Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-08-06

the following questions, as may be in you
possessions: J9sw ELL -m9li F9/
! FIRST. What have beent the national re
ceipts and expenditures for The fiscal yea
ending June Both, 1865. ,...
Second. To what extent has taxation
been abatcd or repealed Since the termina
tion of the war. or since July lst, 1865?
| Third. What have been the expendi
lures, in aggregate and detail, of the wa
department since the surrender Of Lee il
April, 1866?
Fourth. What have becn'the cxpend
itures ofthc navy dcpartincn since the sur
render OF Lee in April, 1866? - slt1L
> 'Fiffh. What have been. the expendi
lures, aggregate and annual, of the freed
mans bureau, and for reconstruction, ur
10 July lst, 1865?
/ am yours, most respectfully, "
WM B. ALLISON,
TREASURY DEPARTNEST, OFFICE SrE- }
CIAL COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE.
WAsHrSGToS, July Is, 1865.
HoS. WIN. B. ALLISON, Nc: ii@d -
SIR have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your note of July. 0, and, in re-
sponse 10 the same, / submit the following
statements; promising, however, that only
substantial accuracy can be claimed for the
account of receipts and expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June so, 1865; mas
much as sufficient time has not yet elapsed
to allow Ola perfect and exact settlement
in the books of the Treasury departmen,
ofall the accounts OF ftheIast quarter of-th c
last fiscal year.
F1RsrARECEIPTS AND EXPENDI-
'nt uii ifs1 TURES. f5.i ii'iIr'iii
RECEIPTS is fdi
The national receipts ofrcrcnue from ali
sources for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1865. were substantially as follows:
Customs, gold. SlG3, 100000
Internal revenue, currency. l93,0O0,O00
Miscellaneous. currency.-... 47,OO0,0OO
Public lands and direct tax. .Ieg
-fftt.r1 curre2cy.-.-... .-..,..12, 2,SOeSoo
Tctal................. .fi0G, 100000
tii ExiTNDITUREs.
The expenditure of the government on
account of fintercst on the public debt for
the fiscal year ending June so, 1865. was
sl42, ,Gs5,55f l3. l"' ''''''''
The aggregate expenditures of the sew
cral Departments of the government for the
same period were s2ee,9l4,674 sc. ma
king total expenditure. of 37i $40, 225:
and leaving nm estimated surplus Of re-
ccipts over expenditures OFFS s34, 1877.
An analysis Of fthesc expenditures affords
the following result: ~ -
n.H ~ INTEREST
The present condition Of t1e funded and
interest bearing debt ofthe United States,
(cxclusivc of the bonds issued 10 the Pa
cife Railroad Company, the interest upon
which is acharge upon The road), neccssi-
taics present annual expenditure ON &c
count of interest of about Si2c, ,0O0,0 ,0e0
The expenditure on account of interest
ove- this amount, for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1865, was due mainly to payments
on account of accumulated interest on the
compound interest notes, and will nol
again appear in ,he future disbursement
os the Treasury on account of interest.
NATIONAL EXPENDITURES OTHER THAN FOR
INTEIEs 7. i..- n 'f.t
81 Girl List-Embrac:ng the expenditures
OF the Executive, Legislative and Judicia-
~. Foreign Intercourse, Territories, Col
lection of the Revenue, District of Colum-
bia, Public Lands, Mints and Assay Offices,
Coast Survey, Light Hcuses. Post Office
Deficiency, &c. -iH
The expenditures under this head fol
the fiscal year ending June 30 1858, were
So, ,O09, SIG %. 10. ..t'i .7lia'-
The estimate OF the expenditures for the
present year, as deduced from tho appro-
priation bills, and including permanent ap-
priaiions. is about S3G, COZ. Geo. s.li
Interior Dcportmcnt-rhc Expendi-
lures under this head for the fiscal yeal
ending June 80, SOS were 27,ss2,67 27t
which were appnrtioned substantially a!
follows: teleaE - eo.iu
For Pensions .S23, 2S2 ,G1'
For Indians. ............... 4,G00,00(
Mary Departmcnt-Th expenditures
under this head for The fiscal year ending
June so, 1865, were S25,775,502 -. Th,
appropriations for the service of, the nayy
department for the present fiscal year arr
Sl7, ,30o,0 goo.
The following table shows the cxpcndi
tuIes of the navy department since and, in
cluding, the year 1862:
1850 .G14 sc.