The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-09


cesi and in conformity with the request Of the Pres
de mat such other fiscal matters should this
SON. DC presented appear 10 require early legislation,
the undersigned has the honor oer the following
port
]. Condition Of the Treasury.
is not proposed to give al the particulars, relating
70 the receipts and expenditures, which usually accom-
pany annual statement But an exposition Of them
under the customary general heads 80 Ear as they have
been asceraned, for the FIRST half Of the year. Is sub
joined
Brief estimates for the other half are made and such
explanations added as seem necessary to show with
cleaess only the condition OF the Treasury at this
time, but its probable for the residue Of the year
According 10 the Treasurers running account, the
whole amount Of available money in the Treasury on
the ls OF January, 1887 applicable TO public purposes,
was $42, 49,, $50 81. From that sum, there were
that day reserved $50Oo0 and the balance, being
s59 81, was under the provisions Of the act Of
June %, 1885, to be placed in deposte with the States
II is ascertaned that S27 063 430 80 Of have since
been actually received by them.
The amount Of that portion Of the first three install
ments, the payment Of which has not yet been acknow
lodged though transfers seasonaby issued for It,
$l,i65,575 49, The remainder is 90 1857 2l4 80, and
is the which designed for the fourth nstament
OF deposites with the States the LIST Of October next
The amount reserved in the Treasury the LIST Of jan
uay has since been increased by returns subsequently
received from banks, the sum Of $40 1877 So and
into computation
The receipts in the first half Of the year, deposited
in the banks, and paid drafts by collectors and
ceivers so far as ascertained have been:
From customs, S,234,45l
From lands 5,3O3,7
And from miscellaneous sources, 5l2, 1868
To these may be added about $500, 900 which
manned in the hands Of receivers and $4,000 in those
Of collectors subject draft All these make the ag
gregae for that half If the year &ia 1877 ia2 III
farther postponement be granted on duty bonds Is es-
timated that the whole receipts for the last half Of the
year. from all sources will be about 80 500 which
would make them as ascerained and estimated for the
whole year, S22, 6s7,ls2 But if the brief extension
Of the present posponement, brought into view here
AFTER and avoraby regarded be directed by Congress,
the receipts will probably be about $7,OO0,OOO; while,
BY postponement Of the whole to another year, they
will not be likely to exceed $4,5O0,0O0
Looking at our whole revenue, therefore, from all
quarters appears that the balance Of money reserved
the commencement Of the year, finally ascertaned
to be $667O 1877 with the actual receipts for the first
half at S3 1877 1872 and those anticipated for the
last half Of at 100000, will constitute an aggre-
gate Of S26857,3l9
. EXPENDITURES.
The expenditures during the first half Of the year
were, W. s'".- .~.. "..
For civil, miscellaneous, and foreign inter
course, $2,sl2, $40 40
Military, including pensions, io,6os,sel 40
Naval, 1921, las 80
Public debt, O,s32 rs