The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-17


The taxation formerly supposed on the |
gross receipts accruing from the trans- |
poetation of merchandise has also
been entirely removed.
Coincident with the above reduc-o
tion of taxation, or from the 3lst OF
J August, 1865, to the Both OF June,
1868, the aggregate of the national
idehtedness,- including cash IN the
treasury, exhibits reduction IN
round numbers Of $3.50, OO0,OOO. On
this statement of the debt the reduc-
ton of the interest, calculated Ct. SAX
per centum, would be $15,0UO,OOO per
annum. gIft i SdH8IE I'LL skilt5fc ~
THIRD-ExPENDITUR OF. THE WAR
| DEPARTMENT.
The aggregate expenditures, made
/ through or under the direction of the
War Department., from A pril ], 1860,
TO June 30. 1868, inclusive, were
$917, III, DAB a. of this aggregate
| the disbursements for nine months,
or from April i, 1865, to December
81 Of the same year, as stated by
quarters, were as follows:
From April l to June 80, u
From June 80 70 september 81, ],
From september 50 to De-
cenber 81, lS65..-..-.............. 68,l2254l 60
To s647 ,6Ss 056 SO
It thus appears that of the above
total expenditures of the War De-
partment, $647, 688, 900, or 20 per cent.
of the whole, were directly contingent
i upon the termination of the war and
the disbanding of the army, and were
Edisbursed within the nine months
4 Immediately succeeding the surrender
of Lee in April, 1865.
The balance of the expenditures
charged to the War Department on
{ the books of the Treasury, viz, 1869,
428, 9S7 10, covers period of thirty
months, or from January i, 1866, to
E June 80, 1868, and represents the dis
bursements further contingent upon
, the termination of the War-such as
arrears of pay and the transportation
of troops; the regular expenses of the
Indian war In the summer and fall OF
2 1867; the payment of bounties, $49.-
!, 1872, $50, from July /, 1866, to June 30
: 1868; the payments for property lOst
+ or destroyed In the military service Of
: the United States. 81, 900, 900; the re-
/, Endorsements of State claims, So
100000, in 1858; river and harbOl
improvements, and the expenses o
: Notifications, subsistence of Indians
Freedmen's Bureau, expenses OF re
construction, &c.
FOURTH - EXPENDITURES OF TIL
u NAVY DEPARTMENT.
81 The expenditures of the Navy De
! partment, from April 1, 1865, to JUNE
2 80, 1868, were 1913, lis, 296 81. OF thil
: amount $59,847, $50 90, or forty-fy'
. per cent, were disbursed within thu
y nine months immediately sueeeedin!
"a the termination Of the war In April
1865. The balance Of the above ex
y penditure = $40. 81 ,407 = covers thu
regular expenses OF the navy for 1
period of thirty months ending Jul.
DO 30, 1868, as well as the disbursement
= on account of prize money and TO
It the settlement of contracts enterei
If into prior to the termination OF tn
70 war. mseffa
60 FIFTH" FREEDMEN BUREAU a" AN
% RECONSTRUCTION.
g According to the accounts Of tn
~ Treasury, the expenses of the Freed
% mems Bureau since it's organization
" in 1866. have been as follows: Asss i
Disbursements prior 10 June 80, -,
Disbursements from July /, 1871,
to July 30, lS6o 5,Zl0, "
80 Total ........ IS, GIT 0C
90 Concerning the proportion Of TIL
IS expenditure incurred by the bnrea
for the relief of the starving an
% destitute of both races. and for edu
cation or other purposes, the Treasur
s has no information r7e44sa a2s sss'
According to the account of tn
100 Treasury the expenditures contingeu
M upon the acts of Congress regulatIn
90 Reconstruction" have been as 70
~ ~ lows:
Disbursements prior to June 3d.
100 1857 440s4,O
. Disbursements from jury 1, 1857,
sS to June 20, l,ISJ,Z19
le Total. s. 3Ii 100
a, The above statements are derive
te from the books and accounts of til
ar Treasury Department, and believe
sn to be substantially correct. Z ~ q
f am, yours, most respectfully,
ne DAVID A. WELLS, o.
II U. S. Special Commissioner Rev.