New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-03
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A Washington special to the Cincinnati
Gazette says;
General Spinner has about finished bis
report as Treasurer Of the United States,
and will send it TO the Secretary the coming
week. The receipts and expenditures by
warrant to the thirtieth Of June, 1872, were
as follows:
Receipts-Loans, $3o5, EOS, o84; internal
revenue, $l30,642,l77; customs, $2l6,370.2 $50;
public lands, 81, 5,7l4; war, $20,699,0l2;
navy, 1926, 1913; interior, 1886. 939; ms
cellaneous and repaYments. S27,776,lI!.
Total net receipts, $709, 38,629. Balance IN
treasury June 30, 1871, $l09,9l7, ~; from
credited a. unavailable, Sl9,292,2l3. Total,
$8l0,825,349.
Expenditures-PubIic debt, $3.50, 9O6,852;
army, $56,071, 1863; navy, 24,5O6,Oa5; lnte-
rior, S38, 956, 100; treasury proper, $24,b8o,-
456: cuatOms. SIT, Sag, 663; treasury, Interior,
S., 1888. 844; internal revenue, $7,670,24l; di-
plomatic, $I,964, $40; quarterly salaries,
S7l6,692; war, civil branch, 81, l20,O5l; judi
ciary, $3,6 1865; total, $7i3,259,y77. Car
ried to unavailable, $l3,73l. Balance in
treasury at the close of the fiscal year,
SI09, 55I ,64l. Total, $8l9,825,349.
As compared with last year, the net re-
ceipts have been $l2l, 509,852 less, and the
net expenditures $l57, IN ,895 less.
The receipts from loans were, in round
numbers, $lI5,0 900 less; from internal
revenue, $I3, 900, 900 less; from customs,
$I0,0 1000, 900 greater; from war, $4,000, 900
less; from lands and navy, about the same;
from interior, $4,000, 900 more; from miscel-
I~ane0us, S., 100000 less. The expenditures
on account of the public debt were $780,
900, 009 less on account Of the army,
S 1000, 900 less navy, $4,000, 900 less
interior, a. 900 less, On account Of
the treasury proper, customs, treasury in
terror, diplomatic and quarterly salaries,
and War Department, civil branch, about
the same internal revenue, $500, 900 less
on account of the Judiciary, 100000 more.
The conscience fund has been increased
$2977, and now amounts to $i29,l2 Gen
eral Spinner recommends, aa a matter of
honest dealing on the part Of the govern
mont, that at the end OF each fiscal year a
full description Of all sums Of unclaimed
interest be published that have remained
unpaid for two years.
The amount Of securities left on deposit
by national banks, chiefly to secure re-
demption of their notes, is. in par face
value, $500, 900. 600. A new check has
been introduced upon disbursing of
~tfi0ers, which requires a weekly examina-
ton and report as to the condition Of
all accounts from each depositary. One
thousand seven hundred and thirty-five of
these are received weekly, and copies sent
TO the different departments interested.
General Spinner mentions that efforts will
soon be made to place a new loan.
A considerable part Of the report is de-
voted to the absolute necessity Of such in
crease in salaries as will enable The govern
ment to obtain the services of a class of
men who, with the present pay, can not be
secured, before any real progress can be
made in reforming. The civil service force in
the treasury is far too small to allow proper
precautions to be taken.
He attributes the late dofaIcation in New
York, the Hodge defalcation, and others,
directly to the small force for which the
provides. He thinks that to increase
tho pay till honest men, without wealth,
afford to take offices, will in a great
measure remedy the evil Of Offices 50 fire.
4uently falling into the hands Of those who
eek them solely for the stealing they af-
lord,