Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-24
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ExPKHsEs or THE FgEgDMEN's BUREAU
Gen. Howard has Transmitted a letter tU Hon.
ID. Eliot, OF Mas. saying
In the SPEECH OF Hon. T. M. Boyer, Of Pa,
June 81, la,, printed in the GtObe July 18th,
there ere many sta'emeuts and inferenc 3 cal
culat 10 make a false impression rc spcctiug
The expeD of the Frcedmen's Bureau. by
confusing estfmG''s with actual expenditure,
and by repeating both costs and esttmates, he
sum. For instance, he gives Gen Howard's
estimate of the probable expenses for the year
ending June Jn, 1861, as 311,6S4, ,i5J, and says
this estimate is much under the actual cost
This estimate was reduced 10 S6,yi4,450, which
amount was appropriated by Congress. But
the actual expenditure for all purposes during
the sanre year was S3.g1U,4Jy.ys. A correct
exhibit of the cash receipts and expenses is
given IN your report of March ~, 1soS. This
makes the total sum expended from the orga-
nization OF the Bureau tincludipg assumed ac-
counts OF Department of Freedmens Affairs
from January I, 1861 To January I, 156s
50 955,-8 ~. This includes s5s,tOtI, Special
Relief Fund. and S50.0s0 transferred TO Agri-
cultnrai Bureau. All receipts irom rents of
abandoned lands, sales Of crops, taxes fiucs,
and all miscellaneous sources. are accounted
for in this exhibit. All supplies furnished by
the Quarterinas'er, CommissaTy, and Medical
Departments. after July \, lS66, were charged to
the Bureau and poid for out OF the appropria-
tion. The supplies furnished previons TO that
date, not paid for, announced to S2,j56,7S5 -;
sdd amounts expended from appropriations,
S5955,sss.4a. Total, SS,2s6, ,69..2I. Nothing
can possibly be added. Mess il be the pay of
army officers on duty in the Bureau, who
would have received the same pay had they
not been detailed for this duly, which, accord
ing to Mr.. Boyer's figures, amounted thu first
year TO Sil,194. Multiplied by thr~e, this
gives 8 ,6":s,5s though the number OF officers
serving now in the Bureau rs only IA. Max
ing the most liberal allowance, the total cost
ot Ire Burean Tor three years has been
s90i, ~ 12.or per annum, s3.3l-. l2357, instead
of ov~r twelve millions annually, as stated by
MI. Boyer. large part Of these expenditures
were for the benefit of Southern whites reduced d
10 poverty by rebellion"
TIE LOYAL OATH.-Mr. Wilson intr reduced
in the Seudte to-day the following joint reso-
luton; which was passed:
ResIred, de-, That the persons now holding
civil offices in the PROVISIONAL government Of
Virgin ia and Texas, who cannot take aud SUBJ
SCRIBE the oath prescribed py the -enttled.sau
act 10 subscribe an oath OF Office and for other
purposes" approved, July 2, ls6s, shall, ON
the passage of his resolution, be removed
thereirom, and 10 shall he the duty of the Dis
trict Commander to NIL the vacancies so
ere ated by appointment Of persons who can
take The said oath.
Bvr. MAJ. GEN. W H. EMORY, commanding
the Department OF Washington, has issued an
order directing thst hereafter nh subsistsnce
stores and property texeepfing fresh beef) unfit
for issue or unserviceabie, be reported TO the
Chief OF the Subsiktsncs DspArtnent before
any osheI action shall be taken. q as
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