Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-09-18

Report Of the Secretary 81 the Ireasvry-
We can give only general view of this doc
ument, not inferior in interest perhaps to the
message. The Secretary first gives an nc
count of the finances as follows:
1. Condition Of the Treasury. 1t is not pro-
posed to give all the particulars, relating TO the
J receipts and expenditures, which usually &c
| company an annual statement. But an expo
! sition OF them, under the customary general
heads, so far as they have been asceftained,
| for the first half OF the year, is subjoined.
| Brief estimates for the other half are made,
and such explanations added, as seem neces.
sary 10 show with clesrcss, not only the con-
dition of the Treasury at this time, but lie prob
able state for the residue of the year.
According TO the Treasurers running &C.
count, the whole amount Of available money
in the Treasury on the LIST Of January, 1887,
| applicable TO public purposes, was S42 ,46s,-
! 1853 81. From that sum, there were on that
day reserved 100000; and the balance, be-
ing S37, 46s, $50 81, was, under the provisions
of The act of June 23, 1886, 10 be placed in
depose with the States. 1t ascertained that
1908, 430 so Of it have since actually been
received by them.
The amount OF that portion Of The first three
instruments, the payment Of which has not yet
been acknowledged, though transfers were sea-
sonably issued for It, is 81, l65, SIS is. The
remainder is S6,367,2l4 SO, and is the SUN
which was designed for the fourth insa,men
of tepostes with the States on the LIST Of DC
tober next. The amount reserved in the Urea
sury on tho LIST Of January has since been in
creased, by returns subsequently received from
banks, 10 the snm of S6,670,137 SO; ant
which, Of course, could not then be ascertain
ed or taken into computation.
Receipts. The receipts in the first half O
S the year, deposited in the banks, and paid OIL
e drafts by collectors and receivers, so far as as
. cerlained, have been
t From customs s7,2s4,45
c From lands 5,303,7
;. And from miscellaneous rces 5l2,26
To these may be added about 100000
9 which remained in the hands of receivers, an
y 200 in thsSeak collectors, subject to draf
= All these make'fYfe aggregate for that half {
!. the year sl3,lS7.a32. limo further postpone
ment be granted on duty bonds, il is estimate
that the whole receipts for the last half OF III
year, from all sd4kes, will be about 80, 500
600 which wonldmoke them, as asceriaine
~ and estimated for the whole year, S22, 6S7, lSs
'e But il the brief extension OF the present pos
70 ponement, brought into view hereafter, and e
vorably regarded, be directed by Congress, Ii
j. receipts will probably be about $1,000, 900
y while, by poslponement Of the whole TO
y mother year, they will not be likely to exeet
I'd S4,5O0O00.
n Looking at our whole revenue therefor
OF from all quarters, it appears That the balan'
Of money reserved at the commencement
a the year, as finally asceriained 20 be $3.50
1877, with the actual receipts for the first ho
re at Sl3, 1877, 1872, and those now anticipated &
the last half of il at 81, 600 900, will consilu
as an aggregate OF $26,s57,3l9
ne Expenditures. The expenditures during Il
e' first hall Of the year were, for civil, mscell
- neous and foreign intercourse S2,Sl2,540 Z
It's Military, including pensions I0,603, 36l
NJ Naval 3,29e, i49
Public debt 20,s32
ir-
tn, | NdoL;o, m acoregata of S16733 S84