Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-14
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ~.
| The Treasury statement showing the
ceipts and expenditures, by warrants for the
quarter ending Dec. 3lst, 1869, was issued
to-day. The following exhibit is made. Re-
ceipts, from revenues, $40, 393, 56S.5 from
mis- cellaneous sources, 81 ,02O, 53l &c; loans
and treasury notes, so, 975. S30.22; repay
ments, 81 1854 ,360.98 total, 81 6,374 ,293.37;
balance in the treasury September, go, Sl20,-
Ola, S57 Sc; total, 1886, 239, 1928. Expendi-
lures, civil and miscellaneous, Sll ,445 ,90S.50
war, navy, interior, indians and pensions,
S25.2S0, 500 40; interest on public debt, S25,
4S5,3l0.S4 purchase of L. S. bonds, 40,27l,
0l5.2S; reduction of the public debt, S5,442,
Up; total, Sl07 1925, 9l2.07 balance in treas
ury Dec. 81, 1863, SIPS, 463, 231.lG. The
above is correct statement OF the receipts
and expenditures, by warrant, for the quarter
ending December, 3lst, 1869. as appear by
the books and accounts of the Department.
The balance in the treasury, September, Both,
1863, by this statement was 81 COL 1874 ,93.,
in excess of the balance as published in the
debt statement of October lst 1863, and the
balance in the treasury department December
LIST, 1869, by this statement was S6,529, 79S.l8.
in excess of the balance as published in the
debt statement of January LIST, 1870. These
differences are accounted for by the fact, that
this expenditures are all known and included
in the monthly debt statements, while the
ceipts taken from the returns in the Office at
the close of business on the last day of each
month, do not include the entire receipts for
the quarter.
The select committee on American naviga-
ton interests, have agreed to report a bill al
lowing drawbacks on shpbuilding materials,
not to exceed eight dollars per ton. on wooden
sailing vessels, ten dollars per ton on com
y.ncit,. and
wooden planking; ten dollars per ton on
wooden steamers: ten dollars per ton on COM
poste steamers; twelve dollars per ton on
sailing vessels and fifteen dollars per ton on
iron steamers, when the materials used are of
home production, equivalent amounts are to
allowed.
The I'd section allows ships stores and coal
to be shipped and consumed free of duty.
Thd Sd section allows an annual subsidy to
American vessels engaged in the carrying
trade for over six months in the year, between
American and Foreign ports, as follows:
With the British American Provinces, $3.50
per ton for sailing vessels or steamers; with
European ports S400 per ton for steamers;
with all other foreign ports $500 per ton for
steamers. The committee will also report
bill substituting for all tonnage duties 80 cents
per ton, and abolishing all harbor dues, pilot
age fees or other taxes imposed by State or
municipal laws.
BY direction of the President, the District
of Columbia is hereby transferred from the
department of the east to the department of
Virginia.
Admiral Farragut has written Secretary
Robson a letter which will be submitted to
Congress tomorrow, giving his views of the
pending House bill, for the reorganization of
the navy.
The Admiral approves of provision bill,
and urges the establishment of board of ad
miraly, of which the Admiral of the Navy
should be President. and appointment of ten
medical directors, with the assimlated rank of
captain to be placed in charge of hospitals and
asylums, and twenty engineers with assimi-
mated rank of commander. He also insists on
right Of executive officers to precedence over
all others, while in the discharge of their
duty, and in reference to the staff and line
controversy. says: AT the beginning of this
contest felt DESTROYS to do justice to the mer-
its of such staff officers as had served in my
command and whom | know had been equally
exposed to the danger incident to the profess
sion, and hence, when Surgeon Palmer APP
pealed to me to know if | had any objection
to certain bill which provided for a higher
grade for the older officers, | readily an
swered in the negative, saying l thought that
the older officers of the staff corps who had
served the country faithfully and sharing all
the privations of war equally with the line,
had as natural right to expect to be promoted
to a higher grade in their respective ranks.
At that time l did not deem it possible that
the feeling could become violent, and while
my opinion, then circulated. simply advocated
or deserved reward for merit, and at the same
grade; and l am glad to find that all
the boards and the Honorable Secretary
are now ready to accord them this preterment
as myself. During all this time have been
prepared to express my opinion without pref
udice or Partially, but have studiously avoid
ed doing so until such time as it was called
for by authority.
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