The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-28
.. Expenditures exclu-

1s44-45, 2l,895, 369.6l 3O,49O, 4O8.7l
1856, 26,4l8, 1880 27,632,2S2. 90
1846-47, $500, 569.37 60,520,85l.4
l847-48, 1927, 45477 60,655, 1879
1848-49, 1898, 54261 56,386, 422.74
l849-50, 37,l65, 10000 44,6O4, 1926
l850-5l, 44,040, 949.48 4s,J76, I04 81
1882, 40,388.974.56 46,7l2,60S. S3
1928, 44,078,l56.35 54,577,06I74
1884, 1,l42, 138.42 75,473,1l9.08
1886, 56,3l2,O97.72 66,l64,775.9 SO
1855-56, 60,333,836.45 72,726,34l57
l856-57, 65,032, 659.76 7l,274,5S7.37
The Secretary Of the Treasury, in his last
annual report, says: "The expenditures du-
ring the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1853,
were $6l ,585 ,667.75, (see page two Finance
Report). Also, ssthe expenditures of the
first quarter Of the current fiscal year ending
Sept. 80, 1858, were $2l ,708, l90.5l; the 90
timAted expenditures during the remaining
three quarters, to June 80, 1859, are $751;
357 ,69S.48," making in all, actual and esti-
mated, for the present year, $74 ,065, 896.09.
But he proceeds to say, "To this estimate
should be added the sum Of 81, 1928, 72S.00,
required for the service Of the Post Office
Department during the present fiscal year"
This increases the actual and estimated ex.
penses for the year ending June 80, 1859, to
$77 ,924 ,624.99; other deficiencies will have
arisen, growing ont of new legislation, which
the departments could not have anticipated,
to the amount Of $4,000, 900 or $4,000 900 !;
hence the aggregate for the year will proba-
bly, exceed go, 100000.
The estimate of appropriations and. ex-
penses for the fiscal year commencing July
/, 1859, and ending June 80, 1860, amount
TO $73,2l7 ,747.46. This includes $685.
900, for deficiencies in the Post Ofhce depart
ment. But the Post Office Bill which passed
the House Of Representatives, appropriated
$40, 495 ,798, in addition to 500, 900 under
a standing law. This was increased in the
Senate two or three millions. But in conse
quenoe Of the infexible determination OF
Democratic members to increase the rates OF
postage on letters and newspapers, and as
stern an opposition to this increase by the
Republican members of Congress, the bill
failed to become law. Yet it furnishes In
controvertble evidence Of the amour,
thought to be necessary for that service by a
Democratic Postmaster General and Demo
cratic Congress. But the Postmaster Gen.
eral estimated the gross revenues Of the de-
| partment for the year ending June 30, 1860,
at about eight millions add to this the
standing appropriation of 800, 900 per an
mum, and the deficiency included in the Pos,
Office Bill, Of sc ,3B2, 900, and subtract the
aggregate from the gross amount and il
leaves an additional deficiency of sc, lis, 1885
to be added to the Secretary's estimates
making in ell for that year, the sum Of $79,
$50, 835.46. This will be increased, pro
badly, as before explained to over $50, 000,,
900.
This result 10 reached as certainly by othe,
data: computation Of the amount d
money at the control Of the departments
The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk oil
the House OF Representatives compute the
definite appropriations made at the last SEES
sion Of Congress at Sal 1867 500: the Score.
tary OF the Treasury, on page of his report
of estimates, states the appropriations made
by former acts Of Congress, applicable from
year to year, and not included in the annual
appropriation bills, at $8,397 ,72l.50 and
the balances Of appropriations extending
into this year, at $l2, 468, 9O2. 28-amount
ing in ell to $65, 344 ,327.78 to which add
the amount Of the Post Office Appropriation
Bill, SIC, 1873, now being anticipated by
the Postmaster General, and we have $780,.
$40, 1915 for the fsool year ending June 80
1860. To this sum must be added the amoun
of indefinite appropriations, and the interest
on the new public debt OF $4,000, 900
authorized ut the last session OF Congress
Hence it 10 not probable that the expendi
lures will fall short Of $50, OO0, 900, for th,
year ending June 80, 1860.
1t will be seen from the official recordI
cited, that the expenses OF the Government
have increased from an average Of abou
10000, 900 in 1910, to the enormous amour
Of $50, OOO, 900 per annum, under the rule o.
this newly organized Democratic party.
And when the attention Of the people il
called to this profigate use Of the publ,
treasure, the more csndid leaders Of th,
party 10 Iowa admit the expenditure Of th,
money, but defend it's necessity and deny
that the amount 10 extravagant.
As an illustrious example Of all the rest,
have before me carefully prepared printed
speech, on the Expenditures Of the Gov
ernment," purporting to have been delivered
before the Democratic Club, on the 10Th o.
last September, by Charles Mason Ex-Chie
Elk Commissioner OF Patents, in which, afte
ed to smaller man, - puerile and moon
elusive in logic, q incorrect in data-th
author labors through twelve or fourteen
pages Of solid matter in . mastery defens
Of the expenditure Of $64 ,OOO, 900, BY thi
Administration a. justifable and economical
The argument when analysed, is deduction
, from . comparison Of the average annua
expenses Of the gov ernment during the eigh
years Of Mr.. Monroe's administration, whic
] be states at 81, 500, 900, with the expense
, OF the current year, considered in connection
with the increase of our population, claime
by MIN TO nave become tnreo-ioii, ami 10
expansion Of our Territories, said BY him I
. have quadrupled, and tho diminution 0
) the value Of the dollar, a. he says, to les
) than two-thirds, -and the exclusion OF Ger
tain revenues and expenditures, Gas those Q
the Post Ofhce Department. now include