The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-29

and for reconstruction up to July l, 1865?
1 am yours m0S' io'SWvf WfLII1M B. ALLISON.
Latter from David A. wells, Special
com sIssionsr OF the Revsnus'
ryrAsupy DEPA ARTMEMT, OFFICE OF THE SPE.
ciAI CoMMIssIoNER OF THE REvENUE, WASH
IHGToB, July 10, lS6S.-Hon. William B Allison
M C.-I have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceint of your note of July o. and in response to
the same / submit the following statements,
nremIlinp however that only substantial 9ccu-
racy can be claimed for the account OF receipts
and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June
m iS6s inagmuch as sufficient time has not yet
elapsed to allow of q perfect and exact settle
ment on the books of the Treasury Department.
OF ali the accounts of the last quarter OF the last
The national receipts OF revenue from al
Eources for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1868
were substantially as follows:- u,,, -oo mn
InterpaI Revenue currency )......... 1913 10000
Miscellaneous (currency )..,........... 47OOO,000
Public lands and direct tax (cur-
rency) zoVuooO
Total s4O8, 800, 900
The expenditures Of the government on &C
count interest on the public debt for the hscal
wear ending June 80, 1865 were Sl4l ,635 DOL. Tne
aggregate expenditures of the several depart;
ments of the Government for the same period
NE scaI wear ending June So 1865 Of ss7i $50 rs
and leaving an estimated surplus OF receipts
over expenditures of S3i, ,74977.
following results-The present condition OF the
funded and interest-bearing debt OF the United
States exclusive OF the bonds issued to the Pa
cifc Railroad Conn mpanies, the interest on which
Is q charge upon the roads, necessitates pre-.
sent annual expenditure On account OF interest
Of about Sl26 600 600.
The excess of expenditure on account of iute-
rest over this amount during the last fiscal
year was due mainly to payments on account
OF accumulated interest on the compound in.
terest notes." and will not again appear In the
future disbursements of the Treasury on ac-
count OF interest.
NATIONAL EXPENDITURES OTHER THAN FOR
INTEREST.
The expenditures under the civil list, EN-.
legislative, and judiciary, foreign Intercourse,
territories, collection of the revenue District OF
Columbia public lands, mints and assay offices,
coast survey, light. houses, post Office def
cheney, etc, for the fiscal year ending June 80,
The estimate for the present fiscal year, as
deduced from the appropriation bills, and in
cluding permanent appropriations, Is about
S38,OoO,OOO
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The expenditures under this head Tor the
fiscal year ending June 49, lS6S were ~, ,SSS ~
lows:-For pensions, S2S'2S2'e'o; iof Anoiaus'
S4600,OC0. ,,,,,,,,
The expenditures under this head for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1858, were $25 775 5O2
The Appropriations for the service OF the Navy
Department for the present fiscal year are
fSe foilowing table shows the expenditure of
the Navy Department since and including the
fiscal year ls62:- o,e-,-oo
1874 S5 1873 292
1S65 l22 567 776
1874 ,,,,.,,....... .'''''' ....., 43 324 lis
1S67 81 034 00i
1865 ........... 25 7755 5O2
1859 appropriately lI3o0,OOO
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The total disbursements made under the di-
Yeclion of or through the War Department for
the fiscal year ending June 3O, 1858, were Sl23,-
948 64S. OF this amount there were paid:-
For bounties s38 900 900
ReimbursiDg Stale war clalms........' lO,33O, lSS
Is,,a af.Nlxy ri and
hsrbor i'm mprovementsJ... 6IS2. 500
PAYMENTS for property lost or destroyed
in the military service OF The United
States (sct OF March 3 1919, and sup
Elements thereto) estimated"..."".". 8, III 300
Subsistence of Indians, estimated......" 1000 700
Ereedmen's Bureau 32l5 900
Expenses 1893 27O
National lcemeteries.""....... 792, $3.50
I52,O 900
S66, ,oSo 23o
This amount deducted from the aggregate ex-
penditures above given indicates the regular
and legitimate army expenditure for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1868, TO have been
BOG 7l34l0; of which no inconsiderable part Is
Justly chargeabe 10 the expenses attendant
upon the existence of Indian hostilties upon
the Plains in the summer and fall OF 1857, which
largely and exceptionally augmented the cost o.
Transportation and subsistence,