The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-17

routes has been reduced 1,l24 miles, and the
annual transportation "a 06l miles. The cost
OF the Utah routes was increased $l7,5OO, by
the allowance of additional pay, without IN
creased service, on the route between Salt
Lake and San Pedro. The extension OF rail
road service (smounting to 2,45S,648 miles,
is set forth in tabular form in the report, with
an exhibit of the additional expense thereby IN
Cured, amounting to S249,458 during the
year. Compared with the service last year,
there appears decrease of 7Sl miles IN the
length of routes, and of 823,034 miles in the
annual transportation, while the cost is increas-
ed Sl2O,O44. In New York, railroad transport
alton has increased 293 1923 miles, while steam
boat service has decreased l6l.664 miles, and
coach service has fallen eff l43,384 miles, but
with an increased cost in the latter amounting
to Sl2 642 The receipts of the Department
for the year were 1888 sol, and the expend-
lures, 1865 057. Allowing for certain spe-
cial provisions on the account of revenue and
expenditure, thedefcit is stated at So Asa, 40
The increase of expenses this year 10 per
cent. in the amount of annual transportation,
and 9 7.l0 per cent in cost.
The estimates for 1853 are as follows: Elk
penditures, $l2,0a3 247; revenue, $40 ,584 ,O74;
leaving the SUN of $i,459,l73 to be appropri.
ated by Congress to defray the expenditures OF
the coming year.
Report of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Importance of this document has in
duced its publication at length on another page
of this paper. A brief extract of the figures
of the Report may not be out of place for ref
erence.
The Government spent this last fiscal year, end.
ing June 80, 1857 s7O,S22,722
On the civil list $27 ,53l 1922
Interior Department 5,358,274
War department l9,26l,774
Navy Department l2,726,856
Public Debt 5943,896
The budget of expenditure for the current fiscal
year, to end June 80, 1853, is
Actual first quarter $23,7l4,528
Estimates three quar-
tiers 81, 248, $50
The balance in the treasury at the beginning
of the year, July l, was $l7,7l0, ia
Revenue to Both September. 20,929,8l9
Estimated to 30th June 36,750,00
Total 1888, 933
This would leave S426,875, provided the reve-
nue. is not over.estimated, nor the expenditure
moderated; to provide against which contin-
gencies, and to guard the public credit, the
Secretary asks for authority to employ Treasu-
| The customs revenue for the first quarter was
Sl8,573,729. The Secretary calculates on only
| 1913 100000 for the remaining nine months.
Instead of 1921, ZOO, 900 in dutiable merchan-
| disc for the year, entered for consumption, las
the first quarter would indicate,) he looks for
no more than $4,000 900, owing to the recent
revulson. The land and miscellaneous reve-
nues of the year he sets down at Sc, 006, 900, of
which 81, 1850 was realized the first quarter.
| The public debt was reduced on the LIST of
July to S29 O6O,a86 The Department has
since purchased SO, 1916, 232, leaving the amour:
outstanding $25, 1851
| The Department has collected anew the rail.
way capital and debt of the country. These
| amount
In capital $49l, ABS Gel .
In debt : 4l7,243,664
Total 9O8,679 1926
The annual incomei is reported at $4S, 406, 488
Interest on the debt, $25, ,203.