Evening star., 1867-05-29
GOVERNMENT SkCUKITlEs.
OON EnNHHENl SEC CnI IES,
WASHINGTON, May 90, 1857.
Jay Cooke & 90 furnish the following quo.
tatfons of Hovernmept eoonritiaa.
PENSION DECISION.

Soon after the passage of tha act Of J uly 25,
1866, increasing the pensions Of widows and
orphans, and for other purposes. the Oom-
IN IS >loner of Pensions. Hon. Joseph H. Bar.
rett made report to the Secretary Of the In :
terrier, giving his construc ction of the third
section of said act. The Com missioner decided
adversely to the applications of those PEN
sioners under acts passed prior to July IL,
1862, who claimed an increase of their pen
sions to the rate allowed by the last named
act The Commissioner in his report after
citing the law, says:
This language appears to recognize only
claims already adjud Gated under previous
acts, and 10 contemplate merely an increase
specifically provided for as such as in the case
of the loss of both hands. or both feet or of
total loss of eyesieht, or Of the amputation of
limb, or OF widow having children under
sixteen years OF age, or OF minor children
titled to be pensloned when there are IN ore
than one OF the same deceased soldier But
this granting OF an increase specifically set
forth in the terms is entirely different from
that constructive change of rates in all cases
deduced from the general phraseOlOgy cited
from the act of July 25, 1866. 1 think this
pnraseoiosy' phrase. limited in the manner before in :
d1cated, can properly cover only specific in
crease, anu not general change OF the rates
OF pensions as correctly adjudicated under the
laws as they existed al the time"
Hon. o. II. Browning, Secretary of the Inte-
rior. affirms the decision of the Commissioner
in the following language:
The applicant tor increase was pensioued
number OF years ago, under law which
gave her pension of nalf the monthly nav
her hus band was receiving at the time of hts
death. VIZ S5.5U per mon tn, which she is still
ENJOYING. Her attorney claims that under the
third section of the act Of July Odd, 1885, she Is
entitled 10 have her pension increased to 50
per month. You have decided that said sec.
lion three is not OF such general applicant On as
10 embrace as to embrace cases of This charac-
Ter and am inclined to think ysur dec,slon
correct. Al all events, the questioHis involved
in so mueh doubt that Is deemed best to limit
the operation of the act Of 25th of July last in
the manner you have done. until Congress
shall give legislative construction TO it,
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES BY THE Gov.
ERNMRNT.-The following is a statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the United States
for the quarter en- ding March 31st, lo67:
Rsceipts.
customs. SAC, 1870 0S3 II
Sales OF puUllc lands ........... 2gI,623 80
Uilect tax ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1913. $50 :c
Internal reVen nue................. 4S.35S 434 %
Prem um on sales OF com. bonds .0
and from miscellaneous sources l3. 3..93.lO6 o.
From loans. ns..................... l29, ,354 .9i6 80
Total receipts. S337, ,24l.s54 50
Expenditures.
Civil, foreign intercourse and mis-
cellaDeous.. .S11, 1,s1e6 6I3 IS
Interior pensions and lndians).. 7.74,046 so
...................... 2s,355 5t4 II
navy Vv..-............ ............... 6,s53,161 IS
Premium purchase of COM
pound interest ana 7.3- 10 Treas
ury notes ........................ 1.409,406 81
Payment OF principal and inter.
estof public debt. t............... l76,6lO.3l9 o.
Total expenditures. ..... 1892 al, ,O52 y
THE RAILROAD ExCURsIoN.-Quite a num-
Der Of newspaper men are preparing to go on
the excursion over the Pacific railroad, Kan
sas branch. Young, chief Of the Tribune Bu-
reau Fitch Of the Boston Post, and Riley of
the California Alta 60 from "Newspaper
Row
~ We regret to learn that in formation has
reached this city of the death, in Boston, this
morning Of Hon. Albert Smith, formerly mem
Der of Congress from Maine, and brother Of
Admiral Joseph Smith. U. S. Navy.
SECRETARY BROWNING leaves to-day in q
special train for his home to take some rest for
the re-establlshment Of his health.
DETAcHRD-Commander W. E. Fitzhugh
has been detached from the command of the
Paul Jones, and placed on waiting orders
INTERNAL REvRNU8-The receipts from
this source to-day amounted to s5l6,l4467