The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-06
Second Session Of the Thirty
fifth Congress.
Estimates for the Fiscal Year Of
iS59-6O.
Analysis OF the Estlmates-Appertl0nm
Among the Various Departments Of the
Government Expenditures Of the
War, Navy and Post Once De-
partments- or Congress, the
Executive, the Judiciary
and the Territories,

TIE second session Of the Thirty fifth Congress meets in
Washington at to-day, and will open with prayer
from the Rev d Ball. The Presidents Message wi te
delivered soon AFTER and published in this afternoons
edition Of the HERALD.
n was stated in an editorial article in yesterdays
HERALD that the amount Of appropriations which the
Secretary of Treasury will call upon Congress to make
Tor the service Of the fiscal year ending June 3o $780, viii
he $50 3l5 ss while the total expenditures of the
government the year estimated at 97 49,
The difference between the appropriations TO be asked for
and the whole of the general government made up
Ars of $s 724 60 which has be paid under general
appropration bills other acts Of former years (ncud
g Custom House expenses and the interest on the public
debt &c and, secondly, of sl2,47s,s ,so7 2s, which, is
estimated will remain unpaid on the Soth of June, 1852
ont Of the sum appropriated last year. and will be carried
over to the service of the next year.
Mr. Cobb however, does not state what portion OF this
latter sum applied the service of the next fiscal
year He only says that portion Of will be- There
are no means therefore, of finding from these estimates
the exact sum which supposed will be needed for the
general expenses of the government for the fiscal year
ending June so 1860. The only way to ge. at is to
sumo that the whole of this estimated balance of twelve
millions odd s to be applied to the expenses of the
year On that assumption it is possible appor,on the
amount the various branches Of the public service.
Otherwise is impossible, for in the recaptulation given
IN the estimates the figures only made TO meet the
lesser sum of fytwo millions, instead Of the greater
Of seventy three millions
Thus we find that the portion Of the appropria-
ons asked that be applied by the expenses of the
civil list for the year is5e6o is So $40 a. under
the head of "reeap,ula,on this would appear be
the total cost Of that department for the year But then
again we find that out Of moneys already appropriated
but not spent there will be the 3oth of June, 1859
which is the last day of the fiscal yearan item Of 81 2o
067 "a also applicable, portion OF it at least, to the
expenses the civil list for the next year. and the aggre
gate OF these figures would show that instead Of six mil
hons and half the civil Ast-under which head are COM
p~sed legislature, the Executive the management Of
The public lands the Territorial governments and the Ju
dciaIy--will actually cost sic, SAL 100 90.
But then, again. there is this little discrepancy that
whereas the first item Of AZ is exclusive of the
cost OF foreign intercourse the second item Of $27oe57
~ rs inclusive of it, and is also inclusive OF that very
Doee phrase, miscellaneous. II the estimate for the
cost Of intercourse with foreign nations be added s 0T6
s7o) then the OF the civil list for the year will ap
pear to be sl 9ls 900 o. II this figure be above the
mark the fault lies not with us, but with those who pre-
uarcd the statement for Congress- which think nigh,
and ought 10 made, in many respects, clear and
intsngibe.
In Mr.. Cobbs summary, published lower down in this
article he gives the estimated of the civil list
Sll S2e 635 IL but he mixes up In this same miscela
neous including expenses Of collecting the revenue from
sales OF the public lands and expenses Of cour,sn wha,
par of the sum under this denomination there is
NO eans out Of tie estimates in hands of ascertain
ing with any degree OF preciseness.
five carry out this plan OF adding 10 the new appro
praons asked for the remaining unexpcnded from
the present year and applicable 10 the departments Of
the FOR the next year. may arrive at some
thing like approximation TO the real expenses of these
various departments. Accuracy altogether out OF the
QUESTION for these vary and mix up the de
rent items under heads that IL is next 10 mposs
Bile 70 make anything out Of them The following, how
ever, will he found approx matcly Correct