Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-02

without any increase of means by those provided by
Mr. Van Burens administration, if his policy had been
pursued il is shown would have been t,co millions and
quarter, instead Of FORTY Millions And these exa-
m,nauons and corrections by Mr. Wright of the state
ment, Of the Secretary, we're made in his place IN The
Senate in the face Of the Wing majority Of that body;
and their accuracy has not BEEN and cannot be denied
It's true that this would leave portions Of the rea
sury notes issued during Mr.. Van Buren's term, and
falling due in 1892 to be paid in tina. year. What
amour. Of debt thus thrown over from Mr.. Van
Buren's administration, 10 be paid By the Wings in
1872 will soon be seen. AT this point the records
Lett The gseat debt at the close OF the extra session OF
Congress Of l8il
Ia December, ls4l, the Wing Congress assembled to
hold its first annual session Previous to this time,
MIR Secretary Ewing had surrendered his high trust
and Mr. WALTER FORWARD, Of Pa was Secretary Of
the Treasury.
on the 23d day OF December 1871, Mr.. TAprAN, Of
the Senate from the State of Ohio offered in the Sc
nate the following resolution which was passed
"Resoired, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed % report the Senate the amount of the pub
lc debt, this time and also on the Sd Of March last,
with the particular items Of such debt
On the 10Th day Of January following QS42D the fol-
loving report was laid before the Senate by Mr. Sc
cretary Forward:
Report from the Secretary Of the Treasury, transmitting,
in compliance Nth a resolution of the Senate,
statement of the public debt the Sd Of March and
23d Of December, lS4l.
TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT, }
January 10, 1912.
Sir In obedience to the resolution of the Senate
of the 23d ultimo, have the honor 10 transmit the
companying statement prepared by the Register Of the
Treasury of the amount Of the public debt the 23d
ullimo, and also on the Sd of March last.
II is deemed proper to state, that the amount OF
Treasury notes appearing TO be outstanding, on any
particular day, by the hooks of the Register is based
on issued and the amount redeemed, which
has finally passed the accounting officers The state
ments annexed of the amounts outstanding, do not,
therefore, include those redeemed which were, at the
dates specified in the hands of the accounting officers
for settlement
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Hon. SAM'L L. SourHARD,
President pro tenn Of the Senate
Statement of the public debt on The Esd Dec l54l.
Treasury notes outstanding 's7,3s2.O27 60
Debt Of the corporate cities Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia assumed by the
United States l,4iU,0Oo w
The (old) funded and unfunded debt, viz:
The funded debt
principal $50 434 76
interest 24U,723 "a
-293, 1853 so
The unfunded debt:
registered certi-
hcate6 So,o<< ~
Treasury notes is.
sued during the
late war 4,475 10
Mississippi certif-
fcates 1870 O9
35,4l7 SO
Loan per oct Of 2lst July, lS4l-
amount subscribed o,oN,q|o %
sl4,725, Os5 20
sTb, amount Of received for duties and lands
September last and not reported on or re
cord in this odics by the accounting officers
Statement of the public debt the Sd Of March, lS4l
Treasury notes outstanding tSooo',ooi 81
Debt Of the corporate cities of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, assumed by the
United States l,44o,ooo w
The (od) funded and
unfunded debt, viz:
The funded debt
principal s53,174 IS
interest 243 LOG Sc
-296, $50 II
The unfunded debt
registered cert-
hcates 20 ,G22 "A
Treasury notes is
sued during the
late AS %
Mississippi certi-
Gates 432O w
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