The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-18
PRACTICAL RCONOMY.
Tho esults OF an Economical ADMINISTRATORS
of the Governmest-Neatly Slxty-nIne NH.
liens Saved durisg the Past Year.

Tho esuIts of an Economical Admioistratieu
of the Goverpmest-NearIy sixty-nine NIL
lions Saved durisR tbe Past Year.
From statement prepared by Treasurer Spinner,
which will accompany his report to Congress, It ap
pears that the total ncreas ID receipts and deoressed
past year to SIS 20. Referring to this gain
the Treasurer says:-
Iu order to explain clearly 10 such persons
no, in e s bit o. thinking Of pg ss millions h Of
Oedns it, the st,temynt is here made that after
s g s ssys ,sS1in in the ,S IL a,S .1oh
rage saving the Working days OF the 6:os year
closed with June s those of sas year PEsoedns
$4 minute being than equal to the extra
second Of the time"
The Treasurer in his report again speaks OF the
claims that this fact demoraizes the business and
is detrimental to the public service. He thinks
clerks in his Office entitled to more pay tnan in
other departments, because they held personally
responsible for all pecuniary mistakes He believes
the best reform in the civil service is to increase
the compensation He speaks OF the suffer-
ing I'm the families OF many clerks, and details the
troubles they incur in keeping out of debt. he says
that many OF them have to go to the pawnbroker,
aud that If they suddenly in want OF money they
borrow OF sharpers, giving lien on their pay, and
pay ten per cent a month interest Several pages
ai ie devoted to arguments Tor increasing salaries.
The number OF persons now employed IN his office is
came to office was 20. The following details are also
given in the report
December. 1863 up and including June 30 1862
Sii3e9Si and during the fiscal year eoding June 30
1870 S34G6O3 total amount received since November 3d.
1853, Sll7, 3p71A.
Army and Nary PensionsThe following is q statement
of the pensions paid to soldiers and sailors for the eight
years from 1868 to 1870, both inclusive
ARMY PENSIONS
1853 S992 ss62e; 1864 $4eO2 65lO: 1885, sel9 1902:
1866 49, 1s67 S94is0Ss So 1858, $239s7469 IA
ltte s23 65O47 1870. S2 7334s Total SI2s575,
1924.
PENSIONS.
1863 S1s5 1ss SO 1864 $18475504 1866 2242459 1886.
1881 O5e 80; 1867 S3 S 795 46; S6s &s9 1852 1885,
99I "a; 1870 $476,82sS4 Total, sic, 6,195,350 65
mil, Tpllo frnF hOva ar1nu y,t
OF pensions for the year just closed was placed to
the Naval Pension Fund. Two hundred and ten
thousand dollars have been placed to the same fund
in the last year. that is not included In the last item
OF the above table. Tn Treasurer also presents a
taxable showing the expenses for the army during
each of the years from 1860 to 1870 inclusive, the
total Of which, for the eleven years, reaches the
sum Of s3,40S, $50 03479. The naval expenditures
for the same per1d were $780, 429, ,06O64. table Is
also inserted showing the amount OF paper money
redoe ned and destroyed since 1861. This includes
| demand notes, egal-uender notes, compound inte
Test notes. fractional currency, national bank notes
etc, the total amount DESTROYED reaching the enor
| nous sum OF "a, ,43I, S39 4242