004s,O29. The expenditures for 1886
sscertainod and estimated at SO, 49,. 032, Of
which the payments for the military service In.
GLIDING Qualifications during the three FIRST quar-
tiers, have amointfd Ia Sl3,0l0.0Gl.
DCductlng the expenditures of the year, ascer-
tanned and probable, rom the receipts the balance
which viii be IN the Treasury on the LIST of Janu.
airy, 1887, Is estimated at St3, Cos 669, and deduct
ing the unavailable funds" oi Sl,0c0,000 eay.
ing the available balance" sal ,525,GG9 This
docs not include the balance TO Tie credit OF the
Post Office Department at the end OF the year. es-
lirnaied at sjl3,g20l
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURFS FOR 1887.
The receipts are estimated as follows Customs,
sl6.j00000; Lands, 5,00900U; Bank Stock and
Miscellaneous, y. 100000. The expenditures i'm
Guiding 81 900, 900 for usual excess of anpropria.
tons bey ond eslinates) are estimated at SIG
sal.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The fmpoifs during the year ending Goth Sep.
tcmber, l-36 are aseertaHed and estimated at
Sl73,ji0,00 shelving an increase compared with
the preceding year, Of s23Gii,25e. The Exports
during the same period are ascertaincd and est.
maid al SPLITS, 900 Of which SOL Jos, 900 we're
domestic products, and the residue foreign. eahb
ting an aggregate increase, compared with the
preceding year, Of s}j,423. and an amount ex.
ceeding the average Of the las, three years by ST.,
80, l50.
THE SURPLUS REVENUE.
The recommendations of the last annual Report
are renewed, and reductions suggested of duties
raw materials of foreign origin used in some of
our important manufactures. and next on articles
of comfort and necessity for the PeopIe generally.
4 prohibition d tie sale OF the public domain to
ans but actual settlers is aso mentioned as anotl
er mode of curtaling The revenue.
THE PUBLIC MONEY.
An account e given Of the measures adopted in
pursuance Of the act oi June 2Sd 1856 10 regulate
the deposiies Of the public money, aud some re-
commentators are made Of prospective provisions
on the subject, such authority 70 discontinue as
dePosite banks, ehen no longer necessary, those
selected under The late act, &c.
TIE MINT AND THE CURRENCY.
The coleage Of the Mint. from The st Of Jan.
nary % the ~ If November. $40 haa been. Of
gold, S3Gl9,ii0 and of silver, s!e51,U00. Tie
establishment Of gold com Of one dollar i again
urgtd upon Congress. Tile quantity nf gold now
II the country y estimated a. Sl5000000. The
Secretary OF tie Treasury calculates the whole
specie in the country in October, le33 a, thirty
millions Vi dollars, aud the hole spttie nor il the
country atsevehty-three millions. Various spccu.
a,nns % tie SUBJECT occupy number Of pages
in this part OF the report.
MISC ELLANE0tS
The report concludes with several suggestions
of miscellaneous character, among v hIch the re.
nevtd recommendation Of TIE adupjl1n of mea.
snrts for regulating steamboat navigation must
meet With very general appreciation from all those
Nho have as mach horror a. We nave OF these ap.
naing catastrophes vi ich class themselves under
Tie head Of" Steamboat disasters"