Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-07

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER
OF THE REVENUE.
WAsHINGToN, July Is, 1868.
Hon. VIM. B. Allison, NJ. c.;
Sir: l have the hsnor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your note of July9, and in
response to the same submit the follow
ing statements. promising however. that
only substantial accuracy can he claimed
for the amount of receipts and expenditures
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1868.
inasmuch as sufficient time has not vet
elapsed to allow Of perfect and exact
settlement OH the books of the Treasury
Department of all the accounts Of the last
quarter Of the last fiscal year;
Receipts.
The national receipts of revenue from all
sources, for the fiscal year ending June 30
1865, were substantially as follows:
Custems gold. 300 ooI
Internal revenue, Currency. y......"... l3,Ooo,o =
Miscellaneous Currency y).............lI,oO ,oOO,Uou
Public lands and direct tax, Currency. 0GO
Total. .....................,.SiO iOj, 800 ,0OO
Expenditures.
The expenditures of the government on
account Of interest on the public debt ior
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1863, was
Sal, 635, 55l l3. Tae aggregate ex
penditures Of the several departments OF
tine government for the same period were
S229, 9l4, 674 Sc; making total expen-
diture tor the fiscal year ending June 80
1859, Of 1871, $50. 225, and leaving an es.
timated surplus Of receipts above expendi-
lures Of $34, 7l0. III.
An analysis Of these expenditures aft.
ords the following results;
Interest.
The present condition Of the funded nd
interest hearing debt Of the United States
exclusive Of the bonds Issued to the Pacific
Raj. road Companies. the interest on which
is IL charge upon the roads. necessitates u
present annual expenditure ON sccOunt Of
interest Of about Sl26. 400. 900.
The excess Of expenditure on account oi
interest over this amount during the last
fiscal year was due mainly to payments on
account of accumulated interest on the
compound interest notes, and will not
appear again in the future disbursements
Of the Treasury on account of interest
NATIONAL EXPENDITURES OTHER THAN
Fer INTEREST.
Embracing the expenditures of the EX
"cu,ivc. legislative and Judiciary, forcig,
intercourse. territories. collection ot tn,
revenue, District of Columbia. public lands
mints and assay Offices, coast survey, Iigh
houses, postoilice deficiency, &c.
The expenditures under this head, for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1865,
were sos ,ooJ S4b,'I
The estimate for the present fiscal
wear AS dcduced from the Approia-
alton bills, and including perma-
nent appropriation, is about. $36 900 600 On
Interior Department.
The expenditures under this head for
the fi-cal year ending June 30. 1865,
were .s27, ,sea, ,676 q
Which were apportioned substantially
as follows:
For Pensions svSS,Sbs.Ot0
For Indians OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40 O,OOO U
Nary Department.
The expenditures under this head for
the fiscal year ending June 10, 1865,
wcrc.. ..'' 'fxo,'o''s"s u
The appropriations for the service OF
the Navy Department Tor tile pres
ent fiscal year are. ,JO, ,OOO W
The following table shows the expendi.
lures Of the Navy Department since and