Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-06
1883.
1852.


reference to the aggregate of the two columns viii
show that the estimates for the next year less by
81 sos 43 than those for the present fiscal year. al
though they embrace many items of large amount for
objects not embraced in the estimates for the present
year; for example, 900 for the census, and up
wards of $500 900 for surveying the public lands in Cali
fornia
This reduction results from no dminuon of the actual
expenses of this branch of the public service but from
the fact that the estimates for this year embraced many
very large items for Deficiencies Of the preceding year
vicious practice has prevailed for years past of
ducing the estimates at the OF the session
below the amount actually necessary, with the view of a
forwards applying for additional appropriations in what
lis called deficiency BILL took occasion in my last
report express my dsapprobaon of this practice and
required the heads of the several bureaus attached
this Department to make full and fair estimates of all
that the public service required 1t accordingly
done and now instead of deficiencies amounting to near
millions of dollars it will be found that they but
little S30O,O0O is impossible to foresee what will
be the actual expenditures of any given because
Departsst; bat admitted that there has been
reasonable approximation to accuracy when it is found
that in the disbursement of more than millions of
dollars the expenditures exceed the estimate only about
$500, 900.
With these general remarks proceed submit detailed
explanations of each class of the estimates in the order in
which they stand
Department proper.
Under this head the estimate the next fiscal year
exceeds that for the 81 575O This results from
the fact that at the expiration of the last fiscal year
expended balances of former appropriations remained
stated in my last annual report which brought the est
mates of the present below their legitimate amount
Land Service
The estimate for the present fiscal year
amounted to $3.50, 152 so
To this add the amount appro-
priated at the last session
for settling land titles in Cali
That for surveys of the public
lands $4,000 90
And the sum embraced in the
present estimates to meet
deficiencies for the present
year 155,3O5 90
23O,3O5 90
And the expenditures properly chargeable to
the present year viii be shown to be $1066 457 80
The estimate for the next fiscal year amounts
to - $1,2s4916 AZ
Deduct the sum embraced therein to meet
deficiencies in the present year 155SO5 90
is = - s1,12es11 AZ
Being an excess over the estimate for the
present YEAR year Of ! sss,158 OF
This is accounted for by the unexpectedly large amount
required for the surveys in California Leaving Calfor
MIA of the question, and the estimates compare thus
Estimate for the present year 1885, 152 so
Calf California mi A''''''' $3.50 : 1000 90
the present year $500, 152 so
Estimate for the next fiscal year 81 ,2S4916 AZ
Deduct deficiencies of present
year loo,oOo w
And the amount embraced for
California 3O1,575 90
-- 462,S80 90
And the amount properly chargeable to the
next fiscal year viii be 1922, 03e Az
Being ST less than the amount properly chargea-
Bile to the present year.
Indian Afdirs.
Under this head the estimates for the fiscal year
to 098 80 less than those for the present
fiscal year For stated in my last annual report
the estimates for the year unusually large
but the estimates for the next fiscal year, below
the average Of those for the last and present fiscal years
Pensions.
Here the estimates for the next fiscal year amount
81 O53 $50 81 less than those for the present year
TWAS stated my last report that though the estimates
for the present year amounted to 81 GA 1851 there
was chargeabe to the present year only
the of S2,2oO,U3f 81
To this add 800, 1888, appropriated at
the last session, but not embraced in
the last estimates, and $4,000 en-
braced in the present estimates TO meet
deficiencies on account Of clerk hire for
| the present year. rendered necessary by
| the bounty land law Of 28th Septem-
| Der. 1850 4o,7SS 81
4
S2,80O,771 II
Then deduct the sum which it is now antci-
pated will remain on the 30th June, 1852,
as the unexpended balances of appropria-
| tons for paying pensions 380500 On
| And the amount now ascertained to be charge
able to the present year Is only : l,s2OHl II
Il -