New-York tribune., 1870-11-17
PRACTICAL ECONOMY.

THE RESULTS or AN ECONOMICAL ADMISIsTRA-
TON OF THE ENTHUSIASTICALLY SIXTY
NINE MILLIONS SAVED DURING THE PAST
YEAR-AN ABSTRACT OF TREASURER SPIN
EERS ANNUAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-FTom n statement
prepared by Treasurer Spinner, which will accom-
pany his report Congress il appears that the total III
creased receipts aud decreased expenditures OF the
Government during the past year s6s 4 90 20
Referring to this gain the Treasurer says:
In order plain clearly to such persons as
are not in the habit " thinking OF money by The millions
Of dollars the great 'ayng that Las been %c TO the
the preceding II, the statement Is here made mat
after Gegctng 81 sundays aud four 'gl holdays rom
w., ,.cra"e ~ savin on tbe UorSing days of the fiscal
wear that coscd with 1870 those of the year
preceding SyLiic per day, being over s,40s
Der hour and over $l54 per minute being more than
Treasury in every second or the TINE.
The Treasurer IN his report again speaks Of the made
quacy OF the pay Of Lis clerks and officers ana claims
that ts fact demoralzes TIC Dusin and is detrmen-
tai 10 the public service. lie thinks clerks in his office
are entitled pay than in other Departments he
cause they are held personally responsible for all pecu-
niary mistakes He believes the hest reform In the civil
service s to increase the compensation. lie speaks OF
the suf, ring the families Of many clerks and details
the troubles they in keeping out Of debt lie says
that many Of them have to 10 the pawnbroker and
that If they are suddenly want of money they borrow
of sharrers giving lien their pay, and pay ten per
cent month interest. Several pages are devoted TO
arguments for increasing salaries. The number OF per
sons now employed In his Office il 374 the number EN-
Moved when Gen Spinner camc 10 office was 90 The
following details also given in the report:
Couseisncs Fund-Amount received from various per,
sons from December, 1853, up 10 aId including ne 30
lsGq sll3ggl n and during the fiscal year ending Juno
aO IsO s34l6 O3 total amount received since Nov 80,
1858, s1l7 j97 81 , M, ,,,.., 4, . ,.
meut o the pCusODs paid to soldiers ana sailors Oi thc
eiC years from 1868 to 1870, DOth l3cluslHc:
92 65l G o5 F9l9l 37 c2 1855 10.
Ia1 c6, 9. 1851 1863 T239i749 IA 1913 t4Jt1j
do al. lcO s23 lO5. .IJJ q. Total, @I2a355,til "a
wv ~ -
is9 aias Isa g; 1854 S4i55 o.; 1875 122 42i s9i 1870
al "a Tj re SJ5S 95 -G lhJ, +Jno15 ty laO, $50,
slI a. 1870 $40 38 "a. Total sl6.l93'100 o.
rourteen million dollars from tho above amount OF
ncsons Tor the year Just closed placed to the Naval
fcnsjnn fud Two hundred and t4'i thousand dollars
,s hern nlaccd fud in the last year that IA
NOT Included i'm the last item or tho above taO'e IAc
treasurer also presents table showing the expenses
for fhe army during OF the years from 1850 To 1870
ncIsi the total which, for the IL years, reaches the
ann Of S COCOA 49, The naval eXpenditures FOR the
sane nelod wer. $3.50 29G50 6. table is also inserted
Slowing the amount Of paper money redeemed aud de-
trveJ sinee is6l This includ demand notes, legal
tender notrs compound interest notes. fractional cur
r,ury national bank notes, &c. the total amount de-
stroyed reaching the enormous sum OF a iSJsi2i a.