Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-21

Wings accountable for this s,itn
"a. The next item Ia for indemnity {
our citizens for claims upon Mexico, an
provided for under the sane treaty, mad
) and approved by Mr.. Polk, amounting L
~ biG,G9t.
We liole the Wings may be excuse
from ell responsibility, as IN item Of en-
pence. for or OH account Of this item.
81. Interest OH the public debt, 1900,
72i.
or this dett upwards Of $48,00O,O 0t
was created by Mr.. Polk In prosecuting
the Mexican waf, Bot no portion OF The
interest, even. on the debt which existed
previous TO the war, Ia included In the sun
stated above ~ the annual peace expen
diture Of Mr.. Polk previous to the war;
or the above interest, aboit ~. 800, 900 IL
upon the war debt, which, 1t certainly will
not he fair 10 make the Wing Admiuistra.
ton accountable for.
4th, For asrearages paid 10 Mexicai,
volunteers, 1890, $50.
From which the Wings should certain.
ly. In like manner, I've excused.
9th. Payment for pensions granted in
consequence Of the Mexican wat form All.
other item amounting to the stin Of about
| 100000.
This must also be plHced TO the debit Of
M. Folks Administration
9th. The expenses Of running and mark.
ing the boundary line between Mexico
and the United States IL another eoDtins
gency arising out Of the Mexican war, be.
queatIed to the Wing Administration. aud
amounts to the sum Of S20l, SIT.
9TH, 1sefunding duties collected in Mex.
leo expenses Of Commissioners under the
Mexican treaty, draughtsmen, and eontin.
gelicies OF The boundary line, and expenses
incident 10 the war loans and Treasury
notes, all items connected with the Mexi.
can war, aud Justly chargeable to Demo.
cratic rule, amounting to S55,015.
The above items, after deducting the In.
terest on the debt existing previous to
1915, form MI aggregate OF more than
Sl0,OOO,000 for expenses growing direct.
ly u Of the Mexican war f,e payment
OF which, was unavoidable, and has been
directly saddIed upon the Treasury by the |
Democratic Administrator of Mr.. Polk,
aud in no way formed a portion Of Mr..
Folks peace expenditures anterior to the
war.
The following additional items are Of a
character which formed no portion Of tile
annual expenditures under any former Ad
ministfatiun
Let. The expenses Of collecting the re-
ven.e from customs Sl,Sss,471
Contingent exp 'nses Of ditto 10,245
Expenses Of collecting evenue
from sales Of public land LAO, SOC
Up TO the 3D. Of March, lsi9, when the
Wing Administration came Into power,
The expenses Of collecting the ~revenue
first deducted from the gross receipts,
and the nett amount only wa paid into
HE Treasury. and figured on the annual
statement az the amount Of receipts but
by the act Of Sd March. is4D. the gross
OF revenue Is now paid into the
Treasury. and the expenses for collecting
I form all item OF current expenditure.
Cd. The expense Of takiug the Seventh
Census. S672.6D3
THIS Is nh unavoidable new expense,
,aid by the Wing Administration, aud oc.
,urs only once IN ten years.
3D.. For refunding duties upon sugar and
nolasses, collected Under Mr.. Walkers
construction Of the Tariff Of 1916, but
which the Supreme Court has decided
we're illegally collected, $780, SIS.
4th. Payment for debentures, drawback,
&C., on foreign goods on which the duties
lad been collected, aud refunded on the
x poetation of such goods from The United
$79a,63o. J,
9th. Repayment to importers for excess
( money deposited for unascertained du.
lea, but which was refunded 40 soon as
he exact amount Of such duties was a.. /,
ertaiaed. $500 O2i.
Both these latter items form a portion
{ the amount stated rs receipts Of reve. =
but Of course form no item Of actual
Expenditure.
9th. Debcntures and other charges con.
ected with the customs. $72.623. !
9TH. Refunding duties per act Of sth Of
1916, S59,732.
sth. Ocean mail steam service, which
included in the expenditure of the Navy !
but the revenue from which
,urce IL included IN the receipts Of the
Office, Sl'302, 800.
This item formed no portion of the ex-
cnditure under Mr.. Folks Administration v
revious to the Mexican war. II
9th. Repayment Of the public debt and 4
'reasury notes, 1851 ,265. n
10th. Trust funds paid. 1857, 396. !,
Nothing under this head is included In b
'e above expenditures for the year 1876, "
nder Mr.. Polk. a
1lth. Expenditures for the Indian De-
for the year ending Goth June, Il
SOL. were S2,Sl5,599, whilst under Mr.. !
ok they were only 81 ,22s.2s0, making I
difference Of 81 ,5S7,3l9.
The additional expenditure under this
sad has heen made in pursuance Of spe.
al acts Of Congress, and principally un.
n new treaties with the Indians. =
We will pause here, without bringing =
to the statement many other items which =
'uld be fairly introduced, such as pay y
of private claims authorized by spe. v
acts OF Congress, building new Gus "
m.houses and marine hospitals. erection =
buildings in new Territories, expendi. p
res for public buildings in Washington,
for, though many Of these items were !.
properly classed with the actual cur ~
Mt expenses of the Government, they ~
ere in like manner incurred under the :
lministration of MI. Polk, yet by no y
cans to the same extent, az Congress has - J.