The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-29
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,


House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
COMMITTEE or WAYS AND MEANS
WASHINGTON. ID. c., July 9, 1868. }
Hon. DAVID A. WELLS, Special Commissioner OF the
shall esteem It a favor If you win furnish me Al
your earliest convenience with such official informa
ton bearing upon the following questions may bS
Fsrs:-What have been the national receipts ant
expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 80
Scond-To what extent has taxation been abated
or repealed since the termination OF the war since
7ntrd-What have been the expenditures IN aqgre-
gate and detail of.the War Department since the sur
render OF Lee IN April 1857
b0usth-What have been the expenditures OF the
Navy Department since the surrender OF Leo III
F0rn-what have been the expenditures, aggregate
and annual, of the Freedmens Bureau and for re-
construction up TO July /, 1s6sY
1 am, yours, most respectfully, ,.-
Letter from David 4. Wells, Special Commits
siOner of the Revenue.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFioRl
SPBorAL COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE
WASHINGTON, July is, lses.
Hon. WILLIAM p. ALLISON, M. c.
have the honor TO acknowledge the receipt of
your note OF July O. and in response to the same
submit the following statements, promising, how
ever that only substantial accuracy can be claimed
for the account OF receipts and expenditures for the
nscai year ending June &c. 1865, inasmuch as suf-
ncent time has not yet elapsed 10 allow OF perfect
and exact settlement on the books OF the Treasury
department OF all the accounts of the last quarter OF
The nat onal receipts Of revenue from all sources
Tor the fiscal year ending June 80, 1865, were sub
etantally rs follows
Gus Oms lgOld) $I63 300 600
Internal revenue currency. ......... 1913 100000
4iscellaneous currency. 47000000
Public lands and direct tax currency. 100000
TOTAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40d, 800, 600
The expenditures OF the government Oh account OF
interest on the puolic debt for the fiscal ending
June 80 1865 was $14l, $685. 55l. The aggregate eX-
pendtures OF the several departments OF the govern
ment for the same period were $22a, GA 674 making
total expenditure for the fiscal year ending June
30 1858, OF $37l $780, 25, and leaving estimated
surplus OF receipts expenditures OF S34 74g777
An analysis Of these expenditures affords the fol
lowing rcsu'ts:-Ihe present condition OF the funded
and interest bearing debt OF the United States ex-
elusive OF the bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies the interest ON which is q charge upon
She roads, necessitates present annual expendi
Sure on account OF interest Of about sips 600, 600
The excess OF expenditure account OF interest
over this amount during the last fiscal year due
mainly to payments account OF accumulated in
eerest on the compound interest notes. and Will
not again appear In the future disbursements OF The
Treasury on account OF interest
NATIONAL EXPENDITURES OTHER TIL AN FOR INTEREST
The expenditures under the civil list, embracing
Che expenditures OF the executive legislative and
judiciary, foreign Intercourse, territories collection
OF the revenue District of Columbia, pubic lands
minis and assay Offices, coast survey, lighthouses
post office deficiency, &c. for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1863, were S63, DOS. 847.
The estimates for the present fiscal year as de-
duced nom the appropriation bills, and including
permanent appropriations, is abont $50, 600 CO.,
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The expenditures under this head for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1865, were $27 ss2 o.6, which
were appOrtioned substantially as foows:-For
pensions SIS, 2s2, $50; for Indians, s., 1000 600.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The expenditures under this head for the. fiscal
year ending June 30, ls6S, were SOS, 1862.
The appropriations for the service Of the NAVY De-
The following table shows the expenditure OF the
Navy Department since and including the fiscal year