The New York herald., 1851-12-06


Agricultura raj statistics. $500 90 500 90
Penitentiary Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia LOO 90 no 90
Mexican Boundary Sur
yey........,.. ieo'W w 1ouo0 w
Totals. sla2o2s AZ S5,Ss5s2 o.
A reference to the aggreg gate of the two columns
viii show that the estimates for the next year are
less by 81 46 695 43 than those for the present is
cal year, although they embrace many items OF
estimates for the present year; as, for example,
$l50000 for the census, and upwards OF for
surveying the public lands in California
This reduction results from no diminution 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. A vicious practice has pre-
vailed for years past, ofreducing the estimates
at the commencement of the session. below the
amount actually ssary, with the view OF after
wards applying for additional appropriations, in
what is called deficiency bill. took occasion, in
my last report, to express my dsapprobation of this
practice and required the heads OF the several bu
reaus attached to this Department to make full and
fair estimates of all that the public service required
1t was accordingly done; AID now, instead Of de-
fcieec amounting to near two millions Of dollars
it viii be found that they are but little over
SEQ 200. II is impossible To foresee what will be
the actual expenditures of any given year, because
they depend on contingencies beyond the control OF
the Department; but it must Re admitted that
there has been ressonsb BILE approximation to accu
racy, when il is found that in the disbursement Of
more than seven millions OF dollars, the expendi.
tures exceed the estimate only about $500 900.
With these general remarks proceed to submit
detailed explan atops Of each class Of the estimates
in tho order in which they stand.
DIPARTMESr PROPER.
Under this head the estimate for the next fiscal
year exceeds that for the present S7577 so. This
results from the fact that at the expiration OF the
last fiscal year xpended balances Of former ap-
propriAtions remained, as stated In my last annual
report, which brought the estimates Of the present
year below their legitimate amount.
LAND ERvrcE.
The estimate for he present fiscal year 10000 r..
amounted to. sS3ol52 80
To this add the amount sppro.
priated at the lsst session for
settling land tities in California $4,000 90
That for surveys q the public
And the sum embraced in III. pre-.
sent estimates 20 meet dsfcisn-
cies for the pres.nt year. ....... 15s fc6 co
- go sos 90
And the expenditure properly charstabie
the present year viii ;. shown to be-. sleee l57 80
1924 oIs a.
csbcispcies in the present year r....... 1856 9O6 co
And the smount chsryssble to the nsxtyear
s..................... 112soil 81
Beng sne1cess over the estimate for the
This s aceoUnted for By the urerpeetsdiy large
amount required for the surveys in California Leaving
California cut q tie question and the estimates compare
Estimate fer the Srs,ent year. ....... ssosl52 so
Deduct the amount therein fer surveJsin
CAfornis.s s.s.'. .ss.....-..s.......... 100 70
the present yssr ss2els2 so
Estimate for the next hscsl year...... l2s4 9l6 az
Deduct dsfciepciss Of present
Ana the smount embraced for
- s462 $50 90
And TIE amount properly chsrgeable to the
next hscsl will be. Ss[2035 Il
sens 81 ll6o3 .a than the amount properly charge
able to the preesnt year.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Upcer this head, the estimates for the next fiscal
year amount TO IL 09s 1875 30 less than those for the
present ascal year. For reasons stated in my last
unusually large, but the estims Tor the next
6scsl year even below the average Of those FOR
the last and present bscal years
PENSIONS.
Here the estimates for the next fiscal year mount
to tl ,05S,655 81 lees than those for the present
year. -,
mates for the present year amounted 20 s29AT26 81
there ohsrgssbls 70 the Fres~ot yesr
opl, 'ns ss 'DI s.ss "a spprcors.d At the %
last sessiop, but not embraced in the last
estimates and $4,000 embraced In ths
prp.pnt estimates to meet deoosncies on
account Of clerk hire for the present year
ise q gs,h ssvtsnbsr' is5o............ O7S3 %
s2Ss0iTi 10
fbes essuet The sum which t l. nov anti.
cp-lsd viu remain 90 the 10Th June
iss1 ,.a.. sSs S5S ss,ins p.Sssns ssOoO %
A.d zoe e@S1ns % ~. pr-.st year only 10ozi 1s
iIs smtsa.s ss e..'."..'..'... ' 'Ae 1880 %
To this &C q ths sum Of the unsxpeuded ba-
Ianaea Which Il IL supposed vii remain - -.
CO had a. the snj % the present year. J51sO w
si9isB4O OC
Then dedUc. ths amount embraced therein - -
to meet isacie1cies In the present year. DOO0 "
And the amount properly obsryeabls 10 the -
next hscal year pA be found to tlJ23b4D %
O.iv 6,1is Il more than for the present year,
nctvi tnstandng TIE increase OF clerical force ren
dered indispenssbly Necessary In the execution o.
the bounty Lard iav u 1850
CENSUS
TIE estimates Of last year embraced nothing IN
der ths head ths former appropriations being ther
FbeY,ht ~ fficient % meet al demands. The ex
fIsi2 IS of another year, however, would indieat
P-.ss AL foy tbis reassn the further sum 0
sisn 0ro Il, ssked % complete the work " y gra
tifsi7g 70 6sd thai, in estimating ior sucn an =
iers-1s ,s~vies, 90 rtar an spIroNma'"" - -
sc.sli coss vas stta'red -
rsfrsD STATES COURTS -.
Hoe here is an apparent excess eyei .us -
ofi,s. ear cf k1p s0f The spproPria'l0h ~, ~, "
- al vss~ 1gi. h5-t of t5s actual eHpehui,,ut
ofn--Trs- aboat s1) zoo, ybicb vas 81 2nco ~ p,
"a ts. a ,,orsIrire fj- the present dsca4 yssr
aives ~ cftt If ,ri ~at f-on 'oe PUP l'7' n