Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-01-14

Balance in Treasury, Nov. is, 1894. s3s7,o22 SO
As compared with the previous year. these
figures show the following results
An Of collections IN 1894 lses Of t4aa %
An Of Revenue expenditures Of. 2S5,76 is
A reduction Of balance in Treasury, at the end
Tedueen Of transfer to Military Fund, Of. ssoi "a
The excess of expenditures, as compared
with previous year, is made up principally Of
the following items: Af
Benevolent institutions s................ ss6,7o4 %
Transportation Of Militia in 1868, carried over to
Equipments for Militia. ................. s47oo Is
Resumption Of Seneca county Bank notes. 4sO6l 40
GsSsnisn ssSrs 9t cs@ssy sS,a,ss g
Total. ......-............. $23slss IS
Reductions in other items compensate for
the increase OF this sum over the excess OF ex.
peDdi.ures.
The reports Of the Sinking Fund Commits
sioners show that the redemption Of the pub
lie debt during the year has been as follows
or Foreign Debt. $looT13 40
" " Union Loan, ....''''.'.''.'.' i'oVo w
Total. ................ $3e4o5s 40
And that it has been increased by domestic
loan. for military purposes. 100000.
The balance OF that fund 10 the Treasury,
90 the 18th of November was S7l9,S36 81 /;
from which redemptiops OF debt have been
made since that time but to what extent
am not advised.
The debt of the State, including the loan o.
1854. for military purposes, consists Of
Foreign Debt: ..........-.... $l2,sl5,2l2 %
Domestic Debt. .................... 6s5,63s 40
rOtal..... ....................s sissoO,1sl Al
Under the act of March 3Oth, 1864, the
commissioners made q domestic loan Of four
hundred thousand dollars the details of which
will be presented 10 their report.
Under the same act there have been drawn
upon the million appropriation therein made
| the following amounts
Pay, transportation and of subsistence of Nation
Four Batteries Of Artillery hoe. and harness. 1893 SiO 8
There is estimated 10 be due upon the irs
of these items, $57 ,467 10, which will increase
the disbursements from that appropriation to
$300,462 80.
As elsewhere explained. the payments for
subsistence AID transportation of the guard
| have been assumed by the War Department
aud the item of pay OF officers between date
OF rendezvous and date OF muster, is held un
der advisemsnt
The smount Of Allo'm Fund paid in
to the Treasury by pay agents, curing tt,
year. was $2,25l ,480 46. Nearly hslf ,
million has been added since the 18Th o
November; and additional amounts are OF
the way, which will swell the amount I,
about three millions. One item which bal
sW elled this amount is the large payment
to substitutes and local bounlies to recruits s
which were not paid to the men until mus
tered 10 here, and forwarded TO their regi
ments. The amount collected at the bar
racks in this city, on this account, ha
nearly eqqalled The whole amount OF col
lections last year.
Owing to the constant moving of th
armies during the summer campaign,
was impracticable to pay the troops. Th,
payments Were crowded into the. "a
mouths, and the pay.ageots were hsr,
pressed in making collections; and 10 man
cases, seriously, aud, in some, dsngert usl
delayed in making their returns. TIL
amount Of this fund in the Treasury or th
18th Of November, was $T53. .965 "a; {
this, the sum Of $530.67l 85 was paid i
between the lst aud l5!h Of November
$l70.892 80 was paid in during The moni
Of October, and the balance during ID
|, month Of September.
The State Treasurer makes some sugge.
, tioDs in bis report, in regard to the tran
mission Of this fund to the counties, whic
! l commend 10 your early attention.
, many cases the amount allotted to . coul
~ Is In excess of the State Revenues
the hands Of The County Treasurer. TheI
Is no provision for payment OF expre'
charges in remiItiug funds, or the expens,
OF the County Treasurers 10 coming 10 II
, Treasury for 1t. This Is a sacred fnnt
and should not be held an hour afer 1t ca
be transmitted TO the parties entitled
receive IL. l.s.
The Auditor and Treasurer Of State b,
ing members Of the Board Of Canvasser
large portion Of their time, SIM ibe D
tober election, has been directed to th
duty. Asa consequence, have not bee
!. aele' with the exception Of the tabals
statements. to receive aud examine the
; reports: The Auditor. presume. will CIV
you full Information IN regard to the worl
q Ing OF the revenue law, aud suggest sue
i changes as are requisite. From his o
quaintapce with the subject, and sxpes
ence Ia the operations OF the laws, 1 ha,
no doubt his suggestions will be sppropl
). ate, aud worthy Of consideration. 1t b,
seemed TO me, from the examination l hs,
. been able 10 give the subject. that 1t Won
be well to order . compilation and revisis
OF our regsnne system. with such modi6c
lious I" experience may demonstrale